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by WoodChip
Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: New Guy, New Computer, and New Version 5.3
Replies: 3
Views: 465

If by chance you are using the 'Replace Notepad' option and are working with txt files - try unchecking the 'Replace Notepad' option and create an association with txt to open via TextPad instead. BINGO! That was the problem! I thought this new feature was a neat idea! Had I been doing a typical ...
by WoodChip
Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:58 am
Forum: General
Topic: New Guy, New Computer, and New Version 5.3
Replies: 3
Views: 465

Bump!


Anyone else have this problem?

-Don
by WoodChip
Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: Advantage of Textpad?
Replies: 5
Views: 1018

I must be older, because I recall Edlin, the line editor, don't remember Ed Line. Not only that, but Edlin is still resident in XP PRO for use by some of us diehards (also known as workharders). From a command line, enter edlin c:\temp\filename.txt and go to work. Enter "?" to get a list of the ...
by WoodChip
Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Advantage of Textpad?
Replies: 5
Views: 1018

Re: Advantage of Textpad?

Hello Textpad Staff! What makes textpad different from the rest of the notepads out there? What would make me switch from Window's notepad to textpad? I've been a user of notepad since the day I got my computer 10 years ago, and I got to say, I love it. It's simple and fast, no formatting. So again ...
by WoodChip
Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: multiple instances - inconsistent behavior from context menu
Replies: 3
Views: 541

I can see by the Post date this forum does not get much attention. I recently upgraded to 5.0 and noticed the missing Help topic. To make matters worse, I was doing the upgrade on a new computer and OS. I like to use TP configured to allow only one instance. This was my problem! I upgraded to 5.3 ...
by WoodChip
Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: New Guy, New Computer, and New Version 5.3
Replies: 3
Views: 465

New Guy, New Computer, and New Version 5.3

Hello TextPad friends. This is my first post, and I'm hoping you can shed some light on a problem I am having with TextPad 5.3. To begin with, I had to replace my old computer with a new one: An HP with AMD processor and Windows Vista OS. This in turn required an upgrade to TextPad 5.0. The problem ...