Smultron 1.0 for Mac User Reviews
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"And a good place to start"
Version: Smultron 1.0.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Many people are put off text editors by the sheer ugliness of the interface and the vast array of incomprehensible things that they can do. Smultron, like SubEE, are really good for people who are starting out, especially if they are editing modest-sized files. And the developer has been very swiftly responsive to suggestions. The only minus is that the documentation is good but a little sparse. -
"Excellent editor"
Version: Smultron 1.0.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
This simple editor is surprisingly powerful. The multi-document search-and-replace feature is well done and a perfect replacement for BBEdit Lite. Small touches like displaying last time file was saved and the POSIX path to the file being edited are clever and useful. Highly recommended. -
"Excellent, except for..."
Version: Smultron 1.0
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I'm a Hydra/SubEthaEdit fan myself but am always interested in something that can make my work a bit easier. I grabbed a copy of Smultron and immediately liked it. I like the look, I like the layout, I like the feature set, I like everything except...
I work on a number of reports that are in the largeish realm of size. Nothing like 100's of MB, but some that are, say, 5 MB in size. Loading such files is somewhat sluggish as is navigating such files. These reports aren't in any particular format (C, PHP, Java, etc), just plain text, so I'm already not syntax highlighting. I turned off line numbering to no avail.
Essentially, it is this one thing that is keeping me from switching to Smultron from SEE and why I'm giving a 4 instead of a 5. I look forward to seeing future revisions of this software and will be keeping an eye on it.
For the record, I have a TiBook 800 with 1 GB RAM. Speed and memory shouldn't be an issue (particularly since SEE hasn't a problem with these files).
Regards,
Lynn -
"Oh, this is really neat."
Version: Smultron 1.0
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
It's hard to make a text editor "neat." I mean, text editors aren't supposed to be glamorous. They open bare bones text files, edit them, save them, and then you're on to Web surfing. But you've created something different here. The previous poster, that requested that the final window remain open... I think he has a point, and I'll give a brief explanation simply because I think your UI is interesting and might get others to DL your app & give it a shot. What I like is that you have a column on the left, that contains all the currently open text edit documents (or New, untitled documents). As you click each document listed in the left column, that document displays in the right. In this fashion, you can have multiple docs open simultaneously. Clicking the close button keeps closing the currently displayed document (with a request to save if necessary) until the final doc is closed. The window remains open until you hit the close button, at which point the app quits. I think this is proper behavior, based on the window type you used and even the app's name gives away that you're treating it as a "device," similar to iTunes & Apple's other iApps. But even in iTunes, if I close its window, it will remain open, even continuing to play music. I think, similar to the previous poster, you should include a preference so I can change whether I want it to quit, or simply close the window & have the app remain open. In my case, having the window close (even with the app still open) is a sign to me that I've saved all my work & completed my job; if I saw a window in the dock because the app was still open, I'd have to click it just to see that I had no open files. If you set Smultron to this mode, however, should the window remain open when the final document is closed? Debatable. I'll let others post what they think about that.
The app itself feels decently fast on my TiPB 1GHz, but if I could request anything it would be that scrolling be even more smooth than it is. For example, look at Safari. Silky smooth scroll, with graphics. Smultron should be able to do the same with text no problem. - Adam -
"Works great!"
Version: Smultron 0.8
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I'm a long time BBEdit user for HTML and server side scripting. BBEdit is a fine program, but Smultron is truly easy to add syntax highlighting and has some things that I'm surprised BBEdit still lacks. I really like the list of open files and code snippets panes that are missing from or work poorly in BBEdit.
I would like to see a way to close a particular window without bringing it to the front. Perhaps some control could be added to the file list. I would also like to see interaction with Transmit and other FTP clients. An FTP upload on save would be nice. -
"Very impressive editor"
Version: Smultron 0.8
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Smultron has almost everything our studio needs in a text editor for the Mac. And for the price, it can't be beat. Well worth a spin. -
"Outstanding - well up with paid editors"
Version: Smultron 0.8
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
A hugely impressive editor - it uses OS X user interface features to the full and, as well as looking and feeling right, it offers a host of facilities to the extent that I am struggling to identify anything which could be added which is neither too arcane nor better done from the command line. As a "switcher" I find Smultron well up with PC editors such as TextEdit and UltraEdit which I (once) paid good money for; that it is GPLed is wonderful, and the author is also approachable and responsive. First-class work all round! -
"Very nice!"
Version: Smultron 0.8
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
An excellent alternative to BBEdit Lite: more features and free. Keep up the excellent work. ;) -
"Best thing yet"
Version: Smultron 0.8
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
This may just be the best text editor I've yet to use on the Mac. I've been looking for a long time for just a text editor that remembers window settings, allows for easy access to multiple open documents not windowed, and syntax highlighting.
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