Notepad stacking issue

The only reason I can think of for notepad not stacking is that you have the 32 bit notepad running (syswow64 directory) and the 64 bit notepad (system32 directory). Check Task Manager to see if all instances are of the same type (32/64 bit)

I'm thinking possibly that some of the notepad instances are launched via a 32 bit browser and others you launch from the start menu, or save the txt doc to disk and double click to launch.

Otherwise I've no further ideas at this point.

 

Did you ever try Notepad2-mod ?

I use that as the default viewer for various types of text files like .ini and .cfg
and sometimes do minor edits with it.

 

If you check task manager, do you see both 32 and 64 bit versions of notepad running?
Is there any pattern to the way in which notepad is being started that causes this behaviour that I may be able to reproduce?
If I can reproduce it, I'm sure I can work out what's going on.

 

Hi Kestrel

I think you can resolve this by making some adjustments to the file type Default Programs.
It looks like you are loading one version of Notepad when you start it manually, and then when you
open a log file, it follows the file type association which points to the other version.

Whichever version is the one you prefer and open manually is the one that should be set as the default
for the appropriate various file types.

 

Was the Hitman Pro log opened directly from your web browser? If so, which browser are you using?

I just tested with a portable version of Firefox (32 bit) and opening a txt doc directly from the browser launched the 32 bit notepad.

 

Bingo, _nullptr.
I was just wondering if that can be changed through the browser Applications settings ?

 

It doesn't seem that that functionality is built into 32 bit browsers. You can set the path to Windows\System32\Notepad.exe, but it will just redirect to the SysWOW64\Notepad.exe.

 

If Kestrel13 switches to a 64-bit browser, would that not fix the stacking problem?

 

It should fix the stacking problem. I predominantly use one of the 64 bit Firefox based builds and it works as Kestrel would like.

 

You could try one of the Firefox 64 bit builds. I personally use Cyberfox x64 and I'm aware of several members here that use Pale Moon.

 

Some posters have recommended other text editors which probably wont solve your stacking problem.

I have just come across a site that lists 1,809(!) text editors and couldn't resist sharing. It's clean according to VirusTotal and worth a look.

http://texteditors.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?EditorIndex

VirusTotal report:
https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/3...99aa5c675a47399222e5ee13/analysis/1418136372/ :wave

 

Mostly, but not entirely. Pale Moon does not use the newer Autralis interface. PM has retained the earlier layout with the
menu button at the upper left. Cyberfox does use Australis and implements every Firefox update.
It's not that difficult to manually copy the necessary files from one profile to another, but the migration tool works well.

Your missing Notepad "recent documents" is probably the result of a disk cleanup tool like CCleaner or Wise Disk Cleaner, etc.
If you're using CCleaner, uncheck Recent Documents and Other Explorer MRUs under the Applications tab.
You should do the same thing with any other disk cleaner you use, if those options are available.
Jump Lists refer to something else.

 

When opening a log file from the forum, have you already tried using the right click menu to Open with -> navigate to and select the 64-bit notepad -> then check the "Always use this program..." checkbox ?

If that option is even available, it still may automatically revert.

The problem could be that a 64-bit program can or will use resources that a 32-bit program, i.e. Firefox, can't even see.

 

It seems that there is no way around that.
Maybe someone knows a trick using the %windir%\SysNative folder, but I have not found one.

Running 32-bit Applications

Interprocess Communication Between 32-bit and 64-bit Applications

 

I downloaded a portable Firefox 34.0.5 for further testing.
Go into Options -> Applications tab and there should be 2 Text document entries.
For each entry, press the drop down arrow, select 'Use other..'. Then from the Select dialog, press browse and just paste or type:

Code:

C:\Windows\SysNative\Notepad.exe

Press open then OK your way out. Cross your fingers.