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EditPlus Online Manual

Overview

What is EditPlus?

What's new

License agreement

How to install/remove

How to register

Feedback and support

Features

Syntax highlighting

Internet features

HTML Toolbar

Document selector

User tools

Auto completion

Cliptext window

Document template

Other features

Commands

File menu

Edit menu

View menu

Search menu

Document menu

Browser menu

Project menu

Tools menu

Window menu

Help menu

Cliptext list box popup menu

Cliptext combo box popup menu

Directory window popup menu

Output window popup menu

Other references

Command-line options


What is EditPlus?

EditPlus is an Internet-ready 32-bit Text editor, HTML editor and Programmer's editor for Windows. While it can serve as a good replacement for Notepad, it also offers many powerful features for Web page authors and programmers.

Syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, Perl, C/C++, Java, JavaScript and VBScript. Also, it can be extended for other programming languages based on custom syntax files.

Seamless Web browser for previewing HTML pages, and FTP commands for uploading local files to FTP server.

Other features include HTML toolbar, user tools, line number, ruler, URL highlighting. auto-completion, cliptext, column selection, powerful search and replace, multiple undo/redo, spell checker, customizable keyboard shortcuts, and more.

See also:

Syntax highlighting

Internet features

HTML Toolbar

Document Selector

User tools

Auto-completion

Cliptext window

Document template

Other features


What's New

Version 2.11

* Directory Window displays FTP sites, Network Folders and Projects.

* Upload Multiple command (File menu).

* Base local directory option (Upload/Upload Multiple command).

* Persistent FTP connections.

* Up/Down button on FTP Settings dialog box.

* Upload button on the Window List dialog box.

* Up/Down button on the Window List dialog box.

* Allows multiple rows on Document Selector.

* Document Selector Options command (View menu).

* Upload, Rename and Delete commands on the Directory Window.

* Restore Last Directory option on the Upload dialog box.

* CHMOD command on the Open Remote dialog box.

* Converter option on the File Open dialog box.

* Separate Byte Count and Word Count commands. (Edit menu)

* ^! prefix in #LINECOMMENT statement indicates beginning of line.

* Reload Modified Files Automatically option (Files page).

* Current File option on Find in Files dialog box.

* Block cursor in overwrite mode.

* Disable Auto Completion option on Settings & syntax page.

* Open All command on the Output Window.

* Customizable tab size for the Output Window.

* Web server IP or host name option (Tools page).

* Separate Match Brace and Select Brace commands (Search menu).

* Line Uncomment command (Edit menu).

* Print Direct command (File menu).

* Save & Exit command (File menu).

* Create Backup File of Remote File in Backup Directory option (Files page).

* Check invalid CR/LF when loading option (Files page).

* Expand Word command changes to Search Cliptext command (Edit menu).

* Fill Column command (Edit menu).

* Customizable color for undefined tags (Settings & syntax page).

* 'Show HTML Toolbar' option (Settings & syntax page).

* Syntax highlighting for XML files.

* "$(WindowList)" argument macro added.

* Supports Replace All in column selection.

* -d command line option for startup directory.

* -i command line option for Ini file directory.

* Other enhancements and bug fixes.

Version 2.11 SR-1

* 'Do not add Byte Order Mark to UTF-8 files' option (Files page).

* 'Disconnect' command (File->FTP menu).

* XP visual style support in 'View in Browser' command.

* Cliptext/Directory Window can be moved to the right side.

* Upload Multiple toolbar button

* 'Upload All' command (File->FTP menu).

* 'Word Wrap Option' command on the Document menu did not work correctly.

* Removes keyboard mnemonic from the 'Print Direct' command.

* Supports UNIX template file.

* 'Leading Spaces to Tabs' command did not work correctly.

* Color setting of 6th keyword group did not work correctly.

* Minor bug fix for HTML syntax highlighting.

* Unicode files could not be saved as normal text file.

* 'Find in Files' command did not work with Unicode files.

* Cursor problem fixed with split window.

* Displays warning if FTP open/save was not completed.

* Cursor problem fixed with 'Decrease Indent' command

* 'Search Brace' command did not work with Perl files in some cases.

* Running HTML help file as user tool could crashes the program.

* Prevent combo box auto completion at startup of the Find dialog box.

* 'Paste' command does not overwrite in overwrite mode.

* 'Select Word' command did not work correctly in some cases.

* Firewall options did not work correctly.

* Sorting column selection caused program crash in some cases.

* 'View in Browser' command could cause program crash with long URL.

* Long line in Output Window could cause program Crash.

* Converters were not applied with the 'Reload' command.

* 'Close window on exit' option of the user tool setting did not work correctly.

* Fixes problem with pasting UNIX text.

* Allows remote directory as Web Server Root Directory.

* Allows multiple Web Server Root Directories.

* Fixes Capture Output option bug.

* UNIX files could not be used as a template.

* 'Disconnect automatically' option added to the FTP Settings dialog box.

* OnKeyUp() script did not work in the internal browser.

* Properties command (File menu).

Version 2.11 SR-2

* Faster word wrap.

* 'Save open files' option ('Preferences'->'User tools").

* 'Begin/End Selection' command (Edit->Select menu).

* 'Begin/End Column' command (Edit->Select menu).

* 'Save open files', 'Show duplicated lines' option (Find in Files dialog).

* 'Lock Files' command (File menu).

* &s print header/footer macro (prints time stamp of file).

* $(ProjectName) argument macro.

* 'Duplicate Char' command (Edit menu).

* Displays long lines on Windows 9x without word wrap mode.

* 'Close document with middle mouse button' Document Selector option.

* 'Shell Open' command on the Directory Window.

* 'Detect UTF-8 files automatically' option ('Preferences'->'Files').

* 'One screen at a time' wheel mouse option did not work in Win9x.

* Tab to Spaces command loses markers.

* In some ASP files, Javascript was displayed as VBScript.

* In word wrap mode, cursor problem of word selection fixed.

* CHMOD crashed the program when 'Use Win32 Internet functions' is on.

* File names in DDE command was changed to lower case.

* 'Close window on exit' did not work on Win9x.

* Web server root directory option could not be removed.

* Replace All with regular expression could cause program crash.

* 'Auto Complete' option on the Document menu did not work.

* 'Use temporary file in browser preview' option did not work with remote files.

* Copy special character to Excel did not work well.

* Auto completion was ignored when recording keystrokes.

* Replace All in current file sometimes did not replace selected text.

* Run as text filter did not work correctly with some applications.

* Fixes occasional FTP crash.

* Converter option did not work with 'Save As Remote' command.

* 'HTML case in lower case' option changed the DTD also.

* Accelerated wheel mouse scroll did not work.

* Long line on the Output Window could cause program crash.

* FTP Upload command saves uploaded files only.

* Result of Byte Count command for selection was not correct in UNIX files.

* Reload command did not work when file size is 0.

* Find/Replace dialog box was not be shown correctly on secondary monitor.

* Asks to close existing files when loading new project.


License Agreement
EditPlus Version 2 License Agreement

NO WARRANTY

EDITPLUS IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE.

Evaluation and Registration

EditPlus is not free software. You may use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. If you use this software after the 30 day evaluation period, you must pay registration fee.

Distribution of the evaluation version

You may copy the evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish, and give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone, and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. But you should not charge or requesting donations for any such copies however made and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products without the author's written permission.

Registered version

One registered copy of EditPlus may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not both. You may access the registered version of EditPlus through a network, provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the software covering all workstations that will access the software through the network.


How to Install/Remove

System requirement

Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000/XP or higher.

IE 3 or higher for browser feature (optional).

Installation

If you downloaded a self-extracting setup file (eppxx.exe), just run the executable.

If you downloaded a zip file (eppxx.zip), extract it to a temporary directory, then execute SETUP_EP.EXE.

Spell checker

You can download spell checker from our web site.

http://www.editplus.com/download.html

Remove

Run 'Uninstall' on the EditPlus Start Menu folder or open 'Add/Remove Programs' in Control Panel and double-click 'EditPlus 2' in the list box.


How to register

EditPlus is distributed as Shareware. You can freely download and try it for 30 days. If you find it useful and decide to keep it over 30-day evaluation period, you should pay the registration fee. See also License agreement.

The registration of EditPlus Version 2 costs $30 per user.

How To Order

Please visit our ordering web site:

http://www.editplus.com/register.html

For more information, please contact <sales@editplus.com>.

Registration Benefits

Full license to use the software beyond the 30-day evaluation.

Personal reg code to unlock your copy into the registered version.

Free minor upgrades (e.g. 2.0 -> 2.1).

Discount for major upgrades (e.g. 2.0 -> 3.0).

Free technical support by e-mail.


Feedback and Support

Homepage

If you want to get the latest information about EditPlus, please visit EditPlus Homepage on the web. You can also download latest version of EditPlus at the homepage.

http://www.editplus.com

Feedback

Please send any bug report, suggestion, question and comment to the author at following address.

support@editplus.com

Known bugs and workarounds

Please visit our home page to see known bugs and workarounds.

http://www.editplus.com/trouble.html


Syntax Highlighting

EditPlus supports powerful and customizable syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, Perl, C/C++, Java, JavaScript and VBScript by default. Also, you can create your own syntax file to support other programming languages.

In order to add your own syntax type, you must create a syntax file and add it on  Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.

Syntax file is a plain text file which has ".STX" extension and should be written in predefined format. The format is very simple. The fastest way is to look into the sample .STX file such as JS.STX for JavaScript files (*.JS).

Header Information

#TITLE=C/C++

#DELIMITER=,(){}[]-+*%/="'~!&|\<>?:;.

#QUOTATION1='

#QUOTATION2="

#CONTINUE_QUOTE=n

#LINECOMMENT=//

#LINECOMMENT2=

#COMMENTON=/*

#COMMENTOFF=*/

#COMMENTON2=

#COMMENTOFF2=

#ESCAPE=\

#CASE=y

#PREFIX1=

#PREFIX2=

#PREFIX3=

#PREFIX4=

#PREFIX5=

#SUFFIX1=

#SUFFIX2=

#SUFFIX3=

#SUFFIX4=

#SUFFIX5=

#HTML_EMBEDDED=

#SCRIPT_BEGIN=

#SCRIPT_END=

#SPECIAL_STX=

All statements must be prefixed with '#' sign.

#TITLE

The title of syntax file. It should be located at the first line of the file. Otherwise, EditPlus cannot load it.

#DELIMITER

Specify delimiters for parsing keywords. You don't need to specify the space character and the tab character here, since those are treated as delimiter by default.

#QUOTATION1

Specify quotation mark. Enter only one character.

#QUOTATION2

Specify alternate quotation mark. Enter only one character.

#CONTINUE_QUOTE

This option allows un-terminated quotation to be continued to next line. 'y' for yes and 'n' for no. 'n' is default value.

#LINECOMMENT

Specify a string which turns on line comment. If you prefix ^! to the line comment string, it works only when located at the beginning of line.

#LINECOMMENT2

Specify a string which turns on line comment 2. If you prefix ^! to the line comment string, it works only when located at the beginning of line.

#COMMENTON

Specify a string which turns on block comment.

#COMMENTOFF

Specify a string which turns off block comment.

#COMMENTON2

Specify a string which turns on block comment 2.

#COMMENTOFF2

Specify a string which turns off block comment 2.

#ESCAPE

Specify escape character. Enter only one character here.

#CASE

Specify case sensitivity. 'y' for yes and 'n' for no. Default value is 'n'.

#PREFIX1 - #PREFIX5

Specify keyword prefix character. Any word that follows the prefix will be treated as a keyword.

#SUFFIX1 - #SUFFIX5

Specify keyword suffix character. Any word that precedes the suffix will be treated as a keyword.

#HTML_EMBEDDED

Specify 'y' if it is HTML-embedded script such as PHP. See 'PHP.STX' for an example.

#SCRIPT_BEGIN

Specify the string which turns on HTML-embedded script. Valid only if #HTML_EMBEDDED is 'y'. See 'PHP.STX' for an example.

#SCRIPT_END

Specify the string which turns off HTML-embedded script. Valid only if #HTML_EMBEDDED is 'y'. See 'PHP.STX' for an example.

#SPECIAL_STX

'html' for HTML sytax file, 'cpp' for C/C++ syntax file, and 'perl' for Perl syntax file. Leave blank for all other syntax files.

You can also insert comment line in syntax file. Comment line must begin with semicolon(;). If you need to add a keyword which begins with semicolon, you must prefix an escape character '^' to it.

Keyword groups

#KEYWORD=Reserved words

abstract

boolean

break

#KEYWORD=Compiler directives

...

Each keyword group begins with #KEYWORD statement with optional description of the group. Keyword list follows from the next line. If you need to include '#' sign into a keyword, you must prefix an escape character '^' to it like this: '^#'. In this case, the '#' sign should not be included in #DELIMITER statement. You can specify up to 5 keyword groups.

User files repository

EditPlus web site has a collection of user files (stx, ctl, acp files) on User Files page. You can submit your own syntax file to <submit@editplus.com> if you would like to share your file with other users.


Internet Features

EditPlus supports following Internet features:

Seamless web browser for previewing the content of your HTML document or Java applet without leaving the editor. Browser window also has common browser commands so you can browse Internet web sites as well as local HTML files.

FTP commands for uploading your local files to FTP server or for editing remote files directly.

Highlights URL and e-mail addresses in normal text files and lets you activate them with a single keystroke (F8) or 'Ctrl + double-click'.

Browser feature requires IE 3 or higher installed on your system.

If you don't have IE 3 or higher on your system, EditPlus loads system default browser or user-defined browser as an external application. You can specify browser settings in Tools page of the Preferences dialog box.

See also:

View in Browser command (View menu)

FTP Upload command (File menu)

Open Remote command (File menu)

Save As Remote command (File menu)


User Tools

EditPlus supports user-defined tools, help files and keystroke recording files.

You can customize tool items on User Tools page of the Preferences dialog box. There are 10 user tool groups and you can add up to 20 user-defined tools in each group. User-defined tools allows programs, help files and keystroke recording files. User tools will be shown at the bottom of Tools menu. Also you can access them through User Toolbar.

The output of tool execution can be captured in the Output Window, so that you can double-click the error line to automatically load the file and locate the cursor to that line.

