Macro Editing in Notepad++

ghostyjack · 06-07-2011, 08:13 AM

Seeing as Notepad++ is free, I'd thought I'd have a go at trying to create some macros for it to speed up my format tidying up of my HTML files before I put them into Sigil to create my epubs.

Previously I used this tool to record the macros with the record macro function so I have the basic macro there in the shortcuts.xml file but when I look at it, there is a lot of extra line that I don't know what they are for.

Has anyone done this before and if so, do you have any hints on how I modify it?

I've attached my shortcuts.xml file to show you what I have already.

What the two macros I created do is replace all the single and double straight quotes to their curly equivalents. I'd like to supress all the notification boxes that pop up after each search and replace and have the macro finish with a message saying something like "Done".

SkookumPete · 07-26-2011, 04:50 PM

This is a late reply and you've probably solved the problem, but for the record...

The Notepad++ macro files are not very helpful unless you know what the command numbers mean, and I haven't seen documentation for this. The problem is that when you record a macro that opens a dialog box and then puts the input focus back on the text, all those actions are recorded. If you can figure out which commands are opening or switching focus to the search window, you can just delete them and do all the editing "silently."

My solution to the problem was to turn to Visual Studio, where macro files are much more easily understood and edited.

As far as curly quotes go, though, you're reinventing the wheel. Calibre will do this for you, and if you don't use Calibre, you can run the same Python script they use; google "SmartyPants".

cheers,
Peter

P1h3r1e3d13 · 02-10-2017, 02:17 PM

For those coming from Google, the answer to the question is:

Code:

%AppData%\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml

Details here: SO: Where are the recorded macros stored in Notepad++?

The file is indeed pretty hard to parse, but I was able to make the fix I needed by staring at it long enough. Good luck!

Toxaris · 02-10-2017, 03:30 PM

02-10-2017, 02:17 PM	#3
P1h3r1e3d13 Munior Jember Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2017 Device: Kindle Voyage	Answer For those coming from Google, the answer to the question is: Code: %AppData%\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml Details here: SO: Where are the recorded macros stored in Notepad++? The file is indeed pretty hard to parse, but I was able to make the fix I needed by staring at it long enough. Good luck!

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07-26-2011, 04:50 PM	#2
SkookumPete Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 13888 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	This is a late reply and you've probably solved the problem, but for the record... The Notepad++ macro files are not very helpful unless you know what the command numbers mean, and I haven't seen documentation for this. The problem is that when you record a macro that opens a dialog box and then puts the input focus back on the text, all those actions are recorded. If you can figure out which commands are opening or switching focus to the search window, you can just delete them and do all the editing "silently." My solution to the problem was to turn to Visual Studio, where macro files are much more easily understood and edited. As far as curly quotes go, though, you're reinventing the wheel. Calibre will do this for you, and if you don't use Calibre, you can run the same Python script they use; google "SmartyPants". cheers, Peter

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