Auto-indent in Notepad

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We always write code like this formal   void main      if        if             But when I use Notepad    the display is   void main    if    if         How do I use Notepad   to auto indent   Thanks to Jonathan  I have set it  but it does not take any effect  The snapshot is below     I am using Notepad   version 5 1 3

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Try the UniversalIndentGUI plugin for Notepad    It re-indents code based on some parameters  It worked well for me

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In the latest version  at least   you can find it through    Settings  menu  Preferences    MISC  tab  lower-left checkbox list  Auto-indent  is the 2nd option in this group    EDIT  Though  I don t think it s had the best implementation of Auto-indent  So  check to make sure you have version 5 1 -- auto-indent got an overhaul recently  so it auto-corrects your indenting     Do also note that you re missing the block for the 2nd if   void main      if        if          here

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Most developers of text editing programs misuse this name  auto-indent   The correct name is  maintain indentation   Auto-indent is what you actually want  but it is not implemented   I would also like to see this feature in Notepad

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In the 6 6 8 version I installed the NppAutoIndent plugin from Plugins   Plugin Manager   Show Plugin Manager  Then I selected the Smart Indent option in Plugin   NppAutoIndent  Hope this helps

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First download plugin manager this link then unzip the zip folder and copy this inside your program  notepad   folder   then restart your notepad    then you see  plugin manager inside plugin menu   then click plugin manager then click show plugin manager   It shows all your plugin list   from the list in bottom find XML tools   checked it and install it  then restart your notepad    After open a document then  plugins xml tools pretty plain indent text  then enjoy

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Notepad   will only auto-insert subsequent indents if you manually indent the first line in a block  otherwise you can re-indent your code after the fact using TextFX  gt  TextFX Edit  gt  Reindent C   code

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This may seem silly  but in the original question  Turion was editing a plain text file  Make sure you choose the correct language from the Language menu

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Install Tidy2 plugin  I have Notepad   v6 2 2  and Tidy2 works fine so far

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Menu TextFX   TextFX Edit   Reindent C   code     But  Notepad   doesn t come with this  Text FX Character  plugin  You will need to install it via   Plugins   Plugin Manager   Show Plugin Manager    To add shortcut for Indentation    Click on Settings   Shortcut Mapper    set the shortcut key you prefer  I prefer Ctrl

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Try the UniversalIndentGUI plugin for Notepad    It re-indents code based on some parameters  It worked well for me

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In the latest version  at least   you can find it through    Settings  menu  Preferences    MISC  tab  lower-left checkbox list  Auto-indent  is the 2nd option in this group    EDIT  Though  I don t think it s had the best implementation of Auto-indent  So  check to make sure you have version 5 1 -- auto-indent got an overhaul recently  so it auto-corrects your indenting     Do also note that you re missing the block for the 2nd if   void main      if        if          here

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In the latest version  at least   you can find it through    Settings  menu  Preferences    MISC  tab  lower-left checkbox list  Auto-indent  is the 2nd option in this group    EDIT  Though  I don t think it s had the best implementation of Auto-indent  So  check to make sure you have version 5 1 -- auto-indent got an overhaul recently  so it auto-corrects your indenting     Do also note that you re missing the block for the 2nd if   void main      if        if          here

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You can use  Indent by fold  plugin  Install it from the plugin manager  It works fine for me

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Try to save the file before  then it will indent

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If the TextFX menu does not exist  you need to download  amp  install the plugin  Plugins- Plugin Manager- Show Plugin Manager and then check the plugin TextFX Characters  Click  install   restart Notepad     In version Notepad   v6 1 3  I resolve with  Plugin Manager- Show Plugin Manager   and then check the plugin  Indent By Fold

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In the latest version  at least   you can find it through    Settings  menu  Preferences    MISC  tab  lower-left checkbox list  Auto-indent  is the 2nd option in this group    EDIT  Though  I don t think it s had the best implementation of Auto-indent  So  check to make sure you have version 5 1 -- auto-indent got an overhaul recently  so it auto-corrects your indenting     Do also note that you re missing the block for the 2nd if   void main      if        if          here

