Automate shortcut configuration

Adnan Haddad

Hello,

I’m trying to automate the installation of Notepad++ and therfore I need to know where it stores the shortcut values so I can configure them (by editing some file, not using the interface!). So my question is: where can I find the file that stores all shortcuts?
I added some new shortcuts using the interface (Settings --> Shortcut Mapper) but nothing has changed in shortcut.xml.

Thanks for your help!

cmeriaux

They are stored in shortcut.xml but the file is written during notepad++ closing.
The file is read during notepad++ opening. So be sure that notepad++ is closed when you edit this file

Adnan Haddad

@cmeriaux
Thanks for your answer. It doesn’t seem to work for me. I closed and reopened Notepad++ and could see the new shortcut I added in the settings menu but not in shortcut.xml
If that is working on your computer, could you please give me the “Reload from disk” command?

cmeriaux

Please, show me your debug info and, the parameter “Local Conf Mode”

Notepad++ v7.8.2   (32-bit)
Build time : Jan  6 2020 - 20:31:59
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\Notepad++.exe
Admin mode : ON
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) 
OS Build : 7601.0
Plugins : AutoEolFormat.dll CodeAlignmentNpp.dll ComparePlugin.dll ExtSettings.dll FileSwitcher.dll HexEditor.dll LightExplorer.dll mimeTools.dll NavigateTo.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll NppFavorites.dll NppFTP.dll NppGTags.dll NPPJSONViewer.dll NppJumpList.dll NppMenuSearch.dll nppplugin_svn.dll NppTextFX.dll PythonScript.dll SourceCookifier.dll WindowManager.dll

My shortcut.xml is located in my romaing folder:

C:\Users\john.doe\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml

Adnan Haddad

@cmeriaux
Excuse my limited knowledge but where can I find the debug info? I looked for it but could not figure it out!

cmeriaux

Menu “?” then menu “debug info”

You may have an outdated notepad++ version

My shortcut.xml is located in my romaing folder:

C:\Users\john.doe\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml

Adnan Haddad

@cmeriaux

Notepad++ v7.8.2   (32-bit)
Build time : Dec  4 2019 - 01:36:59
Path : D:\tools\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : ON
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows Server 2016 Standard (64-bit) 
OS Version : 1607
OS Build : 14393.2551
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

cmeriaux

@Adnan-Haddad said in Automate shortcut configuration:

Local Conf mode : OFF

so you should look in you app data roming folder :

C:\Users\john.doe\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml

Adnan Haddad

@cmeriaux
Yes I see it but it doesn’t contain the command I’ve set through the interface.
This is the command I want to automate:

And this is how my shortcut.xml looks like:

Ekopalypse

@Adnan-Haddad

install procmon, set a filter for shortcuts.xml and run it.
Start npp and see where it is loading the file from.
Make your changes and close npp.
Check if procmon informs about any error or whether npp
was able to save it correctly.