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Zend Studio

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:46 am
by Benjamin
I downloaded a trial version of Zend Studio professional, and I plan on using it for the trial period and purchasing it if I like it. There are two things bugging me about it though, and maybe I can clear them up in here.

1. The main reason I am considering switching to it is because it has code folding that isn't broken. Quanta is quirky with code folding. The problem (with Zend code folding) is that sometimes when I am editing a function in a class, it will unfold every function below where I am typing. It's a pain to fold them all back up again. Anyone know what would cause that?

2. The fonts aren't hinted. I feel like I am looking an a very old computer program. I have MS Cleartype turned on but apparently this has no effect on Zend Studio. That might be a deal breaker right there. I don't want to stare at ugly text all day.

I realize there is already a favorite editor thread, and that is not what this should become. I'm only looking to hear from people who have used the Zend editor or can answer these questions.

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:16 am
by RobertGonzalez
1. Sorry, can't help with this one.

2. I think you need to enable the 'Use OS Look and Feel' option in preferences first.

You may want to browse the Zend forums. There were some issues with that whole OS Look and Feel setting (causing major slow downs even on powerhouse systems). The font issue has been addressed in the forums as I remember seeing the topic and the instructions for enabling pretty rendering of fonts. This too has also caused some issue with the speed of the IDE.

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:25 am
by Benjamin
Everah wrote:I think you need to enable the 'Use OS Look and Feel' option in preferences first.
Close, you actually have to disable it. MUCH MUCH better :) Thank you for that. And it does do something weird with performance when it's enabled. It will sit there non-responsive for 20-50 seconds sometimes with 0% CPU usage. Only when I didn't use it for a long time though.

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:28 am
by AKA Panama Jack
I found Zend to be slow and cumbersome compared to many other editors. It felt like it was written in Java. :p

If you really need code folding, class and function mapping with libraries you might want to look at UE Studio or the cheaper UltraEdit 32.

http://www.ultraedit.com/index.php?name ... age&pid=10

The price isn't bad either.

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:28 am
by RobertGonzalez
Sorry, had it backwards. That stupid setting had been going through fits at first. I mean it would seriously kill my system. Once I figured out that it that turning it off made the IDE respond faster, I haven't turned it back on.

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:36 am
by Benjamin
Ok thanks guys. I'll just call Zend and find out what's up with the code folding. I'll check out the editors Panama Jack recommended as well.

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:41 am
by RobertGonzalez
PHPEdit is a pretty good one also. I eval'ed it, but didn't buy it because I had just gotten Zend Studio.

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:06 am
by jamiel
I found the Debugger a nightmare to setup which was one of the main reasons I was going to invest in Zend Studio (Oh and because it works on Linux). Am sticking to vim for now.