TextPad 4.7.3 Aborts when Printing

[AntiEntropy]

I'm running TextPad 4.7.3 on Windows 2000 SP4 (sorry, can't help it, it's work) and 9 times out of ten, when I try to print, TextPad aborts and I get that "had to shutdown the program" message. It's gotten so that I use Notepad to print (blech).

Given that the last release was in 2004 I have a feeling the answer is "tough" or perhaps "sorry."

I'm with the people who say Helios should fix TextPad or release the source code, but I also know that whining is useless and annoying. Once my work gets around to upgrading my PC, TextPad will probably work fine. It does everywhere else.

[bveldkamp]

Does it fail with other printers too?

As a workaround, you could setup a tool in TP that calls Notepad with the /p option. That will open Notepad with the given filename, print it (using your default printer), and close Notepad again.

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Command:        C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe
Parameters:     /P $File
Initial Folder: $Filedir

Uncheck all checkboxes.

Or, if you want to preserve colors, try a PDF printer, for instance http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator

[AntiEntropy]

That's a good idea, thanks.

It doesn't even get to the "ask for a printer" window, it just aborts.