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UltraEdit for Linux latest changes

The list below contains the latest changes for UltraEdit for Linux. This is a consolidated listing of new or enhanced features as well as fixes in the application.

The most recent version is 2.3.0.9, released on 2012-01-10. Download it here.

UltraEdit for Linux v2.3.0.9 Changes (2012-01-10)


  • Addressed a couple of macro issues
  • Addressed a couple of caret display issues
  • Addressed copy/paste issue after using hex mode
  • Addressed issue with incorrect numbers in Search in Column fields
  • Addressed issue with "isFound" property in scripting
  • Addressed issue with scripted replace replacing in all open files
  • Addressed issue with auto save prompting when temp files are not in use

UltraEdit for Linux v2.3.0.6 Changes (2011-12-05)


  • Compare Files
    • Includes UltraCompare Lite
    • Automatic integration with UltraCompare Pro Linux edition
  • "Tools" toolbar, including:
    • Color Selector
    • CSS Style Builder
    • HTML Tidy
    • GUID Generator
    • Number Converter
    • Artistic Style (code reformatter)
    • xmllint
  • Status bar enhancements
    • Encoding selector drop down
    • Syntax highlighting selector drop down
    • Read-Only toggle
    • Selected bytes count
    • Date modified / file size information
  • Web toolbar additions
    • Apple developer link
    • Bing link
  • Framework update/maintenance
    • New dockable windows with auto-hide
    • Performance improvements for typing and editing
    • New toolbar painting
  • Function list enhancements
    • "Tree-style" view for displaying paramaters, variables, etc.
    • Several fixes and improvements for faster performance
  • Improved FTP error handling and reporting
  • New line terminator conversion options (File -> Convert to...)

UltraEdit for Linux v2.2.0.9 Changes (2011-07-27)


  • Fixed strange layout/display issue when OS wakes up from sleeping (Mac only)
  • Improved performance for Ubuntu 11.04 with Unity desktop
  • Fixed issue where caret doesn't change to white when editor background is set to darker color
  • Fixed crash closing or switching project with modified file
  • Fixed issue where typing to changing directory in remote file browser doesn't work properly
  • Fixed issue where changing printer doesn't update printer name in Print dialog
  • Fixed issue where multi-line strings picked up from selected text are not matched during Find
  • Fixed issue with inserting hex numbers beginning with a letter in column mode
  • Fixed missing check mark indicating active clipboard in "Clipboards" menu
  • Fixed a couple of issues with Find/Replace and regex in macros
  • Fixed a couple of issues related to recording, updating, and loading macros
  • Fixed issue with MSDN button in Web search toolbar
  • Fixed "Marker characters" in wordfile and syntax highlighting
  • Addressed issue with C++ files being incorrectly highlighted in certain cases
  • Fixed a couple of column mode editing issues
  • Added "Copy File Path/Name" support to hex mode
  • Added configurable option for CWD to FTP account manager
  • Several other internal FTP improvements

UltraEdit for Linux v2.2.0.4 Changes (2011-06-10)


New functionality:

  • Unlimited wordfiles for syntax highlighting
  • Wordfiles saved in individual files (inside "wordfiles" directory)
  • Auto-completion (enabled in configuration or activated via Ctrl + Spacebar)
    • When invoked all the keywords from syntax highlighting will be available in the list (if the file uses syntax highlighting)
    • A user-specified file may be used to provide the strings for auto-completion
    • UltraEdit will search back 50K in the file for words that match a partially typed word and offer these as options
  • Auto-correction of coding language keywords (enabled in configuration)
  • Multi-line file tabs
  • Ability to see hidden files in Open/Save dialogs
  • Performance improvements for Unity desktop
  • Full localization support for all standard languages
    • English
    • German
    • Italian
    • Korean
    • Chinese (simplified and traditional)
    • Japanese
    • Spanish

Fixed/improved:

  • FTP/SFTP stability and performance improvements
  • Improved performance of function list
  • Fixed issue where Find in Files doesn't always ignore hidden directories
  • Fixed a couple issues relating to toolbars and toolbar icons
  • Fixed "Search" field in Preferences dialog
  • Fixed a couple column mode editing issues
  • Fixed a couple of issues related to file backups
  • Fixed couple of project issues
  • Fixed caret positioning issue with "To Upper Case"
  • Other minor improvements and fixes

UltraEdit for Linux v2.1.0.5 Changes (2010-04-04)


  • Addressed issue with FTP list filters
  • Added ability to open multiple remote/FTP files at once
  • Added ability to open recent remote files (from File menu)
  • Added ability to see hidden ("dot") files and folders in remote/FTP dialogs
  • Addressed issue where focus is not on edit window when using ESC to close Find dialog
  • Addressed a couple of issues related to Mac OS X Spaces
  • Addressed a couple of issues with user clipboards
  • Addressed incorrect spell check hit on quoted strings when using Email filter
  • Addressed issue where duplicates were shown in function list
  • Addressed a couple of macro playback and save issues
  • Implemented more user-friendly behavior with remote Save As dialog
  • Added option to switch to toolbar icons only with no text on toolbar
  • Improved handling for files with very long lines
  • Addressed a few FTP stability issues
  • Other minor/internal improvements and enhancements

UltraEdit for Linux v2.1.0.3 Changes (2010-03-02)


  • Remote File support (FTP, SFTP, FTPS)
    • Remote File Browser
    • Remote File Account Manager
    • Remote pane in File View
  • Spell Checker
    • Filters (Email, HTML, SGML, URL, Nroff, TeX)
    • Ignore Options (Case, Accent, Caps, Numbers, etc.)
    • Suggestion mode (ultra, fast, normal, bad-spellers)
  • New Format menu conversion options
    • Convert Line Terminators to Wrap
    • Convert Wrap to Line Terminators
  • New font options (View menu)
    • Set Editor Font
    • Set Hex Mode Font
    • Set Column Mode Font
  • New PHP function strings for better matching of PHP functions
  • Ability to set default encoding for open files (when auto-detection can't determine format)
  • New Websearch toolbar
  • New icons
  • Ability to change icon sizes in toolbars

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