ExtSettings Files

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*   ExtSettings plugin v1.0 for Notepad++                        *
*   Builds for 32 and 64 bits Notepad++ installations available  *
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*   Author: Andreas Heim, 2019                                   *
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============
  Features
============

This plugin provides the ability to configure some Scintilla
settings which are normally not available via the preferences
dialog of Notepad++.

It adds a button to the toolbar of Notepad++ to open its main
dialog.

Included settings:

* Toggle unindenting of whitespace at line start using backspace
  key.
* Toggle line drawing under first line of folded code block.
* Toggle allow cursor placing beyond line endings.
* Toggle cursor wrapping to end of previous line when pressing
  Left Arrow key at line start (Notepad++ v7.7 and higher).
* Toggle extend selection highlighting up to right hand border of
  editor window.
* Set alpha value to draw selection highlighting translucently.
* Toggle multiple pasting into multiple selections.
* Toggle end-of-line conversion when pasting.
* Set magnification for printing.
* Set line wrapping mode (none, at word boundaries, at any
  character, at whitespace characters).
* Set which markers should be displayed on line wrapping (at end
  or start of subline of a wrapped line, in line numbers margin).
* Toggle whether line wrapping markers should be displayed near
  text of subline end and/or subline start.
* Show an arbitrary number of vertical lines at certain columns
  with a certain color (Notepad++ v7.7 and higher).



=================
  Installation
=================

The necessary steps depend on the version of Notepad++ you use.

  Notepad++ versions prior to v7.6
  --------------------------------
  a) Copy the file "ExtSettings.dll" to the "plugins" directory of
     your Notepad++ installation. You can find the "plugins"
     directory under the installation path of Notepad++.
  b) Copy the file "doc\ExtSettings.txt" to the directory
     "plugins\doc". If it doesn't exist create it.

  Notepad++ version v7.6
  ----------------------
  a) Under "%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Notepad++\plugins" create
     a directory "ExtSettings" and copy the file "ExtSettings.dll"
     to this directory.
  b) Under
     "%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Notepad++\plugins\ExtSettings"
     create a directory "doc" and copy the file
     "doc\ExtSettings.txt" to this directory.

  Notepad++ versions v7.6.1 and v7.6.2
  ------------------------------------
  a) Under "%ProgramData%\Notepad++\plugins" create a directory
     "ExtSettings" and copy the file "ExtSettings.dll" to this
     directory.
  b) Under "%ProgramData%\Notepad++\plugins\ExtSettings" create a
     directory "doc" and copy the file "doc\ExtSettings.txt" to
     this directory.

  Notepad++ version v7.6.3 and higher
  -----------------------------------
  a) Under "<Npp-install-dir>\plugins" create a directory
     "ExtSettings" and copy the file "ExtSettings.dll" to this
     directory.
  b) Under "<Npp-install-dir>\plugins\ExtSettings" create a
     directory "doc" and copy the file "doc\ExtSettings.txt" to
     this directory.



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  History
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v1.0 - September 2019
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- Initial release