Editor right-click, outside current text selection, lose this selection

[frying-pan]

Code update, probably the last for this script, since I have all the keyboard + mouse shortcuts I need.

• corrected one bug :
  (in case of a Scintilla window hook failure, the list of hooked WndProcs was incorrectly shortened and enumerated)
• cleaned the code
• added more keyboard + mouse shortcuts :
  • SHIFT + double-left-click : select from clicked point the whole variable name : alphanumeric with _ and . (dot)
  • CTRL + SHIFT + double-left-click : select from clicked point the whole bracket content : () [] {}, from left in case of mismatch
  • ALT + SHIFT + double-left-click : select from clicked point the whole quote content : “” ‘’, from left in case of mismatch
  • ALT + right-click : select from clicked point until space/space-like characters are met : space/tab/cr/lf/formfeed/vtab etc…
  • right-click : prevent right-click from moving the caret and losing current text selection
• added options to disable each shortcut separately (these options values must be edited in the script file)

note : my code rendering would be better if I could set up the real tabs to appear as 4 chars wide on this forum
(I prefer to have 4 chars wide tabs in Notepad++ but this forum render them as 8 chars wide)

note: since the code is too long to be loaded in one post, it will posted in two chunks.

Code chunk 1/2:

# PythonScript which hooks mouse clicks (WndProc HOOK on Scintilla windows)
# Tested on Notepad++ 64 bits (NOT tested on 32 Bits but could be compatible) /!\ this file uses TABS for indent /!\
	# SHIFT + double-left-click			: select from clicked point the whole variable name : alphanumeric with _ and . (dot)
	# CTRL + SHIFT + double-left-click	: select from clicked point the whole bracket content : () [] {}, from left in case of mismatch
	# ALT + SHIFT + double-left-click	: select from clicked point the whole quote content : "" '', from left in case of mismatch
	# ALT + right-click					: select from clicked point until space/space-like characters are met : space/tab/cr/lf/formfeed/vtab etc...
	# right-click						: prevent right-click from moving the caret and losing current text selection
# re-run the script to de-activate/re-activate the whole hook (re-running the script will also apply new *options values*)
# change the *options values* (just below) to choose which mouse hooks will be active

# *options values* : set value to INTEGER 1 to have the feature enabled (any OTHER INTEGER value will DISABLE it)
i_feature_shift_double_left_click			= 1
i_feature_control_shift_double_left_click	= 1
i_feature_alt_shift_double_left_click		= 1
i_feature_alt_right_click					= 1
i_feature_right_click						= 1
i_message_box_warnings						= 1	# if disabled, no message box will pop on registering hook error,
												# or when toggling the hook (console messages will still occur)
# end of *options values*

from Npp import *

import platform
import ctypes
from ctypes import wintypes
import datetime
from datetime import datetime

s_script_name	= "Perso_ScintWndProc_Hook"
s_hook_name		= "Scint_Mouse_Click_Hook"

s_editorprop_regdone		= "SCINTWNDPROC_HOOK_DONE"
s_editorprop_active			= "SCINTWNDPROC_HOOK_ACTIVE"
s_editorprop_sdlc_active	= "SCINTWNDPROC_SDLC_ACTIVE"
s_editorprop_csdlc_active	= "SCINTWNDPROC_CSDLC_ACTIVE"
s_editorprop_asdlc_active	= "SCINTWNDPROC_ASDLC_ACTIVE"
s_editorprop_arc_active		= "SCINTWNDPROC_ARC_ACTIVE"
s_editorprop_rc_active		= "SCINTWNDPROC_RC_ACTIVE"
s_true						= "TRUE"

s_reruntogglehook	= "Re-run the script to toggle the whole hook"
s_willapplynewopt	= "This will also apply new *options values* saved in the script file"
s_feature_sdlc_off	= "* Feature SHIFT + double-left-click is DISABLED by script option"
s_feature_csdlc_off	= "* Feature CTRL + SHIFT + double-left-click is DISABLED by script option"
s_feature_asdlc_off	= "* Feature ALT + SHIFT + double-left-click is DISABLED by script option"
s_feature_arc_off	= "* Feature ALT + right-click is DISABLED by script option"
s_feature_rc_off	= "* Feature right-click is DISABLED by script option"

