Rowscope - a viewer for large text files

ninian · 2011-09-26 15:05:54

I've just discovered Rowscope which seems quite effective for viewing big text files (such as logs, etc). Although it's a Java program, the files scala-library.jar and swt.jar, originally 22MB and 3MB in size, can be re-zipped down to a more sensible 7MB and 1MB.
Useful tool if you have a need for it!

Awebb · 2011-09-27 06:42:53

Hmm...

The main features of Rowscope are the following:
It never blocks the GUI. The user is able to write text and click buttons when Rowscope is loading a file.
It does not monopolize the CPU. There are moments in which Rowscope uses some CPU, but it never blocks the other applications.
It does not use a large amount of memory. It uses some MBytes of memory, but it never becomes a problem for the operating system or the other applications.
It is always able to stop. It is always possible to stop or close Rowscope, also when it is loading/analyzing a file.

They listed the major annoyances of Java or more specifically the absence of those as features. Funny.

ninian · 2011-09-27 06:57:26

Awebb wrote:

They listed the major annoyances of Java or more specifically the absence of those as features. Funny.

(Chuckle) ... Maybe the developer has a healthy sense of irony?!

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#1 2011-09-26 15:05:54

Rowscope - a viewer for large text files

#2 2011-09-27 06:42:53

Re: Rowscope - a viewer for large text files

#3 2011-09-27 06:57:26

Re: Rowscope - a viewer for large text files

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