TextStudio
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Creator: Ben "Cerbera" Millard
Website: http://projectcerbera.com/tools/textstudio/
History: 2004-12-20 -> 2008-04-28 -> 2009-02-01 -> 2009-09-06 -> 2009-12-05 -> 2010-02-25 -> 2010-07-04 -> 2011-03-28 -> 2011-04-17 -> 2011-12-29, 2016-10-22
Purpose: A flexible editor for working with many text files at once.


Instructions
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To start using "TextStudio", run the "textstudio.exe" program. There is no installer.

After you run the program for the first time, it will create a "textstudio.ini" file. This contains your preferences. It is created in and (subsequently read from) the same folder as the "textstudio.exe" file. 


Opening Files
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Loading a file from Windows Explorer
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Either:

1. Right-click the file.
2. Click the "Open With" item.
3. Select TextStudio from the list:
   a. You may need to click "Choose Program" and follow steps 1f to 1h below to add TextStudio to this list.

Or:

1. Manually associate that filetype with Textstudio:
   a. Select the "Tools > Options" menu in Windows Explorer.
   b. View the "File Types" tab.
   c. Locate file types in the list by their "Extensions" or "File Types".
   d. Select the file type.
   e. Click the "Change" button.
   f. Select a program from the "Open With" list.
      i. You may need to "Browse" to where "textstudio.exe" is.
   g. Click "OK" to the "Open With" window.
   h. Click "OK" to the "Folder Options" window.
2. Open the file by any normal method (double-click or select it and press "Return").


Shortcuts
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* Create a shortcut to TextStudio.
* You can add one or more file paths at the end of the "Target" box using the above syntax.


Windows Command Line
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* Use the Windows Start Menu and type "Run".
* To open one file:
    TextStudio "c:\autoexec.bat"
* To open multiple files:
    TextStudio "c:\autoexec.bat" "c:\bootlog.txt" "c:\config.sys"
* Paths must be "fully qualified" with drives, folders, etc.
* Paths to files which do not exist are ignored.
* Paths to folders are ignored.
* Multiple paths must each be inside quote marks.

The number of file paths you can specify this way is probably in the thousands.


From the Internet
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1. Use the "File > Open" menu in TextStudio.
2. Type or paste the URL into the "File name" box.
3. If the resources is protected via standard <acronym title="Hypertext Transfer Protocol">HTTP</acronym> methods, you should get a password prompt from Windows. It will already have relevant credentials you've entered in Internet Explorer.
3. The file is downloaded to your Temporary Internet Files folder and opened from there.
4. Use the "File > Save As..." menu to save the file to a permanent location.

TextStudio cannot save files to the web.


Testing
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TextStudio is the editor I use for work and play, so I am motivated to fix bugs. But no program is perfect. :)

If you find a bug, error or something you really like please do contact me:

http://projectcerbera.com/me/


Distribution
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Please do not put anything I make on your site, just put a link to where it is kept on my site. This lets people find the latest version and the original source code more easily.