Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: Gena01 on July 01, 2004, 09:39:07 pm
Please report feedback on Win32Pad 1.5.4 in this thread.
Gena01
Gena01
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: Rudi1 on July 03, 2004, 04:00:05 am
First i like to thank you for your work!I just start use it and I must say great work!
I have only one reuqest and this disturb me from first time when I found your software a few months ago.The icon integration with txt or other files is to big and the green color?
Yes,I know this is cosmetic stuff,but a bit small icon and maybae some nice color?
but the program run without any problem for me and if I see something I post it!
Cheers!
I have only one reuqest and this disturb me from first time when I found your software a few months ago.The icon integration with txt or other files is to big and the green color?
Yes,I know this is cosmetic stuff,but a bit small icon and maybae some nice color?
but the program run without any problem for me and if I see something I post it!
Cheers!
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 07, 2004, 01:40:18 pm
Just replaced Metapad with Win32pad - great program. It would be nice if Alt-F3 would run backwards through find text as per UltraEdit.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 07, 2004, 01:42:17 pm
Make that Ctrl-F3, instead of Alt-F3.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 08, 2004, 01:48:59 pm
I've noticed that when you drag and drop text from Win32Pad into another app, the text is lost. I know you have the undo button, but sometimes you forget about it. So can it be tweaked so that text won't disappear? TIA
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 08, 2004, 02:54:55 pm
First of all, nice little program. I'd "just" request two features:
1, An option to save the edited file as binary, so if you edit, for example, a rar or zip file and save it, you could still open it later. This could pretty easily fit in the "Save as..." dialog.
2, Make it faster
. Now it takes quite some time to load bigger files. I know that Notepad isn't quicker either and this is a replacement for Notepad, but still....
I know that that both of my requests can be done, at least in separate programs (i know one that has my 1st and one that has my 2nd reqested feature).
I just hope you can make these changes(or the 1st) so the next version will be even better.
1, An option to save the edited file as binary, so if you edit, for example, a rar or zip file and save it, you could still open it later. This could pretty easily fit in the "Save as..." dialog.
2, Make it faster
. Now it takes quite some time to load bigger files. I know that Notepad isn't quicker either and this is a replacement for Notepad, but still....I know that that both of my requests can be done, at least in separate programs
(i know one that has my 1st and one that has my 2nd reqested feature).I just hope you can make these changes(or the 1st) so the next version will be even better.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 10, 2004, 04:22:44 am
I noticed with this version hitting the home key twice no longer goes to the beginning of the text on that line. I was a version or two behind when I updated but I know it was working in version 1.5.1. I use this feature frequently and would love to see it back again. Great program btw!
-mayge
-mayge
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 10, 2004, 04:30:00 am
Scratch that. You have to go back to version 1.5.0 for the double home key feature to jump to the beginning of the text.
-mayge
-mayge
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 11, 2004, 10:41:24 am
Hi
Have you considered adding a word count option in Winpad? This is the only thing keeping me and all my friends to use it in everything we do?
A wordcount feature like word has would be great
Have you considered adding a word count option in Winpad? This is the only thing keeping me and all my friends to use it in everything we do?
A wordcount feature like word has would be great
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: therube on July 12, 2004, 06:55:19 am
| Quote |
| I noticed with this version hitting the home key twice no longer goes to the beginning of the text on that line. |
Works for me.
WinXP, Win32pad v1.54.
Neat feature. Never knew it existed.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: mayge on July 12, 2004, 07:12:21 am
#### that sucks I would like to know why yours works and mine doesnt.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: Gena01 on July 12, 2004, 10:06:26 am
| Quote (mayge @ July 12 2004,08:12) |
| #### that sucks I would like to know why yours works and mine doesnt. |
At one point i added "Smart Home" function that's present in some editors already. It jumps between the beginning of the line and the first non blank character.
I am going to add an option to turn this feature off in the next release.
Gena01
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: mayge on July 12, 2004, 10:17:12 am
Are tabs considered blank in this circumstance? Because I think that is the problem I am having. I just tested a line that had been indented with tabs and one that was indented with spaces. The “smart home” function only works for spaces. Would you conceder having the “smart home” function recognize both tabs and spaces?
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: Gena01 on July 12, 2004, 12:58:33 pm
| Quote (mayge @ July 12 2004,11:17) |
| Are tabs considered blank in this circumstance? Because I think that is the problem I am having. I just tested a line that had been indented with tabs and one that was indented with spaces. The “smart home” function only works for spaces. Would you conceder having the “smart home” function recognize both tabs and spaces? |
This is a known issue. It will be fixed in the next release.
