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    • deleeleeD
      deleelee
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      I know how to use the Column Editor to insert sequential numbers at the start of lines but is it possible to create a macro for this? I’ve tried doing the following:

      1. Move cursor to start position.
      2. Start Recording macro.
      3. Press Alt+C to open Column Editor.
      4. Enter 1 for initial number, 1 for increase, click OK.
      5. Stop Recording macro.

      The macro records but when I select Playback nothing happens.

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      • PeterJonesP
        PeterJones @deleelee
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        @deleelee ,

        The macro language is not all-capable, unfortunately. The only dialog-based action which it can record is search/replace – and since the Column Editor is a dialog that isn’t the search/replace, the macro cannot record/replicate its action

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        • deleeleeD
          deleelee @PeterJones
          last edited by

          @PeterJones said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

          @deleelee ,

          The macro language is not all-capable, unfortunately. The only dialog-based action which it can record is search/replace – and since the Column Editor is a dialog that isn’t the search/replace, the macro cannot record/replicate its action

          I thought that might be the case so thanks for confirming it for me :-)

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          • Simran KaurS
            Simran Kaur
            last edited by

            Follow this tutorial: https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/16311/how-to-add-numbers-to-a-text-with-notepad

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            • Alan KilbornA
              Alan Kilborn @deleelee
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              @deleelee

              While it may not be possible as a macro, it could certainly be “scripted” if you are interested in that type of solution.

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              • deleeleeD
                deleelee @Simran Kaur
                last edited by

                @Simran-Kaur said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                Follow this tutorial: https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/16311/how-to-add-numbers-to-a-text-with-notepad

                I don’t think you read my post because I’ve already said I know how to do that.

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                • deleeleeD
                  deleelee @Alan Kilborn
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                  @Alan-Kilborn said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                  @deleelee

                  While it may not be possible as a macro, it could certainly be “scripted” if you are interested in that type of solution.

                  Yes I would be interested in that type of solution. Do you have a script in mind?

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                  • Alan KilbornA
                    Alan Kilborn @deleelee
                    last edited by Alan Kilborn

                    @deleelee

                    You didn’t really say a whole lot about what you want to end up with, but here’s a script that demos some capability. I call it InsertLineNumbersOnLines.py:

                    # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
                    from __future__ import print_function
                    
                    from Npp import *
                    import math
                    
                    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    
                    class ILNOL(object):
                    
                        def __init__(self):
                            num_digits_in_line_num = int(math.log(editor.getLineCount(), 10)) + 1
                            line_list = editor.getText().splitlines()
                            line_list2 = []
                            for (line_nbr, line_content) in enumerate(line_list):
                                line_list2.append('{n:>{d}}:{c}'.format(n=line_nbr+1, c=line_content, d=num_digits_in_line_num))
                            eol = ['\r\n', '\r', '\n'][editor.getEOLMode()]
                            editor.setText(eol.join(line_list2))
                    
                    #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    
                    if __name__ == '__main__': ILNOL()
                    
                    

                    The script will put line numbers at the start of every line, example:

                    9ad2d72d-ec3d-4394-b6f0-2878cdc1800e-image.png

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                    • Alan KilbornA
                      Alan Kilborn
                      last edited by Alan Kilborn

                      It may be worth noting that the script above is similar to the functionality of the deprecated TextFX plugin’s function: TextFX > TextFX Tools > Insert Line Numbers.

