"path not found" and "recent files"

[bevhoward]

kinda frustrating using a large usb drive that floats between machines, and may not be there when Textpad is asked to open a file on it using "recent files."

Lotta files embedded deep within different paths, but, if I forget to plug the drive in and try to open a file I was working on the day before, Textpad offers the "path not found" and _removes_ the filename from the recent files list so that it's no longer there when I try to open it again, leading to both a search through deep paths as well as having to determine which copy I had been working with.

Strongly suggest that you leave the listing there as it does no harm where removing the entry does.

TIA
Beverly Howard

[bveldkamp]

This would certainly have to be an option that can be turned off. As a matter of fact, I'd prefer non-existing files to be removed from the "Recently used files" automatically.

[ben_josephs]

This behaviour irritates me, too (although I agree with Berend that turning it off should be optional).

The trick is to leave the current TextPad instance alone; it hasn't saved the recently-used-file list in the registry yet. Open a second TextPad instance, then close the first instance, then close the second instance. The list is now back where it was.

[bevhoward]

>> The trick is to leave the current TextPad instance alone <<

catch 22... my settings only allow one instance

>> make it optional <<

No argument on that.

Beverly Howard

[bveldkamp]

>> The trick is to leave the current TextPad instance alone <<

catch 22... my settings only allow one instance ;-)

OK, before closing textpad, run this command from a DOS-prompt:

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regedit.exe /e recentfiles.reg "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\helios\textpad 4\recent file list"

Then, close textpad and doubleclick the file you just created (recentfiles.reg)

[bevhoward]

>> regedit <<

many thanks

Beverly Howard