I much prefer tools that don’t get ‘enhanced’ in all sorts of arbitrary directions, so you can browse the internet, read email, compose music, write code, edit binary, and interface to Facebook all within one package (I exaggerate very slightly!).

Editing formatted text is vastly different from editing source code or other raw text, and I think it is far better to use different tools for those two processes. Cut/paste and the file-store provide excellent way to communicate between your tools!

With free software, you don’t need a tool that does everything, you can afford several tools!

David

CSVFileView

I found this useful, I was also struggling around the loop search which as far as I remember was always there. The wrap around was probably unchecked during the version update.

Hi, Maureen,

To use the very powerful regex search feature, with the PERL syntax, you, absolutely, need an Unicode Notepad++ version >= 6.0

To get your version number, just, hit the F1 key, when a N++ session is opened

As for me, I try to “follow” the different versions, to reply, on that forum, too. So, I use ( one at a time, I’m careful ! ) any portable version, like an old Ansi 5.9.8 version, an Unicode 6.4.5 version, a 6.7.9 version and the last v6.8 version.

You’ll find good documentation, about the new Boost C++ Regex library, v1.55.0 ( similar to the PERL Regular Common Expressions, v1.48.0 ), used by Notepad++, since its 6.0 version, at the TWO addresses below :

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_48_0/libs/regex/doc/html/boost_regex/syntax/perl_syntax.html

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_48_0/libs/regex/doc/html/boost_regex/format/boost_format_syntax.html

The FIRST link explains the syntax, of regular expressions, in the SEARCH part

The SECOND link explains the syntax, of regular expressions, in the REPLACEMENT part

And, if you want, preferably, a general documentation on Notepad++, refer to my post, at the address below :

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/40/real-help-wanted/3

Good reading !

Cheers,

guy038