Syntax higtlighting on file without extension

13Qiao · Post by **13Qiao** » Thu May 19, 2005 8:35 pm

Hi There,

I want to use java syntax highlight on filename pattern *JPO (postfix with JPO, no extension). I tried *JPO, *JPO. and *JPO.*, but none of them worked. Could Textpad do it?

Thanks,
Yong

Post by **MudGuard** » Thu May 19, 2005 11:25 pm

Make sure there is no document class below yours in the list which takes files without extension (the list is checked bottom to top for the first match)

13Qiao · Post by **13Qiao** » Fri May 20, 2005 12:21 pm

There isn't any pattern without extension except the default doc class (*.*) which is above my Java doc class.

Post by **helios** » Fri May 20, 2005 1:47 pm

Please try this:

Make sure you only have one instance of TextPad open.

From the Configure menu, choose New Document Class. Type ZJPO for the Document class name. Click Next. Type *JPO for the class member. Click Next. Tick Enable syntax highlighting, and choose java.syn from the drop down list. Click Next/Finish.

When you open a *JPO document, it should now have java.syn applied to it.

I hope this helps.

13Qiao · Post by **13Qiao** » Fri May 20, 2005 3:02 pm

helios, I followed your instructions, but it still does not work.

Post by **helios** » Fri May 20, 2005 3:49 pm

Sorry, you need to make *.* a member of the files in class for ZJPO. When you do this, a dialog box will inform you that *.* is also a member of the Default class. Just OK it.

13Qiao · Post by **13Qiao** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:01 pm

Unfortunately, after adding *.* to ZJPO doc class, it still does not work.

Now, ZJPO is the last Doc class in the list, and it has *.* and *JPO files in class. I tried different orders of *.* and *JPO. None of them worked.

Post by **MudGuard** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:03 pm

Try
*.

13Qiao · Post by **13Qiao** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:29 pm

*. does not work.

Post by **MudGuard** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:37 pm

*. works for me.

13Qiao · Post by **13Qiao** » Wed May 25, 2005 4:02 pm

OK, here is what I found. If I open a new file like *JPO, it works. If I open a saved workspace contains *JPO, it doesn't work. If I close that *JPO file, and open it again within the workspace, it works.

It looks like the workspace file is not reading the latest doc calss settings...

Thanks for the help.

smile · Post by **smile** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:06 am

OK, here is what I found. If I open a new file like *JPO, it works. If I open a saved workspace contains *JPO, it doesn't work. If I close that *JPO file, and open it again within the workspace, it works.

It looks like the workspace file is not reading the latest doc calss settings...

Indead, was ein Mist!
More than one year has gone and nothing changed at this strange behaviour, wasting many hours for me and others!!!

There should be a refresh-Button for workspace!