FED - a folding text editor

FED is a folding text editor for MS-DOS, Linux, and Windows, with source code freely available under the GPL. It features:

• fast and intuitive user interface
• color syntax highlighting
• can fold blocks of text out of sight, based on code indentation
• multiple levels of undo and redo
• incremental 'as you type' searching
• search/replace through multiple files
• browse function to quickly find all references to a symbol
• automatic compiler error location
• context-sensitive access to external help systems
• flexible wordwrap, which correctly handles indented blocks of text
• block indent/unindent
• binary and hex editing modes for hacking executable and data files
• record/playback keystroke macros
• built in tetris game and screensaver
• configuration options to alter key bindings, screen colors, etc

fed.zip (273k)

This contains the full source code, which can be compiled for any platform, along with a prebuilt Windows executable.

New in version 2.23

• Robert Riebisch fixed djgpp compile issue with function pch().

New in version 2.22

• Proper rendering for box UI characters in the Windows version.
• Fixed multiprocessor thread race condition in the Windows version.
• File open checks FED_INCLUDE as well as INCLUDE in the environment.
• Correct syntax highlighting for 1.0f floating point constants.
• realtabs option overrides tab mode per file extension.

New in version 2.21

• Drag and drop support in the Windows version.

New in version 2.2

• Windows port.
• Tab size can be set differently for each file extension in fed.syn.

New in version 2.15

• Understands Unix-style #! /bin/cmd magic for identifying file types.
• Implemented clipboard functions on Unix (using a temp file).
• Bugfixes.

New in version 2.14

• External tools can now be used as filters for transforming text.
• Can automatically look in subdirectories when searching for a file.
• The wordwrap routine now understands what to do with quoted emails.
• Now works properly in an xterm, including shift keys and mouse input.
• Numerous bugfixes.

New in version 2.13

• Bugfixes.

New in version 2.12

• Bugfixes.

New in version 2.11

• Ported to use the Allegro library, providing hires 'text' modes.
• Bugfixes.

New in version 2.1

• Ported to Linux, using the Curses package.
• Added functions to communicate with the Windows clipboard.
• When run under Windows, the title now reflects the current filename.
• Released source code under the GPL.