BBEdit has too many features for me to completely cover them all in the space of this review, but I will try to cover those that I found most interesting.įirst, let's talk a little about what BBEdit is. BBEdit is a text-only editor well-suited for software developers. BBEdit is not a word processor in the sense of Nisus or Word. You won't be inserting any graphics or QuickTime movies into BBEdit - nor will you be changing the font or font style every other paragraph. ![]() You will be working with a stable, well-written text editor that has been fine-tuned for software development. I have used BBEdit 2.5 since the release of the Symantec C++ compiler and will, for the most part, be reviewing this commercial version of the product. I have used BBEdit version 2.5 in conjunction with Symantec C++ 6.0, Think Reference 2.0, and the MPW ToolServer on several Macintosh platforms - a Mac IIcx with Radius Rocket 25i, a Mac LC III, and a PowerBook 170 - all running System 7.1. BBEdit ran equally well on all platforms, but is the most useful when there is plenty of memory available to have all the above Apple event-savvy applications loaded and running. This was no problem with the Mac IIcx/Rocket (32 MB) and the LC III (20 MB) but worked less well on the PowerBook 170 (8 MB). With only 8 MB available I found that I could leave the THINK Project Manger and BBEdit open simultaneously and had to alternate between using the Symantec Debugger or the THINK Reference (but not both). Your use will vary depending on the size of your system and projects. It should be noted that this is not BBEdit's fault, since it needs a minimum of 320K of memory - more for lots of open documents.īBEdit has two basic kinds of windows, browser windows and edit windows. It can show multiple disk/file browsers, multiple Symantec Project browsers, a compile error browser, and a glossary browser. The disk/file browsers allow you to browse any installed file system and view any files that BBEdit recognizes in the bottom panel of the browser. BBEdit is also compatible with the Claris XTND file filters. ![]() You can select and copy any text displayed in the browser, but you cannot edit the file without opening an edit window.
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