@donho no I didn’t, but the last installations worked without problems and I have not done anything in the installation folder. Anyway, the program works now, and I’m apparently the only one who experienced the problem, so no need to investigate it further. Thank you for the time taken!

@shodanx2 said: the rest of the layout redesign doesn’t have any difficulties except for some the new proposed features You and I will have to disagree on that statement, because I know I cannot convince you, and don’t feel like arguing with you anymore (hence the post that was live for a few minutes before I deleted it; it’s just not worth the effort). But at this point, I want to emphasize @Coises’ earlier suggestion: Make it a plugin at first. Try it out, take it round the block, learn the difficulties with the extra features you want, get it better, get it bulletproof. All the mockups in the world will count as nothing compared to such real-world proof. If people like it, maybe it will be to the 2020s what TextFX was to the 2010s: a plugin that a huge population of users installed, and that they still ask about a decade after the author abandoned it. But if you want suggestions start simple, with just reworking the “look and feel”, without trying to add the extra features like the live count redo your icon design: the industrial/bolted-plate design looks/feels nothing like anything else in Notepad++, so it doesn’t seem like it’s part of the same app. Design some icons similar to the Fluent toolbar icons, and it would at least fit in with one of the existing GUI options.

Thank You Everyone for your Time and Effort.

@Robk-Blue said: If I close the PreviewHTML pane before closing NP, it will work when I open the app next time. Yes, closing it before quitting will stop the Docking Manager from trying to relaunch it. I’m guessing you also have an active session of unsaved files? I’m not sure, but it could be that reloading files from a session doesn’t trigger a preview refresh the way that manually opening the file does. If it happens again, just save the file and reload it with Ctrl+R. Another thing is that your version of TextFX is really old. For reference, version 0.2.6 has been incompatible with Notepad++ for several years: https://sourceforge.net/p/npp-plugins/bugs/354 You should remove or rename the NppTextFX plugin folder, open the Plugins Admin installer, and download it again from the current source: [image: 1779246861901-npp-v893-plugin-list-v193.png]

@PeterJones It all sounded so logical to me when I wrote it, but now that I’m reading it again, I have to agree with you— that wasn’t my best explanation of how this is supposed to work. Thanks for clarifying, and yes, Prefer installed Python libraries and a local Python installation are necessary in this scenario. Regarding sys.path, yes, that makes sense. I should have tested all of this in a sandbox; then I would have noticed how my own setup differs from a standard installation. And yes, the procedure, which is ONLY necessary to debug PythonScript scripts, is that you have one Npp instance, in which the script is debugged—let’s call it instance A—and another, let’s call this instance B, in which the script to be debugged actually runs. So, Instance A starts the debugging session via Plugins->NppDebugger->Start. This results in a new Npp instance B being launched. Now, in Instance B, the script that configures debugpy must be started. This causes debugpy to launch another Python process pydevd which is the real python debugger. This means that NppDebugger, from Npp instance A, waits for debugpy in Npp instance B to start the Python debugger pydevd AND for debugpy to start a TCP server to which NppDebugger can then connect. NppDebugger(tcp client) <-> debugy(tcp server) <-intern-> debugy(tcp client) <-> pydevd(tcp server) As soon as NppDebugger establishes a connection, it begins communicating with debugpy via DAP messages. Is the long-term plan … Yes, ultimately, the plugin should be designed to minimize the need for manual configuration editing. For debuggers that work with compiled source code, such as gdb, delve, lldb, etc., this is usually a project-specific setting and something that a user must set at least once per project. I don’t see how the plugin could figure this out on its own. For PythonScript debugging, a simple variable substitution, as you mentioned, seems sufficient. @Lycan-Thrope said: They have a Trial Version If I find the time, I’ll give it a try… but that might take a while… :) @Lycan-Thrope said: What the heck, … :D - thank you :D

Hello, @pellelin, @mpheath, and All, Oh…, @pellelin, in my previous post, I forgot to mention confidentiality and sensitive information. Of course, I completely understand why you don’t want to send me your summary file! However, if you could send me an example — even a shorter one, with any personal information removed — I’m sure I could find a suitable replacement, using regular expressions ! I only need the text’s formatting / text’s frame, not the words themselves . BR guy038

@donho Fixed, perfect! Tried both the 32-bit on x86 Win81 and the x64-bit on x64 Win11. Now the only thing, which is always incorrectly left after (both with 32- and 64-bit N++ version uninstallers), is the C:\Program Files\Notepad++\localization\kabyle.xml file.

Sorry! It is NOT that I refuse to help you. It is mostly I don’t know how… I asked for screenshots (a normal function of Windows, which I assumed you would know how to grab). I asked for the Debug Info (I told you what menu to go into to get it). You provided neither. Also, I thought telling you that NOTHING showed in " -> Configuration" was self evident and DIDN’T need a screen snapshot? The screenshot would have confirmed: 1) that there really was “nothing” there (maybe you and I have a different definition of “nothing”), 2) whether you had really selected “user scripts” or had selected “machine scripts”, and 3) that you were willing to follow instructions to try to get help. I’m happy to announce I’ve fixed it!!! Don’t ask me how but my WHOLE NP++ setup was weird!!! It seemed half in Program Files and half in AppData. That’s not weird. That’s how Notepad++ and PythonScript are intentionally set up. The FAQ footnote that I’ve begged you to read explains why there are the two different script locations. In fiddling around I copied the PythonScript directory from Program Files into AppData and TaDa! Everything fell into place… EVERYTHING WORKED like clockwork! You thus copied way too much. You could have copied just the scripts. Or you could have just clicked the “machine scripts” button in the dialog, like I told you to, and not had to copy any files. THANK YOU for your responses and help. Glad you’ve got it working.

