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Perl::Tidy is a nice module providing the functionality to automatically format your perl code.
This instruction is done for the Textpad version 5.4.2 , but it should work on all TP > 4.7 versions

1. Install the Perl::Tidy module
1.1. Start the cmd shell
Start - Run - cmd
1.2. Start the cpan ...

I suspect the problem is related to the installer and DDE ( In TP 5 was this "C:\Program Files (x86)\TextPad 5\system\DDEOPN32.EXE", which is not anymore part of the system folder ... e.g. the opening of the files has been added to the TextPad.exe binary ...) ... Quick search trough the windows ...

Yep this is eihter major bug or the handlling of POSIX regexes has been changed radically. For example my perl check syntax stopped working after the upgrade from 5.4 to Textpad 6.1.3

POSIX regexes ...
Regex:
^(.)+at (.+) line ([0-9]+)[.,]

File:ctagsPerlFilter.pl v.1.1.0 --- a textpad utility for searching perl packages and subs and jumping to them

Usage: perl ctagsPerlFilter.pl <<FullFilePath>> <<SelectedWordToSearchFor>>

view at :
http://ysgitdiary.blogspot.com/2012/05/filectagsperlfilterpl-v110-textpad.html

Comments - both ...

*** didn't see any READ ME file or instructions on exactly what to do, how it works, and what to do afterwards.
I was too lazy ... on the next release ...

*** Do your exporter scripts do more?
No. But thanks for those I will add them in the next release and inform you here about them ...

** Also ...

here:
http://ysgitdiary.blogspot.com

search for Textpad or whatever ; )

This tip has been tested on Windows XP , TextPad 4.7 and WinGNU util wget
1. Subscribe to the mp3 feed
2. Assign Textpad to be the html source viewer in Opera
3. Alt + F3 in the specific mp3 podcast to open the file in the podcast
4. In Textpad F3 to copy the path of the file (it contains the ...

This is constrained implementation of an broader idea. First the idea consisting of the following:
- to be able to work locally (e.g. on a Windows PC with TextPad )on an entire project of any type of source files - e.g. Perl, Java , C++ , etc.
- to be able to check for syntax errors with one ...

Ctrl + F5 , search item, press Enter
the search Results window does not have focus - have to click on it with the mouse ; (
If I press Shift + F11 it will hide the Search results window , and the focus is ok
If I press Shift + F11 again the Search Results windows is blank!!! - if that is on ...

I wander why the check is removed by default on the installer ... anyway moderator please remove this post

It was default on 4.7 , but it seems to have disappeared (at least during my installations ; ) or my be I used HiJackThis too fast :D

Here is the registry hack working for me ...
So simply save it on a *.reg type of file and double-click it to load it into the registry


Windows Registry Editor ...

WARNING NOT PROPERLY TESTED !!!

::FILE IMPORT_TEXTPAD_SETTINGS.5.0.3.cmd
:: SHOULD BE THE SAME NAME AS THE ONE IN BACK UP TEXTPAD BATCH
REM COURTESY TO EXPORT VERSION OF
REM © 2002 Rasmus Andersson [flajm.com / rasmusandersson.com]
REM ADDED SIMPLE IMPORT ADJUSTED TO TP 5 version
REM Yordan ...

WARNING NOT PROPERLY TESTED !!!
ANY FEEDBACK WILL BE APPRECIATED AT LEAST MY
TOOL FOUND FROM http://www.textpad.com/add-ons/
"A TextPad configuration backup utility" WAS OUT OF DATE AND BROKEN ; )

::FILE BackUp_TEXTPAD_SETTINGS.5.0.3.cmd
@echo ON

REM This tool makes a complete backup of all your ...