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pgo · 08-04-2008, 13:08

I'm needing a Mac text editor or IDE. I've tried TextMate and skEdit and TextWrangler.

TextMate is great, but I want to be able to identify the matching opening or closing tag of a selected tag - same for opening and closing brackets (code folding is the bastard stepchild of token matching). This functionality is one reason I am a devotee of PHP Designer on Windows - and still not convinced that OS X is in any way a superior development environment.

Until then, I'm using TextMate because it's OK. Basically, my move to the Mac (at work) is being hindered by lacking software offerings.

EDIT: Oh, and I want something that does live syntax checking, so if I miss a closing tag, it highlights the opening tag bright red or something.

08-04-2008, 13:08	#1 (permalink)
pgo i'm done, son Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,262	mac text editor or IDE I'm needing a Mac text editor or IDE. I've tried TextMate and skEdit and TextWrangler. TextMate is great, but I want to be able to identify the matching opening or closing tag of a selected tag - same for opening and closing brackets (code folding is the bastard stepchild of token matching). This functionality is one reason I am a devotee of PHP Designer on Windows - and still not convinced that OS X is in any way a superior development environment. Until then, I'm using TextMate because it's OK. Basically, my move to the Mac (at work) is being hindered by lacking software offerings. EDIT: Oh, and I want something that does live syntax checking, so if I miss a closing tag, it highlights the opening tag bright red or something.