GWL_WNDPROC = -4				# used to set a new address for the windows procedure
I_VK_SHIFT		= 0x10			# SHIFT virtual key code
I_VK_CONTROL	= 0x11			# CONTROL virtual key code
I_VK_ALT		= 0x12			# ALT virtual key code
KSTATE_ISDOWN = 0x8000			# key pressed
WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK	= 0x0203	# mouse double-left-click window message
WM_RBUTTONDOWN		= 0x0204	# mouse right-click down window message
WM_RBUTTONUP		= 0x0205	# mouse right-click up window message

LRESULT = wintypes.LPARAM
WndProcType = ctypes.WINFUNCTYPE(LRESULT, wintypes.HWND, wintypes.UINT, wintypes.WPARAM, wintypes.LPARAM)

# window message hook functions
CallWindowProc = ctypes.windll.user32.CallWindowProcW
CallWindowProc.restype = LRESULT
CallWindowProc.argtypes = [WndProcType, wintypes.HWND, wintypes.UINT, wintypes.WPARAM, wintypes.LPARAM]

x86 = platform.architecture()[0] == "32bit"
if x86:
	SetWindowLong = ctypes.windll.user32.SetWindowLongW
else:
	SetWindowLong = ctypes.windll.user32.SetWindowLongPtrW
SetWindowLong.restype = WndProcType
SetWindowLong.argtypes = [wintypes.HWND, wintypes.INT, WndProcType]
# end of window message hook functions

EnumWindowsProc				= ctypes.WINFUNCTYPE(wintypes.BOOL, wintypes.HWND, wintypes.LPARAM)
EnumWindows					= ctypes.windll.user32.EnumWindows
EnumChildWindows			= ctypes.windll.user32.EnumChildWindows
GetAsyncKeyState			= ctypes.windll.user32.GetAsyncKeyState
RealGetWindowClass			= ctypes.windll.user32.RealGetWindowClassW
GetWindowThreadProcessId	= ctypes.windll.user32.GetWindowThreadProcessId
GetCurrentProcessId			= ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetCurrentProcessId
SetLastError				= ctypes.windll.kernel32.SetLastError
GetLastError				= ctypes.windll.kernel32.GetLastError

class C_Scint_Mouse_Click_Hook():
	# class constructor
	def __init__(self):
		self.arr_scint_hwnd = []
		self.arr_scint_oldwndproc = []

	# function to register the hook on all found Scintilla windows
	def RegHook(self):
		def Enum_Window_Hwnd(hwnd, lparam):
			arr_enum_window_hwnd.append(hwnd)
			return True

		s_npp_class		= u"Notepad++"
		s_scint_class	= u"Scintilla"

		i_cur_pid = GetCurrentProcessId()
		npp_win_hwnd = None

		arr_enum_window_hwnd = []
		EnumWindows(EnumWindowsProc(Enum_Window_Hwnd), 0)
		# get all class="Notepad++" top_level NPP windows handle
		buff = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(len(s_npp_class) + 1 + 1)
		for win_hwnd in arr_enum_window_hwnd:
			RealGetWindowClass(win_hwnd, buff, len(s_npp_class) + 1 + 1)
			if buff.value == s_npp_class:
				# check if each NPP window handle is owned by current process, stop at the first found
				ci_win_pid = wintypes.DWORD(0)
				GetWindowThreadProcessId(win_hwnd, ctypes.pointer(ci_win_pid))
				if i_cur_pid == ci_win_pid.value:
					npp_win_hwnd = win_hwnd
					break
		if npp_win_hwnd is None:
			print "\t" + s_npp_class + " window NOT found ! NO hook !"
			return False
		print "\t" + s_npp_class + " Handle = " + hex(npp_win_hwnd)

		del arr_enum_window_hwnd[:]
		EnumChildWindows(npp_win_hwnd, EnumWindowsProc(Enum_Window_Hwnd), 0)
		# get all class="Scintilla" windows handle, childs of NPP window, in arr_scint_hwnd
		# (at least all existing Scintilla windows at that time, should include primary and secondary views)
		buff = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(len(s_scint_class) + 1 + 1)
		for win_hwnd in arr_enum_window_hwnd:
			RealGetWindowClass(win_hwnd, buff, len(s_scint_class) + 1 + 1)
			if buff.value == s_scint_class:
				self.arr_scint_hwnd.append(win_hwnd)

