1. How to configure textpad to highlight Tridion template code

Download this zip file and unzip it. Put the file tridion_script.syn in c:\program files\textpad\samples

1. Start Textpad
2. Create a new document class called 'Tridion Script' by choosing 'New document class' from the Configure menu. 
   
3. Click Next. On the next screen you can add the file extensions, e.g.: *.tct, *.tcts, *.tpt, *.tpts, *.tbb, *.tbbs.
4. Click Next. On the next screen, select the Tridion_script syntax file from the popup list. 
   
5. Click Next and Finish
6. Go to Configure -> Preferences
7. Click the + sign to expand the Document Classes and select Tridion Script
8. Click on Syntax and make sure that syntax highlighting is enabled and the tridion_script.syn file is selected. 
   
9. You can change the other properties of this document class (like colors, fonts, etc) ad lib.