Good point, that is how we got rid of excessive drinking and sexually
transmitted diseases as well.  I'll now copy the off topic list where we
can continue our discussion if we wish.  Please discontinue discussion
on the main notetab list if you would.

John Shotsky wrote:
> The solution is not 'postage', it is 'education'. The minute no one will
respond to a spam email is the moment that
> spammers will move on to something else. They are preying on ignorance.
> John
>
> From: notetab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:notetab@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
fw7oaks
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 21:32
> To: notetab@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [NTB] dear
>
>
> --- On Thu, 8/27/09, John Shotsky <jshotsky@...
<mailto:jshotsky%40comcast.net> > wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> spammers wouldn't do that if idiots wouldn't respond to the spam.
>> I don't find spammers at fault, I find those idiots that make it
>> profitable responsible. Spammers couldn't afford to run, if their
>> ploys didn't work.
>
> While that's true, I don't like the solution much either: Charging 'postage'
on eMails and pricing spam out of the
> market. Because if you expect people not to fall for a bargain I fear you are
asking them to go against an 'hard-wired'
> trait or attribute that has got the human race where it is today - at the top
of the pile.
>
> fw

Undo after save is a NTB option.

                    View | Options | Files | Undo After Save (uncheck box)

768 MB of RAM is quite small. Open Task manager (Control - Alt -Delete),
choose
the Performance tab and monitor the swap file while you are editing your
text file.

For optimal swap file performance, your swap file should be:
1) On a separate physical disk drive from your editing files
2) Fixed size (Min = Max,  You should set yours to 1.5 to 2GB)
        Start | Control Panel | System | Advanced | Performance (Settings) |
                 Advanced | Virtual Memory (Change) | Custom Size
3) Contiguous. Direct your swap file to your target disk AFTER you have
      completely defragged the target disk (using most optimal setting)

If any of your editing involves clips, use

         ^!SetScreenUpdate Off

Updating the monitor is VERY time consuming compared to the actual editing.
That includes just scrolling down to the next edit item. And is seriously
affected
by your video card and driver. You don't need a game card but a cheap
"business"
video card with half a GB of video RAM could easily be 10 times faster than an
integrated motherboard chip.

Good luck, Art

At 08-17-2009 17:07, you wrote:
>Now that you mention it, I too have occasional slowdowns, which I long ago
>tracked down to needing to save more often.
>However, just clicking the save button is not enough, because you can
>STILL undo after that. You have to save, close and
>reopen in order to clear it completely in some cases. It may be that in my
>case I'm working with unsaved files to start
>with - I use a lot of unnamed files for my work, as 'workspaces'. I undo
>and redo constantly to see what the clips have
>done and when. Eventually, I have to close them and open new documents.
>John
>
>From: <mailto:notetab%40yahoogroups.com>notetab@yahoogroups.com
>[mailto:notetab@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of sisterscape
>Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 16:51
>To: <mailto:notetab%40yahoogroups.com>notetab@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [NTB] Performance issues with large files
>
>Could it be because it's caching data for the 'undo' function? Maybe a
>frequent save would help? Just guessing . . .

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In addition to setting the document font size, you must also set the Page Setup
(File menu) to use the document font.


Eb

--- In notetab@yahoogroups.com, "wmcmains" <wren@...> wrote:
>
> I've been using NoteTab for over 10 years and use to be able to change the
font size in a document and it printed large text.
>
> Now I can't ... any ideas on what to try?
>
> I upgraded from 5.9 to 6.12, it didn't help.
>
> Problem may be related to installing a new printer a couple months ago, but
thought I had printed large type since that.
>
> TIA
>

Hi Everybody,

Will NoteTab Pro 6 do any highlighting, other than temporary (like in "Find"?

I would like to know if there is custom syntax highlighting of reserved words
etc?

This would not be used by me for html stuff, but to highlight certain strings or
words in text files.

