The button is overloaded with functionality for handling text-type files.
===Text processing Apps===
- (Open app)
- LMB Click : Notepad (light-weight text editor)
- RMB Click : Notepad++ (Heavier text editor)
- MMB Click : RText by Ammenster
- (Open file in app)
- LMB DragDrop : Notepad (light-weight text editor)
- RMB DragDrop : Notepad++ (Heavier text editor)
- MMB DragDrop : RText Tab by Ammenster
- Shift+Ctrl+LMB DragDrop : Open RText by Ammenster*** (NOTE!-You must be pressing Shift+Ctrl+LMB before entering the button area)
- (Closes instances of app)
- Shift+LMB Click : Closes all Notepad (lightweight text editor)
- Shift+RMB Click : Closes all Notepad++ (Heavier text editor)
- (Opens app’s website)
- Shift+Ctrl+RMB Click : Opens Notepad++ website (Open source software)
RText for context is a tab in the Ammenster application, part of a suite of mini applications for text handling, one per tab.
Why? .txt button opens text editors fast.
It’s one thing to double-click a file to open it, which is very fast; it’s another to have fine control over your editing software choices and do so quickly.
This button solves that problem by giving the user a single location for editing text-type files, with a choice of three text editors.
Another issue is the hijacking of the .txt file type. It’s too easy for an application to install to be associated with the type, only to be slow loading and missing features.
This button will be deliberately located in a high-traffic area for all the editing needs somebody has. Notepad is the king of lightness and familiarity, which is why it was included.
So if Notepad was disassociated from the .txt extension as a default, it takes a movement to the search box, typing in Notepad, then clicking the selection, which moves the hand to the mouse, then moving the mouse to the menu item, and finally clicking it.
This functionality is to move the mouse to the button and click it to open a certain editor; thats a move mouse, click event.
For files picked up, dragged to the button, and then dropped.
The user can also right-click on the file to open it in a choice of applications.
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