python script: additional chars and smarthighlight

[Gytis Mikuciunas]

Hi,

I’m using python script plugin and it works quite well for my basic usage.

What I want to do, is to highlight word/string with the mouse double click and use smart highlighter to colorize all the same words/strings in text on the same tab.

As I’m using additional chars and this script, smart highlighter doesn’t work for words with additional chars:

def extendWordChar():
additionalChars = ‘:._-’
chars = editor.getWordChars()
if additionalChars not in chars:
editor.setWordChars(chars + additionalChars)

def callback_READY(args):
extendWordChar()

def callback_BUFFERACTIVATED(args):
extendWordChar()

notepad.clearCallbacks([NOTIFICATION.BUFFERACTIVATED ])
notepad.callback(callback_BUFFERACTIVATED, [NOTIFICATION.BUFFERACTIVATED ])
notepad.callback(callback_READY, [NOTIFICATION.READY ])

thx in advance

[Scott Sumner]

@Gytis-Mikuciunas

I find that if I execute the following code, then double-clicking anywhere in the comment line smart-highlights everything between the first ‘a’ and the final ‘e’…so it appears to work for me:

new_word_chars = '-:.'
for c in new_word_chars:
    if c not in editor.getWordChars(): editor.setWordChars(editor.getWordChars() + c)
# abc-def-ghi.aaaa:eeeee

[Gytis Mikuciunas]

Hi Scott,

Script that I’m using and your script highlights word/string.

But notepad++'s feature “smart highlighter” highlights (green color by default) all the same words/strings in current tab. And it doesn’t work for words/strings with my additional chars.
So I need to force it somehow via python script I guess.

[cmeriaux]

hello @Gytis-Mikuciunas
have you try the function “Search”/“mark all”/“using 1st style” (or other style) or through the contextual menu “style token”/“using 1st style” (could be map to a shortcut)
It’s highlight whatever you want including your extended word chars

[Gytis Mikuciunas]

This is not a solution for me to use shortcuts etc.

If it’s working by default why I need to do manual searching, marking.
very handy when you double-click on some word or string and can see immediately if it repeats somewhere.

I hope that Claudia Frank will look into my posts :) She always has good script related ideas and solutions :)

[cmeriaux]

You can mention Claudi Franck directly so that he’ll get a notification
@Claudia-Frank

[Scott Sumner]

@Gytis-Mikuciunas

Adding more copies of the pseudo-word from my little test script to the editor window and then getting the smart highlighter to invoke…turns bright green ALL copies of the same pseudo-word string.

I seem to recall some problem/issue with setting the word characters with an earlier version of N++; I think it was @dail that pointed this out to me in a posting that I can’t find at the moment. I’m currently running N++ 7.1 x86 and this type of word-character change in combination with the Smart Highlighting works there.

[Scott Sumner]

@Gytis-Mikuciunas

I found the posting I mentioned: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/12186/select-variables-with-dollar-sign-in-php-scripts

@dail indicated there that the version must be > 6.8.3
As that is quite old, I’ll presume that you are running something newer and that there is some other reason for your trouble…I just don’t know what it is.

[Gytis Mikuciunas]

Scott, you’re right.
I have updated my noteped++ to the newest version and now it works as expected.

thx a lot!!!