I've seen the "Colors" tab in the  "Options" dialog, but it seems limited. Am I
missing a way to do it?

Thanks,

Steve (using NoteTab Pro 60

Nope it isn't there and won't be there.

Eric is working on a "new" notetab called notetab enterprise that is not
really a successor to this notetab under the working title notetab
enterprise.  It should have it.

Meanwhile however, Sheri wrote a great clip library that will do custom
syntax highlighting.  I ran it for a bit but now don't.  There are also
sites that allow you to upload and highlight for you.

I suspect the lack of syntax highlighting for languages or custom does
hurt the market share, but the current power under the hood apparently
doesn't allow for it.

steveadausa wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
>
> Will NoteTab Pro 6 do any highlighting, other than temporary (like in "Find"?
>
> I would like to know if there is custom syntax highlighting of reserved words
etc?
>
> This would not be used by me for html stuff, but to highlight certain strings
or words in text files.
>
> I've seen the "Colors" tab in the  "Options" dialog, but it seems limited. Am
I missing a way to do it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve (using NoteTab Pro 60
>

Thanks Don.

Hello everybody!  I am a newcomer to this program (Notetab).  I am a dyi
computer dude . . . I've been using computers for about 15 years.  But I don't
know what I know and more importantly . . what I don't know!  My Dad always use
to say that the quickest way to learn something new was to first admit you don't
know how to do it! Well I don't know alot about 'Notetab'  . . . however I am
trying with all my heart to develop a website for my music.  I bought a great
book from www.sitepoint.com and the learning curve is happening! However I can
tell that I am going to definitely need advise and direction from others who
have gone before me!!
So here is my first question . . .a non-technical question I think only fookes
can probably answer but maybe someone out there has asked the same!  Ques:  Why
is it that if Notetab light is a free ware product . . . it keeps telling me I
have 'so many' days left to use it??  Do I have to purchase the Standard version
or the Pro version?  Or can I just keep using the 'freeware'???
Your thoughts please!
Sincerely, Johnny!

You must have the Trial of Pro version, not the freeware version.
Al


     ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
     From: jdminstrelgypsy <jdminstrelgypsy@...>
     To: notetab@yahoogroups.com
     Received: 9/3/2009 11:26:20 AM
     Subject: [NTB] Notetab and Newbies


     >Hello everybody!  I am a newcomer to this program (Notetab).  I am a dyi
computer
     >dude . . . I've been using computers for about 15 years.  But I don't know
what I
     >know and more importantly . . what I don't know!  My Dad always use to say
that
     >the quickest way to learn something new was to first admit you don't know
how to
     >do it! Well I don't know alot about 'Notetab'  . . . however I am trying
with all my
     >heart to develop a website for my music.  I bought a great book from
     >www.sitepoint.com and the learning curve is happening! However I can tell
that I am
     >going to definitely need advise and direction from others who have gone
before
     >me!!
     >So here is my first question . . .a non-technical question I think only
fookes can
     >probably answer but maybe someone out there has asked the same!  Ques:  Why
is
     >it that if Notetab light is a free ware product . . . it keeps telling me I
have 'so many'
     >days left to use it??  Do I have to purchase the Standard version or the
Pro version?
     > Or can I just keep using the 'freeware'???
     >Your thoughts please!
     >Sincerely, Johnny!


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Hi Johnny,

On 03 Sep 09 19:26 "jdminstrelgypsy" <jdminstrelgypsy@...> said:
> Why is it that if Notetab light is a free ware product . . . it
> keeps telling me I have 'so many' days left to use it??  Do I have
> to purchase the Standard version or the Pro version?  Or can I just
> keep using the 'freeware'???

Because you have selected the option to test the "Pro" features.
"Light" will revert to "Light" facilities only when the Pro test
expires.

Greg

I've discovered that the clips I write using NTP 6.12 do not fully function in
the Light and Standard version. I was
able to reproduce the problem by installing the free version, then running my
own clip library. Is this a known
situation, or a bug? The problem is really minor, but it was my understanding
that they used the same regex engine, and
would run the clips identically.

