Comments on Profile Post by 607

  1. TomvanWijnen
    Mar 30, 2021
  2. WitherDoggie
    Mar 30, 2021
  3. 607
    607
    You're both showing the same menu, and there's no option for 'New file' in either of them. Consider how strange that is! Tom seems to have had some things added to the menu by other apps, but WitherDoggie's looks like it might be the default. Nine options for files with a specific extension, but no generic option in there.
    Mar 31, 2021
  4. WitherDoggie
    WitherDoggie
    You can create a new ".txt" file and then just remove the extension. Or there is the more advanced way of manually adding file types to the new item menu using registry editing. The first option works if you only need a blank file occasionally. The second option is better if you plan on making blank files often.
    Mar 31, 2021
  5. WitherDoggie
    WitherDoggie
    Mar 31, 2021
  6. WitherDoggie
    WitherDoggie
    This explains how you can do this yourself. I did not come up with this solution nor do I take credit for it, but I can say it does work.
    https://superuser.com/a/439833
    Mar 31, 2021
  7. TomvanWijnen
    TomvanWijnen
    "but WitherDoggie's looks like it might be the default"
    it also has MS Access (2x), Word, Powerpoint, Publisher, Excel, and "Bitmap image", so it isn't really standard either. :P
    Mar 31, 2021
  8. TomvanWijnen
    TomvanWijnen
    What I wonder though, what file would you like to create, that isn't already in the list?
    Mar 31, 2021
  9. 607
    607
    @WitherDoggie You can pick any. :P But when you do, it says "If you change a filename extension, the file might become unusable. Are you sure you want to change it?", which is not only misleading to laypeople but also requires an extra click and creates a notification sound.
    Apr 1, 2021
  10. 607
    607
    @Tom None actually, I wanted to create a .txt when I realised this. :P
    Apr 1, 2021