notepad X

Notepad needs no introduction. It is a standard, very basic, and light word processor included in Windows OS. The other day I was just typing out some notes in Notepad and wished it was able to deliver just a little bit more. Obviously, I wasn't looking for fancy accessories, else I'd just go ahead and use Microsoft Word. So I googled for a Notepad alternative and came across many, but Notepad X was the one that caught my attention.





Features

Here's a list of features that got me to try out Notepad X.

Tabbed Interface




Just like Opera or Firefox have tabbed browsing interface, Notepad X supports it as well. It goes without saying that working with tabs is comfortable. A tabbed interface helps you work with many .TXT files in one window, saving space on your Windows taskbar instead of clustering it with many windows.

Switch between Tabs

Unfortunately, this doesn't switch between tabs the way I'd want it to. Generally with most browsers, "Tab" and "Shift + Tab" for "Next tab" and "Previous tab" are the defaults. Although in Notepad X, the shortcuts are provided, but they're currently not functional since the program is still in the development stages and is not the final release.

Rich Text Formation





Notepad X provides you with a Rich Text Formation toolbar. The toolbar is very similar to the one seen in Word, but is a much stripped down version. It consists of the following buttons -- Bold, Italics, Underline, Strikeout, Left Align, Center Align, Right Align, Bullets, Font, Font Color, and Insert Image.

These are too little, but then this is better than the basic facilities that a simple Notepad offers. In standard Notepad, one change to the text formation will lead to the change in the entire matter but here you can even format just a word or a portion of the text. That is in relation with the font and the color as well as the adding bullets and text alignment.