where can i find informations about all versions of notepad++ what's new?

guy038

Hello, @zahra-ayat, @ekopalypse, @alan-kilborn, @michael-vincent, @peterjones and All,

The magic link is :

http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/

Explore each main sub-folder, then each sub-folder N++ version
Click on a installer link to download any installer version
Open this .exe with 7-zip
Extract the change.log file
Repeat these operations to get all the change.log files, from Notepad_plus.10.bin.zip till Npp.7.9.5.Installer.exe ;-))

Best Regards,

guy038

Alan Kilborn

@guy038

I only see installers from 1.8 onwards, not originating at 1.0. Small issue.
Presume all have the change.log file.
Bigger issue is someone needs to volunteer to extract all of the info and cohesively combine it.

Michael Vincent

@Alan-Kilborn said in where can i find informations about all versions of notepad++ what's new?:

Bigger issue is someone needs to volunteer to extract all of the info and cohesively combine it.

I tried this:

wget --spider -r --no-parent http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/ 2>&1 | grep -E "(portable|bin)" | grep zip | grep -v Removing | grep -v sig | grep -v x64 | awk "{print $3}"

and after some cleanup, I got this:

http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.0/notepad_plus.10.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.1/npp.1.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.2/npp.1.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.3/npp.1.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.4/npp.1.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.5/npp.1.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.6/npp.1.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.7/npp.1.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.8/npp.1.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.9/npp.1.9.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/2.x/2.0/npp.2.0.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/2.x/2.1/npp.2.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/2.x/2.2/npp.2.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/2.x/2.3/npp.2.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/2.x/2.4/npp.2.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/2.x/2.6/npp.2.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/2.x/2.7/npp.2.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/2.x/2.8/npp.2.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/2.x/2.9/npp.2.9.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.0/npp.3.0.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.1/npp.3.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.2/npp.3.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.3/npp.3.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.4/npp.3.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.5/npp.3.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.6/npp.3.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.7/npp.3.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.8/npp.3.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/3.x/3.9/npp.3.9.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.0/npp.4.0.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.0.1/npp.4.0.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.0.2/npp.4.0.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.1/npp.4.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.1.1/npp.4.1.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.1.2/npp.4.1.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.2.2/npp.4.2.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.3/npp.4.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.4/npp.4.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.5/npp.4.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.6/npp.4.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.7.1/npp.4.7.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.7.2/npp.4.7.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.7.3/npp.4.7.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.7.5/npp.4.7.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.8.1/npp.4.8.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.8.2/npp.4.8.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.8.5/npp.4.8.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.9/npp.4.9.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.9.1/npp.4.9.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/4.x/4.9.2/npp.4.9.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.0/npp.5.0.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.0.2/npp.5.0.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.0.3/npp.5.0.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.1/npp.5.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.1.1/npp.5.1.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.1.2/npp.5.1.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.1.3/npp.5.1.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.1.4/npp.5.1.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.2/npp.5.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.3/npp.5.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.3.1/npp5.3.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.4/npp.5.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.4.1/npp.5.4.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.4.2/npp.5.4.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.4.3/npp5.4.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.4.4/npp.5.4.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.4.5/npp.5.4.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.5/npp.5.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.5.1/npp.5.5.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.6/npp.5.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.6.1/npp.5.6.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.6.2/npp.5.6.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.6.3/npp.5.6.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.6.4/npp.5.6.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.6.5/npp.5.6.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.6.6/npp.5.6.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.6.7/npp.5.6.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.6.8/npp.5.6.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.7/npp.5.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.8/npp.5.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.8.1/npp.5.8.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.8.2/npp.5.8.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.8.3/npp.5.8.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.8.4/npp.5.8.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.8.5/npp.5.8.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.8.6/npp.5.8.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.8.7/npp.5.8.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9/npp.5.9.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9.1/npp.5.9.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9.2/npp.5.9.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9.3/npp.5.9.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9.4/npp.5.9.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9.5/npp.5.9.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9.6.1/npp.5.9.6.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9.6.2/npp.5.9.6.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9.6/npp.5.9.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/5.x/5.9.8/npp.5.9.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.0/npp.6.0.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.1/npp.6.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.1.1/npp.6.1.