You can also check 'Run as text filter' option. If this option is turned on, selected text or entire document will be passed to the tool through 'Standard Input'. Then the text will be replaced by the output passed from the tool through 'Standard Output'.

If you execute help file, EditPlus searches current word in the keyword list of the help file and shows the related topic.


Auto-completion

Auto-completion is a time-saving feature which changes a short abbreviation into a complete string. It supports Perl and C/C++ by default. For example, if you type "if" and press space key, it will expand to the following string.

if ()

{

}

In order to use auto-completion feature for other file types, you should write auto-completion file and specify its path in the Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.

Auto-completion file is a plain text file which has ".ACP" extension and should be written in predefined syntax. The syntax is very simple. The fastest way is to look into the sample .ACP file that comes with EditPlus.

Header Information

#TITLE=C/C++

#CASE=y

Each statement should be prefixed with '#' sign.

1. #TITLE - The title of auto-completion file.

2. #CASE - Specify case sensitivity. 'y' for yes and 'n' for no. Default value is 'n'.

You can also insert comment line in the auto-completion file. Comment line begins with semicolon(;). If you need to specify a text clip which begins with semicolon, you should prefix an escape character '^' to it.

Text clips

#T=if

if (^!)

{

}

The format of the text clip is same as that of Cliptext library. Each text clip begins with title in the form of "#T=title". Title is the abbreviation that you want to expand. Text body comes next. You can define optional Hot Spot using "^!". "^" is used as escape character. If you want to insert "^" itself in the text body, you should enter the character twice like this: "^^". When you insert the "#" in the text body, you also have to prefix an escape character to it like this: "^#". The text body can have multiple lines. An optional '#' sign can be placed in the line after the last line to indicates the end of the text clip. Please note that delimiters are not allowed in the title (#T=).

#T=if

if (^!)

{

}

#

User files repository

EditPlus web site has a collection of user files (stx, ctl, acp files) on User Files page. You can submit your own syntax file to <submit@editplus.com> if you would like to share your file with other users.


Document Template

Document template offers a quick start when you create a new document.

EditPlus offers simple document templates for HTML, C/C++, Perl and Java. You can customize it as you need on Templates page of the Preferences dialog box. Document template is a plain text file. You can define optional Hot Spot using "^!". Hot Spot will be the cursor location when the template is inserted into the document.

You can add up to 20 user-defined document template files. Document templates will be displayed on File | New menu.


Other Features

Column selection

You can select text by column using Alt + mouse drag. This feature is not available in word-wrap mode.

Multiple settings

You can add or remove file types and specify different options for each file types. For example, you can set word-wrap feature off in a plain text file and turn it on automatically when you load an HTML document. You can specify multiple settings in Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.

Edit large files

Unlike Windows' built-in Notepad, it can handle large text files. The file size is only limited by the amount of free system memory.

Powerful undo/redo

EditPlus allows multiple undo/redo, so you can safely cancel any typing error.

Word wrap

Word-wrap feature helps to edit long lines more conveniently. You can turn on/off word-wrap feature through Word Wrap command on Document menu.

Line number

Line numbers can improve readability of HTML documents and program source codes. You can show or hide line number through Line Number command on View menu.

Ruler

Ruler improves readability and helps you find the cursor location quickly. You can show or hide ruler through Ruler command of View menu.

'Drag and drop' editing

EditPlus supports OLE 'drag and drop' editing which is more efficient than clipboard commands. You can also drag and drop text between Cliptext window and the document.

Powerful search and replace

EditPlus supports powerful search and replace command which can handle Regular Expressions. EditPlus also supports Find in Files command so you can search text in multiple files. You can also set markers at a specific line and go to the marker quickly from any part of the document. See Search menu commands for more details.

Spell checker

EditPlus supports spell checker so you can correct typing errors in your document easily. Currently, only English dictionary is supported.

Splitter window

EditPlus allows user to divide the document window into several panes and edit different part of the file concurrently. To divide current document, run Split command on Window menu.

Keystroke recording

You can record keystrokes and playback it later. Use Record Keystrokes command on Tools menu.

Customizable hotkeys

You can customize hotkeys of all commands of EditPlus. See Keyboard page of the Preferences dialog box.

Monitor clipboard

This option can speed up repeated cut-and-paste operations. Any text that is copied or cut to clipboard will automatically be appended to current document. See Monitor Clipboard command.

Column Marker

Column marker is a vertical line which indicates specific column location. Column marker can be useful for column-oriented programming languages such as COBOL or FORTRAN. See Column Marker command.


Title Bar

The title bar is located along the top of a window. It contains the name of the application and document.

To move the window, drag the title bar. Note: You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars.

A title bar may contain the following elements:

Application Control-menu button

Document Control-menu button

Maximize button

Minimize button

Close button

Name of the application

Name of the document

Restore button


Scroll bars

Displayed at the right and bottom edges of the document window. The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your vertical and horizontal location in the document. You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the document.


Size command (System menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can size the active window with the arrow keys.

After the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow:

1.	Press one of the DIRECTION keys (left, right, up, or down arrow key) to move the pointer to the border you want to move.

2.	Press a DIRECTION key to move the border.

3.	Press ENTER when the window is the size you want.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Drag the size bars at the corners or edges of the window.


Move command (Control menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can move the active window or dialog box with the arrow keys.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Drag the title bar


Minimize command (application Control menu)

Use this command to reduce the EditPlus window to an icon.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Click the minimize icon on the title bar.


Maximize command (System menu)

Use this command to enlarge the active window to fill the available space.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Click the maximize icon on the title bar; or double-click the title bar.


Next Window command (document Control menu)

Use this command to switch to the next open document window. EditPlus determines which window is next according to the order in which you opened the window.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+F6


Previous Window command (document Control menu)

Use this command to switch to the previous open document window. EditPlus determines which window is previous according to the order in which you opened the windows.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Shift+Ctrl+F6


Close command (Control menu)
Close command (Control menus)

Use this command to close the active window or dialog box.

Clicking the close icon on the title bar is the same as choosing the Close command.

Shortcuts

Keys: 	Ctrl+F4 closes a document window

Alt+F4 closes the EditPlus window or dialog box


Restore command (Control menu)

Use this command to return the active window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.


No Help Available

No help is available for this area of the window.


No Help Available

No help is available for this message box.


File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands:

New	Creates a new document.
New Normal Text	Creates a new normal document.
New HTML	Creates a new HTML document.
New Browser	Creates a new Browser window.
Configure Templates	Adds or removes document templates.
Document Template	Creates a new document using document template.
Open	Opens an existing document.
Close	Closes an opened document.
Close All	Closes all document windows.
Lock Files	Protects open files from modified by other applications.
Save	Saves an opened document using the same filename.
Save All	Saves all documents.
Save As	Saves an opened document to a specified file name.
Print	Prints a document.
Print Direct	Prints the active document directly.
Print Preview	Displays the document on the screen as it would appear printed.
Print Setup	Selects a printer and printer connection.
Print All	Prints all open documents.
FTP Upload	Uploads file to FTP server.
Upload Multiple	Uploads multiple files to FTP server.
Upload All	Uploads all open files to FTP server.
Open Remote	Opens an existing document from FTP server.
Save As Remote	Saves the active document as a remote FTP file.
FTP Settings	Sets the FTP account information.
Disconnect	Closes all FTP connections.
Send	Sends the document through electronic mail.
Open Header File	Opens the header file of the C/C++ file.
Delete	Deletes the active document file.
Recent Files	Opens last documents you closed.
Properties	Displays the file's properties.
Save & Exit	Saves all documents and quits the application.
Exit	Exits EditPlus.


New command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new document on EditPlus. Choose appropriate document type on the popup menu. You can modify the list of templates through Configure Templates command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


New Normal Text command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new normal document in EditPlus.

You can open an existing document with the Open command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+N


New HTML command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new HTML document in EditPlus.

You can open an existing HTML document with the Open command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+N


New Browser command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new browser window in EditPlus.

If you choose seamless browser window option in Tools page of the Preferences dialog box, new seamless browser window will be created. Otherwise, EditPlus launches a new external browser.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+B


Configure Templates command (File menu)

Use this command to add/remove/modify the document templates. Document template is used for quick start of new document. See Document Template for more information. This command presents Templates page of the Preferences dialog box.


Document Template command (File menu)

Use this command to create a new document using document template. You can add/or remove these menu items in Templates page of the Preferences dialog box.


Open command (File menu)

Use this command to open an existing document in a new window.

EditPlus displays the File Open dialog box so you can choose documents to edit. You can open multiple documents at once. Use the Window menu or Document Selector to switch among the multiple open documents. See Window 1, 2, ... command and Document Selector.

You can create new documents with the New command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+O


Close command (File menu)

Use this command to close all windows containing the active document.

EditPlus suggests that you save changes to your document before you close it. If you close a document without saving, you lose all changes made since the last time you saved it. Before closing an untitled document, EditPlus displays the Save As dialog box and suggests that you name and save the document.

You can also close a document by using the Close icon on the document's window.


Lock Files command (File menu)

Use this command to protect open files from modified by other applications.

NOTE: This command does not work on remote files.


Save command (File menu)

Use this command to save the active document to its current name and directory.

When you save a document for the first time, EditPlus displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your document. If you want to change the name and directory of an existing document before you save it, choose the Save As command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+S


Save All command (File menu)

Use this command to save all open documents to their current name and directory.

This command does not display the Save As dialog box for unnamed documents.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Save As command (File menu)

Use this command to save and name the active document. EditPlus displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your document.

To save a document with its existing name and directory, use the Save command.


Print command (File menu)

Use this command to print a document. This command presents a Print dialog box, where you may specify the range of pages to be printed, the number of copies, the destination printer, and other printer setup options.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+P


Print Direct command (File menu)

Use this command to print a document directly. Unlike Print command, this command does not present Print dialog box.


Print All command (File menu)

Use this command to print all open documents. This command is useful when you want to print many documents at once without any intervention.


Print Progress Dialog

The Printing dialog box is shown during the time that EditPlus is sending output to the printer. The page number indicates the progress of the printing.

To abort printing, choose Cancel.


Print Preview command (File menu)

Use this command to display the active document as it would appear when printed. When you choose this command, the document window will be replaced with a print preview window in which one or two pages will be displayed in their printed format. The Print Preview toolbar offers you options to view either one or two pages at a time; move back and forth through the document; zoom in and out of pages; and initiate a print job.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Print Preview toolbar

The print preview toolbar offers you the following options:

Print

Bring up the print dialog box, to start a print job.

Next Page

Preview the next printed page.

Prev Page

Preview the previous printed page.

One Page / Two Page

Preview one or two printed pages at a time.

Zoom In

Take a closer look at the printed page.

Zoom Out

Take a larger look at the printed page.

Close

Return from print preview to the editing window.


Print Setup command (File menu)

Use this command to specify various printing options and select a printer and a printer connection. This command presents Print page of the Preferences dialog box, where you specify the settings.


FTP Upload command (File menu)

Use this command to upload file to FTP server. This command presents FTP Upload dialog box.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+S


FTP Upload dialog box

In this dialog box, you can specify file name and upload it to FTP server. You can invoke this dialog box using FTP Upload command on File | FTP menu.

File to upload

Enter full file name to upload to FTP server.

FTP account

Select FTP server where you want to upload the local file. You can edit FTP account settings by pressing 'Setting' button.

Subdirectory

Enter initial subdirectory where you want to upload the local file. If this field is empty, the file will be uploaded to a default FTP directory.

Restore last directory

Check this option to restore the last subdirectory option.

Base local directory

Enter base local directory. If the loacl file is on a subdirectory of the base local directory, it will be uploaded to the corresponding subdirectory of the remote directory.

Use base local directory option

Check this option to use the base local directory setting.

Transfer type

Select 'ASCII' if the file is a plain text file and select 'Binary' if it is an image or a binary file.

Upload

Press this button to begin uploading.

Setting

Press this button to edit FTP account settings.


Upload Multiple command (File menu)

Use this command to upload multiple files to FTP server. This command presents Upload Multiple dialog box.


Upload All command (File menu)

Use this command to upload all open files to FTP server. This command presents Upload Multiple dialog box and adds all open files to the list.


Upload Multiple dialog box

In this dialog box, you can specify multiple files and upload them to FTP server. You can invoke this dialog box using Upload Multiple command on File | FTP menu.

Files to upload

List of files to upload.

FTP account

Select FTP server where you want to upload the local file. You can edit FTP account settings by pressing 'Setting' button.

Subdirectory

Enter initial subdirectory where you want to upload the local file. If this field is empty, the file will be uploaded to a default FTP directory.

Restore last directory

Check this option to restore the last subdirectory option.

Base local directory

Enter base local directory. If the loacl file is on a subdirectory of the base local directory, it will be uploaded to the corresponding subdirectory of the remote directory.

Use base local directory option

Check this option to use the base local directory setting.

Transfer type

Select 'ASCII' if the file is a plain text file and select 'Binary' if it is an image or a binary file.

Upload

Press this button to begin uploading.

Add

Add files to the list. This command presents Select File dialog box.

Remove

Remove selected files from the list.

Setting

Press this button to edit FTP account settings.


FTP Settings dialog box

In this dialog box, you can set accounts to use with the FTP commands. Following options are available:

FTP accounts

This window displays list of FTP accounts. Select a account that you want to configure.

Description

Specify the description for current account.

FTP server

Specify FTP server name for current account.

Username

Specify username for logging in current account.

Password

Specify password for logging in current account.

Subdirectory

Specify initial subdirectory to connect. If this field is left blank, the default FTP directory will be used.

Add

Add a new account.

Remove

Remove selected account.

Up/Down

Moves selected account up or down.

Advanced Options

Set the advanced FTP options.

Use Win32 Internet Functions

Use wininet.dll for FTP features and do not use Winsock directly. This option requires Internet Explorer.

Check file modification when saving

Check this option to detect modification of a remove file by other application when saving it.

Disconnect automatically

Close connection after FTP operation.


FTP Accounts dialog box

In this dialog box, you can set advanced FTP options for current FTP account. Following options are available:

Server type

Select server type of the remote host. Select 'Automatic' to detect the server type automatically. This option is not available if 'Use Win32 Internet Functions' option is turned on.

