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Notepad

M

Morris

Flightless Bird
I'd like my notepad to open a file with the following
characteristics(automatically upon launch):
1. The window is maximized and occupies the whole screen.
2. The view would roll to the end of the file

Is it possible and how?
Regards
Morris
 
B

Bob I

Flightless Bird
Not without you writing some script or macro to do that. See AutoIT
available on the web.

Morris wrote:

> I'd like my notepad to open a file with the following
> characteristics(automatically upon launch):
> 1. The window is maximized and occupies the whole screen.
> 2. The view would roll to the end of the file
>
> Is it possible and how?
> Regards
> Morris
>
>
 
P

Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
"Morris" <imorris@automail.com> wrote in message
news:uRSaJqXtKHA.5148@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> I'd like my notepad to open a file with the following
> characteristics(automatically upon launch):
> 1. The window is maximized and occupies the whole screen.
> 2. The view would roll to the end of the file
>
> Is it possible and how?
> Regards
> Morris
>


Have a look at your identical post in the Server Scripting newsgroup, then
check out this link to see why crossposting is much better than
multiposting. The latter causes duplication of effort.
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
 
Y

ybS2okj

Flightless Bird
It is possible to do point 1 but not point 2. To do point 1, open Notepad
and then with your mouse expand it by dragging the sides and corners of the
notepad window until you have got the maximum size. Don't use the maximize
icon (the middle icon on the right upper corner of the windows) because it
doesn't do the job on some systems.

Point 2 can't be done because if the file is empty, the default is to go to
top left corner of the window and so you can't manipulate it unless you
enter manually some line feeds by pressing ENTER key.

hth
<Microsoft Valuable Pirates have run out of ideas and so their only solution
is to scan and re-scan the system with all anti-virus software on this
planet>

"Morris" <imorris@automail.com> wrote in message
news:uRSaJqXtKHA.5148@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> I'd like my notepad to open a file with the following
> characteristics(automatically upon launch):
> 1. The window is maximized and occupies the whole screen.
> 2. The view would roll to the end of the file
>
> Is it possible and how?
> Regards
> Morris
>
 
V

VanguardLH

Flightless Bird
Morris wrote:

> I'd like my notepad to open a file


Is that "a" file (meaning a specific one) or "any" file (meaning you want
the behaviors to be exhibit on any file you open with Notepad)?

> with the following
> characteristics(automatically upon launch):
> 1. The window is maximized and occupies the whole screen.


For "a" file, create a shortcut that runs notepad.exe and specifies the file
as a parameter. If there are spaces in the path to the notepad.exe file,
enclose the command within double-quotes. Same for the parameter if there
are spaces in its path (even if there aren't spaces, adding the
double-quotes won't hurt). Then edit the properties of the shortcut to open
a maximized window.

> 2. The view would roll to the end of the file


That would require sending the Ctrl+End keystroke combination to the program
after it loaded. You will need some background utility that sends
keystrokes to programs when they load, like AutoHotkey or AutoIt.
 
J

Jerry Martin

Flightless Bird
Hello:

One solution to #1 - maximizing the window is to use a freeware program
called AutoSizer.

See: http://www.southbaypc.com/AutoSizer/ .

Cheers,
Jerry

"Morris" <imorris@automail.com> wrote in message
news:uRSaJqXtKHA.5148@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> I'd like my notepad to open a file with the following
> characteristics(automatically upon launch):
> 1. The window is maximized and occupies the whole screen.
> 2. The view would roll to the end of the file
>
> Is it possible and how?
> Regards
> Morris
>
 
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