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I'm not quite sure why you are having problems but I've posted a complete syntax definition file I created for reference.

Have you created a file association between the required file type and the syntax file?

; TextPad syntax definitions for ATLAS

C=1

[Syntax]
Namespace1 = 4
IgnoreCase = No ...

Getting more serious...

I suppose it may be possible that this version of TextPad renders text differently and uses Windows' clear type (anti-aliasing) more than the old version. Heavier text might suggest this to me.

Does TextPad 6.x look similar to Notepad's rendering of Courier? You could maybe ...

jaz wrote:I'm very sensitive to fonts

And you use Courier?

TextPad is, for many of us, what a hammer* is to a carpenter. Sure, there are other brands of hammers, but TextPad is the only one that feels good in the hand. Too bad it can't be used with 2½ or 4 inch nails, nor on drywall or outdoors...
:)

"I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you ...

If the Textpad developers don't respond (and I fully expect them not to respond), then the Kickstarter fund could be used to implement a Textpad replacement with all the basics of Textpad, but open-source and actively developed by the community.

Something has to change, because 6.0 is too little ...

There are limits to what TextPad can accomplish with non-English characters. The following from the help file may be relevant:
it is only possible to edit, without data loss, files containing characters from the implied code page. Other characters will be converted into a system default character ...

On windows, to avoid promoting competitive products, it's probably best to just say that my requirements include Unicode.

Steve,
I see in your tag you advertise running TP 5.3.0 on XP2; is there a reason your not using TP 5.4.2 on XP3?
None of my business really, but since you were discussing product updates, I wondered.

Thanks for pointing that out. I've updated the signature to show where I am today. The reason ...

Like many long-term TextPad users I would also be interested in this but I don't think we have a right to future updates. In an environment where Helios won't make statements on future versions, users requiring a feature that is not currently provided are free to look elsewhere.

You need to create a syntax file (*.syn) associated with the file type and then add keywords that you want to be coloured. You may need to create a new document class for the file types.

As an example here's part of a file I created for the ATLAS language:

[Keywords 4]
REQUIRE,
DECLARE,
DEFINE ...

As far as I can tell the foreground colour only change the 'borders' of the line highlighting so it has no effect on the text colour.

I'm still not sure I follow but it sounds like it's a case for Helios support as you have exhausted other options.

I don't understand why TextPad's Open File(s) window should be behave any differently to say Word's.

Good luck

I see exactly the same as you. If I have an Open File(s) dialog open in TexPad I can right-click on files and get the usual exporer context menu but not for zip files. If I do the same in Word I can right-click on zip files.

I'm still not clear on why you need to do this though.

You've posted an image link to a file on your desktop.

Could you say what version of Windows (32-bit or 64-bit) you are using and what version of TextPad?

TextPad, on it's own can't see files inside zip files. It might be possible to do this with a Windows Explorer plug-in but I don't use Windows ...

No, I actually want to view the files inside zip file using context menu inside textpad.
TextPad won't let you see the individual files in a zip file. All you will see is something like the file below.

http://img.skitch.com/20110907-rt4qfidbb7wb8skmk1hh6pijbq.png

You may be able to see the ...