Notepad++ v8.1.6 is out there

donho

Notepad++ v8.1.6 Release is available here:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v816-released/

Notepad++ v8.1.6 bug-fixes:

Fix NUL file-corruption issue after system shutting down brutally. (Fix #6133)
Fix session lost issue after MS update restarting Windows. (Fix #10402)
Make Markdown UDL work in every dark theme. (Fix #10593)
Fix file can be marked as saved even it’s been deleted outside. (Fix #10401)
Fix status bar text display glitchy in dark mode. (Fix #10564)
Fix white flash on Notepad++ startup in dark mode issue. (Fix #10601)
Fix docked window sizing direction problem in RTL mode. (Fix #10536)
Fix floating panel movement issue in RTL mode. (Fix #10579)
Fix Print GUI bug in Preferences dialog. (Fix #10552)

The auto-updater will be triggered in 1 week if there’s no critical bug found.

pnedev

Just wanted to add that this bug is also fixed:

File is erased on save when there is no free space left on disk (Fix https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/5664)

ImSpecial

There is some kind of regression with 8.1.6, it probably has to do with point 1.

I am now getting a log that I normally clear and turns into some weird 1KB NUL when it should be 0KB “blank” file after saving.

I’m dumb here, I cannot really explain…

After saving the file with version 8.1.5 and any version earlier I get this;
https://i.imgur.com/lxQGWIT.png

With 8.1.6 I get this;
https://i.imgur.com/QyWBc6j.png

Notice the blank mark in this one, it’s also 1KB in size vs the 0KB one. so something is getting corrupt.

PeterJones

@ImSpecial ,

When you said logfile, at first I was going to blame it on some other process writing new bytes to the file after you had saved from Notepad++.

But then I tried with a new file, no background process writing to it, and I can confirm: using v8.1.6 freshly downloaded, I created a new file, saved with some quick text. Then I select all, delete everything, and save. When I look on disk, the file still has the same size as the previous save, rather than the 0b expected when saving an empty file.

But when I do just a single character in the file and save, it properly shows a directory listing of 1 byte, so I know I’m looking at the directory listing for the right file. If I delete that single character and save, it still shows 1 byte in the file.

Notepad++ v8.1.6   (64-bit)
Build time : Oct 10 2021 - 14:10:29
Path : C:\usr\local\apps\npp\npp.8.1.6.portable.x64\notepad++.exe
Command Line : 
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit) 
OS Version : 2009
OS Build : 19042.1237
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

ImSpecial

Yes after a little testing it seems that ANY file where you go CTRL+A (to select all), Del (to clear everything), Save (to save the results duh!), it doesn’t even save the file after a close, reopening it and all the text is still there, but with now a blank “invisiable” space at the end of the file.

donho

@ImSpecial @PeterJones
It’s about a regression:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/6cae886dde02106835a496e61d32509b8b9ded20

I’m doing another release for fixing it.

@pnedev
Could you check the above commit to make sure the change is safe please?

donho

@ImSpecial
You can download the fixed version here:
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/8.x/8.1.7/

pnedev

@donho ,

The fix looks fine, thank you.

donho

@pnedev
Thank you for your confirmation.

ImSpecial

Downloaded the portable to test, seems to have fixed this issue for me (not much testing though).