@mpheath Thanks, that is what I have been doing so far, but it’s a band-aid, I do appreciate taking the time to respond. I have not dug into the Notepad++ options too much, except where I use them to write scripts.

@Stanseas ,

You didn’t say which OS, or which precise version of Notepad++ you are using, both of which may be relevant; based on your screenshot, I’m guessing Win11. If it’s an older Notepad++ and Win11, then some older versions had some difficulties with the context menu for a while. (?-menu’s Debug Info would answer both.)

I am also wondering whether it’s the Edit with Notepad++ entry from the Shell Extension, as described in the User Manual, or whether it’s added as a registry entry.

If it’s the Shell Extension, maybe you could try to un-register then re-register the extension, as described further down in the User Manual link above. Or maybe un-register, then re-install Notepad++ (making sure to [install v8.7.1], which is the last confirmed-stable version). You can also reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes /s /f NppShell.dll: mine shows the following results:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B298D29A-A6ED-11DE-BA8C-A68E55D89593}\InProcServer32 (Default) REG_SZ C:\Program Files\Notepad++\contextMenu\NppShell.dll HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PackagedCom\Package\NotepadPlusPlus_1.0.0.0_neutral__7njy0v32s6xk6\Class\{E6950302-61F0-4FEB-97DB-855E30D4A991} DllPath REG_SZ NppShell.dll End of search: 2 match(es) found.

If it’s an old-fashioned registry entry (less likely if you’re in Win11), you can run regedit.exe and search for notepad++.exe, looking for an entry named Edit with Notepad++ (it may be &Edit with Notepad++ or Edit with &Notepad++, which is why I suggested searching for the executable name, which won’t change) – there might be an entry pointing to an old location (maybe the Program Files (x86)\ when your active one is really in Program Files\)

@afk-afk ,

The closest command line option is -n# to take you to a specific line. If you pick a number that’s more than the number of lines (like -n999999), then it will scroll to the end.

@IstvanZachar Issued a feature request for styling URL-s here.

@Liming-Tieu said in Notepad++ resets file permission bits for WSL files on save:

I’m getting the same problem with the 64bit version of NPP version 8.5.7

If you can, please 1st upgrade to the latest upcoming v8.7.5 (in the current v8.7.4 is a critical regression, it will be replaced by v8.7.5 soon). Why - there are many fixes which are related to this area, specifically - the next version from the yours (v8.5.8) fixed the overwriting of some NTFS metadata (“Fix saving files losing Alternate Data Stream issue. (Fix #1498, #8451, #8013)”).

(here you will find a convenient overview of all the changes in N++ versions: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/wiki/Changes )

Then please report back here, if your problem persists.

@PeterJones @Terry-R
i opened notepad++ to do some coding for my website and tyo get the rest of the debug info and suddenly my notepad++ decided to work properly and have all the missing things appear i haven’t done anything. so sorry for wasting everybody’s time

@Alan-Kilborn said in [8.7.1] File doesn't open expected file in list:

In this case, even though files are being closed, they aren’t saved in the “recent files” list. There must be something in the code that prevents this from happening during closure via shutdown.

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/de1a04038b45df4e25f81f8bef1008b5a978106d/PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp#L2694

BTW my HugeFiles plugin is more feature-rich and actively maintained than BigFiles.

@mohammad-Al-Maaitah if your first and last symbol is symbol.PNGyou can type \x16.*?\x16 in the Find field, tick the regular expression mode, leave the Replace field empty and click Replace in files (to remove it from multiple files). That will help you get rid of all of those (and anything else in between). There are no spaces anywhere in the middle, so I am explaining the same to you

@Shohreh said in [Python] Edit > Block Comment doesn't use triple double-quotes:

Too bad because I like it better to comment a block.

If you want, you can use the docstring for pseudo-comments – many python programmers do – but you just have to understand that the Python interpreter treats them differently than a # comment, so you have to maintain valid string syntax in any block of text that you put between """ markers; if you are willing to accept that limitation, then feel free to use docstrings for comments – and feel free to update the langs.xml to allow you to use the block-comment feature in Notepad++ to do that wrapping.

Moderator restored the original post.

Deleting a post after there have been replies is highly discouraged. There is nothing sensitive in the original post, so the post has been restored to maintain the history of this conversation:

Don’t be embarrassed about having figured out the real problem: in internet help forums, there’s a whole category called “rubber duck debugging”, wherein just explaining the problem to someone else (ie, making your post) is enough to nudge your mind in the right direction, even without a reply – it’s nothing to be ashamed of. And thanks for letting us know you figured out your problem (so many times, people just go away after figuring it out, and never tell us whether we helped or whether we just acted as the rubber duck).

@Pj-Doyle
Your question seems to be related to html code and websites. Possibly you are using Notepad++ to generate this code, but as the issue isn’t really a Notepad++ issue you need to go to a HTML forum to get the answer.

Can I refer you to this FAQ post here.

Terry

@PeterJones Thank you so much these all worked perfectly!!

@dr-ramaanand said in Add number in each line:

please explain how to use the above RegEx

I think the “explain” part was already done.
But it isn’t a “RegEx”; it’s a syntax peculiar to the MutliReplace plugin.

@Alberto-Casanova said in Is there anyway to modify "Function List" font style and size?:

Maybe a mod or a plugin?

I don’t think there is a way for a plugin to influence the font in a Notepad++-built-in panel.

I’m not a plugin author, so I’m not sure; but as I’ve documented the plugin-communication messages, there isn’t a message which affects the font in that panel. However, there might be a clever programming trick that I’m not aware of to hack something like that. Someone with more plugin experience than I have would have to chime in.

@Sandeep-S

…and I have recommended that issue be CLOSED, mainly because this idea was not taken up:

supply some concrete ideas for change

The suggestion made in the issue was for a way to disable the feature, not “pinning in a different way”.

@moyprofile said in I want ctrl-shift-tab and ctrl-tab activate tabs like browser:

I want ctrl-shift-tab and ctrl-tab activate tabs like browser: ctrl-shift-tab should activate the tab left to the active, ctrl-tab should activate the tab right to the active.

They do, plus by default it gives you two pieces of extra functionality as well:

it also pops up a “Document Switcher”, so that you’ve got more feedback on where it’s going and what it’s doing, and it also gives “MRU” (most recently used) behavior, so that Ctrl+Tab, do something, then Ctrl+Tab again will take you back to the first tab, rather than blindly switching to some “next” tab

Both of those extras are user-configurable in the Settings > Preferences > MISC > Document Switcher (Ctrl+TAB) section of the settings.

the ☑ Enable checkbox will turn on and off the switcher; with the checkbox unchecked, it will go to the simple behavior you described; if checkmarked, it will allow the Doc Switcher to make your life easier. the ☑ Enable MRU behavior will make the Document Switcher cycle through in order of most-recent to least-recent, instead of going purely left-to-right. So if you want the Document Switcher, but want it to only allow left/right rather than remembering last-accessed-order, turn off this checkmark.

This is all in the Online User Manual, as you can see from the links I provided.