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    • Alan KilbornA
      Alan Kilborn @George Rogers
      last edited by

      @George-Rogers said in Copying highlighted text lines from 1 Notepad++ file to another:

      What are my other options for making this Copy & Paste of regular text with Color Highlighting intact from one NPP file to another?

      I don’t think you currently have any “great” options open to you.
      Since your source is an N++ document, and your destination is same, I suppose some scripting could be written that would “notice” the coloring in the souce of the copy, and recreate it in the paste destination at paste time.
      Somewhat of a “copy special” followed by a “paste special”.
      If that’s of interest to you, I could see what I could script up; no promises on a super-timely delivery though, as this is all “pro bono” work. :-)
      You’d have to be willing to use the Pythonscript plugin.

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      • George RogersG
        George Rogers
        last edited by

        I’m open to that if you can figure something out and no promises expected

        Much Appreciated
        George

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        • Alan KilbornA
          Alan Kilborn @George Rogers
          last edited by

          @George-Rogers

          Okay, so here we go. We’ve got TWO scripts:

          • CopySpecialForColorStyles.py
          • PasteSpecialForColorStyles.py

          Somewhat obviously, you need to do a “copy special” before you do a “paste special”. If you do a normal Copy and follow that with a “paste special”, you will get the result from the most-recent “copy special”, not from the normal Copy. Again, all fairly obvious.

          Perhaps assign a keycombo to each – suggest Shift+Ctrl+c and Shift+Ctrl+v – but try the scripts out via the menus first, to make sure they run and have the desired effect.

          As a bonus, one could use this pair of scripts to manipulate a “second” text clipboard, completely independent of the real clipboard, and never even use the style/color copying ability. Just cuz sometimes you NEED 2 clipboards!

          If you need help with the Pythonscript side of things (installing it, creating scripts, assigning keycombos to run scripts, etc.) just say so.

          Here’s CopySpecialForIndicatorColors.py:

          # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
          
          from Npp import editor, notepad
          
          class CSFCS(object):
          
              def __init__(self): self._copy_info_dict = {}
          
              # based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17867380/how-to-find-tuples-that-overlap-a-given-range-tuple
              def overlap(self, ordered_tuples_list, search_tup):
                  # the [0] element of the tuples are included in the set
                  # the [1] element of the tuples are NOT included in the set
                  overlapping_tups_list = []
                  for tup in ordered_tuples_list:
                      if search_tup[1] - 1 < tup[0]: break
                      if tup[0] <= search_tup[0] <= tup[1] - 1:
                          overlapping_tups_list.append(tup)  # start falls inside
                      elif tup[0] <= search_tup[1] - 1 <= tup[1] - 1:
                          overlapping_tups_list.append(tup)  # ending falls inside
                      elif tup[0] > search_tup[0] and tup[1] - 1 < search_tup[1] - 1:
                          overlapping_tups_list.append(tup)  # entirely inside
                  return overlapping_tups_list
          
              def highlight_indicator_range_tups_generator(self, indicator_number):
                  '''
                  the following logic depends upon behavior that isn't exactly documented;
                  it was noticed that calling editor.indicatorEnd() will yield the "edge"
                  (either leading or trailing) of the specified indicator greater than the position
                  specified by the caller
                  this is definitely different than the scintilla documentation:
                  "Find the start or end of a range with one value from a position within the range"
                  '''
                  if editor.indicatorEnd(indicator_number, 0) == 0:
                      return
                  indicator_end_pos = 0  # set special value to key a check the first time thru the while loop
                  while True:
                      if indicator_end_pos == 0 and editor.indicatorValueAt(indicator_number, 0) == 1:
                          # we have an indicator starting at position 0!
                          # when an indicator highlight starts at position 0, editor.indicatorEnd()
                          #  gives us the END of the marking rather than the beginning;
                          #  have to compensate for that:
                          indicator_start_pos = 0
                      else:
                          indicator_start_pos = editor.indicatorEnd(indicator_number, indicator_end_pos)
                      indicator_end_pos = editor.indicatorEnd(indicator_number, indicator_start_pos)
                      if indicator_start_pos == indicator_end_pos: break  # no more matches
                      yield (indicator_start_pos, indicator_end_pos)
          