                      Here’s a slightly modified version that is even more similar, I call this one TextFxInsertLineNumbers.py:

                      # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
                      from __future__ import print_function
                      
                      from Npp import *
                      import inspect
                      import os
                      
                      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      
                      class TFILN(object):
                      
                          def __init__(self):
                              self.this_script_name = inspect.getframeinfo(inspect.currentframe()).filename.split(os.sep)[-1].rsplit('.', 1)[0]
                              if editor.getSelectionEmpty():
                                  self.mb('No text selected')
                                  return
                              (start_line, end_line) = editor.getUserLineSelection()
                              start_pos = editor.positionFromLine(start_line)
                              end_pos = editor.getLineEndPosition(end_line)
                              line_list = editor.getRangePointer(start_pos, end_pos - start_pos).splitlines()
                              line_list2 = []
                              for (line_nbr, line_content) in enumerate(line_list):
                                  line_list2.append('{n:08} {c}'.format(n=line_nbr+1, c=line_content))
                              eol = ['\r\n', '\r', '\n'][editor.getEOLMode()]
                              editor.setTarget(start_pos, end_pos)
                              editor.beginUndoAction()
                              editor.replaceTarget(eol.join(line_list2))
                              editor.endUndoAction()
                      
                          def mb(self, msg, flags=0, title=''):  # a message-box function
                              return notepad.messageBox(msg, title if title else self.this_script_name, flags)
                      
                      #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      
                      if __name__ == '__main__': TFILN()
                      
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                      • deleeleeD
                        deleelee @Alan Kilborn
                        last edited by

                        @Alan-Kilborn said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                        It may be worth noting that the script above is similar to the functionality of the deprecated TextFX plugin’s function: TextFX > TextFX Tools > Insert Line Numbers.

                        Here’s a slightly modified version that is even more similar, I call this one TextFxInsertLineNumbers.py:

                        # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
                        from __future__ import print_function
                        
                        from Npp import *
                        import inspect
                        import os
                        
                        #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        
                        class TFILN(object):
                        
                            def __init__(self):
                                self.this_script_name = inspect.getframeinfo(inspect.currentframe()).filename.split(os.sep)[-1].rsplit('.', 1)[0]
                                if editor.getSelectionEmpty():
                                    self.mb('No text selected')
                                    return
                                (start_line, end_line) = editor.getUserLineSelection()
                                start_pos = editor.positionFromLine(start_line)
                                end_pos = editor.getLineEndPosition(end_line)
                                line_list = editor.getRangePointer(start_pos, end_pos - start_pos).splitlines()
                                line_list2 = []
                                for (line_nbr, line_content) in enumerate(line_list):
                                    line_list2.append('{n:08} {c}'.format(n=line_nbr+1, c=line_content))
                                eol = ['\r\n', '\r', '\n'][editor.getEOLMode()]
                                editor.setTarget(start_pos, end_pos)
                                editor.beginUndoAction()
                                editor.replaceTarget(eol.join(line_list2))
                                editor.endUndoAction()
                        
                            def mb(self, msg, flags=0, title=''):  # a message-box function
                                return notepad.messageBox(msg, title if title else self.this_script_name, flags)
                        
                        #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        
                        if __name__ == '__main__': TFILN()
                        

                        Thanks for both of these. Sorry I wasn’t more specific. What would be great would be a script where I just select the lines I want numbered and insert sequential numbers starting from one followed by a closing parentheses ie: 1) 2) 3)

                        Now I’m not exactly a coding newbie but I’ve not really dealt with Python before. If I have Python installed on my PC do I just run the script or do I load it into Npp (as a macro or some other method)?

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                        • PeterJonesP
                          PeterJones @deleelee
                          last edited by

                          @deleelee said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                          f I have Python installed on my PC do I just run the script or do I load it into Npp

                          No. You install the PythonScript plugin, which comes with an embedded Python interpreter, and follow the instructions in the FAQ on how to run a script using PythonScript

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                          • deleeleeD
                            deleelee @PeterJones
                            last edited by

                            @PeterJones said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                            No. You install the PythonScript plugin, which comes with an embedded Python interpreter, and follow the instructions in the FAQ on how to run a script using PythonScript

                            Thank you so much, Peter! :-D

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                              deleelee @deleelee
                              last edited by

                              @deleelee said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                              Here’s a slightly modified version

                              Sorry it’s taken me so long to check your scripts out. Thank you so much, they’re great but I’d like a kind of hybrid of them both.

                              InsertLineNumbersOnLines - Inserts numbers on all lines with the numbers followed by a colon.

