Version 3.x Series Version 2.x Series Version 1.x Series

Version 3.14

• New Command "Column Text" in Menu Edit: Work with text in a columnar manner: Insert Text, numbers and remove text.
• New Command "Move To Other Document Group" in Menu Window: Move the current document to other document group (Document tab split)
• New Command "Remove Duplicated Lines" in Menu Edit/Format
• New button in the Find/Replace in Files Dialog to go to the Parent folder of the current selected folder.
• Improved performance on certain conditions.
• Improvements in the Undo function: Smarter grouping of undo actions
• Improved display on High-DPI devices
• Improvements to Blue and Dark Themes
• Fixed: Duplicate Line command restored (was removed in version 3.0)
• Fixed: Unhandled exception switching documents after changing the tab switch mode from Standard to Enhanced under certain circumstances.
• Fixed: Unhandled exception when closing documents that were never loaded
• Fixed: Find/Replace in Files did not inform that a specific file could not be opened. If it happens more info is now given in the Output Window.
• Fixed: Organize Folder Favorites Dialog
• Other minor corrections and code tweaks

Version 3.13

• Improved display on High-DPI devices
• Added a command in the File Browser Window to go to the parent of the current path
• Added a command in the File Browser Window to sort the contents
• File Browser root folder is now omitted
• Visual clue in Bookmarks Bookmark Dock Window if it's not the current document
• Improved Close All Documents Dialog
• Customize options direct link to Preferences (Color section)
• Status bar "Modified" panel replaced icon with text
• Status bar "Modified" panel can now be clicked to compare with current saved version
• Fixed: Unusable after DPI Change on Windows 11
• Fixed: Clipboard history in Paste Sub-Menu
• Fixed: Compare window respects current application theme
• Fixed: Bookmark all found lines from the Find/Replace Dialog when in Word-wrap mode
• Fixed: Lock file option on 64 bit systems
• Fixed: Document order after document bar drag drop
• Fixed: Unhandled exception cancelling a virtual printer action
• Fixed: Compare text position after a CTRL+Mouse Wheel to zoom text
• Fixed: Editing Unicode snippets
• Fixed: Unhandled exception saving locked snippets
• Optimizations for Windows 11
• General internal optimizations
• Updated Json Syntax
• Minor bug fixes

Version 3.12

• Added a new option to disable syntax highlighting on long single line documents (Preferences - Syntax)
• Reorganized Indent and Tab Options
• Added recent browsed folders to the Favorites button menu of the File Browser Window
• Match Section Command can now also match HTML/XML Tags
• Improved display of non-printing characters
• Replaced the sort combo box with buttons in Workspace window
• Reset Window Layout command resets window dialogs position and size as well
• Added the ability to select the Escape or the Tab Key as a command shortcut
• Fixed: Replacing files in UTF-8 format could result in loss of extended characters after the replace
• Fixed: Some options in the Go-to dialog were not working
• Fixed: Unicode encoded files would always display MAC (CR) as the line break format
• Fixed: Match case option when searching with Regular expressions
• Fixed: Backward search using Regular expressions
• Fixed: Pressing Shift+enter would force an extra indentation on the new line
• Fixed: Sometimes pressing the tab key would not insert a tab/space
• Fixed: Some issues with the "Automatic" detection of tab mode
• Fixed: After saving large files, Twistpad would ask to reload the file as if it was edited elsewhere
• Fixed: Refreshing the file browser would lose the current selected file or folder
• Fixed: Exiting full screen without any documents loaded
• Fixed: Importing a non-HTML file with the "Import Text From HTML" command
• Fixed: Save template command would always create the template
• Fixed: Deleting old file revisions
• Json Syntax is now bundled in Twistpad
• Optimizations when running in portable mode
• Updated Help File
• Minor bug fixes