		# get the address of our own WndProc
		self.newWndProc = WndProcType(self.MyWndProc)

		# register the hook for each window present in arr_scint_hwnd
		s_list = "\t" + "Found " + str(len(self.arr_scint_hwnd)) + " " + s_scint_class + " Handle / WindowProc"
		i_index = 0
		while i_index < len(self.arr_scint_hwnd):
			win_hwnd = self.arr_scint_hwnd[i_index]
			# register hook and store oldwndproc addresses in arr_scint_oldwndproc
			SetLastError(0)
			oldwndproc = SetWindowLong(win_hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, self.newWndProc)
			i_apierr = GetLastError()
			if i_apierr == 0:
				self.arr_scint_oldwndproc.append(oldwndproc)
				s_list = s_list + "\n" + "\t\t" + hex(win_hwnd) + " / " + str(oldwndproc)
				i_index = i_index + 1
			else:
				del self.arr_scint_hwnd[i_index]
				s_list = s_list + "\n" + "\t\t" + hex(win_hwnd) + " / " + "NO WindowProc ! NOT hooked !"
		print s_list
		if len(self.arr_scint_hwnd) == 0:
			print "\t" + s_scint_class + " window(s) or WindowProc(s) NOT found ! NO hook !"
			return False
		return True

	def MyWndProc(self, hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam):							# our own WndProc function receives windows messages
		oldwndproc = None
		for i in range(0, len(self.arr_scint_hwnd)):
			if self.arr_scint_hwnd[i] == hwnd:								# target hwnd found at index i in arr_scint_hwnd
				oldwndproc = self.arr_scint_oldwndproc[i]					# corresponding oldwndproc is picked in arr_scint_oldwndproc
				break
		if oldwndproc is None:												# fatal error ! should not happen...
			print "\t" + s_hook_name + " Fatal error ! Hooked WndProc NOT found !"
			notepad.messageBox(s_hook_name + " Fatal error ! Hooked WndProc NOT found !", s_script_name, MESSAGEBOXFLAGS.ICONEXCLAMATION)
			return 0

		if (msg != WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK and msg != WM_RBUTTONDOWN and msg != WM_RBUTTONUP): # if NOT in mouse hooked messages : abort
			return CallWindowProc(oldwndproc, hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam)	# -> IMPORTANT pass other msg to NPP, otherwise will block NPP
		if console.editor.getProperty(s_editorprop_active) != s_true:		# if hook de-activated : abort
			return CallWindowProc(oldwndproc, hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam)	# -> IMPORTANT pass other msg to NPP, otherwise will block NPP

		b_shift_down	= ((GetAsyncKeyState(I_VK_SHIFT)	& KSTATE_ISDOWN) == KSTATE_ISDOWN)
		b_ctrl_down		= ((GetAsyncKeyState(I_VK_CONTROL)	& KSTATE_ISDOWN) == KSTATE_ISDOWN)
		b_alt_down		= ((GetAsyncKeyState(I_VK_ALT)		& KSTATE_ISDOWN) == KSTATE_ISDOWN)

		if (console.editor.getProperty(s_editorprop_sdlc_active) == "1" and \
				msg == WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK and b_shift_down and not(b_ctrl_down) and not(b_alt_down)):
			self.ExtendSel_AlphaNumUnderscoreDot()							# select from clicked point the whole variable name
		if (console.editor.getProperty(s_editorprop_csdlc_active) == "1" and \
				msg == WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK and b_shift_down and b_ctrl_down and not(b_alt_down)):
			self.ExtendSel_BracketContent()									# select from clicked point the whole bracket content
		if (console.editor.getProperty(s_editorprop_asdlc_active) == "1" and \
				msg == WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK and b_shift_down and not(b_ctrl_down) and b_alt_down):
			self.ExtendSel_Quotes()											# select from clicked point the whole quote content
		elif (console.editor.getProperty(s_editorprop_arc_active) == "1" and \
				msg == WM_RBUTTONUP and not(b_shift_down) and not(b_ctrl_down) and b_alt_down):
			self.ExtendSel_SpaceSpaceLike()
		elif (console.editor.getProperty(s_editorprop_rc_active) == "1" and \
				msg == WM_RBUTTONDOWN and not(b_shift_down) and not(b_ctrl_down) and not(b_alt_down)):
			dummy = 0														# do nothing
		else:
			return CallWindowProc(oldwndproc, hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam)	# -> IMPORTANT pass other msg to NPP, otherwise will block NPP

