I would take a look at the Python Script plugin as in that two simple ui elements have been added, prompt and messageBox, both implemented in the plugin rather than in python, For example response = notepad.prompt(“Please enter a value”, “Enter a value”) notepad.messageBox(“File is empty!!!”) I am sure these could be implemented in the same way.

@Claudia-Frank It works! Thank you!

@Kathleen did you try to restart npp?? Which version of plugin manager are you running? Please post your debug-info as well. Cheers Claudia

@Adam-Bartlett Could be made working with some tweaks. My idea would involve nppexec plugin and two versions of NppExec.ini file because NppExec can be configured to run Compare on notepad++ startup. Basically, one NppExec.ini is configured with something like ScriptNppStart="RunCompare" and the other with default settings. You create a batch file which gets executed when clicking the explorer context menu entry. The batch file itself renames the default NppExec.ini to something like NppExec.ini.default and the special one from, let’s say NppExec.ini_compare to NppExec.ini . Then it starts npp exec with the parameter to open the two files and afterwards renames the NppExec.inis back to default. Should work, I guess. Don’t have windows - so can’t really test. Cheers Claudia

Awesome! Can’t wait to grab it when it comes out! Thanks

Hello, @dail, With your new version 1.1 of your SurroundSelection.dll plugin, the equivalent keys, on my French keyboard, are, as below : VK_OEM_4 key = FR Key ° ) ] For [......] => VK_OEM_6 key = FR Key ^ ¨ SHIFT + VK_OEM_4 key = FR Key ° ) ] For {......} => SHIFT + VK_OEM_6 key = FR Key ^ ¨ SHIFT + VK_9 key = FR Key 9 ç ^ For (......) => SHIFT + VK_0 key = FR Key 0 à @ For '......' => VK_OEM_7 key = FR Key ² For "......" => SHIFT + VK_OEM_7 key = FR Key ² @dail, although I’m quite able to remember these five weird French keys, is there any way to adapt your plugin to “non-English” users ? May be, I’m going to tell some technical impossibilities, but why not a simple .ini file, where these five keys could be defined ? Anyway, @dail, many thanks for that very handy plugin, especially, when using rectangular selection !! Cheers, guy038

Thanks, will try updating manually.

@guy038 Hi Guy, yes…I purposefully left functionality augmentations of that simple script as “exercises for the reader”. But you have provided the tools for the hackers. :-D

For private use you could also install the Community edition, which has no restrictions (code analyis, addins,… as far as I remember) like the express edition.

WOW! THANKS! You are amazing :-)

You may wan’t to have a look at https://github.com/chcg/NPP_ExportPlugin, regarding appveyor build, x64 build. Otherwise there are no functional changes.

Hello @bege10, Yaron, thank you for your answer. My pleasure. Here it is exactly the other way round: If there are files in the recent files list and I chose one to open the menu icons disappear. I can not reproduce that. Could you please download a portable NPP (ZIP or 7z) and try MenuIcons with the default settings (i.e. please do not modify anything in NPP nor in MenuIcons)? [image: 76008292-14d6-11e7-94a6-0da82b837207.png] I only thought the developer might consider this issue for stripping the command/file names. Trimming trailing spaces might be a good idea. The developer’s email appears here. Yes, but what are the folder names if one uses command ID paths (# is 13). Another point for the developer. :) Please update here. Thank you. Best regards.