[Feature Request] Display extension's shell icon in the documents' tabs

[Yaron10]

Many editors display the extension's shell icon in the documents' tabs.
I find it very helpful, and I think it would be a major addition to Notepad++.

If the idea is accepted, the desired implementation/result can be discussed.
There are quite a few options. The following might be a bit unconventional, but it has some advantages.

In a normal state, replace the Close button with the extension's shell icon.
On hovering and pushing, display the Close button.
(The Close button would need to be changed to 16x16).

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Notepad++ 8.4.6.

[Yaron10]

Beautifully implemented in MenuIcons v2 by @francostellari.
https://github.com/francostellari/NppPlugins/tree/main/MenuIcons.

Thank you Franco. 👍

[alankilborn]

Beautifully implemented in MenuIcons v2 by @francostellari.

I agree!

@Yaron10 Might as well close this issue now?

[Yaron10]

@alankilborn,

@francostellari did a great job.
But he might still submit a PR integrating this feature in NPP code.
We could have more customizable options then.

[dbareis]

MenuIcons is great but I wish it added a tint or something to make it more obvious that the file needs saving, having a SINGLE character prefix (which doesn't always display either) is not enough.

[alankilborn]

MenuIcons is great but I wish it added a tint or something to make it more obvious that the file needs saving, having a SINGLE character prefix (which doesn't always display either) is not enough.

Obviously you'd make such a request for that HERE, right?

make it more obvious that the file needs saving

And the default way that Notepad++ itself does this is way better than looking at a bunch of (IMO) not-that-important shell icon shapes, but YMMV.

[francostellari]

If you don't like showing the shell icons in the tabs and using the original N++ way simply disable the feature in the options. While it is enabled by default in a new installation, it is not mandatory to use it. Simply go into the options and uncheck "Show shell icons in the tabs"

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On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 7:07 PM alankilborn ***@***.***> wrote: MenuIcons is great but I wish it added a tint or something to make it more obvious that the file needs saving, having a SINGLE character prefix (which doesn't always display either) is not enough. Obviously you'd make such a request for that HERE <https://github.com/francostellari/NppPlugins/issues>, right? make it more obvious that the file needs saving And the default way that Notepad++ itself does this is way better than looking at a bunch of (IMO) not-that-important shell icon shapes, but YMMV. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#12231 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AL5TXIVM5XHEVEDMYABCFPTWFRME5ANCNFSM6AAAAAAQUT6DC4> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

-- Franco

[francostellari]

Thank you for your suggestion but it was alarey considered and at the moment I don't have any plan to implement it. If you don't like showing the shell icons in the tabs and using the original N++ way simply disable the feature in the options. While it is enabled by default in a new installation, it is not mandatory to use it. Simply go into the options and uncheck "Show shell icons in the tabs"

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On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 5:50 PM dbareis ***@***.***> wrote: MenuIcons is great but i wish it added a tint or something to make it more obvious that the file needs saving, having a SINGLE character prefixes is not enough. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#12231 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AL5TXIQYAVH3FDNXTQJBJETWFRDC3ANCNFSM6AAAAAAQUT6DC4> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

-- Franco

[dbareis]

I have reported the MenuIcons bugs here:

I don't know where the idea came from that I didn't want the shell icons as that is the only reason I installed MenuIcons in the first place...

Is the source code available so I can fork (or merge it) it if required?