I wasn't sure which group to post this in, since it seems to be a clip issue but
may be something else.
Thanks!
John


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John Shotsky wrote:
> I've discovered that the clips I write using NTP 6.12 do not fully function in
the Light and Standard version. I was
> able to reproduce the problem by installing the free version, then running my
own clip library. Is this a known
> situation, or a bug? The problem is really minor, but it was my understanding
that they used the same regex engine, and
> would run the clips identically.
>
> I wasn't sure which group to post this in, since it seems to be a clip issue
but may be something else.
> Thanks!
> John
Pro uses a different input control than Std/Light. Minor differences
have come up in the past. E.g., as I recall, the result of ^$GetLine$
was slightly different. In that case, using ^!Select EOL followed by
^$GetSelection$ instead allowed clips to be compatible.

Regards.
Sheri

Also (from the RegEx help Intro):

Note to clippers: By design, NoteTab Pro (but not NoteTab Standard or
NoteTab Light) adjusts the selection for regex clip ^!Find and ^!Replace
commands before acting on highlighted text if the pattern begins with a ^
and the existing selection does not begin at the start of a line. To
prevent this behavior, when using regex on selected text, do not begin the
pattern with a ^. If, for example, you prefix the caret with (?#comment),
NoteTab Pro will permit the possibility of matching at the beginning of the
existing selection and will not redefine the selection itself.

Art

At 09-04-2009 08:35, you wrote:
>John Shotsky wrote:
> > I've discovered that the clips I write using NTP 6.12 do not fully
> function in the Light and Standard version. I was
> > able to reproduce the problem by installing the free version, then
> running my own clip library. Is this a known
> > situation, or a bug? The problem is really minor, but it was my
> understanding that they used the same regex engine, and
> > would run the clips identically.
> >
> > I wasn't sure which group to post this in, since it seems to be a clip
> issue but may be something else.
> > Thanks!
> > John
>Pro uses a different input control than Std/Light. Minor differences
>have come up in the past. E.g., as I recall, the result of ^$GetLine$
>was slightly different. In that case, using ^!Select EOL followed by
>^$GetSelection$ instead allowed clips to be compatible.
>
>Regards.
>Sheri

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Thanks, Art, I use the caret a lot. My clip library runs over 10,000 lines, with
comments, and I suspect it is too much
of a job to add this comment prefix to all the requisite lines. This is really
unfortunate, since my users use pro,
standard and light.

I hope that, in a future version, this behavior can be eradicated, so that the
versions all do handle clips identically.
In the meantime, I'll advise my users to use NTPro to prevent erroneous
behavior.
John

From: notetab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:notetab@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Art
Kocsis
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 01:54
To: NoteTab-Basic
Subject: Re: [NTB] Version problems


Also (from the RegEx help Intro):

Note to clippers: By design, NoteTab Pro (but not NoteTab Standard or
NoteTab Light) adjusts the selection for regex clip ^!Find and ^!Replace
commands before acting on highlighted text if the pattern begins with a ^
and the existing selection does not begin at the start of a line. To
prevent this behavior, when using regex on selected text, do not begin the
pattern with a ^. If, for example, you prefix the caret with (?#comment),
NoteTab Pro will permit the possibility of matching at the beginning of the
existing selection and will not redefine the selection itself.

Art

At 09-04-2009 08:35, you wrote:
>John Shotsky wrote:
> > I've discovered that the clips I write using NTP 6.12 do not fully
> function in the Light and Standard version. I was
> > able to reproduce the problem by installing the free version, then
> running my own clip library. Is this a known
> > situation, or a bug? The problem is really minor, but it was my
> understanding that they used the same regex engine, and
> > would run the clips identically.
> >
> > I wasn't sure which group to post this in, since it seems to be a clip
> issue but may be something else.
> > Thanks!
> > John
>Pro uses a different input control than Std/Light. Minor differences
>have come up in the past. E.g., as I recall, the result of ^$GetLine$
>was slightly different. In that case, using ^!Select EOL followed by
>^$GetSelection$ instead allowed clips to be compatible.
>
>Regards.
>Sheri

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Is it possible to select multiple files in the quick list and then close
them?

