Notepad++is a free source code editor which supports several programminglanguages running under the M$ Windows environment.Notepad++ isdesigned to be a freeware replacement for Notepad.
This project, based on Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editorcomponent) and written in C++ with pure win32 api (i.e. without MFC,that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of theprogram), is under the GPL Licence.
This project is mature. However, as you can see it’.s a one-man-project, there’.re still some bugs and missing features.
If you have any question or suggestion about this project, please dropme a mail, I’.ll love to hear from you. As well, if you have any featurerequest, you can always do the demand, but there’.s no warranty thatI’.ll implement it.
Here are some key features of "Notepad plus plus":
Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
Supported languages : C, C++, Java, C#, XML, HTML, PHP, Javascript, RCresource file, makefile, ASCII art file (extension .nfo, doxygen, inifile, batch file, ASP, VB/VBS source files, SQL, Objective-C, CSS,Pascal, Perl, Python and Lua.
WYSIWYG
If you have a colour printer, print your source code (or whatever you want) in colour.
Style Configurator
For each style in every supported language, user can change thebackground/foreground colour, the font, font size and font style ( boldor Italic ) via the Style Configurator Dialog.
User Define Syntax Highlighting
It allows user to define his own language : not only the syntaxhighlighting keywords, but also the syntax folding keywords, commentkeywords and the operators.
Multi-Document
You can edit several documents at the same time.
Multi-View
You have two views at same time. That means you can visualize (edit) 2different documents at the same time. You can visualize (edit) in the 2views one document at 2 different positions as well. The modificationof document in one view will carry out in another view (i.e. you modifythe SAME document when you are in clone mode).
Regular Expression Search supported
You can search one string in the document by using the regular expression.
Full Drag ‘.N Drop supported
You can open a document by drag &. drop. You can also move yourdocument from a position (or even a view) to another by drag &.drop.
Dynamic position of Views
The user can set the position of the views dynamically (only in 2 viewsmode : the splitter can be set in horizontal or in vertical).
File Status Auto-detection
If you modify or delete a file which opened in Notepad++, you will benotified to update your document (reload the file or remove the file).
Zoom in and zoom out
That s another fantastic function of Scintilla component.
Multi-Language environment supported
The Chinese, Japanese and Korean Windows environments are supported.
Bookmark
User can just click on the bookmark margin (located right side of linenumber margin) or type Ctrl+F2 to toggle a book mark. To reach thebookmark, type just F2 (Next bookmark) or Shift+F2 (Previous bookmark).To clear all bookmarks, click the Menu Search->.Clear All bookmarks.
Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting
When the caret stay beside of one of those symbol { } [ ] ( ) , thesymbol beside of caret and its symmetric opposite symbol will behighlighted, as well as the indent guideline (if any) in order tolocate the bloc more easily.
What s New in This Release:
Fix the crash issue.
Add Docking feature for plugin dialogs.
Fix the bug that current "open" and "save as" directory are unchanged with the shortcut Ctrl+Tab.
Fix the bug that the new added languages in v3.9 can not be hidden from the language menu.
Fix the volatile search direction bug.
Fix the Tab display problem.
Add Haskell, InnoSetup languages support.
Add the option to open/save files in the last operation directory.
Enhance Document switcher (MRU and switch crossing view abilities).
Fix "Find Next" unicode bug for Find Replace Dialog.
Support Unicode in displayed result of Find in files &. Find in all opened files.
Add Reload from disk feature.
Fix bug : Exit (close or restart Windows) without prompt to save.
All the shortcuts of plugins commands are customizable via the shortcut mapper....