Gena01
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 12, 2004, 02:45:53 pm
I wish this were a little more robust...
I'm trying to open a 600MB+ text file, and every program I've tried is simply laughing at me. All I need to to is open the file and delete the top 4-5 lines or so (extraneous header that IS put in there) so I can dump this into Access.
I know I had something that could handle this before, but I can't remember... any suggestions?
I'm trying to open a 600MB+ text file, and every program I've tried is simply laughing at me. All I need to to is open the file and delete the top 4-5 lines or so (extraneous header that IS put in there) so I can dump this into Access.
I know I had something that could handle this before, but I can't remember... any suggestions?
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: therube on July 13, 2004, 11:43:26 pm
It's not robust cause it won't handle a 600MB file - 
.
A unix style Stream EDitor, sed, should be able to handle that. (You would need enough space for two 600MB files, though).
Something like, sed "1,4d" < inputfile > trimmedfile (my syntax is probably a bit rusty, but that's the general idea.
Many hex editors will only read a relatively small portion of a file into memory at a time & so can edit virtually any sized file.
Seem to recall some old, small, Dos utilities that would accomplish the same sort of task. Here's one that my do it:
Trim
http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/freeware/trim/
Command-line tool used to monitor and control the sizes of (log) files. Examines a text file to see if its length has exceeded a certain limit; if it has, Trim removes a certain number of lines from the beginning of the file.
PS: If this file is important, I would work on a backup rather then the actual file.
.A unix style Stream EDitor, sed, should be able to handle that. (You would need enough space for two 600MB files, though).
Something like, sed "1,4d" < inputfile > trimmedfile (my syntax is probably a bit rusty, but that's the general idea.
Many hex editors will only read a relatively small portion of a file into memory at a time & so can edit virtually any sized file.
Seem to recall some old, small, Dos utilities that would accomplish the same sort of task. Here's one that my do it:
Trim
http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/freeware/trim/
Command-line tool used to monitor and control the sizes of (log) files. Examines a text file to see if its length has exceeded a certain limit; if it has, Trim removes a certain number of lines from the beginning of the file.
PS: If this file is important, I would work on a backup rather then the actual file.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 15, 2004, 04:23:20 pm
Thanks for the work.:laugh:
Win32Pad is the best replacement for Notepad, but "Copy" and "Paste" sometimes don't work with text files in traditional Chinese.
By the way, I like the green icon of Win32Pad very much. It's cute.
Win32Pad is the best replacement for Notepad, but "Copy" and "Paste" sometimes don't work with text files in traditional Chinese.
By the way, I like the green icon of Win32Pad very much. It's cute.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 18, 2004, 01:07:35 am
Hello, thx for this good software. I really like it!
By the way, I am a chinese, so I use the chinese version Windows XP/2K. for my testing, this software still have a font bug when set to use a chinese fornt.
bug like this:
1) I setup the font to a chinese font, and I press OK button, the chars in editor box was change as the wish.
2) but when I restart the software, the font still use a default english font, I enter the setup box, and it is still set to the chinese font that I set right now.
3) I must open the font setup window, and press OK again.
4) I found if I use the english font, this bug will not happen.
Please have a check this, wish this software will do better!
By the way, I am a chinese, so I use the chinese version Windows XP/2K. for my testing, this software still have a font bug when set to use a chinese fornt.
bug like this:
1) I setup the font to a chinese font, and I press OK button, the chars in editor box was change as the wish.
2) but when I restart the software, the font still use a default english font, I enter the setup box, and it is still set to the chinese font that I set right now.
3) I must open the font setup window, and press OK again.
4) I found if I use the english font, this bug will not happen.
Please have a check this, wish this software will do better!
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 19, 2004, 01:24:28 pm
Gena01a, a bookmark function and maybe tabs would be very handy. Any chance that they will be implemented?
And btw, a tip to all users, you can of course change the look of the text icon with an app like Icon Phile for example. ;)
And btw, a tip to all users, you can of course change the look of the text icon with an app like Icon Phile for example. ;)
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: mayge on July 19, 2004, 02:34:54 pm
| Quote (Guest @ July 18 2004,02:07) |
| Hello, thx for this good software. I really like it! By the way, I am a chinese, so I use the chinese version Windows XP/2K. for my testing, this software still have a font bug when set to use a chinese fornt. bug like this: 1) I setup the font to a chinese font, and I press OK button, the chars in editor box was change as the wish. 2) but when I restart the software, the font still use a default english font, I enter the setup box, and it is still set to the chinese font that I set right now. 3) I must open the font setup window, and press OK again. 4) I found if I use the english font, this bug will not happen. Please have a check this, wish this software will do better! |
I think the font is stored in the ini file after the program is closed. So if you have more then one editor open and the last one you close is the english font that is what is going to be stored. Make sure that the font you want to keep is the last editor you close.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 29, 2004, 10:55:07 am
Nice software!
