Open a new window each new file opened

Michael Cook · Post by **Michael Cook** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 2:23 pm

This should be an easy one, but I can't find it in the help or here.

How can I open a new TextPad window each time a new file is opened?

Thanks.

Post by **helios** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:33 pm

You can open files in a separate instance of TextPad, by right clicking the mouse, and choosing the Send To/TextPad option.

In order to put TextPad on the Context menu, you will need to implement the following procedure:

From the Configure menu choose:

1. Preferences
2. General
3. Under the heading "Put shortcuts to TextPad on", check "Send To Menu"
4. Click Apply / OK.

I hope this helps.

Michael Cook · Post by **Michael Cook** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 4:10 pm

Thank you, this does work.
However, I recently got a new PC and on the old PC everytime I double clicked on a txt file a new window appeared. On the new PC I have to open a new TP session or use the "send to" from a right click. I find it much more convenient to double click than to use the "send to" option from a right click.
Thanks.

Post by **helios** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 5:29 pm

You could try implementing the following procedure for each file type, as in the following example for .txt files:

From the Tools menu in Explorer choose:

1. Folder options
2. File types
3. Select the file extension from the list
4. Click on Advanced
5. Select Open from the list of Actions, and press the Edit button
6. Uncheck the option to Use DDE
7. Click OK