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For another notepad replacement that has recieved accolades from code-writing readers here, check out Notepad++. Programmer's Notepad is freeware, Windows only.

XML Notepad 2007 is themed around the same kind of just-the-text-ma'am simplicity of Windows' Notepad, but does add relevant features for markup language hacking.