TextConverter

Old Menu of the Text Converter

On this page you will find an overview of all menu items of the old TextConverter with an explanation of the respective function. An explanation of the functions of other program parts of the TextConverter can be found in the function overview.

• File > Open Files (CTRL+O): Opens a single or multiple files and adds them to the list in the input area.
• File > Open Folder with Files: Opens a folder and adds all the files of this folder according to the filter options (Settings > Filter) to the list in the input area.
• File > Convert and Save all Files (CTRL + S): Converts and saves all the files that are currently in the file list according to the chosen action and saving options. This function corresponds to a click on the "Convert and Save" button right below in the main window.
• File > Save Changes on Current File (CTRL + R): With this function, you can save changes on the file currently loaded in the preview's box "Old File". Please note, that no actions or other settings will be applied on the current file. Only changes that are carried out manually will be saved.
• File > On The Fly Conversion (CTRL + D): With the help of the on the fly conversion, it is possible to change some lines without opening a file. Simply copy the text to the TextConverter and use CTRL+D or this menu item to convert the text according to your actions. After that, you can copy the text back to your clipboard. With this function it is possible to work, for example, on some lines of your code without changing the whole file.
• File > Save File List: This saves the list of files which are currently loaded. So it is possible to restore your workflow later-
• File > Load File List: This loads a list of files. Each line of the file must be a path to a file and the list can be created with "Save File List". So it is possible to go on working on a number of files.
• File > Delete selected Files from List: Clears all the selected files from the file list. Files from your computer are not deleted.
• File > Delete all Files from List: Clears the entire file list. Files from your computer are not deleted.
• File > Refresh Preview F5): Updates the current preview.
• File > Preview (F6): Creates a preview of the changed file regardless of whether the preview option is enabled or disabled.
• File > Only rename Files..: Opens the File Renamer, with which it is possible to change file names, without changing the file itself. This tool is presented on this separate page: File Renamer.
• File > Only change File Encoding: With this function you can only change the encoding of the files currently loaded in the file list. No other action will be used and you can select one of the ANSI and Unicode file formats, that can be found here.
• File > Close: Closes the program.
• Settings > Output Settings: This opens a new window in which some output settings can be made. In the upper part, you can adjust some settings regarding the output as an image. Here you can select which font and which background color should be used, if you save the text as JPG, BMP or GIF (Area with Saving Options > Output as JPG, BMP or GIF image). Below you can specify the format of the text file. You can select the ANSI format or several Unicode formats. When saving as Unicode, you can use the formats UTF-7, UTF-8 and UTF-16 or UTF-32, both as big endian or little endian. For an explanation of these formats in detail, you can read the section about file formats. The default setting is to keep the existing coding. In this case, the coding is determined on the basis of the input file, and the new file will be stored in the same encoding. Thus, several files of different encodings can be processed simultaneously and still be saved in their own encodings.
• Settings > Settings regarding regular Expressions: Opens the window with the configuration of regular expressions (RegEx) used in the Text Converter. Here you can change the standard modifiers like Case-Insensitive, Multi Line, Single Line, Greedy Mode and Extended Mode or you can define the character classes for word (\w), space (\s) or line breaks. With this you can adapt the regular expressions to your own language or to your own aims. For Example, you can set the character class \w to Greek, Japanese or Cyrillic. More information regarding character classes and the usage of regular expressions, you can read on the page Regular Expressions.
• Settings > Filter for Search in Folder..: Opens the filter for the search in folders. It is either possible to search for all formats, or to make a selection of specific formats. A detailed explanation can be found earlier in the explanation of the input section.
• Settings > Background Color Preview: Changes the background color of the preview window.
• Settings > Font Preview: Changes the type, size, color and style of the font in the preview window.
• Settings > Linebreak Preview of Old File: Enables or disables the automatic line break in the preview window of the old file.
• Settings > Linebreak Preview of New File: Enables or disables the automatic line break in the preview window of the new file.
• Settings > Minimize Actions automatically: With this option, the actions are minimized automatically whenever another action is selected. This behavior results in a clearer overview and can also be deactivated with this function.
• Settings > Activate/Deactivate Preview (F7): Enables or disables the preview. When disabled, the preview only displays the original files and when it is enabled, the files are shown in the preview window applied with all of the chosen actions.
