Which text editor do you use? I have used many over the years and a lot of the decision depended upon the operating system that I was running the editor upon. These days, I spend most of my time on Vista and have found that I am bouncing back and forth between two different editors; Notepad++ and JEdit.
If I had to choose, I would prefer to use JEdit all the time. JEdit is written in Java and runs on any platform that supports Java. JEdit does run a bit slower than Notepad++ because of Java, and I have run into issues with very large files where JEdit will not load the file. JEdit can run as a service, which does improve the start up time of the editor.
One feature where JEdit shines over Notepad++ is with the ability to split the screen. JEdit will split any view; horizontally or vertically, at any time, easily. I have a heck of a time figuring out how to split Notepad++'s view and it will only split the view once.
Both Notepad++ and JEdit have many plugins and both will run off a USB key, which makes them nice and portable. Both are currently under development, so I continue to see improvements in their solutions.
Notepad++ does run faster because Notepad++ is a native executable for Windows platforms.
If I am recommending an editor to friends, I recommend Notepad++ because Notepad++ is a native program versus Java based.
Some other editors that I have take a quick look at recently are Editra - a python based editor and AkelPad. I still prefer Notepad++ and JEdit to these other editors, but I had to kick their tires along the way.
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