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    • jackpozJ
      jackpoz
      last edited by

      Plugin “XML Tools” shows an error about libxml and/or libxslt not being found. I copied both dlls in the new plugin subfolder C:\ProgramData\Notepad++\plugins\XMLTools but that didn’t fix the issue. Any clue where plugins should have their external dlls ?
      Link to the screenshot

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      • Serge WengerS
        Serge Wenger
        last edited by

        Admin Plugins does not work because I have to use the company proxy. I have no error message, but no new plugin installation or update are working correctly.

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        • Serge WengerS
          Serge Wenger
          last edited by

          Is there a log or something to do to help to find a solution?

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          • dumdi dumD
            dumdi dum
            last edited by

            Hi there,

            maybe I just didn’t find the answer to my question, but shouldn’t it be possible to install plugins without admin privileges?

            I did uninstall 6.9 with the silent switch and installed the 32 Bit 7.6.2 version with the silent switch aswell.

            Now all Plugins are listed in the Programdata folder, where usually every user can create or delete folders - but still if I want to install one plugin with the plugin admin menu, notepad++ is closing and asks for administrator credentials.

            Is this still the intended behavior?!

            regards

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            • matteshM
              mattesh
              last edited by

              Hi @donho ,
              Plugin_Central is quite outdated,
              but still referenced in
              official plugin-howto -> Plugin_Development

              Also the specifications for certain content on docs.notepad-plus-plus.org seems to be quite old.
              Could you please check how contributors can do some updates for your wiki?

              Best regards, Mattes

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              • Ivan BútoraI
                Ivan Bútora @ivanbuto
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                • ivanbutoI
                  ivanbuto @ivanbuto
                  last edited by

                  @ivanbuto said:

                  Question: Is it possible to make the new Plugins Admin work also on Windows XP or would this be too much work?
                  I tried Notepad++ to 7.6.1 with the Plugins Admin. The lists of plugins read fine, however, the update process didn’t work due to a missing function. I can provide a screenshot if needed.
                  Plugin Manager worked fine also with Windows XP.

                  Here is a screenshot of the error generated when Notepad++ restarted itself after trying to update a plugin via Plugins Admin in 7.6.1 on Windows XP.

                  With versions 7.6.2 and higher, the Plugins Admin does not even appear under the Plugins menu.

                  So should I just expect that it won’t be made to work under Windows XP at all? I do have the appropriate TLS update installed (KB4019276), so the system can use TLS 1.2.

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                  • dmmiller2kD
                    dmmiller2k @jackpoz
                    last edited by

                    @jackpoz In order for the XMLTools plugin to work, those external DLLs (i.e., libcurl.dll, libiconv-2.dll, libwinpthread-1.dll, libxml2-2.dll, libxslt-1.dll) must be copied into the Notepad++ executable directory (i.e., where the Notepad++.exe file resides, or, “C:\Program Files\Notepad++”).

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                    • Stan Mitchell130S
                      Stan Mitchell130
                      last edited by

                      **Problem Installing Style.xml for Plugin External Lexers **

                      I’m using the recommended procedure for testing my plugin: Npp 7.6.1, gup debug. After modifying nppPluginList.json, my distribution zip is found and the files are extracted and installed. My lexer plugin depends on an xml file for syntax styling that should be in the user directory under %APPDATA%\Notepad++\plugins\config but it is not getting copied there. With the old plugin manager, some rules were supplied for where things were to be copied on installation. How should that kind of thing be handled now with the new Plugin Admin?

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                      • Bas de ReuverB
                        Bas de Reuver
                        last edited by Bas de Reuver

                        I’m running into the same problem as @Stan-Mitchell130 's GEDCOM plug-in with my CSV Lint plugin. The plug-in provides a custom lex() function which requires an .XML file for the syntax highlighting colors. When installing the plug-in this XML file should be placed in the user’s \config\ folder, like so:

                        CSVLint.dll ----> C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\CSVLint\CSVLint.dll
                        CSVLint.xml —> %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\config\CSVLint.xml

                        I’ve added the installation .zip files (both 32bit and 64bit) to the Plugins Admin list and the .zip files contains just the two files, like so:

                        CSVLint.zip

                        • CSVLint.dll
                        • CSVLint.xml

                        But this places the CSVLint.xml file in the same folder as the Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\CSVLint\ folder, so this is incorrect. After you install the plug-in and start Notepad++ wil give an error “\plugins\Config\CSVLint.xml is missing. CSVLint.dll is not compatible… etc.”

                        I noticed that the GedcomLexer also provides an XML file but it’s placed in a subfolder in the .zip called “Config”. However, this still causes the GedcomLexer.xml file to be copied to the incorrect folder Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\GedcomLexer\Config\GedcomLexer.xml, so that gives the same problem.

                        GedcomLexer.zip

                        • GedcomLexer.dll
                        • Config\GedcomLexer.xml
                        • etc. more files

                        So my question is, how should I provide the .XML file in the .zip file, in such a way that the Plugins Admin will copy it to the correct .\config\ folder?