Port

Specify port number for current account.

Default FTP port

Check this option to use default FTP port for current account.

Passive FTP mode

Check this option to use passive FTP semantics for current account.

Transfer type

'ASCII' transfer type automatically converts the file format (CR/LF) between different machines while 'Binary' type does not. 'ASCII' is recommended for plain text files.

Firewall settings

Sets the firewall options if current FTP connection requires a firewall. This option is not available if 'Use Win32 Internet Functions' option is turned on.


Open Remote command (File menu)

Use this command to open file from FTP server and edit it directly. This command presents Open Remote File dialog box.

If you run 'Save' command with remote file, the change will be saved directly to the file on the FTP server


Save As Remote command (File menu)

Use this command to save current document to FTP server and edit it directly. This command presents Save As Remote File dialog box.

If you run 'Save' command with remote file, the change will be saved directly to the file on the FTP server


Open/Save As Remote File dialog box

In this dialog box, you can browse FTP site and open/save file directly for remote editing. You can invoke this dialog box using Open Remote command on File | FTP menu.

FTP account

Select FTP account to browse. To edit FTP account settings, press 'Setting' button.

Connect

Press this button to connect to FTP server and browse the site.

Setting

Press this button to edit FTP account settings.

File list

This list box displays list of files on current FTP server. You can double click a file to open or save. If you double click a directory, the remote working directory will be set to that directory.

File name

This field displays selected file name. You can also manually type a file name.

Converter

You can select a converter from the list. Converter is a system codepage by which a file is converted when opening and saving the file. To add more system codepages to the list, press the '...' button on the right and the Custom Converters dialog box will be displayed.

Open/Save

Press this button to open or save the selected file.


Converters dialog box

In this dialog box, you can select a converter from the list. Converter is a system codepage by which a file is converted when opening and saving the file. To add more system codepages to the list, press the '...' button on the right and the Custom Converters dialog box will be displayed.


Custom Converters dialog box

In this dialog box, you can add or remove custom converters. You can use a custom converter from the list on the File Open dialog box or Open/Save As Remote File dialog box.

Custom converters

Displays current list of custom converters.

Add (left arrow button)

Add selected system codepage to the custom converter list.

Remove (right arrow button)

Remove selected custom converter from the list.

System codepages

Displays available system codepages.


FTP Settings command (File menu)

Use this command to set the FTP account information. This command presents FTP Accounts dialog box.


Disconnect command (File menu)

Use this command to close all active FTP connections.


Send command (File menu)

Use this command to send current document through e-mail. This command requires MAPI compatible e-mail software.


Open Header File command (File menu)

This command loads the header file of the active document if it is C/C++ file.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+H


Delete File command (File menu)

Use this command to move current document file to the recycle bin and close all the windows containing the document.


Recent Files command (File menu)

Use the numbers and filenames listed on the File | Recent Files menu to open last documents you closed. Choose the number that corresponds with the document you want to open.

You can change number of files that appear on this menu. See Files page of the Preferences dialog box.


Properties command (File menu)

Use this command to displays the file's properties.


Save & Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to save all documents and end your EditPlus session.


Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to end your EditPlus session. You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu. EditPlus prompts you to save documents with unsaved changes.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Alt+F4


Edit menu commands

The Edit menu offers the following commands:

Undo	Reverse previous editing operation.
Redo	Reverse previous undo operation.
Cut	Deletes text from the document and moves it to the clipboard.
Copy	Copies text from the document to the clipboard.
Paste	Pastes text from the clipboard into the document.
Delete	Deletes the selection.
Delete Word	Deletes current word.
Delete Line	Deletes current line.
Delete to End of Word	Deletes to the end of current word.
Delete to End of Line	Deletes to the end of current line.
Delete Word Back	Deletes one word back.
Select Word	Selects current word.
Select Line	Selects current line.
Select All	Selects the entire document.
Begin/End Selection	Begins or ends selection.
Begin/End Column	Begins or ends column selection.
Cut Append	Cuts the selection and appends to the clipboard.
Copy Append	Copies the selection and appends to the clipboard.
Transpose	Transposes characters either side of cursor.
Duplicate Line	Duplicates current line.
Duplicate Char	Copies a character from previous line.
Trim Trailing Spaces	Trims trailing white spaces.
Tabs to Spaces	Converts tabs to spaces.
Spaces to Tabs	Converts spaces to tabs.
Leading Spaces to Tabs	Converts leading spaces to tabs.
Join Lines	Joins selected lines.
Split Lines	Splits selected wrapped lines.
Reformat	Reformats paragraph to the format column number.
Increase Indent	Increases the indentation of current line or selected block.
Decrease Indent	Decreases the indentation of current line or selected block.
Line Comment	Inserts comment sign at the beginning of line.
Line Uncomment	Removes comment sign at the beginning of line.
Fill Column	Fills column selection with specified string.
Align Left	Aligns the current line or selected text to the left border.
Align Center	Centers the current line or selected text.
Align Right	Aligns the current line or selected text to the format column number.
Upper Case	Changes the selected text to upper case.
Lower Case	Changes the selected text to lower case.
Invert Case	Inverts the case of the selected text.
Capitalize	Capitalizes the selected text.
Search Cliptext	Replaces current word with the corresponding cliptext.
Insert Time	Inserts current time.
Insert Time with Seconds	Inserts current time with seconds.
Insert Date	Inserts current date.
Insert Date in Long Format	Inserts current date in long format.
Customize Date/Time	Customizes date/time format.
Insert File	Inserts file into cursor position of current document.
Page Break	Inserts a page break.
Strip HTML Tags	Strips HTML tags in current document or selection.
Ansi to HTML Entity	Converts umlaut or accented characters to HTML entities.
HTML Entity to Ansi	Converts HTML entities to umlaut or accented characters.
Byte Count	Counts the number of characters in the document or selection.
Word Count	Counts the number of words in the document or selection.
Allow Virtual Space	This option allows the cursor position beyond the end of line.
Column Select	Starts the column selection.


Undo command (Edit menu)

Use this command to reverse the last editing action, if possible. The name of the command changes, depending on what the last action was. This command is unavailable if there is no editing action done.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+Z or

Alt-BACKSPACE


Redo command (Edit menu)

Use this command to reverse the last undo action, if possible. The name of the command changes, depending on what the last undo action was. This command is unavailable if there is no undo action done.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+Y


Cut command (Edit menu)

Use this command to remove currently selected text from the document and put it on the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no text currently selected.

Cutting text to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+X


Copy command (Edit menu)

Use this command to copy selected text onto the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no text currently selected.

Copying text to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+C


Paste command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point. This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+V


Delete command (Edit menu)

Use this command to delete current selection of the active document. If there is no selection, this command deletes the character at current cursor position.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Del


Delete Word command (Edit menu)

Use this command to delete the word at current cursor position.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Del


Delete Line command (Edit menu)

Use this command to delete the line at current cursor position.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+Del


Delete to End of Word command (Edit menu)

Use this command to delete to the end of current word.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Del


Delete to End of Line command (Edit menu)

Use this command to delete to the end of current line.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+Del


Delete Word Back command (Edit menu)

Use this command to delete one word back.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Backspace


Select Word command (Edit menu)

Use this command to select the word at current cursor position.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+W


Select Line command (Edit menu)

Use this command to select the line at current cursor position.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+R


Select All command (Edit menu)

Use this command to select the entire document.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+A


Begin/End Selection (Edit menu)

Use this command to begin or end selection. This command is useful when selection area is spread over a large file.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+B


Begin/End Column (Edit menu)

Use this command to begin or end column selection. This command is useful when selection area is spread over a large file.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+E


Cut Append command (Edit menu)

Use this command to cut and append selected text onto the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+C


Copy Append command (Edit menu)

Use this command to copy and append selected text onto the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+X


Transpose command (Edit menu)

Use this command to transpose characters either side of the cursor.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+T


Duplicate Line command (Edit menu)

Use this command to duplicate current line.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+J


Duplicate Char command (Edit menu)

Use this command to copy a character from previous line. It copies from the same column number as current cursor location.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+-


Trim Trailing Spaces command (Edit menu)

Use this command to remove trailing spaces of each line.


Tabs to Spaces command (Edit menu)

Use this command to convert tabs to spaces in selected text or entire document.


Spaces to Tabs command (Edit menu)

Use this command to convert spaces to tabs in selected text or entire document.


Leading Places to Tabs command (Edit menu)

Use this command to convert leading spaces to tabs in selected text or entire document. This command converts spaces only at the beginning of line.


Join Lines command (Edit menu)

Use this command to join selected lines into one long line. If there is no selected text, this commands joins current and next line.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+J


Split Lines command (Edit menu)

Use this command to split selected wrapped lines. If there is no selected text, this commands splits current wrapped line.

This command is available only when current document is in word-wrap mode.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+K


Reformat command (Edit menu)

Use this command to join all lines in the paragraph and reformat the text to the format column number, or to the window border if word wrap mode is turned on. You can specify format column number through Tab/Indent command on Document menu. The default value is 80.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+R


Increase Indent command (Edit menu)

Use this command to increase the indentation of the selected text. If there is no selected text, this command increases the indentation of the current line.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+I


Decrease Indent command (Edit menu)

Use this command to decrease the indentation of the selected text. If there is no selected text, this command decreases the indentation of current line.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+I


Line Comment command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert line comment sign at the beginning of line.


Line Uncomment command (Edit menu)

Use this command to remove line comment sign at the beginning of line.


Fill Column command (Edit menu)

Use this command to fill column selection with a specific character or string. This command presents the Fill Column dialog box.


Fill Column dialog box

In this dialog box, you can set the options for the Fill Column command. You can invoke this dialog box using the Fill Column command on Edit | Format menu.

Enter character or string

Enter character or string with which you want to fill the column selection.

Insert

Select this option if you want to insert the specified string at the beginning of each line of the column selection.

Replace

Select this option if you want to replace the existing text in the column selection with the specified string.

Repeat

Select this option if you want to repeatedly fill the area of the column selection with the specified string.


Align Left command (Edit menu)

Use this command to align current line or selected text to the left border.

This command is not available if current document is in word-wrap mode.


Align Center command (Edit menu)

Use this command to center current line or selected text between the left edge and the format column number. You can specify format column number through Tab/Indent command on Document menu. The default value is 80.

This command is not available if current document is in word-wrap mode.


Align Right command (Edit menu)

Use this command to align the current line or selected text to the format column number. You can specify format column number through Tab/Indent command on Document menu. The default value is 80.

This command is not available if current document is in word-wrap mode.


Upper Case command (Edit menu)

Use this command to convert the selected text to upper case. If there is no selected text, this command converts the character at current cursor position.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+U


Lower Case command (Edit menu)

Use this command to convert the selected text to lower case. If there is no selected text, this command converts the character at current cursor position.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+L


Invert Case command (Edit menu)

Use this command to convert the case of selected text to opposite case. If there is no selected text, this command converts the character at current cursor position.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+K


Capitalize command (Edit menu)

Use this command to capitalizes the selected text. This command is unavailable if there is no selected text.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+U


Insert Time command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert current time into the active document. The time format does not include seconds. If you want to include the seconds in the time format, use Insert Time with Seconds command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+M


Insert Time with Seconds command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert current time into the active document. The time format includes seconds. If you don't want to include the seconds in the time format, use Insert Time command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+M


Insert Date command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert current date in short format into the active document. If you want the long format, use Insert Date in Long Format command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+D


Insert Date in Long Format command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert current date in long format into the active document. If you want the short format, use Insert Date command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+D


Customize Date/Time command (Edit menu)

Use this command to customize date/time format which is used by Date/Time commands. This command presents Customize Date/Time dialog box.


Customize Date/Time dialog box

In this dialog box, you can customize date/time format which is used by date/time commands. You can invoke this dialog box using Customize Date/Time command on Edit | Insert menu.

Commands

Choose date/time command where current date/time format should be applied.

Format

Type Date/Time Macro here or press down-arrow button to choose macro.

Use default system format

Check this option to use default system date/time format.

Preview

This field shows date/time string which will be inserted into document.


Date/Time Macros

The following macros can be used in Format field in Customize Date/Time dialog box.

Macro	Description
$(d)	Day of month.
$(dd)	Day of month with leading zero.
$(ddd)	Day of week.
$(dddd)	Day of week full name.
$(M)	Month.
$(MM)	Month with leading zero.
$(MMM)	Month abbreviation.
$(MMMM)	Month full name.
$(y)	Year.
$(yy)	Year with leading zero.
$(yyyy)	Year full four digits.
$(gg)	Period/Era.
$(h)	Hours.
$(hh)	Hours with leading zero.
$(H)	Hours in 24-hour clock.
$(HH)	Hours in 24-hour clock with leading zero.
$(m)	Minutes.
$(mm)	Minutes with leading zero.
$(s)	Seconds.
$(ss)	Seconds with leading zero.
$(t)	Time marker short.
$(tt)	Time marker long.

Date/Time macros are case-sensitive.


Search Cliptext command (Edit menu)

Use this command to expand current word into the corresponding cliptext item. This command searches the active cliptext library for the current word, and inserts the matching cliptext item into the active document, or presents Search Cliptext dialog box if there are more than one matching cliptext items.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F2


Search Cliptext dialog box

In this dialog box, you can select a matching cliptext item and insert it into the active document. You can invoke this dialog box using Search Cliptext command.


Insert File command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert content of a file into cursor position of current document. This command presents File Open dialog box to choose which file to insert.


Page Break command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert a page break (ASCII 12).


Strip HTML Tags command (Edit menu)

Use this command to strip all HTML tags from current document or selection.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+P


Ansi to HTML Entity command (Edit menu)

Use this command to convert high-ASCII special characters and European characters such as umlauts or accents into HTML entities.


HTML Entity to Ansi command (Edit menu)

Use this command to convert HTML entities to high-ASCII special characters and European characters such as umlauts or accents.


Byte Count command (Edit menu)

Use this command to count the number of characters in the document or selection.


Word Count command (Edit menu)

Use this command to count the number of words in the document or selection.


