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Posted by Steve on 09/24/07 22:32
"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> .oO(Sanders Kaufman)
>
>>"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
>>news:kghdf3dfosuv0f9ph4o4cj3rpqsuskgdof@4ax.com...
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>>> Eclipse/PDT for $0. Works on *nix, Windows and Mac.
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>>I tried out Eclipse, but it was very difficult to figure out.
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> Sure, it can take some time to get used to it. But that's an issue you
> have to deal with in every complex application. If you've never worked
> with an image editor like Paint Shop Pro for example, you would have the
> same problems and would have to work your way through to get familiar
> with it, which is not that easy because of its complexity.
>
>>I'm no IDE newbie - but that thing was just *weird*.
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> Different maybe, but not weird.
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>>It's designed for Java - and has to be modified to do PHP well.
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> All you need is the PDT plugin, which integrates very well. Even for
> Java development you need a lot of additional plugins. A naked Eclipse
> installation can't do much out-of-the-box. Eclipse itself is just the
> framework without much practical function. It's the plugins that make it
> a usable and freely customizable IDE.
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>>To that end, the current version of Zend is designed for PHP
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> So is the PDT feature, which is also developed by Zend.
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>>, and also has
>>built-in support for Java.
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>>If you're a Java programmer who needs PHP, too - Eclipse is probably best.
>>But if you're looking for a PHP/HTML editor (the subject question) - Zend
>>is
>>much easier.
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> Depends.
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> For HTML/XML/CSS/JS/AJAX... stuff there's also another very nice project
> called Aptana. It's available as a standalone application or as a set of
> Eclipse plugins, which is a very convenient way to have it all under the
> same hood.
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>>... for a price.
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> If I can have the same or even more for free, why waste money?
micha,
can you do vertical editing in eclipse?
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