              def get_most_recent_copy_special_data(self): return self._copy_info_dict
          
              def run(self):
          
                  if editor.getSelections() > 1:
                      notepad.messageBox('Currently not supporting multiple selection copy.', '')
                      return
          
                  if editor.getSelectionEmpty():
                      notepad.messageBox('Nothing selected to copy.', '')
                      return
          
                  sel_start_pos = editor.getSelectionStart()
                  sel_end_pos = editor.getSelectionEnd()
          
                  self._copy_info_dict = { 'text' : editor.getSelText() }
          
                  # the following names are from the N++ source code:
                  SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT1 = 25  # Style #1
                  SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT2 = 24  # Style #2
                  SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT3 = 23  # Style #3
                  SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT4 = 22  # Style #4
                  SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT5 = 21  # Style #5
                  SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE      = 31  # redmarking style
          
                  indicator_list = [
                      SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT1,
                      SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT2,
                      SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT3,
                      SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT4,
                      SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT5,
                      SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE,
                      ]
          
                  for ind in indicator_list:
          
                      ind_tup_list = list(self.highlight_indicator_range_tups_generator(ind))
          
                      if len(ind_tup_list):
          
                          overlapping_tup_list = self.overlap(ind_tup_list, (sel_start_pos, sel_end_pos))
          
                          if len(overlapping_tup_list) > 0:
          
                              if sel_start_pos > overlapping_tup_list[0][0]:
                                  # adjust for selection starting in middle of a colored block of text:
                                  overlapping_tup_list[0] = (sel_start_pos, overlapping_tup_list[0][1])
                              if sel_end_pos < overlapping_tup_list[-1][1]:
                                  # adjust for selection ending in middle of a colored block of text:
                                  overlapping_tup_list[-1] = (overlapping_tup_list[-1][0], sel_end_pos)
          
                              offset_adjusted_overlapping_tup_list = []
                              for (start, end) in overlapping_tup_list:
                                  offset_adjusted_overlapping_tup_list.append((start - sel_start_pos, end - sel_start_pos))
          
                              if 'indicator' not in self._copy_info_dict: self._copy_info_dict['indicator'] = {}
          
                              self._copy_info_dict['indicator'][ind] = offset_adjusted_overlapping_tup_list
          
          if __name__ == '__main__':
              try:
                  csfcs
              except NameError:
                  csfcs = CSFCS()
              csfcs.run()
          

          Here’s PasteSpecialForIndicatorColors.py:

          # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
          
          from Npp import editor, notepad
          
          class PSFCS(object):
          
              def __init__(self): pass
          
              def indicator_fill_pos1_to_pos2(self, indicator, pos1, pos2):
                  editor.setIndicatorCurrent(indicator)
                  editor.indicatorFillRange(pos1, pos2 - pos1)
          
              def run(self):
          
                  copy_special_info_dict = csfcs.get_most_recent_copy_special_data()
                  if len(copy_special_info_dict) == 0:
                      notepad.messageBox('No previous copy of special data -- nothing to paste!', '')
                      return
          
                  if editor.getSelections() > 1:
                      notepad.messageBox('Currently not supporting multiple selection paste.', '')
                      return
          
                  text_to_paste = copy_special_info_dict['text']
          
                  insert_pos = editor.getSelectionStart()
          
                  editor.beginUndoAction()
                  editor.deleteRange(insert_pos, editor.getSelectionEnd() - insert_pos)  # remove any currently selected text before pasting in new text
                  editor.insertText(insert_pos, text_to_paste)
                  editor.endUndoAction()
          
                  if 'indicator' in copy_special_info_dict:
          
                      for ind in copy_special_info_dict['indicator']:
          
                          offset_tup_list_for_this_ind = copy_special_info_dict['indicator'][ind]
          
                          if len(offset_tup_list_for_this_ind):
          
                              for (start_offset, end_offset) in offset_tup_list_for_this_ind:
                                  self.indicator_fill_pos1_to_pos2(ind, insert_pos + start_offset, insert_pos + end_offset)
          
