Comparison of Text Editors

Notepad2, no default bash highlighting, Windows only
Notepad++, string color incorrect
SciTE, default bash highlighting incorrect, not using monospace font
Programmer’s Notepad, default bash highlighting incorrect, Windows only
ConTEXT, no default bash highlighting, Windows only, over 1 year old
Crimson Editor, Windows only, over 1 year old
Acme, no syntax highlighting
AkelPad, no syntax highlighting
Aquamacs, Mac only
Bluefish, not Windows
Caditor, horrible, horrible program
Diakonos, console application
Geany, GTK2
gedit, GNOME
GNU Emacs, console application
Gobby, no multiple instance
JED, no multiple instance
jEdit, requires Java
JOE, not Windows
Kate, not Windows
KEDIT, closed source
Komodo Edit, no multiple instance
KWrite, requires KDE
LE, not Windows
Metapad, no syntax highlighting
MinEd, no syntax highlighting
Nano, console application
NEdit, not Windows
nvi, not Windows
PolyEdit, closed source
Q10, closed source
RText, requires Java
Smultron, Mac only
TED Notepad, closed source
TextEdit, closed source
Vim, console application
XEmacs, console application
Yi, not Windows