Providing a set of tools allows you to open another application or send the current document to an external application directly from Twistpad .
This application can be another text editor, a compiler, a special purpose editor or any application you use.

Tools can have dynamic values to fit common scenarios via standard parameters when executing another application.
In addition, the output from some tools (mostly command line tools) can be displayed in the Output Window.

The list of available tools will be available at the bottom of the tools menu.

Description
The description used on the Tools Menu

Application
The path to the external tool used to launch the current document

Parameters
Parameters to including when launching the external tool, use the Arrow button to select one or more parameters

Special code	Description
{filename}	Current document filename with path
{Single Filename}	Current document filename without the path
{Single Filename Without Extension}	Current document filename without path and extension
{Path}	Current document path (folder name only)
{Ask}	Twistpad will prompt for Parameters when launching the external tool
{selection}	Select text of the current document will be used as parameters
{Word At Caret}	Word where the caret is at in the Current document will be used as parameter

Initial Folder
Specifies the working directory of the external tool. Use the Arrow button to select the folder used:

Special code	Description
{Tool Path}	The path of the external tool
{Filename}	The path of the current document

Shortcut
Set the shortcut used to launch the external tool from the keyboard.

Capture Output
If available, the output of the external tool will be displayed in the output results window.

Save Active Document
Before Launching the external tool, Twistpad will prompt to save the current document.

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