People who code for a living develop a deep attachments to their favorite text editors. I do most of my development work under Windows 2000 and have been using EditPad Pro for quite a while now. I love it. It’s a great app. You have to download it and play with it for a while to realize just how cool it is. When my 30-day demo expired, I did something I rarely do: I bought a copy (with my own money, even). There’s a new version out for Windows, and I’m glad to see that they’ve now released a version for Linux.
EditPadPro isn’t free, in any sense (though the less powerful version, EditPad Lite is free for non-commercial use). But it’s fairly cheap ($40) and has, in my case at least, paid for itself many times over in productivity boosts and lack of frustration. If you’re an emacs or vi guru, you’ll hate it. If you’re not, check it out.