No preferences saving used notepad++ in WinSCP

Sybell Lirwaco

Hello,
i use WinSCP with notepad++ as external editor. When i open a file of the server side and set preferences in notepad++, there will no saving this. (example MultiInst, Auto-Completion, …)

C:\Users\xxx\Portable\npp.7.5.1.bin.minimalist.x64\notepad++.exe -multiInst !.!

The notepad++ in WinSCP is another version to the notepad++ was i use on Windows 7.

Claudia Frank

@Sybell-Lirwaco

as a portable version it should have a file doLocalConf.xml (file without content)
in the same folder where noteapd++.exe is. This informs notepad to read/write the
config files, like config.xml, within the same directory. Can you double check and see
if the doLocalConf file exists and if the config.xml does get modified?

Cheers
Claudia

Sybell Lirwaco

I found the problem. I use this notepad as -multiInst.
The problem is a bit tricky. Made settings, whether via Settings->Preferences, or via the menu bar options, are only saved if the instance in which these changes were made was closed. Correct? This can be very confusing with -multiInst and many open instances. I will remember that.

Claudia Frank

@Sybell-Lirwaco said:

only saved if the instance in which these changes were made was closed. Correct?

To be honest, haven’t tested it but I assume this is correct and makes sense.

Cheers
Claudia