Can't use the macro on new window
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Hi guys! I’m using v8.4.6 (64bit Windows ).
When a new macro is saved with “Start/Stop Recording button” the “Playback” button appears to be active. But after I move the current file to a new window (by dragging the tab to an empty space on screen) it dissapears for the new window and I can’t use my macro that I just saved. It still appears on the old window though!
How can I use my macro after I moved the tab to a new window.
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Ah… multi-instances… which is what you are getting when you “drag the tab to an empty space on screen”…
When you do what you’ve described, Notepad++ starts up another instance of itself, but that instance only has the settings that have been saved to disk that last time N++ was exited. Your newly created macro has not yet been saved to disk, so the new instance of N++ doesn’t know about it yet. Even though you “saved” your macro, Notepad++ keeps it only in its memory until such a time as you exit the program.
You must restart after creating (and “saving”) a macro for your described workflow to be successful.
BTW, IMO multi-instances of Notepad++ are somewhat evil. My advice is to not use them, or use them only if you really know what you are doing, and understand their limitations.
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@Alan-Kilborn said in Can't use the macro on new window:
or use them only if you really know what you are doing, and understand their limitations
Yep. And as I recall, someone was sufficiently annoyed by the inability to secure active-but-volatile settings (prone to being lost on a power outage) that they provided a script to execute a quit-restart cycle… which should be a built-in user command, especially since the functionality already exists – we see it used reliably with version updates as well as with plugin installs.
I haven’t checked but there must surely be an open feature request about this. Anyone know?
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execute a quit-restart cycle… which should be a built-in user command
I haven’t checked but there must surely be an open feature request about this. Anyone know?
I don’t believe the is an official feature request for that. You could create one…
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@Neil-Schipper said in Can't use the macro on new window:
someone was sufficiently annoyed by the inability to secure active-but-volatile settings (prone to being lost on a power outage) that they provided a script to execute a quit-restart cycle
Specifically, in Notepad++ Restart Shortcut Key discussion.