@quzar

so something like this would do it once as long as the already_formatted property
does not get changed to empty string.

from Npp import notepad, editor, NOTIFICATION, LANGTYPE def BufferActivated(args): if notepad.getLangType() == LANGTYPE.XML and editor.getProperty('already_formatted') == '': notepad.runPluginCommand('XML Tools','Pretty print (XML only - with line breaks)') editor.setProperty('already_formatted', '1') notepad.callback(BufferActivated, [NOTIFICATION.BUFFERACTIVATED])

Eko

ah
I just have fixed it
I missed “( )”
so I added it
Now works fine !!
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@Allen-Matthews

Do you have the “word” checkbox selected? I find that when this is the case and I search for, say a space, nothing will be found, even though I can SEE the space chars in my document.

@Eko-palypse

Thank you very much.

As I understood from the links given by you the Plugin-Admin is not bundled to the portable version.

This information should be added somehow to the download page.

I actually confirmed it, I created a bug report on github, and here is the gif to show it:

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here’s the link to the bug report:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/5146

@Eko-palypse
Thank you for the reply. I tested again and still found the code works for me.
But there is one thing I forgot to mention in my original post.
When I call the NppExec script through shortcut(as opposed to mouse click), the command npp_menucommand "Plugins\Python Script\Scripts\someScript" still runs, but it doesn’t invoke the python script. Instead, it opens that *.py file in notepad++.
Only if I call the same NppExec script by mouse clicking on its menu item, or through NppExec console, will that line of NppExec command invoke the specified python script, as expected.
So, from my point of view, that must be a bug of NppExec. To be more specific, the npp_menucommand command’s bug.

Here’s my versions below, in case anyone with the same versions as mine can reproduce the same peoblem:
My Npp version: Notepad++ v7.5.8
My NppExec version: ver. 0.6 RC2 Unicode for Notepad++
My python script version: 1.0.8.0

NppExec 0.6 RC2 seems to be the newest version, so maybe I will upgrate my python script to 1.3 , to see if that’ll fix the problem, or still have the problem.

And thank you again for the info and solution you provided. I’ll look into that later.

@Ed-Patterson

(the 20 minute delay is killer, but understandable)

i just gave you 2 upvotes. your posting delay will be removed completely after a certain amount of upvotes.

double clicking on a .txt file still opens MS Notepad.

maybe you can do it manually:

if you are on windows 10:
right click on any .txt file > open with > other apps > more apps > scroll down and click on other apps on your pc > browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ and select notepad++.exe
(this .txt file will now be opened in notepad++ once)
now notepad++ is registered as an app to choose in the open with dialog.
now you can close notepad++.

then right click on the same text file again > choose open with > other apps > select notepad++ and check “always use this app to open .txt files”
from now on all .txt files should open in notepad++ as the default app

note: the windows 10 open with menu dialogs have changed a bit through time, depending on your windows updates, so the texts or some in-between-steps, like “other apps” after open with, do not exist, but present you with the apps list right away.

@Alan-Kilborn

I assume as long as you are the only one who maintains and executes the scripts it is ok
but as soon as further people are involved it might get a little bit tricky and, personally,
I find it hard to read and is there really a benefit of, let’s say XYZ_myfunction contrary to XYZ.myfunction?
Guess, is a matter of taste.

Eko

@Naval-Kishor-Shukla

I assume you are talking about “unsaved” files. If this is the case then closing the file has triggered deleting the backup file,
in such a case you could try using recovery software like undelete, recuva etc… and pointing to the backup path for deep search.

Eko

@Scott-Sumner
That’s awesome.

Thank you!

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@cipher-1024 said:

You could just hold the ALT key down…

This works great. If there was an option to simulate holding the alt key that would be nice but this method will save me so much frustration. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one it affects. My thanks to everyone that replied.

“File cannot be saved and it may be protected . Open in administrator mode”

I occasionally see this message, seems fairly random but maybe there is an underlying reason? Dismissing the popup box and attempting to save again usually proceeds with no more problem. So, I dunno…