notepad-plus: IdeaTorrent

Written by uandme314 the 12 Apr 13 at 13:55.

It would be a simple matter to move the tab close icon to the tab in question. It should highlight so that you know you are going to close the tab, and clicking anywhere near the x should not close the tab unless it has been highlighted first.

It would be a simple matter to move the tab close icon to the tab in question. It should highlight so that you know you are going to close the tab, and clicking anywhere near the x should not close the tab unless it has been highlighted first.

Written by bordeauxjulien the 11 Apr 13 at 13:43.

Would it be possible that we can disable the tooltip that displays the name/path of the files opened in the tabs ?

Would it be possible that we can disable the tooltip that displays the name/path of the files opened in the tabs ?

Written by alvordr the 24 Mar 13 at 17:32.

Please allow right click new file creation from the tab area. It's more intuitive and user-centric these days, than forcing users to go to the File menu.

Granted, I am aware that one can use Ctrl-N for this, but not everyone knows that.

This is a small, but user-centric and modern UI design feature that would keep Notepad++ on the forefront of it's class.

Please allow right click new file creation from the tab area. It's more intuitive and user-centric these days, than forcing users to go to the File menu. Granted, I am aware that one can use Ctrl-N for this, but not everyone knows that. This is a small, but user-centric and modern UI design feature that would keep Notepad++ on the forefront of it's class.

Written by mmdemirbas the 23 Mar 13 at 11:02.

For each point in the program that interacts with file system in some manner like opening/saving files, changing directory, checking existence of files/folders, replace forward slashes with Windows-style backward slashes in the path before the operation.

For each point in the program that interacts with file system in some manner like opening/saving files, changing directory, checking existence of files/folders, replace forward slashes with Windows-style backward slashes in the path before the operation.

Written by egozentric the 23 Mar 13 at 10:22.

1) I would like that the list in the Doc Switcher mirrors this order / grouping. from the Tabs.

1) I would like that the list in the Doc Switcher mirrors this order / grouping. from the Tabs.

Written by egozentric the 23 Mar 13 at 10:26.

2) Implementing this invites the options to sort by other strategies such as by Alphabetic, by size, by nr of lines, by latest modified/saved etc. default should be == same order as the tabs(manual).

2) Implementing this invites the options to sort by other strategies such as by Alphabetic, by size, by nr of lines, by latest modified/saved etc. default should be == same order as the tabs(manual).

Written by egozentric the 23 Mar 13 at 10:36.

3) drag and drop functionality within the Doc switcher to move the listed files amongst them selves, Just like in the tabs

3) drag and drop functionality within the Doc switcher to move the listed files amongst them selves, Just like in the tabs

Written by egozentric the 23 Mar 13 at 11:13.

4) Add as user preference setting. Checkmark if whether to to bind the sorting of Doc Switcher to the sorting of Tabs OR not

4) Add as user preference setting. Checkmark if whether to to bind the sorting of Doc Switcher to the sorting of Tabs OR not

Written by egozentric the 23 Mar 13 at 11:36.

5) Further option to create labels in a tree (nested) structure list where one can "map" ones documents into logical groups inside the Doc switcher.
Insert separator / group / label / node into file listing

5) Further option to create labels in a tree (nested) structure list where one can "map" ones documents into logical groups inside the Doc switcher. Insert separator / group / label / node into file listing

Written by egozentric the 23 Mar 13 at 11:51.

6) Add a context (sub)menu of mutex checkmarks/radio button in Doc switcher.

- Sort files by
- - tab ordering
- - Most recent modified
- - Most recent saved
- - Most recent opened
- - Nr of lines
- - File size
- - Alphabetic
- - Custom/Manual
- - - Move Up / Move Top / Move down / Move Bottom.
- - - insert Separator / Label / Node
- - - Move into node / Move up from node.
- - - group by extension / label
- - reverse selected order

6) Add a context (sub)menu of mutex checkmarks/radio button in Doc switcher. - Sort files by - - tab ordering - - Most recent modified - - Most recent saved - - Most recent opened - - Nr of lines - - File size - - Alphabetic - - Custom/Manual - - - Move Up / Move Top / Move down / Move Bottom. - - - insert Separator / Label / Node - - - Move into node / Move up from node. - - - group by extension / label - - reverse selected order

Written by egozentric the 23 Mar 13 at 11:59.

