Questions tagged [notepad++]
Notepad++ is a free and open source text editor for Windows. It is designed as a replacement for the built-in Notepad application.
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Visual Studio code keyboard shortcuts to Notepad++
I was trying to use the Visual Studio Code key scheme in Notepad++.
I know that I can't have all functions like Ctrl+D, but at least the rest like comment/uncomment; expand/collapse block...., and ...
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Notepad++ forgets the backup settings
Notepad++ allows creating un-named files. It periodically saves those and auto-opens those when you close and relaunch notepad++. A great feature when you don't want to spend time naming temporary/...
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nodepad++ support for bash/terminal colors
Can I make notepad++ to color text using the terminal color escape sequences?
For example I have the following text:
[32m4 tests, 22 assertions, 0 failures, 0 skipped[0m
In the terminal it is ...
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Removing duplicate rows from search results in Notepad++
Using Notepad++ V6.9.2
When searching for a string in text file and string appear twice on same line the same line appear twice on the Find results.
Is there a way to remove duplicate lines from the ...
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Is the a way to configure Notepad++ to use the Intellij keymap?
I'm coming from the PyCharm IDE (which uses the Intellij keyboard shortcuts) and moving to Notepad++ in order to learn C.
I would like Notepad++ to feature generally the same shortcuts I'm familiar ...
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How to move all open Notepad++ files in all views into one single view?
The Issue
When you have Chrome browser open, if you have many different "windows" (as in "open in new window" vs "open in new tab") open, as I often do, it is useful to be able to join them all into ...
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How to find and replace in the bookmarked lines in Notepad++
I have a problem about how to find and replace in the bookmarked lines in Notepad++.
For example my line is <content:encode><em>....
So I bookmark the lines that have <content:encode&...
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Is there a way to disable multi-editing in Notepad++ v8.6?
I want to be able to hold down CTRL so I can just type "V" on multiple lines to paste the same thing over and over. This was how Notepad++ behaved before I updated to 8.6. Now, if I am still ...
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Solving notepad chinese encoding bug in advance
There is a known bug in notepad where occasionally files which open completely normally in notepad++, wordpad, etc, open as Chinese characters in notepad.
Copy pasting the contents of the file (from ...
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Multiple vertical edges in Notepad++
In Settings->Preferences->Editing you can show a vertical edge to indicate a column width which you don't want to exceed.
I've currently got one at 80 characters, but I'd also like to add one at 120 ...
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Notepad++ Highlight Matching Quotes?
I love that Notepad++ highlights matching braces { }, brackets [ ], and parenthesis ( ) -- when I click one of those characters, its match (if exists) highlights with whatever style I have configured.
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Automatically close the correct XML / HTML tag on typing </
Does anyone know of a Notepad++ plugin that will automatically close the correct balanced tag upon typing </ ?
e.g. if i had typed
<ul>
<li>item 1</li>
<li>item 2</...
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Custom language reformatter for notepad++
I'm a developer for a database platform that uses a specific programming language very similar to vbscript to carry out some of the functionality of the user interface. The current developing editor ...
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How to fold code with regex in NOTEPAD++ UDL v.2.1.0.12
I'm adding a UDL for my special formatted test script in NOTEPAD++.
I'm trying to add folding to the code but it does not respond as expected.
My code's pattern is similar to XML format, something ...
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NotePad++ - How to make changes to highlighted differences in Compare?
I am comparing two texts using Notepad++'s Compare plugin. For convenience, I would like the ability to make a small change to every highlighted difference. I would like it to make every word ...
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