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Posted by washere
Sep 17, 2019 at 02:06 AM
> jimspoon wrote:
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On the first, editor, live linking preserved to little files in the big combo file:
Lets say each chunk of paragraph(s) is an external live linked file: what if you move bits from each? or cut and paste to interweave chunks? or delete one? or cut it and paste it somewhere else and re-edit it too? etc etc. All normal in word processing large files over a period. If you intend to keep each chunk of file rigidly in place, then that is something else, not totally free editing, but very limited ordered editing of predefined chunks in pre-defined areas. Very unusual. If you don’t see what I mean and/or are already happy with what you got wrt predefined editing scopes, then lets forget it, it’s taken enough time.
On the Second, file manager:
I have tested many, kept about a dozen, diff uses for each.
For kybrd shrtcts try Tablacus, has many addons. Bit of a learning curve. Best overall file manager.
For preview I asked another dev to do what you want last year for txt files, but he still has not done it, preview is only for images, it is called Q-Dir. Like Tablacus, it has multi layouts 2 panes, 4 etc + tree column. Both are free. Setting up preview is rule based, complex, useless for you as it is still only images.
WinNC, not free, gives 4 panes etc too, the txt preview (ALT+F3) is not editable, pops up in a pane below the top two in 4 pane view. BUT you can press F4 to popup an editor. And if you are a coder, hence the penchant for kybrd shrtcts, you can use them ie: shrtcts to F4 or save or close etc.
However you are better off with a top notch editor. If it was last year I would say Atom (free). This year I would say MS Visual Studio CODE (also free) has become number one. Even above Sublime Text.
The trick with MS VS Code, and Atom or Sublime, is to plugin the right file manager extensions as one or two left tree columns. Then by using keyboard shortcuts, you can browse folders/subs and files and the preview is updated in the editor panel or panels, on the right. I have at least two editor panes to the right of the file tree columns. Of course MS VS Code has thousands of plugins/addons, called extensions. Find the right file manager / tree columns for you, there are many. Search by keyword in extensions: file tree folder subfolder etc.
Stick a nice dark theme on it and maybe in time use some of the Markdown extensions which work with txt too, plus preview etc. In a couple of years you’ll see you can do anything an ideal file maanger could do with it, plus much much more. Good luck.
Posted by jimspoon
Sep 17, 2019 at 05:11 AM
thanks for your suggestions.