The Notepad2 Source Code
This package contains the full source code of Notepad2 4.2.25 for Windows. Project files for Visual C++ 7.0 are included. Chances are that Notepad2 can be rebuilt with other development tools, including the free Visual C++ Express Edition, but I haven't tested this.
Rebuilding from the Source Code
Notepad2 4.2.25 is based on Scintilla 2.24 [1].
To be able to rebuild Notepad2, the source code of the Scintilla editing component has to be unzipped to the "scintilla" subdirectory of the Notepad2 source code directory.
Many of the Scintilla lexing modules are not used by Notepad2. Run LinkLex.js to adapt the list (in "scintilla/src/Catalogue.cxx") and make linking work properly.
Creating a Compact Executable Program File
Linking to the system CRT slightly improves disk footprint, memory usage and startup because the pages for the system CRT are already loaded and shared in memory. To achieve this, the release version of Notepad2.exe is built using the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) 7.1.0 tools, available as a free download from Microsoft. The appropriate build scripts can be found in the "wdkbuild" subdirectory. Set %WDKBASEDIR% to the directory of the WDK tools on your system.
How to add or modify Syntax Schemes
The Scintilla documentation has an overview of syntax highlighting, and how to write your own lexing module, in case the language you would like to add is not currently supported by Scintilla.
Add your own lexer data structs to the global pLexArray (Styles.c), then adjust NUMLEXERS (Styles.h) to the new total number of syntax schemes. Include the "scintilla/lexers/Lex*.cxx" file required for your language into your project. Ensure the new module is initialized (in "scintilla/src/Catalogue.cxx"), either by manually uncommenting the corresponding LINK_LEXER() macro call, or by updating and re-running LinkLex.js.
Copyright
See License.txt for details about distribution and modification.
If you have any comments or questions, please drop me a note: florian.balmer@gmail.com
(c) Florian Balmer 2004-2011 http://www.flos-freeware.ch