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07-17-10, 12:02 AM   #1
Kuredo
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Best Freeware Editor for a Beginnner

Hey WoWI editors!

Firstly, I apologize if this thread has been done before, which I'm guessing is true. I searched shortly for some insight on the matter, and I can't seem to find much on the topic.

I just started with my programming endeavors in lua (no previous experience in any other language). And, so far I've only created three Add-ons which, in all honesty, probably can't be called Add-ons: The good ol' Hello World, MacroHelp for Class Buffs (a simple Add-on with four buttons that, when pressed, display messages in the chat frame that give cast sequence macros for the four classes with target-able buffs), and another macro Add-on named Death Knight Macros.

That being said I only created those with WoWUIDesigner which, even at my minuscule experience in this, seems limiting in scope. If anyone could help, I would greatly appreciate it.
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07-17-10, 12:32 AM   #2
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Notepad++ is a good one to use although I have moved onto Programmer's Notepad purely because it allows me to have all my projects easily accessible.
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07-17-10, 12:43 AM   #3
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SciTE, which is based on the same scintilla engine as notepad++ but has it's perks
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07-17-10, 12:59 AM   #4
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Personally I prefer SciTE been usin it for years now for alot more than just it's obvious uses.
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07-17-10, 01:02 AM   #5
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Thanks for the quick replies, guys. I'll check out all three, and see which I like.
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07-17-10, 09:30 AM   #6
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If you're just coding Lua with no ambitions to expand your programming repertoire, I'd go with PSPad. It contains a lot of great stuff for a beginner to get up and running quickly, along with a very friendly UI. If, however, you're in it for the long term, I can only recommend vim.
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07-17-10, 09:51 AM   #7
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You could use *any* text editor - you already have programs to write addons on your computer. Notepad, WordPad, MS Word, etc.

But I use Notepad++ because I like the syntax highlighting and the tabbed display.
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07-17-10, 05:11 PM   #8
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I prefer Komodo Edit. I've been using it about 2 years for PHP, and figured since it had some LUA highlighting, I might as well use it for LUA.
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07-17-10, 05:18 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by TMcMahon51 View Post
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I personally use Notepad++. It's got some nice features, and you can also customize most things to fit your need.
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07-17-10, 05:33 PM   #10
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I recommend notepad++ on the PC as well
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07-17-10, 05:48 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Seerah View Post
But I use Notepad++ because I like the syntax highlighting and the tabbed display.
Ditto here.
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07-17-10, 05:51 PM   #12
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Thanks for all the replies. I've narrowed it down to Notepad++ and Programmer's Notebook. There doesn't seem to be much difference between the two other than quicker access to certain features on both... lol.
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