updated the above list of freeware editors with some usefull info...
  FREEWARE EDITORS  
With Builtin KiXtart Syntax Highlighting:
Kixtarter v4.10  http://www.burtoncomputerservices.com/in...loads&Itemid=53
NotePad ++ v5.22 http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm (there's a bug in the syntax highlighting...)
PsPad v4.5.3  http://pspad.com
Editors Capable of KiXtart Syntax Highlighting:
Emacs v22.3  http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/
SuperEdi v4.2.2.U  http://www.wolosoft.com/en/superedi
Vim v7.2  http://www.vim.org
Others:
WinVi v2.99   http://www.winvi.de/en/ 
ConTEXT v0.98.5 http://www.contexteditor.org/ (last updated 2006)
EditPad Lite v5.3.0  http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
Jarte v2.0  http://www.jarte.com (general word processor)
jEdit v4.2  http://www.jedit.org/ (java required)
Jext v5.0.1  http://www.jext.org/ (Java based)
Metapad v3.51 http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/ (last update 2005)
NoteTab Light v5.7  http://www.notetab.com/
Non-updated editors:
Crimson Editor v3.7  http://www.crimsoneditor.com/ (last updated 2004)
Delphad v1.10.5  http://www.hushpage.com/Delphad/delphad.html (last updated 2005)
Coda v2.5  http://3d2f.com/programs/9-650-northgate-coda-download.shtml (last updated 2004)
NotepadEx v1.7.7.4  http://notepadex.cjb.net/ (last updated 2003)
BackEdit v11  http://jansfreeware.com/ (last updated 2003)
TextIt v1.012  http://www.sventore.com/index.php (last updated 2003)
ExtremePad 2.2  http://www.exproductions.com/ (last updated 2002)
Shalom Txt v1.2  http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/stxt/ (last update around 2001 [unknown])
HDS Pad v4.0  http://www.hds-pad.com/ (last updated 2001)
Developers Pad  Beta 2c (v0.5.929)  http://www.developerspad.com/ (totally gone)
PowerHTML v2.0  http://library.thinkquest.org/C001341/phtml/index.php3  (wysiwyg HTML editor, LAST UPDATED 1999)
Programmer's File Editor (32-bit) 1.01 (no longer developed)  http://download.com.com/3000-2352-904159.html (LAST UPDATED 1999)
tfmEditor  http://www.pacifier.com/~tfm/ (totally gone)
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