I'm trying to add the syntax plugin for the Go programming language in Notepad++ .
Ther is a repository for such user-defined languages. I downloaded and unzipped the Go files, which contained a README, a userDefinedLang_Go.xml, and go.xml.
I attempted to follow the instructions at the bottom of the page as follows. Since I am using Windows 7 (x64), my Notepad++ directory is "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++".
Having not installed a user defined language before, I didn't have a userDefinedLang.xml file already, so I copied userDefinedLang_Go.xml into the root directory, and renamed it to remove the "_Go", making it userDefinedLang.xml.
I then copied go.xml into C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\
This seems to be all of the steps necessary. However, when I open Notepad++, there is no "Go" near "Lang => User Defined", and there is no syntactic coloring on a .go file. Attempting to import via "View => User-Defined Dialogue => import" gives a "fail to import" error.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I'm using a clean installation of Notepad++, which is version 6.1.8.
I just got it working on my system after some tinkering, put this at the top of the userDefinedLang.xml file and the go.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252" ?>
That should do the trick (after reopening Notepad++)
go.xml should be in the plugins/APIs folder, and userDefinedLang.xml goes in the root of Notepad++ as you said.
Hope that helps.
I had to put my userDefineLang.xml in my AppData\Roaming folder
C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++
Something other answers do not discuss, some older versions of Notepad++ do NOT appear to work with any of these answers.
I tried pretty much all the solutions before upgrading Notepad++ to version 6.4.2.
UPDATE:
nameyElysian FieldsnameyOther versions, YMMV.
New install of Notepad++ 6.4.5 on Win7 64bit
Download from Notepad++ site:
http://docs.notepad-plus-plus.org/index.php?title=User_Defined_Language_Files#G
Copy "go.xml" to C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs
Default install doesn't have any user defined languages, so you can do this:
(If you already have a userDefineLang.xml then add the content from the _Go file.)
Restart Notepad++
I share the solution I found for NotePad++ 6.5 because I had the same issue than the previous messages.
If not done, do the install steps explained in go\misc otepadplus\README (userDefineLang.xml,functionList.xml,APIs). When you don 't have useDefineLang.xml in NP++ create one using the file from go\misc otepadplus\useDefineLang.xml but don't forget to add the first line <?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252" ?> and uncomment NotepadPlus part to have <NotepadPlus> at the beginning and </NotepadPlus> at the end
Change in functionList.xml <association ext=".go" id="go"/> BY <association userDefinedLangName="go" id="go"/>
As I had no userDefineLang.xml by default in NP++ I imported this file using the menu Language/Define your language -> import. Then stop/start NP++. Check that Go is in the /Language menu at the end of the list. Open a .go file. If the color doesn't change automatically click on go in /Language menu
All were ok after that for me ( indentation, color, autocompletion ...)
userDefineLang resides in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\userDefineLang.xml.
Make sure your Notepad++ is installed under "C:\Program Files(86)", and not under "C: pp.#.#.#.bin" folder.
And download from https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download. Or simply google "Download Notepad++".
Check out a sample Scala language userDefineLang.xml file here: https://github.com/nfang/scala-syntax-highlighter
If you don't have any user languages defined before, then after renaming userDefinedLang_Go.xml to userDefinedLang.xml also edit the text of file by adding tags <NotepadPlus></NotepadPlus> around original content
I added pl/sql Language syntax to notepad++, the sytax/ lang was on the web, Here's how I got it to work ..
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252" ?> as David had suggested. Then save it to userDefinedLang_plsql.xmlC:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\, and navigated to languages > userdefined, but it did nothing.pl/sql from drop down, renamed it and saved it in that dialog window.The new language then it appeared in the language dialog at end.