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Hi,

This may seem like something simple, but it will determine if I choose TextPad as my editor or not.

I always have a bunch of () groupings in my code. Such stacks of braces/parenthesis, etc, look like so:

float y1 = cosf((nIdx(r0)+((seg+1)/nSegs))*TWO_PI) * 0.5;

I've grown quite fond, with the other editors I've used for some time, to being able to instantly see a highlighted/bolded set of braces for whatever '(' matches the current ')' under my cursor. Both sides of the () group will be highlighted when your cursor is next to one of the ) or ('s. It's called "kissing" or "matching brace highlight."

My brain simply cannot process all the ('s quickly. This simple brace highlighting functionality is a must-have for me in a code editor.

I've searched through TextPad's settings, but I can't find anything like it. I found Ctrl-M, but that takes far too much effort and I just can't groove with that.

What can come of this?

- Fraishus

This is one of the most popular enhancement suggestion for TP and still not implemented. See this thread.
If this is a must for you right now I reccomend you try another editor since Helios does not issue statements about future releases/enhancements of TP. (All I know is that "TP5 is being worked on", no dates or details) HTH

I just realized, the version of TextPad I installed sometime around what must have been a year and a half ago -- when I went to download a newer version of TextPad earlier today, the version number looked suspiciously familiar. So I checked my TextPad's version and it has amazingly not been updated in all this time!

Looks like I'll be finding another text editor since this project is dead.

Can I just add my vote for this feature. It's one of the few things, I'm really missing in textpad.