NotepadPlusPlus Tips

Notepad++ (also called Notepad Plus Plus) is a free editor which can be downloaded from notepad-plus-plus.org.

It has some functionality that makes it preferable as an editor for creating TUFLOW control files.

This functionality includes:

• Colour coding of TUFLOW FV files (syntax highlighting)
• Ability to start a TUFLOW simulation using the currently open files as the .fvc input.
• Ability to highlight a filename and open the file directly. For example from a boundary condition .csv file can be opened directly from the .fvc file (without needing to locate the file in an explorer style menu.

Basics

• Syntax Highlighting
• Running TUFLOW FV
• File Navigation

Useful Plugins

The following plugins can be useful when using Notepad++ (not just for TUFLOW modelling)! Please feel free to add any suggestions either via the discussion page, or via email to support@tuflow.com.

• npp-compare (compare files side-by-side)