Options for software development

[Scott]

So I was attempting to add support for changing the speed setting on
an AX-12, I figured it would be a fairly simple command, similar to
the position command that was already working.

Im currently using the Arduino environment to code in and I was
attempting to open the AX12.cpp and AX12.h files to see if this
command was already available or if I could add it, but the Arduino
environment doesn't allow me to open these files up. Is there a way
around this or do I need to move to a different environment to do this
type of coding? I opened these files up with note pad and can spend
30 minutes plus reformatting them into something readable, but I
figured there has to be a better way than that.

I'm looking to eventually do more advanced coding and so moving to a C/
C++ environment now might not be so bad, but I don't want to have to
remake the Arbotix/AX12 functionality. Also I'm currently running
Windows 7 and have an Ubuntu dual boot, but I haven't done anything
with Ubuntu since I installed it and confirmed it was working...

Any thoughts or suggestions would be great!

Thank you,
Scott