Notes from install of Notepad++ (circa 2012). Your mileage may vary. The two most important things in here are the "F6" save_compile_and_download hot key and the setting of the larger print size (28) for our VI students. I intend to update and add more detail to this at some point. If you are reading this and have questions, contact us and it will accelerate the update process.
## 2012-11-13 - add notepad++ to laptop (Dell)
download http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v6.2.html (or current version)
Run the installer
on the Choose Compents screen (check) "Use the old, obsolete and Monstrous icon
#Add plugin NppExec
Plugins > Plugin manager > (check) NppExec -- INSTALL;
restart notepad++
F6 (same as Plugins > NppExec)
in the "Execute Commands:" box enter the following
NPP_SAVE "C:\Program Files (x86)\BricxCC\nbc.exe" "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)\launcher.nxc" -d -Z2
save_compile_and_download
Settings > Preferences > General Toolbar
- (check) Hide TabBar
- (un-check) reduce
- (check) double click to close document
Settings > Preferences > Editing
- Folder Margin Style (check) none
- Multi-Editing Settings (check) enable
Settings > Preferences > MISC.
- SMART highligting (check)
- Highlighting is case sensitive (check)
- show only filename in the title bar Clickable Link settings (un-check) enable
Settings > Style Configurator
- font size: 28
- (check) bold
- (check) enable global font
- (check) enable global font size
- (check) enable global bold font style