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    • CletosC
      Cletos
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      How could Notepad automatically make an enumeration / listing format:
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      • Alan KilbornA
        Alan Kilborn @Cletos
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        @Cletos

        It isn’t all that practical for Notepad++ to do it. Suggest a word processor for the task.

        Notepad++ does have a numbering function, though, to easily turn:

        one
        two
        three
        four
        

        into:

        1 one
        2 two
        3 three
        4 four
        

        See the Column Editor; default keycombo to invoke is Alt+c.

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        • CletosC
          Cletos
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          @Alan-Kilborn said in How could Notepad automatically make an enumeration / listing format?:

          It isn’t all that practical for Notepad++ to do it. Suggest a word processor for the task.

          Yes, thank you, but actually I wanted to use such in Notepad.

          Where can I find the column editor, ALT+C does not work here.

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          • CletosC
            Cletos
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            Is there a txt program or a program that can store enumerations / listings in a txt file?

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            • Alan KilbornA
              Alan Kilborn @Cletos
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              @Cletos said in How could Notepad automatically make an enumeration / listing format?:

              Where can I find the column editor, ALT+C does not work here.

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              • CletosC
                Cletos
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                Thank you very much!

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                • CletosC
                  Cletos @Cletos
                  last edited by Cletos

                  So obviously that enumeration / list does not automatically add a further item / number when you press ENTER in the last paragraph (other than a word pressor did). Instead the cursor just goes to the next blank line.

                  Is that correct? Or is there a method to continue the list when pressing ENTER?

                  And when you add an item inbetween existing items, e.g. a new line between 7 and 8 the numeration is not adapted?

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

                    @Cletos

                    Again, you are looking for word-processing features in a text editor.

                    Surely a “script” could be written to do what you want, but it would probably be fragile and tricky to get totally correct.

                    EDIT: Ha, a younger and more stupid me took up the scripting challenge on this a few years ago, see HERE.

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                    • CletosC
                      Cletos
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                      That’s great, many thanks!

                      How do I get it into Notepad as a plug in?

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                      • PeterJonesP
                        PeterJones @Cletos
                        last edited by PeterJones

                        @Cletos said in How could Notepad automatically make an enumeration / listing format?:

                        How do I get it into Notepad as a plug in?

                        It’s not a plugin itself. It is a script for the PythonScript Plugin. See this FAQ

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                        • CletosC
                          Cletos
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                          Ah, OK, many thanks!

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