notepad++ improve save as feature?

unwashed potato! · 31 Mar 2008 at 15:15

using notepad++ recently, well i always thought i was but turned out that was only notepad2, but anyway one thing which really gets to me is it's lame save as feature, in that everytime it will automatically go to the notepad++ folder rather then last used and there is no short cuts on the left, only the current folder meaning i have to click back back back back back until i get to desktop and then go from there.

is there anyway to improve it? plugin perhaps?

the open feature is fine and what it should be like so don't understand what it has asuch a bad save as.

meghatronic · 31 Mar 2008 at 15:30

I've only just noticed this.

E-mail the devs, or download the source and change it?

MarcLister · 31 Mar 2008 at 15:42

I share your angst! I've been doing a lot of work with Notepad++ for Uni recently and it is so darned annoying having to navigate from the Notepad++ install folder to my My Documents area. :mad:

Checking out the plugins page, there is one that sounds close but I don't think it is for saving files.

Visage · 31 Mar 2008 at 15:48

Mammalian said:
using notepad++ recently, well i always thought i was but turned out that was only notepad2, but anyway one thing which really gets to me is it's lame save as feature, in that everytime it will automatically go to the notepad++ folder rather then last used and there is no short cuts on the left, only the current folder meaning i have to click back back back back back until i get to desktop and then go from there.

is there anyway to improve it? plugin perhaps?

the open feature is fine and what it should be like so don't understand what it has asuch a bad save as.

Its open source, isnt it? There's your answer.

RobH · 31 Mar 2008 at 16:11

I came across this issue not long ago and it bugged me, I didn't pay much attention to it though.

Nitrojan · 31 Mar 2008 at 19:50

I would also like to see a remote FTP upload feature.

MarcLister · 31 Mar 2008 at 20:49

Nitrojan said:
I would also like to see a remote FTP upload feature.

There is this: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=189927&package_id=245189.

From http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php.

zinc · 31 Mar 2008 at 21:02

Mine seems to work ok it goes to the last folder I saved to, although I can remember way back the first few times I used it, it went to the install folder.

I'm using XP Home

MarcLister · 3 Apr 2008 at 19:29

Just been fiddling with some options in Notepad++ and I've found something that might fix the save as feature.

Go to Preferences>MISC. Try the "Remember the last operation directory". Might work or not, don't really know.

robmiller · 3 Apr 2008 at 19:45

Install e, problem solved

MarcLister · 3 Apr 2008 at 19:49

Huh?

Je ne comprends pas.

robmiller · 3 Apr 2008 at 20:00

http://www.e-texteditor.com/

MarcLister · 3 Apr 2008 at 20:01

£17.52 to buy that. Notepad++ free.

robmiller · 3 Apr 2008 at 20:04

MarcLister said:
£17.52 to buy that. Notepad++ free.

e amazing, Notepad++ mediocre! The ball's in your court now MarcLister!

MarcLister · 3 Apr 2008 at 20:05

robmiller said:
e amazing, Notepad++ mediocre! The ball's in your court now MarcLister!

Erm....er.....ah........but........oh....... :eek:

Might give e a try then.

robmiller · 3 Apr 2008 at 20:10

It's really really awesome. I was a dedicated Notepad++ user for many years but the scriptabilitationness of e is beyond amazing.

MarcLister · 3 Apr 2008 at 20:11

You used e to make that word "scriptabilitationness"?

What do you mean by that? I don't really do much scripting. Are we talking programming something or using scripts to automate stuff so its quicker?

meghatronic · 3 Apr 2008 at 20:11

MarcLister said:
Erm....er.....ah........but........oh.......

Might give e a try then.

Not worth the money tbh...

MarcLister · 3 Apr 2008 at 20:12

jdickerson said:
Not worth the money tbh...

The trial is free.

robmiller · 3 Apr 2008 at 20:14

It uses bundles and snippets (both ripped shamelessly from TextMate on OS X) which make repetitive tasks ridiculously easy. It automates as much of the banalities of programming as it is physically possible to automate, which is awesome.