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I use Textpad for editing numerical control files for industrial automation. These files should be created in CAPITAL letters to be compatible with all controllers. I request a setting that converts keyboard input into CAPITAL letters without using the "Caps Lock" on the keyboard. Some folks argue that "Caps Lock" is fine and works well but I find it easy to forget that it is ON when jumping through many windows throughout the day. I also relize there is a command that converts all characters to CAPS "Edit/Change Case/Upper Case" but find that it is another task that dosn't get done by junior programmers.

A cool place to accomplish this transformation would be in the "Document Class" structure that is in TextPad 4. Next best would be a toolbar icon. Status bar alert would be nice also.

Can somebody help me with this?

Not a full solution, but try the following manual workaround:

Select all (usually Ctrl-A)
Edit Change Case -> Upper Case (in my Textpad Ctrl-U)
Save (usually Ctrl-S)

(you could define a macro for that ...)

Thanks for the response. I prefer typing in caps lock for format reasons. As I type lower case changes the readabilty in this control language. Everywere else in the cyber world I prefer proper case usage.

Unfortunately I have not had this enhancement request fulfilled since Textpad 1.0. I enjoy every thing else about textpad except the "regular expressions" just can't keep the syntax in my head.