7) each file/group/label could show as a different (user selectable) color on the tab(s)
and also selectable icons / Stars / Bangs! etc... (not only the red/blue floppy)

7) each file/group/label could show as a different (user selectable) color on the tab(s) and also selectable icons / Stars / Bangs! etc... (not only the red/blue floppy)

Written by bytebucket1 the 22 Mar 13 at 15:42.

Perhaps the doc switcher could use some of the tab color settings or even the current line colors to show which file in the list is the active file in the edit window.

Perhaps the doc switcher could use some of the tab color settings or even the current line colors to show which file in the list is the active file in the edit window.

Written by xable the 20 Mar 13 at 23:10.

Ctrl+PageUp would cycle through the tabs to the left
Ctrl+PageDown would cycle through the tabs to the right

Ctrl+PageUp would cycle through the tabs to the left Ctrl+PageDown would cycle through the tabs to the right

Written by kryman the 18 Mar 13 at 06:58.

Like in a file manager, with the mouse select several of the files and easy remove them. Can this be achieved in n++? Some ideas are either to select with the mouse, or double-click on the file, etc.? Since my imagination is limited, and you have a full understanding of the software, perhaps this could be something worth thinking of?

Like in a file manager, with the mouse select several of the files and easy remove them. Can this be achieved in n++? Some ideas are either to select with the mouse, or double-click on the file, etc.? Since my imagination is limited, and you have a full understanding of the software, perhaps this could be something worth thinking of?

Written by finalp the 21 Feb 13 at 14:12.

Put the closing x on the TABs

Put the closing x on the TABs

Written by finalp the 22 Feb 13 at 00:47.

Settings/preferences > General tab You can select: "show close button on each tab"

Settings/preferences > General tab You can select: "show close button on each tab"

Written by catatonic27 the 22 Mar 13 at 20:18.

Middle-clicking [scroll wheel], closes the tabs. This is how it works almost anywhere you see tabs. Firefox, Chrome, IE, etc. The middle-click is powerful magic.

P.S: Middle-clicking a link also opens the page in a new tab automatically. MAGIC.

Middle-clicking [scroll wheel], closes the tabs. This is how it works almost anywhere you see tabs. Firefox, Chrome, IE, etc. The middle-click is powerful magic. P.S: Middle-clicking a link also opens the page in a new tab automatically. MAGIC.

Written by armoury the 2 Feb 13 at 18:28.

options to always keep/ always lose / always ask
on hard drives / removable devices / network drives

? drive type select if the software isn´t sure

options to always keep/ always lose / always ask on hard drives / removable devices / network drives ? drive type select if the software isn´t sure

Written by armoury the 2 Feb 13 at 18:36.

add checkbox "remember this choice for this drive" to the "keep non existent file" dialog

? determine drive by media ID instead of drive letter!

add checkbox "remember this choice for this drive" to the "keep non existent file" dialog ? determine drive by media ID instead of drive letter!

Written by armoury the 3 Feb 13 at 11:14.

add "keep all" / "lose all" to the "keep non existing file" dialog

add "keep all" / "lose all" to the "keep non existing file" dialog

Written by rlktradewright the 1 Feb 13 at 09:58.

Extend the Edit menu with a Set Red-Only Flag command, which would set the read-only attribute on the file (and of course also set the file as read-only within Notepad++).

If there are unsaved changes, it would be necessary to ask the user whether to save them or discard them.

Extend the Edit menu with a Set Red-Only Flag command, which would set the read-only attribute on the file (and of course also set the file as read-only within Notepad++). If there are unsaved changes, it would be necessary to ask the user whether to save them or discard them.

Written by drickard the 14 Jan 13 at 19:26.

Right click on a tab and have the option to "Close tabs to the right", meaning to close all tabs to the right of the clicked-on tab. This is the same functionality as Firefox/Tab Mix Plus "Close Right Tabs" or Chrome's "Close tabs to the right".

Right click on a tab and have the option to "Close tabs to the right", meaning to close all tabs to the right of the clicked-on tab. This is the same functionality as Firefox/Tab Mix Plus "Close Right Tabs" or Chrome's "Close tabs to the right".

Written by nekdolan the 9 Jan 13 at 20:15.

see idea!

see idea!

Written by tandrews the 22 Apr 12 at 02:33.

