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--- visual3d:documentation:pipeline:general_information:notepad [2024/06/19 12:51] – sgranger
+++ visual3d:documentation:pipeline:general_information:notepad [2024/09/06 19:22] (current) – Added a figure for dark mode. wikisysop
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-{{{{===== download =====
+====== Notepad++ ======
-instructions to download and install notepad++:
+A [[Visual3D:Documentation:Pipeline:Pipeline_Overview|pipeline script (v3s file)]] can be opened in any text editor (Notepad, Notepad++), but Notepad++ allows the user to colour code the file - making it much easier to read/modify a script. As such, it is our recommended text editor for viewing and editing pipeline scripts by hand.
-  - [[https://notepad-plus-plus.org/|download and install notepad++]].
+To get the fully-customized Visual3D experience in Notepad++:
-  - go to the [[https://www.c-motion.com/tools.php|c-motion free downloads section]] and click the "download" button under notepad++ to download the plugin.
-  - once the plugin has been downloaded, unzip the download and follow the install.txt instructions to save the userdefinelang.xml file in the correct location
-===== why is this useful? =====
+  - Download and install [[https://notepad-plus-plus.org/|Notepad++]].
+  - Download the Notepad++ [[http://www.has-motion.com/download/Visual3D%20User-Defined%20Language%20for%20Npp.zip|language plug-in]] for the Visual3D pipeline command syntax.
+  - Once the plugin has been downloaded, unzip the download and follow the INSTALL.txt instructions to save the userDefineLang.xml file in the correct location
-a [[visual3d:documentation:pipeline:pipeline_overview|pipeline script (v3s file)]] can be opened in any text editor (notepad, notepad++), but notepad++ allows the user to color code the file - making it much easier to read/modify a script.
+==== Colour Scheme ====
-===== color scheme =====
+The Pipeline workshop was colour-coded as of Visual3D v6 to make it easier to read commands.
-in visual3dv6, the pipeline workshop was color coded to make it easier to read commands:
+{{:Pipeline_Workshop_ColorCode.png}}
-pipeline_workshop_colorcode.png
+Simultaneously, the color scheme in Notepad++ was updated to match that of the Visual3D Pipeline Workshop (in both default and dark modes):
-with the release of v6, the color scheme in notepad++ was updated to match that of the visual3d pipeline workshop:
+{{:Notepad_Workshop_ColorCode.png?0x400}} {{:Notepad_Workshop_ColorCode_DarkMode.png?0x400}}
-notepad_workshop_colorcode.png
-<code>
- ! =======================================================
- ! indicate the signals being graphed using prompt
- !  (1) kinematic (2) kinetic or (3) all
- ! =======================================================
- set_pipeline_parameter
- ! list of signals that will be graphed
- !  the side parameter will specify whether the signal is l or r
- /parameter_name=kinematic_segments
- /parameter_value=ankleangle+kneeangle+hipangle
- ;
-</code>
-\\
-<code>
- ! indicates a comment line
- pipeline_command_name
- / indicates a line that has set a parameter
- ! / indicates that the default parameter value will be used
- ; end of pipeline command
-</code>
-}}}}