Notepad++ Avisynth Syntax Highlighting

[smokeslikeapoet]

I've been using Notepad++ for text file editing including Avisynth. Notepad++ is a great editor and GPL'ed for those of you that care.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/
It doesn't support syntax highlighting for Avisynth so I took the time to create a user defined language for Avisynth with all known internal and external plugin keywords and thought I would share it.

It should highlight most AviSynth functions and syntax. If you have any suggestions for improvements let me know.

Download the file (once it's approved) and put it in your user application data directory. For english language Windows users it's usually:

c:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Notepad++\

It's safe to overwrite the existing file as long has you don't have any other user defined languages.

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[mod]

Thanks! I'm a Notepad++ "addicted", I'm going to try it in the next days

[smok3]

tnx as well, will try at first avisynth session.

p.s. permission to mirror on my server?

[smokeslikeapoet]

@smok3, you can mirror it, but be sure and subscribe to this thread so you will be notified of updates. I'm sure there's some keywords from external plugins that I've left out.

[dosdan]

How do I get ".avi" & ".avsi" as files-of-type file-extension filters in the File | Open selection box? I tried using Settings | Preference | File Association | Customise and added .avi in the box next to Customise but could not get it to go acros to s the Registed Exts. column since the arrow was grayed out.

[smokeslikeapoet]

I don't know, I didn't have that problem. But the best way to register extensions I've found is to right click on the file. Go to "Open With" | Choose Program | select the program and make sure "Always use the selected program..." is checked.

[unskinnyboy]

Not to hijack your thread or anything, but for those interested, VirtualDubMoD's Script Editor (CTRL+E) provides some excellent syntax highlighting and keyboard shortcuts and that's what I have been using lately. Especially when you are scripting your avs and want to see the goodness (or badness :-p) as you go, all it takes is an F5 (or F7) and et voilà!

..and I have tried 'em all - notepad.exe to AVSEdit.

[Melanchthon]

Originally Posted by unskinnyboy

Not to hijack your thread or anything, but for those interested, VirtualDubMoD's Script Editor (CTRL+E) provides some excellent syntax highlighting and keyboard shortcuts and that's what I have been using lately.

I use that almost exclusively. Possibly the single most useful thing about it is that commented text becomes greyed-out.


Not much use if you don't use VirtualDubMod though.

Are there any screenshots available of this? Also, when you say user-defined language, does that mean you can add any filter name you like? I tend to avoid putting things in the plugins folder (it's getting kind of full), so most of the functions I use don't show up unless VDM thinks they're a misspelling.

Highlighting of defined clips (clp1, clp2, clpmask, or whatever naming scheme you use) would be a neat feature as well, if it can't already do it.

[smokeslikeapoet]

With my plugin for notepad++ internal filters turn blue when called, external ones are brown, comments are small italicized green. The thing that I don't like is that everything in parentheses turns blue. Numbers should be read but if they are inside the parens they aren't recognized. From the screenshot you can tell I missed a external filter function, YV12InterlacedReduceBy2At60(0).

You can edit the user defined language yourself by clicking View | User Define Dialog | then select the Avisynth from the drop down menu.

[vcmohan]

Originally Posted by smokeslikeapoet

Download the file (once it's approved) and put it in your user application data directory. For english language Windows users it's usually:

c:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Notepad++\

It's safe to overwrite the existing file as long has you don't have any other user defined languages.

I have downloaded both Notepad++ and your userdefinelang.zip. On installation I could not activate your userdefinelang at all. In my Documents Settings folder thereis no Application data folder. So I created one and tried. It did not work. I then placed this file in Notepad++ folder under program files. It did not work. Then I tried copying your file in to the lang.xml file. It did not show up as an additional language. Then I tried creating a separate user defined 'mylang' file using the Notepad++ just to know where such a file is kept. I could not locate at all anywhere eventhough it is shown in the lower part of the languages dropdown list. So now I can not get rid of it. What should I do to activate your file?
My system is AMD XP 2000+ 512mb Ram, windows xp pro.

[smokeslikeapoet]

Try uninstalling notepad++. Make sure the uninstallation deletes the "program files\notepad++" directory and the application data directory. Then reinstall notepad++, run the program at least once. The first time you run it it should create the "application data\notepad++" directory then you should be able to drop the userdefinelang.xml file in that directory. If it doesn't create the "application data\notepad++" the first time its run then you'll need to contact the notepad++ author or file a bug on the sourceforge website. Good luck.

[Koti]

Thx

note - i just put the "userDefineLang.xml" into the same folder as Notepad ++ (C:\Program Files\Notepad ++) and it picked it up.

[foxyshadis]

In my Documents Settings folder thereis no Application data folder.

Sure there is (well, in your profile folder, not the root D&S), but it's hidden, just like Local Settings. If you want in the easy way, just type %appdata% in the address bar, otherwise you need to unhide hidden files and rehide them once done. (If, like me, you prefer them hidden.)

[krieger2005]

The Folder can also named different. For me, from Germany "Aplication data" folder is "Anwendungsdaten".

[vcmohan]

Thanks. I could meanwhile manage it. I found that in word 4 the external plugins are named. In several plugins of mine there are a number of functions, and calls are to these functions. So in place of plugin names these function names may be included. In my copy I have changed in respect of my plugins. There may be others too I am not sure. I can send a copy of this new file if desired.
Is it necessasary that they all be listed on one line? Is it possible to break the lines to ensure readability?

[Alain2]

Good idea to share this ^^ I already have my own syntax highlights that I am populating when required; if someones interested it's available here

[Keiyakusha]

Sorry for bumping this tread... Does anyone still using Notepad++ for avisynth script editing? If so, maybe someone can update this userDefineLang. It is still very useful but since 2006 there is many new plugins, scripts etc.

[Chiba]

HAN !

Thanks a lot *___* <3<3<3

[XadoX]

[varied]

Thanks!
All works just great except when a file name contains non latin letters [in my case cyrillic *source("зяблик.avi")]. A workaround is quite easy, just to rename the file to something like "zjablik.avi".
But that should be done a lot, since all my files are named that way.
I guess, there is no way to change that...

Anyway, thanks again!

Edit:

I played a bit more and found that this had nothing to do with cyrillic characters. Highlighting is messed up if a filename contains parenthesis...