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Do you have a syntax file for HTML and do you have it specified correctly under Preferences for an HTML document class? Or maybe I'm not understanding your question correctly.

I just downloaded the beta, and the problem I was having with 4.7.0 is now fixed! I can now open Explorer, right-click on a file, choose TextPad from the context menu, and open the file. With 4.7.0, all I was getting was a blank screen. As before, I can double-click on an associated filetype and ...

bartlett22183.. In a general sense, thats an unfair comment and doesnt take into account that TP functions consistently flawless 99% of the time (in my case) for what is was programmed to do..text editing.. [snip]
Really its the way that windowz hides things in a convoluted fashion and try to ...

If you already have a license for any version of TextPad 4, it is free to upgrade to 4.7, so what have you got to lose!

He may not lose any money, but if these threads are any indication, he might gain a lot of frustration with 4.7.0, as people seem to keep stumbling over problems that didn't ...

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Above is just a quick tut on what DDE means..in short, you can link programs to commands and pass parameters to perform actions contained in the DDE message.. do a search on google for DDE, there should be tons of info.
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Thanks for the summary. I am beginning to wonder more ...

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Problem solved by doing what I had suggested first .. file types association / remove the DDE and the -s from the application path field and putting "" around the path string.
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I don't know Win(98, in my case) internals. Maybe you could fill us in on what this means and how we ...

webmasta has given some good instructions. However, I suggest reading the entire thread.

Thanks for the instructions. I have saved them in a separate text file. I have diddled with the registry at times, although only with great care and some trepidation, as I know that one mistake can really mess things up. At the moment I am able to get to TP 4.7.0 through the Send To option on the ...

Then what you need is a general context menu shortcut specific to TP for any text file..

eze to do in windoz registry ..

If u dont mind going into the registry i'll give you the specific steps ... lemme know.

Please do. I don't know what the difference is between the new TP 4.7.0 and my ...

Please recall that I am NOT trying to associate TextPad 4.7.0 with any particular file type or extension through Folder Options, so that I can double click on it, unless I am completely misunderstanding you. (I have been known to do that.) Using the technique you refer to already works with TP 4.7.0 ...

Good suggestion for associating TP with a specific filetype. This already works for me in TP 4.7.0. However, one thing that 4.7.0 fails at, as I mentioned before, is right clicking on an arbitrary file in Windows Explorer. When I do that, I get the usual popup menu. What is on it will vary from ...

Since upgrading from Version 4.6.2 to 4.7 I can no longer open files by double clicking in Windows Explorer. Textpad will open, but the target file will not be loaded.

The "Textpad" entry on the context menu (right mouse click) works OK, it seems to be just double clicking that doesn't.

My OS is ...