is new tab next to current possible?

patrickdrd

is new tab next to current,
instead of creating at the end (last tab)
is it possible?

Claudia Frank

afaik not natively but a python script could look like this

current_index = notepad.getCurrentDocIndex(notepad.getCurrentView())
notepad.new()
new_index = notepad.getCurrentDocIndex(notepad.getCurrentView())
for i in range(current_index+1,new_index): 
    notepad.menuCommand(44099)

from nativeLang.xml

                <Item id="44098" name="Move Tab Forward"/>
                <Item id="44099" name="Move Tab Backward"/>

Cheers
Claudia

patrickdrd

do you mean add that to my already existing startup.py?

I did but I get two tabs when I launch npp and the code doesn’t seem to work:

from Npp import editor, notepad, SCINTILLANOTIFICATION, NOTIFICATION, STATUSBARSECTION
import os
from datetime import datetime

def StatusbarSelOverride(args):
modified_time = os.path.getmtime(notepad.getCurrentFilename())
last_modified_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(modified_time)
notepad.setStatusBar(STATUSBARSECTION.DOCTYPE, ‘Mod: {:%d/%m/%Y %H:%M}’.format(last_modified_date))

editor.callback(StatusbarSelOverride, [SCINTILLANOTIFICATION.UPDATEUI])
notepad.callback(StatusbarSelOverride, [NOTIFICATION.READY])

current_index = notepad.getCurrentDocIndex(notepad.getCurrentView())
notepad.new()
new_index = notepad.getCurrentDocIndex(notepad.getCurrentView())
for i in range(current_index+1,new_index):
notepad.menuCommand(44099)

Claudia Frank

@patrickdrd

sorry for not being clear.

No, create a new script and assign the same shortcut which is assigned for
standard open new document action (normally ctrl+n).

This solution, obviously, works only if you open new documents by using the shortcut
but not if you use the mouse.

Does this makes sense to you?

Cheers
Claudia

patrickdrd

almost…

how do I assign a shortcut to it?

I searched in modify shortcut and script configuration but I couldn’t find it

Scott Sumner

@patrickdrd

You have to go into Plugins -> PythonScript -> Configuration and add your script to the Menu items area. After that it will appear in the Shortcut Mapper and you can assign a keycombo to it. [A restart of N++ is necessary before the changes to the PS config get picked up by the Shortcut Mapper…]

patrickdrd

thanks a lot claudia and scott!