Notepad++ VDF languages

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Notepad++ is a free source code editor that supports custom text highlighting. TomEdwards has created various VDF profiles. To install:

1. Download the languages here
2. Extract the archive to either:

   Windows XP

   %userprofile%/Application Data/Notepad++/

   Windows Vista/Windows 7

   %userprofile%/AppData/Roaming/Notepad++/

%userprofile% will automatically resolve your personal user folder.

Contents 1 Supported languages 1.1 Filenames 2 Compiling QC files 3 See also

Supported languages

Generic VDF

.vdf

Response rules

.talker

Soundscripts

.soundscript

Materials

.vmt

Actbusy

.vdf

Soundscapes

.soundscape

QC

.qc

SMD

.smd

.vta

Filenames

N++ detects langauges based on file extensions, but in several cases the established one is simply .txt. Rename the files in these cases: so long as the correct name is in the manifests, it doesn't matter what your soundscripts, response rules scripts, or soundscapes are called. You can see the custom extensions which had been set up for this purpose in the list above.

If you want to set a language manually in Notepad++, use the Language menu.

Compiling QC files

Assuming you have the NppExec plug-in installed (you probably do): press F6 and enter the full path to studiomdl surrounded by "quote marks", then a space, then "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)" (also with quote marks).

See also

• Highlighting and Compiling QCs with ConTEXT
• Gmod Lua Highlighter plugin