Posted By: 3run
Notepad++ integration into GameStudio A8 - 07/25/21 13:37
Notepad++ integration into GameStudio A8
It supports:
Known issues (solutions can be found below):
How to use
To fix void plugin icons after enabling Dark Mode:
If sourceCookifier does something weird with code parsing:
To get dark theme for HLSL working do:
Shortcuts
Screenshots
Sources
Plugins:
Link to git:
https://github.com/3RUN/Notepad-plus-plus-for-gamestudio-A8
Best regards.
It supports:
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- compiling LiteC and publishing into .exe
- code auto-completion + highlighting for LiteC and HLSL
- sourceCookifier (similar to SEDs code jumper) for LiteC and HLSL
- easy manual search (select world and press CTRL + F1)
- themes, plugins and all other cool notepad++ features
- code auto-completion + highlighting for LiteC and HLSL
- sourceCookifier (similar to SEDs code jumper) for LiteC and HLSL
- easy manual search (select world and press CTRL + F1)
- themes, plugins and all other cool notepad++ features
Known issues (solutions can be found below):
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- plugin icons on toolbar won't work correctly when Dark Mode is enabled
- sourceCookifier plugin causes a lot of troubles...
- sourceCookifier will throw 'cannot open file' error, if path to the file contains unicode characters
- after 'cannot open file' error if won't update the code jumper, to fix this togggle between session modes
- comment blocks won't hide anything from code jumper (sourceCookifier's parser)
- HLSL has only white theme out of the box (since it's UDL it's not possible to apply themes)
- if your project name has spaces, NppExec might have problems executing it (replace spaces with at least _ )
- sourceCookifier plugin causes a lot of troubles...
- sourceCookifier will throw 'cannot open file' error, if path to the file contains unicode characters
- after 'cannot open file' error if won't update the code jumper, to fix this togggle between session modes
- comment blocks won't hide anything from code jumper (sourceCookifier's parser)
- HLSL has only white theme out of the box (since it's UDL it's not possible to apply themes)
- if your project name has spaces, NppExec might have problems executing it (replace spaces with at least _ )
How to use
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Simply copy Notepad++ folder into your GameStudio rootfolder and it's all set.
To fix void plugin icons after enabling Dark Mode:
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- go to: Preferences->General->Toolbar and check 'Standard icons: small' option
If sourceCookifier does something weird with code parsing:
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- if it's a .h file make sure to reindent it from notepad++
- run as administrator, to make sure that notepad++ has write/read permissions
- else report it
- run as administrator, to make sure that notepad++ has write/read permissions
- else report it
To get dark theme for HLSL working do:
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- close notepad++ if it's opened
- copy 'hlsl_darktheme.xml' into folder called 'userDefineLangs' in Notepad++ rootfolder
- remove 'hlsl.xml' so they won't conflict with eachother
- open notepad++ and enable Dark Mode from Settings->Preferences->Dark Mode
- don't forget to reset icons to 'Standard icons: small' from Settings->Preferences->General
- test .fx file if it's automatically recognized as HLSL file
- if .fx file wasn't recognized, go to Language->HLSL while .fx file was opened
- copy 'hlsl_darktheme.xml' into folder called 'userDefineLangs' in Notepad++ rootfolder
- remove 'hlsl.xml' so they won't conflict with eachother
- open notepad++ and enable Dark Mode from Settings->Preferences->Dark Mode
- don't forget to reset icons to 'Standard icons: small' from Settings->Preferences->General
- test .fx file if it's automatically recognized as HLSL file
- if .fx file wasn't recognized, go to Language->HLSL while .fx file was opened
Shortcuts
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- autoindent: CTRL+ALT+A
- open manual: F1
- search manual for selected world: CTRL + F1 (or mouse right and 'help')
- direct execute previous cmd: F5
- open execute... window (to change cmd between publishing and compiling): F6
- go to definition (of a variable, function, etc): CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER
- open manual: F1
- search manual for selected world: CTRL + F1 (or mouse right and 'help')
- direct execute previous cmd: F5
- open execute... window (to change cmd between publishing and compiling): F6
- go to definition (of a variable, function, etc): CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER
Screenshots
![[Linked Image]](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/3RUN/Notepad-plus-plus-for-gamestudio-a8/main/Screenshots/liteC.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/3RUN/Notepad-plus-plus-for-gamestudio-a8/main/Screenshots/hlsl.png)
Sources
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Notepad++ (v8.1.2 portable) https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus
Plugins:
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Custom Toolbar (Author: dw-dev@gmx.com Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-customize )
LanguageHelp (Author: Franco Stellari Homepage: https://github.com/francostellari/NppPlugins )
NppExec (Author: Vitaliy Dovgan Homepage: https://github.com/d0vgan/nppexec)
SourceCookifier (Author: UFO-Pu55y Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcecookifier/ )
TextFX Characters (Author: Chris Severance Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/TextFX/ )
Visual Studio Line Copy (Author: Mackenzie Zastrow (forked by Derek Brown) Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/kered13-notepad-plugins/ )
LanguageHelp (Author: Franco Stellari Homepage: https:/
NppExec (Author: Vitaliy Dovgan Homepage: https://github.com/d0vgan/nppexec)
SourceCookifier (Author: UFO-Pu55y Homepage: https:/
TextFX Characters (Author: Chris Severance Homepage: https:/
Visual Studio Line Copy (Author: Mackenzie Zastrow (forked by Derek Brown) Homepage: https:/
Link to git:
https:/
Best regards.