Tips for using Notepad++ for rails development?

Question

I just started using notepad++ for rails development. Are there any plugins/options/tips that makes it easier to use for rails?

Edit I ditched Notepad++ for Vim and it's been great.

Answer 1

Notepad++ - "Plugins" - "Plugin manager" - "Show plugin manager" - "Explorer" OR "LightExplorer"

The plugin will show you the list of files & folders on the left.

The cool part - the plugin shows git/hg/svn overlay icons as well! So you can work with your source-controls right there - the context menus from TortoiseHG, TortoiseSVN will show up.

Edit: Woops, the top answer already mentions "LightExplorer". Sorry. But - "Explorer" also worth a mention.

Answer 2

(For anyone looking at this in the future) I use Light Explorer to get a TextMate-like directory browser in a sidebar; I use it all the time when I'm working in Rails.

Answer 3

Well, I see you've already seen the light and switched to vim! ;-)

One great help to doing rails dev in vim is the rails.vim script, which adds enhanced syntax highlighting, quick switching between related files (i.e. jump from controller to model in one short command), and other handy features.

http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1567

Answer 4

You could use Netbeans or RubyMine ... I know it takes a lot of memory, but it also validates a lot of your work, and gives good code completion.