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Is it possible to disable or lock the zoom feature in Notepad++ ? I'm doing a lot of copying and pasting, and the zoom level keeps changing on me. It's driving me nuts!

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Should be migrated to Superuser – WTP Aug 17 '09 at 21:09
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Seriously I cannot imagine a scenario where you're accidentally zooming. The hot keys involve Control-Mousewheel, or Control-Keypad-plus-or-minus. (If you'll excuse the description). These aren't near or similar to Control-C and Control-V. So you must be holding the control key while meaning to scroll in the document.

Anyway, it's been a while since I used it, but I'm told you can edit the shortcuts in the settings > shortcut mapper. Since the zoom shortcuts must be causing you trouble, remap or disable them.

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No, you can edit NPP shortcuts now, going to Settings > Shortcut mapper. – Igoru Aug 20 '09 at 2:38
@Igoru thanks, I've edited the answer to reflect this. – dlamblin Aug 20 '09 at 8:39
Some mouse wheels are a bit finicky and can scroll when you aren't touching the wheel (eg. you stopped turning just before the next skip, and a minute later it is jostled passed it). If you're hold control at the time, you zoom. This happens to me all the time. – Strilanc Jan 13 '10 at 18:02
@Strilanc I never encountered this but it sounds aggravating. Consider buying another mouse. I'm happy with my logitech.com/index.cfm/428/3287&hub=1&cl=us,en – dlamblin Jan 16 '10 at 22:19
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I don't have that issue. The only way it zooms is if you use CTRL-MouseWheel, or by CTRL-KP+ or CTRL-KP-. Most likely, you are trying to scroll the document when you still have CTRL held down (or active via StickyKeys.)

Best recommendation is to use CTRL-KP/ to reset the zoom.

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The zooming is happening (I think) because I have a cheap M$ mouse, and the scroll wheel sometimes doesn't roll all the way to the next tick when I stop scrolling. Then, later, when I'm using Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V top copy and paste the wheel snaps into place, thus causing what appears to be a spontaneous zoom. Unfortunately, becuase this problem is occuring on my PC at work, I don't have the option of replacing the mouse, which would be my normal solution. So, what I would like to do, if possible, is disable or lock the zoom feature on Notepad++. Thanks.

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I ended up getting a better mouse. – Jim Fell Aug 11 '10 at 20:07
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I have a logitech mouse and love it. It has a mousewheel that doesn't 'click' as you scroll, but operates more like a flywheel... So, when I scroll somewhere and then start using the keyboard (eg, Ctrl+C), suddenly I've zoomed. Most annoying ;)

Changing shortcuts isn't the issue here. It's the way we use an editor and it's not really the mouse's problem.

PS: I can do a 'hard' center click on my mouse and it changes it from 'flywheel mode' to 'click mode' and back. It is the only workaround I have...and notepad++ is the only program I need to do this with.

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