Review by Ian MacGregor
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Overview

Text Edit developed by Paul Mach
Androlib page
Developer's Page
Price: FREE

Introduction

My mobile phone is my portable computer when I'm out and about. Some of the things I do on my mobile phone are jots down notes, keep a daily journal, make a grocery list, etc. and all of these things can be done in one app; Text Edit by Paul Mach.

Market Summary

"Simple notepad app to open, edit and save text files to and from the SD card."

The app currently has between 50,000 and 250,000 downloads and 4.5 out of 5 stars from 1156 user ratings.

Installation

TheText Edit download is listed in the Android market as being 126kb in size. I installed and opened Text Edit on my Motorola Cliq XT quickly and without issue.

Features

• Open, edit and save text files
• Open email attachments
• Change font type, size and color
• Change background color
• Line wrap
• Auto correct
• Sentence case
• URL's and phone numbers are clickable
• User-specified directory on the SD card
• Auto-complete filenames
• Clear recent files list option
• Email as text or attachment
• Saves state when switching to other apps
• Includes a file browser to select files
• Rename and delete files
• Includes a list of recently opened files
• Files are saved as .TXT files that can be edited on the desktop computer

Usage

Text Edit operates like any normal text editor. But, the thing I like most about it is that it opens and saves files directory to and from the SD card so you're not using precious internal memory. I also like the fact that you don't have to save a text file to internal memory first and then copy it to the SD card like some other text editors in the market.

Final Thoughts

Text Edit is free from the market and it's clear that a lot of thought went into creating this app.I use Text Edit for a great many things. Many thanks to Mr. Mach for this wonderful app.

Screenshots

Screenshots and comments by Marvin. Screenshots are from a Motorola Backflip.

This is how Text Edit looks when you first open it - a blank slate. The default is white text on a black background.

The main menu.

Main menu in landscape.

Main menu more selection

Open file dialog

File Browser

Main screen with demo text.

Main screen in landscape with sample text. This is what you see with the Backflip hardware keyboard open.

Text Edit's options.

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