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  • Announcements regarding our community
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    PeterJonesP

    @Goga said in Notepad++ v8.8.1 Release:

    The old version 8.8 was better.

    Could you be more specific? Did something break, or did you just not like one of the new features, or what?

  • Frequently Asked Questions and Guides (about Notepad++ and this Forum)

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    PeterJonesP
    Update

    As of Notepad++ v8.7.6 in January 2025, the Shortcut Mapper should now list the keys based on the keyboard layout that was active when you started Notepad++. You should no longer need this FAQ, unless you are choosing to use an older version of Notepad++.

  • Notepad++ discussions that don’t fit in other Categories

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    @PeterJones

    Thank you for responding Peter.

    @PeterJones said in Linux desktop version of notepad-plus-plus native. (crossplatform):

    Besides, with Wine on Linux, I have heard that, except for edge cases, some people can have a reasonably-good Notepad++ experience on Linux.

    Yes, So I have heard and seen in the different WineGUI’s.

    @PeterJones said in Linux desktop version of notepad-plus-plus native. (crossplatform):

    There’s at least one Notepad++ user (@dail) who has started a project called NotepadNext , which bills itself as “A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++”, using QT (one of your suggestions). He’s been working on it for years now, and I don’t know how feature complete it is. You might consider trying that one out, as it might have enough of Notepad++'s features for you to consider using it; then again, maybe it doesn’t have enough for you.

    Thanks for letting me know about Notepad Next. I will look in to it.

    Thanks again.

  • 10k Topics
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    Hi,

    How can we hide the vertical scrollbar when in split view mode? That is i have two views, one on the left, one on the right, maybe they’re called windows or views, idk… Just want a total distraction free mode, ok? I don’t need the scrollbar to indicate that there’s more text

    I can remove line numbers, at least

    Also, in distraction free mode, the two views/panes became only one view/pane… But I need both

    Thanks,
    Thomas

  • Technical discussion of building or contributing to Notepad++ or Plugin codebases

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    PeterJonesP

    @glandon ,

    Please notice, despite a couple of topics and a bunch of posts, no one has replied to one of your posts about this “AndroidLogger” plugin. My guess is it’s because, like me, no one can figure out what it is, other than it might log something for Android, or deal with some sort of log generated by an Android device, or in another way be useful to someone developing for Android devices.

    But, IMO, you’ve done a really poor job of explaining what this plugin is. If you want to drum up interest, you need to give people context, and do more that listing features that we have no clue what they mean or do. (And until they are convinced the plugin is interersting and/or useful, no one is likely to go look at a youtube video link, or go try a random plugin.)

    Also, if this is supposed to be a tool for Android app developers who use Notepad++, which is what my guess is, that’s going to be a really small subset of Notepad++ users, so it might not be surprising that no one has replied yet.

    But if you do a good job of describing what this plugin actually does, and give some practical use cases for some of its features, you might find that people find uses other than Android developement (or whatever the intended purpose is), and that, more than repeated posting into the void, is likely to help get people interested in your plugin.

  • Security shouldn't be the privilege of rich people
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    dinkumoilD

    @Emmanuel-Meekers
    AFAIK there is no technical means to limit the number of plugins a user is able to install. You can only remove the capability to install plugins at all.

    You could do a survey which plugins your employees need. There can be different needs, e.g. technical staff likely needs other plugins than employees that ar more involved in administrative tasks. Then you can install these plugins on the employee’s machines.

    After that you need to rename or delete <install-directory>\updater\GUP.exe to prevent users from installing any other plugins. As long as your employees don’t have admin access to Notepad++'s install directory, they are not able to revert these changes.

    The disadvantage is that your users neither will be able to update Notepad++ itself nor the installed plugins. This is something your ICT department has to do.

  • All the issues (publications/questions) about binary translation
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    Alan KilbornA

    @PeterJones

    Ah…

  • Say fuck to Notepad++ here, and only here
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    CoisesC

    @Aaren-Myatt said in Is there a We don't stand with Ukraine version?:

    I don’t think labelling a stance on a war on a software download is very sensible.

    The developer who has made this software possible clearly believes in the cause enough to attach it to his work. If that troubles you too much for you to feel good about using it, it’s open source software. You can clone it on GitHub and build it yourself with any changes you like.

  • No support request and bug report here, only unconditional praise and worship

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    @martaisty I agree, this is a pretty awesome idea! I actually forgot there was a war going on.

    I’m a new user of Notepad++ and I already love it very much, both the politics and the software itself.

    It’s nice to see Don Ho has provided several ways I can help stop this damn war.

    As he suggested, I wanted to donate to one of the reliable organizations “Dronators” which is to help Ukraine assemble an army of drones but that project is already over and it’s no longer possible to donate.

    Anyways, I don’t think they will need my $50 as the project has collected $1,443,157,017! Impressive, but the war didn’t stop, what a bummer!

    In the end I chose to donate to the National Bank of Ukraine which is reliable as it is the national bank of Ukraine. Don Ho says this is to “help people suffering” and funding the military always leads wars to stop, eventually.

  • Blog posts from individual members
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    OliverO

    As a developer, I often use Notepad++ when I’m traveling or working remotely. Recently, I took a cruise vacation, and it inspired me to jot down thoughts — not just code, but also motivational cruise quotes that help me stay creative.

    Here are a few cruise quotes that spark joy and clarity — just like clean code:

    “You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust the sails.”

    “Cruise life: where work ends and waves begin.”

    “Let your dreams set sail.”

    If you’re a developer who enjoys travel, you might enjoy reading my full list of inspiring cruise quotes here.

    Bonus tip: I used Notepad++ during my trip to take notes, edit scripts offline, and even write some travel logs!

    Let me know — do you code while cruising?


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  • Computer/Programming Jokes are welcome here

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    mkupperM

    Thank you for the warming.