@PeterJones - Yes! It works that way for me, too. That’s the magic bullet - have Windows to add it to the Open With list, which triggers creating the file in AutomaticDestinations\ which will then start collecting file names. I now have my jump list back. Thanks for helping me puzzle this through. I have a few files that I use daily and this makes my work flow much more efficient.

@PeterJones said: Notepad++ copies the current contents of the file on disk Yes, function “Backup on save” does exactly that, it’s not suitable. I need to save the current version of an open document. I will use third-party software to save a copy of the file on external flash disk to the specified directory on the PC. Writing plugins for Notepad++ is very interesting, but there is absolutely no time for it. Thank you.

Hello, @balancedcircular, @terry-r, @coises and All, I suppose that the following regex S/R should be close to what you want ! I consider the entire line because you may have other lines with attributes Name and/or Comments FIND (?-si)^(<RectangularPart Version=.+ Name=")\d\d\d (.+/.).+?(\d")(.+ Comments=").+(?=>) REPLACE $1$2$3$4$2$3 As @coises said, try this global replacement on a copy of your file ! If everything works as expected, I’ll explain you, next time, how all the regex syntax means ! Best Regards, guy038 I almost forgot the last line of your post. To simultaneously search for any of the three words Rafter, C.Tie and Web, simply use the regex (?-i)Rafter|C\.Tie|Web

I randomly found this new meta SPDX-License-Identifier: where you can add one line. // Copyright (c) 2026 Jane Smith // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT https://spdx.org/licenses/ https://spdx.dev/learn/handling-license-info/ https://github.com/david-a-wheeler/spdx-tutorial Thought I might mention this as I have never heard of this standard. I assume it is still legal but, IANAL.

@guy038 said: First, regarding the bug I mentioned in my two previous posts, I also detect it with native N++ and, for example, the Find Results panel : Thank you for that additional information. I had a suspicion this was a Notepad++ behavior not really related to the plugin. I have not been able to reproduce it. It is possible that it is dependent on some detail of your operating system or drivers. Since you can reproduce it without any plugin, I suggest adding it as a Notepad++ issue if you think it is worth further investigation. It could be that others will be able to reproduce it, perhaps including someone who can run Notepad++ under debug and close in on what is going wrong.

@PeterJones Thanks again. I think I’d need to do that myself to learn it fully, bit like you can’t learn to drive from a book… I wish I’d asked about this years ago! I periodically create these files which may start with 2 or 3000 lines and end up with around 1500 lines after exact dupes are removed. I then compare with CTRL ALT C with the compare plugin to the master file which is about 16K lines. I then manually add completely new lines if found to the master file. And any that have the 2 letter in the new file that aren’t in the master file, I add though two letters in to the master. Having these lines in the new file: G7ODA,IO93WS, G7ODA,IO93WS,PE, Does tend to confuse the compare plugin so this will make life easier for me! thanks again

@smcclosr said: Not 100% user if this version addressed this specific issue, It almost definitely did not. The changes between 8.9.6 and 8.9.6.1, as announced in the forum and by looking at the git-diff at GitHub, were completely related to vulnerability fixes (COPYDATASTRUCT, removing commandLineInterpreter hidden config file option, and making it harder for saved-Run-menu entries from shortcuts.xml to run apps from non-approved directories), and do not seem in any way related to OneDrive. (And least, I don’t see how any of them could affect saving of files to OneDrive) My guess was the change in v8.9.6 that changed behavior relative to v8.9.5 was the “saving dirty read-only files” fix (but that’s just a guess… and it wasn’t changed/reverted in v8.9.6.1, so that doesn’t seem a plausible explanation for your experience.) but it is resolved for me now. Hopefully it stays that way. Good luck.

This issue is one of the most consistently duplicated on the forum, for example: “Highlight HTML and CSS” “CSS comments should be in GREEN” “css formatting not working on embed style sheet…” etc. @peterjones’s initial reply is the correct one. You can also refer to this more detailed explanation regarding the current limitations of Lexilla. For now, a relatively simple way to edit HTML documents with embedded style and script highlighting is to use the tree-sitter plugin. Note that only “light” style themes are currently supported, and you will have to manually download and extract the configuration files to get it working. [image: 1779564282293-npptreesitter-v110.png]

@deleelee , As I said there, the plugin needs to be fixed and a new version released. It’s not a config file for the end user.

GitHub repository: https://github.com/hassaine-abdellah/npp-language-selector PS: I commented the code well so the curious developer can understand how it works.

@guy038 Just to say, I tried your solution in native N++ for kicks, and it worked! So kudos for an elegant idea. :)

@MarkusBodensee Thank you for your heads up. The fix will come with v8.9.5 release tomorrow.