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Focus Not in Editor Pane on Launch

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Posted 5 years ago by Karl Masters
Version: 3.2.28
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Thanks for this awesome app. I love it.

Most of us coders need a text editor, be it notepad or notepadmod or Sublime Text or MS VS Code or MS Word, to have the focus in the editor at launch.

So when opening a saved txt file, we can immediately use the keyboard, shortcuts, arrow_keys, CTRL+C V X, etc.

Please put the cursor focus in editor pane so we can strat typing and using keyboard shortcuts without using the mouse.

This is a standard for most pro txt editors and IDEs.

Thanks again for this great work.

P.S.

This happens when the Right Pane Column, for example: Explorer (showing open files), is pinned open.

It should still put the initial focus, cursor, in the left pane editor window.

Thanks.

[Modified 5 years ago]

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Answer - Posted 5 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA
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Hi Karl,

Thanks for writing.  We are rolling out a new Code Writer build that should have this fixed along with a couple other minor updates too.  Look for v3.3.0029 soon.

Actipro Software Support

Posted 5 years ago by Karl Masters
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Thanks very much.

It also happens often when the right pane column is hidden (not pinned).

Anotrher tiny thing, would be nice with closing last file (window) by CTRL+W, the app also closes. 

This is for example the norm in many top apps like Sublime Text etc. 

It can be default behavior or added as a n option in settings:

[X] Close App with (last) open file

It basically saves fast coders one extra step: ALT+F4

Thanks again for the superb work.

[Modified 5 years ago]

Answer - Posted 5 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA
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Thanks for the suggestion!  We'll write it down.

Actipro Software Support

Posted 5 years ago by Karl Masters
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Thanks, it even remembers the cursor postion, and for each file in right EXPLORER column too.

Excellent, thanks.

The latest build of this product (v4.2.42) was released 3 years ago, which was after the last post in this thread.

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