Notepad

[Morris]

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

 

[Bob I]

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

>

>

 

[Pegasus [MVP]]

"Morris" 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

 

[ybS2okj]

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





"Morris" 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

>

 

[VanguardLH]

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.

 

[Jerry Martin]

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" 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

>