Column headings

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WayneCa
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Column headings

Post by WayneCa »

Searching the forums resulted in no posts dealing with my question.

I want to be able to see column headings, like line numbers but for columns, so I can more easily determine the position of the cursor on a given line.

I realize that this may not be so easy to implement due to the headings having to account for more than one digit or letter character once 9 or z/Z has been reached, but it would be helpful when having to count column positions.

Is there a function for this in TextPad already, or would it have to be implemented as a new feature enhancement? I have searched all of TextPad's configuration options, but have found nothing.
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Post by ACRobin »

You have the status bar at the bottom on the screen that gives you row and column position of where you are in a file. TextPad(TP) does not know about the file you are viewing with regard to its format - it is just a file with no format definition to TP.

To go from column to column you can hold the Ctrl key down and press the Right Arrow cursor key (Ctrl + >), the new resultant cursor position will be reflected on the Status bar.
WayneCa
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Post by WayneCa »

Thanks. In all of the time I have used TextPad (about 15 years) I have never noticed those numbers at the bottom before. It is just what I need.
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