@Michael-Fuerst

As you have probably determined already, the initial list is in terms of “time opened”. However once you use the “Sort By” option it will present the open tabs in the order you want select (using options available). That is then saved as the new order of tabs, even if Notepad++ is closed and re-opened.

This was asked for recently and the thought is that it’s unlikely to be added as an option, but if you read the FAQ posts you could present a request.

Terry

View > Document List

https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/views/#built-in-panels

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update: once someone replies, DO NOT DELETE YOUR POST. It has been restored.

@Mario-Spiru ,

When Notepad++ is installed normally, it registers the NppShell.dll, which is what adds the normal “Edit with Notepad++” entry in the context menu. The User Manual’s Right Click - Edit with Notepad++ page has a section which explains how to manually unregister or register that DLL. So, to remove that context menu entry, you have to unregister the DLL. (Please note: you may need to be in an Admin command window to get it to unregister; and you may need to log out and back in for the unregister to take effect.)

If you manually created some other “Edit with Notepad++” entry, unregistering the DLL will do nothing, and you will have to reverse whatever manual steps you took to create the entry in the first place.

@JCB said in 2 Minor Requests:

It would be nice to have a cancel option in the Create File dialog when trying to open NP++ with a nonexistent file.

In what way is the “no” button not sufficient for your needs?

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Also (since Windows is not real wonderful about restoring all my drive mappings on startup) if a file in the recently used list is on one of those drives, please do not remove it from the recently used list (or give me the option to keep it). Thanks.

As described in User Manual > Preferences > Recent Files History:
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Checkmark that option. Then, when Notepad++ launches, it will not remove missing files from the Recent Files History list.

@C-Bacca Yep, just install the Autosave plugin. Then in the plugin turn on autosave on losing focus.

@Eric-Y ,

has anyone else seen this?

I have not.

If it were just randomly typing it where your cursor/caret is, I would say that maybe you have a dirty or flakey keyboard. But since it seems to be happening in random locations, even though your caret/cursor is not there, I might blame a flakey plugin, or maybe you have a broken AutoHotKey or similar external program that’s incorrectly injecting keystrokes into Notepad++.

To debug a Plugin as the possible issue, see our Crash FAQ: Possible Culprit: Plugin – the FAQ focuses on crashes, but really that section of the FAQ applies for debugging any problem that might be caused by a plugin.

unfortunately, we cannot really help you debug AHK or other external programs.

@Cheok-SC said in 15sec freeze with word wrap:

Is Word Wrap really that heavy of a performance cost?

Yes.

There’s a reason that Settings > Preferences > Performance automatically deactivates word-wrap for large files, when all the other performance issues start with the checkboxes off, so you have to decide to also deactivate other features for large files. Word wrap and syntax highlighting are the two biggest performance costs, because they involve processing the entire file

@guy038 said in Change of the selection mode:

Open the search dialog ( Ctrl + F )

I just tried that. Then I tried doing just a Ctrl+A to select all the text more simply, and the Alt+Shift+UpArrow trick still worked to turn that stream into a zero-width column. That’s actually useful, as I often like getting a column at the beginning of the line. (It’s useful for going the other way – using the column editor to insert the line numbering.)

But be warned: if the final line of the file doesn’t have a newline, then my method will end up selecting a rectangle from the end of the last line to the beginning of the first line:
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The regex version avoids that by making sure it only selects lines that end with a newline.

This usually won’t be a problem for me, since I usually have a newline at the end of my file. I’ve just created a macro of the Ctrl+A then Alt+Shift+UpArrow sequence, and assigned a shortcut. It might just enter my standard workflow. So thanks, @guy038.

Actually, I just found another difference. @guy038’s regex vesion will only select a “paragraph” worth, since it will stop at the first blank line. So if you have

If your cursor is on intro or the line after, the regex will select the list. But if you’re on line 1. blah, then it will only select 2 and 10. And if you’re on the last line of the list, then it will actually select the ending paragraph.

