How to set Word wrap as the default.

[helios]

In order to configure TextPad to open files with Word wrap enabled as the default, you will need to implement the following procedure:

From the Configure menu choose:

1. Preferences
2. "+" sign next to Document classes
3. Default
4. Check the option to "Word wrap long lines"
5. Check "Apply these settings to all document classes"
6. Click Apply / OK.



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[jwcane]

For some reason word wrap has no effect. Wrapping does not occur, even when the option is checked and shown enabled.

Another strange effect is the appearance of dashed lines just above and just below the current location of the cursor.

Does anyone know how to correct this?

tks,

jwc

[Bob Hansen]

I have found that you need to set the preferences when all documents are closed. Then restart TextPad and settings will be retained.

The dashed lines you are looking at are a new "feature" that has had a lot of discussion since implementing. It can be disabled and/or changed in the preferences also.

Steps for setting preferences:
1. Open TextPad
2. Close all documents, even empty ones.
3. Set your preferences, clicking Apply and OK
4. Close TextPad
5. Open TextPad, and your preferences should now be OK.

Hope this helps......good luck,
Bob

[webmasta]

It can be disabled and/or changed in the preferences also.

Bob, changed to what?
Would love to have the feature but the dashes? naaaaa

[Bob Hansen]

HI Webmasta......check out the following three forum threads. They cover a lot of issues with the current line highlighting.

http://www.textpad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4142

http://www.textpad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4076

http://www.textpad.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4061

Hope this helps...................good luck,
Bob

[webmasta]

Yeah Bob, i am familiar with these threads, even have a couple comments on the dashed lines, when you said "disabled and/or changed" I was more interested in the "changed", like if you had found a way to make the background a different color or such, the "disabled" part I found 5 minutes after starting TP, and its been that way ever since.. dashed lines isnt my thing, too much confusion in one line.

[Bob Hansen]

I have done nothing with the dashed lines......I agree, too much confusion especilly with underscores, hyphens, colons and semicolons......

I have just disabled it. Lived without it for many years of TextPad, guess I can wait till the next release responds to the issues that have been raised. More important to me is editable macros!

Sorry, I could not be of more help.

[Renders]

I can follow the directions until "Default" Can not find option to mark Default.

[bbadmin]

Default word wrapping state can only be set for each document class. For example:

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