		#res = "DEBUG " + s_hook_name
		#res = res + " Message = " + hex(msg) + " to hwnd = " + hex(hwnd)
		#res = res + " Forwarded To oldwndproc = " + str(oldwndproc)
		#print res + " At " + str(datetime.now())
		return CallWindowProc(oldwndproc, hwnd, 0, 0, 0)					# nullify the mouse hooked messages

[frying-pan]

Code chunk 2/2:

	def FindBorderBiDir(self, i_start, s_pattern):
		i_text_len = editor.getTextLength()
		t_search = editor.findText(FINDOPTION.REGEXP, i_start, 0, s_pattern)
		if t_search is None:
			i_left = -1
		else:
			i_left = t_search[0]
		t_search = editor.findText(FINDOPTION.REGEXP, i_start, i_text_len, s_pattern)
		if t_search is None:
			i_right = i_text_len
		else:
			i_right = t_search[0]
		return (i_left, i_right)

	def ExtendSel_SpaceSpaceLike(self):
		s_pattern = "\s"

		i_caret_pos = editor.getCurrentPos()
		i_start	= editor.getSelectionStart()
		i_end	= editor.getSelectionEnd()

		t_border = self.FindBorderBiDir(i_caret_pos, s_pattern)
		i_left	= t_border[0] + 1
		i_right	= t_border[1]
		if i_left < i_right:
			editor.setSel(i_left, i_right)
		else:
			editor.setSel(i_start, i_end)

	def ExtendSel_AlphaNumUnderscoreDot(self):
		s_pattern = "[^\w_.]"

		i_caret_pos = editor.getCurrentPos()
		i_start	= editor.getSelectionStart()
		i_end	= editor.getSelectionEnd()

		t_border = self.FindBorderBiDir(i_caret_pos, s_pattern)
		i_left	= t_border[0] + 1
		i_right	= t_border[1]
		if i_left < i_right:
			editor.setSel(i_left, i_right)
		else:
			editor.setSel(i_start, i_end)

	def ExtendSel_Quotes(self):
		i_text_len = editor.getTextLength()
		i_caret_pos = editor.getCurrentPos()
		i_start	= editor.getSelectionStart()
		i_end	= editor.getSelectionEnd()

		t_search_prev_single = editor.findText(0, i_caret_pos, 0, "'")
		t_search_next_single = editor.findText(0, i_caret_pos, i_text_len, "'")
		t_search_prev_double = editor.findText(0, i_caret_pos, 0, chr(34))
		t_search_next_double = editor.findText(0, i_caret_pos, i_text_len, chr(34))

		i_left	= None
		i_right	= None
		if ((t_search_prev_single is None) or (t_search_next_single is None)):
			if (not(t_search_prev_double is None) and not(t_search_next_double is None)):
				i_left	= t_search_prev_double[0] + 1
				i_right	= t_search_next_double[0]
		elif ((t_search_prev_double is None) or (t_search_next_double is None)):
			if (not(t_search_prev_single is None) and not(t_search_next_single is None)):
				i_left	= t_search_prev_single[0] + 1
				i_right	= t_search_next_single[0]
		elif t_search_prev_single[0] < t_search_prev_double[0]:
				i_left	= t_search_prev_double[0] + 1
				i_right	= t_search_next_double[0]
		elif t_search_prev_double[0] < t_search_prev_single[0]:
				i_left	= t_search_prev_single[0] + 1
				i_right	= t_search_next_single[0]
		if (not(i_left is None) and not(i_right is None)):
			editor.setSel(i_left, i_right)
		else:
			editor.setSel(i_start, i_end)

