Notepad Maximize by default?

[fatboyjim]

Hi guys,

This is a really useless question but whenever I open a document in Notepad I always maximize the window so I can read it all. (ALT-SPACE-X)

Is there any setting in the registry which can make notepad startup maximized by default??

Thanks,



Jim

[HAL9000]

Right click on your notepad shortcut (not the executable) and select properties. Then beside Run: set it to maximized.

[Carl Price]

Hal, that works if you just want to bring up Notepad, but how about if you click on a txt file. How do you make it come up maximized then?

[HAL9000]

That one I'm not sure on... I didn't take a look at that angle :eek:

[archie]

Well I just tackled that angle and the best I could come up with is that a value may have to be added to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command
Knowing this would allow other file types to be opened in a maximized window also ... ie MSIE.

[fatboyjim]

Yeah, that was my thought also but there's nothing in File Types that runs it maximized I think. Although you might be able to do Notepad.exe /m or something (/p is to print)


Jim

[archie]

Nah, already tried the /m in file type edit and that didn't work. It gives an error message but the file will still open.

[fatboyjim]

just a thought!

[archie]

A good one indeed ... This is one that would be nice to know. ;)

[archie]

To make text files open maximized, in Folder Option>File types, edit Open action. It looks like "C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE" before the edit
Change to "<b>c:\windows\command\start.exe /max C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE</b>" without the quotes. It makes changes to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\txtfile\shell\open\command in the registry. It's safer to edit using the folder options method.

Internet Explorer 5.0 = Microsoft HTML Document 5.0
Internet Explorer 5.5 = HTML Document
They both change from "C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe" to
c:\windows\command\start.exe /max "C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe" ... with the quotes. MSIE 5.5 may have to be maximized the first time and closed. The next time it looks like it's staying maximized.

[Carl Price]

I have found a freeware replacement for notepad called Cetus Notepad that does all this, plus lets you have multiple documents and also has a spell checker. You can get it from www.cetussoft.com/cnotepad.htm

[HackinCowboy]

If you're looking for an alternative to Notepad, try TextPad. A lot of programmers use. It has a lot of great features. Spell check is one of them. You can also record macros.