Expand Text
Replaces text at the cursor position with matching Clipbook replacement text. This command can save you a lot of time when you often reuse same bits of text.
Auto-replace Mode
Replaces typed text with matching Clipbook item. This option is automatically set when you open an "auto-replace" library. When this mode is enabled, NoteTab will check for a matching item in the active library whenever you press any of the following characters (Clip activation keys):
TAB SPACE RETURN ! " , . : ; = > ? ] }
If a matching Clip is found, the typed item in the document is automatically replaced according to the Clip instructions.
UltimaShell Autocompletion
This menu item is only displayed if the UltimaShell Autocompletion Server (UAS) is installed on your computer. This excellent utility provides smart autocompletion and can learn new words as you type away. It's easy to use and can save a lot of time.
UltimaShell Settings
This menu item is only displayed if the "UltimaShell Autocompletion" menu command has been activated. Use it to change the default settings in UAS.
Open File at Cursor
If you place the cursor on a file name, NoteTab will try to open it. If NoteTab doesn't have enough information to find it, you will be prompted to complete the name.
Launch Document
Launches active document in application defined in the "Custom Launch" field on the Tools tab in the Options dialog box. If this field is empty, NoteTab will send the document to the associated software. You can, for example, use this feature to easily launch the current document in a compiler or syntax checker.
Tidy HTML Code
Sends the text from the current document to HTML Tidy -- a free utility that cleans HTML code and fixes errors. The resulting code is then inserted back into the document.
HTML Tidy accepts a variety of switches to control the way it processes HTML tags. NoteTab will try to determine the best switches based on the active document type and the HTML Tag option settings. For example, if Auto-indent mode is enabled in the current document, the HTML code will be formatted with indenting. The tag format (uppercase/lowercase/XHTML) is determined by the settings on the HTML Files tab in the Options dialog box. If you want more control over the settings, you can create a configuration file for Tidy, which you should save in the NoteTab folder with the name Tidy.cfg (see the program's instructions for details). You can learn more about HTML Tidy and download the latest version by visiting the following Web page:
The easiest setup is to copy the Tidy program to the NoteTab folder (rename the file to Tidy.exe if necessary), but you may place it anywhere else if you prefer.
Validate HTML
This command is only available if NoteTab finds CSE HTML Validator Pro (v2.00A and higher) -- a program for checking HTML syntax errors. When you click on this command, it will send the current document text to CSE HTML Validator. Once the checking is completed, NoteTab will create a Clipbook library containing all the messages produced by the CSE program. Executing the Clips in the library will select the offending line and display the corresponding error message. Note that you should avoid removing or adding lines while correcting errors so that the line numbers referenced by the Clips remain valid. You can learn more about CSE HTML Validator and download the latest version by visiting the following Web page:
View in Browser
Shows the active document in the default Web browser or the one you specified in the Options dialog box on the Internet tab. By default, you can open the page in the current browser window by holding down the Ctrl key if you are using Internet Explorer, Netscape 4.x, Opera, or Mozilla.
Other Browser
Shows the active document in user-defined Web browser. The browser application is defined in the "Second Browser" field on the Internet tab in the Options dialog box.
Open Link
Opens a link in your default Web browser or the one you specified in the Options dialog box on the Internet tab.
Quick Open Links
When set, you do not have to hold down the Ctrl key to activate a hyperlink with the mouse.
Auto Scroll
Starts automatic scrolling for hands-free reading of the active document.
Calculate Expression
Calculates the value of the selected mathematical expression. If the expression ends with an equal sign (=), the result is pasted just after it. If the document is read-only or if the expression does not end with an equal sign then the result is displayed in a message box.
Text Statistics
Shows detailed character and word count for the selected text or whole document.
Spelling
Checks the spelling in the active document. Checking starts from the cursor position unless it is at the end of the document. If text is selected, spell checking is applied to the selection only. You cannot spell check a document that is read-only. To keep the distribution file size small, the commercial package does not include any dictionaries. However, you can download dictionaries for several languages for free by visiting one of the NoteTab Web sites. The spell checker is only available in the commercial versions of NoteTab.
Thesaurus
Checks the thesaurus for synonyms of the word at cursor. This command is only available in the commercial versions of NoteTab. Due to its size, the commercial package does not include the thesaurus dictionary file. However, you can download it for free by visiting one of the NoteTab Web sites.