Version 3.11

• Capture tool output can now be canceled with a new button in the main menu bar when executing or pressing "esc" key in the Output window
• Capture tool output now marks the end of the process with "Done." or "Canceled." in the Output window
• New tool Parameter: Ask for password. A dialog will be prompt for a password on execution of the Tool
• "Insert Color" command now defaults the color to the the current selected color (if applicable)
• Bracket highlighting now works when selecting text
• Taskbar Tabs now shows the document path of the current tab
• Fixed: When "Enhanced document switch" was switched off an error would be raised when closing documents
• Fixed: Not setting focus to Twistpad when opening a file from Windows Explorer
• Fixed: Mouse-Wheel would not always respond to the current split editor view
• Fixed: First bookmark set in a document would not be shown in the Document Bar
• Fixed: Tools associated with a syntax type would only be shown if the file existed on disk
• Fixed: Capture tool output could duplicate lines under some circumstances
• Fixed: Download link for free edition when a new update is found
• Fixed: Function list was duplicated after a file reload
• Fixed: Search results "Visited" color
• Fixed: Bookmark column order
• Fixed: Insert color from menu palette
• Fixed: Resizable dialogs size was not restored
• Fixed: Close all documents would hide the main window (32 bit edition only)
• Fixed: Installer/Uninstaller would not check if Twistpad was running
• Fixed: Expand/Collapse in Search results was inverted
• Fixed: Right click a document tab would not select the document view
• Some Fixes in the "Dark Gray" application theme
• Improved "Dark Gray" Editor theme
• Updated VB Syntax file
• Minor bug fixes

Version 3.1

• New: Application Themes (Available from the Customize interface)
• Only the last 10 recent file types used are now shown in the New Command Sub-Menu
• Calculate expression result is now copied to the clipboard
• Ruler colors are now the same as the Gutter colors
• Fixed: Function Separator theme color was not applied
• Fixed: Document Bar background color is now the same as the editor
• Fixed: Commands with caption on the toolbars could interfere with main menu shortcuts
• Removed obsolete option "Maximize document window on open"
• Update Python Syntax definition file
• New Editor Themes: "Dark Gray" and "Carbon"
• Updated Help File
• Minor bug fixes

Version 3.0 SR1

• Fixed a problem related to a false positive on the installer
• Minor bug fixes

Version 3.0

• Now available in two separate editions:
  • Professional (32 and 64 bit)
  • Free for non commercial use (32 bit only)
• MDI (Multiple document Interface) replaced by tabbed view
• Native 64 bit version now available
• Better support for high DPI display modes
• New visual refresh
• Spell checker replaced by the Hunspell Spelling engine (OpenOffice Speller)
• Changed default editor colors to a more modern scheme
• If font size is altered with the mouse wheel it becomes the default size and is applied to all open windows
• Improved: General stability and speed
• 64 bit version can handle much larger files
• Improved: Docking window System
• Improved: Find Window
• Improved: Syntax Selector
• Improved: Print preview dialog
• Improved: Binary files warning
• New Command: "Invert Lines"
• New Command: "Cycle UPPER/lower case"
• New Command: "Dictionaries" to select active dictionaries
• New command to swap the file compare order in the Compare window
• "Compare With" Command now displays loaded documents in a sub-menu for a quick compare
• "Open With" Command now displays the internal "Open With" dialog instead of the Windows Dialog.
• "Copy as HTML" is now compatible with Gmail and other web based email providers.
• "Auto Reload" Now logs every change to the output window
• "Auto Reload" can now be paused
• Shift+Right click on Tab will display the file context menu
• Import / Export menus merged
• New option: Warn when opening locked files
• "Auto Correct" renamed as "Proofing" and now contains "Replace as you type" and "Spelling" options
• Options removed:
  • Maximize document on open
  • Gutter font (same font as editor will be used)
  • Left Margin (is now automatic)
• Commands removed:
  • File: Properties
  • File: Mail All (As Attachment)
  • Tools: Run, Explorer and Find Files
  • Tools: Spelling Options (moved to Preferences / Proofing)
  • View: Switch Bar
  • Window: All MDI related commands (Tile, Cascade, Minimize all windows, arrange minimized windows)
• List mode in Dock File Browser has been removed
• Windows 2000 and Windows XP are no longer supported (Version 2.6 is still available and can be used in those OS)
• Fixed: Default Syntax could not be set in the options
• Fixed: Could not open locked files
• Fixed: Closing the application while doing a search
• Fixed: No Syntax selection in "Show Only On" "External Tools options"
• Fixed: Incremental search in Compare window
• Lots of other bug and usability fixes
• Some customization options have been removed
• Major internal code restructure on certain areas
• Updated Help File