TAB OUT OF CONTROL

Garry Petrie

Didn’t want an “account” with Notepad++, just some simple answers. I’ve been using the software for maybe 10 years as a simple text editor and I am beginning to wonder if going back to Windows Notepad or Wordpad would server me better.

The download of the help file is completely useless, brings only the title page and none of the links work.

There’s no way to search the online help either.

I have no idea this message will get through and by the time I get an answer, I will be done with my 30 minute text task. I actually spent more time trying to figure it out at this website than completing my original task.

What task? All I wanted to do is use word wrap and intent the first line with a tab character, you know, like normal writing and typing. Once tab is invoked, it repeats on every subsequent line. BAD, BAD, BAD.

guy038

Hello, @garry-petrie,

You can see the on-line N++ help on this site :

https://npp-user-manual.org/

If you need an off-line version, go to :

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/npp-usermanual/releases/latest/download/nppUserManual.zip

Best Regards,

guy038

Alan Kilborn

@Garry-Petrie said in TAB OUT OF CONTROL:

Didn’t want an “account” with Notepad++, just some simple answers.

And you didn’t get an “account” with Notepad++, so…nothing to be unhappy about.

There’s no way to search the online help either.

Have you ever used a web site?
Most have something like this:

Alan Kilborn

@Garry-Petrie said in TAB OUT OF CONTROL:

All I wanted to do is use word wrap and intent the first line with a tab character, you know, like normal writing and typing. Once tab is invoked, it repeats on every subsequent line. BAD, BAD, BAD.

Couldn’t you not whine, and just ask a civilized question, like “How do I do this?”

You obtained this:

And to get what you wanted all you had to do was select this:

But you’re long gone now, back to Notepad.exe.
Lucky you.