Leafpad

Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.

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Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.

Features:

Codeset option (Some OpenI18N registered) Auto codeset detection (UTF8 and some codesets) Unlimitted Undo/Redo Auto/Multiline Indent Display line numbers Drag and Drop Printing

Links to official Leafpad sites

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Lightweight Drag n drop

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