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Posted to users@httpd.apache.org by Joost de Heer <sa...@xs4all.nl> on 2005/04/26 18:50:41 UTC

[users@httpd] Re: What editor to edit config files with Windows XP?

> When I edit my hosts, httpd, and other files, I use notepad. When I save
> the
> files, they become .txt files. Should I be using some other editor to
> correctly save the files as other than .txt?

There's a dropdown box below the filename, called 'Save as type' when you
save. Set this to 'all files', instead of 'text documents (*.txt)'. This
should fix the automagically added .txt extension.

Joost


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Re: [users@httpd] Re: What editor to edit config files with Windows XP?

Posted by MELindberg <we...@darkdezigns.com>.
I would recommend you use EditPad {lite or pro}. No control character 
issues.

BR
Myron Lindberg

Joost de Heer wrote:

>>When I edit my hosts, httpd, and other files, I use notepad. When I save
>>the
>>files, they become .txt files. Should I be using some other editor to
>>correctly save the files as other than .txt?
>>    
>>
>
>There's a dropdown box below the filename, called 'Save as type' when you
>save. Set this to 'all files', instead of 'text documents (*.txt)'. This
>should fix the automagically added .txt extension.
>
>Joost
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