Notepad problem

[Wendell Slattery]

I have Windows XP. Recently I started using Notepad for
writing HTML files. I want line numbers in the files and
have been told that I can get line numbers through
the "View Menu", which has the item "Status Bar" in the
drop down menu. However, I cannot seem to get line
numbers because when I click on the "view" menu,
the "Status Bar" is grayed out so that I cannot access
it. What can I do to fix notepad so that the "Status
Bar" is solid black so that I can click on it? Anybody
have any ideas on this?

[Rob Schneider]

Wendell Slattery wrote:

> I have Windows XP. Recently I started using Notepad for
> writing HTML files. I want line numbers in the files and
> have been told that I can get line numbers through
> the "View Menu", which has the item "Status Bar" in the
> drop down menu. However, I cannot seem to get line
> numbers because when I click on the "view" menu,
> the "Status Bar" is grayed out so that I cannot access
> it. What can I do to fix notepad so that the "Status
> Bar" is solid black so that I can click on it? Anybody
> have any ideas on this?

I think you have misinformed if you are talking about Notepad as
delivered in Windows XP.

The only line numbers visible in Notepad will be in the bottom left
corner of the screen.

Other more capable editors are available for purchase or free download.
I particularly like jedit which is very capable and free and provides
you some features which will help your editing of HTML files. Search
Google for where to get. You can surely find outhers.

[ThePainter]

Sorry I cant help you with your request but I only use
notepad because it keeps them simple and the smaller
your .html files are the faster they down load putting
line numbers in will just slow them down.
>-----Original Message-----
>Wendell Slattery wrote:
>
>> I have Windows XP. Recently I started using Notepad
for
>> writing HTML files. I want line numbers in the files
and
>> have been told that I can get line numbers through
>> the "View Menu", which has the item "Status Bar" in
the
>> drop down menu. However, I cannot seem to get line
>> numbers because when I click on the "view" menu,
>> the "Status Bar" is grayed out so that I cannot access
>> it. What can I do to fix notepad so that the "Status
>> Bar" is solid black so that I can click on it?
Anybody
>> have any ideas on this?
>
>I think you have misinformed if you are talking about
Notepad as
>delivered in Windows XP.
>
>The only line numbers visible in Notepad will be in the
bottom left
>corner of the screen.
>
>Other more capable editors are available for purchase or
free download.
> I particularly like jedit which is very capable and
free and provides
>you some features which will help your editing of HTML
files. Search
>Google for where to get. You can surely find outhers.
>
>.
>

[dev]

Wendell Slattery said:

> I have Windows XP. Recently I started using Notepad for
> writing HTML files. I want line numbers in the files and
> have been told that I can get line numbers through
> the "View Menu", which has the item "Status Bar" in the
> drop down menu. However, I cannot seem to get line
> numbers because when I click on the "view" menu,
> the "Status Bar" is grayed out so that I cannot access
> it. What can I do to fix notepad so that the "Status
> Bar" is solid black so that I can click on it? Anybody
> have any ideas on this?

You can get that feature in the free EDITpad Lite - a well written, and
occasionally updated editor.
Read about it and download here...

http://www.editpadlite.com/editpadlite.html

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Word Wrap must be turned off, in order to enable the Status bar in Notepad.

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"Wendell Slattery" > wrote in message
...
> I have Windows XP. Recently I started using Notepad for
> writing HTML files. I want line numbers in the files and
> have been told that I can get line numbers through
> the "View Menu", which has the item "Status Bar" in the
> drop down menu. However, I cannot seem to get line
> numbers because when I click on the "view" menu,
> the "Status Bar" is grayed out so that I cannot access
> it. What can I do to fix notepad so that the "Status
> Bar" is solid black so that I can click on it? Anybody
> have any ideas on this?