<![CDATA[Creating "copy buttons"]]>I have a file I use daily, with a few hundred SQL scripts that I use regularly.

I currently use “BEGIN” and “END” tags to collapse, which helps.
However, if I unfold the block, I then have to specifically drag and copy.

Is it possible to put a button somewhere, that copies lines X:Y, and can be added at the beginning of each script?

Thanks!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/16317/creating-copy-buttonsRSS for NodeTue, 21 Jul 2026 22:39:54 GMTThu, 13 Sep 2018 00:16:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Creating "copy buttons" on Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:43:02 GMT]]>@PeterJones

this may be related to #32

Ugh, and I looked thru the list before opening #104…double ugh!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34834https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34834Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:43:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Creating "copy buttons" on Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:35:22 GMT]]>@PeterJones

They do not give a tool-tip when you hover over them on the toolbar…

See Add tooltip with script name when hover over script toolbar button

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34833https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34833Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:35:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Creating "copy buttons" on Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:28:55 GMT]]>Oh boy, time to learn some Python!

This probably isn’t the most complex script, so it may be a good starting point.

Thanks everyone!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34832https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34832Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:28:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Creating "copy buttons" on Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:21:14 GMT]]>Oh, right. I forgot about that panel.

Experiment: I just added two of my scripts to that panel.

  • If you click on the name of the script after you’ve Added it, then you can Set Icon… to either an .ico or .bmp.
  • Each script in that panel can get a separate icon.
  • You have to restart Notepad++ to get the button to show up, whether you use a custom icon or don’t assign one
  • They do not give a tool-tip when you hover over them on the toolbar, so you’ll want to make sure you use meaningful icons that will tell you at a glance what they’re supposed to do. Good luck with that. :-)

edit: those assignments go into %AppData%\Notepad++\plugins\config\PythonScriptStartup.cnf…

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34831https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34831Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:21:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Creating "copy buttons" on Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:56:11 GMT]]>@PeterJones

how to connect a script to a toolbar button?

It’s actually very similar to how one assigns a keycombo to a script…see Plugins (menu) -> Python Script -> Configuration…* and look to the RIGHT of the window; keyboard stuff is on the LEFT.

For myself I only use ONE toolbar button for a PS, so I’m not sure about getting a custom graphic on this type of toolbar button…

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34830https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34830Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:56:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Creating "copy buttons" on Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:51:02 GMT]]>I had forgotten about that. Do you have example (both for the OP, and for my curiosity) of how to connect a script to a toolbar button?

(I vaguely remember from eons past that there was a toolbar-customizer plugin, but I never got into that one. Is the toolbar-to-py something you can “register” within the startup.py? Or someplace else?)

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34829https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34829Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:51:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Creating "copy buttons" on Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:59:19 GMT]]>@PeterJones said:

It wouldn’t be a button, but …

Why not? Pythonscripts are tie-able to either a keycombo OR a toolbar button … :-)

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34827https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34827Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:59:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Creating "copy buttons" on Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:21:32 GMT]]>You could write a PythonScript which would automate the copy process; after using Plugins > Python Script > Configuration to put that script into the Macro menu, you could use Settings > Shortcut Mapper to assign a keyboard shortcut to that script.

It wouldn’t be a button, but it might do what you want.

edit: while the official PythonScript homepage is at the link above, you should download the most recent from here, or using the Plugin Manager.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34822https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/34822Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:21:32 GMT