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Txt files now open in preview mode instead of the Dropbox Text Editor directly
My files are created as plain .txt files. In the past they would open directly with the Dropbox Text Editor as I had selected the Dropbox Text Editor as the default in the phone app.
Now the files ...
When I open a .txt file, there is no "Use Dropbox Editor" or any other way to open Notepad to edit the file, either on Android or Windows! It's a really really stupid Dropbox limitation.
So I don't understand the issues since some changes had been implemented (at least in the Android version). Now there is a small "edit" button in the lower left corner of the text file when opened in preview/read mode, pop that and the file opens in the editor mode and you can edit inside the app. It's still an additional step that is moderatley annoying, sure, but it's slightly less annoying than it used to be needing to go through a menu function to reach edit mode.
In windows I just navigate to the folder with explorer and open with whatever document processor you want (notepad/wordpad/Word/etc.)
I don't understand why software doesn't work well these days. I had to keep trying to reply here several times before succeeding, and Android access to editing a .txt file in Dropbox was similarly frustrating. I think these are the instructions that work: 1. Click on the name of the .txt file to preview it in readonly mode. 2. Click on the text to popup up an icon, then click on the icon to enter a .txt editor. Who knows if there is any support for blind and visually impaired people, as this method requires touch interaction.
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