There's no need to change file associations to use a
different program.
We've all gotten used to clicking on a file name with its
associated
icon, but, back in the day, you opened the program first,
then the file.
I've often found Notepad useful in this respect, as it will
open any
file at all, including .exe and .jpg, which can be a useful
troubleshooting tool at times.
My current HTML Editor is HTML-Kit, which has more features
than 1st
Page 2000, but there are plenty of these to choose from
also.
Harold B. wrote:
> It's interesting how everyone has his own favorite
text editor. Clint prefers
> Metapad; I think Hugh suggests 1st Page (certainly when
working with html).
> Then there's ConText, DocPad, ShalomTxt, Win32pad and
who knows how many
> others. I prefer Notepad+, which has all the notepad
features and then some.
> And poor Bill Gates, all he has is lil' ol' Notepad
with a tool bar as naked
> as (choose your own simile) --- Harold
>
> <snip> On many file types you can change the
extension and have other programs
> opening them where some can still be read. Like if you
want to try and read
> what's in a .exe file, change it to .txt and you can
view it in Notepad. (In
> my case, I just put a shortcut to Metapad [great
powerful Notepad replacement]
> in my right click context and "Send
to......" area so I can send any file type
> to Metapad and read what's in it. That's much easier
and faster). --- Clint
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