Notepad++ v7.9.3 Released

Michael Shulist

I recently installed NPP793 portable and attempted to install the Quicktext 021 plugin using the Plugins Admin. The install starts but then it errors out with this message
I tried manually installing it but after placing the unzipped folder (with associated files) for QT021 in the plugins folder, and following advice in the CHANGELOG notes, copied QuickText.ini to the plugins/config/ folder. It was not recognized by NPP793. Unfortunately the README notes for QT021 has conflicting information (versus CHANGELOG) about the location of the DLL and the INI. In any case following the instructions in either does not work. As far as I can tell the support for QT021 has long since disappeared.

While I can do nothing to fix 1) above, is there anything I am doing wrong in 2)? or is there a newer alternative to Quicktext 021?

Michael Vincent

@Michael-Shulist said in Notepad++ v7.9.3 Released:

tried manually installing it but after placing the unzipped folder (with associated files) for QT021 in the plugins folder,

You need a QuickText subdirectory.

plugins/QuickText/QuickText.dll

Cheers.

Mauro Bertoli

Hi all, first at all thanks for this great software I’m using from many many years.
Upgrading from 7.9.2 to 7.9.3 it breaks my dual-monitor experience:
https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/20774/dual-monitor-with-different-resolutions-didn-t-scale-well-with-latest-7-9-3
I hope this help

Michael Shulist

@Michael-Vincent, I suppose I should have laid out all I did, so here goes:

I placed the unzipped QuickText folder in the plugins directory

result = nothing

Per the README:

Just copy the QuickText.dll into Notepad++'s plugin directory
, and the QuickText.ini file into Notepad++'s directory.

result = nothing

Following the notes in the CHANGELOG (and removed 2)):

Moved QuickText.ini from \QuickText.ini to \plugins\Config\QuickText.ini

result = nothing.

I should note that there are two DLLs in the QuickText folder, QuickText.ANSI.dll & QuickText.UNI.dll. So I removed each of those separately and tested to see if anything changed.

result = nothing

I’d certainly be grateful if anyone had other useful suggestions. I got very used to having QuickText in prior versions (latest was 7.8.5) and it would be great to get it working again.

Michael Vincent

@Michael-Shulist said in Notepad++ v7.9.3 Released:

I should note that there are two DLLs in the QuickText folder, QuickText.ANSI.dll & QuickText.UNI.dll. So I removed each of those separately and tested to see if anything changed.

Seems you’re using a very dated version of QuickText, though you were using my updated one.

You can forget ANSI, Notepad++ does not support ANSI plugins anymore. Generically, your DLL name (minus the .dll extension) must match the containing folder in the plugins/ folder.

SO:

plugins/QuickText/QuickText.dll
plugins/QuickText.UNI/QuickText.UNI.dll
plugins/MyWeirdPluginName/MyWeirdPluginName.dll

Hope helps clarify.

Cheers.

Michael Shulist

@Michael-Vincent Ok I think I’ve done it.
Originally I had used the Quicktext version in my prior installation but updated it to release QT0211 for use in NPP793, however it was from this repo.
Following your advice I managed to get it properly installed and running. I did stumble across a few minor issues in the repo instructions which I will update at some point.
Thank you for your help and suggestions.

Michael Shulist

@Michael-Vincent Also if it this is the repo that NPP793 uses in the Plugins Admin then of course my original issue relating to the Plugin Hash mismatch still exists.

Michael Vincent

@Michael-Shulist said in Notepad++ v7.9.3 Released:

Also if it this is the repo that NPP793 uses in the Plugins Admin then of course my original issue relating to the Plugin Hash mismatch still exists.

I think it’ll be fixed in the next version:

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/nppPluginList/commit/76f9d3a2d5c00eaf097f89ae010aa297f644ec2b

Cheers.

orenatol

“Find in Files” issue, seems new:

Open the “Find in Files” dialog
Select a directory
Search for files
Close the window
Delete/move the directory from step 2
Open the “Find in Files” dialog again
Try to select another directory using the ellipses (“…”) button

Expected: Folder selection system dialog appears

Actual result: nothing.

Notepad++ v7.9.3 (64-bit)
Build time : Feb 14 2021 - 03:15:58
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version : 1909
OS Build : 18363.1379
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

mere-human

@orenatol said in Notepad++ v7.9.3 Released:

“Find in Files” issue, seems new:

Thank you for pointing this out.
I’ve created an issue for that: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/9569

0imax

The document map displays like this:
The title of the document map window does not respond to changes in language settings, a restart is required.
JSON syntax has no highlights, using Java syntax instead.

Wissam Katbieh

@László-Botka I’m facing the same issue, so I revert back to the 7.9.2 version and now working fine.

kosigan5

Unable to open files using a UNC path - the leading “\” is changed to just “”. This problem did not exist in 7.9.1. Running on Windows.

kosigan5

@kosigan5 - that should be “\\” and “\”

Alan Kilborn

@kosigan5 said in Notepad++ v7.9.3 Released:

Unable to open files using a UNC path - the leading “\” is changed to just “”. This problem did not exist in 7.9.1. Running on Windows.

I believe this is a known issue and will be fixed in the next release.

kosigan5

@Alan-Kilborn - OK, thank you. I didn’t see it on this list.

kickapoo

Dialogues like “File Open” or “Save As” do not open up at all when installed on Windows Server Core 2016, no issue with Server 2016 Core machines where 7.9.2 is still installed.

Notepad++ v7.9.3 (64-bit)
Build time : Feb 14 2021 - 03:15:58
Path : c:\program files\notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : ON
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows Server 2016 Datacenter (64-bit)
OS Version : 1607
OS Build : 14393.4225
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

mere-human

@kickapoo said in Notepad++ v7.9.3 Released:

Dialogues like “File Open” or “Save As” do not open up at all when installed on Windows Server Core 2016, no issue with Server 2016 Core machines where 7.9.2 is still installed.

Ok, I’ll take a look once I get a VM for this OS version.

mere-human

@kickapoo said in Notepad++ v7.9.3 Released:

Dialogues like “File Open” or “Save As” do not open up at all when installed on Windows Server Core 2016, no issue with Server 2016 Core machines where 7.9.2 is still installed.

Which way do you use Notepad++? Do you have a desktop?
I’m not very familiar with Windows Server Core, but it seems that by default, it has no desktop GUI:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/server-core/what-is-server-core#the-server-core-difference---core-capabilities-without-the-frills

mere-human

@kickapoo Here is an issue I’ve created: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/9621
Please, post any comments in that issue.