Notepad designing problem (stumped)

I have encountered a bug 'recently' in Notepad with XP, lines of text disappear.

So I can't code properly or edit websites, I am now having to use wordpad instead.

Anyone know how to resolve this problem?

It normally happens after javascript like:

<script type="text/javascript" src="/liveclock.js">

But I can see the end tag </script>

 

Why not use something like Notepad++ ? I'd post a link, but don't think I'm able to do so just yet.

 

I have looked into Notepad++ but have not tried it yet, mainly because of it's features.

I'm a stick in the mud & like what I know, notepad was simple as can be "no frills", that is why I need it working lol

 

Edit plus will workout even better. A bit of syntax highlight will not do any harm, trust me

 

A bit funny since the standard Notepad has got NO features, basically
If you cannot afford something like Adobe Dreamweaver, try AceHTML Free instead. Personally I don't see myself coding much without the syntax highlighting or tag autocompleting features.

 

Not sure if you have tried "programmers notepad" before, but it may be worth a look..

http://www.pnotepad.org/

Cheers
James

 

That is the point, I like the "no frills" of notepad.

I have adobe but it's a bit clunky for simple editing.

I might have to reinstall windows.

 

Not sure why you say it is a bit clunky? You can choose to go to code view, spilt view, or design only view to see exactally what you are looking for.

But if notepad is the only thing you are wanting to use, then you really don't have to reinstall all of windows, just get a windows disk and you can opt to install certain programs from windows disk.

 

Agreed. It's more than a "bit" clunky.

OP: I know exactly what you mean, I just have no suggestion on how to fix your problem. Sorry.

 

I would reccomend Eclipse

 

Dreamweaver? A bit clunky? 180MB for a text editor with a slapped on design mode that outputs some of the worse code in the industry (yeah, just cause it validates doesn't mean it's good code). The design mode in CS3 is a seriously f**ked up version of Opera's engin, and CS4's design mode built on webkit is just as bad - live view works, but that adds ANOTHER view, to preview in ONE browser (or rather, and AlTERATION of one browser), Safari. You should never rely on anything but a browser to show you what to do. Test in:
IE6,IE7, Opera, Firefox and Safari/Chrome.

Same with any other WYSIWYG editor - pure crap. People who can't cook don't be chefs, so why should people who can't code become web developers..

Back to the problem. I wouldn't recommend Notepad because it has weird character encoding issues - strange things can happen. Find a simple editor and turn syntax highlighting off.

 

I can easily understand why you wouldn't want to use Dreamweaver, way too bulky and complicated - also has bad practices and encourages people not to learn the code they are writing properly. A lot of people who code in Dreamweaver will, if you throw a plain text editor in front of them, run into a lot of problems because they can't go into the menu and click a button to do everything for them. A good example of this is css properties.

I'm going to second downloading Notepad++, the syntax highlighting makes it easier to write the code and it has a lot of things that you'll find will help you code. Whilst having all this, it still remains light and simple and, best of all, it's free. You'd be stupid not to at least give it a go

 

I downloaded Notepad++ & fixed the features to be as simple as possible, so it is a decent replacement for notepad.

The thing is my notepad had worked fine for years then suddenly stopped working properly

 

Hi,

Its new to me. I've been using Notepad for years without problems. Be interested in hearing what the cause is if you get it cleared up.

Mike

 

Notepad has a bitshifting bug in which a string of characters of a certain number of bytes will cause it to wipe the data or replace it with chinese characters. This may not be what you're running into, but keep in mind that as useful as Notepad is, it's not 100% bug-free.

(If you're curious, a popular version of this bug is to create a new document, type in "bush hid the facts" or "this app can break" in lowercase without the quotes, then saving the document. Close notepad, re-open the document)

 

You should try using the Programmer's Notepad.

Edit - tattoo's beat me to it

 

LOL.. it works... I have never heard about that before.
I am surprised at that. Thanks for the heads up..

For the conspiracy theorists out there,
"bush hid the facts" becomes "畢桳栠摩琠敨映捡獴".

Using Google to translate it..

Cheers
James

 

Interesting...

 

You can also try UltraEdit, works well for coders