@pnedev ,
Thanks !!! Wow, what a difference. I had no idea there was a ComparePlus. It works great. I teach a coding class, and it makes grading and correcting students assignments a whole lot easier. Notepad ++ is an awesome product.
Thanks again,
Mark
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As a fellow user of Notepad++, I would say: I have never had a need for such a complicated search. But if you were to submit an official feature request and it were implemented, it would be fine with me.
We do not need a list of additional tools which hack the registry in some form or another (especially when those link to tools that were designed in the WinXP era, so will not work on Windows 11 for the same reason that the Notepad++ registry settings does not work on Windows 11).
There’s an option to change how many characters you have to type before the autocompletion appears: Settings > Preferences > Auto-completion > From Nth character. So if you want to not autocomplete on X characters or less, then set that initial typing to X+1.
(If you want it to only show you length>X words, but start when you’ve only typed a couple characters, sorry, that feature doesn’t exist. We have a FAQ on where to make feature requests.)
There are several ways, but an easy one is: drag by your mouse (keep left button pressed) an Npp tab to somewhere on your screen. You will see the following pop-up
To obtain the two-item menu you show, it is important that “…to somewhere on your screen…” is limited to the confines of the N++ window. If you drag outside the N++ window and release the left-click, you’ll start another N++ instance (if so configured).
@PeterJones TYVM…sounds like the “code” is sending the Highlight instead of just the text. Git Ext/Desktop had this same problem but was ideal with color printers, not so with B/W printing.
Also, for B/W printing the “Print” setting will most likely need to be “Black on White” otherwise the text colors will be interpreted to the Grayscale.
