Thanks to Slava Pestov

- Overview -

Jext is a 100% Pure Java powerful text editor which has been written by a young french boy called Romain Guy. This text editor provides many very useful functions which you'll descover below. Jext got some properties which make you're work easier to do: auto save, auto indent, floatable toolbar, customizable insert menu, key shortcuts for each item, unlimited undo and redo...         Jext is distributed under GPL         powerteam@chez.com         www.chez.com/powerteam

- Requirements -

Because he has been written in Java, Jext requires at least the JDK 1.1.3 (or higher) and Swing 1.1.

- Advanced functions -

This section describe the usage of Jext's advanced functions. Find & Replace: when you look for a word, even to replace it, you can use Perl5 syntax to affine your search. For example, entering: j[a-e]va, will make Jext looking for words beginning with a 'j', with, as second character, a letter enclosed between 'a' and 'e', ending with 'va'. See the syntax help page. Auto Indent: if you indent a line adn then press enter, Jext will automatically indent next line as the current one. If you have a non-indented line, just press tab and Jext will indent it according to previous non-empty line. Soft Tabs: this makes Jext inserting spaces instead of tabs. If the tab size is set to 4, Jext will insert 4 spaces in the document. Auto Save: if you wish, Jext can automatically save your text every 60 seconds (default). This delay can be changed in 'Save Delay'. Insert Menu: this menu is very useful if you often type the same strings. Simply edit the com/chez/powerteam/jext/InsertMenu.txt file in Jext.jar and follow the instructions it contains to customize your insert menu.

- The File Menu -

This menu contains all the items which have an effect on files... classic ! New: create a new empty document Open: open an existing document Open Recent: contains the last 8 opened files Clear Recent: remove all the recent opened files from the list Save: save the document into current file Save As: save the document into a specified file Quit: exit Jext

- The Edit Menu -

All the items contained in this menu have an effect on the text. Undo: undo last editing operation Redo: redo last editing operation Copy: copy current selection into clipboard Cut: cut current selection into clipboard Paste: paste clipboard content into document Select All: select the whole document Find: to find a string in the document Replace: to replace a string by another HTML: this submenu contains items for HTML editing Entities To Accents: convert HTML entities to accents Accents To Entities: convert accents to HTML entities Anchor: items relative to anchor operations Set Anchor: drop an anchor in the document at current caret position Goto Anchor: place the caret at the anchor's position in the document Exchange Caret/Anchor: do both previous functions at the same time Text: functions having an effect on any text Tabs To Spaces: convert the tabs characters into spaces Spaces To Tabs: convert spaces into tabs To Lower Case: turn the document into lower case To Upper Case: turn the document into upper case Remove End Spaces: remove unecessary spaces at the end of lines Expand Abreviation: expand current word if has already been written Goto Line: goto specified line Delete Line: completly delete the current line Date/Time: insert date and time in the document

- The Insert Menu -

This menu can be customized while editing Jext.jar!com/chez/powerteam/jext/InsertMenu.txt. ...: clicking an item will insert some stuffs into your text

- The Fonts Menu -

This menu allows you to change the document font. Serif: change the text's font family to Serif Dialog: change the text's font family to Dialog SansSerif: change the text's font family to SansSerif DialogInput: change the text's font family to DialogInput Monospaced: change the text's font family to Monospaced Font Size: specify yourself the current font size Bold: enable/disable bold characters

- The Options Menu -

All the Jext's options can be changed in this menu. Line Wrap: enable/disable line wrapping Wrap Word: wrap lines with words Wrap Char: wrap lines with characters Soft Tabs: enabled will insert equivalent amount of spaces instead of tabs Auto Indent: pressing enter or tab will indent current line according to previous one Tab Size: here you can set the tabs size Auto Save: enable/disable automatic saving Save Delay: specify the autosave delay in seconds Caret Color: select a color for the caret Change Look: choose a look between Java, Motif or your system's one

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