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[[File:Npplng qc.png|thumb|300px|[[Qc|QC]] highlighting.]]
 
{{npp|4}} is a free source code editor that supports custom text highlighting. Highlighting rules are available for many Valve languages. To install them:
 
#'''[https://github.com/ReverendV92/NotepadPP-VDF-Languages Download the languages on GitHub here]'''
#Extract the XML files to <code>%appdata%/Notepad++/userdefinelangs/</code>
 
<code>%appdata%</code> should automatically resolve to a full path.
 
== Supported [[:Category:File formats|file format]]s and [[:Category:Files|file]]s ==
[[File:Npplng talker.png|300px|thumb|[[Response System|Response rules]] highlighting.]]
 
# [[VDF]] (.vdf)
# [[KeyValues2]] (No default extension due to very large potential filesize)
# [[Response System|Response rules]] (.talker)
# [[Soundscripts]] (.soundscript)
# [[Material|Materials]] (.vmt)
# [[Actbusy]] (.vdf)
# [[Soundscapes]] (.soundscape)
# [[QC]] (.qc, .qci)
# [[Studiomdl Data|SMD]] (.smd, .vta)
# [[Weapon script]] (No appropriate extension)
# [[FGD]] (.fgd)
# [[Detail props|VBSP]] (.vbsp)
 
== Limitations ==
{{warning|N++ detects languages based on file extensions,<!--<ref name="rn684" />--> but in several cases the established one is simply <code>.txt</code>.}}
{{note|v6.8.4 (released on 16 Oct 2015) implemented the auto-detect language feature (at least for a subset of languages)<!--<ref name="rn684" />-->...}}
{{fix|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.}}
 
===Filenames===
 
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 <code>Language</code> menu.
 
== Compiling QC model scripts ==
 
You can compile [[QC]]s directly from Notepad++ with the '''NppExec''' plugin. Install it either from ''Plugins > Plugin Manager'' or by [http://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/NppExec/ downloading directly from SourceForge].
 
With NppExec installed, press {{key|F6}} and enter the following command. Change the path to [[studiomdl]] to match your system and your target [[:Category:Engine branches|engine branch]]:
 
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\alien swarm\bin\studiomdl.exe" -nop4 -r "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"
 
Press OK to compile.
 
{{tip|Use {{key|Ctrl|F6}} to execute the previous command again.}}
 
== See also ==
 
*[http://steamreview.org/external/vdc/npp-vdf.zip Legacy Version]
*[[Highlighting and Compiling QCs with ConTEXT]]
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=189927&package_id=265782 Gmod Lua Highlighter plugin]
* [https://mrkleiner.github.io/npp_vmt/ Improved/Extended vmt syntax highlighter for Notepad++]
 
== References ==
# [https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v6.8.4.html Official Download Mirror]
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[[Category:Third Party Tools]]
 
[[Category:Programming]]<!-- How this is relevant here? -->

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