How to do things
AI Noob vs. Pro

List biggest files
List newest files
Show subdir sizes
Search in files
Replace word in files
List dir differences
Send files in LAN

Free Open Source:

Swiss File Knife

a command line
multi function tool.

remove tabs
list dir sizes
find text
filter lines
find in path
collect text
instant ftp or
http server
file transfer
send text
patch text
patch binary
run own cmd
convert crlf
dup file find
md5 lists
fromto clip
hexdump
split files
list latest
compare dirs
save typing
trace http
echo colors
head & tail
dep. listing
find classes
speed shell
zip search
zip dir list

Depeche View
Source Research
First Steps

windows GUI
automation

command line
file encryption

free external tools,
zero install effort,
usb stick compliant:

zip and unzip
diff and merge
reformat xml
reformat source

cpp sources

log tracing
mem tracing
hexdump
using printf

articles

embedded
stat. c array
stat. java array
var. c array
var. java array
view all text
as you type
surf over text
find by click
quick copy
multi view
find nearby
fullscreen
bookmarks
find by path
expressions
location jump
skip accents
clip match
filter lines
edit text
highlight
load filter
hotkey list
receive text
send in C++
send in Java
smooth scroll
touch scroll
fly wxWidgets
fly over Qt
search Java

There are many free text editors around, and if you don't know which one to try first, have a look at notepad++. the free notepad++, available for download here (take the .bin.zip), provides essential features like a straight GUI, macro recording, syntax highlighting and vertical block copying (through alt+mouse). You can choose between an installer version or the .bin.zip, which contains an executable without install effort, perfect for every usb stick.

 
Running Notepad++ from Depeche View to edit text:

Install Notepad++, for example in a directory c:\app\npp, then

  • create a config file through the config button
     
  • edit this config file (if it's not opened for edit automatically)
     
  • at the end of the file, add:
    on key f9 runback c:\app\npp\notepad++.exe "$absfile"
Now run Depeche View, and press F9 to open any file for editing.

You may also right click on the reload button to have changed files reloaded automatically.