Select the Text Editor
Vertex CAD programs have features that open listings and schedules to the default text editor. It is possible to set the default text editor in the system settings using the text_editor keyword. Up until version 2024 (30.0), the text editor was defined in the ../user/SETUP file. Starting with version 2025 (31.0), the keyword value in the system settings overrides the keyword value set in the user/SETUP file.
The format of the system settings keyword is:
| Key | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| text_editor | none notepad | Notepad opens text files without extension. |
| text_editor | txt notepad | Notepad opens files with txt extension. |
You can also set Microsoft Word as the text editor by entering the full name of the program file with the file path as the keyword value. Add quotation marks around the file name. The file path depends on the operating system and Office version. For example:
| text_editor | txt "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" |
Note:
- Microsoft has confirmed that WordPad is no longer being updated and it will be removed from Windows 11, starting from version 24H2.