Sunday, March 11, 2012

NewFileBrowser: Create Custom File Templates For Programming In Notepad++ [Plugin]


When working on a programming project, developers have to constantly open new files. For instance, when working on an HTML project, a developer might have to open and edit new HTML and CSS files. Writing all the code from scratch each time can be a tedious task, and we have just the tool that can help you in saving important time. Notepad++ is a very powerful open source text editor with lots of useful plugins available for increasing and matching its capability according to your needs. Coming back to the topic, we have a Notepad++ plugin called NewFileBrowser that allows you to open templates of different programming languages, such as HTML, CSS, SQL, Pascal, XML, JS, PYTHON etc. You can use the default template or edit it to your own liking.
You may download the plugin from the Plugins Manager. Open Plugins—> Plugin Manager—> Show Plugin Manager. Under Available tab, select NewFileBrowser and click Install.
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Once installed, the application lets you open templates from Plugins—> NewFile&Browser. There are two templates available to choose from, which can also be accessed through their hotkeys: Ctrl + Shift + N for New File 1 and Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N for New File 2.
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The Settings menu allows you to edit the initial text template for both files. There is a long list of languages to choose from for setting as the first and second template.
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The plugin has a limitation that you can set only two templates at a time. Hopefully, the developer will include the option to add more templates in the next release.

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