@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!

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]

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.

@Ekopalypse said: Those are exactly the things that keep holding me back. I have no idea who came up with them, but… can’t we just fire that person? I mean, obviously I’m not the only one this affects. :-D @Ekopalypse , I appreciate your research into this, and I’ll look at it again, later, at least for dBASE. The problem, however for dBASE is it’s IDE, which is a program that is a virtual machine , and unless I can control the dBASE IDE via, say, OLE, from Notepad++, it’s going to be an impossible attempt, as far as I know. It boils down to one of the problems I’ve been having trying to get a file edited in NPP, to open inside the dBASE IDE, which, essentially runs it, since after editing, you want the file compiled and run. Sending a file to the IDE doesn’t give the option of compile only, or run only. It does both. When it does both it will attempt to compile and run the file, but the problem is that the last active directory, is still hardcoded in the environment and the .ini file (any time it starts up) for the IDE, and will open there and then throw a database error , or file location error, and not allow the file to be opened. Much like Notepad++ won’t allow changes to it’s environment and files to be changed until restarted and reloaded. Even using a slight of hand to bring up a directory file dialog box inside the IDE to allow going to the file, fails because the IDE environment STAYS in the last active directory. It requires changing that directory inside of the IDE to direct to the directory that can compile and run that file. Inside the IDE, one can compile and run, separately. Not from the outside, which I suspect is an unexpected security precaution. There might be a way to change the .ini file settings before using Run to start the application, (something I may look at) but that’s a lot of trouble for varying paths, apps…etc., for something that should be simple if the communication was easier. I’m still looking at this aspect, at least as a possible solution for opening files in the IDE to be compiled and run, and would be a step toward the Debugger, but it’s not there yet and time, as we’ve mentioned, is at a bit of a premium right now. The problem with the Notepad++ Run (as well as the Windows Run) is that the path has to be hardcoded. It doesn’t work with the NPP Run variables being passed to the commandline path to open the dBASE IDE, but even if it did, the environment doesn’t allow for that path to change the “last active directory”. I know, it’s frustrating. :-( The easiest way I can think of, to better commmunicate, is if dBASE is an OLE server that Notepad++ can connect to and allow commands to be sent to the IDE to manipulate it from inside. If that is possible, then maybe that can then be put into, say, a PythonScript inside Notepad++ to automate the process. Unfortunately, searching the Notepad++ documentation, I don’t see any mention of Notepad++ being OLE capable. As of right now, until I can either find out how to use text commands to the Debugger (which is also, an app run inside of the IDE runtime), or figure out how to use OLE with Notepad++ and the dBASE environment, communication with the standalone debugger app for dBASE will have to go on that way in the back burner. Not ruling it out or giving up, just putting it where it has to go for now, until my understanding, knowledge and capability improves. In the meantime, I need to find that person causing all these IRL chores and have a talk with them…unfortunately, I suspect if I do start having a conversation with ‘him’, people will view me crazier than they already do. :-)

@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

@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.

@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]

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.

@xomx , Dave Bowman: "Open the pod bay doors, HAL. " HAL: “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” [image: 488a3017b34fe587.png]

@PeterJones Hi Peter, No there is only ever the 2 forms of the lines. I usually applut a lex sort then remove duplicate lines. So I would end up with: G7ODA,IO93WS, G7ODA,IO93WS,PE, P01AZ,IO55WS, P01AZ,IO55WS,XY, I can sort again after as that takes split second. Thanks for the suggestion, I shall try that.

@peterjones Yes, mostly the issue is for end user. Thanks for complete explanation!

@CJBlake1 , Rereading my original response, that came out harsher than I intended. I got interrupted with real life, and had decided to post as-is, before I had a chance to audit my post, so it was too “raw”. What I was really trying to say: I don’t think the specific version of Edge is really relevant to your issue. I am assuming that you used to have XML associated with Notepad++, and then suddenly it wasn’t anymore. Unfortunately, many applications (Edge included) have programmers who think that there software is the only one that matters, and that they should “take back” their favorite filetypes (like XML), regardless of decisions a user has already made. So I’m assuming that some recent update in either Edge itself, or in Windows in general, caused Windows to change (or reset) the default application for the XML filetype. There is nothing that Notepad++ can do to prevent the OS or an overeager application from hijacking the filetype. The best thing you can do in a situation like this is to use the OS tools to re-associate the filetype with the program you want. In Windows 11, the most reliable method for doing that seems to be using the Open With from the right-click menu: right click on an XML file, choose Open With, select Notepad++, and be sure to say, “always use this app from now on”.