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.1.2/npp.6.1.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.1.3/npp.6.1.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.1.4/npp.6.1.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.1.5/npp.6.1.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.1.6/npp.6.1.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.1.7/npp.6.1.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.1.8/npp.6.1.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.2/npp.6.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.2.1/npp.6.2.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.2.2/npp.6.2.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.2.3/npp.6.2.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.3/npp.6.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.3.1/npp.6.3.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.3.2/npp.6.3.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.3.3/npp.6.3.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.4.1/npp.6.4.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.4.2/npp.6.4.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.4.3/npp.6.4.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.4.5/npp.6.4.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.5/npp.6.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.5.1/npp.6.5.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.5.2/npp.6.5.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.5.3/npp.6.5.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.5.4/npp.6.5.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.5.5/npp.6.5.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.6/npp.6.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.6.1/npp.6.6.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.6.2/npp.6.6.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.6.3/npp.6.6.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.6.4/npp.6.6.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.6.6/npp.6.6.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.6.7/npp.6.6.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.6.8/npp.6.6.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.6.9/npp.6.6.9.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7/npp.6.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.1/npp.6.7.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.2/npp.6.7.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.3/npp.6.7.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.4/npp.6.7.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.5/npp.6.7.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.6/npp.6.7.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.7/npp.6.7.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.8.1/npp.6.7.8.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.8.2/npp.6.7.8.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.9.1/npp.6.7.9.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.7.9.2/npp.6.7.9.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8/npp.6.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8.1/npp.6.8.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8.2/npp.6.8.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8.3/npp.6.8.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8.4/npp.6.8.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8.5/npp.6.8.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8.6/npp.6.8.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8.7/npp.6.8.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.8.8/npp.6.8.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.9/npp.6.9.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.9.1/npp.6.9.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/6.9.2/npp.6.9.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.0/npp.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.1/npp.7.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.2/npp.7.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.2.1/npp.7.2.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.2.2/npp.7.2.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.3/npp.7.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.3.1/npp.7.3.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.3.2/npp.7.3.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.3.3/npp.7.3.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.4.2/npp.7.4.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5/npp.7.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.1/npp.7.5.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.2/npp.7.5.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.3/npp.7.5.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.4/npp.7.5.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.5/npp.7.5.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.6/npp.7.5.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.7/npp.7.5.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.8/npp.7.5.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.5.9/npp.7.5.9.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.6/npp.7.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.6.1/npp.7.6.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.6.2/npp.7.6.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.6.3/npp.7.6.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.6.4/npp.7.6.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.6.6/npp.7.6.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.7/npp.7.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.7.1/npp.7.7.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8/npp.7.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8.1/npp.7.8.1.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8.2/npp.7.8.2.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8.3/npp.7.8.3.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8.4/npp.7.8.4.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8.5/npp.7.8.5.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8.6/npp.7.8.6.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8.7/npp.7.8.7.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8.8/npp.7.8.8.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.8.9/npp.7.8.9.bin.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.9/npp.7.9.portable.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.9.1/npp.7.9.1.portable.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.9.2/npp.7.9.2.portable.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.9.3/npp.7.9.3.portable.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.9.4/npp.7.9.4.portable.zip
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.9.5/npp.7.9.5.portable.zip

SO, one could put that into a file and:

foreach line:
    wget $line
    unzip *.zip change.log
    cat change.log >> master.log
    del change.log *.zip

Or something like that …

Cheers.

Michael Vincent

@Michael-Vincent said in where can i find informations about all versions of notepad++ what's new?:

Or something like that …

in CMD.exe:

for /f %i in ('more nppvers.txt') do @(wget %i && unzip *.zip change.log & cat change.log >> master.log & del *.zip change.log)

I was able to get (with some cleanup) Notepad++ change logs (when available) from 1.0 - 5.0.3. After that, they get put in subdirectories (ansi\change.log, unicode\change.log) so my little one-liner didn’t quite work.

The resultant file is 751 lines and 39,191 bytes. Where to upload?

Cheers.

Michael Vincent

@Michael-Vincent said in where can i find informations about all versions of notepad++ what's new?:

Where to upload?

Here?

https://gist.github.com/vinsworldcom/3fe7d0cd9c11745e4cb6d0095b4d94c5

Missing 5.1 - 6.9.2, but I have all others.

