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    • Lycan ThropeL
      Lycan Thrope @Lycan Thrope
      last edited by

      @lycan-thrope
      ::sigh:: I knew it would’nt be easy. Got to find something to read that explains the usage. I uncommented sys.stdout = editor and commented sys.stdout = console and I’m still getting the result, albeit not red, in the console only. It was the same when I hadn’t commented out sys.stdout = console, so obviously there’s more to find out. :-(

      Thanks.

      Lee

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      • EkopalypseE
        Ekopalypse @Lycan Thrope
        last edited by Ekopalypse

        @lycan-thrope

        I would recommend creating a new startup.py instead of using the one that comes with the python script plugin itself.
        Just go to plugins->python script->new script and save it as startup.py. Make sure the directory points to the …\plugins\CONFIG\pythonscript\scripts directory.

        Then copy and paste exactly what @Nick-Brown posted.
        Whitespace is important for python!!!
        Restart Npp -> done

        If you want to edit an existing script, hold down the CTRL key while clicking on the script and it will open in the editor instead of running.

        EDIT: as first line put in
        from Npp import editor1, editor2

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        • Michael VincentM
          Michael Vincent @Ekopalypse
          last edited by

          @ekopalypse said in Call Tip Color change:

          If you want to edit an existing script, hold down the CTRL key while clicking on the script and it will open in the editor instead of running.

          WHAT - !?!? I’m learning quite a bit from this thread!

          Cheers.

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          • EkopalypseE
            Ekopalypse @Michael Vincent
            last edited by

            :-D - I have to admit it took me a while to find this in another thread too.
            Seems to be a hidden gem :-)

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            • Lycan ThropeL
              Lycan Thrope @Ekopalypse
              last edited by

              @ekopalypse ,

              Thanks for helping. Unfortunately, the only result that happened earlier with the old startup, is that when I tried the calltip, it wouldn’t show. I rebooted NPP, read your last messsage, did that, and now I have two scripts in the menu.
              PytonScriptResults.PNG

              Wish I’d seen your last tip sooner about how to edit it. :-). I had to go into the directory and get it prior to the post. I tried in Config to remove the extra from the menu, to no effect. It won’t let me remove it. Soo…I soldier on, will try a few more of your things and see what happens. :-(

              Lee

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              • EkopalypseE
                Ekopalypse @Lycan Thrope
                last edited by Ekopalypse

                @lycan-thrope

                You can call it startup.py because it automatically adds a [user] tag, but another name is just as good, but then you always have to start it manually. Only startup.py files are executed as soon as npp reports readiness to the plugin.
                Have you checked in the console whether an error is displayed?

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                • Lycan ThropeL
                  Lycan Thrope @Ekopalypse
                  last edited by

                  @ekopalypse said in Call Tip Color change:

                  Have you checked in the console whether an error is displayed?

                  Yes I have, and unless it’s invisible, no error. :-)

                  Here’s what I have, so we’re on the same page. I put the import in, you suggested, I have the section Nick Brown suggested and this is what I have in screenshot so you can see the file as is:
                  PSScriptPerEko.PNG

                  I can get a screenshot of the console, if need be, but here is the result in my files using the Calltip with the settings that Nick has supplied, which I presume to be black text on a mild yellow background, per the r,g,b numbers:
                  PSNoChange.PNG

                  As you can see, the default light gray on bright white.

                  I have to figure I’ve done something wrong, but what, I have no idea and am all ears. :-)

                  Lee

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                  • EkopalypseE
                    Ekopalypse @Lycan Thrope
                    last edited by

                    @lycan-thrope

                    and after you saved it you restarted Npp?

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                    • EkopalypseE
                      Ekopalypse @Lycan Thrope
                      last edited by

                      @lycan-thrope

                      is that now a new startup.py located in the plugins\config\pythonscript\scripts directory or the original from plugins\pythonscript\scripts directory?

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                      • Lycan ThropeL
                        Lycan Thrope @Ekopalypse
                        last edited by

                        @ekopalypse said in Call Tip Color change:

                        and after you saved it you restarted Npp?

                        Yes sir. After doing something like this, I usually reboot and restart in Admin mode in case I need to make changes and save the files. I just did it again, to be sure, and tried using the call tip again. I do have install on startup, so there should be no issue with it being loaded, as far as I can tell. Here’s a shot:
                        PSConsole.PNG

                        Lee

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                        • EkopalypseE
                          Ekopalypse @Lycan Thrope
                          last edited by Ekopalypse

                          @lycan-thrope

                          Is LAZY or ATSTARTUP set in the config?

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                          • Lycan ThropeL
                            Lycan Thrope @Ekopalypse
                            last edited by

                            @ekopalypse said in Call Tip Color change:

                            Is LAZY or ATSTARTUP set in the config?

