I just started using Textastic, with the hope of using it to create, view and edit source files written in c with a .c file extension.  I have several such files stored in iCloud.  I can see the index for my files in iCloud, but Textastic won’t let me view those files, let alone edit them if they have a .c extension.  I thought textastic could be used for such files.  What am I missing or does the app not have that capability?

I don’t know if it’s the language I’m using but if I have some code (soft indents)

if something

    Xyz

endif   

When I select the Xyz (cmd-left, shift-down), copy (Cmd-C), and paste it before the endif (down, up. Cmd-V) the code ends up looking like

if something

    Xyz

    Xyz

    endif

Is there any way to turn off auto-indent on paste?  This only happens if the end-of-line is selected which is really what I want and is easier to do rather than a shift-down, shift-left, Cmd-C, right, Cmd-V, return.

I initially thought that “go back” was silly in text editors until I started using it in IntelliJ.  Now any time I hit Cmd-Up by mistake (say a Cmd-Left then up) I’m annoyed that Cmd-[ doesn’t put the cursor back to where it was.  

Glad that you have triple-click but I really miss being able to drag after a triple-click to select multiple lines.

Cmd-G/Cmd-Shift-G for find next/previous would be nice.  I’m having trouble learning Cmd-F Down Return.

At least in the compiler I am using now (and probably in general as I have seen this being described as an issue in some Swift forums) there must be a space before and after <= and >= (and I assume also < and >; == seem to work without in my compiler though). It would therefore be nice if the editor could automatically add a space before and after if you forget it.

This should also be part of the Prettify functionality I have just suggested.

After copying code from somewhere else or making edits not handled by auto indents it would be nice to be able to activate a prettify function to indent marked or whole file. 

It should then be possible to configure your indenting preferences.

I have an issue and I am not sure how to solve it. I have a py and js file saved in sub sub (many sub) folders. When I access it via SSH the py and js files do not show but other folders show.

Basic syntax support for the Crystal language. 

When I select Brave as my default browser and wish to preview an HTML file upon which I’m working, Textastic still offers only “Preview in Safari”. I suppose I can live with that: cosmetic. When I select it, however, this happens. An appropriate call to my default browser (Brave) occurs, but it yields a new blank tab, not the intended preview of a local file. Perhaps this is due to Brave’s over-protective nature. If not, it surely would be nice to be able to acquire a preview in ANY default browser.