Of course, just realizing now this is in reverse order and I should have tac (instead of cat) the file of URL’s so that the latest changes would be at the top … oh well …

Cheers.

Michael Vincent

@Michael-Vincent said in where can i find informations about all versions of notepad++ what's new?:

Missing 5.1 - 6.9.2, but I have all others.

Done!

https://gist.github.com/vinsworldcom/3fe7d0cd9c11745e4cb6d0095b4d94c5

Cheers.

guy038

Hello, @don-ho and All,

You said, on GitHub :

@zahra21 If you rebuild this history, then I will find a place to store it, and continue to maintain it on every release.

Well, we do not have to do anything as @michael-vincent did it for us ;-)). Refer to :

From the oldest to the newest https://gist.github.com/vinsworldcom/3fe7d0cd9c11745e4cb6d0095b4d94c5
From the newest to the oldest https://gist.github.com/vinsworldcom/2e03bc9dc58390841ab0e0b236b3d305

Best Regards,

guy038

guy038

Hello, @zahra-ayat, @ekopalypse, @alan-kilborn, @michael-vincent, @peterjones and All,

To @michael-vincent :

Like @Alan-kilborn, and some others, I made my own list of the different contents of the change.log file !

Comparing with your global file, Michael, it seems to me that the N++ version v2.5 is missing

I did notice that this version is not present in the repository but I think that it did exist because I kept the Don Ho’s comments :

02/11/2004
Notepad++ new release - v2.5 :
4 programming languages and various features are added in this release. Some comments for some new features:
About 2 or 3 months ago, I’ve got a feature request to have multi-instance of Notepad++ - Here it is.
But be aware, You may lose your Notepad++ setting since each Notepad++ instance tries to write the setting into the same configure file. It’ll be ok if you change the setting while the unique instance, but not multi-instance.
For the feature to launch Notepad++ by assigning the language for the syntax highlighting, here’s the syntax of command :
notepad++.exe -llanguage file_to_open
ex: c:\program file\Notepad++\notepad++.exe -lxml d:\myproj\proj.vcproj
the valid language string are: c, cpp, java, cs, objc, rc, html, javascript, php, vb, sql, xml, asp, perl, pascal, python, css, lua, batch, ini, nfo, tex, fortran, bash, actionscript and nsis
Note: the parameter is case-sensitive.
Here’re the new features and corrected bugs (from v2.4) :

Add the capacity that user can add his/her extension for each supported language (screenshot).

Add the capacity that user can add his/her keywords for each supported language (screenshot).

Add the new menu entries/features: Insert/Remove TAB, Duplicate or transpose current line, split/join lines and Move Up/Down current line.

Add the support of languages TeX, NSIS, Flash actionscript, Unix/Linux shell script and Fortran.

Add the new font style Underline (screenshot).

Add the Multi-instance functionality: pass the parameter -multiInst (case-sensitive) on the command line to activate it.

Add the feature to open file by resigning the syntax highlighting, that user can pass the parameter -l (case-sensitive) to specify the set language.

Enhance Notepad replacement of View source under IExplorer - the syntax highlighting will be set automatically as HTML (optional in Installer).

Add the selected characters number display on the status bar (screenshot).

Add the total characters number display on the status bar (screenshot).

Correct a bug of the limit number of open file via the open file dialog.

Correct a bug (symbol ^ as operator) for User Language Define System.

Add the shortcut Ctrl-R to Launch the Run Dialog.

Enhance the Run Dialog: the ability to interpreter the environment variables.

Add the Display as UTF-8 menu entry.

Correct an UTF-8 document display bug under Chinese/Korean/Japanese Windows.

So, @Michael-vincent, simply add the part, below, to your global file :