How about the same with the tabbed list?

I tried click+shift and click+Ctrl.
No can do.

-Mike



--


Morgantown WV

www.EpicRoadTrips.us

For some reason the program does not load previous open files or even favorites.
Have checked both in Options but program loads blank text file when started. The
default directory is where these files are located.

Any ideas?

Also, how do you de-favorite a file once it is on the list?


Thanks.





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M Brovage wrote:
  > For some reason the program does not load previous open files or
  > even favorites.  Have checked both in Options but program loads
  > blank text file when started. The default directory is where these
  > files are located.
  >
  > Any ideas?
  >
  > Also, how do you de-favorite a file once it is on the list?
  >
  >
  > Thanks.

M Brovage,

For previously open files, files that are open when you close
NoteTab, check this setting in the menu,

'View > Options > General' - Reload Open Documents


To remove files from the Favorites List,

'Favorites > Organize > Go To Favorites' - or, the default
shortcut-key way to get there is pressing - Shift+F2

from there delete the path of any file you would like to remove from
the list.

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  >

I'm _trying_ to wean myself out of Microsoft Word (for a number of
reasons, including having all the most necessary stuff in a flash drive,
and possibly moving to Linux in the future), but I'm stumbling on one
feature where I can't find a decent replacement:

Text comparison. I tried OpenOffice.org. I tried a number of specialized
text comparison tools. They all proved unsatisfactory -- mostly by an
inability to pinpoint the exact difference. This is a feature in which
MS-Word shines. I can open a HTML formatted file, run a compare with the
original plain-text file and it will pinpoint the changed words, if any.

Many of the tools I found, though, seem to be geared towards programmers
-- thus, they tend to do line-by-line comparison, and are totally
flummoxed by simple things like a different word-wrapping width. Others
just can't handle insertions or deletions more than a few words long
-- they can't seem to "resync" the text lower down. And few offer the
option to display results in what Word calls the "legal blackline" format.

Most will only work with plain text -- I would prefer one that is able
to understand formatted HTML. I'm concerned about the text content first,
formatting second.

Any suggestions?

Marcelo


-=-=-
For Sale: Slightly used message. Enquire within.
* TagZilla 0.066.1 on Seamonkey 1.1.18

I use TextDiff to compare all sorts of text files including HTML.

--- On Fri, 9/18/09, Marcelo Bastos <mcblista@...> wrote:

> From: Marcelo Bastos <mcblista@...>
> Subject: [NTB] Comparing text files
> To: notetab@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, September 18, 2009, 9:03 AM
> I'm _trying_ to wean myself out of
> Microsoft Word (for a number of
> reasons, including having all the most necessary stuff in a
> flash drive,
> and possibly moving to Linux in the future), but I'm
> stumbling on one
> feature where I can't find a decent replacement:
>
> Text comparison. I tried OpenOffice.org. I tried a number
> of specialized
> text comparison tools. They all proved unsatisfactory --
> mostly by an
> inability to pinpoint the exact difference. This is a
> feature in which
> MS-Word shines. I can open a HTML formatted file, run a
> compare with the
> original plain-text file and it will pinpoint the changed
> words, if any.
>
> Many of the tools I found, though, seem to be geared
> towards programmers
> -- thus, they tend to do line-by-line comparison, and are
> totally
> flummoxed by simple things like a different word-wrapping
> width. Others
> just can't handle insertions or deletions more than a few
> words long
> -- they can't seem to "resync" the text lower down. And few
> offer the
> option to display results in what Word calls the "legal
> blackline" format.
>
> Most will only work with plain text -- I would prefer one
> that is able
> to understand formatted HTML. I'm concerned about the text
> content first,
> formatting second.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Marcelo
>
>
> -=-=-
> For Sale: Slightly used message. Enquire within.
> * TagZilla 0.066.1 on Seamonkey 1.1.18
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Fookes Software: http://www.fookes.com/
> NoteTab website: http://www.notetab.com/
> NoteTab Discussion Lists: http://www.notetab.com/groups.php
>
> ***
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>     mailto:notetab-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>

