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The recommended editor is [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/ Notepad++] Once you have installed this you need to update the "User defined langauge" feature as follows:
 
The recommended editor is [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/ Notepad++] Once you have installed this you need to update the "User defined langauge" feature as follows:
  
* If you have defined no other language extensions yourself, you just need to download the latest version of [userDefineLang.xml] and then save this to your "Application specific data area"
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* If you have defined no other language extensions yourself, you just need to download the latest version of [http://download.opengenie.org/editors/Notepad++/userDefineLang.xml userDefineLang.xml] and then save this to your "Application specific data area"
* If you have defined additional languages yourself, you need to download [userDefineLang.xml] and then "cut and paste" the GCL section of this into your existing [userDefineLang.xml] file.
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* If you have defined additional languages yourself, you need to download [http://download.opengenie.org/editors/Notepad++/userDefineLang.xml userDefineLang.xml] and then "cut and paste" the GCL section of this into your existing userDefineLang.xml file.
  
 
To find your "Application specific data area" open an explorer window and type the path '''%APPDATA%'''   
 
To find your "Application specific data area" open an explorer window and type the path '''%APPDATA%'''   
 
This will open the top area and you should see a '''Notepad++''' folder into which you should save the file. The final directory location will be somewhere like '''C:\Documents and Settings\Your_Login_Name\Application Data\Notepad++'''
 
This will open the top area and you should see a '''Notepad++''' folder into which you should save the file. The final directory location will be somewhere like '''C:\Documents and Settings\Your_Login_Name\Application Data\Notepad++'''

Revision as of 09:54, 24 July 2007

Notepad++

The recommended editor is Notepad++ Once you have installed this you need to update the "User defined langauge" feature as follows:

  • If you have defined no other language extensions yourself, you just need to download the latest version of userDefineLang.xml and then save this to your "Application specific data area"
  • If you have defined additional languages yourself, you need to download userDefineLang.xml and then "cut and paste" the GCL section of this into your existing userDefineLang.xml file.

To find your "Application specific data area" open an explorer window and type the path %APPDATA% This will open the top area and you should see a Notepad++ folder into which you should save the file. The final directory location will be somewhere like C:\Documents and Settings\Your_Login_Name\Application Data\Notepad++