Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC

donho · Dec 27, 2020, 2:07 PM

Notepad++ v7.9.2 Release Candidate:
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.9.2.RC/

Notepad++ v7.9.2 change log:

Fix regression of auto-Indent. (Fix #9113 )
Add custom URI schemes ability. (Fix #9155 )
Improve URL parser: fix apostrophe in an URL issue. (Fix #9031 )
Add context menu with “Copy link” ability. (Implement #2435 )
Add color samples on menu items for styling features. (Fix #8983 )
Add “-settingsDir” argument for overriding default settings path. (implement #4696 )
Fix crash while exit command issued by plugin. (Fix #9082 )
Fix several bugs of PHP parser rule for function list. (Fix #3321 , #5045 , #4627 , #4606 , #8855 , #4208 , #981 , #2522 , #1103 , #4712 , #3560 , #5150 , #4606 )
Move “Normal Text” to top in Languages Menu. (Implement #7746 , #8277 )
Add new API NPPM_GETSETTINGSONCLOUDPATH for plugins. (Implement #9168 )
Add an option for displaying constant line number width. (Implement #5670 )
Fix function list is empty with new user profile in the same PC issue. (Fix #9134 )
Fix single-quoted string being badly recognized as attribute value in XML. (Fix #3403 )
Fix docked panels appear with “-nosession” cmd line parameters. (Fix #8005 )
Improve text selection after Replace All In Selection operation. (Fix #9270 )
Add the number of total documents on windows dialog’s title bar. (Implement #8338 )
Fix scroll to last line problem after main window resizing. (Fix #9123 )
Fix Plugin admin display UTF-8 issue in its description. (Fix #9266 )
Fix Search result’s text direction (RTL) not always synchronized with main edit zone’s one issue. (Fix #9241 )
Fix dockable panels display issue in RTL direction. (Fix #9241 )
Fix Search result line number highlighting inaccurate issue. (Fix #9224 )
Make “Line” preceding each line number on Search Results translatable. (Fix #9224 )
Fix menu check marks not being removed after closing “Clipboard History” and “Character Panel” panels. (Fix #9216 )
Fix command line arguments -p, -n & -c negative value’s undefined behaviour. (Fix #9146 )
Add new Margin/Border/Edge sub-page in Preferences. (Implement #8896 )
Fix find in files failure issue due to directory path with leading/trailing spaces. (Fix #9199 )
Fix folder icon display issue in “Folder as Workspace” after “Expand/Collapse All”. (Fix #8912 )
Make “Clipboard History” and “Character Panel” togglable. (Fix #9094 , #9078 )
Fix Find in found results dialog launch failure after macro execution. (Fix #8199 )
Disallow Goto dlg offset option from moving to position inside multi-byte char or between CR and LF. (Fix #9101 , #9125 )
Fix “Go to…” dialog wrong Offset value in empty files. (Fix #9145 )
Prevent corruption possibility when using -p command line parameter in a UTF file. (Fix #9142 )
Improve indent guidelines on non-brace control block languages. (Fix #9137 )
Prevent names of untitled tabs from duplication. (Fix #9119 )
Add tooltips for Folder as Workspace 3 commands. (Fix #8325 )
Fix “SCI_NEWLINE” inside a macro not working issue. (Fix #5571 )
Fix bug where search-results won’t open ‘new 1’ file. (Fix #8461 , #9098 )
Fix tab close button remain pushed issue. (Fix #7750 )
Enhance ghost typing command line argument feature - using white space directly instead of %20. (Commit )

Artur Harison · Dec 26, 2020, 6:48 PM

It’s just a preference:
1 - Don't fill find field in Find dialog with selected word option make it inverted.
Fill find field in Find dialog with selected text and flagged by default.

2 - On first launch, after searching, the field results is collapsed.

Trifle:
You can think of something?

ps
Thanks for RC. )))

Alan Kilborn · Dec 26, 2020, 7:43 PM

@Artur-Harison said in Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC:

It’s just a preference:
1 - Don’t fill find field in Find dialog with selected word option make it inverted.
Fill find field in Find dialog with selected text and flagged by default.

I agree with this.
It is awkward the way it is, with seemingly no reason for it to be that way.
BUT…it isn’t a new thing with 7.9.2, it is old.

On first launch, after searching, the field results is collapsed.

If I’m understanding correctly what the problem is, it doesn’t happen for me, which makes me think I truly don’t understand. Can you say a bit more about this problem and how to reproduce it?

Artur Harison · Dec 26, 2020, 9:18 PM

https://youtu.be/9IgsUYkh7mY
But I’m not sure.
Notepad++ v7.9.2 (64-bit)
Build time : Dec 25 2020 - 20:53:05
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : ON
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version : 2004
OS Build : 19041.685
Current ANSI codepage : 1251
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll DSpellCheck.dll NavigateTo.dll NppDocShare.dll NppQrCode64.dll NppSaveAsAdmin.dll zoomdisabler_x64.dll _CustomizeToolbar.dll

guy038 · Dec 27, 2020, 3:09 PM

Hello, @don-ho and All,

Many thanks for this new release with, again, a lot of changes. It’s really a very nice Christmas gift !

