Jim Charter <jrc### [at] msncom> wrote:
> zeroin23 wrote:
> > Talking about Visual Studio Express, I have a burning noobie question. Why
> > do we need a PV editor?
> >
> > Wouldn't notepad++ 1368051 byte npp.4.4.bin.zip or eclipse do?
> > I can do Scheme and Prolog on eclipse via plugins.
> >
> > What is so special that it cannot be done via other editors?
> >
> > My personal opinion, I think PV editor is not as good, for example,
> > 1. not able to detect file changes promptly
> > 2. syntax coloring is off for unknown extension
> > 3. copy pane is painful
> >
> >
> >
> >
> I dunno, I really like it.  If for no other reason than the vertical
> highlighting ability.  And I like an integrated editor that I don't have
> to configure myself.  It allows me to think about the things I want to
> do with POV, the images I want to make, the techniques I want to explore
> without nerding around configuring my editing environment 'till the end
> of time.

cool didnt know there is vertical highlighting

http://lifehacker.com/software/text/vertical-text-selection-in-microsoft-word-and-beyond-244483.php?mail2=true

by pressing the alt key, you can do that too in word or notepad++

regarding configuration, someone could for example configure one setup
custom just for POV-Ray in notepad++ and done. notepad++ have key stroke
macro which can be very powerful. auto completion is lacking also.

(i understand the pain of setup up an editor, like trying to change netbean
IDE can be quite a pain)

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