@Brennan-OBrien ,

Well, the easiest way is to install the HTML Tag Plugin, which has buttons which do just that.

But if you’re really thinking about the generic procedure, rather than the <a>...</a> wrapping specifically, you could record a macro:

Select Text Macro > Start Recording Cut (Ctrl+X or menu equivalent) type <a> paste (Ctrl+V or menu equivalent) type </a> Macro > Stop Recording Macro > Save Current Recorded Macro optionally assign a keyboard shortcut that you will remember.

From then on, using that macro (from the Macro menu or from the keyboard shortcut) will place the selected text between <a>...</a>. Since the macro is saved in shortcuts.xml, it will still be available the next time your run Notepad++.

(Please note that this macro does clobber your current clipboard contents; if this bothers you, using the HTML Tag plugin will be better)

Online UserManual: Macro Overview: https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/macros/ Online UserManual: shortcuts.xml macro syntax: https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/config-files/#macros

@inu20 said in Notepad++ is getting slower:

After one of instance been closed, a new Notepad++ process created and running in the background, and as the screenshot at the original post, the list might increases over than 10 processes in a day and can only be killed one by one by manually or by restart the PC.

I cannot replicate that, even when I switched to “always start in new instance” checked to try to replicate your experience. When I start a new instance (whether it’s by using Windows Explorer to open a file in Notepad++, or whether I move or copy the active tab in one Notepad++ instance into a new instance), a new notepad++.exe shows up in my task manager. But as soon as I exit that instance (File > Exit, or clicking on the window close-X in the upper right), the task is closed and my task manager shows one fewer notepad++.exe in the list.

I see that your original screenshot showed a lot of plugins. You might try seeing if running without plugins (use the -noPlugin option when you launch Notepad++) fixes the problem. If it does, you can narrow it down to see which plugin is causing the problem. You also might try upgrading to v8.4.6.

@Amigo-Barrio as Ekopalypse already stated you need to look for some kind of pattern to identify what has to be removed. In your case you have a fixed URL followed by some arbitrary digits followed by the name of a .jpg image. You may achieve the replacement using a Regular Expression (regex for short). The following will pick the entire URL, extract the fixed part and the .jpg name and re-join them omitting the digits:

Search for: (https://dev.umb-schiffsmodelle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/)\d+/(.+.jpg)
Replace with: $1$2

To fine-tune the regex you may want to have a look at this FAQ.

@PeterJones

Thanks

@PeterJones Hi, thank you very much i added Autosave plugin and all works good. But i remember i already added this plugin earlier, but i do not know how this plugin was removed.

Hello, @jijo,

Easy with regexes !

So, open the Replace dialog ( Ctrl + H )

SEARCH (data#1191 )\(dodo\).+

REPLACE \1dodo

Tick the Wrap aound option

Select the Regular expression search mode

Click once on the Replace All button

Voila !

Best Regards

guy038

@sunvis0r

When you find your macros becoming large and unwieldy, it may be time to move to scripting. Notepad++ has some excellent scripting plugins, in Python and Lua. But…scripting isn’t for everyone.

@PeterJones ,
I’m using Notepad++ 8.4.6. on Windows 10 Pro 22H2.

@Kevin-Golde said in Display Change History setting affects Printing:

Has anyone else had this problem?

Our Change History FAQ describes that problem, and links to the existing bug report for the problem.

@PeterJones Thanks Peter, I can work with that - I think I’ll use the portable zip version then (strange that I didn’t notice this before, thanks!).

@Wawuschel

What’s your plugin list look like?
Paste Debug Info here.

@Alan-Kilborn why should I flame your posting in my thread???
…
Well listen, you were right.
Thank you for your contribution and have a good day my friend.

Hello @guy038

Thanks to your scheme to follow after 3 attempts (but only because I did not understand some terms well) I was able to reassemble the localization file.
Now the menu is in Italian, even if some terms are translated (cupola instead Cappello :)) but in any case everything is finally working.
The only regret is that I have received a great deal of breath on this comunity
known through research and use of the program, But I will never be able to reciprocate the help received towards anyone, as I hardly know the first basic commands :(

Anyway, thank you very much again

sincere greetings

Tonio

@PeterJones

This is awesome and exactly what I was looking for, thanks for taking the time and explaining everything!
Just recorded the macro and will use it in the feature!

Just checking back in to see the latest.
Much love to all involved in producing this excellent piece of software that I have been using almost daily for years now.

@Mr-Nome

I supplied a solution for a very similar problem, see the post here.

Hopefully you can alter that solution to meet your needs, else come back to us and possibly someone can help further.

Terry

@Jari-Rubano

Probably THIS is the problem?

@Michael-Bär said in How to switch off "Changes marked Green"?:

But can I only use this Feature on-screen and not for printing?

As the FAQ post stated, the print issue will be resolved in time. So if you want to print without the colour issue follow the instructions mentioned.

Terry

Tx to whoever for implementing a solution to https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/10776 in v8.4.6 (though I didn’t spot it in the readme) i.e. a new contextual “Close Multiple Tabs” nested menu option which moves potentially destructive operations away from an easy mis-click.

:-)

@PeterJones Thank you for your patient explanation. I must admit that I must not have saved the Panels or Workspaces. I have some Workspaces saved with XML file extensions, but I did not really understand that Notepad does not track workspaces. I got confused because Project_Panel_1, Project_Panel_2, Project_Panel_3 never change names. I also recently found a lot of files in my Notepad++ “backup” folder that has the “lost” files, and I was able to load/restore them back into project panels.

From asking my question and reading your answer and the docs, I have a much better understanding of how things work.

Thank you.

Rich Lysakowski