Switch the viewing of a file between text and hexadecimal

jonwinchester · Post by **jonwinchester** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 1:45 pm

It would be very useful to be able to switch the viewing of a file between text and hexadecimal. This would allow you to drop a file onto TextPad and then switch to hex.

thwaitesj · Post by **thwaitesj** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 12:48 am

I agree.

Also a different format of hex display. Display line of text and underneath display hex values, vertically stacked. Much easier to read and match the hex with the text.

thwaitesj

Tyriel · Post by **Tyriel** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 6:31 pm

This is important, and one of the only aspects of textpad that I don't consider really well designed. TP seems to automatically determine whether a file is ASCII or Binary and display in that mode, and never let you switch between the two. Goes against the whole "ease of use" philosophy that makes textpad such a great tool.

zzappster · Post by **zzappster** » Fri Aug 08, 2003 3:16 pm

I agree on this one.

I'm a Codewright and Textpad user. There are a few things that keep me from being a full-time Textpad user and this is one of them.

lawrenjs · Post by **lawrenjs** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:08 pm

I too could really use this feature. I often edit files that are mostly text but also contain some binary data. Being able to switch modes would be great.

Thanks ... John

wolfgang_j · Post by **wolfgang_j** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 5:56 pm

This is of highest importance for me, too.
I'm a registered user of TP4 and I will only upgrade my licence to an ever upcoming version 5 if this feature is added. (But I would be very pleased if it could be integrated into a 4.x version already.)

jeffy · Post by **jeffy** » Fri Oct 24, 2003 2:21 am

Vote here:

http://www.textpad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4123

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Switch the viewing of a file between text and hexadecimal

Switch the viewing of a file between text and hexadecimal

This feature will decide whether I will ever upgrade my lic!