@Alan-Kilborn said in Every time I start notepad++, the encoding of some files will be changed:

@Coises said in Every time I start notepad++, the encoding of some files will be changed:

Apply to opened ANSI files

My recollection of what this checkbox (when checkmarked) does is:

if a file has no content (it’s 0 bytes on disk), open it as UTF-8 if a file’s entire content is “7-bit ASCII” (no bytes with highest bit set), open it as UTF-8

This “recollection” was found in some notes I had.

After doing my best to follow the code, I believe you are correct. The relevant routines appear to be:

FileManager::setLoadedBufferEncodingAndEol
and
Utf8_16_Read::utf8_7bits_8bits

which appear to come into play when there is no byte order mark and the file is not HTML or XML with a detected character set specification. First, utf8_7bits_8bits decides that if a file contains a null, it’s 8-bit ANSI; if it contains only bytes from 1-127, it’s 7 bit ANSI; otherwise, if it contains only character sequences that are legal UTF-8, it’s UTF-8; otherwise, it’s 8-bit ANSI. Then setLoadedBufferEncodingAndEol uses the New Document | UTF-8 | Apply to opened ANSI files to determine whether existing files that are empty or contain 7-bit ANSI should be opened as UTF-8.

It looks like MISC | Autodetect character encoding tries to detect ANSI codepages that are not the default (corresponding to an Encoding | Character sets submenu selection, rather than Encoding | ANSI), but I haven’t attempted to follow that all the way through. I’m not sure where that fits into the sequence of decisions and how it interacts with the Apply to opened ANSI files setting.

@guy038 said in toolBar Switch for PythonScript plugin:

see also my post, below :

A good option.
The site does not allow me to like your post without reputation.

The silent update feature is a fantastic addition!

@Michak said in What Features Make Notepad++ Stand Out for Coding?:

I’m considering switching to Notepad++ for coding, but I’d like to know what specific features make it a go-to choice for developers. Does it support multiple programming languages,

Yes, it does. Approx 80 natively, but it also has User Defined Language capability to write your own, if there isn’t an existing one. It’s somewhat limited in its abilities, versus a full blown lexer, but depending on your programming skills, you could write your own lexer to add to the existing list.

and how customizable is it?

In addition to what others have mentioned above and my previous mentions, you can also write or use plugins to enhance the experience.

Also, are there any lesser-known tips or plugins that can improve coding efficiency?

There are a lot of existing capabilities and plugins that can help you actually create your own IDE type environment to code with. Besides being able to custom color existing languages, and UDL languages, via the built in Preferences and Style Configurator, there is a plug in that helps extend those languages called EnhanceAnyLexer, that can be used and customised to handle language specific color-coding.

There is a built in capability for existing languages that shows program Functions in a view for navigating your code, as well as Project Panels, for help in organizing code files. It’s possible to use a script to build, make, compile your code files that can be executed from NPP, etc.

The customization is limited only by your ability and searching for an existing plugin that can do the job, or create your own.

Looking for insights from those who use Notepad++ regularly for their projects!

My project, was to make a language color-coded in NPP for dBASE Plus, similar in usuability to our coding community’s IDE editor, that users felt had certain limitations, and they wanted to use their chosen Text Editor (NPP) to be an alternative. During that project, I was able to create an alternate IDE as one feature I completed lead to another one and so on. With NPP’s built in capabilities, I was able to fashion an alternate for the coders that functions pretty well, with the exception of the visual elements. I also was able to point out to the community that certain plugins NPP has, could help enhance the abilities of the package I created if they wanted to add them in on their own…like the Snippets plugin for holding stock code skeletons to paste into the file, let alone the builtin Macro capability of NPP.

Interestingly, the native IDE editor, we use, is also based on the Scintilla/Lexilla libraries that Notepad++ is based on also, but NPP is modifiable via plugins and the open source code aspect that allows for further expansion and capabilities if so desired.

Put succinctly, Notepad++ is what you want to make of it. Period.

Hi, @lordp666, @terry-R, @mark-olson, @coises, @peterjones and All,

@lordp666, I’m simply blown away by the accuracy of ChatGPT’s answers. Truly amazing !

