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by Jonathan_Taylor
Thu May 13, 2004 2:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Delete duplicates
Replies: 1
Views: 398

The option is "delete duplicate LINES". When the file:- a1 b1 a2 is sorted by TextPad on key from character 1, length 1, it results in a2 a1 b1 TextPad seems to have reversed the order of "a1" and "a2". This is acceptable - I have not specified what order the second character (which is not part of ...
by Jonathan_Taylor
Thu May 13, 2004 2:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Corrupting files when converting from Unix
Replies: 3
Views: 208

Are the files saved onto a UNIX computer from you PC using a SAMBA drive at any point? I occassionally get this problem when doing this (and I'm not usually converting between PC <-> UNIX format, so this is probably irrelevant).
by Jonathan_Taylor
Wed May 05, 2004 4:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Replace text in certain columns
Replies: 2
Views: 440

Alternatively, block select the area of the file in question. (This can be done using by selecting text while block select mode is on (Configure->Block Select mode) or pressing the Alt key when selecting). If you want to change the four characters in EVERY line, then right-click->Fill Block will do ...
by Jonathan_Taylor
Wed May 28, 2003 10:37 am
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: Enhanced Backup
Replies: 2
Views: 689

Enhanced Backup

At the moment, TextPad can be configured to store a backup of a file after every save. However, there is only one copy of the backup file, which is overwritten after every save. It would be nice if it was possible to backup EVERY save of a file, allowing the file to revert to a backup from any point ...
by Jonathan_Taylor
Wed Apr 30, 2003 3:17 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: Preferences->File->Keep files locked while editing
Replies: 1
Views: 1376

Preferences->File->Keep files locked while editing

I believe it would be useful if the preferences were changes in the following way:- The Preferences->File->Keep files locked while editing option could be moved down to the "Document Classes" level. This would allow me to have program source code (e.g. *c., *.sql) automatically locked upon opening ...