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re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 4:33 pm Posted by JmC (14166 messages posted) Open the editor you want to use and set it's options as the default. Most editors have the selection. If not, it can be done with a Registry tweak. JmC On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 3:27 pm, christian wrote: >Hi gurus !, I accidentaly told windows that I wanted to use notepad as my default >program for html editing in the programs section of internet connection in the cont >pannel. Now I can't change that option...this is such a stupid problem and I'm ...ahem...very >annoyed at myself for not being able to work it out. > Can you help ?. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 4:37 pm Posted by JmC (14166 messages posted) Also, if it's listed in TOOLS / INTERNET OPTIONS / PROGRAMS you can set the default 'HTML editor' from there. JmC On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 3:27 pm, christian wrote: >Hi gurus !, I accidentaly told windows that I wanted to use notepad as my default >program for html editing in the programs section of internet connection in the cont >pannel. Now I can't change that option...this is such a stupid problem and I'm ...ahem...very >annoyed at myself for not being able to work it out. > Can you help ?. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 5:16 pm Posted by christian (14 messages posted) You see therein lies the problem, in internet options programs I CAN'T change the default html editor. Notepad appears in the box there and notepad appears on the dropdown without empty space to type in an alternitave, also when notepad is highlighted I can't delete it. As for picking another editor as default from options directly from the prog I can't do that because the only other editon I've got is wordpad. I guess I'll have to try regedit, but I'm not entirely sure what I have to do there..........What do I have to do there ?. On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 4:37 pm, JmC wrote: > > > >Also, if it's listed in TOOLS / INTERNET OPTIONS / PROGRAMS you can set the >default 'HTML editor' from there. > > > JmC > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 5:22 pm Posted by Oh_dear (118 messages posted) I think that's what he used. Trouble is how to change that entry. I inadvertantly nominated an email prgram in that screen and could not change it there. On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 4:37 pm, JmC wrote: > > > >Also, if it's listed in TOOLS / INTERNET OPTIONS / PROGRAMS you can set the >default 'HTML editor' from there. > > > JmC > > > > > > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 5:36 pm Posted by JmC (14166 messages posted) The problem is you don't have another program capable of HTML editing installed. I don't think you would be happy with Word Pad. Run a GOOGLE search for 'FREE HTML EDITORS'. One of what I use is 'HandyHTML Editor', I think it's a free program, but there are plenty to be found. JmC On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 5:16 pm, christian wrote: > >You see therein lies the problem, in internet options programs I CAN'T change the >default html editor. Notepad appears in the box there and notepad appears on the >dropdown without empty space to type in an alternitave, also when notepad is highlighted >I can't delete it. As for picking another editor as default from options directly >from the prog I can't do that because the only other editon I've got is wordpad. > I guess I'll have to try regedit, but I'm not entirely sure what I have to do >there..........What do I have to do there ?. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 5:50 pm Posted by Oh_dear (118 messages posted) Thanks JmC, that advice explains the problem I had. Forget my parallel post. On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 5:36 pm, JmC wrote: > > > >The problem is you don't have another program capable of HTML editing installed. >I don't think you would be happy with Word Pad. Run a GOOGLE search for 'FREE HTML >EDITORS'. One of what I use is 'HandyHTML Editor', I think it's a free program, but >there are plenty to be found. > > > > JmC > > > > > > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 5:53 pm Posted by christian (14 messages posted) cool I'll try that, but it seems strange that there isnt an option to have no default editor without having to reinstall windows casue up untill now the space has just been blank. Does'nt really matter though. Thanks. On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 5:50 pm, Oh_dear wrote: >Thanks JmC, that advice explains the problem I had. Forget my parallel post. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 6:35 pm Posted by christian (14 messages posted) Aparently having another editer dose'nt make any differance. I've downloaded one and I'm still not given the option of choosing anything other than notepad in internet options and theres no option for setting the new editer as default from itself either. Whatdoesagugdo.....?. See I don't want to use an editer at all I just want to write stuff in notepad and save it as document type text with the file extention >.html and with notepad as my default editer windows automatically assumes that with that extention it's a html document. Whatdoesaguydo ?. On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 5:53 pm, christian wrote: > >cool I'll try that, but it seems strange that there isnt an option to have no default >editor without having to reinstall windows casue up untill now the space has just >been blank. Does'nt really matter though. > Thanks. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 7:37 pm Posted by JmC (14166 messages posted) I wish you would make up your mind, I'm confused as usual. Read here, it's the only other option I can think of. JmC On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 6:35 pm, christian wrote: > >Aparently having another editer dose'nt make any differance. I've downloaded one >and I'm still not given the option of choosing anything other than notepad in internet >options and theres no option for setting the new editer as default from itself either. >Whatdoesagugdo.....?. See I don't want to use an editer at all I just want to write >stuff in notepad and save it as document type text with the file extention >.html >and with notepad as my default editer windows automatically assumes that with that >extention it's a html document. Whatdoesaguydo ?. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Friday, October 18, 2002 at 7:45 pm Posted by Oh_dear (118 messages posted) Sorry JmC if I added confusion to the merry-go-round. My experience was that IE found the available options for HTML Editor, Email, etc as it was being installed (well upgraded to IE6). After the install, I added another Email program but could not change it in the Tools, IInternetOptions, General tab - I could not add a new email program. So I uninstalled IE6 then reinstalled so it recognised the extra email program. A bit ham fisted after seeing your reference to a registry edit. Thanks for the tip. On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 7:37 pm, JmC wrote: > > > >I wish you would make up your mind, I'm confused as usual. >Read color='orange'>here, it's the only other option I can think of. > > > > JmC > > > > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: no option for default html editor Saturday, October 19, 2002 at 1:20 am Posted by christian (14 messages posted) Right, I want to use notepad as the editer for writing html but I don't want it set as the default html editor because then windows saves files with an html extention as html DOCUMENTS which I DON'T want. I want to save them as document type text but with a dot html file extention....got it. I think I might invest in a book on the windows regestry :) On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 7:37 pm, JmC wrote: > > > >I wish you would make up your mind, I'm confused as usual. >Read color='orange'>here, it's the only other option I can think of. > > > > JmC > > > > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum