Programming

The programming is done by me - Rickard Johansson. I've been programming in different languages for a long time, but only recently discovered Delphi. As a way to learn I started to create a memo component (editor). And, of course, to be able to see my progress I also had to create an editor program. The program was originally called just "TextEd", but later changed to RJ TextEd. While the memo component is created by me, I also use several components done by others.

Why Delphi?

Visual C++ (Win32) is not a form based programming language and is getting old. Microsoft, as you know, is only interested in supporting .NET. Visual Basic (Win32) is not supported any more, only VB .NET... The only development environment that is form based and supported for Win32 applications is Codegear development tools like Codegear C++ builder and Delphi. Also, Delphi is a really great programming language with a huge number of components. There are reasons why C# have so much in common with Delphi and Borland C++ builder.

Translations

The program use plain text files to support different languages in menus, dialogs, wizards and so on. Some of these are created and updated by users. The translators are listed in the add-ons dialog.

Beta testing

Even though I try to test my program before every release, I have to admit it's really hard to test your own program.

So, who's the beta testers then?

Well, you are. And many of you have been very helpful. Some use the forum and others e-mail to make bug reports. Some people have helped me test the application when solving problems and most people really want to help. Problems like right to left editing, FTP issues and so on could not have been solved without your help.