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Text File Viewer with automatic refresh

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  • P peterchen

    I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


    Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
    Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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    DerMeister
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    emeditor[^] it has auto-reload, prompt, ignore and keep locked for files changed outside the program.

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    • P peterchen

      I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


      Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
      Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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      toxcct
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      UltraEdit does it, but by default, it asks you if you want to reload the file or not. you can modify the program settings so that it reloads without asking all the time...

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      • P peterchen

        I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


        Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
        Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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        J Dunlap
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        Scite does it for me.

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        • P peterchen

          I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


          Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
          Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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          Mass Nerder
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          Textpad is able to do this!

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          • P peterchen

            I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


            Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
            Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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            Ed Poore
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            There's a Setting in Visual Studio that allows you to do this. :doh: Check under Environment|Documents (this is there in VS2003, VC#EE, VBEE and I'm sure VS2005). Ed

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            • P peterchen

              I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


              Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
              Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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              Neville Franks
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              Our "ED for Windows" editor does this, but I think you might be looking for an app that refreshes on its own, with giving it focus. If so a Tail (WinTail?) program could be the answer. I think there maybe one here on CP. Neville Franks, Author of Surfulater www.surfulater.com "Save what you Surf" and ED for Windows www.getsoft.com

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              • P peterchen

                I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


                Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
                Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                Bassam Abdul Baki
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                There's mTail[^] and XTail[^]. We have an internal one that we created that hasn't been updated in a year and needs to be improved. :) "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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                • P peterchen

                  I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


                  Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
                  Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                  Brigg Thorp
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                  You can get this feature with Boxer Text Editor[^]. I use this editor for anything outside of Visual Studio. In fact, I've been using his editors since Boxer for DOS. Great stuff. Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation

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                  • P peterchen

                    I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


                    Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
                    Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                    leppie
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                    xacc.ide does this in project mode (thinking of adding it to normal mode too) :)

                    xacc.ide-0.1.3.9
                    Now with Language Designer

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                    • P peterchen

                      I'm looking for a text file viewer that automatically refreshes the display when the file is changed externally (kind of like Visual Studio, but without asking question)


                      Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
                      Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                      Gary Thom
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                      My favorite is BareTail[^] Gary Flickr Photos[^]

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                        System.Windows.Forms.TextBox + System.IO.FileSystemWatcher. ;P

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                        Aryo Handono
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                        :laugh::laugh::laugh: "Courage choose who will follow, Fate choose who will lead" - Lord Gunner, Septerra Core "Press any key to continue, where's the ANY key ?" - Homer Simpsons Drinking gives me amazing powers of insight. I can solve all the worlds problems when drunk, but can never remember the solutions in the morning. - Michael P Butler to Paul Watson on 12/08/03

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