Difference between revisions of "NotepadPlusPlus Tips"

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The following plugins can be useful when using Notepad++ (not just for TUFLOW modelling)!  Please feel free to add any suggestions either via the discussion page, or via email to support@tuflow.com.
 
The following plugins can be useful when using Notepad++ (not just for TUFLOW modelling)!  Please feel free to add any suggestions either via the discussion page, or via email to support@tuflow.com.
 
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-compare/ npp-compare (compare files side-by-side)]
 
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-compare/ npp-compare (compare files side-by-side)]
* 'Runme': Available through the Notepad++ Plugin Manager. This will allow you to run batch files directly from Notepad++.
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* ''Runme'': Available through the Notepad++ Plugin Manager. This will allow you to run batch files directly from Notepad++.

Revision as of 09:43, 2 December 2015

Introduction

Notepad++ (also called Notepad Plus Plus) is a free editor which can be downloaded from [notepad-plus-plus.org]. It has some functionality that makes it preferable as a editor for creating TUFLOW control files. This functionality includes:

  • Colour coding of TUFLOW files (syntax highlighting)
  • Ability to start a TUFLOW simulation using the currently open files as the .tcf input.
  • Ability to highlight a filename and open the file directly. For example from a .tcf a a geometry control file (.tgc) can be opened without having to locate it in an explorer style menu.

In order to setup the syntax highlighting and the shortcuts an .xml file is required. This can downloaded from the "Other" section of the TUFLOW downloads page [www.tuflow.com].

Thanks to Edenvale Young putting together the syntax highlighting file.

Basics

Useful Plugins

The following plugins can be useful when using Notepad++ (not just for TUFLOW modelling)! Please feel free to add any suggestions either via the discussion page, or via email to support@tuflow.com.