Because this feature I'm suggestion may not be desirable by everyone who uses NPP, I'd like to have a new Settings option that when enabled would give the user a message that they are about to open a file that is already loaded. I would envision a check to see if the already loaded file has been modified but not saved. If it has been modified, ask the user if they want to discard the changes. If they say YES, NPP can do a File->Reload from Disk operation. If they say NO, don't open a new copy of the file but instead switch to the tab where it is already loaded.

Because this feature I'm suggestion may not be desirable by everyone who uses NPP, I'd like to have a new Settings option that when enabled would give the user a message that they are about to open a file that is already loaded. I would envision a check to see if the already loaded file has been modified but not saved. If it has been modified, ask the user if they want to discard the changes. If they say YES, NPP can do a File->Reload from Disk operation. If they say NO, don't open a new copy of the file but instead switch to the tab where it is already loaded.

Written by pimpf59 the 2 Dec 11 at 13:54.

I guess it would be fine to have an Option (i.e. in the Settings->File), that explicitly tells NPP to save a File always in a predefined Folder (maybe with something like a Sub-Option "Confirm yes/no?" or somethin like that), no matter where that File originally has been opened from.

I guess it would be fine to have an Option (i.e. in the Settings->File), that explicitly tells NPP to save a File always in a predefined Folder (maybe with something like a Sub-Option "Confirm yes/no?" or somethin like that), no matter where that File originally has been opened from.

Written by menych the 4 Aug 11 at 18:33.

I would very much appreciate if you could expand the Doc Switcher's functionality by adding:
1. sorting by name / folder / extension
2. inline search (as in thunderbird where when you type a few letters, the list is actually limited to the matching entries).

I would very much appreciate if you could expand the Doc Switcher's functionality by adding: 1. sorting by name / folder / extension 2. inline search (as in thunderbird where when you type a few letters, the list is actually limited to the matching entries).

Written by anudedeus the 25 Jan 11 at 13:03.

Basic logic (suggestion):

-OnNewDocument/OnOpenDocument() events:
if (current document count = 1) and (NewSetting=true) then
Open document in new view
else
open document in active view.

Very simple to implement, I presume.

Basic logic (suggestion): -OnNewDocument/OnOpenDocument() events: if (current document count = 1) and (NewSetting=true) then Open document in new view else open document in active view. Very simple to implement, I presume.

Written by cchris the 26 Jan 11 at 11:39.

Such a setting would cause any newly opened document to open in the view that does not hold the current document. Locking could be shown as a small icon on the status bar; double clicking it would toggle the locking, in addition to a new checkable View menu item.
Since there is no guarantee about the order in which multiple dragged files are opened in N++, what "the first" is depends on too many subtle things. Tinkering with this would be quite user unfriendly.
Perhaps an extra "Move all other tabs to other view" command could be useful as well.

Such a setting would cause any newly opened document to open in the view that does not hold the current document. Locking could be shown as a small icon on the status bar; double clicking it would toggle the locking, in addition to a new checkable View menu item. Since there is no guarantee about the order in which multiple dragged files are opened in N++, what "the first" is depends on too many subtle things. Tinkering with this would be quite user unfriendly. Perhaps an extra "Move all other tabs to other view" command could be useful as well.

Written by anudedeus the 27 Jan 11 at 10:12.

"Such a setting would cause any newly opened document to open in the view that does not hold the current document. "
- And what's the problem with that? By default, the setting would be FALSE, until the user goes to the Preferences and change it. The user will be aware of that behaviour, so if he/she doesn't like it, won't use it.
- About the concern about ordering of multiple files drag'n'drop: again, what's the problem with that? Open 1 document (the 1st one that is listed) in 1 view, the rest in the other view. Again, it's a new feature, the users will decide if it suits them or not. They will have to try it for themselves, as the DEFAULT will be false/disabled.

Maybe I should clarify where I got the idea for this setting from: very frequently I drag'n'drop 2 (and only 2) files to the editor, and that's either because one is dependent of the other (in my case, a Delphi .pas unit and its equivalent .dfm file), or because I'm comparing too versions of the same file, to find differences between them.

