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The most important tool is a good text editor with syntax highlighting.
 
The most important tool is a good text editor with syntax highlighting.
  
Some good choices out there:
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Some good choices out there that have been used by previous data monkeys:
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* '''WINDOWS SYSTEM'''
 
* '''WINDOWS SYSTEM'''
** [[Crimson Editor/Emerald Editor]] (Freeware)
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** [http://www.emeraldeditor.com/ Crimson Editor]] (Freeware)
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*** [[Crimson Editor Setup]]
 
** [http://www.contexteditor.org/ CONText] (Freeware)
 
** [http://www.contexteditor.org/ CONText] (Freeware)
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*** [[CONText Setup]]
 
** [http://www.pspad.com/ PSPad] (Freeware)
 
** [http://www.pspad.com/ PSPad] (Freeware)
** [[EditPlus]] (Shareware for 30 days I believe)
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*** [[PSPad Setup]]
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** [http://www.editplus.com Editplus] (Shareware for 30 days I believe)
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*** [[EditPlus Setup]]
 
** [http://textpad.com/ Textpad] (Shareware)
 
** [http://textpad.com/ Textpad] (Shareware)
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*** [[TextPad Setup]]
 
** [http://www.ultraedit.com/ UltraEdit] (Shareware)
 
** [http://www.ultraedit.com/ UltraEdit] (Shareware)
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*** [[UltraEdit Setup]]
 
** [http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/ Notepad++] (no Syntax Highlighter available, but free)
 
** [http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/ Notepad++] (no Syntax Highlighter available, but free)
  
 
* '''MAC SYSTEMS'''
 
* '''MAC SYSTEMS'''
 
** [http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/ BBEdit] (Shareware)
 
** [http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/ BBEdit] (Shareware)
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*** [[BBEdit Setup]]
  
 
* '''JAVA Supported Systems'''
 
* '''JAVA Supported Systems'''
 
** [http://www.jedit.org/ jEDit]
 
** [http://www.jedit.org/ jEDit]
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*** [[jEdit Setup]]
  
 
* '''OTHER SYSTEMS'''
 
* '''OTHER SYSTEMS'''
 
** [http://www.vim.org/ vim] This is a VIM Clone Site; vim is distributed with Linux-based systems
 
** [http://www.vim.org/ vim] This is a VIM Clone Site; vim is distributed with Linux-based systems
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*** [[vim Setup]]
 
** [http://kate-editor.org/ Kate] Linux KDE distributions
 
** [http://kate-editor.org/ Kate] Linux KDE distributions
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*** [[Kate Setup]]
  
Most of these have PCGen specific syntax highlighters. There are other good text editors, but you would need to create your own syntax highlighter.  
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Most of these have PCGen specific syntax highlight files (Links to them are on the setup page for each editor). There are other good text editors, but you would need to create your own syntax highlight file for them.
 
 
[http://pcgen.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pcgen/Trunk/utilities/editor%20syntax/ See the List here]
 

Revision as of 10:18, 17 October 2010

The most important tool is a good text editor with syntax highlighting.

Some good choices out there that have been used by previous data monkeys:

  • OTHER SYSTEMS

Most of these have PCGen specific syntax highlight files (Links to them are on the setup page for each editor). There are other good text editors, but you would need to create your own syntax highlight file for them.