Feature request: Prevent pinned tabs from being closed.

@guy038 Oui, merci beaucoup!

Small comment to the change.log:
Shouldn’t it show “Notepad++ v8.7.2 new features & bug-fixes:”?
I’m missing the “s” at feature (features & fixes)?

@Alan-Kilborn said in Odd (?) caret placement with auto-indent:

In theory I would turn basic auto-indent on for “normal” text files, to get the benefits of a “fix” for such files. However, for Python and C++ files, I want/need advanced auto-indent. But, I can’t do this (again, it’s global: basic OR advanced).

The code for Auto-indent: Advanced splits into three cases: C-like languages, Python and everything else; everything else uses the same code as Basic. The same change I proposed for Basic could be made there.

The reason I separated the two cases is that what I propose doing to Basic is simple and straightforward. I want to ignore the configured indent settings and just duplicate the indentation of the previous line. I was able, with reasonable confidence, to devise a commit which I believe implements that without causing side-effects.

The code for Advanced (except when it falls back to Basic) is far more complex, and of course it can’t ignore the indentation settings. The reason I didn’t suggest applying my change for Basic to Advanced when it falls back to Basic is that Advanced doesn’t just copy the existing indentation, it recomputes it, whether it is changing or not, according to the indentation settings (tabs or spaces). I thought it might be bizarre to have Auto-indent: Advanced sometimes change the indentation style to match the configuration and sometimes not.

I suggested something as to how Auto-indent: Advanced could be changed to fix the specific problem you mentioned, but I did not give an example commit, because I have not yet been successful at creating one. So far, for each attempt I’ve made I’ve quickly found some unwanted side-effect.

Part of the difficulty, also, is that after some experimentation with the unmodified version, there are some corner cases for which I do not follow the logic of the current behavior (or if some of that might be unintended). Example:
void func() { return; }
Start with that in language C++. The results of placing the caret after { and pressing Enter, then placing the caret after ; and pressing Enter are not the same as the results of placing the caret after ; and pressing Enter, then placing the caret after { and pressing Enter. In the latter order, the blank in “; }” is not absorbed; however, if you start with the line indented one level and do the same thing, the blank is absorbed. Either way, the caret winds up at the beginning of the line, as per your initial complaint.

@notdodgeball said:

After using the macros for some more time, I came to the realization that the problem also manifests when the screen is in a different position from that of the cursor, in fact, the cursor is not what matters. It only may seem it does when it’s visible in the screen (which is most of the time), otherwise jumping to it’s position is not the solution.

So I made a simple python script

top_line = editor.getFirstVisibleLine()
editor.undo() #redo
editor.setFirstVisibleLine(top_line)

I really don’t see how that is going to be a workaround that always works, either. It’s likely going to be situation-dependent, I’m afraid.

The virtue of the “bookmark” workaround is that bookmarks seem to stay set “around” where they were first set, even when the original line of the bookmark is removed.

@Alan-Kilborn said in æøå ÆØÅ Python in Notepad++ with NppExec Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and the Faroe Islands:

You can write in the NPPExec Console window?? I didn’t even know that!

Yeah this was me having an “omg, that’s cool” / “I am an idiot” moment ^^ It might have been lost in translation though and can easily be misinterpreted as something else. If so i am sorry.

@Alan-Kilborn said in æøå ÆØÅ Python in Notepad++ with NppExec Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and the Faroe Islands:

Do something (intro). Literally the first way to do something says “using NppExec’s Console allows you to enter some command and execute it by pressing Enter”.

English is not my first language so that pretty much went straight over my head. I interpreted this as “making a .txt or .py file (or any file used for the console)” and writing the command line there and sending it to the console. Not as pressing the mouse inside the console and using it as a “command prompt/terminal” since that is not what i set out to do in the first place.

@Alan-Kilborn said in æøå ÆØÅ Python in Notepad++ with NppExec Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and the Faroe Islands:

There used to be a common sense thing that when you’re starting to use something new, you do at least a glance-through of its manual. I’m probably old school, though.

If one is doing something they want to learn and set out to do so then ofc read the manual! But for my use, nah i see that as an waste of time in my matter. Yet i did go into the link and glance over it. Remember i made this post to help my future self and hopefully others, not be schooled in how to use npp/python. All though i do appreciate all the help that has been given! And i am sure others will too!

@Alan-Kilborn said in æøå ÆØÅ Python in Notepad++ with NppExec Norwegian, Icelandic, Danish and the Faroe Islands:

It also pays to be a bit humble when others are trying to help; makes the whole process smoother.

I believe I’ve been more then “a bit” humble in this thread. But yeah you are right, this thread did not go very smoothly.

Hello @Terry-R,

thanks again for that new detailed info’s about RegEx. I was testing a little around and now I see what you mean about that selection thing I would like to do. So it means I just can do it with a RegEx pattern only without any manually mouse move / key buttons. I also did notice that the entire pattern / data I do paste in the search mask gets also saved like that if I record a macro. So before I thought it would be just save every single key press or combo only. That’s a good news for me. Now it’s working to make the selection between 2 markers and do anything with it.