Allow Virtual Space command (Edit menu)

Check this option to allow cursor position beyond the end of line. If you enter any character when the cursor is located beyond the end of line, appropriate number of tabs and spaces will automatically be inserted.


Column Selection command (Edit menu)

Use this command to start column selection. Move mouse or use arrow key to select and then click mouse button or press Enter.

You can also use Alt + mouse drag to start column selection.

NOTE: You cannot use this command if word wrap option is turned on.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+C

Mouse:	Alt+drag


View menu commands

The View menu offers the following commands:

Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.
HTML Toolbar	Shows or hides the HTML toolbar.
Browser Toolbar	Shows or hides the Browser toolbar.
Status Bar	Shows or hides the status bar.
Cliptext Window	Shows or hides the Cliptext window.
Directory Window	Shows or hides the Directory Window.
Output Window	Shows or hides the output window.
Document Selector	Shows or hides the Document Selector.
Goto Cliptext/Directory	Switches the focus between the cliptext/directory window and the document.
Goto Output Window	Switches the focus between the output window and the document.
Screen Font	Selects the screen font.
Set Font	Configures font settings.
Mirror Screen Font	Uses same printer font as screen font.
Set Printer Font	Sets the printer font.
Tabs and Spaces	Shows or hides space and tab marks.
Line Break	Shows or hides line break marks.
URL highlighting	Highlights URLs and e-mail addresses.
Syntax highlighting	Enables the syntax highlighting.
Cursor Indicator	Shows or hides cursor indicators.
Ruler	Shows or hides the ruler.
Line Number	Shows or hides the line number.
Full Screen	Toggles the full screen mode on and off.
View in Browser	Loads the active document into the web browser.


Toolbar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands on EditPlus, such as File Open. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.

See Toolbar for help on using the toolbar.


Toolbar

Toolbars (Standard and User) are displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar. The Toolbar allows quick mouse access to many tools used in EditPlus.

The Toolbar is dockable to any side of the main window and can be a resizable floating window too. You can move the Toolbar by dragging the gripper which is located at the left or top edge of the toolbar. The Toolbar can be allowed to show double column when docked vertically. See the Tools page of the Preferences dialog box.

You can customize Toolbars in Toolbar page of the Preferences dialog box.

Button	Operation

Opens a new document.

Opens an existing document. EditPlus displays the Open dialog box, in which you can locate and open the desired file.

Saves the active document with its current name. If you have not named the document, EditPlus displays the Save As dialog box.

Saves all documents.

Displays the document on the screen as it would appear printed.

Prints the active document.

Checks spelling in the active document.

Creates a blank HTML page.

Removes selected data from the document and stores it on the clipboard.

Copies the selection to the clipboard.

Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point.

Deletes the selection.

Reverses the last editing.

Reverses the last undo action.

Finds the specified text.

Replaces specific text with different text.

Searches for a string in multiple files.

Go to specified line in the active document.

Toggles the word-wrap feature of the active document.

Toggles the auto-indent feature of current document.

Shows or hides the line number.

Sets the preferences. This command presents Preferences dialog box.

Shows or hides the cliptext window.

Shows or hides the Directory Window.

Shows or hides the output window.

Shows or hides the Document Selector.

Toggles Full Screen mode on and off.

Displays help for clicked on buttons, menus and windows.

Quits the application; prompts to save documents.


HTML Toolbar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the HTML Toolbar, which includes buttons for common HTML tags. The HTML Toolbar appears automatically when you open an HTML document and disappears when you close the document. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the HTML Toolbar is displayed.

See HTML Toolbar for help on using the HTML toolbar.


HTML Toolbar

The HTML Toolbar allows you to insert common HTML tags quickly and easily. It also supports useful tools such as HTML Color Picker, Character Picker, Table Generator and Object Picker.

The HTML Toolbar is displayed across the top of the document window. The HTML Toolbar appears automatically when you open an HTML document and disappears when you close the document.

The HTML Toolbar is fixed and cannot be moved on other side of the window. However it can be allowed to be wrapped when there is not enough space to show all the buttons. See the Tools page of the Preferences dialog box

To hide or display the HTML Toolbar, choose HTML Toolbar from the View menu.

You can customize HTML Toolbar in Toolbar page of the Preferences dialog box.

Button	Operation

Loads the active document into the web browser.

Sets the selected text bold (toggle).

Sets the selected text italic (toggle).

Sets the selected text underlined (toggle).

Sets the font of the selected text.

Inserts a color code. This command presents the HTML Color Picker.

Inserts a Non Breaking Space.

Inserts a Break tag.

Inserts a Paragraph tag.

Sets the selected text Heading.

Inserts an Image.

Inserts an Anchor.

Inserts a Horizontal Ruler.

Inserts a Comment.

Inserts a special character. This command presents the Character Picker.

Inserts a Table. This command presents the Table Generator.

Centers the selected text (toggle).

Sets the selected text Block Quotation (toggle).

Sets the selected text Preformatted (toggle).

Inserts a List.

Inserts a Script.

Inserts an Applet.

Inserts an Object. This command presents Object Picker.

Inserts a Form.

Inserts a Form Control.

Insert an Image Map.

Insert a Frame.


Bold command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Bold HTML tag.

<B></B>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Italic command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Italic HTML tag.

<I></I>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Underline command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Underline HTML tag.

<U></U>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Font command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Font HTML tag.

<FONT SIZE=""></FONT>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


HTML Color Picker (HTML Toolbar)

The HTML Color Picker helps you to insert HTML color code into the HTML document very easily. It shows Netscape's 216 colors which you can choose with a mouse click. If you want to insert other color, click More button and Choose Color dialog box will be shown.

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Non Breaking Space command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Non Breaking Space HTML tag.

&nbsp;

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Break command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Break HTML tag.

<BR>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Paragraph command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Paragraph HTML tag.

<P>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Heading command (HTML Toolbar)

This command presents Heading popup menu. Heading 1 - 6 tags are available on Heading popup menu.

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Heading 1 command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Heading 1 HTML tag.

<H1></H1>


Heading 2 command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Heading 2 HTML tag.

<H2></H2>


Heading 3 command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Heading 3 HTML tag.

<H3></H3>


Heading 4 command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Heading 4 HTML tag.

<H4></H4>


Heading 5 command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Heading 5 HTML tag.

<H5></H5>


Heading 6 command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Heading 6 HTML tag.

<H6></H6>


Image command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Image HTML tag. This command presents Select File dialog box to select image file. If you want to insert the image tag directly without the dialog box, hold down Shift key when running this command.

<IMG SRC="" ALT="">

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Anchor command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Anchor HTML tag.

<A HREF=""></A>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Horizontal Ruler command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Horizontal Ruler HTML tag.

<HR>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Comment command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Comment HTML tag.

<!--  -->

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Character Picker (HTML Toolbar)

The Character Picker helps you to insert HTML special characters into HTML document very easily. If you click on a character, the corresponding character code will be inserted into the active document.

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Table Generator (HTML Toolbar)

The Table Generator helps you to insert table tag into the HTML document very easily. Press left mouse button on a table cell and drag to the desired size then release the mouse button.

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Center command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Center HTML tag.

<CENTER></CENTER>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Block Quotation command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Block Quotation HTML tag.

<BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Preformat command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Preformat HTML tag.

<PRE></PRE>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


List command (HTML Toolbar)

This command presents List tag popup menu. Unordered list, Ordered list and Definition list are available on List tag popup menu.

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Unordered List command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Unordered List HTML tag.

<UL>

<LI>

<LI>

</UL>


Ordered List command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Ordered List HTML tag.

<OL>

<LI>

<LI>

</OL>


Definition List command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Definition List HTML tag.

<DL>

<DT>

<DD>

</DL>


Script command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Script HTML tag.

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!--

//-->

</SCRIPT>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Applet command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Applet HTML tag.

<APPLET CODE="" WIDTH="" HEIGHT="">

</APPLET>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Object Picker (HTML Toolbar)

The Object Picker helps you to insert object tag into the HTML document very easily. It lists all the ActiveX object which is available on the system. Double-click the item which you want to insert into the document.

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Form command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Form HTML tag.

<FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="">

</FORM>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Form Control command (HTML Toolbar)

This command presents Form Control popup menu. Text Box, List Box, Radio Button, Check Box, Text Area, Reset Button, Submit Button, Password Button, Hidden Field and Image are available on Form Control popup menu.

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Text Box command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Text Box HTML tag.

<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="">


List Box command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts List Box HTML tag.

<SELECT NAME=""></SELECT>


Radio Button command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Radio Button HTML tag.

<INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="">


Check Box command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Check Box HTML tag.

<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="">


Text Area command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Text Area HTML tag.

<TEXTAREA NAME="" ROWS="" COLS=""></TEXTAREA>


Reset Button command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Reset Button HTML tag.

<INPUT TYPE="reset">


Submit Button command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Submit Button HTML tag.

<INPUT TYPE="submit">


Password Box command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Password Box HTML tag.

<INPUT TYPE="password">


Hidden Field command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Hidden Field HTML tag.

<INPUT TYPE="hidden">


Form Image command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Form Image HTML tag.

<INPUT TYPE="image" SRC="">


Image Map command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Image Map HTML tag.

<MAP NAME="">

<AREA SHAPE="" HREF="" COORDS="" ALT="">

</MAP>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Frame command (HTML Toolbar)

Inserts Frame HTML tag.

<FRAMESET ROWS="," COLS=",">

<FRAME NAME="" SRC="" SCROLLING="">

<FRAME NAME="" SRC="" SCROLLING="">

</FRAMESET>

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:


Browser Toolbar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Browser Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common browser commands on EditPlus. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Browser Toolbar is displayed.

See Browser Toolbar for help on using the Browser toolbar.


Browser Toolbar

The Browser Toolbar is displayed across the top of the seamless browser window. The Browser Toolbar allows quick mouse access to Browser commands available in EditPlus.

The Browser Toolbar is fixed and cannot be docked on other side of the window.

To hide or display the Browser Toolbar, choose Browser Toolbar from the View menu.

Button	Operation

Edits the source of current HTML page.

Goes back one step.

Goes forward one step.

Stops loading current page.

Refreshes content of current page.

Opens the start page.

Selects the font size.

Searches the Internet.

Displays the contents of your favorites folder.

Goes to EditPlus Homepage.


Status Bar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Status Bar, which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or depressed toolbar button, and keyboard latch state. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is displayed.

See Status Bar for help on using the status bar.


Status Bar

The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the EditPlus window. To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar command on the View menu.

The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus. This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them, before releasing them. If after viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command, then release the mouse button while the pointer is off the toolbar button.

The right areas of the status bar indicates the status of the active document and the editor:

Indicator	Description

ln 1	Current line of the active document.

col 1	Current column of the active document.

1	Total lines of the active document.

00	Hex value of current character.

PC	Indicates current file format. PC, UNIX or MAC. 'U' is appended if Unicode converter is selected, 'U8' if UTF-8 converter is selected, and 'C' if a custom converter is selected.

REC	Indicates whether the keystroke recording is turned on or off.

INS	Indicates whether current input mode is insert mode or overwrite mode.

READ	Indicates whether the active document is read-only or not.


Cliptext Window command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the cliptext window. Cliptext window allows you to handle frequently-used text clips very conveniently. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the cliptext Window is displayed.

See Cliptext Window for help on using the cliptext window.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Alt+Shift+1


Cliptext Window

The cliptext window is collection of text clips for quick and easy access. Cliptext window is located at the left side of the screen. To display or hide the Cliptext window, use the Cliptext Window command on the View menu.

EditPlus offers some sample cliptext libraries such as HTML 3.2 and HTML 4.0 tag collections. You can easily edit the content of the sample libraries. And you can also create your own cliptext library.

Inserting cliptext item into the document

Double-click the item in the list box, and the text will be inserted into the active document. Or drag and drop the item into the document. See Insert command for details.

Add cliptext item

Click right mouse button on the list box. Then choose Add command at the popup menu. Or select the text in the document, drag and drop the selected text into the list box. This command presents Add cliptext Item dialog box.

Remove cliptext item

Click right mouse button on the list box. Then choose Remove command at the popup menu.

Edit cliptext item

Click right mouse button on the list box. Then choose Edit command at the popup menu. This command presents Edit cliptext Item dialog box.

Move cliptext item

Drag and drop the cliptext item to the desired position in the list box. Items cannot be moved if the cliptext library is sorted. See Sort Cliptext command.

Direct editing the cliptext file

Click right mouse button on the combo box. Then choose Edit command at the popup menu. The cliptext library file (which has ".CTL" extension) will be loaded into the editor. Cliptext library file should be written in predefined syntax. See Edit Cliptext Library command for detail about the syntax of cliptext libraries.

See also:

Edit Cliptext Library

Cliptext list box popup menu

Cliptext combo box popup menu


Cliptext List Box Popup Menu

Cliptext list box popup menu offers following commands:

Insert	Inserts the selected cliptext item into the active document.
Edit	Edits the selected cliptext item. This command presents Edit Cliptext Item dialog box.
Add	Add a new cliptext item. This command presents Add Cliptext Item dialog box .
Remove	Removes the selected cliptext item.
Sort	Toggles the sort mode of current cliptext library.
Reload	Reloads current cliptext library from the file.
Hide	Hides the cliptext window.
Left	Moves cliptext/directory window to the left.
Right	Moves cliptext/directory window to the left.


Cliptext Combo Box Popup Menu

Cliptext combo box popup menu offers following commands:

Refresh	Refreshes the list of cliptext libraries.
New	Creates a new cliptext library. This command presents New Cliptext Library dialog box.
Directory	Specifies the directory for the cliptext libraries.
Edit	Loads current cliptext library into the editor.
Save	Saves current cliptext library to the file.
Rename	Renames current cliptext library.
Delete	Deletes current cliptext library.
Hide	Hides the cliptext window.
Left	Moves cliptext/directory window to the left.
Right	Moves cliptext/directory window to the left.


Insert command (Cliptext List Box popup menu)

Use this command to insert current cliptext item into the active document. You can also drag and drop the cliptext item to the document to get the same result.

Cliptext can define Hot Spot (using "^!"). Hot Spot will be the cursor location when the cliptext is inserted into the document. If there is any selected text in the document, cliptext with Hot spot will be wrapped both side of the selection.

