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--- visual3d:documentation:pipeline:general_information:notepad [2024/07/03 17:41] – created sgranger
+++ visual3d:documentation:pipeline:general_information:notepad [2024/09/06 19:22] (current) – Added a figure for dark mode. wikisysop
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 ====== Notepad++ ======
-==== Download ====
+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.
-Instructions to download and install Notepad++:
+To get the fully-customized Visual3D experience in Notepad++:
-  - [[https://notepad-plus-plus.org/|Download and install Notepad++]].
+  - Download and install [[https://notepad-plus-plus.org/|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.
+  - 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
-==== Why is this useful? ====
+==== Colour Scheme ====
-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.
+The Pipeline workshop was colour-coded as of Visual3D v6 to make it easier to read commands.
-==== Color Scheme ====
-In Visual3Dv6, the Pipeline workshop was color coded to make it easier to read commands:
-{{Pipeline_Workshop_ColorCode.png}}
-With the release of v6, the color scheme in Notepad++ was updated to match that of the Visual3D Pipeline Workshop:
-{{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>
+{{: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):
+{{:Notepad_Workshop_ColorCode.png?0x400}} {{:Notepad_Workshop_ColorCode_DarkMode.png?0x400}}