Now that I can turn off the annoying Reload popups, I would like a quick way to manually reload the file I am working on in NotePad++ via the keyboard. Looking at the File menu, Reload from Disk does not have a shortcut. Is there a hidden shortcut that you know of or someway to map one built-in?
Shortcut to manually Reload file from Disk
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Related Solutions
The "simple way":
Using the Keyboard Accelerator Keys
You can use the keyboard accelerator keys: Alt + F to bring up the file menu, and then W for the New menu, and then F for new folder. So your shortcut key sequence ends up being F + W + F with the Alt key held down. (Try it out)
Note: this combination depends on the language of your Windows system.
Alternative way 1:
Create your own shortcut like Ctrl + N with AutoHotKey
Script you have to hot key:
NOTE: "Display full path in title bar" must be checked in "folder options" of Windows Explorer.
^N:: WinGetActiveTitle aTitle InputBox, FolderName, Create New Folder, What would you like to name the folder?,
FileCreateDir %aTitle%\%FolderName%
MsgBox "%FolderName%" has been created in "%aTitle%". Return
Alternative way 2:
It enables defining the shortcut key for creating new folder and making possible to change some other "create new folder" behaviours like default new folder name. This version works only with 2k/xp/2k3 (no nt 4.0 and 9x - sorry).
There are some useful features added like auto enter into just created folder.
If you want to reload manually, go to Settings \ Preferences, then the MISC tab and change Enable to Disable under File Status Auto-detection. If instead you want it to update automatically without the prompt, then leave it on Enable and check Update silently.
Best Answer
You can use the Shortcut Mapper under the Settings menu to assign a shortcut for this.