Have you tried Kdiff3? It has an option whether or not to show differences in
white space.

Also, look at DiffMerge, which is surprisingly capable. I did an extensive
search before settling on DiffMerge.
http://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/
John

From: notetab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:notetab@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Sheri
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 08:37
To: notetab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [NTB] Re: Comparing text files


Have you tried Kdiff3? It has an option whether or not to show differences in
white space.



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If you want document comparisons (rather than line-by-line comparisons),
then you're probably going to need to use a document-oriented product,
rather than a line-oriented product.

Have you looked at Open Office?  Its word processor appears to have a
comparer - probably very similar to Word's - although I've never tried it.

That said, however, if you want to compare HTML files, then you might as
well use a line-oriented comparison program, because HTML is essentially
line oriented anyway.  The program I prefer is called "Compare It!" -
http://www.grigsoft.com/wincmp3.htm - although I think it's only available
on the Windows platform.

Regards, Dave S

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcelo Bastos" <mcblista@...>
To: <notetab@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 12:03 AM
Subject: [NTB] Comparing text files


> I'm _trying_ to wean myself out of Microsoft Word (for a number of
> reasons, including having all the most necessary stuff in a flash drive,
> and possibly moving to Linux in the future), but I'm stumbling on one
> feature where I can't find a decent replacement:
>
> Text comparison. I tried OpenOffice.org. I tried a number of specialized
> text comparison tools. They all proved unsatisfactory -- mostly by an
> inability to pinpoint the exact difference. This is a feature in which
> MS-Word shines. I can open a HTML formatted file, run a compare with the
> original plain-text file and it will pinpoint the changed words, if any.
>
> Many of the tools I found, though, seem to be geared towards programmers
> -- thus, they tend to do line-by-line comparison, and are totally
> flummoxed by simple things like a different word-wrapping width. Others
> just can't handle insertions or deletions more than a few words long
> -- they can't seem to "resync" the text lower down. And few offer the
> option to display results in what Word calls the "legal blackline" format.
>
> Most will only work with plain text -- I would prefer one that is able
> to understand formatted HTML. I'm concerned about the text content first,
> formatting second.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Marcelo
>
>
> -=-=-
> For Sale: Slightly used message. Enquire within.
> * TagZilla 0.066.1 on Seamonkey 1.1.18
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Fookes Software: http://www.fookes.com/
> NoteTab website: http://www.notetab.com/
> NoteTab Discussion Lists: http://www.notetab.com/groups.php
>
> ***
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>


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using Wine.  Works perfectly as does NoteTab and Photoshop etc..

--- On Fri, 9/18/09, sisterscape <sisterscape@...> wrote:

