Object Desktop:
Object Edit 1.0 Released!

Object Edit 1.0 has been released by Stardock as part of the Object Desktop Network. While we're obviously just a little biased, for a lightning-fast text editor with syntax highlighting and the usual bells and whistles, it's hard to top Object Edit.
What is Object Edit

Object Edit was originally designed to bridge the gap between Notepad (which can only deal with files 64K or less in size) and WordPad (which is kind of overkill for text files). However, we like to think that even in its 1.0 version, Object Edit has done a bit more than bridge the gap -- we think it blows it away.

Have you ever double-clicked on a file to open it, only to get this message saying Windows has no idea what program to open it with? Or tried to open a text file only to wait while your word processor had to load, all to view a few lines of text?

With Object Edit, those worries are a thing of the past! Object Edit is a lightning-fast replacement for the Notepad applet that is included with every copy of Windows. Object Edit leaves Notepad in the dirt when it comes to features, functionality, and editing files of any size (limited only by memory), and did we mention it's fast! ss_oe1.gif (16896 bytes)

On install, Object Edit gives you the option of associating it with all sorts of standard file types as well as all those "unregistered" files that always seem to cause so many problems. Object Edit has a full complement of features that you would expect to see in an editor, including printing support, search and replace, menu accelerator shortcuts (take that Notepad!), and a graphical toolbar for convenient access to various commands. And, of course there's support for the right mouse button in the editor to access all these functions as well. With Object Desktop's Object Edit, there is no one way to do things. It's got enough options for everyone from a computer newbie to an expert programmer to feel comfortable and productive!

If you are a programmer or even if you just like to edit your web pages by hand, you'll also love the syntax highlighting in Object Edit which highlights keywords in the document. You can even add new keywords and specify the colors used to alter highlighting to your own personal style! If you're not a programmer, the next little bit is going to make no sense, but Object Edit includes syntax highlighting support for HTML, Java (1.1.2), C/C++, Pascal, header files, and many more! Plus, it's simple to add your own!

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Fast, powerful text editor for Windows 95/98/NT.

Opens files of any size (limited only by memory!)

User configurable syntax highlighting for .C, .CPP, .H, .HPP, .HTM, .HTML, .JAVA (1.1.2), and .PAS files

Configurable font (size, type, color, background) for display

Print with the font currently being used to view a file

Word wrap

Undo/Redo feature

Search and replace text in the document

Office 97-style flat toolbar with flyover help and menus with accelerator key support (can be disabled)

RMB access to all menu functions

Line, column, mode, and file status display

File Properties reference

Support for loading and saving text files in PC, Macintosh, and UNIX format

Coming later this month: the Syntax Add-on Pack for Object Edit, including syntax definitions for PERL, SQL, .BAT, .CMD, C-Shell and BASH scripts, REXX, IPF, resource files, and Cascading Style Sheets. It also includes a GUI editor for the syntax definition files to let you create new files and tweak existing ones to no end!


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