Sincerely, the accuracy of the response is impressive. Just one small error, however:

With our Boost regex engine, if you have used the -i modifier or if you have ticked the Match case box :

The \l syntax represents a single lowercase Unicode letter

The \u syntax represents a single uppercase Unicode letter

and :

The [[:alnum:]] syntax is a shortcut for [\d\l\u], so any Unicode letter or digit

The \w or [[:word:]] syntaxes are a shortcut for [_\d\l\u], so any Unicode letter, digit or the underscore

So, apart from this particular point, the rest of ChatGPT’s reply, including the summary, is completely accurate !

Sorry, no need to give you any further explanations !

Ah… coders everywhere : unite and fight ! In the ( very ) near future, AI is going to replace us and leave us out in the cold ;-))

BR

guy038

Sorry, @Alan-Kilborn. I expect to find most instances where string = ‘59forum’, but I want to identify where string is something else - ‘Events’, ‘Showcase’, and string values I don’t recall. Which, is why I want to identify them!

I tried your suggestion, and it works. Many thanks!

Dan

@Alan-Kilborn Thanks this does help.

@Eustace-Fril

in v8.7: Settings > Preferences > Indentation > Indent Settings > [Default] > Indent Size defaults to 4, but you can set it to whatever you want in v8.6.9: Settings > Preferences > Language > Indent Settings > [Default] > Indent Size in previous versions: Settings > Preferences > Language > Tab Settings > [Default] > Tab Size

User Manual on Indentation settings: https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/preferences/#indentation

@alfredbooty

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/master/SUPPORTED_SYSTEM.md

The User Manual’s “Themes” page has been updated to better explain how to deal with themes, including keeping them up-to-date (including a version of the procedure I shared earlier).

@SuHaIl-MaJiD said in Find in Files not working:

I navigated to the APPdata location (~\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++) however i do not see the config.xml file there
Any suggestions to get this working?

Your Debug Info (thanks for including that) shows that you have a normal installation, so config.xml and all your other config files should be there. Are you sure Windows isn’t hiding files from you? Or just hiding the extension, so maybe it is just listed as config instead of seeing config.xml? make sure you’ve exited Notepad++ completely, so it’s written the most-recent copy to disk. If you want, you could use Win+R to run cmd.exe /K cd "%AppData%\Notepad++" & dir – if you don’t see config.xml there, then please share the output of that run in your reply.

If you do find your config.xml, then you can close Notepad++, edit it in MS notepad.exe (you cannot edit config.xml in Notepad++, because Notepad++ overwrites that file when you exit Notepad++, losing any changes you saved), and delete the whole <GUIConfig name="DockingManager"...> section, save and exit, then restart Notepad++, and Find in Files should work for you again. This procedure is found in our FAQ: I Cannot Find My Panel!

@PeterJones need be escape and bracket will be copy complicity.

REPLACE \ (hss(ssss(ow()=Ay(),(5))))

Thank you very much.

@rdipardo said in Problem opening PHP links with single quotes:

You should open a GitHub issue.

Well, @David-Baez, if you are still on an earlier version (especially one before v8.6.6), then first try upgrading Notepad++ and see if that fixes it. If you are already on v8.7, then I agree with @rdipardo that you should file a GitHub issue (this FAQ explains how, if you don’t already know)

@Mark-Olson Ok I understand .Thanks for your support me .Sorry for my English.

@PeterJones said in Open popup on same screen:

he implemented that if you hit Ctrl+F a second time, it will move the find window from wherever it was to the center of Notepad++'s current monitor.

Oh, awesome. Thank you for this great hint.
That is perfectly solving my problem.
I am fully happy with this behaviour and can see that other users have different expectations than I have.

Hello, @carsten88 and All,

Surely, some guru guys on this forum, versed in Python, could create a script for this purpose ! Unfortunately, I’m not part of them -:(

However, here is a regex search/replacement that you could run, once your text is completed :

SEARCH ([.?!])\x20*(\w)

REPLACE \1\x20\U\2

Notes : This regex verifies and changes any text file as expected :

It rewrites, first, the last character of each sentence

Then, it normalizes any amount of space chars, even none, to one space only

And, finally, it rewrites the first letter of the next sentence in uppercase

If this letter is already written as uppercase, nothing is modified !

Best Regards,

guy038

@mkupper This problem not only with PauseBreak key. Home, End, Insert, etc. the same (f1-f12 working normal).

@Brian-Warmuth

Well you may not have been aware of some of the power and functionality Notepad++ has at its disposal. Always good to ask a question like you did if your initial assessment/idea doesn’t pan out.

The members here are happy to help where we can.

Terry