Software update: UltraEdit 16.00

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IDM Computer Solutions released version 16.00 of its multifunctional text editor UltraEdit. UltraEdit can handle regular ascii text, but also hexadecimal files and html files are no problem. It also has features such as macros, vertical block selection, syntax highlighting, a built-in ftp client and spell checker in various languages. In version 16.00 the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in UltraEdit version 16.00:

  • Line Change Indicator (optional; enabled in advanced configuration)
    • Show unsaved modifications and saved modifications in different colors
    • Set custom colors for Line Change Indicator
  • Re-engineered function list
    • Ability to define an unlimited number of function strings
    • Add “groups” for each function string, allowing display of functions in tree-style view with child elements (such as parameters, variables, properties, includes, etc.)
    • New “Modify Groups” dialog for adding/removing/modifying function strings
    • New search box for searching through function list
  • Find/Replace additions:
    • Find/Replace In Selection now maintains selection highlighting for better visual indicator of search area
    • Option to Hide/Show all lines containing search target (hidden lines are collapsed and can be expanded with folding nodes in margin)
    • New Regular Expression builder
  • Find/Replace in Files additions:
    • Find in Files output in output window now highlights each match of the Find string
    • Ability to specify codepage of target files in Find/Replace In Files dialog
    • New Regular Expression builder
  • Scripting additions (see Help for full documentation)
    • Ability to include one script in another (relative or absolute paths)
    • Added “activeDocumentIdx” property for accessing active document’s index
    • Added “useEncoding” (boolean) and “encoding” (int) properites for UltraEdit.frinFiles object to specify whether to use encoding settings and set which code page to use (respectively) when doing Find/Replace in Files via scripting
    • Added “codePage” property for accessing and setting document code page via scripting
    • Added “lineTerminator” property for accessing the active document’s line terminator
    • Added “commentSelectionAdd()” and “commentSelectionRemove()” methods for new block comment functionality
    • Added “delAllHiddenLines()” method
  • Added better visual indication that a file is read-only
    • Read-only file tab includes a “lock” icon
    • Read-only files have separate background colors
  • Quick column mode: hold Alt, then drag the mouse to make a columnar/block selection
  • Comment/Uncomment Selection to add or remove language-specific block comments from single- or multi-line selection
  • New option in Edit -> Delete menu to Delete All Hidden Lines
  • Ability to edit XML node text directly in XML Manager
  • Ability to specify UTF-8 as default encoding for all new files (in Advanced -> Configuration -> Editor -> New File Creation)
  • Insert File now converts the inserted file’s encoding to match the target file’s encoding
  • Automatic brace matching now highlights/matches both braces
  • Undo enhancements:
    • Undo for replacing selected text with user/project tool output
    • Undo for Insert File
Version number 16.00
Release status Final
Operating systems Windows 7, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008
Website IDM Computer Solutions
Download http://www.ultraedit.com/files/ue_english.zip
File size 15.40MB
License type Shareware
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