So it depends on what quirks you want, and whether you want “paragraph” or “whole document”, whether you should record the macro with my Ctrl+A or @guy038’s regex, or a slightly modified regex to match your most common use case(s). Since macros record searches, any of those could be made into a macro for a single-keystroke for what you want.

@Justin-Brown said in Please recommend encryption plug-in:

@PeterJones I know this is an old thread, but it is precisely what I was looking for. But I am curious if you are concerned about the ability to “undelete” the temp file when you use your script. Does rm fully remove the file, including overwriting bits? Or has Windows improved it’s undelete such that it is no longer a concern?

I hadn’t noticed I used rm. That’s an old win32 port of the gnu linux rm command (from the gnuwin32 bundle; hasn’t been updated in years). I have never looked into the source code, so I don’t know for sure if it overwrites first, but it’s doubtful.

I also no nothing about the advanced features of windows del or the powershell equivalent. However, I don’t know whether microsoft has made those secure deletes, either. (A Notepad++ forum isn’t the best place to research about windows features, especially the more esoteric aspects.)

If research in appropriate places doesn’t give you the answers you want or hope for with regard to windows file deletion, you might look into installing a secure command-line-based file deleter; it would very much surprise me if such a utility didn’t exist, but I have never gone looking for it, so I have no specific recommendations. But if you find such a utility that you trust, then use it (with its appropriate command-line options) in place of the rm -rf that I used in the script

@donho,
Or, as in my case, have been busy with IRL work and projects and haven’t had the time yet to torture test the release. Trying to beat the weather for outdoor projects to get finished, so testing hasn’t been a priority lately, sorry. :-)

@Wester said in Alt key interferes with work:

Same problem here – I’m studying the software and taking notes in Notepad in both Russian and English, and every time this stupid layout pops up and blocks input.

As @Michael-Vincent said 3 years ago, hitting Alt is used as an accelerator to keyboard-access menu bars in almost every win32-api-based Windows application. Include Microsoft’s own notepad.exe.

Who even came up with this?

A small company called Microsoft has been using that feature in their operating system for decades. I am sorry this bothers you.

The devs of a program whose only purpose is text input didn’t consider that pressing Alt would ruin typing when switching languages? Or did no one think that there are not only Americans but also people who actually use multiple keyboard layouts? And what are all these weirdos even writing here?

And then you switch to full on insult mode, being rude to people who had nothing to do with that design decision that happened decades ago. Brilliant, and well argued. (That last sentence was sarcasm, in case you couldn’t tell.)

@DoktorDemento said in notepad++ store version for windows 11?:

but is there any chance of a Microsoft Store listing for N++?

Essentially 0% chance. The developer does not want to go through the hoops required for the MS store, regardless of whether they now allow EXE installers or not. He has rejected the suggestion multiple times.

@Pulp-Sendo
Already fixed for the upcoming N++ v8.8.6.

Just a heads up for recent N++ users, search for the text no-break space in Windows Character Map, select it at top left and copy/paste into a UTF encoded N++ window with Word wrap and View>Show Non-Printing Characters ticked, it shows up as NBSP highlighted.
Or, the character is pasted here on the next line:
 
Works at least in the unposted forum edit box - but not in the preview pane it seems.

@BUILMOND-interactive same problem on Snapdragon Windows Laptops - once changed to GDI the flickering across the screen is gone - seems the flickering has to do /w the cursor position flicker

UPDATE: With the release of v8.8.7, Notepad++ is once again signed by a GlobalSign-issued certificate, as well as the Notepad++ self-signed certificate.

UPDATE: With the release of v8.8.7, Notepad++ is once again signed by a GlobalSign-issued certificate, as well as the Notepad++ self-signed certificate.

The certificate instructions (above) are still appropriate for confirming the self-signed certificate, but with the GlobalSign-issued certificate, the procedure is not as critical on v8.8.7 and newer.