@Scott-Sumner I sometimes use it to verify that the lines end where they look like they end, and not off the page to the right. I suppose I could use the Show White Space and TAB option to do this, but unlike some others, I don’t think the White Space display characters are big enough. :)

The other reason I sometimes turn it on (besides your use of verifying mixed line endings) is when I have Word Wrap on, and even with the Show Wrap Symbol on, it helps me distinguish more easily where the end of the line is. I don’t keep it on all the time, but I guess the way it currently displays (as opposed to White-on-Orange, which would be hideous!) doesn’t bother me all that much, as I often forget to turn it off when I’m done. Ah, perhaps our grandchildren will be able to easily configure all aspects of their favourite editor.

@cha-w

take a look at one of the other themes (Settings-Style Configurator), choose the one which matches best and modify it be selecting the language Java and changing the colors of the different styles assigned.

Cheers
Claudia

Hello @TS-ST ,

Go to here https://github.com/pnedev/compare-plugin/releases/tag/v2.0.0 and download Compare plugin for your platform (for example for 32-bit get https://github.com/pnedev/compare-plugin/releases/download/v2.0.0/ComparePlugin_v2.0.0_x86.zip).

Then manually extract the zip contents and copy them to your Notepad++ install folder -> plugins sub-folder.

BR

@Claudia-Frank I downloaded from it official site as .exe file and with every programs I use I always zip it with winrar and keep them as backup. I can’t install v7.5.2 at all. I also had submitted a report about this to Malwarebytes as well.

@Scott-Sumner
Well, look at that, if you know where to look it’s easy to find!
Thank you very much for pointing me in the right direction.

Don’t worry, I worked it out.

Founded the official specification.
https://web.archive.org/web/20060101034747/http://www.imc.org/pdi/vcard-21.txt

press keys Win+R then write\paste
CMD

Type in cmd:
tree c:\ | more

If your windows.old is not a file but a catalog\folder (I don’t remember), do
to write file names of c:\windows.old* and its subfolders containing “MICROSOFT”:
dir c:\windows.old /s /b | find /i “MICROSOFT” >> %USERPROFILE%\DESKTOP\LOSTFILES.txt

also to output in console all file names in that catalog recursively
(recursively - i.e. all folder tree)
for /R c:\windows.old %R in (*) do @ECHO %R

here is what do,

right click on the txt file Open with choose another app (as npp doesn’t appear in the list) look for another app on this PC (always use this app) is checked, browse to NPP folder and open “notepadd++ application” file that starts the application nothing happens… just comes back to the explorer

@Claudia-Frank
Thanks for the info.
I updated Notepad++ to v7.5.1 and now I have lots of options! :)

Sorry it took so long to reply…
Have to wait 20 minutes between posts because I’m new with no reputation. :)

Hello, @xerkon,

As you said :

I’d like to be able to copy 2 columns from a spreadsheet

I suppose that your selected bloc of cells ( 6 rows x 2 columns ), pasted in a new tab, within N++, is displayed, as below, where any number of the second column is simply separated, from its associated number of the first column, by a tabulation character ( \t ) !

1.25 0.25 2.5 0.5 3.25 1.25 4.5 1.5 5.25 2.25 6.5 2.75

If so, the simple regex S/R should do the job :

SEARCH (?-s)^(.+?)\t(.+)

REPLACE <controlpoint t="\1" val="\2"/> , with a space character, before the string val

OPTIONS Wrap around and Regular expression set

And you’ll get the text :

<controlpoint t="1.25" val="0.25"/> <controlpoint t="2.5" val="0.5"/> <controlpoint t="3.25" val="1.25"/> <controlpoint t="4.5" val="1.5"/> <controlpoint t="5.25" val="2.25"/> <controlpoint t="6.5" val="2.75"/>

If you prefer separate the two values by a tabulation character, just change the Replace box, as belwo :

REPLACE <controlpoint t="\1"\tval="\2"/>

This time, you would obtain :

<controlpoint t="1.25" val="0.25"/> <controlpoint t="2.5" val="0.5"/> <controlpoint t="3.25" val="1.25"/> <controlpoint t="4.5" val="1.5"/> <controlpoint t="5.25" val="2.25"/> <controlpoint t="6.5" val="2.75"/>

Best Regards,

guy038

Interestingly, after a re-install, it’s working! Hooray!

I am rurally located, at the end of a long and old copper line, and I have a seriously flaky connection, so corrupted downloads happen a lot. Many MP3 downloads are totally messed up.

Now that this is working, I can look at N++ as a serious contender to replace UE, which was becoming very slow at startup.

Thanks to everyone for the help.

I don’t think you can complain about that not being user-friendly. Well, you can, but no one will listen

All I’m asking is that the documentation explains how it works. Then it becomes ‘user friendly’.

@Scott-Sumner
yes, the file is totally empty with a length of zero size. how it happens and why i don know. Even the file have size of 0 byte.

@Andrew-Ampers-Taylor

maybe this is of help

open the desired file in notepad++
in the menu bar, click on view > show symbol > show all characters
(this will show you all line endings like [CR][LF])

then, if you select edit > eol (end of line) conversion > windows (CR LF) from the menu bar, it will convert all paragraphs (line endings) to the windows format (or mac or linux if you choose so)