	def ExtendSel_BracketContent(self):
		def SearchOrphan(i_start, i_end, s_pattern_brackets):
			if i_start == i_end:
				return None

			if i_start < i_end: b_forward = True
			else: b_forward = False

			i_par = 0; i_sqr = 0; i_cur = 0
			i_pos = i_start
			while True:
				t_search = editor.findText(FINDOPTION.REGEXP, i_pos, i_end, s_pattern_brackets)
				if t_search is None:
					return None

				i_pos = t_search[0]
				s_char = editor.getTextRange(i_pos, i_pos + 1)
				if		s_char == "(": i_par += 1
				elif	s_char == ")": i_par -= 1
				elif	s_char == "[": i_sqr += 1
				elif	s_char == "]": i_sqr -= 1
				elif	s_char == "{": i_cur += 1
				elif	s_char == "}": i_cur -= 1

				if b_forward:
					if (i_par < 0 or i_sqr < 0 or i_cur < 0): break
				else:
					if (i_par > 0 or i_sqr > 0 or i_cur > 0): break
				if b_forward: i_pos = i_pos + 1
			return (i_pos, s_char)

		i_text_len = editor.getTextLength()
		i_caret_pos = editor.getCurrentPos()
		i_start	= editor.getSelectionStart()
		i_end	= editor.getSelectionEnd()

		s_pattern_par = "\(\)"
		s_pattern_sqr = "\[\]"
		s_pattern_cur = "\{\}"
		s_pattern_brackets = "[" + s_pattern_par + s_pattern_sqr + s_pattern_cur + "]"

		i_left	= None
		i_right	= None
		while True:
			t_orphan_back = SearchOrphan(i_caret_pos, 0, s_pattern_brackets)
			if t_orphan_back is None: break

			s_char = t_orphan_back[1]
			if		s_char == "(": s_pattern = "[" + s_pattern_par + "]"
			elif	s_char == "[": s_pattern = "[" + s_pattern_sqr + "]"
			elif	s_char == "{": s_pattern = "[" + s_pattern_cur + "]"
			t_orphan_forward = SearchOrphan(i_caret_pos, i_text_len, s_pattern)
			if not(t_orphan_forward is None):
				i_left	= t_orphan_back[0] + 1
				i_right	= t_orphan_forward[0]
				break

			if		s_char == "(": s_pattern_brackets = s_pattern_brackets.replace(s_pattern_par, "")
			elif	s_char == "[": s_pattern_brackets = s_pattern_brackets.replace(s_pattern_sqr, "")
			elif	s_char == "{": s_pattern_brackets = s_pattern_brackets.replace(s_pattern_cur, "")
			if s_pattern_brackets == "[]": break
		if (not(i_left is None) and not(i_right is None)):
			editor.setSel(i_left, i_right)
		else:
			editor.setSel(i_start, i_end)
	# end of class

s_opt_info = ""
if i_feature_shift_double_left_click			!= 1: s_opt_info = s_opt_info + "\t" + s_feature_sdlc_off + "\n"
if i_feature_control_shift_double_left_click	!= 1: s_opt_info = s_opt_info + "\t" + s_feature_csdlc_off + "\n"
if i_feature_alt_shift_double_left_click		!= 1: s_opt_info = s_opt_info + "\t" + s_feature_asdlc_off + "\n"
if i_feature_alt_right_click					!= 1: s_opt_info = s_opt_info + "\t" + s_feature_arc_off + "\n"
if i_feature_right_click						!= 1: s_opt_info = s_opt_info + "\t" + s_feature_rc_off + "\n"
if not(s_opt_info == ""): s_opt_info = s_opt_info[:-1]
console.editor.setProperty(s_editorprop_sdlc_active,	str(i_feature_shift_double_left_click))
console.editor.setProperty(s_editorprop_csdlc_active,	str(i_feature_control_shift_double_left_click))
console.editor.setProperty(s_editorprop_asdlc_active,	str(i_feature_alt_shift_double_left_click))
console.editor.setProperty(s_editorprop_arc_active,		str(i_feature_alt_right_click))
console.editor.setProperty(s_editorprop_rc_active,		str(i_feature_right_click))

