@githuemphasis129 ,
is there a way to list all the h1 headings in a .md file in the function list for navigation?
Yep. Notepad++ has the View > Function List command, which will show a function list. And any syntax-highlighting language (whether built-in or UDL) can have the FunctionList definition customized to your desires, assuming you know regex.
Here is an example of mine, which actually does all headings (not just h1)
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You can then double-click on any of the lines in the Function List panel to go to that line in the editor.
Instructions:
Assuming a normal installation (where settings are in %AppData%\Notepad++, create a new file called %AppData%\Notepad++\functionList\udl_markdown.xml with the contents:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- ==========================================================================\
|
| To learn how to make your own language parser, please check the following
| link:
| https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/function-list/
|
\=========================================================================== -->
<NotepadPlus>
<functionList>
<parser displayName="Markdown (preinstalled)"
id="Markdown (preinstalled)"
commentExpr="">
<function mainExpr="(?x-s)(^\h*\K[#]+\h*(.*?)$|^(.*)(?=[\r\n]+^([-=])\4{2,}\h*$))"/>
</parser>
</functionList>
</NotepadPlus>
Then edit %AppData%\Notepad++\functionList\overrideMap.xml (if it doesn’t exist, copy c:\Program Files\Notepad++\functionList\overrideMap.xml to %AppData%\Notepad++\functionList\overrideMap.xml, then edit it). Add the line
<association id= "udl_markdown.xml" userDefinedLangName="Markdown (preinstalled)"/>
in the User Defined Languages section:
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Save those files. Exit Notepad++ and restart the app. Now, if you open a .md file and it’s using the Language > Markdown (preinstalled) UDL entry that comes with Notepad++, then if you show the View > Function List, and any header lines will show up as double-clickable table-of-contents.
If you only want h1, and not h2 or deeper, change to mainExpr="(?x-s)(^\h*\K[#]\h*([^#]*?)$|^(.*)(?=[\r\n]+^([-=])\4{2,}\h*$))" in the udl_markdown.xml file, save, exit, and restart N++.