How about another solution then, like this:
if it's a drag'n'drop
and
number of selected files = 2
and
number of current open files = 0

"Such a setting would cause any newly opened document to open in the view that does not hold the current document. " - And what's the problem with that? By default, the setting would be FALSE, until the user goes to the Preferences and change it. The user will be aware of that behaviour, so if he/she doesn't like it, won't use it. - About the concern about ordering of multiple files drag'n'drop: again, what's the problem with that? Open 1 document (the 1st one that is listed) in 1 view, the rest in the other view. Again, it's a new feature, the users will decide if it suits them or not. They will have to try it for themselves, as the DEFAULT will be false/disabled. Maybe I should clarify where I got the idea for this setting from: very frequently I drag'n'drop 2 (and only 2) files to the editor, and that's either because one is dependent of the other (in my case, a Delphi .pas unit and its equivalent .dfm file), or because I'm comparing too versions of the same file, to find differences between them. How about another solution then, like this: if it's a drag'n'drop and number of selected files = 2 and number of current open files = 0 and the new user setting = true then open file[0] in view 1, open file[1] in view 2 In this solution, EVERY other circumstance will open the files as it's currently implemented. (sorry, I had this posted as a comment, but then I realised it's actually another solution, ignore the comment I posted on 26/Jan)

Written by thezeusjuice the 24 Sep 10 at 07:39.

In the "Run a Macro Multiple Times" popup window, place a checkbox labeled "Run on All Buffers Open", defaulted to unchecked.

If that checkbox is checked by the user, then Npp should perform the macro action(s) on all buffers.

In the "Run a Macro Multiple Times" popup window, place a checkbox labeled "Run on All Buffers Open", defaulted to unchecked. If that checkbox is checked by the user, then Npp should perform the macro action(s) on all buffers.

Written by surlyhacker the 12 Aug 10 at 14:25.

If there was an option (or a mandatory new feature) to save the session as it changes, this would fix the problem.

So, each time a file is opened, closed, tab moved, tab scroll position changed, active tab changed, etc, the session.xml file would immediately be saved at that moment.

This is precisely how Google Chrome behaves. So no matter how it or your computer crashes, the set of current tabs was saved the last time it changed and can almost always be restored (short of file corruption).

I see that Notepad++ has "Load session" and "Save session" features, and I don't know how those interact with the default session.xml. (for example, if you load a separate session file, do session changes get saved to it on exit, or only if you do "save session"? what about the default session? after doing "save session", when later exiting, is the default session still saved?, etc). However, I am sure that someone who understands this better can easily incorporate my idea into it.

If there was an option (or a mandatory new feature) to save the session as it changes, this would fix the problem. So, each time a file is opened, closed, tab moved, tab scroll position changed, active tab changed, etc, the session.xml file would immediately be saved at that moment. This is precisely how Google Chrome behaves. So no matter how it or your computer crashes, the set of current tabs was saved the last time it changed and can almost always be restored (short of file corruption). I see that Notepad++ has "Load session" and "Save session" features, and I don't know how those interact with the default session.xml. (for example, if you load a separate session file, do session changes get saved to it on exit, or only if you do "save session"? what about the default session? after doing "save session", when later exiting, is the default session still saved?, etc). However, I am sure that someone who understands this better can easily incorporate my idea into it.

Written by cchris the 4 May 10 at 23:48.

One very convenient way could be, in order to drag text from doc A to doc B on different tabs on the same view, to just drag text to the tab of the target document and dwelling there for a little while (say 800ms). When such a gesture is detected, N++ would change focus to te target document, allowing then to drop the dragged text as if it came from tht document.

One very convenient way could be, in order to drag text from doc A to doc B on different tabs on the same view, to just drag text to the tab of the target document and dwelling there for a little while (say 800ms). When such a gesture is detected, N++ would change focus to te target document, allowing then to drop the dragged text as if it came from tht document.

Written by cchris the 4 May 10 at 23:52.

Of course, an even more versatile solution would be to clone the source document to a third view, assuming the standard two are in use already. This third view could be in a dockable window for convenient placement. And then, if you can have 3 views, you can have N of them.

Of course, an even more versatile solution would be to clone the source document to a third view, assuming the standard two are in use already. This third view could be in a dockable window for convenient placement. And then, if you can have 3 views, you can have N of them.

Written by jslepub the 10 May 10 at 06:40.

You can install multiple copies of N++ in different directories and open more than 1 instance.

You can install multiple copies of N++ in different directories and open more than 1 instance.