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  New enhancement for User Defined Language System
  • donho  

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  Copying the userDefineLangs to %ProgramData% does not work. And installing the whole application to %ProgramData% is a really bad idea security wise and will be blocked by AppLocker anyway.
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  Negate command line options (-openFoldersAsWorkspace)
  • Greg Teater  

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  @Greg-Teater Both of your suggestions a) and b) would require some changes to the code base of Notepad++ (will not happen in the near future, if ever). Thus, my suggestion is to create a desktop shortcut to a script file that changes the config file of your Notepad++ installation before running notepad++.exe. The config file is in XML format, the script has to delete the /NotepadPlus/FileBrowser XML node. The following is a VBScript solution. Please note: You have to change lines 19 and 20 according to your needs. The location of the Notepad++ config file depends on the type of installation you are running, a portable one or created by the Npp installer. Installed by installer: %AppData%\Notepad++\config.xml Portable: <Npp-Directory>\config.xml Save the script for example as NppLauncher.vbs and create a desktop shortcut to it. Then open the properties of the shortcut and change its target to the following command: wscript.exe "<Path-To-The-Script-File>" The script forwards all received command line arguments to Notepad++. Option Explicit '------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Variables declarations '------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dim objFSO, objXmlDoc Dim strNppPath, strNppExePath, strConfigPath, strCfgFilePath Dim strNodePath, colNodes, objNode Dim intCnt, strArguments '------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Create base objects '------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set objXmlDoc = CreateObject("MSXml2.DOMDocument.6.0") strNppPath = "<Path-To-Npp-Installation-Directory>" strConfigPath = "<Path-To-Directory-With-Npp-Config-File>" strNppExePath = objFSO.BuildPath(strNppPath, "notepad++.exe") strCfgFilePath = objFSO.BuildPath(strConfigPath, "config.xml") strNodePath = "/NotepadPlus/FileBrowser" '------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Main script '------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Open Npp XML config file objXmlDoc.async = False objXmlDoc.validateOnParse = False objXmlDoc.preserveWhiteSpace = True objXmlDoc.load(strCfgFilePath) 'Delete XML node regarding "Folder as Workspace" feature Set colNodes = objXmlDoc.selectNodes(strNodePath) For Each objNode In colNodes Call objNode.parentNode.removeChild(objNode) Next 'Save Npp XML config file objXmlDoc.save(strCfgFilePath) 'Start Notepad++ with provided command line arguments strArguments = "" For intCnt = 0 To WScript.Arguments.Count - 1 strArguments = strArguments & " " & Quote(WScript.Arguments(intCnt)) Next Call Execute(strNppExePath, strArguments) '=============================================================================== ' Surround a string with double quotes '=============================================================================== Function Quote(ByRef strString) Quote = """" & strString & """" End Function '=============================================================================== ' Run application with provided arguments '=============================================================================== Function Execute(ByRef strApp, ByRef strArgs) Dim objWshShell Set objWshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Execute = objWshShell.Run(Quote(strNppExePath) & " " & strArguments, _ 1, _ False) End Function
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  I would like to inquire and suggest some features.If it exists please help.
  • Guest New  

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  @guest-new, @peterjones and All, Once again, I would like to underline, like @guest-new, the quality of the answers provided by @peterjones. The overview exposed and the variety of solutions given is simply amazing ! Best Regards, guy038
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  go to end or select from line to end
  • pinuzzu99  

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  Hello @pinuzzu99, @peterjones and All, @peterjones, you said : some keyboards (like small laptops or ultra-compact mobile keyboards, like the one shown below) have no HOME or END keys! I did not know about it ! Personally, I would be very sorry to use such a keyboard. From time to time, I think, on the contrary, of buying myself a big keyboard, for on-line gaming enthusiasts, with a lot of extra function keys , fully configurable ;-)) @@pinuzzu99, finally, thanks to the Shortcut Mapper, you’ve found a work-around ( Alt + Down Arrow ) Nice ;-)) Best Regards, guy038
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  Hide all then show search results
  • N1ST  

