Install ConTEXT editor
Post date: Oct 10, 2010 4:13:13 PM
Before I moved to 64-bit Windows, I used the freeware ConTEXT editor. Notepad++ surpassed it in features several years ago, it is recommended to install that instead.
Install ConTEXT
The main page for ConTEXT downloads is http://www.contexteditor.org/downloads/.
Version 0.986 link: http://cdn.contextstatic.org/downloads/ConTEXTv0_986.exe.
Download the installer.
Run the installer. I modified these options:
Uncheck "Create a desktop icon"
Uncheck "Create a Quick Launch icon"
When you click "Finish", ConTEXT will open. Next, configure it.
Configure ConTEXT
Every time I install ConTEXT on a new system, I make these configuration changes:
Close the File Panel with the "X" button. You can bring this back with the "View" menu.
Close the Search Results with the "X" button.
Open the "Options" menu > "Environment Options"
Click "Editor" tab
Uncheck "Allow cursor after end of line"
Check "Line Numbers"
Uncheck "Trim trailing spaces"
Change "File Format" to "Unix".
I usually leave "Tabs mode" as "Tabs to spaces", but you can change it if you need tab characters.
Click "OK"
What now?
If English isn't your native language, you can change ConTEXT in "Options" menu > "Environment Options" > "General" tab.
There are highlighters for ConTEXT that can make your source code more readable in ConTEXT: