how to add vertical edge(column)?

Minkyu Jung

Hello,

I wanded to add vertical columns in my notepad++. I found out the way that in setting-editing-show vertical edge in order to add vertical column. Through this, I was just able to add only 1 vertical line. but, I’d like to add several lines in my notepad++ at every 8 digits. Could you please help me for this, if notepad++ can support this?

dinkumoil

@Minkyu-Jung

These vertical edges are a feature of the underlying Scintilla edit component Notepad++ uses internally. In Notepad++ v7.7 Scintilla has been updated to v4.1.4, thus it is possible to have more than one edge now. Unfortunately there is no user interface in Notepad++ yet to use this new feature.

But it is possible to activate it with the help of a scripting plugin. Have a look at >>> this topic <<< to learn how to do that with the LuaScript plugin.

Michael Vincent

You can also do it with NppExec on Notepad++ 7.7.

::Multiedge
NPP_CONSOLE keep
SET LOCAL COLOR = ""

IF "$(ARGC)"<="1" THEN
    INPUTBOX "Color" : white
    IF "{$(INPUT)}"=="{}" GOTO END
    ENDIF
    SET LOCAL COLOR = $(INPUT)
ELSE
    SET LOCAL COLOR = $(ARGV[1])
ENDIF

IF "$(COLOR)"=="red" THEN
    SET LOCAL COLOR = 255
ELSE IF "$(COLOR)"=="green" THEN
    SET LOCAL COLOR = 65280
ELSE IF "$(COLOR)"=="blue" THEN
    SET LOCAL COLOR = 16711680
ELSE IF "$(COLOR)"=="black" THEN
    SET LOCAL COLOR = 0
ELSE IF "$(COLOR)"=="white" THEN
    SET LOCAL COLOR = 16777215
ELSE IF "$(COLOR)"=="yellow" THEN
    SET LOCAL COLOR = 65535
ELSE IF "$(COLOR)"=="purple" THEN
    SET LOCAL COLOR = 16711935
ELSE IF "$(COLOR)"=="grey" THEN
    SET LOCAL COLOR = 8421504
ENDIF

SET LOCAL COLUMN = 0
IF "$(ARGC)">="3" THEN
    SET LOCAL COLUMN = $(ARGV[2])
ELSE
    SCI_SENDMSG SCI_GETCURRENTPOS
    SCI_SENDMSG SCI_GETCOLUMN $(MSG_RESULT)
    SET LOCAL COLUMN = $(MSG_RESULT)
ENDIF

// Set to multiedge mode (2363) (3)
SCI_SENDMSG SCI_SETEDGEMODE EDGE_MULTILINE
// Add multiedge (2694)
SCI_SENDMSG SCI_MULTIEDGEADDLINE $(COLUMN) $(COLOR)

:END

::MultiedgeClear
NPP_CONSOLE keep
// Clear all multiedge (2695)
SCI_SENDMSG SCI_MULTIEDGECLEARALL
// Reset to line mode (2363) (1)
SCI_SENDMSG SCI_SETEDGEMODE EDGE_LINE

Then just call with F6 and select the “Multiedge” or “MultiedgeClear” to remove. You can also call from the NppExec console with:

\Multiedge [color] [column]

where color is optional and if not provided will prompt. Color can be an integer color value, not just the shortcuts in the script. Column is the column to put it at; otherwise, the vertical edge is drawn at the current cursor’s column position.

dinkumoil

@Minkyu-Jung

I wrote a plugin that can add an arbitrary number of vertical lines to Notepad++ v7.7 and higher. Its name is ExtSettings. You can download it >>> here <<<. It will also be available soon via PluginsAdmin.