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by Steve-o
Wed Sep 29, 2004 6:27 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: File backup that doesn't overwrite original file
Replies: 2
Views: 536

File backup that doesn't overwrite original file

I occasionally suffer system crashes, and would like a way to recover the file I was working on in TextPad when my computer went down. There are currently two "backup" options in TextPad, but neither does what I want. One of them simply keeps a copy of the previous version of a file when you save a ...
by Steve-o
Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:13 am
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: word wrap cutoff indicator
Replies: 16
Views: 2986

Not to be dense, but if you define your word break at column X and type away as you wish, line-breaking when you feel like it. At the conclusion of a paragraph, highlight the entire paragraph and ctrl-J. Highlight the current line and ctrl-shift-J will reformat it for you. Yeah, I know. I use ctrl ...
by Steve-o
Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:51 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: word wrap cutoff indicator
Replies: 16
Views: 2986

word wrap cutoff indicator

In some text editors I've used, there is a vertical line (solid or dashed) to indicate the currently-set word wrap position (or, in other words, it marks the right margin). I find this really useful when doing formatting of my files. I can always resize the TextPad window itself so it's only as wide ...
by Steve-o
Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:44 pm
Forum: General
Topic: problems with "current line" with black background
Replies: 1
Views: 187

problems with "current line" with black background

In version 4.7.1, I have a problem with the new "current line" color options. I like having those dashed lines above and below my current line, but I don't want the line itself to be highlighted in a different color. So, I set the current line background to the same as the window background, and the ...