At https://sourceforge.net/p/notepad-plus/discussion/482781/thread/2eeba3f3/ I found a solution. I have downloaded the zip file https://github.com/downloads/davegb3/NppTidy2/Tidy2_0.2.zip. Expanding this zip folder has Tidy2.dll. I copied this Tidy2.dll file to C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins. Then I verified that this plug in is showing up in the nodepad++ menu.

But I am interested to know 1. why it fails to install as a plugin from notepad++ menu? 2. Is there a solution than the above hack I mentioned?

Just to confirm what @MAPJe71 said, yes, this is official - they’re sponsoring the hosting of the list (the “why is this here” link was down for a few hours last night, apologies if you caught it at a time when it wasn’t available).

Confirmed, known issue applicable to most FunctionList parsers implementing classRange.
No solution yet, but is being worked on.

For what language?

Does this do what you want?

File > Open = news.php File > Save a Copy As = article.php

But it doesn’t get added to the menu for me. I can only run it via keyboard shortcut.

@MAPJe71

thank you MAPje71 and guy038

npp working function codeigniter

Oh, I see what you are saying now. :)

AFAIK this isn’t configurable through any config file (although not a bad idea), but you can do it with a plugin. You can do this with PythonScript but I’m not familiar enough with it. LuaScript is more lightweight and easier to install.

Install LuaScript via the Plugin Manager. Go to Plugins > LuaScript > Edit Startup Script Add the following to the script. -- This value is a hex color. NOTE: this is BGR values not RGB editor.MarkerBack[24] = 0xFF0000 -- Opacity between 0 and 255 editor.MarkerAlpha[24] = 128

You can tweak this to whatever you want. When you restart N++ then it should work fine.

@PeterJones That’s really cool. It works magically :)
Thank you for taking the time.
I use it now and it seems like a good way to go.
Yehuda

Ew, oops, something broke in Windows so a reboot cured the launch link issue. Couldn’t even show property pages of files in explorer as well!
Wonder if it has anything to do with that Logitech Gaming Software 8.40 driver for mouse & keyboard again.
Anyhow, appreciate any suggestions on the other enquiries.
Thanks again!

Settings > Style Configurator > VHDL > COMMENT: Background Color = pick a yellow background to meet your commenting needs.

However, from what I’ve gathered reading the forums, doing the fancier stuff like choosing a different background based on context (ie, type of block, or number of levels of nested blocks) would probably require that you (or someone you contract or otherwise convince) write a custom lexer or other plugin.

Disclaimer: I am not an NPP developer, and I do not know the details of writing a custom lexer or plugin, nor the benefits, limitations, or differences thereof. If someone else knows of an easier way, feel free to correct me.

Take a look at this github issue, which just yesterday made some progress with ligatures. Currently it is possible with a little bit of work, but not natively supported yet.