#NOTEPAD++ PLUGIN MANAGER MOVE WINOW FULL#
Not only it delivers the true context specific code auto-completion (like VS Intellisense) but is also allows convenient code execution, as well as many other features commonly found in the full scale IDEs. And this is exactly what the presented plugin CSScriptNpp is trying to resolve. The comfort level of editing C# code with Notepad++ is not even comparable with that offered by Visual Studio. This may be OK for the interpreted languages it is not so for the compiled languages like C#. It is nothing else but a list of the "favourite words" grouped by the type of the source code documents. Thus the auto-completion is entirely context ignorant. While Notepad++ is packed with features, there are still some gaps to be filled. Thus the features, which are not available out of the box can be delivered via the third party plugins. But arguably the most intriguing feature of Notepad++ its pluggable architecture. Notepad++ delivers all benefits of Scintilla and also extends them by allowing multi document editing as well as many other features. Apart from being very fast and rich in features, Scintilla has a very strong emphasis on the source code editing tasks. Notepad++ is based on the text rendering engine Scintilla, which has been utilized by a number of source code editors.
Its well deserved reputation is attributed to the clever architecture and close to flawless implementation.
By many it is considered the best text editor and a "must have" source code editing tool.
#NOTEPAD++ PLUGIN MANAGER MOVE WINOW WINDOWS#
It is difficult to find someone developing on Windows who haven't heard about Notepad++. While other alternative solutions could be used, I wouldn't try to undertake such a challenging development without these two extraordinary solutions. These two brilliant frameworks made CSScriptNpp possible. The CSScriptNpp plugin relies on a number of third-party solutions, of which two deserve special mentioning: CSharpCode.NRefactory and NppPlugin.NET. In this article I will only describe plugin's major features and the technical aspects (and challenges) of their implementation. Preparing the script deployment package so it can be executed outside of Notepad++.Conventional build/execution error reporting.Explicit assembly referencing via CS-Script directives.Implicit assembly referencing via automatic resolving namesspaces into assemblies.Inclusion of the dependency scripts via CS-Script directives.Support for 'plain vanilla' ECMA-compliant C# syntax.CodeMap - panel with the class members of the current.in the reconstructed referenced assembly API interface (including XML documentation).Show CLR type quick info (when hovering mouse over the type member).The following is a complete list of the all plugin features: The plugin can also be used to prepare simple deployment packages (or executables ) for executing the scripts on the systems without any CSScriptNpp component (or even Notepad++) installed. It also offers convenient launching of the C# scripts with the system CLR Debugger (e.g.
The plugin allows execution of the C# code (scripts) directly from Notepad++, without the need for any infrastructure (e.g.
Note: after the installation you may want to check for the latest CSScriptNpp version from the About Box. The only step you need to perform in order to start using CSScriptNpp is to activate it in the Notepad++ Plugin Manager: The high availability of CSScriptNpp is attributed to the Notepad++ plugin deployment model. CSScriptNpp will never match 100% the editing power of Visual Studio and Visual Studio will never match the simplicity and high availability of CSScriptNpp. The plugin delivers MS Visual Studio style User Experience but does not replicate it. While the plugin does not compete either directly or indirectly with any well know IDEs, it offers many core features commonly found in the well established IDEs like Visual Studio, Mono Develop or Eclipse. CSScriptNpp plugin turns Notepad++ into a light and yet fully functional IDE-like environment for developing and executing C# code.ĬSScriptNpp is an attempt to extend Notepad++ with the top-quality "code assistance" as well as to give users ability to exercise "free standing" C# code without any deployment or licensing pain usually associated with other IDEs. This article describes the CS-Script C# Intellisense plugin for Notepad++ (CSScriptNpp). Original (old) source code (NOT RECOMMENDED) Current Source Code on CodePlex (RECOMMENDED)