Select Between Bracket in Notepad+

[ymg3]

If you use notepad+ as an editor for Autolisp, the CTRL+ALT+b leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to selecting between brackets.

 

The VLIDE double-click is much more satisfying.

 

So here is an AutoHotKey script that gives you  this functionnality while preserving the normal Dbl-Click of notepad+:

 

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
#SingleInstance Off 

; 1. Set up a unique communication highway (MsgNumber 0x401)
OnMessage(0x401, ReceiveCloseSignal)
ReceiveCloseSignal(wParam, lParam, msg, hwnd) {
    ExitApp
}

; 2. Find any running old instance (ignoring itself) and send it the "Self-Destruct" signal
DetectHiddenWindows True
if (oldScriptHwnd := WinExist(A_ScriptFullPath " ahk_class AutoHotkey")) {
    if (oldScriptHwnd != A_ScriptHwnd) { ; Ensure the script doesn't close itself!
        PostMessage(0x401, 0, 0, , "ahk_id " oldScriptHwnd)
        WinWaitClose("ahk_id " oldScriptHwnd, , 2)
    }
}

; 3. Automatically relaunch the script using UI Access to bypass UAC entirely
if !A_IsCompiled && !InStr(A_AhkPath, "_UIA.exe") {
    uiaPath := RegExReplace(A_AhkPath, "\.exe$", "_UIA.exe")
    if FileExist(uiaPath) {
        try {
            Run('"' uiaPath '" "' A_ScriptFullPath '"')
            ExitApp
        }
    }
}

; 4. Your Application-Specific Hotkeys
#HotIf WinActive("ahk_class Notepad++")

~LButton:: {
    static lastClick := 0
    currentClick := A_TickCount
    
    if (currentClick - lastClick < DllCall("GetDoubleClickTime")) {
        KeyWait("LButton")
        Sleep(60) 
        SendEvent("^!b")
        lastClick := 0
    } else {
        lastClick := currentClick
    }
}
#HotIf

 

Link to download AutoHotKey https://www.autohotkey.com  also available on Microsoft app store (Free)

NppBrackets.ahk