Notepad++ v2.5 enhancements and bug-fixes (from v2.4) :
2004-11-02

1.  Add the capacity that user can add his/her extension for each supported language.
2.  Add the capacity that user can add his/her keywords for each supported language.
3.  Add the new menu entries/features: Insert/Remove TAB, Duplicate or transpose current line, split/join lines and Move Up/Down current line.
4.  Add the support of languages TEX, NSIS, FLASH actionscript, Unix/Linux SHELL script and FORTRAN.
5.  Add the new font style Underline.
6.  Add the Multi-instance functionality: Pass the parameter -multiInst (case-sensitive) on the command line to activate it.
7.  Add the feature to open file by resigning the syntax highlighting, that user can pass the parameter -l (case-sensitive) to specify the set language.
8.  Enhance Notepad replacement of View source under IExplorer: The syntax highlighting will be set automatically as HTML (optional in Installer).
9.  Add the selected characters number display on the status bar.
10. Add the total characters number display on the status bar.
11. Correct a bug of the limit number of open file via the open file dialog.
12. Correct a bug (symbol ^ as operator) for User Language Define System.
13. Add the shortcut CTRL-R to Launch the Run Dialog.
14. Enhance the Run Dialog: The ability to interpreter the environment variables.
15. Add the Display as UTF-8 menu entry.
16. Correct an UTF-8 document display bug under Chinese/Korean/Japanese Windows.

Best Regards,

guy038

Michael Vincent

@guy038 said in where can i find informations about all versions of notepad++ what's new?:

So, @Michael-vincent, simply add the part, below, to your global file :

Updated both my gists:

oldest to newest = https://gist.github.com/vinsworldcom/3fe7d0cd9c11745e4cb6d0095b4d94c5
newest to oldest = https://gist.github.com/vinsworldcom/2e03bc9dc58390841ab0e0b236b3d305

I included the download link to the 32-bit ZIP (if available) and a release date (if found) on each entry.

Cheers.

guy038

Hi, @zahra-ayat, @ekopalypse, @alan-kilborn, @michael-vincent, @peterjones and All,

Sorry to bother you again, Michael : Concerning the very first versions, I would change the part before N++ v1.2 ( now OK ) :

Notepad++ v1.0 Beta
2003-11-25

1. Notepad++ is a Scintilla-based source editor written in C++ with the win32 API (without MFC).
2. The aim of Notepad++ is to offer the programmer a better GUI and to offer the general user a better customizable Notepad.

Notepad++ v1.0 enhancements and bug-fixes (from v1.0 Beta) :
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.0/notepad_plus.10.bin.zip
2003-12-10

1. A makefile, working for MinGW 3.0., is available.
2. An enhancement on the filter of the File Open dialog.
3. When user launches find & Replace dialog (with CTRL+F or CTRL+H), NPP checks if there's selected text.
     If yes, the selected text will be inserted into the list box of the Find & Replace Dialog.

Notepad++ v1.0 Bis enhancements and bug-fixes (from v1.0) :
2003-12-12
 
1. A miniature bug for tool-bar display is corrected.
2. Add 2 menu entries for the existing functions go to another view and clone to another view, and remove one invalid menu entry.

Notepad++ v1.1 enhancements and bug-fixes (from v1.0 Bis) :
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/1.x/1.1/npp.1.1.bin.zip
2003-12-16
 
1. Add 1 menu entry for shell execution, to launch the program from n++.

BR

guy038

Michael Vincent

@Michael-Vincent said in where can i find informations about all versions of notepad++ what's new?:

oldest to newest = https://gist.github.com/vinsworldcom/3fe7d0cd9c11745e4cb6d0095b4d94c5

I removed this one in favor of newest to oldest as preferred by @donho in GitHub Issue 9745.

I also have a Perl script that can reverse the order back so I regenerate oldest to newest if anyone prefers that way - or can share the script if anyone thinks it useful. The “scripts” I used (DOS Command Prompt one-liners, with the help of some GnuWIn32 and Git for Windows commands) to obtain the change logs can be found above.

Cheers.

zahra ayat

@Alan-Kilborn said in where can i find informations about all versions of notepad++ what's new?:

@zahra-ayat

Probably you are talking about the information that a collection of all of the “change.log” files (that come with every release) would provide?

I have collected that information into one file, since 2015; it is currently 800 or so lines, I could post it here if it is of interest.

yes, notepad++ is my favorite program.
i am very glad that i read informations about different versions.
God bless you!

zahra ayat

@Alan-Kilborn said in where can i find informations about all versions of notepad++ what's new?:

@PeterJones

It would have more weight behind it if someone other than me were to make an official npp-usermanual request on github… especially a normal user like @zahra-ayat , rather than a frequent contributor to the forum.

I think that request is this one?: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/9745

yes, its correct.
i asked such helpful informations on this issue.
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/9745