reStructuredText_NPP - reStructuredText basic syntax highlighting for Notepad++

Author:	Steen Hulthin Rasmussen <[email protected]>
Date:	2024-12-10
Description:	reStructuredText_NPP is a User Defined Language for Notepad++ that provides basic syntax highlighting for reStructuredText.
License:	reStructuredText_NPP is licensed under The MIT License (see http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php or the license.txt file)

Install

1. Make sure you have Notepad++ installed with the option to use %APPDATA% (which is the default).
2. Download and unzip the zipped reStructuredText.xml from the (new) download site (This is the only file you need in order to use reStructuredText_NPP.)
3. Start Notepad++ and open the "Define your language..." (Under the "Language" tab)

4. Click "import" and select the unzipped reStructuredText.xml file.

5. Restart Notepad++
6. Open .rst file and you should now have syntax highlighting.

Features

reStructuredText_NPP provides basic syntax highlighting. reStructuredText_NPP is not a full lexer for reStructuredText and does not highlight all elements of reStructuredText markup specification (correctly).

Highlighted element:

• tables
• directives
• Bullet lists
• Enumerated Lists
• Field Lists (works, with exception field with space characters)
• Line Blocks (Only the | [pipe] characters is highlighted)
• Transitions
• Footnotes
• Citations
• Hyperlinks (with a few exceptions)
• Substitution