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    • Ekopalypse
      Ekopalypse @JillPlaysMC last edited by

      @jillplaysmc

      You need the Python script plugin. Ready to install via Plugins->Plugin Admin. Select Python Script and press install.

      Make sure you have saved all unsaved documents beforehand to avoid possible data loss.

      After that, we can write a little script that will automatically insert a line break
      either before or after the word that reaches the boundary or,
      if you prefer, break the word right at the column.

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      • Neil Schipper
        Neil Schipper @JillPlaysMC last edited by Neil Schipper

        @jillplaysmc
        First you should get clarity on the difference between

        • text with line wraps currently visible onscreen
        • text with line breaks that persist across file re-openings

        Eko’s comments pertain to the former. With Word wrap on, you can adjust the width of the NP++ window (not maximized) to temporarily make the width of lines as you like. You’d only need the plug-in if this interfered with how you may wish to view other tabs.

        If you wish to actually split lines in a persistent way, you can make the window adjustments described above, then select the lines of interest and issue Edit -> Line Operations -> Split lines (default Ctrl + i)

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        • JillPlaysMC
          JillPlaysMC @Ekopalypse last edited by

          @ekopalypse Ok so I got the plugin, what do I do now?

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          • Ekopalypse
            Ekopalypse @Neil Schipper last edited by

            I meant a real insertion of a line break, not just the visual break. Sorry if that didn’t come across clearly.

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            • JillPlaysMC
              JillPlaysMC @Ekopalypse last edited by

              @ekopalypse So I’m confused now, so I know the other thing makes a line that is only visual but doesn’t actually change the line but how do I make it actually change the line?

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              • Ekopalypse
                Ekopalypse @JillPlaysMC last edited by

                @jillplaysmc

                How should this work?
                For all files you edit? Only for certain ones?
                Where do you want it to wrap? Before the word that reaches the border, after it, or at that exact column?

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                • Neil Schipper
                  Neil Schipper @JillPlaysMC last edited by

                  @jillplaysmc said in Horizontal line question:

                  how do I make it actually change the line?

                  I believe I answered that.

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                  • Ekopalypse
                    Ekopalypse @Neil Schipper last edited by

                    @neil-schipper

                    but this does not do it automatically when you edit text.

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                    • JillPlaysMC
                      JillPlaysMC @Neil Schipper last edited by

                      @neil-schipper I’m just confused on what you mean. I know a good amount of tech stuff but I’m not a wizard and what you told me, I’m a little confused on it

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                      • Neil Schipper
                        Neil Schipper @JillPlaysMC last edited by Neil Schipper

                        @jillplaysmc said in Horizontal line question:

                        I’m just confused on what you mean.

                        Me too!

                        Which of these are causing difficulty?

                        • turning Word wrap on and off
                        • adjusting the overall application window width
                        • selecting some or all lines
                        • issuing Split Lines command

                        Play around for ten minutes and then report back.

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                        • JillPlaysMC
                          JillPlaysMC @Neil Schipper last edited by

                          @neil-schipper Ok so I just found out that turning on warp wrap and making the window smaller does what I want. But how do I keep it like this when I put it back on maxed window mode?

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                          • Neil Schipper
                            Neil Schipper @JillPlaysMC last edited by

                            @jillplaysmc
                            So you’ve executed 2 out of 4 steps, but you don’t want to continue with the instructions to see if it meets your need?

                            You also haven’t stated whether you want to control the appearance “for now” vs. change the file so it persistently has the shorter lines.

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                            • Neil Schipper
                              Neil Schipper @Ekopalypse last edited by

                              @ekopalypse said in Horizontal line question:

                              but this does not do it automatically when you edit text

                              Right. Maybe Jill will clarify that aspect of what she wants.

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                              • JillPlaysMC
                                JillPlaysMC @Neil Schipper last edited by

                                @neil-schipper As for steps 3 and 4, what do you mean by select some or all lines, and what does split lines do?

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                                • Neil Schipper
                                  Neil Schipper @JillPlaysMC last edited by

                                  @jillplaysmc
                                  Selecting is when you hold down Shift and cursor around or click-and-drag around. Selected text gets differently colored, and can then be copied (Ctrl-c) or cut (Ctrl-x) or undergo other operations.

                                  So, select a bunch of lines, issue Ctrl-i and see if you are happy with the result.

                                  Play around a lot. As you try different things you can issue undo (ctrl-z) commands to get back to where you were.

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                                  • JillPlaysMC
                                    JillPlaysMC @Neil Schipper last edited by

                                    @neil-schipper When I try Ctrl + I nothing happens

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                                    • Neil Schipper
                                      Neil Schipper @JillPlaysMC last edited by

                                      @jillplaysmc

                                      Here’s a “before” shot. Notice that lines 6 to 10 are selected:

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                                      Here’s what we get after Ctrl + i and then widening the window. Notice that the old line 6 is now 2 lines 6 & 7, and, old line 9 is now 3 lines 10, 11 & 12.

                                      ef9643d5-438c-4ab5-b39e-4bf0e21a1417-image.png

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                                      • Neil Schipper
                                        Neil Schipper @Neil Schipper last edited by

                                        @neil-schipper said in Horizontal line question:

                                        and, old line 9 is now 3 lines 10, 11 & 12.

                                        … and please notice that the widening did not effect the wrap point of lines 6 - 12.

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                                        • PeterJones
                                          PeterJones @Neil Schipper last edited by

                                          @neil-schipper & @JillPlaysMC ,

                                          You can also set Settings > Preferences > Margins/Borders/Edge > Vertical Edge Settings = 129, which will draw a colored line at character 129, and when you do the Ctrl+I to split the lines, it will split the selected text at that exact location instead of however wide the window happens to be.

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                                          • Snabel42
                                            Snabel42 @PeterJones last edited by

                                            @peterjones how would you ‘split’ at a certain character position without using this setting?

                                            I normally do a regular expression for it, but maybe there’s a quicker/simpler way with the split command?

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