Jedit X is a word processor intended for rich text formats, and it is most widely known for its extra features related to supporting the Japanese language. Moreover, it can be used to edit scripts and source code. The tool can save to various document formats, such as RTF, HTML, simple text, DOC and XML.
The application’s interface is highly customizable and lets you work on various files simultaneously. Moreover, it comes with a special feature, called File Drawer, which works as a built-in file manager and lets you organize all the documents. This way, it becomes quite easy to view, browse and sort your files that way that is most convenient to you.
When editing code, Jedix X comes with multiple convenient features that streamline this process. In this regard, just like many other modern editors, it supports syntax coloring and autocompletion for various languages, like C, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Perl, LaTeX, PHP, PLIST and Python. Similarly, it allows using external libraries for programming AppleScripts and HTML. Luckily, it allows using JMTML and HTML to create tagged web pages as well.
Jedix X has some advantages for editing various languages, including some that are written from right to left. Similarly, it can currently check spelling in eight different languages. But above all, it is most suitable for Japanese, as it supports 20 000 Hiragana characters.
Finally, this tool shows an incredible integration with other tools. In this respect, its ability to import objects from a web browser without distorting the original layout stands out.
All in all, Jedit X is a good option for both processing text and editing code. Yet, it is an even better choice if you intend to write in Japanese. I only wished it supported more file formats. There is a demo version you can try at no cost.
v2.5 [Mar 8, 2016]
Tabbed Window
You can edit multiple documents in one window.
Rich functions, such as tab drag&dropping, moving tab to window, are supported for tabbed editing.
File Drawer
File Drawer is a super convenient file browser attached to the document window that supports the file system outline view, the file item sort, display filters, history menu,
context menu and so on.
Toolbar Item “Invisibles”
You can show/hide invisible characters or control characters
from the tool bar.
Improved Line number Display
You can now select the line number width from the menu
“Show Line Numbers.” The mark “***” will be displayed when the line number overflows.
Compatible with Spaces
The windows, such as Preference panel, Find panel, About box, Find Result window, are fully compatible with Mac OS 10.5 Spaces so that any unintentional screen changes might
not occur.
None-contiguous Layouting
You can open up multi-mega bytes files in one tick.
One of the biggest shortcomings of Cocoa (NSTextView) editors was removed.
Text Encoding Preview
At the encoding selection dialog, you can preview the result of your encoding selection whether garbled characters appear or not.
Extended File Attributes
Supports loading and saving of the text encoding extended file attributes which enable the error-free text encoding detection.
OpenDocument Text Documents
Supports loading and saving.
Word 2007 Documents
Supports loading and saving.
Preferences Open
You can assign various settings for file opening, such as the modes for the tabbed windows.
Auto Document Saving
Supports an option to save the document automatically when the document was deselected. This option is useful when closing a window that has many tabs.
AutoComplete
Predicts a word or phrase that you want to type in without actually typing it in completely. Supports 3 types of dictionaries, the default English dictionary, a customizable
dictionary for general documents and code completion dictionaries for programming languages.
Notes for Google Keep allows users to work on Google Keep on a minimalist layout.
