Recommendations for a free PHP editor that supports Unicode
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Recommendations for a free PHP editor that supports Unicode
I've been using PHP Designer 2005 for about a year. It has a nice UI, comes in a small footprint, is free, and did all that I needed, except it doesn't seem to display unicode correctly.
Can anyone recommend another free or cheap editor that has a unicode display option?
I'm currently using notepad for unicode code, and it can get a little mind-numbing.
Can anyone recommend another free or cheap editor that has a unicode display option?
I'm currently using notepad for unicode code, and it can get a little mind-numbing.
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BOM = Byte Order Mark. In most discussion regarding UTF-8, it is an abomination that must be eliminated. It is important for UTF-16 though. http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040 ... c-guessing is a bit useful for recognizing BOMs (even though it is not normative).
Personally, the actual PHP files shouldn't have any special characters in them. It indicates and internationalization attempt, and that's best factored into it's own set of files.
Personally, the actual PHP files shouldn't have any special characters in them. It indicates and internationalization attempt, and that's best factored into it's own set of files.
Notepad++ - http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus
Thanks!BMN wrote:Notepad++ - http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus
This is certainly an upgrade to notepad -- foreign characters at least appear as boxes.
I also see a greyed-out "UTF-8 without BOM", so that satisfies one of Ambush Commander's criteria.
Editplus is a great editor with code completion and unicode support. You should really check it out.
http://www.editplus.com/
http://www.editplus.com/
Thanks ree -- in this case, it looks like you really do get what you pay for. I'll give it a try.Ree wrote:Editplus is a great editor with code completion and unicode support. You should really check it out.
http://www.editplus.com/