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Hi,

Can anyone recommend a text editor which won’t fall over when I throw a large file at it?

I mostly use Smultron, which I like, but it falls over every time I throw an e.g. 10mb mysql backup file at it.

I don’t need high end features, simplicity and clarity is more important.

Thanks
Hugh

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BBEdit is a great text editor although TextWrangler might be able to do it, I know BBEdit definitely can.
Both products are from the same developer:
http://www.barebones.com/products/

HTH

On 09 Jan 2015, at 3:23 pm, hugh email@hidden wrote:

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a text editor which won’t fall over when I throw a large file at it?

I mostly use Smultron, which I like, but it falls over every time I throw an e.g. 10mb mysql backup file at it.

I don’t need high end features, simplicity and clarity is more important.

Thanks
Hugh

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thanks, Mike!

Already have Wrangler somewhere…never liked it’s look, though, everything looks…err, spidery!! Smultron was big and bold.

Haven’t used BBEdit for years…maybe I’ll download and try that.

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Brackets http://brackets.io is very nice and free. I’ve tried it with files of ~10k lines without problem. Of course Sublime and TextMate are capable, too.

Todd
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thanks, Todd.

Do you think that will work on SnowLeopard?..

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Brackets? Hmmm, I would be surprised if it does. But I also don’t know what the system requirements are either.

Todd
https://xiiro.com

thanks, Todd.

Do you think that will work on SnowLeopard?..

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BBEdit (or its free cousin TextWrangler) can deal with files of hundreds of megabytes size on a suitably RAM-enabled Mac. I routinely use it to search through server log files and database dumps. BBEdit is the oldest continuously-developed Mac application, has been for several years now. There is a version that will run on your Mac. Full stop. I am sure that if you find a Mac Plus in your attic, and can convince someone to (postal) mail you a floppy disk with the app on it, BBEdit 1.0 will run there, too.

Walter

On Jan 9, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Todd email@hidden wrote:

Brackets? Hmmm, I would be surprised if it does. But I also don’t know what the system requirements are either.

Todd
https://xiiro.com

thanks, Todd.

Do you think that will work on SnowLeopard?..

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