@Alan-Kilborn
What do you mean? Just wanna know and find out answers to the question I have you know.

On using the above RegEx, in 80 files out of 300 files in a folder, the whole text of the file was selected, instead of just a word stuck to a simple, round bracket/parenthesis to its right. Is it because no such words were found in the file (only 2 such words were found in two different files)?

@Alan-Kilborn,
Since when making Notepad++ resistant to file saving failures does not add value to it? Since when making products less prone to failure by any legal means possible is not adding value to them? Since when an employee who does one thing cannot do another, easier one? Is it beneath the dignity of a software developer?

Do you subscribe to the famous line from “Oliver Twist”: “Please, sir, I want some more”? We do not live in the 1830s of Charles Dickens anymore. I found a solution and generously shared it with all. Do you want more charity from me? Didn’t I do enough already?

Good luck with starting thinking, like businessmen aiming at perfecting their products, esp. by easy contacting someone to contribute to that in his own interest and not doing it by themselves. Too much?
–Eugene

@Terry-R Excellent!! Thank you!

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

@Daniel-Brandon It also appears that some (but not all!) of the files are indeed reaching me with \r Carriage Return characters instead of \n Line feed characters baked in, which should not be happening, and never happened before, but there you go. Thanks to everyone who suggested looking for them. Between that and matches newline, I’m really hoping I’ve got it sorted now.

Hi, @jizhao-li, @coises, @mark-olson and All,

Ah… OK. Thanks, @jizhao-li, for your additional pieces of information :-)

Then, from this INPUT text, below :

GAP 1461 311 1826 311 2191 311 2556 311 2921 311 3287 311 3652 311 4017 311 4382 311 4748 311 5113 311 5478 311 5843 311 6209 311 6574 311 6939 311 7304 311 7670 311 8035 311 8400 311 8765 311 9131 311 9496 311 9861 311 10026 311 10592 311 10957 311 11322 311 11687 311 12053 311 12418 311 12783 308 13148 308 13514 308 13789 308 END GAP 1461 303 1826 303 2191 303 2556 303 2921 303 3287 303 3652 303 4017 303 4382 303 4748 303 5113 303 5478 303 5843 303 6209 303 6574 303 6939 303 7304 303 7670 303 8035 303 8400 303 8765 303 9131 303 9496 303 9861 303 10026 303 10592 303 10957 303 11322 303 11687 303 12053 303 12418 303 12783 303 13148 303 13514 303 13789 303 END GAP 1461 327.5 1826 327.5 2191 327.5 2556 327.5 2921 327.5 3287 327.5 3652 327.5 4017 327.5 4382 327.5 4748 327.5 5113 327.5 5478 327.5 5843 327.5 6209 327.5 6574 327.5 6939 327.5 7304 327.5 7670 327.5 8035 327.5 8400 327.5 8765 327.5 9131 327.5 9496 327.5 9861 327.5 10026 327.5 10592 327.5 10957 327.5 11322 327.5 11687 327.5 12053 327.5 12418 327.5 12783 327.5 13148 327.5 13514 327.5 13789 327.5 END GAP 1461 302 1826 302 2191 299 2556 299 2921 299 3287 299 3652 299 4017 299 4382 299 4748 299 5113 299 5478 299 5843 299 6209 302 6574 302 6939 302 7304 302 7670 302 8035 302 8400 302 8765 302 9131 302 9496 302 9861 302 10026 302 10592 302 10957 302 11322 302 11687 302 12053 302 12418 302 12783 302 13148 302 13514 302 13789 302 END

The following regex S/R should do the work nicely :

SEARCH (?-is)^(GAP\R)(\d+ (\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\R)+?(?=\d+ (?!\3$))

REPLACE \1\2

And here is your expected OUTPUT text :

GAP 12418 311 12783 308 13148 308 13514 308 13789 308 END GAP 1461 303 1826 303 2191 303 2556 303 2921 303 3287 303 3652 303 4017 303 4382 303 4748 303 5113 303 5478 303 5843 303 6209 303 6574 303 6939 303 7304 303 7670 303 8035 303 8400 303 8765 303 9131 303 9496 303 9861 303 10026 303 10592 303 10957 303 11322 303 11687 303 12053 303 12418 303 12783 303 13148 303 13514 303 13789 303 END GAP 1461 327.5 1826 327.5 2191 327.5 2556 327.5 2921 327.5 3287 327.5 3652 327.5 4017 327.5 4382 327.5 4748 327.5 5113 327.5 5478 327.5 5843 327.5 6209 327.5 6574 327.5 6939 327.5 7304 327.5 7670 327.5 8035 327.5 8400 327.5 8765 327.5 9131 327.5 9496 327.5 9861 327.5 10026 327.5 10592 327.5 10957 327.5 11322 327.5 11687 327.5 12053 327.5 12418 327.5 12783 327.5 13148 327.5 13514 327.5 13789 327.5 END GAP 1826 302 2191 299 2556 299 2921 299 3287 299 3652 299 4017 299 4382 299 4748 299 5113 299 5478 299 5843 299 6209 302 6574 302 6939 302 7304 302 7670 302 8035 302 8400 302 8765 302 9131 302 9496 302 9861 302 10026 302 10592 302 10957 302 11322 302 11687 302 12053 302 12418 302 12783 302 13148 302 13514 302 13789 302 END

