Notepad++

  It’s been a long time since I last wrote anything geeky on the blog (which is supposed to be the main objective) so I guess I’ll start again by my newest software addition: Notepad++

Notepad++ is a Free Software that intends to improve the original Notepad in Windows (or Linux/Mac). Personally I think its well worth switching to it.

As the “Notepad on steroids” that it is, you will have access to the possibility of editing any sort of text file, also *.nfo and, any sort of programming language you want:

Here are the features of Notepad++ (from official website):
Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding Supported languages :

C C++ Java C# XML HTML

PHP CSS makefile ASCII art (.nfo) doxygen ini file

batch file Javascript ASP VB/VBS SQL Objective-C

RC resource file Pascal Perl Python Lua TeX

TCL Assembler Ruby Lisp Scheme Properties

Diff Smalltalk Postscript VHDL Ada Caml

AutoIt KiXtart Matlab Verilog Haskell InnoSetup

CMake YAML

WYSIWYG If you have a colour printer, print your source code (or whatever you want) in colour.

User Defined Syntax Highlighting It allows user to define his own language : not only the syntax highlighting keywords, but also the syntax folding keywords, comment keywords and the operators. ( screenshot1, screenshot2, screenshot3, screenshot4 ).

Auto-completion For most supported languages, user can make his/her own API list (or download the api files from dowload section). Once the api file is ready, type Ctrl+Space to launch this action (see screenshot). For more information about Auto-completion, please see Auto-completion HOWTO.

Multi-Document You can edit several documents at the same time.

Multi-View You have two views at same time. That means you can visualize (edit) 2 different documents at the same time (screenshot). You can visualize (edit) in the 2 views one document at 2 different positions as well. The modification of document in one view will carry out in another view (i.e. you modify the SAME document when you are in clone mode, see screenshot).

Regular Expression Search/Replace supported You can search and replace one string in the document by using the regular expression.

Full Drag ‘N' Drop supported You can open a document by drag & drop. You can also move your document from a position (or even a view) to another by drag & drop.

Dynamic position of Views The user can set the position of the views dynamically (only in 2 views mode : the splitter can be set in horizontal or in vertical), see screenshot.

File Status Auto-detection If you modify or delete a file which opened in Notepad++, you will be notified to update your document (reload the file or remove the file).

Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting When the caret stay beside of one of those symbol { } [ ] ( ) , the symbol beside of caret and its symmetric opposite symbol will be highlighted, as well as the indent guideline (if any) in order to locate the block more easily. See screenshot1, screenshot2 .

A must program for everyone with computer skill, specially for programmers.