Thanks for the tip.

I update the list of translatable plugins (NPP menuSearch is also translatable);
At the moment the translatable plugins are:

Hex editor available in German https://github.com/chcg/NPP_HexEdit/tree/master/HexEditor/lang https://github.com/chcg/NPP_HexEdit/tree/master/NativeLang/src/lang Multireplace available in Danish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian json tool available in Italian, Arabic, Chinese,French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Twaiwanist NppMenuSearch available in German, Italian

@Alan-Kilborn

Hi, Alan, I tried this (i.e. your last suggestion) and I think it worked the first couple times I tried it, but now it has stopped working.

I have tried restarting both the software and the OS (WIndows 10). I changed both the english.xml and my newly created english_customizable.xml. The localization file changes back to English on each restart, but like I mentioned I changed that file as well, so that it has <tab-untitled-string value=“”/>.

@Denis-Rionnet said in Notepad++ has a Reload false alarm / bug? "This file has been modified by another program. Do you want to reload it"? even when it hadn't been recently modified at all?!:

I understand that this behaviour can be disabled via the settings panel (it works: the warning gets muted)).

How and where? nvm - found it with Google - Settings>Misc>File Status auto-detection.

I’m having the same issue - for me, typically when I don’t save the file in NPP, lock the computer, and then unlock it and go back to editing.

Files are stored on a network hard drive (not Cloud storage). File protocol is SMB, if that is what @ekpalypse is asking.

I don’t think I’ve seen the message in NPP previously, but I’ve just started using it heavily.

I agree, the feature was handy when it worked.

For me, nobody else edit’s these files, and the one other program that I might edit them in notifies me if they were changed in NPP, so I’m okay with disabling it, but I’d like to see it fixed.

Debug info:
Notepad++ v8.8.1 (64-bit)
Build time : May 3 2025 - 18:41:09
Scintilla/Lexilla included : 5.5.6/5.4.4
Boost Regex included : 1_85
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : “Z:_Brooks Work\FM ExtendScript\Scripts_2025\OPS_JG_Update_Variables.jsx”
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
Periodic Backup : ON
Placeholders : OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode : SC_TECHNOLOGY_DEFAULT (0)
Multi-instance Mode : monoInst
File Status Auto-Detection : cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 11 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version : 23H2
OS Build : 22631.5472
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins :
JSMinNPP (1.1905.1)
mimeTools (3.1)
NppConverter (4.6)
NppExport (0.4)
NPPJSONViewer (1.34)
XMLTools (3.1.1.13)

Title says Win7 – works on Windows 11 too

A bit late, but this post was the key to getting things working on Windows 11 for me. I had stuck with the 32-bit version for years and had installed it on a non-default disk. When I upgraded to the 64-bit version everything related to the right click menu stopped working.

Using regedit to insure that this key pointed at my 64-bit install got things right.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open\command]

double click on default to see the actual key if you haven’t used regedit before.

Sadly, it’s missing the lang attribute so it’s just short of true perfection:
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For those who weren’t watching:

ozone10 made a better fix for the tab-control: PR #16673 has been accepted ozone10 also fixed my “secondarily” report about the listbox scrollbar from above, which I reported in issue #16674, fixed in PR #16676 (accepted) progressbars also don’t go to darkmode, and ozone10 has proposed PR#16687, which hasn’t been accepted yet, but hopefully will be.

So at least 2 of those 3 (and hopefully the third) will be in v8.8.2

Meanwhile, CollectionInterface v1.1 has been released – the new version will be in PluginsAdmin for v8.8.2, or you can install it from the assets in the release at https://github.com/pryrt/NppPlugin-CollectionInterface/releases/tag/v1.1.0 :

Adds DarkMode support (with N++ v8.5.4 or newer; in earlier versions, dialog will be LightMode still) [I do my own subclassing on the TabControl for v8.5.4-v8.8.1; it will use the builtin starting in v8.8.2] Allow selecting multiple files for bulk download (#6) Add label to progress bar so “100% [DONE]” is more clear (#9) Fix crash if firewall blocks download (#13) and make error handling better in other edge cases as well

Came here to say I got same issue when using remote session and the target laptop lid is closed. Notepad stops rending the opened files. This is on Windows 10 and notepad version is 8.8.1.

@rinku-singh it’s been long & i forgot for what exact reason I asked. Thanks, anyway.

@Bernard-Schleich-0

I currently use

https://github.com/Tatsu-syo/noMeiryoUI

in Windows > 7 removed settings to adjust fonts in Notepad++ and other programs . In Preferences, General -> Reduce may need to be unchecked for OS settings to be used.

Size of fonts changed should be modest as larger sizes may not fit in the area allocated in the GUI.

Microsoft appears to want users to use Scaling instead of the legacy of WindowMetrics.