TIDE is the T3X Integrated Development Environment. Basically, it is a text editor with an integrated interface to the T3X compiler. T3X 6.8 or a later version is recommended to run TIDE. The main purposes of TIDE are: . editing source programs . compiling programs without leaving the editor . locating formal errors . running programs T3Xtools is a set of classes which provides some frequently used functionality like . managing configuration files . visually and non-visually editing ASCII text . navigating directory trees and selecting files . displaying and editing forms . presenting menu boxes and prompt boxes WWW: http://www.t3x.org/ -- Nils M Holm