I would like for Notepad++ to add the closing tag when I finish typing the open tag. I know there is a plugin to do this for XML but it doesn't work on my HTML files and I have yet to find one that does.
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Try going into TextFX / TextFX Settings and check 'auto close XHTML tags'. This makes it work in plain HTML files too. You may need to install it if using a newer version of Notepad++
- Click Plugins > Plugin Manager > Show Plugin Manager
- On the "available" tab check the box by "TextFX Characters"
- Click Install
- Restart Notepad++
- Enable the auto-close XHTM features as described above.
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4Also, the document language needs to be set to HTML, if it isn't already. – MrWhite Dec 16 '10 at 10:59
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Thanks! Notepad++ is a great tool but looks like the authors are tough guys, such things should be on by default. – axk Nov 25 '11 at 11:31
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3Which version of Notepad++ does this apply to? Some of the newer versions don't seem to have TextFX anymore (such as the current release version, 5.9.8). – 40XUserNotFound Mar 16 '12 at 19:32
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David do you know of a plugin which will auto-complete XHTML in php files? – Anagio Jan 19 '13 at 21:51
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@Anagio sorry, I do not. Maybe ask a new question? – David Ebbo Jan 20 '13 at 01:34
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2@DavidEbbo the auto-complete word setting built into Notepad++ does it – Anagio Jan 20 '13 at 03:15