Questions tagged [notepad-plus-plus]

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Completely remove Notepad++

How to completely remove Notepad++ in Ubuntu 18.04 terminal? I can't find it in Synaptic package manager, and don't know where is on system, but I can see an icon in Activity. It is probably not completely installed, because I can't open it.
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Notepad++ stopped working on Ubuntu 22.04

I stumbled upon an issue with Notepad++ today on Ubuntu 22.04, where it just didn't load. Clicking on the desktop icon doesn't do anything. Running it from the terminal gave the following: $ notepad-plus-plus Installing application.. Running hook…
Ghayan Nayar
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Alternative to notepad++ analyse plugin for Ubuntu

I am not allowed to install wine in my ubuntu 18.04, so I cannot install notepad++. Is there any alternative to Notepad++ Analyse Plugin, as some text editor which supports similar functionality. List all instances of particular text, multiple text…
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Where are unsaved files in notepad++ stored?

I had installed notepad++ using Softwares in my Ubuntu 18.04, which installed notepad++ using snap. Now, for some reason, my notepad++ is not opening. But I want to get all the unsaved text files I had opened in my previous session. Where can I find…
Nagabhushan S N
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How do I fix the font and icon size on Notepad++ for Wine on Ubuntu?

I installed Wine on Ubuntu for the sole purpose of running Notepad++ on Ubuntu, but the GUI fonts and icons are so small they are unreadable. Below is a full screenshot of my 75" screen (TV as monitor): As you can see, the GUI font and icon sizes…
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Notepad++ all of a sudden very slow with high XOrg CPU usage

I started using Notepad++ years ago, probably when I was still on Ubuntu 14.04. It has been working perfectly until last October when, all of a sudden, the software became as slow as a snail. Opening it takes somewhere between 15 seconds and a…
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How to set Notepad++ GUI text to a bigger font?

I installed Notepad++ on my Ubuntu 22.04 via terminal sudo snap install notepad-plus-plus However, the text of the UI buttons, tabs, dropdown menues (not the opened file text), is too small compared with others UI, apps in my OS. So, is there a way…
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Cannot open .txt file in external hard drive when using Notepad++

As mentioned in the title, I have an issue when trying to open a text file located in my external hard drive using Notepad++. I can open the file using the default text editor that comes with Ubuntu I can open a text file on my computer (not…
Kong
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is there some basic text editor like Notepad++ for Ubuntu that supports emmet/zen coding?

I would like to use emmet/zen coding on Ubuntu but I haven't found any simple text editor that supports it preferably with easy to install way. A plugin for Geany (which is pretty similar to Notepad++) is very old and hard to install. Are there some…
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Issue when running Notepad++ via Wine on Ubuntu (flipped letters in RTL settings)

Recently I tried using Notepad++ in Ubuntu with Wine. However, when i change the view to "Right-to-left" (View -> Text direction RTL), all letters are flipped. I saw that there was a similar bug in Windows about 5 years ago, and it was fixed (see…
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Cannot open most files in the Notepad++ Snap

I recently installed the Notepad++ Snap from the App Center of an Ubuntu 24.04 VirtualBox guest OS (host: Windows 10 ). I can open locally-saved files that I have created myself, but I cannot open system files like ~/.bashrc (at least not when they…
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Changing Scale of Notepad++ in Linux

I have a problem with the scaling Notepad++ in my Ubuntu since I have a 4K screen, and unfortunately, it is not displayed correctly. I was wondering if there is any way to scale up the menu and font of Notepad++ in Linux.
Siamak Abdi
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Notepad++ has stopped working

I am new to Linux, having previously been a Windows-only user. I installed Notepad++ two months ago and everything has been working fine. Then, out of the blue, today it has stopped working and will not longer open when I either click on the desktop…
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installed font for notepad++ but it does show up

I am using notepad++ on Ubuntu 20.04 I installed the inconsolata font https://levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html by downloading and opening the .otf file then clicking on the install button. However, the font has not appeared in notepad++ for…
Kong
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Unable to copy new style file into Notepad++ under /snap

I installed Notepad++ in Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS using Ubuntu Software. Notepad++ was installed under /snap. I am trying to copy a new style file: ~/Desktop/Cobalt.xml into the Notepad++ themes folder. sudo cp Cobalt.xml…
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