Download Latest Version
NppMenuSearch_v0.9.7_x64.zip (69.8 kB)
Get an email when there's a new version of NppMenuSearch
| Name | Modified | Size | Downloads / Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent folder | |||
| Readme.md | 2017-04-14 | 1.7 kB | |
| NppMenuSearch.dll | 2017-04-14 | 132.1 kB | |
| Totals: 2 Items | 133.8 kB | 0 | |
Notepad++ Menu Search Plugin
This plugin adds a text field to the toolbar for searching menu items and preference dialog options.
The plugin is inspired by a similar Visual Studio 2012 functionality. It is written in C# using the approach described in http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/forums/forum/482781/topic/4404278.
This plugin is available under the GNU Library General Public License (LGPL 2.0), see LICENSE.md.
Installation
Binaries are available on Sourceforge.
Put NppMenuSearch.dll into the plugins\ subfolder of the Notepad++ installation folder.
Usage
The plugin adds a text box to the Notepad++ toolbar.
- Use Ctrl+M or the mouse to select it.
- Type some characters, e.g. "number con". As you type, a drop-down list of found menu items appears.
- UP and DOWN keys can be used to navigate through the drop-down list
- TAB switches between the menu items list and the preference dialog items list.
- ESC abandons the search.
- ENTER executes the currently selected menu item and closes the drop-down list. If a preferences dialog item was selected, the preferences dialog with that item highlighted.
- There is a menu item to repeat the most recently used command. You should assign a keyboard shortcut to this if you need it often. This would effectively save you two keystrokes.
- The search results window has a popup menu for changing shortcuts.
