Plugin request: GhostText support
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GhostText is a browser plugin that enables seamless synchronization between web form text entry and external editors.
As of now, it does not support NPP because it needs an editor-side websocket server.
Such functionality, either in the editor proper or a plugin, would be very useful for automation and integration.
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Interesting idea.
Unfortunately, one rarely sees a request for “will someone write a plugin to do XYZ” ever gain any traction.
The problem is that usually the people who have the skills to write a plugin have one or more that they’ve already written and are maintaining that keep them busier than they like, and the only time they’ll take on a new plugin is when they are the ones interested in having some new feature.
But maybe this post will interest someone enough for them to write it. Good luck.
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Actually the protocol is very simple (famous last words, I know), so even though I have very limited experience with websockets, I may be able to put something together.
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A PythonScript plugin would be the best approach. I suggest starting with the NeoVim plugin, which is just a Python module. Most of the APIs provided by
pynvim.api.nvimshould have Scintilla equivalents in PythonScript’s API modules. If not, you could make a contribution to PythonScript by patching them in. (Neo)Vim is years ahead of N++ in terms of a fully integrated Python subsystem.
