@Mark-Olson said in Notepad++ v8.5.3 Release:
If anyone else is mildly (or severely!) dissatisfied with the fact that non-printing characters and control characters no longer show up by default, here is an issue that I introduced
and here is the script that I created to show non-printing and control characters but not CR and LF:
from Npp import *
notepad.menuCommand(44130) # toggle all non-printing characters
notepad.menuCommand(44131) # toggle all control characters (e.g., BEL, ENQ)
I’ve done something similar, using the Customize Toolbar plugin to create a custom button:
View,Show Symbol,Show Control Characters Unicode EOL,,*#4080C0:¶,*#4080C0:¶
Note the two spaces between “Show Control Characters” and “Unicode EOL” and no ampersand![^1]
custom_button.png
[^1]: I spent a lot of time on this until I realised I could use the string from the Shortcut Mapper.