For example, if following cliptext

<TITLE>^!<TITLE>

is inserted into following selected text

Document Title

the result is

<TITLE>Document Title<TITLE>


Edit command (Cliptext List Box popup menu)

Use this command to edit current cliptext item. This command presents Edit Cliptext Item dialog box. You can define Hot Spot in the cliptext using "^!". Hot Spot will be the cursor location when the cliptext is inserted into the document. See Insert Cliptext Item command for details about Hot Spot.


Add command (Cliptext List Box popup menu)

Use this command to add a new cliptext item. This command presents Add Cliptext Item dialog box. You can define Hot Spot in the cliptext using "^!". Hot Spot will be the cursor location when the cliptext is inserted into the document. See Insert Cliptext Item command for details about Hot Spot.


Remove command (Cliptext List Box popup menu)

Use this command to remove current cliptext item.


Sort command (Cliptext List Box popup menu)

Use this command to toggle the sort mode of current cliptext library. A check mark appears next to the menu item when cliptext library is in sort mode. Cliptext items cannot be moved in sorted library.


Reload command (Cliptext List Box popup menu)

Use this command to reload current cliptext library from the file. After you edited cliptext library file directly, you should reload the library to make changes appear.


Hide command (Cliptext/Directory popup menu)

Use this command to hide the cliptext or directory window. You can show window back using Cliptext Window command or Directory Window command on View menu.


Left command (Cliptext/Directory popup menu)

Use this command to locate the cliptext/directory window to the left side of the main window.


Right command (Cliptext/Directory popup menu)

Use this command to locate the cliptext/directory window to the right side of the main window.


Refresh command (Cliptext Combo Box popup menu)

Use this command to refresh the list of Cliptext Library or the content of Directory Window.


New command (Cliptext Combo Box popup menu)

Use this command to create a new cliptext library. This command presents New Cliptext Library dialog box. This command creates new empty cliptext library file on the hard disk and refreshes the cliptext library list in the combo box. You can add cliptext item in this library using Add command.


Directory command (Cliptext Combo Box popup menu)

Use this command to specify the directory for the cliptext libraries. The default value is the EditPlus directory.


Edit command (Cliptext Combo Box popup menu)

Use this command to load the current cliptext library file (which has ".CTL" extension) into the editor and edit it directly. The cliptext library file should be written in predefined syntax. The syntax is very simple. The fastest way is to look into the sample cliptext library that comes with EditPlus.

 Header Information

#TITLE=HTML 3.2

#INFO

EditPlus Cliptext Library v1.0

Written by ES-Computing.

#SORT=y

Each statement should be prefixed with '#' sign.

1. #TITLE - The title of cliptext library. This should be located at the first line of the file. Otherwise, EditPlus cannot load it.

2. #INFO - Information about the cliptext library such as author, date, etc. This information can have multiple lines.

3. #SORT - Whether the cliptext library should be sorted or not in the list box. 'y' for yes and 'n' for no.

 Text clips

#T=BODY

<BODY>

^!

</BODY>

Each text clips begins with title information of the form "#T=title", followed by text body. You can define optional Hot Spot using "^!". "^" is used as escape character. If you want to insert "^" itself in the text body, you should enter the character twice like "^^". When you insert the "#" in the text body, You also have to prefix the escape character to it like "^#". The text body can have multiple lines. An optional '#' can be placed in the line after the last line to indicates the end of the text clip.

#T=BODY

<BODY>

^!

</BODY>

#

The title-only text clips are also supported. The title itself will be inserted into the document. For example,

#T=font-family:

The above item has only title and not text body, so "font-family:" will be inserted into the document.

User files repository

EditPlus web site has a collection of user files (stx, ctl, acp files) on User Files page. You can submit your own syntax file to <submit@editplus.com> if you would like to share your file with other users.


Save command (Cliptext Combo Box popup menu)

Use this command to save current cliptext library to the file.


Rename command (Cliptext Combo Box popup menu)

Use this command to rename the title of current cliptext library.


Delete command (Cliptext Combo Box popup menu)

Use this command to move the current cliptext library file to the Recycle bin. After deleting the file, the list of cliptext library in the combo box will be refreshed.


Edit/Add Cliptext Item dialog box

In this dialog box, you can edit the title and the text body of current cliptext item. This dialog box is also used when you add new cliptext item.

Title

Enter the title of the cliptext item.

Text body

Enter the text body of the cliptext item. "^" is regarded as escape character which is used to define Hot Spot. If you want to enter "^" itself, you should enter it twice like "^^". You can define Hot Spot using "^!". Hot Spot will be the cursor location when the cliptext is inserted into the document. See Insert command for more details.


New Cliptext Library dialog box

In this dialog box, you can create new cliptext library file.

File name

Enter the file name of the cliptext library. EditPlus automatically appends ".CTL" extension to the file, so do not include the extension manually.

Title

Enter the title of the cliptext library. This title will appear in the combo box of the cliptext window.

Sort

Specify whether the cliptext library should be sorted or not. If you check this option, the list of cliptext items will be shown sorted in the list box of the cliptext window.


Directory Window command (View menu)

Use this command to show or hide the directory window.

See Directory Window for more help on Directory Window.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Alt+Shift+3


Directory Window

Directory window displays files on the currently available disk drives.

Select a file and double click it to open the file. To open multiple files at once, use Shift or Ctrl key to select multiple files and press right mouse button and choose 'Open' command. To display or hide the directory window, use the Directory Window command on the View menu.

See also:

Directory window popup menu


Directory Window Popup Menu

Directory Window popup menu offers following commands:

Open	Opens the selected files.
Open As	Opens the selected files using a converter.
Shell Open	Runs the selected files or opens them with the system default program.
Upload	Uploads the selected files.
Insert Image	Inserts the image HTML tag.
Refresh	Refreshes the content of the directory window.
File Directory	Matches the directory of the active document.
Change Directory	Changes current directory of the Directory Window.
Rename	Changes the name of selected file.
Delete	Deletes selected files.
Hide	Hides the cliptext/directory window.
Left	Moves cliptext/directory window to the left.
Right	Moves cliptext/directory window to the left.


Open command (Directory Window popup menu)

Use this command to open one or more files that are selected on the Directory Window. You can select multiple files by holding down Shift or Ctrl key.


Open As command (Directory Window popup menu)

Use this command to open one or more files that are selected on the Directory Window using a converter. This command presents Converters dialog box.


Shell Open command (Directory Window popup menu)

Use this command to open one or more files with system default program. If the file is executable, it runs the file.


Upload command (Directory Window popup menu)

Use this command to upload one or more files that are selected on the Directory Window. This command presents Upload Multiple dialog box.


Insert Image command (Directory Window popup menu)

Use this command to insert the image HTML tag with the selected image file name into the active document. This command is not available if the selected file is not an image file (*.gif, *.jpg or *.png).


File Directory command (Directory Window popup menu)
File Directory (Directory Window popup menu)

Use this command to display the directory content of the active document on the Directory Window.


Change Directory command (Directory Window popup menu)

Use this command to change current directory of the Directory Window.


Rename command (Directory Window popup menu)

Use this command to change the name of selected file.


Delete command (Directory Window popup menu)

Use this command to delete selected files.


Output Window command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Output window, which displays the output of user tools.

See Output Window for more help on Output window.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Alt+Shift+2


Output Window

The output window is located at the bottom of the screen and displays the captured output of user tools. To display or hide the output window, use the Output Window command on the View menu.

If you add a Java compiler to the User Tools page of the Preferences dialog box and check the "capture output" option, the Java compiler errors will be displayed in the output window. If you double-click on the specific error line, EditPlus automatically loads the related file and locates the cursor to that line.

To change the default output pattern for the tag jump, press 'Output Pattern' button on User Tools page of the Preferences dialog box.

The output window is also used in Find in Files command. The find result will be displayed in the output window, so you can double-click the specific line to load the file and locate the cursor to that line.

See also:

Output window popup menu


Output window Popup Menu

Output window popup menu has following commands:

Open All	Opens all the files which are displayed in the Output Window.
Open Next	Opens next matching file.
Open Prev	Opens previous matching file.
Clear	Clears the content of the output window.
Stop	Breaks the operation of current tool.
Copy Line	Copies current line to clipboard.
Copy All	Copies all output content to clipboard.
Tab Size	Sets the tab size of the Output Window.
Load Result	Loads a file into output window.
Save Result	Saves output content into a file.
Hide	Hides the output window.


Open All command (Output window popup menu)

Use this command to open all the files which are displayed on the Output Window.


Open Next command (Output window popup menu)

Use this command to open next matching file which is displayed on the Output Window.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+F5


Open Prev command (Output window popup menu)

Use this command to open previous matching file which is displayed on the Output Window.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+F5


Clear Output Window command

Use this command to clear the contents of the output window. Output window displays output of user tools or result of Find in Files command.


Stop Tool Operation command

Use this command to stop the tool which is currently running. This command is only applicable to console mode applications.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Break


Copy Line command (Output window popup menu)

Use this command to copy current line of output window to clipboard.


Copy All command (Output window popup menu)

Use this command to copy all content of output window to clipboard.


Tab Size command (Output window popup menu)

Use this command to set the tab size of the Output Window.


Load Result command (Output window popup menu)

Use this command to load a file into output window. This command presents File Open dialog box.


Save Result command (Output window popup menu)

Use this command to save content of output window into a file. This command presents Save As dialog box.


Hide command (Output window popup menu)

Use this command to hide the output window. To show back the hidden window, use Output Window command on View menu.


Document Selector command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Document Selector, which offers quick access to all open documents. Switching between documents is much easier with clicking document selector than pressing Ctrl+Tab key multiple times. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Document selector is displayed.

To change the location of the Document Selector, right click the Document Selector and choose 'Options' command on the popup menu.

See Document Selector for help on using the Document Selector.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Alt+Shift+3


Document Selector

The Document Selector is displayed across the bottom of the document window. The Document Selector offers quick mouse access to all document windows currently loaded. Much faster than selecting on Window menu or pressing Ctrl+Tab key multiple times.

To hide or display the Document Selector, choose Document Selector from the View menu.

To change the location of the Document Selector, right click the Document Selector and choose 'Location' command on the popup menu.

The Folder icon is for Project menu. Using project menu, you can organize frequently-used documents into categories and load them by a single mouse click. See Project Menu for more detail about Project management feature.


Document Selector Options command (View menu)

Use this command to set the options for the Document Selector. This command presents Document Selector Options dialog box.


Document Selector Options dialog box

In this dialog box, you can set the options for the Document Selector. Following options are available.

Location

Choose a desired location of the Document Selector.

Number of rows

Specify the number of rows of the document buttons.

Button size

Specify the minimum and maximum width of the document button in number of characters. You can enter from 5 to 50.

Default Size

Reset the button size back to default values.

Close document with middle mouse button

If you check this option, you can press the middle mouse button (or wheel mouse button) on the Document Selector to close the document.


Goto Cliptext/Directory command (View menu)

Use this command when you want to move the keyboard input focus to the cliptext window/directory window, or to the document window from the cliptext/directory window.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F5


Goto Output Window command (View menu)

Use this command when you want to move the keyboard input focus to the output window, or to the document window from the output window.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Shift+F5


Screen Font command (View menu)

Use this command when you want to select the screen font. Choose appropriate font on the popup menu. If you want to change current font setting, use Set Font command.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Set Font command (View menu)

Use this command if you want to set the font of document. This command presents Font page of the Preferences dialog box.


Mirror Screen Font command (View menu)

Use this command when you want to use same printer font as screen font. If you change screen font, printer font will also be changed automatically.


Set Printer Font command (View menu)

Use this command when you want to set the printer font. This command presents Font page of the Preferences dialog box.


Tabs and Spaces command (View menu)

Use this command if you want to show or hides invisible spaces and tab characters. This option is useful when you turn on Allow Virtual Space option. If you want to show line break marks, use Line Breaks command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+I


Line Break command (View menu)

Use this command if you want to show or hides invisible line break (paragraph) marks. If you want to show spaces and tab characters, use Tabs and Spaces command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+L


URL highlighting command (View menu)

Use this command if you want to highlight Internet URLs and e-mail addresses. This command is not available in syntax highlighted document. You can go to the highlighted URL using Go to URL command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+U


Syntax highlighting command (View menu)

Use this command if you want to enable the syntax highlighting feature. You can set the syntax highlighting options on Settings & syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+S

See also:

Syntax Highlighting


Cursor Indicator command (View menu)

Use this command if you want to show or hide the cursor indicator in the ruler and line number area. This command is useful for high resolution video mode. The cursor location is much easier to find. You can change the color of the indicator on Colors page of the Preferences dialog box.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+C


Ruler command (View menu)

Use this command if you want to show or hide the ruler at the top of the active document.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+R


Line Number command (View menu)

Use this command to show or hide the line number. Line number can increase readability in program sources or HTML documents.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+L


Full Screen command (View menu)

Use this command if you want to change full screen mode on and off. In full screen mode, the document window covers the entire screen so you have more space to view the content of the document.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Alt+Shift+0


View in Browser command (View menu)

Use this command if you want to view current document in browser window. If you check the seamless browser option in Tools setting, the document will be shown in the seamless browser window. Otherwise the document will be shown on external browser. You can use temporary file instead of saving current document. See Tools page of the Preferences dialog box for details.

Shortcuts

HTML Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+B


Search menu commands

The Search menu offers the following commands:

Find	Finds the specified text.
Find Next	Finds the next matching text.
Find Previous	Finds the previous matching text.
Replace	Replaces specific text with different text.
Find Next Word	Finds the next occurrence of the selected text.
Find Previous Word	Finds the previous occurrence of the selected text.
Find in Files	Searches for a string in multiple files.
Go to Line	Goes to specified line in the active document.
Match Brace	Searched for a matching brace.
Select Brace	Searches for a matching brace and select the text.
Jump to File	Jumps to a file using output window pattern.
Go to URL	Goes to the highlighted URL.
Toggle Marker	Set and clear marker at current line.
Clear All Marker	Clears all marker from the active document.
Next Marker	Goes to next marker position.
Previous Marker	Goes to previous marker position.
Function List	Shows the function list.


