Notepad++ macro not working correctly

Walkerbo Belf

I have the TextFX plugin, and one of its functions is convert text to proper case.

I used the shortcut mapper and set the shortcut in the plugin commands tab.

The shortcut works without an issue but when I record it as a macro I get something that looks more like a serialized export.

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Can anyone help me get this working?

Cheers

Lord Lethris

Im having the exact same issue. I’ve also updated to the lates NP++ and its still happeneing. Very odd.!

I have noticed that “TextFX” has no [alt+] menu access short cut - for example [alt+F] = file menu. maybe the macro doen’t know where to get the commands from because tecnically there is no menu for TextFX?

guy038

Hello Walkerbo Belf and Lord Lethris,

Yes, you’re right ! Notepad++ does NOT handle the TextFX menus, properly and recording macros,that includes TextFX commands seems useless :-((

However, the following regex S/R can emulate the Proper Case feature :

Find what : (\w)(\w*)

Replace with : \u\1\L\2

Refer to the link, below, for explanations on the case modifiers \u and \L :

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

And, here is, below, the corresponding macro, with the Alt + Ctrl + Shift + P shortcut, created in the shortcuts.xml configuration file :

<Macro name="Proper Case" Ctrl="yes" Alt="yes" Shift="yes" Key="80">
    <Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
    <Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="(\w)(\w*)" />
    <Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="2" sParam="" />
    <Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="\u\1\L\2" />
    <Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="640" sParam="" />
    <Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />
</Macro>

So, as soon as you select the menu option Macro - Proper Case, or hit the corresponding shortcut, any selected text is changed, in a Proper Case way !

Refers to the documentation, below, for a detailed information :

http://docs.notepad-plus-plus.org/index.php/Editing_Configuration_Files#Search_.2F_Replace_encoding

Thus, you may insert all the lines, above, beginning by <Action type="3", in that order, in an existing macro, to add a Proper Case action, on selected text, to this macro :-)).

Just close N++, open Shortcuts.xml with an OTHER editor, save the changes and re-start N++ !

Best Regards,

guy038

P.S. :

A)

Click on that link, below, for a discussion about the main capitalization rules :

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/130/convert-case-to/4

B)

Let’s suppose the Test sentence, below :

You're very happy to spend a week in the Mary's cottage

With TextFX OR with my previous regex S/R, that sentence is changed into :

You'Re Very Happy To Spend A Week In The Mary'S Cottage

But, if you prefer the nicer form, below :

You're Very Happy To Spend A Week In The Mary's Cottage

just use the following regex :

Find what : '\w\w?\b|(\w)(\w*)

Replace with : (?1\u\1\L\2:$0)

Notes :

This regex does NOT change all English contracted forms, as 'd, 'll, 'm, 're, 's, 't, 've, …
If a contracted form is matched, as group 1, in the second part of tha alternative does NOT exist, it is just rewritten ( $0) as is
If a classical range of word characters are matched, group 1 exists and the word is changed :
- With its first letter, in uppercase way ( \u\1 )
- With its subsequent letters, in a lowercase way ( \L\2 )

Tarek Faham

I have the same problem, but I am using TextFX unescape “” to ". Any solution for this problem?

guy038

Hello, @tarek-faham,

I’m a bit surprised because this kind of replacement is quite easy to process, even in normal search mode !

SEARCH ""

REPLACE "

giving the new macro :

        <Macro name='UnEscape &quot;&quot; to &quot;' Ctrl="no" Alt="no" Shift="no" Key="0">  <!-- Macro NAME & possible SHORTCUT -->
            <Action type="3" message="1700" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />                <!-- Initialization S/R             -->
            <Action type="3" message="1601" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam='&quot;&quot;' />    <!-- SEARCH ""                      -->
            <Action type="3" message="1625" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />                <!-- NORMAL search mode             -->
            <Action type="3" message="1602" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam='&quot;' />          <!-- REPLACE "                      -->
            <Action type="3" message="1702" wParam="0" lParam="768" sParam="" />              <!-- or 512, if NO Wrap-around      -->
            <Action type="3" message="1701" wParam="0" lParam="1609" sParam="" />             <!-- Replace All, in CURRENT file   -->
        </Macro>

Best Regards,

guy038