XP NotePad Design Flaw...
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Has oneone noticed that on the Notpad in Windows XP Home, if you click on the View on the menu, the Status Bar is always disabled?:wtf: Or is this somekind of hidden Windows trick?:confused::~ other Notepads do not have the View as option in the menu. Later,
JoeSox
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JoeSox wrote: Has oneone noticed that on the Notpad in Windows XP Home, if you click on the View on the menu, the Status Bar is always disabled? Or is this somekind of hidden Windows trick? What!!! Some bug slipped through Microsoft's rigorous quality control procedures. Surely not!!:-D:-D:-D John Carson
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Isn't this a problem with WinXP in general? Mine doesn't remember the status bar setting either in Explorer. Cheers, Simon "The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head.", Chris Carter. animation mechanics in SVG (latest pic 1) (latest pic 2)
SimonS wrote: Mine doesn't remember the status bar setting either in Explorer. if you mean Windows Explorer, mine works(WinXP2002Home SP1, IE6XPSP1). Later,
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Has oneone noticed that on the Notpad in Windows XP Home, if you click on the View on the menu, the Status Bar is always disabled?:wtf: Or is this somekind of hidden Windows trick?:confused::~ other Notepads do not have the View as option in the menu. Later,
JoeSox
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Hmm, Notepad on my computer seems to work correctly. I'm using XP Professional though. I get kindof a similar error where the View Source option in IE works for a few weeks and then it quits working for a few weeks. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
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JoeSox wrote: Has oneone noticed that on the Notpad in Windows XP Home, if you click on the View on the menu, the Status Bar is always disabled? Or is this somekind of hidden Windows trick? What!!! Some bug slipped through Microsoft's rigorous quality control procedures. Surely not!!:-D:-D:-D John Carson
John Carson wrote: Some bug slipped through Microsoft's rigorous quality control procedures. Surely not!! In notepad, no less:laugh: Later,
JoeSox
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Hmm, Notepad on my computer seems to work correctly. I'm using XP Professional though. I get kindof a similar error where the View Source option in IE works for a few weeks and then it quits working for a few weeks. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
Let's see.... NotePad>Help>About Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp1.020828-1920:Service Pack 1) I bet your version is different. Later,
JoeSox
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Has oneone noticed that on the Notpad in Windows XP Home, if you click on the View on the menu, the Status Bar is always disabled?:wtf: Or is this somekind of hidden Windows trick?:confused::~ other Notepads do not have the View as option in the menu. Later,
JoeSox
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Isn't this a problem with WinXP in general? Mine doesn't remember the status bar setting either in Explorer. Cheers, Simon "The day I swan around in expensive suits is the day I hope someone puts a bullet in my head.", Chris Carter. animation mechanics in SVG (latest pic 1) (latest pic 2)
SimonS wrote: Isn't this a problem with WinXP in general? Mine doesn't remember the status bar setting either in Explorer. It is, the way to "fix" it is to close all Internet Explorer windows and then open up Windows Explorer. Then you tick the View/Status Bar. From then on the status bar should always appear in both Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer. It did for me. For awhile I got annoyed that everytime I opened IE the status bar would not be there, no matter how many times I selected it in the menu. Eventually someone told me that Windows Explorer needs to be set with IE closed first.
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Let's see.... NotePad>Help>About Version 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp1.020828-1920:Service Pack 1) I bet your version is different. Later,
JoeSox
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Weird man, that's exactly the same version as mine. Either I'm retarded or something fishy is going on.:~ I vote for the former;P Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
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Weird man, that's exactly the same version as mine. Either I'm retarded or something fishy is going on.:~ I vote for the former;P Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
HHmmm. Must be something we are missing.:suss: Maybe some win updates or different IE versions must be something. Later,
JoeSox
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HHmmm. Must be something we are missing.:suss: Maybe some win updates or different IE versions must be something. Later,
JoeSox
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It could be just a slight difference between XP Home and Professional as well. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
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It could be just a slight difference between XP Home and Professional as well. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
After a little experimentation...it would seem that the status bar is an option if and only if you do not select Word Wrap under Format. John Carson
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Weird man, that's exactly the same version as mine. Either I'm retarded or something fishy is going on.:~ I vote for the former;P Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
I am not lying. Do mouseover on my signature... Brad, so your saying you have the View>Status Bar> on the menu and works properly. Maybe it's my machine I'll reboot. No one else has Winxp Home, huh? Later,
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You actually use NotePad:omg: Have you tried NoteTab[^] Its packed full of features and the "Light" version is free.:-D JohnJ Time for a :java::java::java: but no :vegemite: http://www.rainbow-innov.co.uk[^]
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After a little experimentation...it would seem that the status bar is an option if and only if you do not select Word Wrap under Format. John Carson
Ah, now I see what JoeSox is talking about. Strange indeed. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
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I am not lying. Do mouseover on my signature... Brad, so your saying you have the View>Status Bar> on the menu and works properly. Maybe it's my machine I'll reboot. No one else has Winxp Home, huh? Later,
JoeSox
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Actually John Carson just pointed out that if Format>Word Wrap is selected then View>Status Bar is disabled. It's weird that they would disable the Status bar because word wrap is on. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
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After a little experimentation...it would seem that the status bar is an option if and only if you do not select Word Wrap under Format. John Carson
AAhhh darn, I was hoping it was MS but it is just me:) Good thinking! Your a MS Genius. What are you MS certified?:laugh: Later,
JoeSox
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After a little experimentation...it would seem that the status bar is an option if and only if you do not select Word Wrap under Format. John Carson
That is how mine works too (XP Pro). Makes sense though. The status bar shows line # & column for the text cursor. When word warp is active, there isn't a valid line # & column anymore because of the wrapping. Steve
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Hmm, Notepad on my computer seems to work correctly. I'm using XP Professional though. I get kindof a similar error where the View Source option in IE works for a few weeks and then it quits working for a few weeks. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
Brad Jennings wrote: I get kindof a similar error where the View Source option in IE works for a few weeks and then it quits working for a few weeks. When it occurs, clear the browser's cache. I don't know why this works, but once someone said this to me and it works 100% of the time. I see dumb people
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AAhhh darn, I was hoping it was MS but it is just me:) Good thinking! Your a MS Genius. What are you MS certified?:laugh: Later,
JoeSox
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JoeSox wrote: AAhhh darn, I was hoping it was MS but it is just me I still don't think that it makes sense. The status bar only shows line and column information for the cursor, as far as I can see. MS Word shows line and column information in its status bar even though it word wraps. The best interpretation that I can place on Notepad's behaviour is that calculating line/column information is slightly harder with word wrapping on, so the good folk at Microsoft decided not be bother and hid the status bar instead. John Carson
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That is how mine works too (XP Pro). Makes sense though. The status bar shows line # & column for the text cursor. When word warp is active, there isn't a valid line # & column anymore because of the wrapping. Steve
The status bar shows line # & column for the text cursor. When word warp is active, there isn't a valid line # & column anymore because of the wrapping. Ah, now I get it, I feel stupid now. Brad Jennings "if the golden arches shut shop, where else are the VB people going to get work." - Colin Davies