print "[" + s_script_name + " starts]"
if console.editor.getProperty(s_editorprop_regdone) != s_true:
	console.editor.setProperty(s_editorprop_active, s_true)
	o_scint_mouse_click_hook = C_Scint_Mouse_Click_Hook()	# create an instance of the hook class
	b_reg = o_scint_mouse_click_hook.RegHook()				# register the hook on all found Scintilla windows
	if b_reg:
		console.editor.setProperty(s_editorprop_regdone, s_true)
		print "\t" + s_hook_name + " registered and activated (" + s_reruntogglehook + ")"
		if not(s_opt_info == ""): print s_opt_info
	else:
		if not(s_opt_info == ""): print s_opt_info
		print "\t" + s_hook_name + " registering failed"
		if i_message_box_warnings == 1:
			notepad.messageBox(s_hook_name + " registering failed", s_script_name, MESSAGEBOXFLAGS.ICONSTOP)
else:
	if console.editor.getProperty(s_editorprop_active) != s_true:
		console.editor.setProperty(s_editorprop_active, s_true)
		print "\t" + s_hook_name + " re-activated (" + s_reruntogglehook + ")"
		if not(s_opt_info == ""): print s_opt_info
		if i_message_box_warnings == 1:
			notepad.messageBox( \
				s_hook_name + " re-activated\n\n" + s_reruntogglehook + "\n" + s_willapplynewopt + "\n" + s_opt_info, \
				s_script_name, MESSAGEBOXFLAGS.ICONINFORMATION)
	else:
		console.editor.setProperty(s_editorprop_active, "")
		print "\t" + s_hook_name + " DE-ACTIVATED (" + s_reruntogglehook + ")"
		if not(s_opt_info == ""): print s_opt_info
		if i_message_box_warnings == 1:
			notepad.messageBox( \
				s_hook_name + " DE-ACTIVATED\n\n" + s_reruntogglehook + "\n" + s_willapplynewopt + "\n" + s_opt_info, \
				s_script_name, MESSAGEBOXFLAGS.ICONEXCLAMATION)

[frying-pan]

Hey ! the forum changed the line 313 of my uploaded code

line 313 was uploaded as :
(I must replace \ by BKL to have it displayed)
s_pattern_sqr = “BKL[BKL]”
but is displayed without the \ as :
s_pattern_sqr = “[]”

which breaks the ‘CTRL + SHIFT + double-left-click’ feature : select brackets content : () [] {}

having compared the whole uploaded code with my original code there should no other error
(I used a simple file compare utility to do that : ExamDiff)

So there is a bug in the text parser of the forum :
the preview is ok but the final post has lost the backslashes

[Michael Vincent]

@frying-pan
Wow, that’s quite a script. Maybe post to GitHub or a Gist and then link from here to that post?

Cheers.

[Alan Kilborn]

This post is deleted!

[frying-pan]

@Michael-Vincent

Uploaded on GitHub the last posted script in this thread, as version v1 (without the backslash error)

[https://github.com/frying-pan/NotepadPP-PythonScript-Mouse-Gesture/blob/master/Perso_ScintWndProc_Hook.v1.py](link url)

and made a version v2.0 : with some code cleaning and more object_oriented style

[https://github.com/frying-pan/NotepadPP-PythonScript-Mouse-Gesture/blob/master/Perso_ScintWndProc_Hook.v2.0.py](link url)

[frying-pan]

@frying-pan
Because of file name changes, above links are not valid any more,
see below for new links to each repository.

