New enhancement for User Defined Language System
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Also can not exit NPP when create or import a new UDL via the UDL dialog
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@rddim
yes, i can confirm both.steps to reproduce:
- take a new portable notepad++ 7.6.3 x86
- open notepad++.exe (old 7.6.3 exe) and create a dummy udl
- exit notepad++
- download Notepad++.Win32.Unicode Release.exe (1.0.2578) copy it to the portable folder and open Notepad++.Win32.Unicode Release.exe
(dummy udl is still present) - close notepad++
now npp.7.6.3.bin\userDefineLang.xml will be deleted - reopen Notepad++.Win32.Unicode Release.exe
(the dummy udl has disappeared) - create another dummy udl and try to exit notepad++
now notepad++ will crash and the window can only be closed by killing the task
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by the way @donho
this is a really nice feature, once this little crash/delete bug is solved. š
especially because it has not been mandatory split into one udl per xml.i can, for example, create my favourite multiple udl collections as one file packages, and name them e.g. BestOfMetaUDLCollection_Volume1.xml, WorstOfMetaUDLCollection_Volume13.xml š and so on.
they will not even get in conflict, if the same udl name is used in two installed udl volumes.(readerās note: while testing, i also discovered, that i can have multiple old/new udl versions with the same name at the same time, as long as each of them is inside another custom_udl.xml. they will be listed twice ā¦ comes in very handy for comparing different versions of the same udl, without the need of renaming one, nor the need to open them in two separate notepad++ instances.)
very much appreciated ššš
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@rddim Thank you for the bug report. 2 bugs has been fixed here:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/494b4bc0dba79511ca7673b7995a2205efdc8bfa@MAPJe71 said:
Where will this new folder be located?
AlongsideautoCompletion
?Yes.
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@donho š
splendid, iāve tested your commit and can not reproduce any of the reported issues anymore.
iāve also tested what could happen, if we have multiple udl xml files with the same udl language name in each of them:
all modifications to a multiple existing udl with the same given name, will be correctly written to the corresponding
userDefineLangs\udlCollectionName.xml file (or userDefineLang.xml, if they were originally there) šmuch appreciated, cool feature
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I like your enthusiasmā¦for everything Notepad++ related, including the topic of this thread. How about compiling all of the information on UDL, including all the tricks and tips, and publishing it somewhere?
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i agree with you, but i think it is not necessary to put topics like the new udl features in the faqs, as it is not a feature that will be used by the majority of notepad++ users.
publishing too much information will clutter the faqs and i assume that people, who are capable of creating an udl, will use the search option of the notepad++ community forum š.
if we get too many questions about the new udl features in the future, we all can re-evaluate together, if it makes sense to add this to the faqs.
btw and off topic: alan, i guess i will try not disagree with you in the near future again ā¦ my experience has taught me, that you have good reasons and a very good sense of prediction. š
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Yes, this is a great feature to have separated UDLs. I really hope that can be used to have an option to install UDLs via Plugins Admin (for example). My idea is to have a new tab for this and UDLs that are stored in a repository with option for the users to add and commit a new ones.
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I didnāt mean in the FAQ here
iām in no position to publish anywhere else, except here at the community, and in this case youāve addressed me directly, which also means not addressing members that have the needed authority to do so.
knowledge provided in individual postingsā¦and pull it together all in one place.
i might be of service to answer single and simple questions in an understandable way, but i donāt think i am capable of writing a whole manual of this extent.
would you have the time to do so ?
if yes, i suppose it will also be one of the best guides around, as you are not yet very familiar with udl and therefore you are able to write a guide that can easily been understood by inexperienced users, due to writing it while learning to use it.reason: in my experience, many guides written by proās or by me, are difficult to understand, if a reader wants to start off from zero knowledge.
and on the other hand, iāve seen manuals, written by (former) beginners, which are perfect for both beginners and pros, as they are written in a way the author himself would have understood as a beginner, if he had such a guide when he started out himself.I donāt know about that!!!
i suppose itās sarcastic, but if not, you will understand if you re-read the only one post where i ever disagreed with you, and all of itās surroundings.
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Hi @donho ,
Sorry for the off-topic question but when will this PR be merged:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/5190 ?Are you also planning to merge PR https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/5225 ?
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A few concerns on the proposed UDL enhancementā¦
a) What will be the file naming convention of the individual UDLās?
b) UDLās are user settings. Are user settings located in the AppData area and not in Program Files?
c) Should the Auto Complete files, which are considered user settings, (also) be located in the AppData section?
d) I wish to package together the UDL file(s) and Auto Complete file(s) as one zip file. Will there be file name conflicts?Scot-65
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a) What will be the file naming convention of the individual UDLās?
the file name can be literarily anything.xml.
the included udl or multiple udls in this ācollectionā do not have to match the .xml file name.b) UDLās are user settings. Are user settings located in the AppData area and not in Program Files?
yes, they will be created at
%AppData%\Notepad++\userDefineLang.xml
, and can be moved/copied/renamed to%AppData%\Notepad++\userDefineLangs\
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this folder will probably be the preferred location for a future deployment of a descriptiveyourUdlCollection.xml
, instead of overwriting an existinguserDefineLang.xml
.c) Should the Auto Complete files, which are considered user settings, (also) be located in the AppData section?
this is a tricky question, because on one hand they are currently located at
%ProgramFiles[(x86)]%\Notepad++\autoCompletion
, but on the other hand it would make sense to allow a user specific version at%AppData%\Notepad++\autoCompletion\
which is, afaik, currently not implemented.d) I wish to package together the UDL file(s) and Auto Complete file(s) as one zip file. Will there be file name conflicts?
with the new udl collections: no, as they can have any names, and donāt reside at the same location as a default userDefineLang.xml.
with the autocompletion.xml files themselves yes, as a same name xml, like html.xml, would replace the existing file at%ProgramFiles[(x86)]%\Notepad++\autoCompletion
.note: this information is based on the current pre-release builds, with the newest udl features already implemented.
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Could you please search for these .xml files in %ProgramFiles%\Notepad++\userDefineLangs folder as well?
We would like to preinstall extra UDL files for all our users. -
welcome to the notepad++ community, @Christoph-von-Wittich
if you want to deploy udls for all users right now, you could use a %ProgramData% install (see option 1).
this installation type will allow deployment of udls for all users to
%ProgramData%\Notepad++\userDefineLangs\
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it will also allow central settings for all users, and enable users to use plugins admin without admin rights, e.g. to update plugins.another way for default installs, is to use the cloud settings to define a locally shared folder, which is accessible for all desired users. note: to share this setting on default installs, you have to define a config.model.xml, which will be deployed as config.xml to all users that do not have a config.xml yet, or alternatively make the changes to the existing config.xml files located at each userās %AppData%.
best regards.
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Copying the userDefineLangs to %ProgramData% does not work.
And installing the whole application to %ProgramData% is a really bad idea security wise and will be blocked by AppLocker anyway. -
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