Find command (Search menu)

Use this command to search specific text in current document. This command presents Find dialog box.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+F


Find Next command (Search menu)

Use this command to search for next matching word.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F3


Find Previous command (Search menu)

Use this command to search for previous matching word.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Shift+F3


Find dialog box

In this dialog box, you can find specific text in current document. Following options are available.

Find What

Enter text that you want to search for. EditPlus supports regular expression. You can press down-arrow button for regular expression templates. See Regular Expression for more details.

Find

Press this button to find specified text with current options.

Case sensitive

Check this option if you want case-sensitive searching.

Whole word only

Check this option if you want to search whole word only and ignore text which is a substring of another word.

Regular expression

Check this option if you want to search regular expression. Regular expression allows more sophisticated and powerful search. See Regular Expression for more detail about regular expression syntax.

Up

Check this option if you want to search upward from current position.

Down

Check this option if you want to search downward from current position

Wrap at the end of file

When end of file is reached, resume search from the start.

More/Less

Press this button to show the multi-line input field. You can enter multi-line text in this input box. Press Ctrl+Tab to enter a tab character in this input box.


Regular Expression

Regular expression is a search string that contains normal text plus special characters which indicate extended searching options. Regular expression allows more sophisticated search and replace.

For example, you can find any digit by using regular expression "[0-9]". Similarly you can find any matching character that is NOT digit by using regular expression "[^0-9]".

EditPlus supports following regular expressions in Find, Replace and Find in Files command.

Expression	Description
\t	Tab character.
\n	New line.
.	Matches any character.
|	Either expression on its left and right side matches the target string. For example, "a|b" matches "a" and "b".
[]	Any of the enclosed characters may match the target character. For example, "[ab]" matches "a" and "b". "[0-9]" matches any digit.
[^]	None of the enclosed characters may match the target character. For example, "[^ab]" matches all character EXCEPT "a" and "b". "[^0-9]" matches any non-digit character.
*	Character to the left of asterisk in the expression should match 0 or more times. For example "be*" matches "b", "be" and "bee".
+	Character to the left of plus sign in the expression should match 1 or more times. For example "be+" matches "be" and "bee" but not "b".
?	Character to the left of question mark in the expression should match 0 or 1 time. For example "be?" matches "b" and "be" but not "bee".
^	Expression to the right of ^ matches only when it is at the beginning of line. For example "^A" matches an "A" that is only at the beginning of line.
$	Expression to the left of $ matches only when it is at the end of line. For example "e$" matches an "e" that is only at the end of line.
()	Affects evaluation order of expression and also used for tagged expression.
\	Escape character. If you want to use character "\" itself, you should use "\\".

The tagged expression is enclosed by (). Tagged expressions can be referenced by \0, \1, \2, \3, etc. \0 indicates a tagged expression representing the entire substring that was matched. \1 indicates the first tagged expression, \2 is the second, etc. See following examples.

Original	Search 	Replace 	Result

abc     	(ab)(c)	\0-\1-\2	abc-ab-c

abc     	a(b)(c)	\0-\1-\2	abc-b-c

abc     	(a)b(c)	\0-\1-\2	abc-a-c


Replace command (Search menu)

Use this command to search specific text in current document and replace it with different text. This command presents Replace dialog box.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+H


Replace dialog box

In this dialog box, you can find specific text and replace it with different text in current document. Following options are available.

Find What

Enter text that you want to search for. EditPlus supports regular expression. You can press down-arrow button for regular expression templates. See Regular Expression for more detail.

Replace With

Enter text that you want to replace the found text with. EditPlus supports regular expression. You can press down-arrow button for regular expression templates. See Regular Expression for more detail.

Find

Find specified text with current options.

Replace

Replace found text with specified text. If the text is not found yet, this is same as Find command.

Replace All

Perform find and replace for the current document, all open documents or current selection without prompts.

Case sensitive

Check this option if you want case-sensitive searching.

Whole word only

Check this option if you want to search whole word only and ignore text which is a substring of another word.

Regular expression

Check this option if you want to search regular expression. Regular expression allows more sophisticated and powerful search. See Regular Expression for more detail about regular expression syntax.

Up

Check this option if you want to search upward from current position.

Down

Check this option if you want to search downward from current position

Wrap at the end of file

When end of file is reached, resume search from the start.

Replace all range

Specify the range of Replace All command.

More/Less

Press this button to show the multi-line input field. You can enter multi-line text in this input box. Press Ctrl+Tab to enter a tab character in this input box.


Find Next Word command (Search menu)

Use this command to search the next occurrence of the selected text. This command uses current word if there is no selection.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+F3


Find Previous Word command (Search menu)

Use this command to search the previous occurrence of the selected text. This command uses current word if there is no selection.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+F3


Find in Files command (Search Menu)

Use this command to search specific text in multiple files. This command presents Find in Files dialog box.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Find in Files dialog box

In this dialog box, you can find specific text in multiple files. Following options are available.

Find What

Enter text that you want to search for. EditPlus supports regular expression. You can press down-arrow button for regular expression templates. See Regular Expression for more details.

File type

Enter wild card pattern of the files that you want to find text in. When you specify more than one pattern, separate each one with semicolon(;). For example, if you want to find in HTML files, use "*.html;*.htm".

Folder

Specify the folder where the searching takes place.

All open files

Check this option to search all open documents instead of using the content of the File Type and Folder fields.

Current file

Check this option to search current file only instead of using the content of the File Type and Folder fields.

Save open files

Check this option to automatically save all open files before searching.

Include sub-folders

Search also sub-folders of the specified folder.

Case sensitive

Check this option if you want case-sensitive searching.

Show duplicated lines

Check this option if you want the output window to show all the occurrences even if they are on a same line.

Whole word only

Check this option if you want to search whole word only and ignore text which is a substring of another word.

Regular expression

Check this option if you want to search regular expression. Regular expression allows more sophisticated and powerful search. See Regular Expression for more detail about regular expression syntax.

Find

Find specified text with current options.

More/Less

Press this button to show the multi-line input field. You can enter multi-line text in this input box. Press Ctrl+Tab to enter a tab character in this input box.


Go To Line command (Search Menu)

Use this command to go to specific line in the document. This command presents Go To Line dialog box.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keyboard:	Ctrl+G


Match Brace command (Search menu)

Use this command to search for matching brace for current character.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+]


Select Brace command (Search menu)

Use this command to search for a matching brace and select the text between the matching braces.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+]


Jump to File command (Search menu)

Use this command to jump to a file and locate the cursor to proper line. This command searches current line using output window pattern.

c:\autoexec.bat(5,10)

Run this command at above line. The file "c:\autoexec.bat" will be opened and cursor will be located at line 5, column 10.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F7

Mouse:	Alt + Double-click


Go to URL command (Search menu)

Use this command to go to a highlighted URL or extracted URL from current cursor position. If the URL is web site address, EditPlus opens internal browser window by default. If you want to run system default browser, you can set 'Use system default browser with Go to URL' option in General page of the Preferences dialog box.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F8

Mouse:	Ctrl + Double-click


Toggle Marker command (Search menu)

Use this command to set/clear a marker at current line. You can search for the marker position using Next Marker and Previous Marker commands.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F9


Clear All Marker command (Search menu)

Use this command to clear all the markers currently set. This command is unavailable if there if no marker in current document.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+F9


Next Marker command (Search menu)

Use this command to search for next marker position. You can set/clear marker using Toggle Marker command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F4


Previous Marker command (Search menu)

Use this command to search for previous marker position. You can set/clear marker using Toggle Marker command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Shift+F4


Function List command (Search menu)

Use this command to shows the function list. This command presents Function List dialog box.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+F11


Function List dialog box

This dialog box shows the list of functions in the active document. You can invoke this dialog box using Function List command.

On Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box, you can set the regular expression for extracting the functions.

Go to

Go to the selected function.

Copy List

Copy the function list to the clipboard.


Document menu commands

The Document menu offers the following commands:

Auto Indent	Toggles the auto-indent feature of the active document.
Auto Complete	Toggles the auto-completion feature of the active document.
Word-wrap	Toggles the word wrap feature of the active document.
Word-warp Options	Sets the word wrap options.
Tab/Indent	Sets the tab and indent options.
Set Column Marker	Sets column markers.
Show Column Marker	Shows or hides the column markers.
Next Column Marker	Goes to the next column marker position.
Prev Column Marker	Goes to the previous column marker position.
PC File Format	Sets the active document to the PC file format.
UNIX File Format	Sets the active document to the UNIX file format.
MAC File Format	Sets the active document to the MAC file format.
Change File Type	Changes file type of current document.
Refresh STX/ACP	Refreshes syntax file and auto-completion file.
Monitor Clipboard	Monitors and insert the changed contents of clipboard.
Set Read-Only	Sets current document read-only.
Reload	Reloads current document from the disk file.
Reload As	Reloads current document from the disk file using a converter.
Permanent Settings	Sets permanent settings.


Word Wrap command (Document menu)

Use this command to turn on or off the word-wrap feature of current document. Word-wrap feature helps to edit long lines more conveniently.

This setting will not be saved to the INI file. You can specify permanent value on Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+W


Auto Indent command (Document menu)

Use this command to turn on or off the auto-indent feature of current document. When this feature is turned on, a new line will be automatically indented same as previous line.

This setting will not be saved to the INI file. You can specify permanent value on Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Auto Completion command (Document menu)

Use this command to turn on or off the auto-completion feature of current document. See Auto Completion for more details.

This setting will not be saved to the INI file. You can specify permanent value on Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.


Word Wrap Options command (Document menu)

Use this command to set the word wrap options. This command presents Word Wrap Options dialog box.

The settings will not be saved to the INI file. You can specify permanent values on Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.


Word Wrap Options dialog box

In this dialog box, you can set the word wrap options. You can invoke this dialog box using Word Wrap Options command.

Enable word wrap

Check this option to turns on the word wrap feature.

Save wrapped lines with CR/LF

Check this option to to add line breaks to all wrapped lines when you save document.

Word wrap method

Specify the word wrap method. Select 'Wrap at window edge' if you want long lines to be wrapped at window edge in word wrap mode. Select 'Wrap after format column number' if you want long lines to be wrapped after format column number in word wrap mode.

Format column number

Specify the format column number. If you select 'Wrap at Format Column number' as word wrap method, long lines will be wrapped after this format column number rather than at the window edge. Align Center and Align Right commands also use this value to calculate the alignment. The default value is 80.


Tab/Indent command (Document menu)

Use this command to set the tab and indent options. This command presents Tab and Indent dialog box.

The settings will not be saved to the INI file. You can specify permanent values on Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.


Tab and Indent dialog box

In this dialog box, you can set the tab and indent options. You can invoke this dialog box using Tab/Indent command.

Tab

Specify the tab size.

Indent

Specify the indent size.

Insert spaces instead of tab

Check this option to insert spaces instead of a real tab character when you press TAB key.

TAB key moves cursor by indent size

Check this option to make the TAB key moves the cursor position by the indent size rather than the actual tab size.

Enable auto indent

Check this option to use the auto indent feature.

Auto indent open

Specify an optional character which increases the indent. If you press 'Enter' key after this character, The next line will be automatically indented. Only one character is allowed in this field.

Auto indent close

Specify an optional character which decreases the indent. If you enter this character in the document, the line will be automatically un-indented. Only one character is allowed in this field.

End of statement

Specify an optional character which indicates the end of a statement. If you press 'Enter' key before this character, the next line will be automatically indented. Only one character is allowed in this field.


Set Column Marker command (Document menu)

Use this command to set column markers. You can turn column markers on or off using Show Column Marker command. This command displays Set Column Marker dialog box.

This setting will not be saved to the INI file. You can specify permanent value on Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.


Show Column Marker command (Document menu)

Use this command to show or hide the column markers. Column marker is a vertical line which indicates specific column location. Column marker can be useful for column oriented programming languages such as COBOL or FORTRAN.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Shift+M


Next Column Marker command (Document menu)

Use this command to move the cursor to the next column marker position. You can set column marker using Set Column Marker command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Right


Prev Column Marker command (Document menu)

Use this command to move the cursor to the previous column marker position. You can set column marker using Set Column Marker command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+Left


Set Column Marker dialog box

In this dialog box, you can set column marker positions. You can invoke this dialog box using Set Column Marker command.

Marker 1 - 5

Specify column marker positions.


PC File Format (Document menu)

Use this command to set the format of the active document to the PC format.


UNIX File Format (Document menu)

Use this command to set the format of the active document to the UNIX format.


MAC File Format (Document menu)

Use this command to set the format of the active document to the MAC format.


Change File Type command (Document menu)

Use this command to change file type of current document. This command presents Select File Type dialog box.


Select File Type dialog box

In this dialog box, you can select file type of current document or a new document. Select the file type you want on the list box. Select 'Automatic' if you want EditPlus to detect an appropriate syntax type automatically based on the file extension. You can invoke this dialog box using Change File Type command on Document menu.


Refresh STX/ACP command (Document menu)

Use this command to refresh syntax file and auto-completion file for current document. After editing STX or ACP file for current document directly, you should run this command to make the change take effect.


Monitor Clipboard command (Document menu)

Use this command to monitor changes of clipboard and insert the changed content into the end of current document. This command can be used for abbreviation of cut-and-paste operation. Any text which is copied or cut to the clipboard will be inserted into the current document. A check mark appears next to the menu item when this option is active.


Set Read-Only command (Document menu)

Use this command to set current file read-only. You cannot save read-only document. If you want to protect read-only files from editing, check the option in Files page of the Preferences dialog box.


Reload command (Document menu)

Use this command to reload current document from the disk file. This command discards all unsaved changes and clears the undo/redo buffer.


Reload As command (Document menu)

Use this command to reload current document from the disk file using a converter. This command discards all unsaved changes and clears the undo/redo buffer. This command presents Converters dialog box.


Permanent Settings command (Document menu)

Use this command to set permanent settings. All options on Document menu are only valid in current document and will not be saved to the INI file. You can set permanent settings on Preferences dialog box. This command invokes Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.


