How to horizontally scroll in Notepad++?
You can scroll horizontally in Notepad++ the same way(s) you scroll horizontally in any other program. A convenient way
I know the way by dragging horizontal scroll bar, but I would like more convenient way.
It depends on what you consider convenient, but there are a few options.
Scrolling with keyboard
You can usually use the Left and Right keys in combination with some modifiers in most programs. For example, Ctrl+Left/Right usually scrolls all the way or one interval. Also, PageUp and PageDown can usually be combined with Ctrl to scroll one interval horizontally instead of vertically. The same goes for Home and End (which typically scroll to the beginning or end of a line).
In the case of Notepad++ specifically, it doesn’t seem to support any of these by keyboard or via mouse. Unfortunately, even the Shortcut Mapper doesn’t seem to have any horizontal-scrolling items that can be mapped to a hotkey. You could look for a plugin, but there is an easier way:
Universal Solution
Scrolling with mouse wheel while holding Shift key pressed.
Some programs support this intrinsically and some mouse drivers/software supports it, but you easily set it up manually with AutoHotkey.
The AutoHotkey documentation already has a convenient script that lets you scroll horizontally by holding a modifier key and turning the mouse-wheel (reproduced here with Shift
instead of LControl
):
~Shift & WheelUp:: ; Scroll left
ControlGetFocus, fcontrol, A
Loop 2 ; <-- Increase this value to scroll faster.
SendMessage, 0x114, 0, 0, %fcontrol%, A ; 0x114=WM_HSCROLL; 0=SB_LINELEFT
return
~Shift & WheelDown:: ; Scroll right
ControlGetFocus, fcontrol, A
Loop 2 ; <-- Increase this value to scroll faster.
SendMessage, 0x114, 1, 0, %fcontrol%, A ; 0x114=WM_HSCROLL; 1=SB_LINERIGHT
return
You can customize and extend the script as needed; for example, you can add keyboard hotkeys, modify the scroll amount, etc.
I have lots of long lines in logs files. And I need to scroll very fast both ways: horizontally and vertically.
You can create multiple hotkeys as above to scroll a little, a medium amount, or a lot to suit your needs. You can even compile your script and run it as a background program.
Visual Studio is a complex piece of software, and can get itself stuck in a strange state if installation fails any time.
I would strongly recommend you do a new fresh Windows 7 install, and take careful steps to follow a path that should lead to a successful install. Starting fresh is often much better when something strange is happening with Visual Studio any edition.
- Fresh install Windows 7
- Complete patch of updates, including Service Pack 1.
- Install the .NET 4 framework prior to Visual Studio 2010 (had luck myself doing this)
- Check for new Windows Update patches
- Install Visual Studio 2010
Also Note: If you're installing a version of SQL Server that's not express edition, do that before Visual Studio 2010 (seems to work for me too).
Best Answer
Install Autohotkey and this script: