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Spell-checking & Dictionary Support

CRiSP contains an integral spell checker, which can spell check files automatically, as you type; display a red-wavy line for misspelled words which then become context sensitive. You can use the right-mouse to show available corrections, or examine the dictionary in more detail. Support for custom dictionaries and the following languages are provided: American English, British English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.

FTP, Remote Editing

Remote editing provides a very useful facility to edit files on a remote machine as if they were local on your desktop using the FTP protocol. Even if you have no direct access to the machine you can still edit files. CRiSP caches the files locally, which acts as a backup and audit log of the files.

CRiSP supports numerous remote hosts, including Window, Unix and VMS FTP servers.

You can create multiple sessions and connections and switch automatically between them. You can create active or passive connections, which is useful when editing across firewalls. CRiSP automatically supports keep-alive to avoid timed out connections. You can continue editing even when remote site is unavailable and upload when site is restored (e.g. you don�t need to stay on line whilst editing).

FTPGW

Remote Editing when direct access is not possible:

Under some circumstances, direct ftp access may not be possible. Some sites prefer to use more secure technology, e.g. ssh (secure shell).

CRiSP provides a facility to allow remote connections using something other than the FTP protocol, so that even in a security conscious environment you can still edit files remotely. This is achieved with the FTPGW software provided in the distribution.

Notepad.exe Integration

Windows version of CRiSP includes a drop in NOTEPAD.EXE tool to replace the standard one. This provides a convenient way to ensure CRiSP is used as the default editor without having to set up lots of file associations.

Browser Integration

Support for Quickly Viewing HTML Files for Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera.

Aliasing

Define source code aliases to configure your own syntax expansion.

Line Coloring

CRiSP provides current line coloring.

Macro Recording

CRiSP macro recording allows the editor to quickly memorize a series of actions and then play them back at will. It even generates CRUNCH macro source code for keystroke and dialog box interactions.

Directory differencing

The Tools menu now supports directory differencing - you can compare two directories to see which files are different and see which files have been deleted/inserted.

Execute command

CRiSP provides an Execute command, which can be used to invoke an external program (or a program based on the file you are editing). The resulting output file can then automatically be loaded into CRiSP.

Bracket Matching/Flashing

CRiSP now provides a persistent setup option to enable the display of matching brackets. The new mechanism (blinkmatch) will show the matching brackets as you move the cursor or type a bracket.

Configurable comments

CRiSP has always had the feature that allows a paragraph of text to be reformatted (via ). But now the box-comment style is configurable on a per file type basis.

Draggable / dockable toolbars

You can now drag toolbars from the main editing window and move them to any of the 4 sides or make them floating toolbars. With more functions in CRiSP and more toolbars, it is now much easier to customize CRiSP to look and feel how you want it to.

Text buffer buttons (links)

Links provide a way of inserting memo's and macro buttons into a plain text file, so that you can perform some action when the button is clicked on. This is a non-intrusive way of annotating files.

Multi-column sorting

The ToolsSort dialog supports multi-column sorting for the needs of the more demanding user.

Windows OLE server support

CRiSP now supports automation control as an OLE server object. This means you can create a CRiSPobject and send it commands to execute macros, e.g. to load files for editing.

Direct links to third party applications

CRiSP has direct links to third party databases, such as Oracle / Sybase / MySQL etc, giving you the capability to execute database specific commands in the editor and have the results show up in another X-buffer.

Built in support for popular commercial IDEs as Visual C++, Borland C++, IBM CSet++, VisualAge, GNU C++ with the ability to add others

Edit SQL AND DATA Files and On Any Platform

CRiSP has the unique ability to edit data files generated by executing SQL queries across multiple databases. CRiSP has no file size limitations and combined with smart editing of SQL Code, and ability to handle massive ASCII data sets, it is one if the most indispensible tools for a database programmer. CRiSP provides the SQL Programmer and DBAs to edit SQL code, and related data files anywhere.

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Testimonials

"When I switched from working on DOS and Windows platforms to working on UNIX, I was quickly confronted with the problem of finding a text editor that could match the power and flexibility of the Microsoft M editor...CRiSP was the only programmers editor that: worked straight out of the box...and had an extendible command language."
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"We find CRiSP an excellent text editor and VITAL's support is very good."
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"CRiSP maintains the keyboard elegance of the original dos brief editor, adds code colorization like micorsofts pwb and takes full advantage of Xwindows multiple and resizable windows. I love this programmers editor."
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"CRiSP overall is a terrific text editor. It contains the changes to Brief which I would have liked...It is nice to be able to at last have a good BRIEF like editor for Linux machines. In my reports to the minerals exploration industry, I have extolled the virtues of CRiSP."
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"CRiSP is the only UNIX text editor I've seen that would allow a DOS/Windows user to be immediately productive. But it also has a seemingly unlimited list of power-user features. I like it so much at work that I bought it to use at home (under Linux)."
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"I am a newcomer to Linux, and I was very disappointed with "standard" UNIX editors like vi and emacs. The user interface is so unfriendly and the feature set is so antiquated. I heard about CRiSP on the comp.editors newsgroup and downloaded a free demo...It's just wonderful! Thoroughly modern, easy to use, powerful, flexible; it's what a UNIX programmer's editor should be."
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"After looking for a good text editor for UNIX for several years I finally found one that met my needs in CRiSP. I have used vi, emacs, xcoral (not to mention edt, teco, brief, tpu, etc, etc.) but prefer using CRiSP for two main (but not exclusive) reasons. First is the language sensitive syntax colorization and second for it's ease of use (brief editor like functionality)."
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"I have been using the CRiSP editor for about 3 years. It is by far one the best text editors I have ever used. It is very reliable, and I have yet to lose any data using it. It makes the editing and compiling process effortless, and it frees up more time for other tasks. The colorization, buffering, and column editing features are well worth the cost of this software."
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"I'd rather flip burgers than use vi. Before CRiSP text editor came along I created FTP scripts to transfer files from my Sun to PC just so I could use Brief. CRiSP has been a lifesaver for me."
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"CRiSP is awesome, especially for anyone who likes to use Brief on the PC, and hates vi. I use it for all my code development and maintenance tasks. It's also great for editing binary files or very large files, or files which have very long lines, which cause other editors to choke."
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"After using Brief for many years, I did not look forward to learning vi or Emacs on my UNIX machine. CRiSP came to the rescue. The program has now grown and matured to the point where it has become much better than Brief ever was."
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"I heartily recommend CRiSP for UNIX & MAC programmers who want a full featured, intuitive programmers editor that is customizable and easy to use with the keyboard."
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"I have been developing using CRiSP for almost a year now, and have found it quite a time-saver and productivity tool. Granted it's more expensive than vi, or GNU emacs, but it also makes them look like the sick Stegosaurus (or was it a Bronto-saurus?) in Jurassic Park."
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