PSPad editor is a

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text editor and source editor intended for use by programmers. First released in 2001, this software is produced by a single Czech developer, Jan Fiala, for the

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platform. PSPad has many

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-oriented features, such as syntax highlighting and hex editing, and is designed as a universal GUI for editing many languages including

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, and

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. It integrates the use of many

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formats for handling and saving multiple files. PSPad also edits

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encoded texts. Other features include

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, tabs,

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client and find/replace using regular expressions.the PSPad web site's page on features
One of PSPad bright features is "File Difference" view. It shows three windows at a time. One window shows difference while two others show files itself. And these files can be edited. This is especially useful to manually resolve source file conflicts, fof example detected by SVN. PSPad interface is based on the MDI with tabs for editing multiple files and better open document manipulation. The software is

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ready-to-run, so that no installer needs to be run, and it is semi-portable.Well Done Software's review of PSPad
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Reviews

Overall, reviewers seem to have responded well to PSPad editor. Softpedia rated the software with 5 stars, with a user feedback averaging 4.6 stars,Softpedia's review of PSPad
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's user feedback for the software was 4.5 stars.Download.com's review of PSPad
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's web site features an article comparing PSPad with multiple other text editors, praising PSPad for its multitude of features and its availability gratis. However, the review criticises PSPad's poor performance with larger files, instead favouring the shareware NoteTab Pro for those wanting a 'pure' text editor. Well Done Software, however, is not so critical of the software, claiming that its programming features, while taking time to learn to use, give a worth-while advantage to work flow.

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