----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rode" <[log in to unmask]>


> A text editor is probably my most used program next to email and a browser.
> There are a lot of really great text editors available.
> The best freeware one is EditPad Lite
>   http://www.freepctech.com/rode/014.shtml. It has tabs, it is easy to use
> and it is VERY fast...Windows Notepad speed....which is important to me.
> 
> However it doesn't have a spell check unless you purchase the paid Edit Pad
> Pro. I have yet to see a freeware one with a spell check but there may well
> be one around.

NotesPad http://www.newbie.net/NotesPad/

> There are lots of other great retail text editors besides EditPad Pro like
> TextPad and NoteTab ...two old favorites.
> But the best one,  hands down is UltraEdit. It only comes in a paid
> version, and my only two criticisms of it is that
> sometimes I think it offers too  much,  which can make configuration a bit
> daunting, ...and I wish it had a stay on top icon or a hotkey.
> UltraEdit is written for programers and those who take their text editors
> very seriously! I wouldn't want to have to compute without it!
> 
> http://www.ultraedit.com/
> 
UltraEdit is much more then text editor. Alrenative freeware text editor 
is Crimson Editor. Has dictonary but only highlighting mispelled words.

Toomas

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