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  • Announcements regarding our community
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    MarkusBodenseeM

    Ref to Npp website spelling error

  • Frequently Asked Questions and Guides (about Notepad++ and this Forum)

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    PeterJonesP
    Update

    As of Notepad++ v8.7.6 in January 2025, the Shortcut Mapper should now list the keys based on the keyboard layout that was active when you started Notepad++. You should no longer need this FAQ, unless you are choosing to use an older version of Notepad++.

  • Notepad++ discussions that don’t fit in other Categories

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    PeterJonesP

    @Alexander-Huckel ,

    Sorry, I am not sure about the automatic translation of your question: do you mean auto-correction, where it fixes spelling? Or auto-completion, where it helps you type programming keywords or other terms already found in your document?

    The latter is native to the app, described https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/auto-completion/ in the manual , and controlled by the settings described https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/preferences/#auto-completion

    Spelling correction is not implemented natively in Notepad++, but the DSpellCheck plugin is highly recommended for doing spell check and suggesting corrections.

  • Got a question? Ask away!
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    PeterJonesP

    @Ron-Zarnick ,

    Download the most recent Notepad++ from the official downloads page at https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/

    Once installed, run it an go to Plugins > Plugins Admin, checkmark GEDCOM Lexer plugin, then click Install

  • Technical discussion of building or contributing to Notepad++ or Plugin codebases

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    Mark OlsonM

    @scampsd
    Probably the easiest way to colorize text is with indicators. You can see an example of how JsonTools works with indicators in this file.

    A lexer is way better than indicators for dynamically restyling a document as the user edits it, but if you don’t need that capability, I would stick with indicators.

    EDIT: To clarify, indicators do resize and move when the user edits the document, a feature that JsonTools uses to improve performance. However, the algorithm Scintilla uses for dynamically resizing indicators is not suitable for syntax coloring.

  • Security shouldn't be the privilege of rich people
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    195 Posts
    dinkumoilD

    @Emmanuel-Meekers
    AFAIK there is no technical means to limit the number of plugins a user is able to install. You can only remove the capability to install plugins at all.

    You could do a survey which plugins your employees need. There can be different needs, e.g. technical staff likely needs other plugins than employees that ar more involved in administrative tasks. Then you can install these plugins on the employee’s machines.

    After that you need to rename or delete <install-directory>\updater\GUP.exe to prevent users from installing any other plugins. As long as your employees don’t have admin access to Notepad++'s install directory, they are not able to revert these changes.

    The disadvantage is that your users neither will be able to update Notepad++ itself nor the installed plugins. This is something your ICT department has to do.

  • All the issues (publications/questions) about binary translation
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    Alan KilbornA

    @PeterJones

    Ah…

  • Say fuck to Notepad++ here, and only here
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    Klein KlayK

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  • No support request and bug report here, only unconditional praise and worship

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    T

    @martaisty I agree, this is a pretty awesome idea! I actually forgot there was a war going on.

    I’m a new user of Notepad++ and I already love it very much, both the politics and the software itself.

    It’s nice to see Don Ho has provided several ways I can help stop this damn war.

    As he suggested, I wanted to donate to one of the reliable organizations “Dronators” which is to help Ukraine assemble an army of drones but that project is already over and it’s no longer possible to donate.

    Anyways, I don’t think they will need my $50 as the project has collected $1,443,157,017! Impressive, but the war didn’t stop, what a bummer!

    In the end I chose to donate to the National Bank of Ukraine which is reliable as it is the national bank of Ukraine. Don Ho says this is to “help people suffering” and funding the military always leads wars to stop, eventually.

  • Blog posts from individual members
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    217 Posts
    OliverO

    As a developer, I often use Notepad++ when I’m traveling or working remotely. Recently, I took a cruise vacation, and it inspired me to jot down thoughts — not just code, but also motivational cruise quotes that help me stay creative.

    Here are a few cruise quotes that spark joy and clarity — just like clean code:

    “You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust the sails.”

    “Cruise life: where work ends and waves begin.”

    “Let your dreams set sail.”

    If you’re a developer who enjoys travel, you might enjoy reading my full list of inspiring cruise quotes here.

    Bonus tip: I used Notepad++ during my trip to take notes, edit scripts offline, and even write some travel logs!

    Let me know — do you code while cruising?

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  • Computer/Programming Jokes are welcome here

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    167 Posts
    peter-fbP

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