Notepad++ Language file for Game Configs

February 25, 2011 19 comments Article

(This was originally posted here on EmSixTeen’s blog)

Prompted by a thread on the QuakeLive forums asking if there were any programs with syntax highlighting for editing QL configs, and the fact that there isn’t, I just went off and made a custom language file for Notepad++.

I went through the configs from the games I play, and added in some extra things to make those work too. It’s not perfect and I’m no guru, but it’s better than just plain old black text on a white background. The colours need tweaked, but they’re workable at the moment.

So yeah, this should provide rough syntax highlighting for your game config files in Notepad++. Screenshots:

Tested with configs from:

QuakeLive

Quake 3 CPMa

Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty 4

Counter-Strike 1.6

Counter-Strike: Source

>> DOWNLOAD HERE <<

Any suggestions in the comments, please!

Update

Since the original link died and the file was lost, Reeload69 has created an alternative file for Notepad++,

>> DOWNLOAD HERE <<

Update

Since the 2nd link died and the file was lost, again, it was uploaded by EmSixteen to his webspace. Thanks to Bojanski for telling us.

>> SERIOUSLY NOW, DOWNLOAD HERE <<