ExtSettings Files

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*   ExtSettings plugin v1.3.1 for Notepad++                      *
*   Builds for 32 and 64 bits Notepad++ installations available  *
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*   Author: Andreas Heim, 2019 - 2023                            *
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============
  Features
============

This plugin provides the ability to configure some Scintilla
settings which are normally not available via the preferences
dialog of Notepad++.

It adds a button to the toolbar of Notepad++ to open its main
dialog.

Included settings:

* Toggle unindenting of whitespace at line start using backspace
  key.
* Set indentation guide lines style.
* Set white space indicator style and size.
* Set additional upper and lower line spacing.
* Toggle line drawing under first line of folded code block.
* Show text tag to the right of first line of a folded code
  block (optionally displayed in a box).
* Toggle extend selection highlighting up to right hand border of
  editor window.
* Set color of selected text.
* Set alpha value to draw selection highlighting translucently.
* Configure smart highlighting matches.
* Toggle allow caret placing beyond line endings (even for older
  versions of Notepad++).
* Toggle caret wrapping to end of previous line when pressing
  Left Arrow key at line start (Notepad++ v7.7 and higher).
* Activate sticky caret mode.
* Set line wrapping mode (none, at word boundaries, at any
  character, at whitespace characters).
* Set which markers should be displayed on line wrapping (at end
  or start of subline of a wrapped line, in line numbers margin).
* Toggle whether line wrapping markers should be displayed near
  text of subline end and/or subline start.
* Toggle multiple pasting into multiple selections.
* Toggle end-of-line conversion when pasting.
* Set magnification for printing.

Full functionality only is available in Notepad++ v7.8 and above.
In earlier versions, there are some options that are not supported
by the older version of Scintilla used there. They will be greyed
out or invisible.



=================
  Installation
=================

The necessary steps depend on the version of Notepad++ you use.

  Notepad++ versions prior to v7.6
  --------------------------------
  a) Copy the file "ExtSettings.dll" to the "plugins" directory of
     your Notepad++ installation. You can find the "plugins"
     directory under the installation path of Notepad++.
  b) Copy the file "doc\ExtSettings.txt" to the directory
     "plugins\doc". If it doesn't exist create it.

  Notepad++ version v7.6
  ----------------------
  a) Under "%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Notepad++\plugins" create
     a directory "ExtSettings" and copy the file "ExtSettings.dll"
     to this directory.
  b) Under
     "%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Notepad++\plugins\ExtSettings"
     create a directory "doc" and copy the file
     "doc\ExtSettings.txt" to this directory.

  Notepad++ versions v7.6.1 and v7.6.2
  ------------------------------------
  a) Under "%ProgramData%\Notepad++\plugins" create a directory
     "ExtSettings" and copy the file "ExtSettings.dll" to this
     directory.
  b) Under "%ProgramData%\Notepad++\plugins\ExtSettings" create a
     directory "doc" and copy the file "doc\ExtSettings.txt" to
     this directory.

  Notepad++ version v7.6.3 and higher
  -----------------------------------
  a) Under "<Npp-install-dir>\plugins" create a directory
     "ExtSettings" and copy the file "ExtSettings.dll" to this
     directory.
  b) Under "<Npp-install-dir>\plugins\ExtSettings" create a
     directory "doc" and copy the file "doc\ExtSettings.txt" to
     this directory.



===========
  History
===========

v1.3.1 - February 2023
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- changed:  Removed feature "smart highlighting color" as it can
            be configured in Notepad++ natively.
- changed:  Settings regarding caret (previously called "cursor")
            have been renamed to follow official naming in
            Notepad++.
- enhanced: When the color box of "Selected text color" setting
            has input focus, the color selection dialog can be
            opened by pressing the ENTER key.
- enhanced: The plugin's main dialog can be closed by pressing
            the ESC key.


v1.3 - January 2023
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- changed:  Removed feature "multiple vertical lines" as it can
            be configured in Notepad++ natively since v7.8.6.
- changed:  Settings regarding smart highlighting (previously
            called "search match highlighting") have been renamed
            to follow official naming in Notepad++.
- enhanced: Added setting for sticky cursor mode.
- enhanced: Added settings for text tag that can be shown to the
            right of first line of a folded code block (available
            in Notepad++ v7.8 and newer).
- enhanced: Added settings for text color of selected text.
- fixed:    White space size setting is reset to Notepad++ default
            value when white space indicators are toggled on or off.
- fixed:    Smart highlighting color is reset to Notepad++ default
            value when switching to another tab.


v1.2.2 - November 2022
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- fixed:    When plugin's dialog boxes are on screen but hidden by
            another application's window which has input focus, it
            is not possible to return to Notepad++ by clicking its
            taskbar icon.
- fixed:    Wrong implementation of Notepad++ version comparison.
- enhanced: Added support for Dark Mode icons.
- enhanced: Added new Notepad++ message constants from v7.9.2 up
            to v8.4.7
- enhanced: Added new Notepad++ menu command ids from v7.9.6 up
            to 8.4.7
- enhanced: Added new Scintilla constants from v4.4.6 up to v5.3.1
- enhanced: Adapted to new Scintilla v5.3.1 API of Notepad++ v8.4.7


v1.2.1 - October 2019
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- fixed: Due to changes in Notepad++ v7.8, configuration of
         indentation guide lines style did not work reliable
         anymore.


v1.2 - September 2019
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- enhanced: Added configuration of search match highlighting.


v1.1 - September 2019
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- enhanced: Added configuration of indentation guide lines style.
- enhanced: Added configuration of white space indicator style
            and size.
- enhanced: Added configuration of upper and lower line spacing.


v1.0 - September 2019
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Initial release