Features in Win32Pad that are not in Notepad, by menu.
| File: | |
| New Instance | Open a second copy of the editor |
| Reload | Reload the file from disk |
| Properties | Show the Properties sheet from Explorer |
| Execute | Execute the file as if double-clicked in Explorer |
| File Format | Convert to DOS/WIN, UNIX, or MAC convention for line endings/newlines |
| Edit: | |
| Undo/Redo | Undo/redo a number of times |
| Delete Line | Delete the whole current line |
| Indent/Unindent | Move the selected text lines a tabstop to the right/left |
| Find Previous | Find text in backward direction |
| Insert File | Insert the content from a file at the cursor |
| View: | |
| Toolbar | Choose whether to show a toolbar |
| Status Bar | Choose whether to show a Status line (it contains the line end convention, Insert/Overwrite status, Tab size, current Column & Line). The status line can be shown with word wrap on. |
| Line Numbers | Choose whether to show line numbers in a column on the left |
| Margin | Choose whether to leave an extra margin on the left for selecting lines |
| Always On Top | Choose whether to show editor always on top |
| Favorites: | A menu that lists a number of favorite files. |
| Add to Favorites | Add the current file name to the Favorites menu |
| Remove from Favorites | Remove the current file name from the Favorites menu |
| Tools: | |
| Minimize To Tray | Minimize the editor to the tray |
| Options | Show Options dialog (the Options dialog is listed below) |
Options that can be set that are not in Notepad.
| Options | |
|---|---|
| General: | |
| Minimize To Tray | Choose whether to minimize to tray by default |
| Exit on <Esc> | Choose whether to accept ESC as an alternative to Alt-F4 for quitting the editor |
| File change alert | Choose whether to warn if file changed on disk |
| Full Path in Title | Choose whether to show the full path in window title |
| Save Window Position | Choose whether the window position is saved when you quit (Notepad does this by default) |
| Dropped Files in New Window | Choose whether a dropped file is opened in a new window or in the current one. |
| Recent Files | Choose whether to maintain a list of recent files in the File menu |
| Editor: | |
| Highlight URLs | Choose whether to highlight URLs (blue underlined). URLs are clickable. You can choose single or double-click. |
| Auto-indent | Choose whether to auto-indent when Enter starts a new line. The indent on the new line is composed of the same combination of tabs and spaces as the current line. |
| Tabs to Spaces | Choose whether Tab inserts a Tab character or an appropriate number of spaces |
| Smart Home | Choose whether Smart Home feature is turned on. When on, pressing Home goes to the first non-blank character on a line. A second press goes to the beginning of the line. |
| Insert Date First | Choose whether Insert Date/Time (F5) inserts the date or the time first |
| Text Color: | Choose text color |
| Text Background Color: | Choose text background color |
| Tab Size: | Choose Tab size from 2 to 9 (default 8) |
Win32Pad version 1.5.10.4
Notepad version 5.1 for Windows XP Pro SP2
2007-03-28: This document by Bengt L
2007-04-01: max width set in style sheet
2007-04-13: filled in all table entries
2007-06-15: a bit more explanatory text
2007-08-10: added some links
2007-08-29: add line endings synonym newlines
2007-10-09: version 1.5.10.4, Find Previous, Full Path in Title