Windows 10: Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps

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  1. dzseti Win User

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps


    When using a text editor such as Word certain keys eg "}" and "]" also open apps, which is driving me nuts. Using windows 11

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    dzseti, Sep 9, 2022
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  2. ct5098 Win User

    Text Editor on Webpage

    I'm creating a website that requires an advanced text editor, similar to the word processor in Google docs. I'm planning on creating the editor from scratch, but I'm not sure what language to use. I was thinking of using a Java applet, but I'm open to other suggestions. Some of the features that are required are highlighting and drawing (such as Microsoft Paint). Any suggestions would be helpful.
     
    ct5098, Sep 9, 2022
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  3. mngerhold Win User
    Can I customize the list of suggest apps in the "Open with" menu?

    Well, I hope this helps the OP - it took a while. I tried 'Default Program Editor' (DPE) and it did indeed add (or remove) items, but when I tried to specifically add Word to pdf opening, it failed - it went through the motions, but nothing happened. So I started again, playing with settings for opening .doc files. This seemed to work: initially in explorer I had 3 programs appear in the 'default' list that pops up on a rt-click>open-with:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    and this is what the relevant bit of the Registry showed:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    Don't ask me why just 3 of those 8 (a to h) programs show up (maybe the 'instant' list is limited to three? - no, see later) - anyway, I used DPE to remove Wordpad from the list: when saving the edit as a REG file, this is what I got:

    Code:
    and the result in Explorer was:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    and the registry now shows:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    Note how item 'g' from the list has been removed (it seems there is no issue with having a letter missing). I then messed about trying to open a .doc file with various other programs, and they all started to appear in the 'instant' list:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]


    So I thought 'well, that is easy - just open a pdf once in Word and it should appear'. So back to trying to open PDFs: but however many times I tried, Word would never appear.

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    even though there were any number of entries in the Registry 'Open With' list, including Word:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    So what did DPE make of this - well, it showed some of the entries:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    Although Word is shown, it doesn't appear on a rt-click. Its entry can be removed, but that doesn't help. So my attention was drawn to the existence of another folder below 'OpenWithList', namely 'OpenWithProgids', and that contained a specific ref to Sumatra (my preferred program for PDFs). Looking back at the same entry for .docx, I found this:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    so I added an identical Word.Document.12 ref to the list for PDFs:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    I think IrfanView is there as it got added during my experiments! I now get this in Explorer:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]
    Hurrah! I then tried to use DPE to remove the redundant entries, and got this as a .REG file:
    Code:
    But when i merge that with the registry, the IrfanView item does not get deleted:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    and as seen in the registry:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]

    so I deleted it by hand, and at last have the entries I (or rather, the OP) want:

    Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps [​IMG]


    Note that my manually added reg entry is of type Binary', as there seems to be no way to add a value of type 'None'.

    So it seems that DPE cannot cope with entries in the 'Progids' list, and something makes some programs fall into that list, rather than the 'openwithlist'. I am sorry for any typos above, or pictures in the wrong place - can't be bothered to check it too thoroughly. Hope it helps someone!

    atb, Martin
     
    mngerhold, Sep 9, 2022
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  4. Certain keys in text editors such as Word open apps

    Text editor or Word or any text software for the X3-02?

    I have looked everywere, cant find a normal word program or text editor software/app for this phone! Does anyone know of any text software for the X3-02?



    Like notepad for longer text or like Word or anything?



    Thanks
     
    Robbo35---01, Sep 9, 2022
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