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This post applies to a cygwin environment or a bash on Windows setup.

# Textpad function
# Pass in a UNIX path
# Starts textpad given a UNIX path argument
function textpad() {
local textpadUnixPath="/cygdrive/c/Program Files/TextPad 5/TextPad.exe"
local textpadArgPath=`cygpath -w -a ...

First install WinCVS, CVSNT
Start Textpad

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To create "Cvs update to latest" tool

Configure->Preferences
Tools
Create a new tool
Add -> Program

Command: C:\Program Files\cvsnt\cvs.exe
Parameters: -r update -P ...

First install Cygwin / grep / awk / ctags

Start Textpad
Configure->Preferences
Tools
Create a new tool
Add -> Program

Command: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
Parameters: -i -c "ctags -x -R | grep ^'$Sel ' | awk '{print $4,$3}'"

[x] Capture output
[x] Sound alert when completed

Regular expression to ...

Command: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
Parameters: -i -c "ctags -x -R | grep ^'$Sel ' | awk '{print $4,$3}'"

[x] Capture output
[x] Sound alert when completed

Regular expression to match output:
^([^ ]+) ([0-9]+)

Registers:
File: 1 Line: 2

Is there any way to scroll with the keyboard, without losing my selection?

I noticed that in TextPad Keystroke compatibility mode I can
select some text, leave it selected and proceed to scroll up and
down (Up/Down keys) while the Ctrl key is pressed down.

The Textpad behaviour you describe is ...

There are several ways to scroll without losing the selection in textpad.

0. Select the text, Press Scroll Lock and use the Page Up/Down buttons to scroll up and down.
1. Use the mouse wheel (logitech or MS mice have this) to scroll up or down.
2. Create a horizontal split window and scroll around ...