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You can use  Indent by fold  plugin  Install it from the plugin manager  It works fine for me

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Most developers of text editing programs misuse this name  auto-indent   The correct name is  maintain indentation   Auto-indent is what you actually want  but it is not implemented   I would also like to see this feature in Notepad

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If the TextFX menu does not exist  you need to download  amp  install the plugin  Plugins- Plugin Manager- Show Plugin Manager and then check the plugin TextFX Characters  Click  install   restart Notepad     In version Notepad   v6 1 3  I resolve with  Plugin Manager- Show Plugin Manager   and then check the plugin  Indent By Fold

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In the 6 6 8 version I installed the NppAutoIndent plugin from Plugins   Plugin Manager   Show Plugin Manager  Then I selected the Smart Indent option in Plugin   NppAutoIndent  Hope this helps

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Most developers of text editing programs misuse this name  auto-indent   The correct name is  maintain indentation   Auto-indent is what you actually want  but it is not implemented   I would also like to see this feature in Notepad

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There seems to be an option for auto-format of XML at least  It can be found at TextFX - gt  TextFX HTML Tidy - gt  Tidy  reindent XML

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For those who use Notepad   v6 8 1 and later  the auto-indent setting now is placed in menu Settings   Preferences   MISC    Auto Indent

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Notepad   will only auto-insert subsequent indents if you manually indent the first line in a block  otherwise you can re-indent your code after the fact using TextFX  gt  TextFX Edit  gt  Reindent C   code

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For those who using version 7 8 5  the Auto-indent settings is now located at  Settings  -   Preferences     -   Auto-Completion

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A little update  You can skip the TextFX Plugin and just use Tidy2  Here you can configure your own formating-rules for different types of codes  Easy to install and remove within   Notepad     Plugins   Plugin Manager   Show Plugin Manager   and just search for Tidy2 and install it  Done

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For those who using version 7 8 5  the Auto-indent settings is now located at  Settings  -   Preferences     -   Auto-Completion

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Most developers of text editing programs misuse this name  auto-indent   The correct name is  maintain indentation   Auto-indent is what you actually want  but it is not implemented   I would also like to see this feature in Notepad

User · Answer

Notepad   will only auto-insert subsequent indents if you manually indent the first line in a block  otherwise you can re-indent your code after the fact using TextFX  gt  TextFX Edit  gt  Reindent C   code

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There seems to be an option for auto-format of XML at least  It can be found at TextFX - gt  TextFX HTML Tidy - gt  Tidy  reindent XML

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Notepad   will only auto-insert subsequent indents if you manually indent the first line in a block  otherwise you can re-indent your code after the fact using TextFX  gt  TextFX Edit  gt  Reindent C   code

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This may seem silly  but in the original question  Turion was editing a plain text file  Make sure you choose the correct language from the Language menu

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A little update  You can skip the TextFX Plugin and just use Tidy2  Here you can configure your own formating-rules for different types of codes  Easy to install and remove within   Notepad     Plugins   Plugin Manager   Show Plugin Manager   and just search for Tidy2 and install it  Done

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Try to save the file before  then it will indent

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Menu TextFX   TextFX Edit   Reindent C   code     But  Notepad   doesn t come with this  Text FX Character  plugin  You will need to install it via   Plugins   Plugin Manager   Show Plugin Manager    To add shortcut for Indentation    Click on Settings   Shortcut Mapper    set the shortcut key you prefer  I prefer Ctrl

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For those who use Notepad   v6 8 1 and later  the auto-indent setting now is placed in menu Settings   Preferences   MISC    Auto Indent

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Install Tidy2 plugin  I have Notepad   v6 2 2  and Tidy2 works fine so far

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First download plugin manager this link then unzip the zip folder and copy this inside your program  notepad   folder   then restart your notepad    then you see  plugin manager inside plugin menu   then click plugin manager then click show plugin manager   It shows all your plugin list   from the list in bottom find XML tools   checked it and install it  then restart your notepad    After open a document then  plugins xml tools pretty plain indent text  then enjoy

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