I think the AutoHotKey language should be added into Notepad++. http://www.autohotkey.com. AutoHotKey is similar to AutoIt but it is much easier to use and is open source with is a ++. I have a .api language file for it but I can't seem to get Notepad++ to use it.
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If you go on your %ProgramFiles%\AutoHotkey\Extras\Editors\Notepad++\ you'll find a script to install the .api and .xml files in the n++ directories. This is working for me, if you have problem try to define the rules in the user define dialog
Mauro
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I have used the .api and am using the .xml file. The problem is that since autohotkey is not a language, I cannot change the colors. The global colors don't allow me to change what I need to change. I find some of the colors (especially the comments) difficult to read on my monitor.
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I don't wish to start a flame war and I certainly am not against adding AutoHotKey support to Notepad++ but I think that is is not such a great idea to ask for a new feature by putting down a programming language that you do not use. Not everybody thinks that AutoHotKey is easier to use than AutoIt.
AutoHotKey is perhaps simpler, since it lacks some of the newest features of AutoIt, but it is not easier. A lot of people prefer the syntax of AutoIt much more and find it easier to use.
Also regarding the AutoHotKey being open source, it is also the reason why AutoIt is not open source _anymore_! AutoHotKey was originally a fork of AutoIt2 and the developers of AutoIt3 did not like that the AutoHotKey team was "copying" their code, so they closed the source for newer versions (but not completely, since it is still possible to get the code if you really want it and ask nicely).
All I know is that at some point there was a lot of name calling between both projects but things seem to have calmed a lot since them. Both are great scripting languages and very useful tools. I think messages such as yours only serve to bring back the time where there was a lot of issues between both projects.
Cheers,
Amadawn
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I think the AutoHotKey language should be added into Notepad++. http://www.autohotkey.com. AutoHotKey is similar to AutoIt but it is much easier to use and is open source with is a ++. I have a .api language file for it but I can't seem to get Notepad++ to use it.
If you go on your %ProgramFiles%\AutoHotkey\Extras\Editors\Notepad++\ you'll find a script to install the .api and .xml files in the n++ directories. This is working for me, if you have problem try to define the rules in the user define dialog
Mauro
I have used the .api and am using the .xml file. The problem is that since autohotkey is not a language, I cannot change the colors. The global colors don't allow me to change what I need to change. I find some of the colors (especially the comments) difficult to read on my monitor.
I don't wish to start a flame war and I certainly am not against adding AutoHotKey support to Notepad++ but I think that is is not such a great idea to ask for a new feature by putting down a programming language that you do not use. Not everybody thinks that AutoHotKey is easier to use than AutoIt.
AutoHotKey is perhaps simpler, since it lacks some of the newest features of AutoIt, but it is not easier. A lot of people prefer the syntax of AutoIt much more and find it easier to use.
Also regarding the AutoHotKey being open source, it is also the reason why AutoIt is not open source _anymore_! AutoHotKey was originally a fork of AutoIt2 and the developers of AutoIt3 did not like that the AutoHotKey team was "copying" their code, so they closed the source for newer versions (but not completely, since it is still possible to get the code if you really want it and ask nicely).
All I know is that at some point there was a lot of name calling between both projects but things seem to have calmed a lot since them. Both are great scripting languages and very useful tools. I think messages such as yours only serve to bring back the time where there was a lot of issues between both projects.
Cheers,
Amadawn