Scintilla

Scintilla is a cool, free source code editing tool. It comes with the complete source code and a license that lets you use it for any free project or even in commercial products. How neat is that?

Features of Scintilla

This software isn’t just your average text editor. It has some awesome features specifically designed for editing and debugging source code! You’ll find things like syntax styling, error indicators, code completion, and call tips right at your fingertips.

Customizable Editing Experience

The selection margin can display markers similar to those found in debuggers. These help indicate breakpoints and highlight the current line you’re working on. Plus, Scintilla lets you get creative with styling options! You can use proportional fonts, bold or italic styles, various colors for the foreground and background, and even multiple font choices.

The SinkWorld Project

Have you heard about the SinkWorld project? It’s all about exploring new ways to make Scintilla more flexible and robust. The goal is to improve performance and allow it to run on .NET and Java virtual machines.

A Bit of History

So how did Scintilla come about? Well, it all started as an attempt to enhance the text editor in PythonWin. The developers faced some issues with Richedit control used by PythonWin. Instead of sticking with those problems, they decided it was best to create a new edit control altogether!

A Common Issue Solved

The main headache with Richedit and similar controls is that they treat styling changes as big deals! They save these changes into the undo stack which can mess things up when you're coding. But with Scintilla, styling doesn’t have to be permanent—it can be easily recreated when needed.

Available Platforms

If you’re wondering where you can use Scintilla, it's available for Intel Win32 systems and Linux operating systems that support GTK+. So whether you're on Windows or Linux, this tool has got your back!