[comp.windows.ms] Notepad printer font

harold@wam.umd.edu (James B. Harold) (04/12/91)

  Does anybody know if you can change the default printer
font for Notepad?  I RTFMed and couldn't find anything.  I also
changed the default font from the front panel of my
printer (an HPIII), and that didn't work.  Is it
built into the printer driver or what?  I know
Notepad is primitive, but still.  It's just that my
ASCII files often wrap lines around with the 12 point
font...

           James Harold
           harold@lpf.umd.edu

ruthenb@bgsuvax.UUCP (Joe Ruthenberg) (04/12/91)

Two solutions :
	1. Use write to import your ASCII files and edit them, and don't
	   convert to write format. This has several advantages besides
	   being able to change the font. You can now search and replace,
	   and edit unlimited size files.
	2. Get a real windows editor, such as Winedit from Wilson Window
	   ware. There's a lot of them, and all of them are pretty similar.
	   There is also a version of uEmacs for windows [sic]. Get a real
	   editor. 

As an aside, I use Microsoft Word for Windows for my editing. Using
style sheets, you can predefine block formating, and with WordBasic,
I've written some macros that automatically close begin end loops,
and the like. I also find that Word has many other features, But
I've yet to find an editor with its power. Not even Brief comes close.
On the other hand, Word is slow, and if you're running some big Wordbasic
progs, like a lint like utility I have written, the seasons seem to move
faster. However, coupled with ATM, the ouput is stunning. Also, with
Word, You can add non-printing notes to your program.

Hope this helps.

Joe
ruthenbe@einstein