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    Krid82
    last edited by Oct 14, 2016, 7:25 AM

    Hi,

    I came across a show-stopping issue with dockable-dialogs written in .NET. It is fairly easy to reproduce:

    1. Create a new Plugin-Project in Visual Studio using the .NET plugin template
    2. Place a GroupBox (or any other container control) on the “frmMyDlg” form
    3. Place a button inside the GroupBox (so the button becomes a child of the groupbox)
    4. Compile the plugin
    5. In Notepad++, UNDOCK the dialog (dialog must be floating)
    6. Click the button
    7. Use the mouse to move the dialog window -> Notepad++ freezes

    It only happens when the button is a child of a container control. When the button is a direct child of the form, it works. There is also no problem as long as the dialog is docked.

    Any ideas?
    Thanks
    Dirk

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      dail
      last edited by dail Oct 14, 2016, 1:08 PM Oct 14, 2016, 1:07 PM

      using the .NET plugin template

      Which template exactly? There are a few different versions of it floating around, some of them being pretty old. The most recent and currently maintained is located here.

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        Krid82
        last edited by Oct 14, 2016, 1:24 PM

        I used the template from your link. It also happens with the “old” v0.60 plugin.

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          dail
          last edited by dail Oct 14, 2016, 1:28 PM Oct 14, 2016, 1:27 PM

          I would either open an issue on that github page or maybe pinging @Kasper-Graversen will get him to see this :)

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            Kasper Graversen
            last edited by Oct 16, 2016, 1:15 PM

            Hi @Krid82

            Thanks for the report. As of yet, my work has predominately been making the interface to N++ smoother from C#. I have yet do dig into the details. However, I have to a large extend been discouraged by the fact that neither the author of Scintilla nor the author of N++ seem to have an interest in cleaning up their interfaces.

            Nor has the author of N++ wanted to link my C# project to the N++ homepage, and my plugins are not to be found in the plugin manager. In many respects its very easy to get discouraged in the N++ community.

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              Krid82
              last edited by Oct 17, 2016, 1:50 PM

              Thanks for your answer Kasper. I have spent two days trying to fix this problem, but I was not successful. I created a regular C++ plugin and hosted my .NET form in there (as C++ can work as a bridge between native and managed code). The behaviour is similar: As long as the dialog is docked it works but as soon as it’s undocked N++ freezes.

              I also tried to create a new Thread for the dialog and then use Application.Run(mydialog) so the dialog has it’s own message-pump. That didn’t help either.

              I’m giving up, I can’t affort to spent more time on this.
              Regards
              Dirk

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                MAPJe71
                last edited by Oct 17, 2016, 2:21 PM

                @Kasper-Graversen

                Could you elaborate on cleaning of the Scintilla and Notepad++ interfaces?
                Did you register for an account on the Notepad++ Plugins Repository to get your plugins listed?

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                  Kasper Graversen @Krid82
                  last edited by Oct 22, 2016, 7:31 PM

                  @Krid82 Many thanks for the effort. There are some real wizards in here like @dail and others. Perhaps they can be of assistance?

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                    Kasper Graversen @MAPJe71
                    last edited by Oct 22, 2016, 7:37 PM

                    @MAPJe71 No I have not. Im missing that link on https://notepad-plus-plus.org/contribute/plugin-howto.html there is no information about needing to register. Anyway I just tried creating an account now…

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                      chcg
                      last edited by Nov 2, 2016, 3:55 PM

                      @Kasper-Graversen It is mentioned here:
                      http://docs.notepad-plus-plus.org/index.php?title=Plugin_Central
                      and under Plugins at https://notepad-plus-plus.org/resources.html
                      , but a hint at https://notepad-plus-plus.org/contribute/plugin-howto.html makes sense.

                      Also some other links are a little bit outdated, but I’m not sure how to contribute to the webpage.

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                        Kasper Graversen
                        last edited by Nov 5, 2016, 9:20 AM

                        In the past I’ve tried contacting don ho… but he has never replied. It is really shit how important information is never updated. Many people are willing to help out but none of them has access to anything utility this site…

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