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* Save the file to a location on your computer
* Save the file to a location on your computer
* Select the Language tab - User Defined Dialogue
* Select the Language tab - User Defined Dialogue
[[File:NotepadPlusPlus UserDefinedDialogue.png | frame|none]]
* In the dialogue box, select Import
* In the dialogue box, select Import
* ''Include Image''
* Navigate to and select the Notepad++ syntax highlighting xml file you saved.
* Navigate to and select the Notepad++ syntax highlighting xml file you saved.
* Close any open TUFLOW control files (.tcf, .tgc, .tbc, .tmf, .ecf).
* Close any open TUFLOW control files (.tcf, .tgc, .tbc, .tmf, .ecf).
* Restart Notepad++.
* Restart Notepad++.
* Open a TUFLOW control files (.tcf, .tgc, .tbc, .tmf, .ecf). The syntax colouring should now be associated with TUFLOW files.
* Open a TUFLOW control files (.tcf, .tgc, .tbc, .tmf, .ecf). The syntax colouring should now be associated with TUFLOW files.
[[File:NotepadPlusPlus UserDefinedDialogue.png | frame|none]]





Revision as of 09:33, 2 February 2023

To enable the colour coding (syntax highlighting) in Notepad++:

  • Download the Notepad++ Syntax Highlighting File from the TUFLOW website
  • Save the file to a location on your computer
  • Select the Language tab - User Defined Dialogue
  • In the dialogue box, select Import
  • Include Image
  • Navigate to and select the Notepad++ syntax highlighting xml file you saved.
  • Close any open TUFLOW control files (.tcf, .tgc, .tbc, .tmf, .ecf).
  • Restart Notepad++.
  • Open a TUFLOW control files (.tcf, .tgc, .tbc, .tmf, .ecf). The syntax colouring should now be associated with TUFLOW files.


Note: When updating the syntax highlighting file with a newer version, first remove the existing "TUFLOW" language definition.

  • Select "TUFLOW" for the user language options
  • Select "Remove"
  • Close Notepad++ and reopen it before loading the new file
  • Follow the above listed steps to install the new syntax highlighting file


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