Some other tests, all OK ! On the left the INPUT text and on the right the OUTPUT text :

GAP 4017 123 4382 123 GAP 4748 123 5478 123 5113 123 5843 456 5478 123 6209 456 5843 456 => 6574 456 6209 456 6939 456 6574 456 7304 456 6939 456 END 7304 456 END GAP 4017 123 4382 123 GAP 4748 123 5478 123 5113 123 5843 456.789 5478 123 6209 456.789 5843 456.789 => 6574 456.789 6209 456.789 6939 456.789 6574 456.789 7304 456.789 6939 456.789 END 7304 456.789 END GAP 4017 123 4382 123 GAP 4748 123 5478 123 5113 123 5843 123.789 5478 123 6209 123.789 5843 123.789 => 6574 123.789 6209 123.789 6939 123.789 6574 123.789 7304 123.789 6939 123.789 END 7304 123.789 END GAP 4017 123.012 4382 123.012 GAP 4748 123.012 5478 123.012 5113 123.012 5843 456 5478 123.012 => 6209 456 5843 456 6574 456 6209 456 6939 456 6574 456 7304 456 6939 456 END 7304 456 END GAP 4017 123.012 4382 123.012 GAP 4748 123.012 5478 123.012 5113 123.012 5843 123 5478 123.012 => 6209 123 5843 123 6574 123 6209 123 6939 123 6574 123 7304 123 6939 123 END 7304 123 END GAP 4017 123.012 4382 123.012 GAP 4748 123.012 5478 123.012 5113 123.012 5843 456.789 5478 123.012 6209 456.789 5843 456.789 => 6574 456.789 6209 456.789 6939 456.789 6574 456.789 7304 456.789 6939 456.789 END 7304 456.789 END GAP 4017 123 GAP 4382 123 4748 123 4748 123 5113 456 5113 456 5478 456 5478 456 5843 456 5843 456 => 6209 456 6209 456 6574 123 6574 123 6939 123 6939 123 7304 123 7304 123 END END GAP 4017 123.012 GAP 4382 123.012 4748 123.012 4748 123.012 5113 456.789 5113 456.789 5478 456.789 5478 456.789 5843 456.789 5843 456.789 => 6209 456.789 6209 456.789 6574 123.012 6574 123.012 6939 123.012 6939 123.012 7304 123.012 7304 123.012 END END

Note that your file will be unchanged if you redo the search-replacement !!

Best Regards,

guy038

@Ekopalypse ,
Bingo, we have a winner. I have no idea why that color was selected as the same background, or…it was by default and then when I changed my background color to what it is now, the conflict occurred. I never noticed it, but I’ve changed it to a cyan, and it does show up now.

Thanks for that catch.

Thanks to all for their suggestions, and maybe the OP can now check his settings to solve his problem.

OP, might have the same problem. If you notice, the first with has different coloring than the others, I suspect the result of the current selection color choice being melded with the SmartHighlighting background color.

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@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

@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

@donho ,
It worked for me, just fine, with the Multiline enabled. Loaded all the files twice, closing all from the right first, and then reloading and closing all from the left…and it works just fine. Thanks to you from those that use that many tabs…of which I’m not one. :-)

@sir-twosheds ,

I told you the FIND and REPLACE and the MODE.

Looking at the Replace dialog (Find > Replace), we can then see where each piece of the answer goes:
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What I called FIND and @guy038 called SEARCH goes in the Find what field in the dialog. What I and @guy038 each called REPLACE goes in the Replace with field in the dialog. What I called the MODE is the Search Mode set of radio buttons, and that needs to be set to Regular expression (as shown in my screenshot). Then to do the replacement, you hit the Replace All button. This is shown below:

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Even if you choose to not try to understand the syntax (despite the fact that @guy038 and I both went to lengths to explain every part of the syntax we shared, and I provided you with links where to learn more), I gave you the exact fill-in-the-blanks to do it without any learning on your point, so you can use either of the answers we gave.

To claim that our answers are not helpful because “I am a normal computer user… so I have no idea what you are talking about” is not reasonable. Our answers provided the FIND and REPLACE fields that you needed, without requiring any understanding of the syntax we told you to use, and only requiring you to be able to figure out that FIND or SEARCH maps to Find what and REPLACE maps to Replace with which is not a difficult ask for a “normal computer user”. It is also lying to yourself about your own abilities – you can figure out how to implement the solutions that @guy038 and I described, as can anyone who can follow reasonable directions. If you choose to lie to yourself and tell yourself that you cannot learn the specifics of the syntax, that is your choice (though a bad one): if you choose to believe that lie, then you can just take the solution we gave you and use it, without learning what it means, meaning that you will not be able to replicate similar results for slight changes in your desires in the future, but it will solve your immediate problem.