• Settings > Show New Lines in Preview correctly: On Windows systems, another character is used for a new line than on other operating systems. The TextConverter can work with different line breaks, but on Windows the different line breaks from other systems are normally not displayed as a line break. If this option is activated, all other line breaks will be displayed as Windows line breaks in the preview, even if these files could have another look in the Editor. More information about this set of problems, you can find on the page regarding this issue and you can change the line break of a file with the function "Actions > New Line" in a way you want, so that also Linux or Mac files will be readable on Windows systems.
• Settings > Shortcuts with Files and Folders: In this menu, which is explained on the page shortcuts in detail, you can manage all shortcuts of the Text Converter with configuration files (*.tkg), arbitrary other files and folders as well as the context menu "Send to" in the explorer. For instance, with a shortcut with configuration files, it is possible to click on a file and open the Text Converter with the appropriate settings. If you link the Text Converter with folders, you can open all files from a folder directly from the explorer without opening the program on your own before. By default, when searching a folder with this function, only the files that are readable are added. It should be noted, that the link only works as long as the Text Converter is not moved on your hard drive. Of course, you can move the program at any time to link the files again after moving.
• Settings > Language: Changes the language of the program.
• View: Here you can set which of the areas (input, preview, actions and memory options) should be visible and which not. The same function can be realized via the small X button in the corner of each pane. In addition, the minimized window will be displayed in the bottom left of the main window and can be accessed more rapidly from their again.
• Configuration > Save current Configuration: Saves the current configuration to one file, that means all values in the boxes, the selected actions and saving options, filters and everything else. This file has the extension *.tkg and can be reloaded at any time. In the menu (Settings > Shortcuts with Files and Folders) it is possible to link these files with the program, so that you only have to click on a configuration file to open the image converter with the appropriate settings.
• Configuration > Save current Configuration as Start Configuration (auto.tkg): When the program starts, first it searches for the file auto.tkg in the program folder. If this file exists, the configuration settings of this file will be set automatically at startup, without a explicit selection of this file. This function saves the current configuration of the program in the file auto.tkg, so that this configuration is automatically opened when you start.
• Configuration > Save Profile: If you save a configuration, all settings of the Text Converter, including the position of the window and the state of the areas will be saved. If you want to save only a few settings, you must select this function. It opens a new window in which you can define which settings should be saved and which not. When you click "Save Profile" in the new window, the settings for all selected areas will be saved and can be reloaded just like a normal configuration file. The advantage of saving as a profile is that all other properties that were not stored in the profile will retain. Thus, the profiles are independent of the window size, the position of the different areas and also independent of other profiles. For example, it would be possible to load different profiles simultaneously, if they do not influence each other. Thus, working with the Text Converter is even more effective with this function. The settings made in this section also apply to the function "Auto Save Settings on Exit".
• Configuration > Load Configuration or Profile (CTRL+K): Loads a saved configuration or profile from your hard drive. This allows you, to restore an old configuration.
• Configuration > Auto Save Settings on Exit: With this function, it is your decision, whether and which settings should be saved on exit, so that the can be loaded at the next start of the program. With "Never", no settings will be saved, with "Save all", all settings will be saved and with "Save Profile", only user defined settings will be saved. These user defined settings to be saved can be specified in the menu "Configuration > Save Profile".
• Configuration > Reset all Settings (F2): Sets the default configuration, like it was at the delivery of the program. This means that no action is selected and everything is at default.
• Configuration > Load Start Configuration (auto.tkg) if possible (F3): If a startup configuration file exists (auto.bkg in the program folder), this file is loaded with this function.
• Configuration > File Names: In the menu you can find all recently saved or loaded configuration files, which can be selected directly. In addition, the program searches for configuration files in the program folder and its sub folders at startup, so that these files also occur at this point and can be accessed easily.
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• Information (F1): On the one hand, here you can get some help, a short introduction to the program and information about the license and functionality. On the other hand, this menu is the key to the online section of this application.