Of course, this list is quite subjective but many points seem important : 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36 and, probably, 19 and 20 for people using RTL text writing !

Two remarks :

The link, concerning point 5., does not work because of a # character inside it. The correct link is :

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/8983

Regarding point 9., in the previous releases, normal text was encoded as lang="Normal Text", in the XML configuration files. Now, of course, it’s encoded as lang="None (Normal Text)". So, I suppose that Python, Lua or NppExec scripts which attempt to verify if the language of current file is a simple text file will have to get the new spelling for normal text !

Indeed, I suppose that it must not be as simple as IF lang = "None (Normal Text)", written in a pseudo-language way !

Best Regards,

guy038

guy038 · Dec 27, 2020, 1:25 PM

Hi, @don-ho and All,

One more thing :

In the Shortcut Mapper…, I suppose that we should change the names 91 - Character Panel and 92 - Clipboard History as Toggle Character Panel and Toggle Clipboard History , to be consistent with the other Toggle entries !

Cheers,

guy038

donho · Dec 27, 2020, 2:01 PM

@Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC:

It is awkward the way it is, with seemingly no reason for it to be that way.

It’s just because the default behaviour is “fill find field”, and this option was added for people who don’t wanna fill this field.

@Artur-Harison

On first launch, after searching, the field results is collapsed.

I unzipped a 7.9.2 portable package but cannot reproduce the result shown in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IgsUYkh7mY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=7GOLEM7

Trifle:
You can think of something?

What do you mean ?

Alan Kilborn · Dec 27, 2020, 2:05 PM

@donho said in Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC:

It’s just because the default behaviour is “fill find field”, and this option was added for people who don’t wanna fill this field.

Understood. But it is still awkward (because it makes one have to think too hard about it). But we accept it. :-)
Maybe it is only an English speaker’s perspective?
Anyway, I’d say in the future for new checkbox options, it is best if they aren’t defined in the negative sense.

donho · Dec 27, 2020, 3:09 PM

@guy038 said in Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC:

The link, concerning point 5., does not work because of a # character inside it. The correct link is :

Fixed. Thank you for your heads up.

Indeed, I suppose that it must not be as simple as IF lang = “None (Normal Text)”, written in a pseudo-language way !

Since I don’t script (or very rarely) in Notepad++, I didn’t consider on this side. What’s your suggestion then?

In the Shortcut Mapper…, I suppose that we should change the names 91 - Character Panel and 92 - Clipboard History as Toggle Character Panel and Toggle Clipboard History , to be consistent with the other Toggle entries !

Done in https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/413762c393879cf28b29d4973852f392be214a09

I will do a RC2 later (or I will just do a release with this fix if there’s no other critical issue found).

Alan Kilborn · Dec 27, 2020, 4:05 PM

@donho said in Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC:

Since I don’t script (or very rarely) in Notepad++, I didn’t consider on this side. What’s your suggestion then?

I DO script, a lot. I suggest doing nothing.
A change was made for the betterment of the Notepad++ core software – Nice.
Scripts that depend upon previous behavior will simply have to change to rely on the new behavior.
Not everything needs to be “backward compatible”.

Alan Kilborn · Dec 27, 2020, 4:17 PM

@guy038 said:

in the previous releases, normal text was encoded as lang=“Normal Text”, in the XML configuration files. Now, of course, it’s encoded as lang=“None (Normal Text)”. So, I suppose that Python, Lua or NppExec scripts which attempt to verify if the language of current file is a simple text file will have to get the new spelling for normal text !

@donho said:

Since I don’t script (or very rarely) in Notepad++, I didn’t consider on this side. What’s your suggestion then?

At least in Pythonscript, I don’t think there is any implication anyway:

notepad.getCurrentLang() returns Npp.LANGTYPE.TXT (that is, no ‘string’ is involved).

Perhaps the text that was changed is involved in some other way, but I don’t know it.

Artur Harison · Dec 27, 2020, 6:54 PM

@donho said in Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC:

I unzipped a 7.9.2 portable package but cannot reproduce the result shown in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IgsUYkh7mY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=7GOLEM7

Ok, it’s good!

Trifle:
You can think of something?

What do you mean ?

Auto-indent - slightly increase size of box. ))
And maybe add a clarifying description, about new line?

I did not find bugs, so I am writing about ergonomics. Sry!

Alan Kilborn · Dec 28, 2020, 1:46 PM

@Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC:

notepad.getCurrentLang() returns Npp.LANGTYPE.TXT (that is, no ‘string’ is involved).

Well, I did more looking and I did find an “involved” string, and it can be seen by executing this Pythonscript command at the console:

notepad.getLanguageName(notepad.getLangType())

In 7.9.1 and 7.92RC the same string results (shown below for 7.92RC); not sure where exactly this all originates, but I think that it shows @guy038 's fears were groundless?

guy038 · Dec 28, 2020, 2:20 PM

Hello, @don-ho, @alan-kilborn and All,

Pleased to know that this new formulation of Normal text should not have any influence in scripting ! I just had this fear as the strings are different in XML configuration files !

