How do you setup tab settings for user defined file types in notepad++?
I ended up changing the “Default” tab spacing to what I use the most, and most of the other files I work with are already explicitly defined in the application.
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How do I edit all highlighted instances of a word simultaneously?
Currently, the ability to select all similar text and edit (like the Ctrl+D functionality in Sublime, as mentioned by @George) is not built in to Notepad++ version 6.9.2. It does sound like it will work when Notepad++ updates the version of Scintilla it uses as the functionality is built in to the newer version of … Read more
Manage code snippets in Notepad++
There is a good plugin to manage code snippets: SnippetPlus .NET 3.5 Required! Code snippet and Surround With plugin for Notepad++. Write snippet name and replace it with real code or select some text and surround it with something like IF,TryCatch,Table,Div or whatever.Will give you hint if you don’t remember the snippet name Note that … Read more
Change colour of highlight for matching words in Notepad++
Settings > Style Configurator > Global Styles > Smart HighLighting
Streaming log(txt) viewer [closed]
Tail for Win32 is a simple open-source program I’ve been using for a couple of years already. Notepad++ can actually do it out of the box. From within Notepad++: Settings > Preferences > MISC. From there, you can check “Update silently” and “Scroll to the last line after update” in the group “File Status Auto-Detection”
Refresh document in notepad++
EDIT on 2020-04-10: as per Eric Hirst’s comment here below (thanks!) apparently now this feature is mapped out of the box to Ctrl + R. Yes, the Reload from Disk feature is built-in. By default it’s not mapped to any keyboard shortcut, though, so you will have to do it yourself: Settings -> Shortcut mapper … Read more
Notepad++ XmlTools Not Installing [closed]
Hey, just had the same issue. You need to download ext_libs.zip, and extract the contents to where you have installed the Notepadd++. Something like C:\Program Files\Notepad++ Then restart Notepad++, and this should work. Hope it helps.
How to disable annoying ‘parenthesis completion’?
From version 6.6.8 onward: Go to Settings -> Preferences -> Auto-Completion In the second grouping called “Auto-Insert”, check/un-check the appropriate auto completion/inserts.
What are those vertical lines in Notepad++ called? The ones that light up for matching brackets or tags, etc
What you are probably looking for is called the “Indent Guide”. In Notepad++ 5.9.8 on Windows, it is found under View/Show Symbol/Show Indent Guide.
How do you keep Notepad++ from opening unsaved documents from the last session?
With the Version 6.6 line of Notepad++ there is a new feature called “Session snapshot & periodic backup” which periodically (by default every 7 seconds) autosaves all of your work. It was designed to make sure that you didn’t lose your work in case the power went out or your computer crashed or something along … Read more