Software questions are off topic. Web app questions are off topic - there is actually a web app section. I will request this question be moved. Any way, your question is not clear. What text? Text in a browser, the source code of a web page, a shopping list, a programming language? Are you asking for a method to lay it out as you would using images and photoshop?

@DaveRook Oops, sorry.

No, just any text. Not necessarily HTML or JS.

Would something like the TextBox in MS Word, or a drawing program like Photoshop or Paint.Net (free) work for you?

You can't move text around freely. There is a preset consequent way of adding text in MS word. And in paint you can't edit it once you let go of the textbox.

I didn't say Paint, I said Paint.Net :) Look it up, it's very good. And will give you this control. Can you explain what the project is? If you're looking to layout text for a book/magazine etc, then I would recommend Quark, Illustrator or Indesign. If it's for print, you'll need to be aware about Vector and Raster images

It's not any project really

I have a long piece of code that I need to edit now.

Hi, I've only got a bit of time but go for it. Code means what? Web/desktop/mobile? What language mate?

I was wondering if maybe there is a visualizing software that might help. Like in the movies, you know

Matlab - language

Like in the movies? Can you give an example or find an image using Google images?

Move text around, foreground it, background it, zoom in, edit.

Iron man, maybe? :)

didn't see it ha ha. OK, I don't know enough about it, but why can't you do it with matlab? Is it your screen is not big enough? I may not be the best person to ask to be honest

Yeah exactly, screen isn't big enough.

Besides, don't you think this kind of stuff should be here already?

I mean, flying cars were a disappointment but text visualization - come on!...:D

Ok, I guess you must be busy. I'll delete the question then.

Shall I?

ha ha ha, Don't you think it's not for a reason? :) there are other ways. For example, I am .NET dev, and I use 3 monitors. This gives me more than enough room. And yes, there are times when

3 monitors. Wow

I am working on a site, and I want to remove some code and drag it here or there

but if I had only 1 monitor, it would be too hard (And typically, just adding a comment does it). moving code around like that does 1 thing IMO - makes you forget what it was, where it was etc.

Personally, I'd consider an extra screen or two!

depending on what your machine can handle!

OK, just seen a few shots for MatLab, and it looks like it will get busy very quickly. You'd be better off having 1 screen for graphics, 1 screen for code and the third for other.

the only warning is, after you use 2 screen, you can never go back to 1 screen

Ha ha...not with my broke ass!

Alright then, I guess that's that.

Thanks.

No worries.

And remember for this, you don't need a special monitor, jsut make sure grpahic card can do it. You can pick up the old CRT monitors for nearly 0.00!!! :)

Bye