Download UltraEdit 18.00

IDM Computer Solutions has released version 18.00 of UltraEdit. This one multifunctional text editor can handle plain ascii text, but hexadecimal files and html files are no problem either. It also has features such as macros, vertical block selection, syntax highlighting, a built-in ftp client and spell checker in various languages. The changelog for version 18.00 shows the following changes and improvements:

Smart Templates

• Ability to add multiple user-defined variables to templates
• New “Languages” template group to store templates based on syntax highlighting languages
• Template “Auto-suggestion” (provides smart suggestion or matching template based on what you type)
• Optionally disable template auto-suggestion for comments and/or strings
• Ability to insert templates via auto-complete (Ctrl + Spacebar)
• Inserted template respect:
  • Indent level
  • line terminators
  • Spaces/tabs settings
• Drag-and-drop templates from template list into active file to insert them
• New template configuration options in Advanced -> Configuration -> Templates
• Access Global, Environment, and Language templates at the same time
• Redesigned, fashionless “Modify Templates” dialog
• Default language templates provided for most major programming/scripting languages
• Ability to reorder templates in template list
• Create an unlimited number of templates
• Template files stored in XML format in centralized location

Automatic auto-completion of closing HTML and/or XML tags

• Configurable in Advanced -> Configuration -> Editor -> XML/HTML
• Configure whether to close on same line or on new line

Dockable “Lines containing find string” window

• “Find String List” can now be docked, floating, or auto-hidden
• Window options are now available in right-click context menu
• Enable/disable in View -> Views/Lists

Full support for proportional fonts

• Corrected caret positioning issues with fonts that are not fixed-width
• Improved syntax highlighting for fonts that are not fixed-width

Improved FTP performance

• Faster modification and saving accounts, especially when many accounts are configured
• Added support for automatically connecting to FTP account when opening FTP Open or Browse dialog*

Other changes

• Removed “Open Files” splash screen on startup
• Both 32-bit and 64-bit shell integration DLLs are installed on 64-bit systems
• Increased “Recent Files” list from 16 to 32

* To enable this, add “Auto Browse FTP=1” (without the quotes) on a new line in your uedit32.ini file under the [Settings] section. You must ensure that UltraEdit is closed when you modify and save the INI file, otherwise your changes will be overwritten. You can find the location of your INI file by going to Advanced -> Configuration -> Application Layout -> Advanced. The location of the INI file is shown at the bottom of this dialog.