Cheers,

guy038

deus ex · Dec 30, 2020, 9:29 AM

Greetings everyone, I hope you all are doing well.

@donho said in Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC:

I will do a RC2 later (or I will just do a release with this fix if there’s no other critical issue found).

The URL parser is partially broken. It does not forward an URL to your internet browser when clicking the part of an URL after the last slash.

Example:

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download

When clicking on any part of the word ‘download’ of this URL, NP++ v7.9.2 RC doesn’t forward it to the browser. But clicking on any part before the word ‘download’, including the last slash, works as intended.

Adding a slash to the end of the URL (example below) makes NP++ v7.9.2 RC forward the URL again when clicking on ‘download’.

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/

The previous release of NP++ v7.9.1 does not have this issue.

guy038 · Dec 30, 2020, 12:54 PM

Hello, @don-ho, @deus-ex and All,

@deus-ex, I cannot reproduce your issue. I’ve just tried and the link :

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download

works, clicking at any location ( before or after the word download ) , both, with the two options :

Preferences... > Cloud & Link > Clickable Link Settings > Enable fullbox mode enabled
Preferences... > Cloud & Link > Clickable Link Settings > Enable fullbox mode disabled

I have a Firefox browser ( version Firefox ESR 52.9.0, not updated cause XP ! )

Notepad++ v7.9.2   (32-bit)
Build time : Dec 25 2020 - 21:02:37
Path : D:\@@\792\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
OS Name : Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) 
OS Build : 2600.0
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

Best Regards,

guy038

deus ex · Dec 30, 2020, 1:08 PM

@guy038

Thank you for joining the discussion. I’m on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, running NPP 64-bit, Firefox 64-bit v85 beta release stream.

I just checked the setting you mentioned, it doesn’t make any difference for me if set to on or off, the described behavior remains the same. I also tried NPP without any plugin and no individual theme, but that doesn’t change the situation either.

I just noticed that for URLs composed like the example below, clicking the part after the last dash won’t do anything, clicking anything before the last dash, including the last dash, opens the URL in your browser.

Example:
https://ftp.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera-developer

Similar issue with dots (example below). Clicking the part after the last dot won’t work, everything before including the dot works.

Example:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org

I have two separate installations of NPP that I can easily switch between, v7.9,1 and 7.9.2 RC. With NPP v7.9.1, the issues described are not present, all URLs are fully working as intended.

guy038 · Dec 30, 2020, 3:37 PM

Hello, @don-ho, @deus-ex and All,

@deus-ex :

Incomprehensible ! I have done the same tests as before and, indeed, I confirm everything you say, namely :

Clicking on the part download of https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download
Clicking on the part developer of https://ftp.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera-developer
Clicking on the part org of https://notepad-plus-plus.org

does not forward the URL :-((

In all these cases the double-click just acts as a selection of the greatest range of characters between non-word characters, which would be identical to clicking on the same locations in the text below, where no link occur because of the missing leading letter h :

ttps://notepad-plus-plus.org/download

ttps://ftp.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera-developer

ttps://notepad-plus-plus.org

Now, as soon as you add a / at the end of the links, everything works as expected, again !

Cheers,

guy038

P.S. :

As I still use N++ v7.8.5, while writing my previous post, I should have wrongly switched on this version for some tests !

Alan Kilborn · Dec 30, 2020, 3:45 PM

@guy038 said in Notepad++ 7.9.2 RC:

Clicking on the part download of    https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download

Clicking on the part developer of    https://ftp.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera-developer

Clicking on the part org of    https://notepad-plus-plus.org

does not forward the URL

For me, the first TWO do NOT work, but the last ONE works indeed (success when double-clicking the trailing org section). Here’s my info if it matters:

Notepad++ v7.9.2 (32-bit)
Build time : Dec 25 2020 - 21:02:37
Path : C:\blahblahblah\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version : 1809
OS Build : 17763.1577
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll PythonScript.dll

guy038 · Dec 30, 2020, 6:59 PM

Hi, @don-ho, @deus-ex, @alan-kilborn and All,

One more point :

If we consider the wrong links of my previous post :

ttps://notepad-plus-plus.org/download

ttps://ftp.opera.com/ftp/pub/opera-developer

ttps://notepad-plus-plus.org

With the v7.9.2 and v7.9.1 versions these links are not considered as valid ( no highlighting ), which is expected !
With the v7.9 version and versions before, these links were considered as valid but, of course, not functional !

@alan-kilborn :

I redid the test with the v7.9.2 version and the link https://notepad-plus-plus.org

It still does not work, whether :

I use leading tabulation or space characters or not
I use the Word wrap option or not
I use the Show All Characters option or not

It just selects the word org ! Adding a final / to that link does help and make the link functional ;-))

Cheers,

guy038

P.S. :

If I add the dot . as a word character in Preferences... > Delimiter > Word character list > Add your character as part of word, a double-click on part org of https://notepad-plus-plus.org , does not work, too and, then, selects the part plus.org !