Application: Notepad2 Mod
Category: Development
Description: Notepad2 Version 3.0.20.3 is a mod of the fast and light-weight Notepad2 text editor that adds more syntax highlighting components like NSIS, Autoit, and Autohotkey to the current list of syntax highlighting pallete it already has, plus also include cold folding option for easier development.
Download Notepad2 Portable 3.0.20 Development Test 2 [454kb download / 1MB installed]
(MD5: 97cfbc1b012d4fa4342fbc060100a4e8)
Release Notes:
Development Test 1 (2008-11-28):
- Initial Release
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to let you guys know I did forget the help file. I will fix that tomorrow in the morning as it's late here right now where I live at.
your friendly neighbourhood moderator Zach Thibeau
This would be perfect if it only had tabs as well.
Then use notepad++ then
your friendly neighbourhood moderator Zach Thibeau
I have before, it felt too cluttered.
Unfortunately, the lack of tabs is by design. The developer doesn't like tabs and has no intention of implementing them.
and nor to I intend in putting them in either as it would take too much from what Notepad2 is. The only thing I modified was the readdition of the nsis syntax and also added the Autohotkey and Autoit lexer into them.
your friendly neighbourhood moderator Zach Thibeau
I prefer Notepad++
Hey I already said something about the Help file
I'll get on that Readme.txt's Back so that it doesn't happen again
The Notepad2Portable.ini file was modified like that on purpose.
I will honestly say I did miss that one in that file
and I don't think I can modify the file path adjustment yet. But will see what I can do.
and your preference to Notepad++ is your choice
this just provides people with alternatives in case people don't want to handle the "bloat" of Notepad++
DISCLAIMER
your friendly neighbourhood moderator Zach Thibeau
The Notepad2Portable.ini is like that on purpose? Ok, but then you could delete some lines from Notepad2Portable.nsi, because this one features more options! And maybe some guys will use them if they find them (like me).
The path adjustment should be easy: The recent files are saved at Notepad2.ini [Recent Files], so just use ReplaceInFileWithTextReplace.nsh (from Firefox Portable).
One more point: Notepad2Portable.nsi line 220:
FindProcDLL::FindProc "${DEFAULTEXE}", should beFindProcDLL::FindProc "$PROGRAMEXECUTABLE"Oh, and Notepad2 is nice, even if I prefer Notepad++ and Notepad2 has no localizations.
the reason notepad2 doesn't have localization as it will use the OS default langauage
your friendly neighbourhood moderator Zach Thibeau
my default OS language is german, but Notepad2 is in english.
hmmm. I'll talk with the author and see if there is anything that can be done to add extra languages to notepad2. Or I maybe able to add the option to use lang files to notepad2
your friendly neighbourhood moderator Zach Thibeau
No offense, dude, but really, what is the point of the effort to create a portable launcher for an already portable application?
A standard "installation" of Notepad2 costs ~323924 bytes (4 files, including readme and license), if one includes the PA launcher stuff, it costs ~1039582 bytes (16 files with more directories). (I could tell the same story about KeePass or CCleaner for example.)
I really like portableapping, but I'm afraid, the platform prequisites itself sometimes just bound the users. Using launchers is pretty nice (sometimes even life-saver) if you have a large and/or complicated application, OpenOffice or Firefox (or even Notepad++) for example, but using it with these one-exe, one-ini-file-like tiny apps like Notepad2 is quite bloating.
Copy & forget in these situations ist the more clever way I guess. The more files in your application directory, the more pain in the *** :).
(I know, the directory structure is necessary, for example because of the way how the backup/restore functions works.)
No offence taken but read what I said above. I said I made the launcher to provide users an alternative if they don't like Notepad++. If you don't like it then don't say anything about it then. Now I didn't say that to be mean, but it's something to think about
your friendly neighbourhood moderator Zach Thibeau
Right, the directory structure is necessary, which means the launcher is as well--to make the app work with that structure--and that means the source also has to be included (PAF launchers are GPL). So that's where all the files are coming from.