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>>Interesting question and thread. I just tried the "multi-column" functionality of notepad++ and I do not like it.
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*shrug* I guess it depends on your expectations. The column editing feature in Notepad++ works within a "rectangle" of text -- as such it's not suitable for editing CSV and TAB-delimited files (unless all the columns are of same format and exactly the same width).
- column editing may not work satisfactorily when you're not using a monospace font.
- column editing goes wonky if you're using TABs
- Syntax highlighting could cause wonkiness (especially when you've got settings that might change font or attribute that affect character widths) with column editing
(of course these things shouldn't be surprising (imho)

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>> I have not used more recent text editors solutions such the ones that are included in recent IDEs. But I look forward for solutions that would be more pleasant to work with than the good old notepad++. But, to get perfectly clear, are you looking for a "text editor" or some sort of "word processor"?
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>>Daniel