is the macros number limit to 200?

[imdjs]

although I can set more the 200 number of macros ,but the macros that after 200 number doesn’t work.

[Scott Sumner]

I tested this with N++ v.7.5.8 x64 and agree with @imdjs 's findings. [I also think that 200 is a whole lotta macros…I have been using N++ for a long time and only have 24 in MY macros list…]

I’m sure I could have looked at the N++ source to answer this question, but I wanted to see for myself what it would do with this many macros…

I created the text for 300 macros (with which I used ~205 for copying into shortcuts.xml) with this Python / Pythonscript code:

zzz = '''<Macro name="T@%$" Ctrl="no" Alt="no" Shift="no" Key="0">
    <Action type="1" message="2170" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="@" />
    <Action type="1" message="2170" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="%" />
    <Action type="1" message="2170" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="$" />
    <Action type="1" message="2170" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="&#x000D;" />
    <Action type="1" message="2170" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="&#x000A;" />
</Macro>
'''

with open('temp.txt', 'w') as f:  # will create file in npp base folder with local install
    for i in range(3):
        for j in range(10):
            for k in range(10):
                zzz2 = zzz.replace('@', str(i))
                zzz2 = zzz2.replace('%', str(j))
                zzz2 = zzz2.replace('$', str(k))
                f.write(zzz2)

[imdjs]

thank you for reply
200 number macros is not enough for me,I need to give up a lot of macros to limit to 200.

[imdjs]

I think 500 limitation is enough.

[Scott Sumner]

@imdjs

I guess you’ll have to make a feature request for it. You might also want to check out one of the “snippets” plugins.

[PeterJones]

I did a bit of searching in the code:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/89fbbad94e50e168c00ffa2ef3273f9cb4f3e3ba/PowerEditor/src/resource.h#L217

It looks like #define ID_MACRO_LIMIT being 200 more than #define ID_MACRO is the culprit.

[Scott Sumner]

@PeterJones

And it appears there is room for 1000 macros without changing anything else.

And I have 24…somehow I feel, well…inadequate now… :-)

[PeterJones]

I only have … well, it says 7, but 5 were ones that I made exclusively when debugging macro recording issues for this forum. Of the 2 real ones, only 1 do I use, and the other is an extended version of that used macro, which I never got in the habit of using.

So, if @imdjs just suggests increasing ID_MACRO_LIMIT to 20999 in the feature request , that should solve the superficial problem.

Though based on the screenshot provided, it looks like most of the macros are likely typing macros (ie, code snippets). I wonder if one of the Snippet plugins (search the forum, or look in the plugin manager) might handle that feature better than Macros for the OP.

[imdjs]

thank you I will try the “snippets” plugins.