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  @N1ST hide all lines No, not in the sense you mean. easily be copied Yes, 2 ways at least: Copy from the Find-result window after doing a Find All in Current Document search. Or use the Line Filter plugin which will provide matched lines in a different tab. Either way it is fairly easy to copy the hit lines. easily be deleted The best way is to do this via Regular Expression replacement. Search for what you what to delete and replace it with nothing. If you can tell us your typical use-case, we can probably refine this advice to something more specific.
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  File association made easier
  • Weilan  

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  Does this dialog not work for you? Or do you just not like it? If you don’t like the way it’s implemented, feel free to write the code fixes yourself, and submit a pull request, and see whether it gets incorporated; or, if you don’t have the right coding skillset, then follow the FAQ to make a feature request – that’s the way open source software works. Whining and complaining in a community forum won’t do you much good (and won’t win you any brownie points with the people who might answer your question(s)).
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  Plugin Request: Markdown navigation panel
  • xamount  

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  N++ “has” that. It’s built-in and called the “Function List” (View => Function List). Of course, you’ll need to do a little work to get it to “work”. Discussion Solution Summary below: In your functionList.xml in the N++ install directory, in the “<associationMap>” section at the top, add: <association id="markdown" userDefinedLangName="Markdown"/> <association id="markdown" ext=".md"/> And then at the bottom, in the <parsers> section, add: <!-- ==================================================== [ Markdown ] --> <parser displayName="Markdown" id ="markdown" commentExpr="(?x) # free-spacing (see `RegEx - Pattern Modifiers`) (?ms: # Code block ^ # ...at start-of-line a (?'BLOCK'\x7E{3}(?!\x7E)|\x60{3}(?!\x60)) # block-start indicator \w*\h*$ # .*? # ...whatever, ^\x20{0,3} # ...optional indentation for a \k'BLOCK' # block-end indicator \h*$ # with trailing white-space only ) " > <function mainExpr="(?x) # free-spacing (see `RegEx - Pattern Modifiers`) (?m-s) # ^ and $ match at line-breaks, dot does not ^ # at start-of-line (?'NOCODE_INDENT' \x20{0,3}(?!\x20) # indent of 3 spaces max, otherwise it's code ) (?: # ATX-style heading (?'LEVEL'\x23{1,6}(?!\x23)) # nr. of hashes indicate level \h* # whitespace? ( use '+' instead of '*' for at least one white-space) \K # discard text matched so far (?: [^\r\n\x5C] | \x5C. # backslash escape sequence )+ (?: # closing sequence \h+ # ...starts w/ at least one white-space \x23+ # ...contains only hashes, amount arbitrary )? # ...is optional \h*$ # trailing white-space up till line-break | # Setext-style heading \K # discard text matched so far [^\r\n]+ # whatever, (?= # ...up till \h*(?:\r?\n|\n?\r) # ...any trailing white-space and a line-break, (?&amp;NOCODE_INDENT) # ...indent for header indicator (?:={3,}|-{3,}) # ...H1- or H2-header indicator resp., \h*$ # ...trailing white-space up till line-break ) ) " > <functionName> <nameExpr expr="(?x) (?| (?:\h+\x23+\h*$) [^\r\n]+ (?= \h+\x23 ) | .* ) " /> </functionName> </function> </parser> Cheers.
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  multiple txt to one new txt
  • pinuzzu99  

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  thanks you so much, again! cheers
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  Enhancement/Feature Request - Default Directory changes / possible bug fixes
  • Peter Stambaugh  

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  I usually start working by right-clicking on a file in explorer and choosing to open with notepad++. Regardless though, I tested your suggestion, and it did not change things. Yes I got back the same files I opened after I closed/re-started Notepad++ with last remember current session enabled, but that didn’t really change anything in terms of default/current file location. The first save went to my documents folder, but subsequent ones went right back to system32. Likewise with opening files, which always defaulted to the Notpead++program directory. Either way, I still believe that Notepad++ should be able to remember my last directory between sessions whether or not the remember last session option is turned on. First because since they are separate options in separate areas of the preferences. Second, because that is the standard usage in most every windows app. Likewise, I still think the specific directory option should be a default for start of the session only, not for all saves. Within a session the saves and opens should default to the last used directory. At least optionally. BTW, In case it matters I am using the 64-bit version, and just updated to 7.8.3 before testing the suggested solution.
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  Random text in multiple files
  • Antoine Gautier  

