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    • donhoD
      donho @Artur Harison
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      @Artur-Harison said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

      NP++ 64 stop work if instaled plugin Save as admin -must be deleted.

      Could you create an issue in this repository ?

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      • donhoD
        donho @TroshinDV
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        @TroshinDV said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

        @donho was there a good reason?

        By your “a good reason” I suppose you ask for the reason to drop Windows XP:
        The API to customize open/save browsing dialog (#8, #9 & #13) is too new (from Vista) to be supported by XP.

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        • donhoD
          donho @guy038
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          @guy038 said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

          Seriously, Don, may be a more speaking message, like : Sorry, but, from now on, Notepad++ won’t support “Windows XP” would be welcome ? ( Note the word “Sorry” ! )

          I wish I could. I’ve tried to detect XP from the very beginning of Notepad++ code to display a warning message and exit Notepad++ gracefully.
          The thing is, before entering in Notepad++ code, one of the first things (the effect of using this API I mentioned above) is search the entry point of this API.

          That’s why I did a prevention in installer. That’s the best thing we can do.

          Right now, I’m saying goodbye to my very old laptop and its outdated system ! Now, I’m in search of modernity… I’ll keep you informed !

          Look at the bright side… that’s a good point :)

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          • donhoD
            donho
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            @Michael-Vincent said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

            Good luck! My personal PC is still on Windows 7 and I do have an old Netbook kicking around with Windows XP I use for old Nintendo emulation - fun to watch my kids play Super Mario Brothers with hand controllers when they’re so used to tilting touch screens on smart phones to play games nowadays.

            Your children deserve modern gaming as Notepad++ users deserve modern file browsing dialog interface :)

            My work laptop is a beast with Windows 10 and I really like the “interface”. Skipping version of Windows seems the way to go:

            XP = good
            Vista = bad
            Windows 7 = good
            Windows 8 = bad
            Windows 10 =good
            Windows ?next? = ?bad? …

            I (and the most Windows users) could not agree more with the table you made.

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            • deus exD
              deus ex
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              @donho

              You may want to replace the first change-log item with a more fitting description:

              1. Discontinued support for Windows XP due to technical reasons. NP++ 7.9.2 is the last version to run on Windows XP.
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              • donhoD
                donho @deus ex
                last edited by

                @deus-ex said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

                Discontinued support for Windows XP due to technical reasons. NP++ 7.9.2 is the last version to run on Windows XP.

                A little bit long but it’s more clear.
                OK, it’ll be in the change.log which comes with the new release.

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                • Artur HarisonA
                  Artur Harison @donho
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                  @donho

                  Could you create an issue in this repository ?

                  This is not necessary, since old problem with the Admin mode is gone!

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                  • deus exD
                    deus ex @donho
                    last edited by

                    @donho said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

                    @deus-ex said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

                    Discontinued support for Windows XP due to technical reasons. NP++ 7.9.2 is the last version to run on Windows XP.

                    A little bit long but it’s more clear.
                    OK, it’ll be in the change.log which comes with the new release.

                    Hi Don, my post is just meant as a suggestion, you can modify it to suit your needs of course. The fact that the previous version 7.9.2 does run on Windows XP is quite obvious, so that bit of information could be scrapped.

                    Shorter alternative:

                    1. Discontinued support for Windows XP due to technical reasons.

                    Even shorter, but comes off a little rude:

                    1. Discontinued support for Windows XP.
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                    • donhoD
                      donho
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                      @deus-ex said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

                      you can modify it to suit your needs of course. The fact that the previous version 7.9.2 does run on Windows XP is quite obvious, so that bit of information could be scrapped.

                      Yes, of course - but it’s good because “7.9.2 is the last version to run on Windows XP” is said explicitly.
                      “due to technical reasons” is well said also so people won’t ask why.

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                      • Alan KilbornA
                        Alan Kilborn @donho
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                        @donho said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

                        “7.9.2 is the last version to run on Windows XP” is said explicitly.

                        There’s also this new thing: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/master/SUPPORTED_SYSTEM.md

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                        • donhoD
                          donho @Alan Kilborn
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                          @Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

                          There’s also this new thing: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/master/SUPPORTED_SYSTEM.md

                          Yes. But once the sentence Notepad++ 7.9.2 is the last version to run on Windows XP is in change log of download page, users search with keywords “notepad++” & “XP” will find “Notepad++ 7.9.2 is the last version to run on Windows XP”, which is a direct information.

                          I did SUPPORTED_SYSTEM.md because people ask me all the time about Notepad++ OS support table. It will contain more detail information.

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                          • mere-humanM
                            mere-human
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                            Ok, so the installer indeed shows an error on Windows XP (I had only Russian version):
                            Screenshot 2021-02-09 233549.png
                            The updater won’t run on XP as well:
                            Screenshot 2021-02-09 133409.png

                            Also, there is a new “No update” dialog with a link that can be added to the changelog:
                            Screenshot 2021-02-09 213005.png

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                            • EkopalypseE
                              Ekopalypse @donho
                              last edited by

                              @donho

                              When using 7.9.3 and a Lexer plugin I wrote, the styling does not work, 7.9.2 works.
                              With 7.9.3 the lexer is not selected at all, instead the “normal text” lexer is used.
                              Do you have any idea what changes were made in 7.9.3 that might be worth investigating to understand what is going on?

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                              • donhoD
                                donho @Ekopalypse
                                last edited by

                                @Ekopalypse said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

                                Do you have any idea what changes were made in 7.9.3 that might be worth investigating to understand what is going on?

                                Not yet.
                                Could you pass your lexer plugin URL and example code please ?

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                                • EkopalypseE
                                  Ekopalypse @donho
                                  last edited by

                                  @donho

                                  Thank you.
                                  It is uploaded here.

                                  Here is how it looks like in 7.9.2 and 7.9.3

                                  3705ee92-94f2-40f9-acd3-44520900a3e7-image.png

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                                  • EkopalypseE
                                    Ekopalypse
                                    last edited by

                                    @donho
                                    Damn it, sorry, I 've found it. There is was a hanging 7.9.3 process, once I killed it 7.9.3 behaves the same way as 7.9.2

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                                    • PeterJonesP
                                      PeterJones @donho
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                                      @donho said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

                                      Upgrade Notepad++ License: update GPL version from v2 to v3.

                                      At least in npp.7.9.3.portable.x64.zip, the license.txt still lists GPL version 2.

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                                      • donhoD
                                        donho
                                        last edited by

                                        @PeterJones said in Notepad++ 7.9.3 RC:

                                        At least in npp.7.9.3.portable.x64.zip, the license.txt still lists GPL version 2.

                                        Fixed:
                                        https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/949a777ee58895797da8117b736135a7a906b3e8

                                        Updated:
                                        http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.9.3.RC

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                                        • donhoD
                                          donho
                                          last edited by

                                          I just realized I’ve forgotten to include the last version of Notepad++ plugin list into RC.

                                          The binaries are updated in the same URL now:
                                          http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.9.3.RC

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                                          • donhoD
                                            donho
                                            last edited by

                                            @mere-human

                                            Also, there is a new “No update” dialog with a link that can be added to the changelog:

                                            Sorry I didn’t read it. Indeed, it’ll be added in the change log of release.

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