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Someone must know this but can anyone help me with the following please

  1. When I open a folder I want the default format to be 'Details' and not list!!!! (ie sorted by time modified desc)

  2. When I have a doc open I want to be able to see the folder that the doc is contained inside of in the explorer window within TextPad. I use the explorer window but I cannot find a way to get the explorer to navigate to the folder that the document is inside of!!

  3. XML formatting - I ve tried addin and they were useless - All I want is decent XML syntax like VS2005 + formatting capability... Why is this not present!!

Other then that love it love it love it

Jack Kada
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  • for #3, there are several XML syntax coloring add-ons on the Helios Software site - one of them should be fine for you; if not: why don't you create your own! It's really not that hard.... – marc_s Nov 04 '09 at 14:22
  • Hi, you don't necessarily need to copypaste tabbed text or to wrap text in code block. Please remove tabs and it'll be better readable :) – BalusC Nov 04 '09 at 14:22

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I used to use TextPad all the time. It's a very good text editor, but it's lacking some of the features that you want.

I personally think you'll like Notepad++ a lot better. It's free and open source. Also if you download the plugin for XML Support you will get lots of features for XML editing like:

  • XML syntax Check
  • XML Schema (XSD) + DTD Validation
  • XML tag autoclose
  • Pretty print
  • Linearize XML
  • Current XML Path
  • Conversion XML <-> Text
  • Comment / Uncomment
  • XPath expression evaluation
Kredns
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  • @ChloeRadshaw: TextPad and Notepad++ are to different programs. Certain programs will have features over others, thats what makes people choose one of the other. I chose Notepad++ because I like this feature and the fact that it was **free**. – Kredns Nov 04 '09 at 14:47
  • I still like textpad the best...although it sucks how slow the development of new features or improvement of old ones is. – crosenblum Jan 19 '10 at 20:22
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    IMO, TextPad shot themselves in the foot right out of the gate by not using standard shortcut keys. Sure, you can change the "template" for the shortcut keys - but the number of developers that uninstall it off their machines at my company based on Ctrl-F not bringing up the Find dialog alone is incredible. – womp Mar 30 '10 at 21:38
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    Yes, Ctrl-F can be used in Textpad to trigger "Find". Go to Preferences and select Editor > Keystroke compatibility and set to "Microsoft Applications" – Brad Apr 20 '12 at 20:28