> From: sisterscape <sisterscape@...>
> Subject: Re: [NTB] Comparing text files
> To: notetab@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, September 18, 2009, 10:15 AM
> I use TextDiff to compare all sorts
> of text files including HTML.
>
> --- On Fri, 9/18/09, Marcelo Bastos <mcblista@...>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Marcelo Bastos <mcblista@...>
> > Subject: [NTB] Comparing text files
> > To: notetab@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, September 18, 2009, 9:03 AM
> > I'm _trying_ to wean myself out of
> > Microsoft Word (for a number of
> > reasons, including having all the most necessary stuff
> in a
> > flash drive,
> > and possibly moving to Linux in the future), but I'm
> > stumbling on one
> > feature where I can't find a decent replacement:
> >
> > Text comparison. I tried OpenOffice.org. I tried a
> number
> > of specialized
> > text comparison tools. They all proved unsatisfactory
> --
> > mostly by an
> > inability to pinpoint the exact difference. This is a
> > feature in which
> > MS-Word shines. I can open a HTML formatted file, run
> a
> > compare with the
> > original plain-text file and it will pinpoint the
> changed
> > words, if any.
> >
> > Many of the tools I found, though, seem to be geared
> > towards programmers
> > -- thus, they tend to do line-by-line comparison, and
> are
> > totally
> > flummoxed by simple things like a different
> word-wrapping
> > width. Others
> > just can't handle insertions or deletions more than a
> few
> > words long
> > -- they can't seem to "resync" the text lower down.
> And few
> > offer the
> > option to display results in what Word calls the
> "legal
> > blackline" format.
> >
> > Most will only work with plain text -- I would prefer
> one
> > that is able
> > to understand formatted HTML. I'm concerned about the
> text
> > content first,
> > formatting second.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Marcelo
> >
> >
> > -=-=-
> > For Sale: Slightly used message. Enquire within.
> > * TagZilla 0.066.1 on Seamonkey 1.1.18
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Fookes Software: http://www.fookes.com/
> > NoteTab website: http://www.notetab.com/
> > NoteTab Discussion Lists: http://www.notetab.com/groups.php
> >
> > ***
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >     mailto:notetab-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Fookes Software: http://www.fookes.com/
> NoteTab website: http://www.notetab.com/
> NoteTab Discussion Lists: http://www.notetab.com/groups.php
>
> ***
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>     mailto:notetab-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>

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Absolutely I have a suggestion. Without doubt (IMNOHO), the best text, HTML
(and graphic, HEX, mp3, csv, multiple programming languages, EXE versions,
UTF8, Unicode, ++), comparison program available is Beyond Compare.

        http://www.scootersoftware.com

I first discovered this app years ago after reading a gushing review. At first
I thought, "yeah, right" but gave it a try anyway. Well the reviewer was right.
Every time I thought the app should do something I found it already did. And
did it in a natural, intuitive way.

To me the most important aspect of file (text) comparison is the ability to
resynch after a mismatch. BC not only has awesome prowess in resynching
lines of text but it resynchs WITHIN lines of text! An inserted or missing
character will show up as just that, a single char diff not an entire line
mismatch.
(It even resynchs binary files!) And on those rare occasions when it makes a
poor choice you can easily resynch manually. It also has a built-in editor.

This is not just a simple char by char comparator but a fairly intelligent
one.
It distinguishes between important and non-important differences highlighting
them with different colors. The user can define the importance criteria - from
simple built-in white space selections or word substitutions to total
customization
using regular expressions. It blew my mind the first time I saw it deem a
PARAPHRASE of HTML code unimportant! (It was right!) The app can limit its
analysis to selected columns of text or HTML tables. It can even compare
a multitude of archives (ZIP, RAR, 7Z, gzip, TAR, etc - all the archives
that 7ZIP
can handle), and compare the files within the archives.

There are just too many features to this rich program to describe here. Try it
for 30 days free. Considering all that it does, the $30 cost is pretty cheap. A
Pro version which adds three-way comparisons is available for $50. Integrate
BC with the power tool file manager, ZTree, and you've got one h*ll of a system
for managing your disk. (email me for how to integrate BC into ZTree)

BTW, if you are limited to freeware apps try WinMerge (http://winmerge.org/).
It is OK but nowhere near as powerful as Beyond Compare.