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                        • EkopalypseE
                          Ekopalypse @Bas de Reuver
                          last edited by

                          @Bas-de-Reuver

                          I am not sure if this is the best way.
                          From the plugin’s point of view, it is necessary that this file exists.
                          What if it was accidentally deleted?

                          What I do is check the existence of the file in the setInfo callback and create it if necessary.

                          fn set_info(nppData NppData) {
                          	npp_data = nppData
                          	notepad = npp.Npp{npp_data.npp_handle}
                          	editor = sci.create_editors(nppData.scintilla_main_handle, nppData.scintilla_second_handle)
                          
                          	// create language xml in plugin config directory if needed
                          	config_dir := notepad.get_plugin_config_dir()
                          	lang_xml := os.join_path(config_dir, language_name+'.xml')
                          	if !os.exists(lang_xml) {
                          		if !create_lang_xml(lang_xml) {
                          			msg := 'Unable to create VLang xml file\n$lang_xml'
                          			message_box(npp_data.npp_handle, msg, 'Error', u32(C.MB_OK | C.MB_ICONERROR))
                          		}
                          	}
                          }
                          
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                          • Bas de ReuverB
                            Bas de Reuver
                            last edited by

                            @Ekopalypse You mean when it’s not found then generate the default XML file on the fly? So the plug-in .DLL will include a hard-coded default XML file including all the default color settings.

                            I find it a bit counter-intuitive to include a configuration/settings file as hard-coded, but on the other hand I agree that in this case it is more practical for the end-user. Okay thanks for the tip, I’ll look into that.

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                            • EkopalypseE
                              Ekopalypse @Bas de Reuver
                              last edited by

                              @Bas-de-Reuver

                              yes, you have to have one anyway.

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                              • Bas de ReuverB
                                Bas de Reuver
                                last edited by

                                Okay I’ve fixed the issue, see code here, and I’ll prepare a new release.

                                One important thing here is that if you write the lexer xml file, it has to be UTF-8 encoded (so without BOM). If you write it UTF-8-BOM encoded then Notepad++ won’t read it, even though it also won’t give the “xml is missing” error anymore.

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                                • datherton15D
                                  datherton15
                                  last edited by

                                  Apologies if this is in the wrong spot…
                                  Having issues with the XML Tools plugin crashing when trying to “pretty print” the the xml is missing a single closing bracket on the last tag (it was a bad cut-paste). It consistently happened as I’m poor at cut-paste :oP.
                                  Thanks for any assistance in passing this forward to the appropriate devs…
                                  DA

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                                  • PeterJonesP
                                    PeterJones @datherton15
                                    last edited by

                                    @datherton15 said in Support for Plugins Admin & NppPluginList - Round 2:

                                    Apologies if this is in the wrong spot…

                                    It is the wrong spot. This Topic is specifically about the Plugins Admin tool inside Notepad++, not for general questions about any plugin.

                                    It would be better to ask it as a New Topic in the Plugin Development or Help Wanted sections.

                                    Thanks for any assistance in passing this forward to the appropriate devs…

                                    The Plugins > XML Tools > About contains a link to the repository for XML Tools development. From that site, you can go to the “Issues” page, and can create an issue directly with the XML Tools developer.

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                                    • datherton15D
                                      datherton15 @PeterJones
                                      last edited by

                                      @peterjones
                                      Thanks and appreciate the directions.
                                      Dave

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                                      • lifehack nerdL
                                        lifehack nerd
                                        last edited by

                                        Hello,

                                        I am a new developer for several days. I make my own plug based on the ‘Npp Converter’.
                                        But I am confused about the separation lines in the menu.
                                        Could anyone tell me how can I remove them? It seems a simple question but I still can’t figure out how to customiz it.

                                        Thanks!

                                        The separation lines in the red box:
                                        1645712633163-img.png

                                        this is the code:

                                        void commandMenuInit()
                                        {
                                            //setCommand(1, TEXT("HEX -> ASCII"), hex2Ascii, NULL, false);
                                        	//setCommand(2, TEXT("---"), NULL, NULL, false);
                                        	//setCommand(CONVERSIONPANEL_INDEX, TEXT("Conversion Panel"), conversionPanel, NULL, false);
                                        	//setCommand(4, TEXT("---"), NULL, NULL, false);
                                        	//setCommand(5, TEXT("Edit Configuration File"), editConf, NULL, false);
                                        	//setCommand(6, TEXT("About"), about, NULL, false);
                                        
                                        	setCommand(0, TEXT("Filter1"), filterRun1, NULL, false);
                                        	setCommand(1, TEXT("Filter2"), filterRun2, NULL, false);
                                        	setCommand(2, TEXT("Filter3"), filterRun3, NULL, false);
                                        	setCommand(3, TEXT("Edit Configuration"), conversionPanel, NULL, false);
                                        	setCommand(4, TEXT("About"), about, NULL, false);
                                        }
                                        
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                                        • EkopalypseE
                                          Ekopalypse @lifehack nerd
                                          last edited by

                                          @lifehack-nerd

                                          Please avoid posting the same question multiple times.

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                                          • lifehack nerdL
                                            lifehack nerd @Ekopalypse
                                            last edited by

                                            @ekopalypse Got it. I won’t any more.

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