                              TextFxInsertLineNumbers - Inserts numbers only on selected lines but with leading zeros.

                              I’d like to insert numbers only on selected lines, with no leading zeros, and numbers followed by a colon or a closing parentheses.

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                              • deleeleeD
                                deleelee @deleelee
                                last edited by

                                @deleelee said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                                @deleelee said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:
                                I’d like a kind of hybrid of them both.

                                UPDATE: I managed to figure it out myself and modified your TextFxInsertLineNumbers script. I now have it inserting numbers with no leading zeros followed by a closing parentheses. Thank you so much for your help.

                                However, is it possible to have it insert numbers only for selected lines but exclude any selected lines that are empty?

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                                • Alan KilbornA
                                  Alan Kilborn @deleelee
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                                  @deleelee said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                                  but exclude any selected lines that are empty?

                                  Sure, most anything is possible with programming.
                                  You’d want to look for a line-length of zero (e.g. len(line_content) == 0) and then NOT insert a line number at the start of such lines, by appending only the content to the second list. Of course, this would cause gaps in your line numbering any time a blank line occurs, so you might need to maintain the line number counter yourself.

                                  Since you’ve already made changes to the script, go ahead and make some more! :-)

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                                  • deleeleeD
                                    deleelee @Alan Kilborn
                                    last edited by

                                    @Alan-Kilborn said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                                    You’d want to look for a line-length of zero (e.g. len(line_content) == 0) and then NOT insert a line number at the start of such lines, by appending only the content to the second list. Of course, this would cause gaps in your line numbering any time a blank line occurs, so you might need to maintain the line number counter yourself.

                                    Thanks yet again. I’ll check it out :-D

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                                    • Ionut DorinI
                                      Ionut Dorin @Alan Kilborn
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                                      @Alan-Kilborn I know it’s years later, but i found myself using your script. I’m a total noob when it comes to programming, all i could do is modify what goes after the numbers.
                                      Now, how could i delete what the script just did (i.e delete the numbers, but leave the lines like they were before the script ran) ? I know i can use Undo to do it on the spot, but let’s say i wanna undo the numbering a day after.

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                                      • Alan KilbornA
                                        Alan Kilborn @Ionut Dorin
                                        last edited by

                                        @Ionut-Dorin

                                        You don’t need programming to delete the line numbers that were inserted.

                                        Here’s how to do it:

                                        • Move the caret to line 1 and column 1
                                        • Press Shift+Alt+b to Begin Select in Column mode
                                        • Move the caret to the last line and put it right after the last digit of the line number (previously added by the script)
                                        • Press Shift+Alt+b again to End Select in Column mode

                                        At this point you should have the line numbers selected in a rectangular block so simply pressing Delete should eliminate them.

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                                        • Ionut DorinI
                                          Ionut Dorin @Alan Kilborn
                                          last edited by

                                          @Alan-Kilborn Okay, i knew how to do that, but it does not help me.
                                          First, i’d have to do it twice, because i set the script up to put a number, then :, then a space (5: ), so till 9 its 3 characters long and after is 4 characters long.
                                          And again, i have to do this multiple times in a document, every day and using the column mode is a bit tedious. I was hoping that i could do it with a script.
                                          Now, i select the text i need, press a key and your script instantly does its job. I’d like to have the same thing with deleting, but i don’t know if it’s possible or not. :)

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                                          • Alan KilbornA
                                            Alan Kilborn @Ionut Dorin
                                            last edited by

                                            @Ionut-Dorin said in Insert sequential numbers at start of lines:

                                            i set the script up to put a number, then :, then a space (5: ), so till 9 its 3 characters long and after is 4 characters long

                                            It would have been better to just show some of this text rather than describing it…

                                            But I think if you do a replacement operation it will be good?:

                                            Find: ^\d+:
                                            Replace: set to nothing
                                            Search mode: Regular expression
                                            Options: Wrap around
                                            Action: Replace all

                                            You can record this replacement op as a macro.

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