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    • guy038G
      guy038
      last edited by

      Hello, @donho and All,

      Many thanks for this new release !

      I’m not complaining about a bug but just about two new colors which seem practically identical, regarding the ToolBar icons, in Fluent UI mode

      It concerns the point #4 :

      1. Add option to apply different color to fluent toolbar icons

      Indeed, the Green ( #008B00 ) and Olive ( #498205 ) colors are quite similar :-(

      As the Olive color seems correct, I would propose for the Green color the NEW value #00CC00 or, even lighter, the #00DD00 value. Anyway, any color distinguishable from the Olive color !

      Of course, Don, do as you like !

      Best Regards,

      guy038

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      • guy038G
        guy038
        last edited by guy038

        Hi, All,

        As soon as the new v8.8 version was released, I downloaded the npp.8.8.portable.x64.7z archive on an USB key

        on this USB key, named D:, I extracted all contents of the npp.8.8.portable.x64.7z archive in a new folder 880_x64

        I opened Notepad++ and, as usual, as it was the first time, I modified the preferences as desired, particularly the Default Directory defined as Follow current document

        During my tests about the colors of toolbar icons ( see my above post ), I noticed something weird ! To test it :


        • From a prompt windows, I typed in the two commands :

          • cd /d D:\880_x64

          • notepad++ -nosession

        • I hit the Ctrl + O shortcut, then go to the parent directory D:\ and open a file

        • When I did again a Ctrl + O operation, the current directory was, of course, unchanged ( D:\ ), correponding to the opened file

        • Then, I opened the Settings > Preferences... dialog and… immediately closed it

        • Launching again the Open dialog, this time, it displayed D: > 880_x64, although the only file opened was in directory D:\

        • I re-opened the Preferences dialog and just close it

        • Again, after a Ctrl + O operation, nothing has changed and it wrongly displayed the folder D:\880_x64 !

        • After closing this unique file ( Ctrl+ W ) and re-opened it ( Ctrl + Shift + T ) the error cannot be reproduced and the current directory of the Open dialog was the folder D:, as expected

        • On the other hand, as soon as you load an second file from the \D: folder, the error does not seem to occur too

        • Luckily, note also that the two other options ( Style Configurator... and Shortcut Mapper ) do not produce this error !

        Guys, can you reproduce these steps ?

        Best Regards,

        guy038

        P.S. :

        Sorry, I should not have replied, specifically, in the Notepad v8.8 Release Candidate topic, as I tested with my old N++ v8.6.2 release which produces the same bug !!

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        • rddimR
          rddim
          last edited by

          https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/6bd3d9bfbef446e59c8b18c048ba0ee0292fadb5

          <Item id="6017" name="Blue"/> must be Green
          <Item id="6018" name="Green"/> must be Blue

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          • donhoD
            donho @donho
            last edited by

            @rddim
            Well spotted.
            Fixed in https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/48d953693ad9bd2829f1dfd36c852504f8dc4a6f

            And the fix will be in v8.8 release

            @guy038

            as I tested with my old N++ v8.6.2 release which produces the same bug !!

            So it’s not a regression of this release.
            Could you create an issue on Github please?

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            • MarkusBodenseeM
              MarkusBodensee @donho
              last edited by

              Regarding:

              1. Dark mode enhancements: combobox. (Fix #16349)

              My dropdown icon for combobox still looks like a “v” in Dark Mode. But since I am still on Win7, this could be a Win7 issue. How does it look like in Win10 or Win11 ?

              b081fb3d-533a-4417-9517-b29cb1bd5b27-grafik.png

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              • PeterJonesP
                PeterJones @MarkusBodensee
                last edited by

                @MarkusBodensee ,

                win11, light vs dark:
                ebbf2c1f-a752-48fe-bd57-a819dfb6812b-image.png

                Notepad++ v8.8   (64-bit)
                Build time : Apr 22 2025 - 18:20:44
                ...
                OS Name : Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
                OS Version : 24H2
                OS Build : 26100.3775
                Current ANSI codepage : 1252
                

                For me, it’s the same essential shape, just a different color, as expected.

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                • donhoD
                  donho @donho
                  last edited by

                  FYI:
                  8.8 RC is updated to 8.8 RC2:
                  http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/8.x/8.8.RC2

                  Improvements:

                  1. Fix localization files
                  2. Improve Tab bar section’s look in Preferences dialog
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                  • Lycan ThropeL
                    Lycan Thrope @donho
                    last edited by Lycan Thrope

                    @donho ,
                    Why are the Function List icons now, uncolored? :-)

                    Update: Never mind. I did a restart, so maybe something was just jumbled…it came back up colored after the restart so it’s all good on that issue. :-)

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                    • guy038G
                      guy038
                      last edited by

                      Hello, @donho and All,

                      As promised, the GitHub issue :

                      https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/16465#issue-3016715149

                      BR

                      guy038

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                      • schnurlosS
                        schnurlos
                        last edited by

                        https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v88-we-are-with-ukraine/ gives an Error 404 (link within “F1” Info).

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                        • donhoD
                          donho @schnurlos
                          last edited by donho

                          @schnurlos

                          https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v88-we-are-with-ukraine/ gives an Error 404 (link within “F1” Info).

                          It’s because v8.8 is still in RC state.
                          It will be on line in few hours.

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