I am looking into N++ as a replacement for my old editor K-edit. N++ looks promising, but it seems to lack support for _really_ big text files like K-edit has. I get an error message when I try to open a text file of 500mb.
Any chance there will be added support for large files like this? Alternatively is this a user error on my part?
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yes... my notepad++ cant open my 85MB file.i tried textpad and moved smoothly and fast. next i tried scite for openning the same file, it went better than textpad. since notepad++ is my fav, i would be glad if it could open file as big as the others text editors too.
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Any program with textual loging that runs over a period of time produces large files. Notepad++ has all the searching and editing capabilites that you could need. Therefore Large file support would just add to this already great editor.
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I think N++ is designed and implemented as an editor, not a big file viewer, because the underlying algorithm will be totally different for these tasks. if you need to scan/view big files, use some other log analyzers. can you image someone is going to edit even a 5MB source code for whatever progarmming language?
I'm personally using baretail and baregrep, which is the best tool for viewing big files (is 2GB+ file enough for your need?) and it works efficiently.
don't mix them up.
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Well I disagree. Large files aren’t just log files. I constantly view edit data sets of up to 2 GB... I bought a Editpad Pro which is almost (in functionality) perfect copy of N++ but it handles the large files with ease. I'm looking in to a free editor for some of my colleagues, and I must say N++ is at this stage number one on my list, except for this problem and one or two features in the text manipulation plug-in that is missing
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Small file editors make developing new features fast and easy so they are filled with strange little things. Every new feature in a large file editor is a major undertaking so features arrive slowly if at all. Feature filled, large file editing, cheap: pick any two.
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Hi
I am looking into N++ as a replacement for my old editor K-edit. N++ looks promising, but it seems to lack support for _really_ big text files like K-edit has. I get an error message when I try to open a text file of 500mb.
Any chance there will be added support for large files like this? Alternatively is this a user error on my part?
I second this!!!
yes... my notepad++ cant open my 85MB file.i tried textpad and moved smoothly and fast. next i tried scite for openning the same file, it went better than textpad. since notepad++ is my fav, i would be glad if it could open file as big as the others text editors too.
Yes, big file support is a necessary feature in todays world where memory is cheap and large files are everywhere.
textfiles of 500mb? never heard of that..
Web server log files...
but then you're better off using log analyzing tools than a programmer's editor, anyway :)
I disagree. I routinely work with text files that are around 750MB-1GB. I generally need to view one portion of the file.
That is: open, find, view, close.
I would very much appreciate large file support.
Michael
Any program with textual loging that runs over a period of time produces large files. Notepad++ has all the searching and editing capabilites that you could need. Therefore Large file support would just add to this already great editor.
Hi! I also need the support for big files.
One more vote for big files!
Probably not an easy feature, but essential for a stable and robust developer editor.
You can do it guys! :)
I think N++ is designed and implemented as an editor, not a big file viewer, because the underlying algorithm will be totally different for these tasks. if you need to scan/view big files, use some other log analyzers. can you image someone is going to edit even a 5MB source code for whatever progarmming language?
I'm personally using baretail and baregrep, which is the best tool for viewing big files (is 2GB+ file enough for your need?) and it works efficiently.
don't mix them up.
Well I disagree. Large files aren’t just log files. I constantly view edit data sets of up to 2 GB... I bought a Editpad Pro which is almost (in functionality) perfect copy of N++ but it handles the large files with ease. I'm looking in to a free editor for some of my colleagues, and I must say N++ is at this stage number one on my list, except for this problem and one or two features in the text manipulation plug-in that is missing
Small file editors make developing new features fast and easy so they are filled with strange little things. Every new feature in a large file editor is a major undertaking so features arrive slowly if at all. Feature filled, large file editing, cheap: pick any two.