Namaste', Art

At 09-18-2009 07:03, you wrote:
>I'm _trying_ to wean myself out of Microsoft Word (for a number of
>reasons, including having all the most necessary stuff in a flash drive,
>and possibly moving to Linux in the future), but I'm stumbling on one
>feature where I can't find a decent replacement:
>
>Text comparison. I tried OpenOffice.org. I tried a number of specialized
>text comparison tools. They all proved unsatisfactory -- mostly by an
>inability to pinpoint the exact difference. This is a feature in which
>MS-Word shines. I can open a HTML formatted file, run a compare with the
>original plain-text file and it will pinpoint the changed words, if any.
>
>Many of the tools I found, though, seem to be geared towards programmers
>-- thus, they tend to do line-by-line comparison, and are totally
>flummoxed by simple things like a different word-wrapping width. Others
>just can't handle insertions or deletions more than a few words long
>-- they can't seem to "resync" the text lower down. And few offer the
>option to display results in what Word calls the "legal blackline" format.
>
>Most will only work with plain text -- I would prefer one that is able
>to understand formatted HTML. I'm concerned about the text content first,
>formatting second.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Marcelo

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Have you tried IBM Lotus Symphony? It's a free word processor. We use it at
the office, and I've heard people complain that change tracking isn't as
good as Word's, but it may be worth looking at.

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From: notetab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:notetab@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Marcelo Bastos
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 9:03 AM
To: notetab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [NTB] Comparing text files




I'm _trying_ to wean myself out of Microsoft Word (for a number of
reasons, including having all the most necessary stuff in a flash drive,
and possibly moving to Linux in the future), but I'm stumbling on one
feature where I can't find a decent replacement:

Text comparison. I tried OpenOffice.org. I tried a number of specialized
text comparison tools. They all proved unsatisfactory -- mostly by an
inability to pinpoint the exact difference. This is a feature in which
MS-Word shines. I can open a HTML formatted file, run a compare with the
original plain-text file and it will pinpoint the changed words, if any.

Many of the tools I found, though, seem to be geared towards programmers
-- thus, they tend to do line-by-line comparison, and are totally
flummoxed by simple things like a different word-wrapping width. Others
just can't handle insertions or deletions more than a few words long
-- they can't seem to "resync" the text lower down. And few offer the
option to display results in what Word calls the "legal blackline" format.

Most will only work with plain text -- I would prefer one that is able
to understand formatted HTML. I'm concerned about the text content first,
formatting second.

Any suggestions?

Marcelo

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Does Notetab work under Windows 7 64-bit?

Interviewed by CNN on 26/9/2009 16:35, gvgeditor told the world:
> Does Notetab work under Windows 7 64-bit?
>
>
>
It should; most 32-bit applications will run under 64 bit Windows with
no problems. (32-bit utilities are iffy, 32-bit drivers are unlikely to
work, though)

Marcelo

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Does anyone know how to clear the search history or where this information is
stored?

Gene Y.

--- In notetab@yahoogroups.com, "egptech" <egptech@...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know how to clear the search history or where this information is
stored?
>
> Gene Y.
>


Never mind.  I finally found it.  It is in the .ini file under the section
[FindDialog].  To clear, delete all entries labelled SearchList_1="WHATEVER"

You would think there would be an option to just "Clear History" but I guess
not.

Thanks,
Gene Y.

Running NoteTabPro 6.12.  I have multiple tab's open.  I jump to one of the tabs
and perform a F3 (Search) function.  When I hit FIND NEXT it jumps back to the
last Tab.  I then touch the Tab I want to search and hit F3 (or FIND NEXT) and
it jumps back to the original Tab to perform the search - very frustrating!  Any
suggestions?

--- In notetab@yahoogroups.com, "vpnavy" <vpnavy@...> wrote:
>
> Running NoteTabPro 6.12.  I have multiple tab's open.  I jump to one of the
tabs and perform a F3 (Search) function.  When I hit FIND NEXT it jumps back to
the last Tab.  I then touch the Tab I want to search and hit F3 (or FIND NEXT)
and it jumps back to the original Tab to perform the search - very frustrating! 
Any suggestions?
>

UPDATE:  I had the "All Documents" option selected!  All is well again.