How to add a gap between letters and border of N++ window?

Alan Kilborn

Future readers: Please disregard the posting here (and anywhere else on this site) by @Makwana-Prahlad . It is talking about something irrelevant to the topic at hand.

Ekopalypse

@Alan-Kilborn

If we consider how often the answers are far off, I start to think that this is a Bot/AI someone is testing against the forum.

Alan Kilborn

@Ekopalypse

Yea, I think I suggested that same thing in a prior time I posted something like my last post in this thread. What I don’t understand is why we haven’t banned this “thing”.

Nikola

Hi all!
My first post on this forum, so sorry for my noob question. I really don’t get it if this question is solved? I wanted to try the trick with Pyton Script plugin but I would need step by step instructions since I’m no programmer.

So basically I need exactly what the OP asked, ability to change how close is the text from the left border. I would be satisfied with space that I get when choosing Settings>Preferences>Margine/Border/Edge>Folder Margin Style if the border was only white not gray (dotted pattern).

Not directly related but for the record if chose any other option for Folder Margin Style (Arrow, Circle tree, Box tree) the margin looks the same as in the picture bellow. Also border radius (which is not what I need) doesn’t work, if I change the number the radius stays the same, “No edge” option works fine. I’m on Windows10.

PeterJones

@Nikola ,

if the border was only white not gray

Settings > Style Configurator > Language: Global Styles > Style: Fold Margin, change the Background Colour to white (or whatever non-gray color you prefer)

I wanted to try the trick with Pyton Script plugin but I would need step by step instructions

Plugins > Plugins Admin: in the Available tab, enable ☑ Python Script and Install. Notepad++ should restart after installing the plugin
Plugins > Python Script > Scripts: in the resulting sub-menu, Ctrl+Click on the Startup (user)
(if you normal-click, it will run the script; ctrl+click will edit the script – you want to edit it)
It will open a file in Notepad++. At the end of that file, add the lines
```
editor1.setMarginLeft(30)
editor2.setMarginLeft(30)
```
and save that file.
Plugins > Python Script > Configuration…. Change the Initialisation: drop-down to ATSTARTUP, and click OK
Exit and restart Notepad++.

This should set wider margins. If it’s too wide or too narrow, use a smaller or larger number than 30 (bigger number means wider)

If it doesn’t work for you, show us your ? > Debug Info, and give us screenshots showing your edited startup.py open in Notepad++, and maybe with the Plugins > Python Script > Show Console showing, so we can see if there are any unexpected error messages