Location of .editorconfig

[Drxenos]

Where does TexPad put the ".editorconfig" file? I can't seem to find it.

Thanks.

[ben_josephs]

It doesn't put .editorconfig anywhere. It doesn't support its use.

It stores its configuration in these files:

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%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Helios\TextPad\8\
  ConfigState.xml
  GUIState.xml

[Drxenos]

What do you mean it doesn't support it? They why does it have an option for it?

[ben_josephs]

Ah. I looked around and found

Configure | Preferences | Editor | Enable .editorconfig

Good question. Sorry, I don't know.

[Drxenos]

That's OK. Thanks anyway!

[ak47wong]

.editconfig files aren't for storing TextPad configuration. It's more the opposite: a way to set up TextPad and other editors in a certain way for, say, a particular project.

The help window for the Preferences page that ben_josephs referred to includes a link to the EditorConfig specifications. There's also a more user-friendly version here.

As an example, if you have an .editorconfig file like this in a folder:

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# Sample editorconfig file
root = true

[*]
indent_style = space
indent_size = 4
end_of_line = lf
charset = utf-8
trim_trailing_whitespace = true
insert_final_newline = true

then every file you open in TextPad in or below that folder will have the properties:

• Convert new tabs to spaces
• Indent size: 4
• Strip trailing spaces from lines when saving
  etc.

Support for .editorconfig files was added in v8.8.0 (1-Jun-2021).

[Drxenos]

I know that. I just (wrongly) assumed TextPad would be able to generate an .editorconfig from it's own configuration.

Thanks anyway.