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  @Alan-Kilborn The script is 100% functional Thank you so much, dear Alan :)
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  remove hyperlink
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  Hello, @cisco779k Please follow these steps to remove hyperlink. Step 1:- Open Notepad++ and go to Settings. Step 2:- Select Preferences. Step 3:- After opening preferences window, Click on MISC tab. Step 4:- Click under the ‘Clickable Link Settings’ section in uncheck the ‘Enable’ checkbox. I hope above information will be useful for you. Thank you.
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  Marked text manipulation
  regex regexp copy mark delete text • • Suncatcher  

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  Hey all, I know this topic is quite old, anyway decided to share solution I’ve discovered (I’m not so technical, so Python script isn’t the option for me). So, long story short, I’ve extracted a long JSON response and needed to copy 95 URLs from it only and ignore everything else. Like in @Suncatcher’s case, everything was stored in a single line. So, I did the following: Search for https://site.com/project/(.*?) regexp and replace all matches with \r\nhttps://site.com/project/$1\r\n so URLs were moved to separate lines; Afterward, switch to “Mark” tool, check “Bookmark line” option and mark all https://site.com/project/(.*?) Finally, click “Search” menu => Bookmark => Remove unmarked lines That’s it, list of necessary items only (URLs in my case) was created 🎉 My case is easier comparing to topic’s author, anyway hope this will be helpful for someone in the future, cheers! P.S. @guy038 thanks for mentioning Bookmark feature, I’ve never used it before and it’s super helpful
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  How to increase or decrease the percentage of XML Attribute Values by regex?
  • Tư Mã Tần Quảng  

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  @dinkumoil Thank alot!
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  Enhance UDL lexer
  udl • • Eko palypse  

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  @Ekopalypse What is this script for, please ? I have come here, because I was looking up existing Notepad++ issues, have found this https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/7622 and followed a link in a comment pointing to here. My problem is that I am trying to configure a UDL in Notebook++ for Jenkins Pipeline syntax, but the UDL lexer in Notepad++ does not find and colour string “stage” if there is “stage(”. Can I use your script to replace the Notepad++’ lexer ? BR Rainer
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  Remember file type
  • Shane Goodman  

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  @Shane-Goodman said in Remember file type: The asterisks in my original post seems to have changed some words to italic. This forum is a bit buggy. No, putting something inside a pair of asterisks means to italicize everything between. You seem to understand that in your second posting, where you italicized the word option. :-) …have the option to remember my setting. Productivity is important for me. That makes sense…but Notepad++ can’t do it in its current form. The proper method for asking for a feature is described here if you choose to pursue it.
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  Trouble saving files with .js extension:
  • Terrell Miller  

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  thank you very much. I’ll probably take the lazy way out. But this is a relief that the new save procedure is a feature that changed that I did not pick up on.
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  It would be great to have multithreading search in files.
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  @Andrei-Iliushin Notepad++ doesn’t try to be a great searcher. Yes it provides some functionality, but if you really want advanced functionality, you should turn to other tools. Not the answer you wanted, I’m sure.
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  Setup for without msi or exe
  admin rights fast • • Ray Joseph  

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  And even with accurate info, you are going to have to tell us more about your situation, because, as I said, there is no performance difference between installed and unzipped versions. Questions to think about: is Notepad++.exe on same drive as word.exe? Do you have a file in your MRU list in Notepad++ that is on a network drive, or a separate HDD/SSD? Does your admin have a process watcher that is scanning or throttling unapproved apps? Etc
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  Change Upper to Lower Case only at the beginning of each line
  • Antoine Gautier  

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  I suppose the much simpler search for (?-s)^. and replace with \L$0 also works fine…
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  a string to search containing “the new line
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