Questions tagged [notepad++]
Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.
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Adding a new language to Notepad++
What's the easiest way to add a custom language to Notepad++ for highlighting support? After some research, I see two ways:
User-Defined Language: simple way of adding a new language based on tokens, ...
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Is it possible to have Notepad++ show two rows of file tabs?
Is it possible to have Notepad++ show two rows of file tabs?
I wasn't able to find such a setting.
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Notepad++ "Find in files" not searching in
I'm doing a search for a term "BasePlugins" in a directory using the "Find in Files" feature of Notepad++. If I use Windows XP's search function in this directory, it will find several HTML files ...
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How to make Notepad++ use proxy with username and password?
This has been a frustration for a while - I am trying to figure out how to configure Notepad++ (now at v5.6.8 Unicode) to use a proxy server with a specific username and password when connecting to ...
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Opening huge files in notepad++
Sometime I have problems opening huge log files(700mb) or so in np++. I'm running Win2k8 R2 x64 OS.
For eg, the file's Last modified time is: 16:48
but when I open the file in notepad++, the file is ...
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Is there a way to manage tabs efficiently in Notepad++
Is there a way to group tabs in Notepad++?
I frequently end-up with 30 or more tabs (files) opened, and it's becoming quite hard to figure out which tab I want to switch to.
If I could group them ...
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How can I tell Notepad++ to always use a particular language with a particular file extension
I've associated .xul with Notepad++ so if I double-click on a .xul file, it will open in Notepad++. But Notepad++ doesn't know that XUL is just a particular type of XML, so I then have to manually ...
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Regular Expressions find/replace
How to I do a search for @anydomain.anyTLD using regular expressions?
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Notepad++ and sFTP Support
Anyone knows of a sFTP plugin for Notepad++ ? I just checked FTP_syncrhonize and it doesnt support sFTP. (please no "use filezilla/winscp/putty" answers).
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Notepad++ or other application to replace string with numeric function
I am using Notepad++ and attempting to replace all numeric strings within a specific tag (xxxxof my XML document with a new string which has been modified by a specific variable. Here's an example:
&...
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NotePad++ - Why does finding ^ not work?
I am trying to move away from TextPad, and I just can't get regular expressions like ^ and $ to be replaced. I have definitely ticked the regular expression box.
What am I doing wrong?
I am trying ...
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Use Windows default icon with Notepad++
I do like Notepad++, but I hate its icon. I'm very happy with Windows icons for txt/ini/... files, and would like to keep them. How can I associate Notepad++ with all supported filetypes without ...
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EOL in Notepad++ and Notepad
I'm using Notepad++ to create some text file, but I noticed when the generated file is opened in Windows Notepad, the file contents get mal-formated due to the fact that Notepad++ use LF and EOL ...
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Notepad2 or Notepad++ and why? [closed]
Why should I choose one over the other, or should I go another way?
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Text editor which enables real-time spell checking
Is there a text editor which enables real-time spell checking like the rich tech editor in Gmail or even typing anything using Firefox? is there a Notepad++ plugin?
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notepad++ how to choose word autocomplete suggestion by pressing TAB not RETURN (default )?
i just enalbed autocomplete in notepad++
but when the suggestions come up, you have to hit RETURN key to choose it...is there any way to make TAB autocomplete ?
also, it seems like curly brackets ...
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Is it possible to make Notepad++ support Tamil language functionality?
Notepad++ (from v2.3) supports the multilanguage functionality by means of a translated XML file (from english.xml). Normally you don't need it if you install Notepad++ by its installer. You may need ...
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How to migrate Notepad++ settings?
I am trying to portabilize every program I use if possible, and Notepad++ is on the list. The only problem is that I've had a native installation until now so that I'm not totally sure which settings ...
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Switching to tabs to the right or left of the current tab in Notepad++
How can I switch to the document to the left or right of the current document in Notepad++?
For example, if I have documents A, B, and C open, and I'm currently editing B, I would like a shortcut to ...
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How to run Java in Notepad++ command window to accept input
I'm don't know how to use the command line with Notepad++ to accept input and display output.
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load langs.xml failed also after fix
I have the same error as stated on: Notepad++ is unable to load langs.xml, why?. I have also applied the fix listed there. I delete the langs.xml file. Then when I reboot notepad++.exe a new langs.xml ...
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Notepad++ Search & Replace with Regular Expressions
I know its simple, but I can't get it to work...
I have a strings like
{span style="display:none"}123{/span} and
{span style="display:none"}456{/span} and
{span style="display:none"}789{/span}
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Disable auto-update in Notepad++
Is it possible to configure Notepad++ to stop checking for new versions each time it is run?
Every time Nodepad++ is started a dialog pops with:
An update package is available, do you want to ...
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HTML Tag Auto Complete in Notepad++?
I would like for Notepad++ to add the closing tag when I finish typing the open tag. I know there is a plugin to do this for XML but it doesn't work on my HTML files and I have yet to find one that ...
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Strange characters in Notepad++
From this morning something strange is happening to my Notepad++ editor. When I press ↵ Enter on the keyboard I get some strange symbols:
What can I do to fix this?
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How to add auto-completion to Notepad++ for Objective-C?
Auto-completion XML files exist for Notepad++ in the notepad++\plugins\apis folder. However I can't find Objective-C there.
Does anyone have an XML file for Objective-C auto-completion, or perhaps ...
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Open text file in notepad/notepad++ based on size
When i double click a text document, if that text file is more than 1MB(or some specified size) I want that text file to be opened in Notepad++ while the files that are smaller should be opened in ...
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Converting CSV to fixed-width in Notepad++?
Is there a way in Notepad++ to convert a comma-separated file to fixed width columns?
This feature exists in UltraEdit and explained in Working with CSV files, but I am happy with my Notepad++, and I ...
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Converting text to Title case in Notepad++
Is there a way to convert a block of text to title case in Notepad++?
It should turn
asdf ASDF aSdF
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Asdf Asdf Asdf
I see upper case and lower case on the edit menu, but those aren't ...
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