                            ATSTARTUP. Else the console wouldn’t be shown, right? Now if it’s not loading the startup.py, that could be a problem, but not sure how to tell. The console is coming up and my assumption is that the startup.py is also starting up. Would that be an accurate assumption?

                            Lee

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                            • EkopalypseE
                              Ekopalypse @Lycan Thrope
                              last edited by

                              @lycan-thrope

                              No, the console will(should) open always. Gimme a sec to test something.

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                              • Lycan ThropeL
                                Lycan Thrope @Ekopalypse
                                last edited by

                                @ekopalypse ,
                                Ok. Here’s a screenshot of my config Machine view:

                                PytonScriptConfigView.PNG

                                I can do what ever you suggest, if I am setup right. That is the question we’re looking at. :-)

                                Lee

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                                • EkopalypseE
                                  Ekopalypse @Lycan Thrope
                                  last edited by

                                  @lycan-thrope

                                  and in User Scripts there is nothing?

                                  My fresh setup test

                                  97733d5a-f4b6-456d-b555-8a7619f5e732-image.png

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                                  • PeterJonesP
                                    PeterJones @Lycan Thrope
                                    last edited by PeterJones

                                    @lycan-thrope ,

                                    I have no idea and am all ears.

                                    One thing I do in my user startup.py (and could be done in the system startup.py as well) is to add console writes to the beginning and end of the script

                                    example user startup.py

                                    from Npp import *
                                    import sys
                                    
                                    console.write("Start of user startup.py\n")
                                    ...
                                    ... other commands here
                                    ...
                                    console.write("END of user startup.py\n\n")
                                    

                                    If I see those two lines printed, then I know that the user startup.py actually ran; if they aren’t printed, then something went wrong.

                                    …

                                    While I was typing this, there were more exchanges.

                                    I usually reboot and restart in Admin mode

                                    Reboot is unecessary for Notepad++ and plugins. They will do the same thing after reboot as after a complete exit and restart.

                                    Do you mean “Run as Admin”, or do you mean you log in as the Administrator user after your reboot? Because the Administrator user will have a different %AppData% than your normal user, so the user startup.py won’t be in the right place.

                                    Also, you should really look at your Plugins > Python Script > Configuration like Eko showed:

                                    If you have User Scripts selected and don’t see startup.py in the Scripts box (like Eko’s is empty), then you do not have any user scripts… which means, if you think you are editing the user startup.py like Eko suggested earlier, you are not. edit: if you’re intentionally just using system startup.py, that is of course your perogative.

                                    At this point, showing us the screenshots of User Scripts and Machine Scripts, with startup.py visible in both (if they exist) would be great – oh, you’ve posted machine-scripts while I was writing this paragraph; along with the copy/paste of your current Debug Info , along with the exact location of the startup.py that you are editing.

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                                    • EkopalypseE
                                      Ekopalypse @Lycan Thrope
                                      last edited by

                                      @lycan-thrope

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                                      • Lycan ThropeL
                                        Lycan Thrope @PeterJones
                                        last edited by

                                        @peterjones ,

                                        I “Run as Admin”, right click on starting NPP. I am in Admin mode, as far as I know, but still seem to have to open certain things “Run as Admin” when I want to save to admin only areas with applications. I could be wrong, however and it would be the first time. :-)

                                        First debug info:

                                        • Notepad++ v8.1.9.3 (64-bit)
                                        • Build time : Dec 6 2021 - 19:21:37
                                        • Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
                                        • Command Line :
                                        • Admin mode : ON
                                        • Local Conf mode : OFF
                                        • Cloud Config : OFF
                                        • OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
                                        • OS Version : 2009
                                        • OS Build : 19043.1466
                                        • Current ANSI codepage : 1252
                                        • Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll NppXmlTreeviewPlugin.dll PythonScript.dll XMLTools.dll

                                        This is the Config User Script section:
                                        PythonConfigUser.PNG

                                        And this is the file location on the Header bar showing the path to the current file:
                                        AdminNPPModeShot.PNG

                                        Lee

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                                        • Lycan ThropeL
                                          Lycan Thrope @PeterJones
                                          last edited by

                                          @peterjones ,

                                          Took your hint, Peter, added the two lines you suggested, in the “supposed” auto startup, and it’s not running as far as I can tell. Here’s the screenshot after changing and adding those lines to what I presume is the actual startup file, rebooted NPP, restarted “Run as administrator”, and this is the result:
                                          ANonrunningscript.PNG

                                          As you can see, no lines in the console.

                                          And the prior statement, though tongue in cheek, was a typo also, meaning, it’s not like I haven’t been wrong before so I may well be wrong this time, about being in the Admin mode running my system.

                                          Lee

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                                          • Lycan ThropeL
                                            Lycan Thrope @Lycan Thrope
                                            last edited by

                                            @lycan-thrope
                                            On the off chance I had the first line in the wrong place, I put it below the console redirection, saved, rebooted, restarted as admin and took this shot, still no response:
                                            ANonrunningscript2.PNG

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