[frying-pan]

An update of :
Perso_ScintWndProc_Hook_v1_0.py to Perso_ScintWndProc_Hook_v1_1.py and
Perso_ScintWndProc_Hook_v2_0.py to Perso_ScintWndProc_Hook_v2.1.py for the same small bug

Update to Perso_ScintWndProc_Hook_v3_0.py with new features :

• option to select brackets/quotes with content
• option to auto-copy selection to clipboard and/or console
• expand selection from a previous selection
  -> now requires the two libraries : Perso__Lib_Edit.py, Perso__Lib_Window.py

all files provided in the GitHub repository :
https://github.com/frying-pan/NotepadPP-PythonScript-Mouse-Gesture

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And another small python script to tweak the CR and LF graphic :
these changes can be applied at each Notepad++ start by running the script from startup.py

Perso_CrLfDisplay_Callback_v1_0.py

file provided in the GitHub repository :
https://github.com/frying-pan/NotepadPP-PythonScript-CrLf-Graphic-Tweak

[frying-pan]

I take advantage of this thread to advertise about two other python scripts that I wrote:

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Bracket Indicator : highlight the bracket () [] {} where is the selection/caret
based on BracketHighlighter.py idea, with easier customization for highlight style,
a different algo for highlighting (using the ‘re’ regexp object, possibly more efficient),
following the brackets matching rules of Scintilla

RestartNPP : to restart Notepad++ remembering the current session (opened file),
can possibly made into a button, and be run with a keyboard shortcut via ‘Shortcut Mapper’
can be handy when developping a script/plugin

+++

Perso_ScintWndProc_Hook was renamed to FP_MouseSelectGest_Hook, and updated
Perso_CrLfDisplay_Callback was renamed to FP_CrLfDisplay_Callback, and updated

FP_MouseSelectGest_Hook, FP_BracketIndicator_Callback and FP_CrLfDisplay_Callback
can be run from startup.py on each NPP start (with pythonscript option : initialisation=ATSTARTUP)

All four scripts have options at the top of the main script file that can be changed by the user
Some of these scripts use libraries which are provided in the same Github folder as the main script

Here is the root of the Github repositories :
https://github.com/frying-pan?tab=repositories

and the four repositories for the four scripts :
https://github.com/frying-pan/NotepadPP-PythonScript-Mouse_Select_Gesture
https://github.com/frying-pan/NotepadPP-PythonScript-Bracket_Indicator
https://github.com/frying-pan/NotepadPP-PythonScript-Restart_NotepadPP
https://github.com/frying-pan/NotepadPP-PythonScript-CrLf_Display

[Alan Kilborn]

This thread got rather out of control.

Anyway, I’m back to say that I did change my mind and I like the very first basic functionality this thread introduced: The ability to not lose your selection if you right click somewhere not on that selection.

However, I noticed that it isn’t compatible with one of the new features of Notepad++: The ability go right-click the bookmark margin and get a right-click popup menu of bookmarking functions.

I like the idea of both features; I wonder if there is some way to get both functionalities. Hmmm…

[frying-pan]

@Alan-Kilborn

“This thread got rather out of control.”

I could create a separate thread to describe and post the links for the 4 scripts I have made available on Github

“However, I noticed that it isn’t compatible with one of the new features of Notepad++: The ability go right-click the bookmark margin and get a right-click popup menu of bookmarking functions.”

I have NPP 7.8.2 and the right-click on the bookmark margin has been introduced later, so I can not test this for the moment
(I guess the right-click context-menu on the bookmark margin does not appear at all…)

I could discriminate between right-clicks on the margin or the text by pixel position,
I will need the widths in pixels of all left margins :
the function “editor.getMarginWidthN(margin_index) → int”, gives that for each margin_index,
but I don’t know how many of margin_indexes must be checked (probably 5, from 0 to SC_MAX_MARGIN (4)),
the function SCI_GETMARGINS (that gives the number of margins) seems to be missing from the NPP Scintilla commands

Possible workarounds :
My script does not intercept shift+right-click, so it could be tried on the bookmark margin
(in case this context-menu is not sensitive to the shift key, which is often the case for context-menus)

Also control+right-click and alt+right-click can be disabled in my script
(there is a middle-click alternative for these features)
to see if they trigger the bookmark margin context-menu, which seems less likely…

[Alan Kilborn]

@frying-pan

I noticed that the feature that this thread started with is being implemented natively in Notepad++. See HERE.

[frying-pan]

@Alan-Kilborn

ok i see
[https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/8564](link url)
‘Keep selection when right-click outside of selection’ has been added, or will be added to the next NPP version (as an option).

So I will remove this specific feature from my
NotepadPP-PythonScript-Mouse_Select_Gesture script
once I have updated my NPP and tested the native option.