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There is a class of software that is so rich in potentially useful features that even after years of use there is still more to be discovered. Perhaps it has features that you do not need now but may come to need in the future. And these aren't useless features that bloat the product--rather the software is so mature and has been worked on by so many for so long that there is so much in it to explore. I love playing with these feature-rich tools and I'd be interested to hear of others. Here's an initial list of "deep, explorable usefulware": jEdit. Lots in here, but I think I've seen most of it after a year of use. To do: write a plugin. XEmacs. I've used maybe 20% of its power (the fundamental 20%). Was my main editor before jEdit. AutoHotKey. Macro language/recorder for scripting most aspects of Windows, including key remapping. People have done some amazing things with it. Cygwin. Many useful Unix tools ported to Windows. Includes lynx, the text tools, etc. Gimp and Inkscape. Would like to explore these tools more; I simply don't find myself needing to use them often. I hear Gimp has scripting capability. I'd like to check out more of that class of software known as Great Software--the kind of software that continues to surprise you with its usefulness and power, and is so deep that a browse through the documentation will always teach you a new trick or two. Trouble is, I *think* I've seen it all (at least for Windows). But that can't be true. What else is out there?

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