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Just make sure you don't have syn files in Sample or System with the same name (or you could perhaps have conflicts)

That was my problem!!

That doesn't answer my question: Do the syntax files go in the System or the Samples directory?

I was editing a syntax file and added a keyword. I then closed down Textpad reopened the file (you really need a refresh command for that), and instantly noticed that the syntax hadn't taken hold. Perplexed I opened the syntax file and there it was - staring back at me. So I deleted the document cla...

Call me stupid - found it.

Is there an definative empty syntax file available? I've noticed that some syntax files have less options than others, and was wondering if there was a definitive list somewhere?

Plus the background colour of current line is working perfectly; so much easier to find where I am, especially when brain dead after long hours. Actually I think it isn't quite working. Let me show you how: Create a new file. Type some stuff into it across a few lines. Make sure there are a few und...

Version 1.0 of Perl was released in 1987. Since then it has been rifling through all the languages that has been released and adding it to it's own. Unfortunately instead of adding the best bits in a defined manner, it has just been bolting them on the sides. If I remember correctly the first four l...

An SDK so you can properly create tools like Doxbar/Visual Assist (my two favourite plugins of all time).

Also Perl is not "a good scripting language". It's a scripting language, but not a good one:-)

Here's the things I want to see for a version of TextPad: + Better macro support. The first change is macro types. Distinguish between file creation (accessable evern when there are no documents open) and textual. The second is the ability to hand modify the macro when you want to expand it. + Scrip...