ScratchPad

[jimg]

Here's a little program I often find handy.
I thought I had previously released it, but I couldn't find it here anywhere.
It's opens up a blank window (richedit) to keep temporary notes, try things out, etc.
It can read and write files.

*** All options are in a right click context menu.

You can set defaults for next use, or just make onetime changes.

Mostly this started out as a border test program, but I found it useful so kept using it.


Will now accept file name from the command line.

[zedd151]

Post-It notes for your desktop. 
Runs fine, windows 7. 

Cute idea.
I'll explore its options later.

[NoCforMe]

I have a li'l program like that I wrote, called Scratchpad. Same idea, except it doesn't even read or save files: just a convenient edit window for copying stuff into and out of.

[sinsi]

Hey Jim, nice one. A problem, if I hit F1 it shows the help dialog, but when I click OK it shows again.

just a convenient edit window for copying stuff into and out of.

So, like a clipboard 

I have my own, I call it Notepad

[NoCforMe]

Hey Jim, nice one. A problem, if I hit F1 it shows the help dialog, but when I click OK it shows again.

just a convenient edit window for copying stuff into and out of.

So, like a clipboard 

I have my own, I call it Notepad

Yabbut, the reason I wrote mine is I don't want to be bugged whether I want to save my changes when I exit. It just exits.

Yes, basically a text-input interface to the clipboard. Nothing fancy.

[stoo23]

I have my own, I call it Notepad

Yeah same, I utilize Notepad, as a 'Scratch-Pad' heaps 

[zedd151]

Hey Jim, nice one. A problem, if I hit F1 it shows the help dialog, but when I click OK it shows again

Maybe it thought you needed more help? 

When clicking the 'Help' Menu item seems to work as expected, though. When you close the dialog it closes, and another instance of help dialog does not pop up.

But yes, using F1 also show the effect here as well. The help dialog closes, but another instance of the help dialog opens.

[sinsi]

Hey Jim, nice one. A problem, if I hit F1 it shows the help dialog, but when I click OK it shows again

Maybe it thought you needed more help? 

Nah, anyone will get it if you repeat it, but the second one should be YELLING

[Vortex]

Hi jimg,

Very nice job

[jimg]

Hey Jim, nice one. A problem, if I hit F1 it shows the help dialog, but when I click OK it shows again.

Thanks. Updated in first post.  Commented out WM_HELP handler in favor of WM_KEYDOWN event.  Guess I never asked for help in the 10+ years I've been using this.

[HSE]

Hi Jim!

  Very interesting 

[mabdelouahab]

Nice 

[stoo23]

Yeah,.. 
Shame it doesn't have a Kool Icon for the desktop   

[jimg]

One last quickie update (hopefully) in first post.  I added the ability to open a file entered on the command line.  This means I can add it to my right-click context menu for files.  Then I can open a file from the file's context menu.

stoo...   Not big on making icons (see covers)
  but feel free to add an icon if you like.

[stoo23]

stoo...   Not big on making icons (see covers)

but feel free to add an icon if you like.

OK will post if/when I come up with something appropriate