I've had text-based editors hang, just like I've had CLI apps hang. Yes, it happens far less frequently than the GUI counterparts, but I can't tell you the last time I have TextPad or Notepad++ hang or crash, and I used them daily.
And neither is slow for me... * * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]>wrote: > > Why wouldn't you want to use notepad though? > > It's probably the linux user in me. I like TUIs. I feel like all this gui > crap is making everything on the computer slower. I've never had a true text > (as in text based) editor hang. Ben's comment about Explorer hanging on > empty folders brought that question up with me and text editors. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Crawford, Scott > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 > 15:35:20 -0700 > Subject: RE: Text Editor for Windows WAS: SQL for File > Storage? > > > > It was actually edit.com, but it's not on my Win7 install, prolly cuz > its > > 64-bit. > > > > Why wouldn't you want to use notepad though? > > > > I miss edlin :) > > > > From: Steven Peck [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 5:29 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Text Editor for Windows WAS: SQL for File Storage? > > > > edit.exe still works. On the odd chance I need to edit from the command > > line I use that. I can't think of the last time I had to use it though. > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Matthew W. Ross > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Ah... I need to clarify: > > > > Both Ultraedit and Notepad+ are in the GUI. I'm looking for a good > text-only > > full screen editor. Think "edit.exe" back in MS-Dos 6.0" days. > > > > Anybody have a recommendation for one of those? > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Steven Peck > > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>] > > Sent: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 > > 15:02:56 -0700 > > Subject: Re: Text Editor for Windows WAS: SQL for File > > Storage? > > > > > > > Notepad+ or ISE > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Sean Martin > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > > Ultraedit > > > > > > > > - Sean > > > > > > > > On Aug 5, 2011, at 1:52 PM, "Matthew W. Ross" > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> One more reason to use the command line. :) > > > > > > > > > > Agreed! > > > > > > > > > > On that subject, is there a good text based editor for Windows > anybody > > > > can recommend? If anybody is familiar with the emacs vs vi wars in > the > > > *nix > > > > world, I don't want to go there. I just want to know what people are > > using > > > > when they want to edit a text file without opening Notepad. > > > > > > > > > > *ducks* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: Ben Scott > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] > > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>] > > > > > Sent: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 > > > > > 14:02:38 -0700 > > > > > Subject: Re: SQL for File Storage? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kurt Buff > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > >>> Once you have problems with explorer hanging, I've found that > it's > > > > >>> time to start dividing the files into smaller directories. > > > > >> > > > > >> Hell, I've had Explorer hang on empty folders... ;-) > > > > >> > > > > >> One more reason to use the command line. :) > > > > >> > > > > >> -- Ben > > > > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
