Move cursor by typing letter in file explorer for open and save files.

[Skybuck]

In windows explorer it's possible to navigate quickly through a long list of files by pressing A or E or Z to go immediately to files or folders starting with that letter.

Unfortunately Textpad open/save file dialog is missing this functionality, significantly slowing down file operations.

[AmigoJack]

So you mean the text cursor. Hint: You could even continue typing the first letters of a filename to get there, not just the first. And this is not a limitation to Explorer alone - it works with any List View on its first column.

Try avoiding the themed dialog, because 9.x doesn't use Windows' native GUI anymore and as a result the 3rd party GUI provider hasn't fully imitated every aspect.

You can revert to using that with Configure » Preferences » File » Use the standard file open dialog box.

[Skybuck]

I just tried it again and this time it does work, sometimes it does not work.

Could be a bug that happens under certain conditions... where it no longer reacts to the letters being typed.

I just managed to reproduce the issue:

1. When I navigate to my information folder and then account subfolder, it stops re-acting to these key presses.

The information is stored in a VHDX file.

Possibly hypothesis:

1. Textpad malfunctions on VHDX files.

2. Textpad uses some windows api which is malfunctioning on VHDX files.

3. It's some deeper windows bug.

4. It's a subfolder bug.

5. The VHDX file/NTFS volume is somehow screwed up... however when using windows explorer it works fine, so it must be a bug inside textpad.

[AmigoJack]

When I navigate to my information folder and then account subfolder, it stops re-acting to these key presses

Of course: the focus is important - if it's on the treeview (the folders) you quick-type-find there - if it's on the listview (folder content) it's for there - if it's elsewhere (focus on a button or one of the comboboxes) it cannot work.