Browser menu commands

The Browser menu is only available with the seamless browser window. You need IE 3 or higher installed on the system to use seamless browser window feature. The Browser menu offers the following commands:

Favorites	Displays the contents of your favorites folder.
Edit Source	Edits the source of current HTML page.
Go Back	Goes back one step.
Go Forward	Goes forward one step.
Stop	Stops loading current page.
Refresh	Refreshes content of current page.
Fonts	Selects the font size.
Home	Opens the start page.
Search	Searches the internet.
Option	Sets the browser options.


Favorites
Favorites (Browser menu)

EditPlus allows access to favorites folder of IE. Select internet site that you want to visit.

Edit favorites

This command opens favorites folder where you can edit properties of favorites.

Favorites list

Select web site which you want to visit. Popup menu represents sub-folder of the main favorites folder.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:


Edit Source command (Browser menu)

Use this command to loads or activates the source of current web page. EditPlus currently only supports local files and cannot edit the page on the remote URL.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:

Keys:	Ctrl+E


Go Back command (Browser menu)

Use this command to go back one step to last visited web page.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:


Go Forward command (Browser menu)

Use this command to go forward one step to last visited web page.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:


Stop command (Browser menu)

Use this command to stop loading current page.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:


Refresh command (Browser menu)

Use this command to refresh content of current page.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:


Home command (Browser menu)

Use this command to open the start page.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:


Fonts command (Browser menu)

Use this command to set the font size of current page. This command presents Fonts popup menu.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:


Search command (Browser menu)

Use this command to search the internet.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:


Option command (Browser menu)

Use this command to specify internet preferences. This command presents Internet Option dialog box.


EditPlus Home Page command (Browser menu)

Use this command to visit the EditPlus Home Page.

Shortcuts

Browser Toolbar:


Project menu commands

The Project menu offers the following commands:

Select Project	Select current project.
Add to Project	Add current document to project.
Add All to Project	Add all open documents to project.
Edit Project	Configure project settings.
Load Project	Load all files of current project.
Project File	Load a file of current project.


Select Project command (Project menu)

Use this command to select specific project and make it an active project. You can add/remove project on Project page of the Preferences dialog box.


Add to Project command (Project menu)

Use this command to add current document into the project. You can also add/remove files on Project page of the Preferences dialog box.


Add All to Project command (Project menu)

Use this command to add all open documents into the project. You can also add/remove files on Project page of the Preferences dialog box.


Edit Project command (Project menu)

Use this command to configure project settings on Project page of the Preferences dialog box.


Load Project command (Project menu)

Use this command to load all files of current project. You can configure project settings on Project page of the Preferences dialog box.


Project File command (Project menu)

Use this command to load the specified file of current project. Project can be configured on Project page of the Preferences dialog box.


Tools menu commands

The Tools menu offers the following commands:

Preferences	Sets preferences.
INI File Directory	Sets the directory to store the configuration files (*.INI).
Spell Check Document	Checks spelling in the active document.
Spell Check from Current Position	Checks spelling in the active document from current position.
Spell Check Selection	Checks spelling in current selection.
Spell Check Word	Checks spelling in current word.
Record Keystrokes	Starts and stops the keystroke recording.
Playback Recording	Plays back the recorded keystrokes.
Playback Multiple	Plays back the recorded keystrokes multiple times.
Export Recording	Saves recorded keystrokes into external file.
Import Recording	Loads saved keystroke recording file.
Sort	Sorts the document or the selected text.
Configure User Tools	Adds or removes user tools.
User Tool Groups	Selects User Tool Group.
User Tools	Runs user tools.


INI File Directory command (Tools menu)

Use this command to set the directory to store the configuration files (editplus.ini, tool.ini, project.ini, setting.ini, syntax.ini, workspace.ini, template.ini, ftp.ini, combo.ini). The configuration files are generated by EditPlus, and they should not be modified manually.


Spell Check Document command (Tools menu)

Use this command to check spell in current document. This command presents Spell Checker dialog box.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


Spell Check From Current Position command (Tools menu)

Use this command to check spell from current position. This command presents Spell Checker dialog box.


Spell Check Selection command (Tools menu)

Use this command to check spell in current selection. This command presents Spell Checker dialog box.


Spell Check Word command (Tools menu)

Use this command to check spell in current word. This command presents Spell Checker dialog box.


Spell Checker dialog box

This dialog box appears when you run spell checker commands on Tools menu. In this dialog box, words that is not found in dictionary will be shown and suggests user several actions upon that words.

Not found

This field displays the word that was not found in the dictionary.

Change to

This field displays the word that will replace the wrong word. You can also enter a new word here if you want to change the suggested word.

Suggestions

This list box shows suggested corrections of the wrong word. Choose the correct word and it will be shown in Change To field. If there is no proper suggestion, you can directly edit Change To field.

Replace

Replace the wrong word with the content of Change To field. This command is not available if there is no suggestions. But if you edit Change To field, this command becomes available.

Replace All

Changes any following word which is same as current one.

Ignore

Ignore current word.

Ignore All

Ignore current word and any following word which is same as current one.

Add

Add current word to the user dictionary. You can specify location of user dictionary in Spell Checker page of the Preferences dialog box.

Add uncap

Add current word to the user dictionary and ignores capitalization of the word.

More

Search more thoroughly for suggested replacements for the current misspelled word. Each time you press the Suggest button, a "deeper" search is made.

Options

This command presents Spell Checker page of the Preferences dialog box where you can specify several spell-checking options.


Record Keystrokes command (Tools menu)

Use this command to begin or stop recording the keystrokes. Recorded keystrokes can be played back using Playback Recording command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Q


Playback Recording command (Tools menu)

Use this command to play back the recorded keystrokes. Keystrokes can be recorded using Record Keystroke command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Alt+1 - Alt+0


Playback Multiple command (Tools menu)

Use this command to play back the recorded keystrokes multiple times. This command presents input dialog box to specify the repeat time. Keystrokes can be recorded using Record Keystroke command.


Export Recording command (Tools menu)

Use this command to save the recorded keystrokes into external file. This command presents File Save As dialog box to specify the file name. Keystroke recording files have *.mac extension. Saved keystroke recording file can be loaded using Import Recording command. Also, you can specify keystroke recording file on User tools page on Preferences dialog box so that you can access it through Tools menu or through User Toolbar.


Import Recording command (Tools menu)

Use this command to load saved keystroke recording file. This command presents File Open dialog box to specify the file name. Keystroke recording files have *.mac extension. You can save recorded keystroke into keystroke recording file using Export Recording command.


Sort command (Tools menu)

Use this command to sort the document or the selected text. If the selection is a column selection, the selected text is used as the sort key.


Sort dialog box

This dialog box appears when you choose sort command on Tools menu. In this dialog box, you can set various options for the sort command.

Order

Choose the sort order. Either ascending order or descending order.

Starting column #

Enter a column number from which the sorting operation begins. The text before this column number will be ignored in comparison. Enter an integer value between 1 - 2000.

Case sensitive

Check this option for the case-sensitive comparison.

Remove duplicates

Check this option to remove any duplicated line after the sorting.

In character code order

Check this option to perform the comparison in character code order rather than the lexicographic comparison.


Configure User Tools command (Tools menu)

Use this command to add/remove/modify the user tools. User tool is user-defined application that EditPlus launches and optionally captures the output. This command presents User Tools page of the Preferences dialog box.


User Tool Groups command (Tools menu)

Use this command to select user tool group. There are 10 user tool groups available and you can add up to 20 user tools in each group. You can configure user tools groups and user tools on User Tools page of the Preferences dialog box.


Run User Tools command (Tools menu)

Use this command to run the specified user tool. User tools can be configured in User Tools page of the Preferences dialog box.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+0 - Ctrl+9


Preferences command (Tools menu)

Use this command if you want to set the options available in EditPlus. EditPlus does not use confusing multi-row tabbed property sheet, but offers preferences dialog box which consists of several pages. Categories are shown in the tree control. You can select the desired item to display the corresponding page.

General

Specify general options.

Fonts

Specify fonts for edit window, cliptext window and output window.

Colors

Specify colors for edit window, line number and output window.

Print

Specify print options such as margin, header/footer and printer properties.

Files

Specify file options.

Settings & Syntax

Specify settings and syntax highlighting for each file types. EditPlus supports multiple settings, so you can specify different settings for each different file types.

Templates

Customize file templates. Templates will be shown in File | New command.

Project

Customize project and favorites files.

Tools

Specify tool options.

User tools

Customize user-tools.

Keyboard

Customize keyboard shortcuts.

Spell checker

Specify spell checker options.

Toolbar

Customize toolbar buttons.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:


General page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can specify general options of EditPlus. Following options are available.

Line space

Specify line space. The unit is percentage of height of a line.

Combo Box history

Specify number of combo box history. EditPlus maintains history of text that you entered in combo box. When you type text in the combo box, EditPlus will search the list and help you complete the remaining part of the text. If you enter 0 in this field, the combo box auto-completion feature will not be used.

Word delimiters

Specify delimiters that are used to determine work boundaries. You don't need to specify the space character and the tab character here, since those are treated as delimiter by default. This option can be overridden by #DELIMITER setting in the syntax file.

Save window position on exit

Check this option to save size and position of the window on exit and restore them at next start-up.

Reload working files on startup

Check this option to save the list of all open files and the cursor positions on exit. EditPlus reloads these files when it starts next time.

Allow multiple instances

Check this option to allow multiple instances of EditPlus to run at the same time.

Lock insert mode

Check this option to lock insert mode and does not change the state of the insert mode even if you press Insert key.

Close HTML tag automatically

Check this option to close brace automatically when you type HTML tags.

HTML tag in lower case

Check this option to insert HTML tags in lower case.

Use system default browser with Go to URL

Check this option to open system default browser rather than the seamless browser, when you run the 'Go to URL command'.

Working directory follows active document

Check this option to change the working directory automatically to match the active document.

HOME key goes to first non-space character

Check this option to move the cursor to the first non-space character when pressing the HOME key.

Create new document on startup

Check this option to create a new document on startup when there is no other active document.

Use EditPlus in Internet Explorer 5

Check this option to use EditPlus with the View Source command of Internet Explorer 5.

Add EditPlus to right mouse button

This option registers a shell extension which adds EditPlus command to the Context menu of the file in Explorer.


Fonts page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can specify fonts. Following options are available.

Area

Choose area where current font setting should be applied. You can specify different font setting for each area.

Font

This window displays font names which is available on the system. Choose font name you want.

Font style

This window displays font style that is available in current font.

Size

Choose the size of the font.

Language

Choose language of current font.


Colors page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can specify colors. Following options are available.

Area

Choose area where current color setting should be applied. You can specify different color setting for each area.

Foreground

Choose text color of current area. This command presents color picker.

Background

Choose background color of current area. This command presents color picker.

Default

Check this option to use default system color in current area.

Reset Default

Press this button if you want to reset all color settings to the default value.


Print page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can specify how the document should be printed:

Margins

Sets the printing margin.

Draw margin in preview

Displays margins in preview mode

Header and footer

Specifies the header and footer text. You can use the header/footer macros as well as normal text.

Draw separating line

Draw line between the document and the header/footer.

Default

Resets the default values for the header and the footer.

Ignore text color

Ignores all the text colors and prints only in black and white.

Printer Setup

Invokes the Print Setup dialog box.


Header/Footer Macros

The following macros can be used in Footer and Header field in Print page of the Preferences dialog box.

Macro	Description
&f	Inserts current file name. The file name does not include path.
&F	Inserts current file name with full path.
&p	Inserts page number of current page.
&P	Inserts total number of pages of current document.
&d	Inserts current date.
&t	Inserts current time.
&s	Inserts time stamp of file.
&C	Align following text to center. This is default value if you don't specify any align option.
&L	Align following text to left.
&R	Align following text to right.


Files page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can specify file options. Following options are available.

Number of recent file list

EditPlus maintains recent file list which appears at File menu. Specify the number of recent file which is shown in this list.

Auto-save interval

Specify the interval for the auto-saving feature. If you specify zero, the auto-saving feature will be disabled.

Auto save as *.tmp file

Check this option to auto-save to a temporary file rather than to the original file. The temporary file has a *.tmp extension appended to the original file name. If the program accidentally crashes, you can recover the unsaved document from the *.tmp file.

PC format

Check this option to set PC file format for newly created documents.

UNIX file format

Check this option to set UNIX file format for newly created documents.

MAC file format

Check this option to set MAC file format for newly created documents.

Backup file directory

Specify the directory where you want to save backup files. If this field is blank, backup files will be saved to the same directory with the original files.

Create backup file when saving

Check this option to create backup file when saving documents. The name of the backup file will be the same as the original document and have ".bak" extension.

Create backup file of remote file in backup directory

Check this option to create backup file when saving remote files. The backup file is saved in backup directory. If the backup directory is not specified or not present, the backup file will not be created.

Check file modification when activated

Check this option to enable checking modification of open files outside EditPlus. This might take some time if you edit files on networked drive with slow connection.

Reload modified files automatically

Check this option to reload automatically if the file is modified by other application.

Use JScript as default ASP language

Check this option to use JScript as default ASP language when it is not specified within the document. If this option is not checked, VBScript is used instead.

Protect read-only files from editing

Check this option to protect read-only files from being edited.

Check invalid CR/LF, null character when loading

Check this option to check if there is any invalid CR/LF or null character when loading file.

Detect UTF-8 files automatically

Check this option to detect UTF-8 files automatically even if there is no Byte Order Mark.


Settings & Syntax page (Preferences dialog box)
Settings page (Preferences dialog box)

You can specify different settings to each different file type. Following options are available.

File types

This window displays available file types. Choose file type which you want to set options for. You can add or remove file types using Add/Remove buttons.

Add

Press this button if you want to add a new file type. You can register up to 30 file types.

Remove

Press this button if you want to remove current file type. You cannot remove the default file types.

Description

Specify the description for current file type.

File extensions

Specify file extensions for current file type. You must separate each extension by semicolon(;). For example, HTML file type has following extensions - html;htm;asp;shtml.

Word wrap

Set the word wrap options. This button presents Word Wrap Options dialog box.

Tab/Indent

Set the tab and indent options. This button presents Tab and Indent dialog box.

Column Markers

Specify column markers for current file type. This button presents Set Column Marker dialog box.

Syntax file

Specify the path of syntax file for current file type. To set the syntax highlighting colors, click Syntax Colors tab. See Syntax highlighting for more information about the syntax file.