One problem, though:
I stumbled on this while debugging an asp-script: my scripting-runtime reported an error in line 319, but win32pad labeled the line as line 323. It took me SOME time to realize that wordwrapped-lines INCREASE THE LINE-COUNT in win32pad.
The wrapped-around part of a long-line should display no line-numer at all!
Otherwise: good work! I'm using it all the time! Thank you!
One problem, though:
I stumbled on this while debugging an asp-script: my scripting-runtime reported an error in line 319, but win32pad labeled the line as line 323. It took me SOME time to realize that wordwrapped-lines INCREASE THE LINE-COUNT in win32pad.
The wrapped-around part of a long-line should display no line-numer at all!
Otherwise: good work! I'm using it all the time! Thank you!
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on July 31, 2004, 07:11:57 pm
Win32Pad is excellent!
By the way, could you consider add 'Line Space' option and make it tabbed interface in the future version? That would be easier to read and edit articles.
By the way, could you consider add 'Line Space' option and make it tabbed interface in the future version? That would be easier to read and edit articles.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on August 05, 2004, 08:37:54 pm
Good one.I use it since version 1.3...or something like...
BUT...going through the way of upgrades it comes to this problem - when i want to select (with mouse) a few letters or half words it works the way it wants, NOT the way I do.
I realy don`t know how it is possible.All other editors do exactly what I tell them to do...!?
Current version is 1.5.4 on XP SP1.AMD on K7VTA3. 256MB DDR
BUT...going through the way of upgrades it comes to this problem - when i want to select (with mouse) a few letters or half words it works the way it wants, NOT the way I do.
I realy don`t know how it is possible.All other editors do exactly what I tell them to do...!?
Current version is 1.5.4 on XP SP1.AMD on K7VTA3. 256MB DDR
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: Gena01 on August 06, 2004, 02:36:21 pm
| Quote (Guest @ Aug. 05 2004,21:37) |
| Good one.I use it since version 1.3...or something like... BUT...going through the way of upgrades it comes to this problem - when i want to select (with mouse) a few letters or half words it works the way it wants, NOT the way I do. I realy don`t know how it is possible.All other editors do exactly what I tell them to do...!? Current version is 1.5.4 on XP SP1.AMD on K7VTA3. 256MB DDR |
Can you elaborate on this? Details? Steps to reproduce?
Gena01
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on August 09, 2004, 10:25:03 am
Are there any plans to enable a "PageSetup" Dialog similar to the one found in notepad?
Headers and Footers would be really convenient plus the print-out of line-numbers would top notepad!
Thanks and best regards from Germany
Arne ...
Headers and Footers would be really convenient plus the print-out of line-numbers would top notepad!
Thanks and best regards from Germany
Arne ...
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: therube on August 09, 2004, 09:42:46 pm
I was having a problem with Copy/Paste today.
It just wasn't. I'd "copy", but nothing showed up in the clipboard viewer. And that same nothing is what was pasted.
Copy & paste worked in other applications - wordpad & VIM.
Clean install (though not trouble free) of Win98, updated with all latest MS updates.
One particular .DLL has been mentioned before to check on.
What was the DLL & the current version #, & link if I need to download.
Matter of fact, I'll reboot in the morning & see if the problem persists.
It just wasn't. I'd "copy", but nothing showed up in the clipboard viewer. And that same nothing is what was pasted.
Copy & paste worked in other applications - wordpad & VIM.
Clean install (though not trouble free) of Win98, updated with all latest MS updates.
One particular .DLL has been mentioned before to check on.
What was the DLL & the current version #, & link if I need to download.
| Quote |
| riched20.dll 5.40.11.2210 Rich Text Edit Control, v4.0 riched20.dll 5.31.23.1218 Rich Text Edit Control, v3.1 riched20.dll 5.30.23.1215 Rich Text Edit Control, v3.0 |
Matter of fact, I'll reboot in the morning & see if the problem persists.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: therube on August 10, 2004, 09:03:20 am
| Quote |
| I'll reboot in the morning & see if the problem persists |
That made no difference.
And to confirm.
The version of riched20.dll that installs with Win98SE, v5.0.153.0, does not work properly with win32pad.
