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    Cletos
    last edited by Mar 16, 2023, 9:15 AM

    How could Notepad automatically make an enumeration / listing format:
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      Alan Kilborn @Cletos
      last edited by Mar 16, 2023, 11:46 AM

      @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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        Cletos
        last edited by Mar 16, 2023, 2:49 PM

        @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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          Cletos
          last edited by Mar 16, 2023, 3:00 PM

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

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            Alan Kilborn @Cletos
            last edited by Mar 16, 2023, 3:01 PM

            @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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              Cletos
              last edited by Mar 16, 2023, 8:05 PM

              Thank you very much!

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                Cletos @Cletos
                last edited by Cletos Mar 16, 2023, 8:45 PM Mar 16, 2023, 8:42 PM

                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 Kilborn @Cletos
                  last edited by Alan Kilborn Mar 16, 2023, 9:00 PM Mar 16, 2023, 8:49 PM

                  @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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                    Cletos
                    last edited by Mar 16, 2023, 11:01 PM

                    That’s great, many thanks!

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

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                      PeterJones @Cletos
                      last edited by PeterJones Mar 16, 2023, 11:06 PM Mar 16, 2023, 11:05 PM

                      @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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                        Cletos
                        last edited by Mar 16, 2023, 11:45 PM

                        Ah, OK, many thanks!

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