Auto completion file

Specify the path of auto completion file for current file type. See Auto completion for more information about the auto completion file.

Function pattern

Specify the Regular Expression to use in the Function List command.

Add to 'Common Files'

Add the selected file type to Common Files filter.

Associate in Explorer

Check this option to associate current file type in Explorer. You can open the associated files by double-clicking it in Explorer.

Disable auto completion

Check this option to disable the auto completion feature for current file type.

Show HTML toolbar

Check this option to display HTML toolbar with current file type.

Syntax Colors tab

Press this tab to set the syntax highlighting colors for current file type.


Templates page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can specify document templates which is shown on File|New menu. See Document Template for more detail about document template.

Templates

This box lists registered document templates.

Add

Add a new document template.

Remove

Removes the selected document template.

Reset Default

Press this button if you want to reset all the settings to default values.

Up

Moves up the selected document template.

Down

Moves down the selected document template.

Menu text

Specifies the description of the selected document template which will be shown on the menu item.

File path

Specifies the path of template file.

Load

Load current template file into the editor.


Project page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can add or remove projects and its elements.

Projects

This box lists registered projects.

Add

Add a project.

Remove

Removes the selected project. You cannot remove the default project.

Up

Moves up the selected project. The default project cannot be moved.

Down

Moves down the selected project The default project cannot be moved.

Titles

Specifies the description of the selected project, which will be shown on the menu item. You cannot change the title of the default project.

Add (File)

Add a specific file into current project. This command presents File Selection dialog box.

Remove (File)

Remove the selected file from current project.

Up (File)

Moves up the selected file.

Down (File)

Moves down the selected file.

Sort

Sorts the file list by name order.

Allow multi-column menu at file #

Check this option to display project menu in multiple columns if the number of files exceeds the specified value. This option is useful when there are so many files in a project that the menu cannot fit to the height of the screen.

Known Bug: On Windows 98 (4.10.1998), if the size of the multi-column menu is bigger than the size of the screen, the project popup menu will be invisible. But the project menu on the main menu bar will be displayed without any problem. Windows 95/NT 4.0 don't have this bug.


Tools page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can specify Tools settings.

Select browser

Specify the browser type for the New Browser Window command and View in Browser command.

Browser location

Enter full path of the browser that you want to use for an external browser.

Web server root directory

If you have a web server installed on your system, you can enter full path of the WWW root directory here. When running 'View in Browser' command with the local file on this directory, EditPlus will change the address to "http://localhost/" form.

Web server IP or host name

If your web server cannot be represented by "localhost", you can enter an optional IP address or host name in this field.

Allow double-column toolbar

When this option is checked, the standard toolbar shows two columns when it is docked vertically. This prevents the toolbar from being clipped when the height of the toolbar is bigger than the size of screen.

Allow wrapping in HTML toolbar

This option allows the HTML toolbar to be wrapped when there is not enough space to show all buttons.

Display short-cut key in tooltip text

When this option is checked, short-cut key of current command is displayed in tooltip.

Use temporary file in browser preview

When this option is checked, View in Browser command uses temporary file to preview the HTML document.


User Tools page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can configure user tools. User tool is user-defined application or Help file that EditPlus will launch and optionally capture the output.

Groups and tool items

Select user tool group in the combo box. There are 10 user tool groups and you can add up to 20 user tools in each group. The list box displays the menu text of user tools in current group, which will be shown on Tools menu.

Group Name

Press this button to change the name of current group.

Add

Press this button to add a new program, help file (*.hlp), HTML help file (*.chm) or keystroke recording file. You can add up to 20 tools in each group.

Remove

Press this button to remove current tool.

Up

Moves up the selected tool.

Down

Moves down the selected tool.

Menu text

Enter the text of the tool which will be displayed on the menu item.

Command/Help file/Keystroke recording file

Enter the full name of an executable file, a help file or a keystroke recording file.

Argument

Enter the argument that you want to pass to the tool. This option is not available when current tool is a help file or a keystroke recording file. You can also insert Argument Macros in this field.

Initial directory

Enter the initial directory where the tool should be executed. This command is not available when current tool is a help file or a keystroke recording file.

Capture output

Capture the output of the tool. This option is only applicable to console application. If you check this option, the output of the tool will be captured in the output window. This feature is useful when you want to capture error messages of a compiler. See Output Window for details.

NOTE: Output Window does not allow keyboard input. If the tool accepts keyboard input, you must turn off this option.

Output Pattern

Specify the output pattern for the tag jump in the output window. This button presents Output Pattern dialog box.

Close window when exit

When this option is checked, the tool will be closed after it finished its operation. This option is only applicable to console applications. This option is not available if you checked Capture Output option.

Prompt for arguments

If this option is checked, a dialog that prompts argument will be shown before the tool starts. This argument will be appended to the existing one.

Run as text filter

If this option is turned on, selected text or entire document will be passed to the tool through 'Standard Input'. Then the text will be replaced by the output passed from the tool through 'Standard Output'. Text filter must be a console application which reads text from 'Standard Input' and writes the output text to 'Standard Output'.

Save open files

If this option is turned on, all open files are automatically saved before running user tool.


Argument Macros

The following macros can be used in Argument field in User Tools page of the Preferences dialog box.

Macro	Description
$(FilePath)	Inserts file name of current document with full path.
$(FileDir)	Inserts full path of current document without the file name.
$(FileName)	Inserts file name of current document without path.
$(FileNameNoExt)	Inserts file name of current document without path and extension.
$(FileExt)	Inserts file extension of current document.
$(ProjectName)	Inserts current project name.
$(CurLine)	Inserts current line number where the cursor is located.
$(CurCol)	Inserts current column index where the cursor is located.
$(CurSel)	Inserts selected text.
$(CurWord)	Inserts current word.
$(WindowList)	Displays Window List dialog box and select desired file name.


Output Pattern dialog box

In this dialog box, you can specify output pattern for the tag jump in the output window.

Use default output pattern

Check this option if you want to use the default output pattern. Default output pattern supports Microsoft compilers, Java/GCC, Perl, Borland (old) and other compatible compiler outputs.

Regular expression

Specify the Regular Expression for the output pattern. You can press the down-arrow button on the right to select from ready-made templates.

Regular expression tags

Select tagged expressions for file name, line number and column number.


Keyboard page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can customize keyboard shortcuts.

Types

This window displays available command categories.

Commands

This window displays available commands in current category.

Reset All

Press this button if you want to reset all the keyboard shortcuts to default values.

Save As

Press this button if you want to save current keyboard shortcuts to an external file. You can load the file and restore the keyboard shortcuts later.

Load

Press this button if you want to load a saved keyboard shortcut file.

Press new shortcut

Press key that you want to assign to current command.

Current keys

This window displays shortcuts that is applied to current command.

Assign

Press this button if you want to assign shortcut you pressed to current command. Multiple shortcuts can be assigned to one command.

Remove

Press this button if you want to remove selected shortcut from current command.

Default

Press this button if you want to assign default shortcut key to current command.


Spell Checker page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can set spell checker options.

Ignore words with numbers

Check this option to skip any words containing embedded digits.

Ignore URLs and E-mail addresses

Check this option to skip URLs and E-mail addresses.

Ignore all-caps words

Check this option to skip words that contain only capital letters.

Ignore mixed case

Press this button if you want to skip words that contain uppercase letter other than the first letter. For example ScanDisk, WordPad, etc.

Skip HTML tags

Press this button if you want to skip words inside HTML tags.

Dictionary

Choose dictionary to use with the spell checker. Currently EditPlus provides US English and UK English dictionaries only.

User dictionary

User dictionary file is a plain text file that has ".USD" extension. You can add items into this file by Add or Add Uncap command in the Spell Checker dialog box.


Toolbar page (Preferences dialog box)

In this page, you can customize toolbar buttons.

Buttons

This list box lists buttons which can be inserted into a specific toolbar. Select button that you want to move, then press right arrow button or just drag-n-drop it.

Toolbar

This list box lists buttons which current toolbar has. Select button that you want to move, then press left arrow button or just drag-n-drop it.

Add (right arrow button)

Add selected button into the current toolbar.

Remove (left arrow button)

Remove selected button from current toolbar.

Move Up

Use this command if you want to move selected button up within current toolbar.

Move Down

Use this command if you want to move selected button down within current toolbar.

Reset Default

This command resets all button settings to default factory values.


Window menu commands

The Window menu offers the following commands, which allows you to arrange multiple views of multiple documents in the application window:

Next	Switches to the next document window.
Previous	Switches to the previous document window.
Last Visited	Switches to the last visited document window.
Cascade	Arranges windows in an overlapped fashion.
Tile Horizontally	Arranges windows as non-overlapping tiles horizontally.
Tile Vertically	Arranges windows as non-overlapping tiles vertically.
Arrange Icons	Arranges icons at the bottom of the window.
Minimize All	Minimizes all document windows.
Restore All	Restores all minimized document windows.
Split	Splits the active window into panes.
Next Pane	Switches to the next window pane.
Previous Pane	Switches to the previous window pane.
Close All	Closes all document windows.
Window 1, 2, ...	Goes to specified window.
Window List	Shows list of all document windows.


Next command (Window menu)

Use this command to activates the next document window.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Tab


Previous command (Window menu)

Use this command to activates the previous document window.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Ctrl+Shift+Tab


Last Visited command (Window menu)

Use this command to activates the most recently visited window.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F12


Split command (Window menu)

Use this command to split the active window into panes. You may then use the mouse or the keyboard arrows to move the splitter bars. When you are finished, press the mouse button or enter to leave the splitter bars in their new location. Pressing escape keeps the splitter bars in their original location.


Next Pane command (Window menu)

Use this command to switch to the next window pane.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F6


Prev Pane command (Window menu)

Use this command to switch to the previous window pane.

Shortcuts

Keys:	Shift+F6


Cascade command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows in an overlapped fashion.


Tile Horizontally Command (Window menu)
Tile Horizontal command (Window menu)

Use this command to vertically arrange multiple opened windows in a non-overlapped fashion.


Tile Vertically Command (Window menu)
Tile Vertical command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows side by side.


Arrange Icon Command (Window menu)
Arrange Icons command (Window menu)

Use this command to arrange the icons for minimized windows at the bottom of the main window. If there is an open document window at the bottom of the main window, then some or all of the icons may not be visible because they will be underneath this document window.


Close All command (Window menu)

Use this command to close all document windows.


Minimize All command (Window menu)

Use this command to minimize all document windows.


Restore All command (Window menu)

Use this command to restore all minimized document windows.


Window 1, 2, ... command (Window menu)

EditPlus displays a list of currently open document windows at the bottom of the Window menu. A check mark appears in front of the document name of the active window. Choose a document from this list to make its window active.


Window List command (Window menu)

Use this command to show the list of all document window in Window List dialog box.

Shortcuts

Keys:	F11


Window List dialog box

In this dialog box, all open document windows are listed in the list box so that you can switch or manage them easily. You can invoke this dialog box using Window List command.

List Box

You can see all open documents in this list box. Choose any file using arrow key and enter or double-click to switch to the file. You can choose multiple files using Shift or Ctrl key.

Activate

Activates the selected file.

OK

Activates the selected file and closes the dialog box.

Save

Saves the selected file(s).

Close Window(s)

Closes the selected file(s).

Tile Horizontally

Arranges selected files as non-overlapping horizontal tiles and minimizes the rest.

Tile Vertically

Arranges selected files as non-overlapping vertical tiles and minimizes the rest.

Up/Down

Moves selected document up or down. You can use this command when you want to change the order of the documents on the Document Selector.

Upload

Uploads the selected file(s) to FTP server. This command presents Upload Multiple dialog box.


Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

Help Topics	Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.
Context Help	Displays help on clicked on buttons, menus and windows.
Keyboard Map	Shows the keyboard map.
Order Now	Shows ordering information dialog box.
Enter Registration Code	Enters registration code.
Feedback and Support	Display information about feedback and support.
About	Displays the version number of this application.


Help Topics command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help. From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using EditPlus and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.


Context Help command (Help menu)

Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of EditPlus. When you choose the Toolbar's Context Help button, the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark. Then click somewhere in the EditPlus window, such as another Toolbar button. The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	Shift+F1


Keyboard Map command (Help menu)

Use this command to see the keyboard shortcuts currently assigned. You can modify the default keyboard shortcuts on Keyboard page of the Preferences dialog box.


Order Now command (Help menu)

Use this command to show ordering information dialog box. See How to register for more details on registration.


Enter Registration Code command (Help menu)

Use this command to enter registration code which will unlock the evaluation version of EditPlus. This command presents Enter Registration Code dialog box. See How to register for more details on registration.


Enter Registration Code dialog box

In this dialog box, you can enter registration code which unlocks the evaluation version of EditPlus. Registration code is delivered to registered user. See How to register for more details. If you have any trouble in registration process, please contact the author at support@editplus.com.

User name

Enter exact user name which is delivered to you with the registration code.

Registration code

Enter exact registration code.


About command (Help menu)

This command presents About dialog box which displays the copyright notice and version number of your copy of EditPlus.


About dialog box

This dialog box displays copyright information, name of the registered user, and system informations. If you registered EditPlus, your name will be displayed here. For more information about registration, see How to register.

See also:

How to register

License Agreement


Command-line options and DDE commands

Command-line options

-cursor line:column	Locate cursor at "line" and "column".
-d directory	Startup directory.
-e	Load a file into an existing instance of EditPlus.
-i directory	INI file directory.
-n	Creates a new document.
-o	Opens a file into the output window.
-p	Prints a file.
-r	Opens a file as read-only.
-t FileType	Set the file type. "FileType" must be one of the descriptions of file types on Settings & Syntax page of the Preferences dialog box.
-w	Do not load saved workspace.

DDE commands

[activate]	Activates EditPlus.
[cursor("line:column")]	Locate cursor at "line" and "column".
[open("file")]	Opens a file.
[open_read("file")]	Opens a file as read-only.
[open_output("file")]	Opens a file into the output window.
[print("file")]	Prints a file.
[type("FileType")]	Sets the file type. See "-t" command line option.

DDE Service: editplus.exe

DDE Topic: system

No spaces allowed in DDE commands.