                  # leave inserted text selected:
                  editor.setSelection(insert_pos + len(text_to_paste), insert_pos)
          
          if __name__ == '__main__':
          
              try:
                  csfcs
              except NameError:
                  notepad.messageBox('No previous copy of special data -- nothing to paste!', '')
              else:
                  try:
                      psfcs
                  except NameError:
                      psfcs = PSFCS()
                  psfcs.run()
          
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          • Alan KilbornA
            Alan Kilborn @Alan Kilborn
            last edited by Alan Kilborn

            @Alan-Kilborn said in Copying highlighted text lines from 1 Notepad++ file to another:

            And of course I botched the names of the scripts, being inconsistent about them both (the names of the scripts in the two-bullet list are different from the names immediately before each script). Oh, well…

            (Personally I like the names in the two-bullet list better)

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            • guy038G
              guy038
              last edited by

              Hello, @george-rogers, @alan-kilborn, @peterjones and All,

              Alan, just tried this two scripts and, indeed, it fully copy/pastes the 5 style tokens, as well as the mark style and the Incremental search style ;-)) Well done ! We even have a 2nd clipboard as a bonus !

              However, I don’t see the immediate benefit for @george-rogers as, obviously, all these highlightings are lost for, both, the original and the copied file, once, you start Notepad++, again !


              Alan, I can see that your “status” as a Python script writer, monopolizes most of your time. But, maybe, you can find a few minutes to devote to the proposals I’ve made to you about this other Python script :

              https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/54357

              Many thanks in advance !

              Best Regards,

              guy038

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              • Alan KilbornA
                Alan Kilborn @guy038
                last edited by

                @guy038 said in Copying highlighted text lines from 1 Notepad++ file to another:

                However, I don’t see the immediate benefit for @george-rogers as, obviously, all these highlightings are lost for, both, the original and the copied file, once, you start Notepad++, again !

                True. I’m working on a “solution” to this as well, see HERE.

                Alan, I can see that your “status” as a Python script writer, monopolizes most of your time. But, maybe, you can find a few minutes to devote to the proposals I’ve made to you about this other Python script : https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/54357

                Yes, I’m working on this one as well.
                My in-progress version got a big, well, shall we say, “bigger” (more features) than first intended!
                I really need to exercise “scope control”. :-)
                Keep an eye on the thread of that posting in the coming days (weeks?).

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                • Alan KilbornA
                  Alan Kilborn @Alan Kilborn
                  last edited by

                  @Alan-Kilborn said in Copying highlighted text lines from 1 Notepad++ file to another:

                  Keep an eye on the thread of that posting in the coming days (weeks?).

                  But note that I’ll probably work to finish the “style save” script FIRST (sorry).
                  I try (somewhat unsuccessfully) to pipeline things in FIFO order, without getting “too many” things going at once.

                  Alan, I can see that your “status” as a Python script writer, monopolizes most of your time

                  Never saw that as a “status” LOL.
                  And my general rule is that I don’t take on script-writing for things that I wouldn’t personally use, or possibly for things I wouldn’t use but have some other interesting (to me) aspect.

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                  • Alan KilbornA
                    Alan Kilborn @guy038
                    last edited by

                    @guy038 said in Copying highlighted text lines from 1 Notepad++ file to another:

                    fully copy/pastes the 5 style tokens, as well as the mark style and the Incremental search style

                    Actually, the “incremental search style” isn’t handled by the provided scripts.
                    The reason is that it is too “dynamic”.
                    The other styles have more “permanence” to them.

                    One could certainly add it to the list in the “copy-special” script code, though (no need for it to be in the “paste-special” code). Here are the details about it from the N++ source:

                    #define SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_INC 28

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                    • George RogersG
                      George Rogers @Alan Kilborn
                      last edited by

                      Your time and efforts are Much Appreciated! I am admittedly a Notepad++ newbie when it comes to scripts and customization. Maybe you can point me to a YouTube video or video screenshare which shows me how to integrate these scripts. Thanks Again!

