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by SpyGuy
Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: UI Problem: Difficulty selecting text with mouse
Replies: 4
Views: 519

Hi Mudguard, that's a good tip. But still not as fast or convenient as clicking and dragging a selection. I would prefer that TextPad be fixed to make it less sensitive to the vertical position of the mouse. As I said in my original post, TextPad was not like this in earlier releases, so it seems th...
by SpyGuy
Sat Jun 26, 2004 4:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: UI Problem: Difficulty selecting text with mouse
Replies: 4
Views: 519

Thanks MudGuard, but I have no problem selecting *whole* lines. The problem is selecting a range of text within a single line.
by SpyGuy
Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:06 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: 'Wrap searches' option for Replace function
Replies: 5
Views: 1057

I was just rethinking this issue and Baest is wrong about the infinite loop: an infinite loop could only occur in a "Replace All" type operation (and that has already been taken care of by the fine folks at TextPad). Setting a wrap option on in the Replace dialog would only apply to "...
by SpyGuy
Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:52 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: Play a sound when wrapped search reaches starting point
Replies: 1
Views: 712

Play a sound when wrapped search reaches starting point

Currently, TextPad plays a sound on wrapped searches when it crosses the end of the file. That is helpful, but a more useful audible cue would be if it played a (different) sound when your wrapped search reaches the point where it started. Also... TextPad currently uses the Windows Asterisk sound wh...
by SpyGuy
Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:40 pm
Forum: Enhancement Suggestions
Topic: 'Wrap searches' option for Replace function
Replies: 5
Views: 1057

I agree with the need for a "wrap" option on replacements. Just have the operation automatically pop up a modal warning when you've reached the starting point (OK continues the replace operation; Cancel stops it). Basically, this is not significantly different than using the "Replace ...
by SpyGuy
Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: UI Problem: Difficulty selecting text with mouse
Replies: 4
Views: 519

UI Problem: Difficulty selecting text with mouse

I've been using TextPad for many years -- it is an excellent text editor! But there has been something that's been driving me crazy for a long time now: it's almost impossible to quickly and accurately select sections of text within a single line using the mouse, particularly if the text being selec...