I copied over a version, v5.30.23.1200, & copy/paste are now working correctly.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on August 13, 2004, 12:48:20 pm
Win32Pad is great - I've used it for ages now (seems like ages anyway).
I'd really like to see an option for 'stickiness' (a check box under options?) - so when you go to 'Open' (after starting the program) the default folder is the last one you opened something from, and the filetypes are the ones you used last.
Values could be stored in the ini file I guess.
I'd really like to see an option for 'stickiness' (a check box under options?) - so when you go to 'Open' (after starting the program) the default folder is the last one you opened something from, and the filetypes are the ones you used last.
Values could be stored in the ini file I guess.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on August 14, 2004, 08:16:25 pm
I love this editor. Been using it since the early days. Thank you so much. One complaint.
When using scroll mouse button, it scrolls down slowly. I hate that. I want it fast scrolling. At least put in a check box in Options to turn on and off what I think is called "Smooth Scrolling".
My systems: Win98 and Win98 SE and WinXP
When using scroll mouse button, it scrolls down slowly. I hate that. I want it fast scrolling. At least put in a check box in Options to turn on and off what I think is called "Smooth Scrolling".
My systems: Win98 and Win98 SE and WinXP
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on August 19, 2004, 03:39:07 am
I have a problem with Win32Pad. When I copy text from Win32Pad and paste in another place it disappear. There is nothing in the clipboard. My OS is Windows 2000 professional Chinese edition.
Thank you for your great program. I like it very much!
Thank you for your great program. I like it very much!
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on August 19, 2004, 07:28:02 am
Hi
Great program. One little problemette... I have a url pasted into win32pad which has a space in the filename. My intention was to put it in quotes then copy the result somewhere else, but it truncates the url at the space.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks
stretch
Great program. One little problemette... I have a url pasted into win32pad which has a space in the filename. My intention was to put it in quotes then copy the result somewhere else, but it truncates the url at the space.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks
stretch
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: henrik on August 19, 2004, 10:56:57 am
| Quote (stretch @ Aug. 19 2004,14:28) |
| I have a url pasted into win32pad which has a space in the filename. My intention was to put it in quotes then copy the result somewhere else, but it truncates the url at the space. |
Have you tried to replace the space in the url with %20
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on August 24, 2004, 07:50:14 am
Hi,
I only recently discovered winpad, but already love it and its made notepad obsolete
One bug ive found is that it does not register text replace as a change.
To elaborate, you have lots of text, you go edit, replace, and have it replace some text, but you dont have the option to save until you do something else like move the text about.
Regards,
Richard.
I only recently discovered winpad, but already love it and its made notepad obsolete
One bug ive found is that it does not register text replace as a change.
To elaborate, you have lots of text, you go edit, replace, and have it replace some text, but you dont have the option to save until you do something else like move the text about.
Regards,
Richard.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on August 24, 2004, 04:07:37 pm
Hi, there is always a problem with the sign €. In fact, it's not considered by Win32pad. When you want to insert the sign € in a document with Win32pad, it displays a black rectangle.
Can you correct it, please?
Thanks
Can you correct it, please?
Thanks
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: henrik on August 25, 2004, 05:31:33 am
| Quote (Guest @ Aug. 24 2004,23:07) |
| Hi, there is always a problem with the sign €. In fact, it's not considered by Win32pad. When you want to insert the sign € in a document with Win32pad, it displays a black rectangle. |
It works with my copy of win32pad. Are you sure that the font you are capable of showing the €? I use Verdana.
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on August 25, 2004, 04:40:31 pm
Hi, ok ok that's right !
It was the font, the problem !
Thank you very much henrik !
It was the font, the problem !
Thank you very much henrik !
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: mayge on September 01, 2004, 03:28:51 pm
| Quote (Gena01 @ July 12 2004,13:58) |
| This is a known issue. It will be fixed in the next release. Gena01 |
Is there any schedule or release date for the next version? If its going to be awhile i think im going to drop back to 1.5.0 I realy miss the duble home key option.
mayge
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on September 02, 2004, 01:28:28 pm
I use WinXP Pro Tra.Chinese ,
I can't use Ctrl + C to Copy Chinese fonts
My Pad ver already update to 1.5.4,
I can't use Ctrl + C to Copy Chinese fonts
My Pad ver already update to 1.5.4,
Title: Win32Pad 1.5.4 Feedback
Post by: on September 04, 2004, 08:36:17 pm
To Hing
Win32pad ver1.5.4 is good but I think ver1.5.0 works better with tradtional Chinese.
Win32pad ver1.5.4 is good but I think ver1.5.0 works better with tradtional Chinese.