OpenScad NotePad++ AutoComplete with CallTips

NotePad++ is a free programmer's editor that works wonderfully in place of the OpenSCAD internal editor. If you aren't already using NotePad (or some similar external editor), you're definitely limiting your OpenSCAD productivity.

There have been a couple of NotePad++ AutoComplete files posted on Thingiverse for OpenScad (including one of mine), but none have implemented the CallTip feature of NotePad. You're familiar with autocomplete - it's the sometimes annoying feature (that you sometimes turn off) that completes a word after the first few letters are typed. The CallTip feature (aka ToolTips) pops up a box detailing the command syntax of the item being entered.

In the implementation here, I've configured the Autocomplete to be active for nearly all OpenSCAD commands and terms, and, I've extended that somewhat to include combinations of commands that I find I use often. For example, just typing "tra" plus a couple of down arrows and enter, will enter:

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