Changes in TopStyle4

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Changes in TopStyle4

Post by ripple »

Let me start by saying that I love TopStyle...have used the Pro version ever since I got a taste of free version that came with the old Macromedia Dreamweaver.

As with each upgrade, 4 offers a lot of really handy new features - far too many to list - THANKS!

...BUT...
Going from 3 to 4 - I feel like I lost a LOT of control over:
  • what font I want to use in the editor
  • dragging-and-dropping a chunk of code
  • double-selecting and cutting a line - only grabs the text, not the line return, which makes pasting a little more fiddly (since I cannot drag-and-drop)
Am I missing a setting option somewhere??
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Re: Changes in TopStyle4

Post by ripple »

OK, I've been working with v4 for a while now, and I am at my wits end! VERY lucky this was not the first version of this program I tried or I would run away fast, never to look back! What was once so easy is now SO frustrating in so many tiny little ways.

I refer to the following posts:
Interface Font size? - http://www.htmlvalidator.com/CSEForum/v ... f=15&t=711
drag the text in TS 4 - http://www.htmlvalidator.com/CSEForum/v ... f=15&t=631
Missing things in TS4 - http://www.htmlvalidator.com/CSEForum/v ... f=15&t=659

All with similar issues as mine - missing something that was there before and is now gone??!! And why?? We depended on some of the things such as dragging and dropping code (which I personally think your answer of "There is always Ctrl+X and Ctrl+V" is more than flippant. There is also Ctrl+C, but none replace the usability of drag-and-drop).

And your overall answer is that you plan to release version 10 this year. Well that sounds just dandy - I paid for an upgrade to a product I have depended on for years, only to find out that a majority of the things I depended on are now completely gone...and not only do I have to WAIT to get them back, I will likely have to pay for another upgrade just to get what you took away. Not happy, not happy at all...

I have to ask...were you wanting to KEEP customers when you made these decisions???
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Re: Changes in TopStyle4

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ripple wrote:missing something that was there before and is now gone??!! And why??
The only thing that is really "gone" is drag-n-drop editing, and we're planning on re-introducing this feature soon.
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Re: Changes in TopStyle4

Post by ripple »

If nothing else is gone, then I'll repeat the original question:
Am I missing a setting option somewhere??
Could you please tell us how to do the following:

1) Change the Editor font

2) Grab the line return when selecting a line. (As it is, a line return must be entered before pasting...and like most people coding, we're moving pretty fast sometimes, and Ctrl-C / place cursor / Enter / Crtl-V gets pretty laborious.)
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Re: Changes in TopStyle4

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ripple wrote:Change the Editor font
You can change the editor font here: Options (F8) > Editor > Font

TopStyle 4 supports dozens of fixed-pitch fonts, including
* Monaco: http://www.gringod.com/2006/02/24/return-of-monacottf
* Bitstream Vera Sans Mono: http://www.dafont.com/bitstream-vera-mono.font
* Consolas

I'm sure there is at least one fixed-pitch font that you'll like.
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Re: Changes in TopStyle4

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Any progress on drag and drop yet?

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Re: Changes in TopStyle4

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My eyes are getting tired and I was wondering of there was a way to increase the font size of the file explorer, inspector and other working windows?

If not then maybe something to consider for a future edition?

Cheers

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Re: Changes in TopStyle4

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gwmbox wrote:My eyes are getting tired and I was wondering of there was a way to increase the font size of the file explorer, inspector and other working windows?
Your Windows display settings are in control of the font size.
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