UNIT-V
Editors and Word Processors
, What is a Text Editor?
• A text editor is program that allows you to open,
view, and edit plain text files. Unlike word
processors, text editors do not add formatting to
text, instead focusing on editing functions for plain
text.
• Text editors are used by a wide variety of people,
for a wide variety of purposes. Software
programmers and web developers use text editors
to write and edit in programming and markup
languages. This is one of the primary purposes of
text editors.
, • Many of the features of text editing software are built to help
these users read and write code. However, text editors are
ideal tools for anyone who needs to write quickly and simply,
read source code, or create text files.
• Notepad is a very basic text editor with minimal features and
low capabilities. If you only need a text editor for small tasks,
Notepad will work just fine. However, Notepad's limitations
become apparent if you try to do some more heavy duty text
editing.
• With more advanced text editors come more advanced and
useful features. Syntax highlighting, one of the most useful
tools in a text editor's repertoire, color codes text based on
the programming/markup language it written in. Other staple
text editing features not included in Notepad are large file
support, advanced find and replace, vertical selection editing,
and document comparison, and more.
Editors and Word Processors
, What is a Text Editor?
• A text editor is program that allows you to open,
view, and edit plain text files. Unlike word
processors, text editors do not add formatting to
text, instead focusing on editing functions for plain
text.
• Text editors are used by a wide variety of people,
for a wide variety of purposes. Software
programmers and web developers use text editors
to write and edit in programming and markup
languages. This is one of the primary purposes of
text editors.
, • Many of the features of text editing software are built to help
these users read and write code. However, text editors are
ideal tools for anyone who needs to write quickly and simply,
read source code, or create text files.
• Notepad is a very basic text editor with minimal features and
low capabilities. If you only need a text editor for small tasks,
Notepad will work just fine. However, Notepad's limitations
become apparent if you try to do some more heavy duty text
editing.
• With more advanced text editors come more advanced and
useful features. Syntax highlighting, one of the most useful
tools in a text editor's repertoire, color codes text based on
the programming/markup language it written in. Other staple
text editing features not included in Notepad are large file
support, advanced find and replace, vertical selection editing,
and document comparison, and more.
