jN Npp Plugin

jN Npp Plugin is a plugin for Notepad++, which allows you to extend Notepad++ by writing JavaScript code.

Technology

jN uses the built-in javascript engine of Microsoft Windows. This powerful engine allows to access a lot of ActiveX based services like Shell, WMI of operating system.

jN wraps the native Notepad++ API into ActiveX interfaces accessible via global objects Editor and System in your JavaScript code.

How to Use - Getting Started

You will find the feature list and examples in wiki.

For Developers

Folder Structure

• common - implementation of Notepad++ independent ActiveX elements (e.g. Dialog, Menu, WinApi, System, ...).
• editor - implementation of Notepad++ related ActiveX elements (e.g. DockableDialog, View, ViewLine).
• npp - copy-in files from original Notepad++ plugin template project.
• deploy - collection of JavaScript files, which were meant to show capabilities of jN, but contain also some useful functions like XML, Grep, Zen Coding, SmartHighlighter.

Building

Open jN.sln in Visual Studio and build solution.

Rebuild entire solution every time you modified any of *.idl files!