readme.txt

readme.txt

Text Trix[tm]
the text tinker
http://textflex.com/texttrix
This software is OSI Certified Open Source Software.
OSI Certified is a certification mark of the
Open Source Initiative.

Copyright (c) 2002, 2019, Text Flex
All rights reserved.

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The Text Trix editor is an open-source, cross-platform text editor whose 
goal is to make file and text navigation easier for coding and general text 
editing.

System Reqs
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Java 6+, available free from http://java.com.

Instructions for use
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Text Trix comes packaged as a Jar Ajar self-extracting file or a zip file.

TextTrix-x.y.z-installer.jar:
-Double-click the file and follow the instructions to unpack and launch.
-The installed program can be re-launched by running the JAR file again.  
The JAR file will detect the previous installation and launch the program.
-As of Text Trix 1.0.1, you can also launch or create a shortcut to the
 TextTrix.exe file on Windows platforms for quick launch

TextTrix-x.y.z.zip:
-Unzip the file.
-Double-click on "TextTrix.jar".
-On Linux, you may need to change the "Open with" program to Java 
(eg OpenJDK 8).

Launching from command-line
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The following command-line options are also available, in addition to others 
specified in the "run.sh" script:
--nohigh: turn off syntax highlighting to improve performance
--fresh: temporarily turn off tab reopening
--cleartabs: clear memory of previously opened tabs
--files [file1] [file2] ... : specify additional files to open at start-up

The "run.bat" script is provided to load files from Windows Explorer in 
Text Trix. When opening a text file, select "Choose default program" in
Windows Explorer and browse for the "run.bat" script.

Troubleshooting
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-See https://sourceforge.net/projects/texttrix/ for tips/bug reports/forums
-See http://textflex.com/texttrix for the main website