cheers guys
Steve - I know what you mean, syntax highlighting and stuff should be as standard in any programming interface. I use Vim (or gVim) nowadays because of the days when I used to write PHP and sometimes was let loose on very old solaris servers which only had vi (precursor to vim) installed. It's a quirky editor but is fantastic once you get into it. You can also download syntax highlighting files for the language you use - I should really check out a python one and use it
Arran - hehe, thats the plan, we wouldnt want you to guess the story before you'd seen it
Si