Great Editor!
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:31 am
AkelPad is an exceptional editor....Spasibo!
Rich Green
An informal investigation of search and replace speed using freeware text editors...
Test parameters:
Test File: plain text
Size: 70.5 MB
Total Lines: 1.3 million
Longest line: 984
Command: replace text "the" with "thee" (simple replace, no regex).
No options invoked (no word wrap, highlght, etc.)
Test System:
Windows XP SP2, 1 GB RAM, Pentium 3.4 GHZ
RESULTS:
180,040 replacements completed
AkelPad.......35 sec...one-step undo: 7 sec.
PitPad........40 sec...can undo *individual* replaces only.
Editpad Lite..65 sec...one-step undo: 65 sec.
PSPad.........18 min...undo not available at completion.
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Other editors with replacement times exceeding 20 minutes
(not measured):
Notepad++,
Notepad Lite
Metapad
Context
JEDIT
PFE
These times obviously will vary depending on system configuration and options used.
Summary:
Akelpad appears to have the fastest simple "replace text" AND undo replace times I've encountered among popular freeware text editors. Even more remarkable is the Undo time of 7 seconds. AkelPad is quickly evolving into a superb multi-purpose editor.
http://akelpad.sourceforge.net/en/index.php
A close second for replacement times is the relatively unknown PitPad. Unfortunately, PitPad's English menu translation is less than perfect, and it's development appears to be ended or dormant. In addition, it can only undo individual replacements one at a time. It does have regular expression support (not tested).
http://www.szczepanik.org/en/Software/Pitpad/index.html
EditPad Lite loads large files very fast (sub 1 sec vs. a relatively fast 4 sec for AkelPad and PitPad). But text replacement time is 65 sec. Like Akelpad, EditPad Lite can undo all replacements in one step- but the time required to undo all replacements equals the initial replacement time (65 sec).
http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
I had little patience to wait for the much more sluggish Notepad++, PSPAD, NoteTab Light, Metapad, Context, JEDIT, and PFE. Some of these editors possess more advanced replace options but are slow on big files.
Rich Green
An informal investigation of search and replace speed using freeware text editors...
Test parameters:
Test File: plain text
Size: 70.5 MB
Total Lines: 1.3 million
Longest line: 984
Command: replace text "the" with "thee" (simple replace, no regex).
No options invoked (no word wrap, highlght, etc.)
Test System:
Windows XP SP2, 1 GB RAM, Pentium 3.4 GHZ
RESULTS:
180,040 replacements completed
AkelPad.......35 sec...one-step undo: 7 sec.
PitPad........40 sec...can undo *individual* replaces only.
Editpad Lite..65 sec...one-step undo: 65 sec.
PSPad.........18 min...undo not available at completion.
------------------
Other editors with replacement times exceeding 20 minutes
(not measured):
Notepad++,
Notepad Lite
Metapad
Context
JEDIT
PFE
These times obviously will vary depending on system configuration and options used.
Summary:
Akelpad appears to have the fastest simple "replace text" AND undo replace times I've encountered among popular freeware text editors. Even more remarkable is the Undo time of 7 seconds. AkelPad is quickly evolving into a superb multi-purpose editor.
http://akelpad.sourceforge.net/en/index.php
A close second for replacement times is the relatively unknown PitPad. Unfortunately, PitPad's English menu translation is less than perfect, and it's development appears to be ended or dormant. In addition, it can only undo individual replacements one at a time. It does have regular expression support (not tested).
http://www.szczepanik.org/en/Software/Pitpad/index.html
EditPad Lite loads large files very fast (sub 1 sec vs. a relatively fast 4 sec for AkelPad and PitPad). But text replacement time is 65 sec. Like Akelpad, EditPad Lite can undo all replacements in one step- but the time required to undo all replacements equals the initial replacement time (65 sec).
http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
I had little patience to wait for the much more sluggish Notepad++, PSPAD, NoteTab Light, Metapad, Context, JEDIT, and PFE. Some of these editors possess more advanced replace options but are slow on big files.