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                      • Alan KilbornA
                        Alan Kilborn
                        last edited by

                        @George-Rogers

                        Someday we’ll turn the generic procedure into a FAQ.

                        Steps:

                        • Use Plugins admin to install the PythonScript plugin
                        • Menu to Plugins > Python Script > New Script
                        • Provide a (file) name for the script; you don’t need to specify an extension – .py will be added automatically
                        • Press the Save button to close out the Save As dialog box.
                        • At this point your script file will be showing and is empty; copying and pasting one of the scripts from above seems like a fine idea :-)
                        • Save the file
                        • To execute your script, menu to Plugins > Python Script >Scripts > (pick the name of your script)

                        If you can successfully get that far with it, we can explain to you how to bind a keycombo to it to execute the script that way (which is better than menuing for an often-used script).

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                        • guy038G
                          guy038
                          last edited by

                          Hi, @alan-kilborn and All,

                          when I did the test, I used the maximum number of styles and I didn’t notice that the incremental search style was not copied !

                          Cheers,

                          guy038

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                          • Alan KilbornA
                            Alan Kilborn @guy038
                            last edited by Alan Kilborn

                            @guy038

                            Actually (thinking more about it), if you want the Incremental Search or even the Smart Highlighting color to be part of the copy/paste, upon pasting it will lose its temporal nature and becomes permanent! So that’s a way to get a few more colors with this technique!

                            Here’s the info for Smart Highlighting :

                            #define SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_SMART 29

                            And so, here’s a modification to a section of the “copy special” script to include these:

                            # the following names are from the N++ source code:
                            SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT1  = 25  # Style #1
                            SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT2  = 24  # Style #2
                            SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT3  = 23  # Style #3
                            SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT4  = 22  # Style #4
                            SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT5  = 21  # Style #5
                            SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE       = 31  # redmarking style
                            SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_INC   = 28  # incremental-search style
                            SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_SMART = 29  # smart-highlighting style
                            
                            indicator_list = [
                                SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT1,
                                SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT2,
                                SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT3,
                                SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT4,
                                SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT5,
                                SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE,
                                SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_INC,
                                SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_SMART,
                                ]
                            
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                            • George RogersG
                              George Rogers
                              last edited by

                              So, I am having issues installing the Python Script plugin (N++ newbie)
                              My N++ version is V7.6.1 with 32-bit
                              N++ > Plugin Admin does not find Python Script at all

                              Followed the instructions here for installing the Python Script plugin
                              https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/17256/guide-how-to-install-the-pythonscript-plugin-on-notepad-7-6-3-7-6-4-and-above

                              Here is screenshots of my file setup:
                              https://www.screencast.com/t/27yUQwOE
                              https://www.screencast.com/t/i80RUZMCuOd2

                              Screenshot of N++ Plugin Admin
                              https://www.screencast.com/t/8RGSUO0rw

                              Please help me understand where I am going wrong

                              Much Appreciated
                              George

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                              • Alan KilbornA
                                Alan Kilborn @George Rogers
                                last edited by Alan Kilborn

                                @George-Rogers said in Copying highlighted text lines from 1 Notepad++ file to another:

                                My N++ version is V7.6.1 with 32-bit

                                So I think around the time of v.7.6.1, Plugins Admin was going through some growing pains.
                                That may be causing the trouble.
                                Any issues with updating to v.7.8.6, say?
                                You can certainly stick with the 32-bit version if you want.

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                                • George RogersG
                                  George Rogers
                                  last edited by

                                  I can give that a shot
                                  How would I unwind that update and revert back to V7.6.1 in case I needed to?

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                                  • EkopalypseE
                                    Ekopalypse @George Rogers
                                    last edited by

                                    @George-Rogers

                                    Personally I would download a zipped version as it can run
                                    in parallel to an installed version.

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                                    • Alan KilbornA
                                      Alan Kilborn @Alan Kilborn
                                      last edited by

                                      @Alan-Kilborn said in Copying highlighted text lines from 1 Notepad++ file to another:

                                      …how to bind a keycombo to it to execute the script that way (which is better than menuing for an often-used script).

                                      Some instructions for that are found in THIS POSTING.

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