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TextFX menu is missing in Notepad++

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There is no TextFX menu in the menu bar in my Notepad++ installation.

How do I add it?

There is nothing in Plugins -> Plugin Manager -> Show Plugin Manager -> Available tab


I reinstalled as Dave recommended in his answer (https://stackoverflow.com/a/12699834/362951), but nothing changed.

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AWE Avatar asked Oct 02 '12 10:10

AWE


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2 Answers

It should usually work using the method Dave described in his answer. (I can confirm seeing "TextFX Characters" in the Available tab in Plugin Manager.)

If it does not, you can try downloading the zip file from here and put its contents (it's one file called NppTextFX.dll) inside the plugins folder where Notepad++ is installed. I suggest doing this while Notepad++ itself is not running.

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Isxek Avatar answered Sep 30 '22 09:09

Isxek


For 32 bit Notepad++ only

Plugins -> Plugin Manager -> Show Plugin Manager -> Available tab -> TextFX Characters -> Install.

It was removed from the default installation as it caused issues with certain configurations, and there's no maintainer.

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Dave Avatar answered Sep 30 '22 11:09

Dave