Notepad++ release 8.9

PeterJones

@PeterJones
Just one more question, why Global override is now missing in the style list when Global Styles is selected in Language list in case of all the standard themes but Global override is still there for my DuoTone Dark Sea theme?

It’s not missing in any of them. It’s just been moved to the end of the list, not the beginning, since there’s very little reason to ever use Global Override, and by putting it at the beginning, people were accidentally encouraged to use the Global Override when they should have been changing the Default color instead. (That change of order was made in all distributed themes in v8.7.1.)

D Lix

@PeterJones
I should have noticed it myself. Thank you.

wimasoft

There is a character issue in v8.9:

As you can see it ok in v8.8.9

donho

@wimasoft
I guess it was you who deleted your post, because there’s no issue.
Do you confirm?

wimasoft

@donho
yes, it was me, but I thought it would make more sense to post on GitHub.
It is an issue for German language.

donho

@wimasoft

Cannot find the issue you created on GitHub.

However, I cannot reproduce it:

wimasoft

@donho
This is indeed strange. I have extracted v8.9 zip to my existing portable folder. Then it happen. If I extract this version to a new folder everything is ok. Must be my fault…

Update: I’ve switched to English, extract new version and switched back to German. No it’s ok.
So, no issue any more. Should we delete my posts?

Alan Kilborn

@wimasoft said in Notepad++ release 8.9:

Should we delete my posts?

No, it is considered bad form to delete posts made here.

PeterJones

@PeterJones said in Notepad++ release 8.9:

(as described in the in the Update Theme(s) in User Config Directory section of the v8.8.9 Themes FAQ)

The Themes FAQ has been updated to include instructions for explaining and fixing the JavaScript if you upgraded to v8.9 and it messed up your JavaScript syntax highlighting.

donho

Hi guys, the screen of my laptop doesn’t work anymore, and I am away from home for a few days.
I just got the following email :

just wanted you to know that at least since 8.9.9 and including 8.9,
the yellow link saying " Home: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ "
in the “about” dialog actually points to notepad-plus-plus.com
instead of .org.

Win11 32bit version

Though It seems improbable, could anyone check v8.9 binaries for me please? Thanks.

PeterJones

@donho said in Notepad++ release 8.9:

Though It seems improbable, could anyone check v8.9 binaries for me please?

I tried both portable and installed (via exe installer) 8.8.9 and 8.9 binary, and the About dialog in all of those says and goes to the .org URL.

update: on re-read, I saw it said “32bit version”, so I also grabbed the 32-bit portable 8.9, and the About link was right (.org) there, as well.

xomx

@donho

It’s ok for both x86 and x64 v8.8.9 and v8.9 (checked portable eds).

That “h…ps://notepad-plus-plus.com” currently redirects to a parked domain:
“h…ps://ww38 . notepad-plus-plus . com”

Maybe it was used for some attack before?

donho

@xomx @PeterJones

Thank you for checking it.

Maybe it was used for some attack before?

No idea. But I think this domain cheats people to download their malwares passively rather than hack the victim actively

xomx

@donho
Yes, this time by “attack” I meant a phishing campaign or similar.