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Q :	How do I pronounce Notepad++?

A :	It seems a silly question, but not at all! Every serious open source project includes this question and answer in its FAQ. Since Notepad++ is a decent open source project, here we go: Notepad++ should be pronounced as "Notepad plus plus". Anyway we don't see how can you pronounce it in other ways. :)



Q :	What does Notepad++ stand for?

A :	Again, it's not a ridiculous question. Every open source project should have its recursive acronym meaning. Notepad++ has its one no exception: Notepad++ is nOT notEPAD++ Ok, it sucks. At least, I tried.



Q :	I HATE "Comic Sans MS"!!! How can I set all the fonts under Notepad++ as mono-space font?

A :	All the styles (colour & font) are configurable via the Styler Configurator Dialog (the menu Settings->Styler Configurator...). If you use Notepad++ v4.3, you can just enable the checkbox "Enable the global font" in the Global Style->Global override section then choose your favorite font. If you use the version lower than v4.3 (and I don't see why you don't move to v4.3 or upper version), then use the Global Style->Style Default to modify them.



Q :	I failed to open a file where the path contains the white space. It seems that Notepad++ doesn't support the long file name which contains the white space.

A :	Notepad++ DO support the long file name with white space. There shouldn't be a problem if you open a such file via the internal file open dialog (from menu : File->Open), via the Drag N' Drop or via the context menu (right click mouse, installed by Notepad++ Installer) under Explorer. However, if you try to associate Notepad++ with some file extensions manually, there may be a problem. According to my experience, if you want to add a registry key by yourself, you should do something like that (with the double quotes) : "C:\Program Files\Whatever\notepad++.exe" "%1" to make sure the shell interprets correctely the string. From v2.6, Notepad++ integrates the File Associations Manager which allows user associate/disassociate all the file extensions he/she wants with Notepad++. Note that you should have the Administrator's right to perform this operation.



Q :	Does Notepad++ support column mode selection?

A :	Yes. Alt-Shift-Arrow keys or Alt + left mouse click. See Shortcuts page to get all Notepad++ shortcuts.



Q :	How can I share MY DEFINED LANGUAGE (or my syntax highlighting) with the others?

A :	Follow the instructions below : Type %APPDATA%\Notepad++ in Run box, then Enter, there'll be a opened folder appears. In the opened window, you'll found out a file named "userDefineLang.xml". Copy it. Do the same procedure 1. to the PC destination. Copy the "userDefineLang.xml" into the opened folder. Relaunch Notepad++ from the destination PC et voila. For sharing the syntax highlighting, follow the same procedure but replace "userDefineLang.xml" by "stylers.xml".