[Equest-users] Syntax highlighting and navigation pane for eQuest with Notepad++

Julien Marrec julien.marrec at gmail.com
Wed May 20 12:18:38 PDT 2015


I got a few replies from people who had trouble getting it to run. This is
good feedback, I guess the install instructions weren't crystal clear and
I'll update them tomorrow. I had only shared this with my colleagues at
Altanova and I've always guided them in real time.

the simplest is to use both files in there:
https://github.com/jmarrec/notepad/tree/master/EnergyPlus%20Only

You'll have to rename them to just functionList.xml and userDefineLang.xml
before placing them into your %appdata%Notepad++ folder.

The reason I have them with different names is because I wanted to avoid
people simply overwriting their local files without thinking about it, and
maybe regret it later. I recommend keeping a copy of the original files
(you can even leave them in the same folder by renaming to
functionList-ori.xml for example)

Thanks,

--
Julien Marrec, EBCP, BPI MFBA
Energy&Sustainability Engineer
T: +33 6 95 14 42 13

LinkedIn (en) : www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec
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2015-05-20 18:31 GMT+02:00 Julien Marrec <julien.marrec at gmail.com>:

> Fellow eQuest users,
>
> If you're like me and you use notepad++ to work on .inp files, you might
> be interested in something I just released.
>
> I found myself wanting two things: syntax highlighting to be able to
> quickly see the important keywords while scrolling down, and some kind of
> navigation pane in order to quickly reach a selected section of a file.
>
> In order to achieve syntax highlighting, I've simply created user defined
> languages.
>
> In order to achieve a navigation pane, I had to use an advanced function
> of Notepad++ called Function List.
>
> What you'll get out of it will look like this:
>
>> One the above picture you can see syntax highlighting on an eQuest Input
> File (.inp). To the right, you have the "Function List" pane that serves as
> a navigation pane:
> - You get classes (major sections)
> - You can expend them to get an anchor to any specific object: click it
> and you'll jump to its location in the file.
>
> Similar results are achieved for E+ as well if you use both.
>
> *For the files as well as as installation guidelines, please go to my
> Github repository <https://github.com/jmarrec/notepad>, where the readme
> should explain everything you need to know.*
>
> Feedback/bug report/pull request are welcome.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Julien
> --
> Julien Marrec, EBCP, BPI MFBA
> Energy&Sustainability Engineer
> T: +33 6 95 14 42 13
>
> LinkedIn (en) : www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec
> LinkedIn (fr) : www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec/fr
> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/julienmarrec>
>
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