Recommendations for a free Windows text editor with the following specific features?

Question

I am looking for a free Windows text editor with the following features:

• Word auto-completion: I want to be able to press Ctrl+Space and have the editor auto-complete the current word based on all the other words in the current file.

• Kill trailing spaces: The editor should automatically remove all trailing spaces. I don’t care when it does that; for example, it could do it when I save the file.

• Column select: The ability to select a rectangular region of text (using Alt+Shift+Arrow keys), and the ability to select a thin column and insert text into multiple rows.

• Search and replace within multiple files

Please no for-pay answers. Thanks!

Answer 1

On Windows I usually turn to Notepad++ when I need a free editor with robust features. It does all the things you've asked for, including column-based selections.

Answer 2

I would suggest textmate its well worth paying for.

you can do autocomplete see the manual on that

here is a how to remove white space

if you hold the option keydown you can select a block of text

and if you have multiple files open you can press command, shift , f to do global replace

I will note that this is a mac program though, I'm sure the is a pc equivalent

Answer 3

Vim can do all those things, with the possible exception of "Column select", depending on what you mean exactly by "insert text into multiple rows." Vim provides for inserting text into a rectangular region, but it will not flow text within that region.

Answer 4

Give Araneae a try, I believe that it has all of the features you are looking for.

http://www.ornj.net/araneae/