IntelliiSense for Notepad++

I wouldn't touch Notepad++ for anything programming related

There are many free tools out there that does a much better job for you
 
AcidRaZor said:
I wouldn't touch Notepad++ for anything programming related

There are many free tools out there that does a much better job for you
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If I'm forced to edit scripts (python/perl/php/shell) on a windows machine notepad++ is my editor of choice. I love the ftp/sftp plugin to edit scripts "directly" on my server.

The fact that it is small and quick to install also helps.
 
dade said:
If I'm forced to edit scripts (python/perl/php/shell) on a windows machine notepad++ is my editor of choice. I love the ftp/sftp plugin to edit scripts "directly" on my server.

The fact that it is small and quick to install also helps.
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So you change stuff on live? I hope the junior programmers don't find out this ****... chaos will ensue
 
AcidRaZor said:
So you change stuff on live? I hope the junior programmers don't find out this ****... chaos will ensue
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Who said anything about live? We have dev/qa/prod we also have version control.
 
I use Notepad++ on Windows all the time

Does what I need it to do. Other people use TextPad. Does what they need it do. Thats fine too :D
 
dade said:
I installed the FingerText plugin this morning without any issues.
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Yup, same here:

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Also, OP: It's really not as cool as one would think. It seems more cumbersome to scroll through all the options and select the one you want than to actually just type it out. It simply gives you an available list, it doesn't even narrow the list down to previously typed text, like it should.
 
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Aah, ok.

But how do I install it? I've checked at installing plugins for Notepad++, but there's no .DLL's on the FingerText plugin.

So how did you guys do it?
 
Downloaded the plugin from http://sourceforge.net/projects/fingertext/?source=directory uzipped the file and copied the .dll into the C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins directory. For further instruction read the README that is also in the zip file.

from the README ...
== Install

I guess most notepad++ users are using plugin manager. You can just go to Plugins>Plugin Manager>Show Plugin Manager and look for Fingertext to install this plugin.

However if you would like to install it manually or the plugin manager is not providing the most updated version, you can download the file "FingerText - 0.5.60.zip" at http://sourceforge.net/projects/fingertext/files/Alpha Releases/FingerText - 0.5.60.zip/download
Unzip the package and copy the FingerText.dll to the plugins folder of Notepad++. This is the only file you need to run FingerText in notepad++.

The readme.rdoc file is for your reference.
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== Basic Usage

Here I assume the you have already install FingerText and imported the sample snippets. If you are not, please refer to previous sections.

Open a new file in notepad++ and go to notepad++ menu > Plugins > FingerText > Show SnippetDock. A Dialog with a list of available plugins should show up. Here you can see a list of available snippets. There is one of them called "<GLOBAL> num". "num" is the trigger text of the snippet. To trigger it, type in "num" (without quotes) and hit the [Tab] key.

lorem[Tab]

The trigger text disappear and it is replaced by some lorem ipsum text.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, libero turpis non cras ligula, id commodo, aenean est in volutpat amet sodales, porttitor bibendum facilisi suspendisse, aliquam .......................

That's it. You can try triggering others snippets in the list. Snippet can be as long as several paragraphs (try "lorem"). Or as short as just one word (try "npp")

npp[Tab]

You probably have already noticed, as you type, the SnippetDock is updated. When you type "lor"(without quotes), FingerText will show on the Dock that there is a snippet "lorem", in case you forget how to spell it.

How about if you do not want to type the whole word? just type "lor" and go to Menu>Plugins>FingerText>Tag completion. The word lorem is completed and you can trigger the snippet by hitting [tab]. Assigning the Tag completion to a hot key is highly recommended.

You can trigger snippets anywhere in your document. the snippet will be inserted to the location where you type in the trigger text.
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