Notepad++ v8.3.1 release

[donho]

Notepad++ v8.3.1 Release is available here:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v831-boycott-beijing-2022/

Note that due to v8.3 big revamp for the large files, there are a lot of plugins found to have stability issue with v8.3.1 release. Here is the info to the plugin authors for fixing the incompatibility and instability problems.

Notepad++ v8.3.1 regression-fixes, bug-fixes and enhancement:
(The critical bug-fixes are in highlight)

1. Fix XML tag adding or mark deletion crash issue. (Fix #11128 )
2. Fix wrong cursor position on opened file & cmdline '-n' param not working regression. (Fix #11131 )
3. Revert “Enable backup on save (simple) feature by default”.
4. Restore auto-completion insert selection default behaviour (now with both ENTER & TAB as expected). (Fix #11178 )
5. Fix Path Completion not working regression. (Fix #11147 )
6. Fix target directory parameter (/D=) ignored by x64 installer regression. (Fix #11072 )
7. Add icons on function items of auto-completion to distinguish from word items. (Implement #11087 )
8. Fix file dialog “Append extension” checkbox not working on empty folder. (Fix #10436 )
9. Fix link part of Dark Mode Customized tone not persistent issue. (Fix #11095 )
10. Fix NPPM_RELOADFILE not working with converted 8.3 DOS file name (from long file name) bug. (Fix #11106 )

Notepad++ v8.3 new features and bug-fixes:

1. Remove 2GB file open restriction for x64 binary.
2. Improve large files (200MB) loading speed and editing/browsing performance.
3. Fix Find in Files crash issue.

[Artur Harison]

@donho
Thank you for your work!

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• Improve large files (200MB) loading speed and editing/browsing performance.

Maybe it’s time to add support exclude by extension? )))
I think it’s relevant!

Issue #11150

[PeterJones]

@artur-harison ,

Please limit this “Notepad++ v8.3.1 release” topic to kudos and reports critical regressions / bug reports specific to this version. Your feature request is already in the correct place for developers to consider.

[Yaron]

See https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/11215 .

[Ilya Ginzburg]

@yaron This happens in the 32-bit version too

[Romain Bocquiau]

This post is deleted!

[donho]

@yaron

Fixed: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/51b1c9377c7f053b763d9c68ca9110342c1e868e

Thank you for your help!

[john56099089]

Starting with 8.3 and 8.3.1 when I try to create a new file with different character set the software does not allow me to save directly. I need to click Save As in order save file.

To replicate:

• Open new tab on Notpad++
• Without writing anything click Encoding menu and Character Sets
• Choose any chracter set
• Write or copy paste some text
• You will see that Save button is grey and Save option under File menu is greyed out
• I have to click Save as or Save Copy As option in order to create a new file.
• After creating a new file with these options tab name does not change to the saved file name. For example it stays new 2 where as I saved my file as test.txt

This was working fine on 8.2.1

I am using 32 bit version. Did not test this on 64 bit.

[Yaron]

@john56099089 said in Notepad++ v8.3.1 release:

Starting with 8.3 and 8.3.1…

Introduced in https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/961a133a6008bf2a664360691942ef95bc2710f2 .

Switching to another tab and back, “Save” is enabled.

[john56099089]

@yaron
In that case as you have said save button becomes active however when I save the file, the tab name stays new 1. Whereas it should be the name of the file.
Still I don’t think changing tabs should be a solution.

[Yaron]

@john56099089,

Changing tabs is certainly not a solution.
I just wanted to add another point to your detailed report.

Thank you for finding it and sharing.

[donho]

@john56099089
It’s fixed in https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/2321e648ae467cbecf8388f143ad71a86a05a472 .

The new release with the fix will come in a couple of days.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

[Jean-Claude Arbaut]

Not sure if this is a regression or a modification in how the feature is implemented (if it’s the latter, I’d be interested in the documentation for this feature):
when adding syntax for a user-defined language, the comments are not highlighted.

Additionally, although it’s not a new problem: Notepad++ handles Fortran both in free-form and fixed-form. However the “f” file extension is associated to free-form: I believe it should be fixed-form, as explained here: https://fortranwiki.org/fortran/show/File+extensions

[Jean-Claude Arbaut]

@jean-claude-arbaut

A question: I’m using Notepad++ 32 bits, and I use heavily the TextFX plugin that is on SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/TextFX/ .
Has this plugin been updated for 64 bits and/or for the 8.3.1 version? Is the old version on SourceForge still working in 8.3.1? (apparently yes, but there might be known bugs)

[Michael Vincent]

@jean-claude-arbaut said in Notepad++ v8.3.1 release:

TextFX

Is ancient. There is no very good 64-bit version and most of the functionality has been incorporated into N++ or other plugins. I gave up using it years ago with no ill effects.

Cheers.

[Jean-Claude Arbaut]

@michael-vincent

I know it’s old, but I really need the ability to sort lines, with all TextFX options: sort unique or not, case sensitive or not, sort at given column using a vertical selection. Is this built in Notepad++ or available in a maintained addin?

[Michael Vincent]

@jean-claude-arbaut said in Notepad++ v8.3.1 release:

Is this built in Notepad++ or available in a maintained addin?

Many:

Cheers.

[npp_respecter]

@donho

I get a .NET Runtime Error 0xc0000005 on clicking in edit area:

<System>
  <Provider Name="Application Error" /> 
  <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID> 
  <Version>0</Version> 
  <Level>2</Level> 
  <Task>100</Task> 
  <Opcode>0</Opcode> 
  <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> 
  <TimeCreated SystemTime="2022-02-20T10:17:44.4538563Z" /> 
  <EventRecordID>536128</EventRecordID> 
  <Correlation /> 
  <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" /> 
  <Channel>Application</Channel> 
  <Computer>xxxxxxxx</Computer> 
  <Security /> 
  </System>
- <EventData>
  <Data>notepad++.exe</Data> 
  <Data>8.3.1.0</Data> 
  <Data>6209198e</Data> 
  <Data>notepad++.exe</Data> 
  <Data>8.3.1.0</Data> 
  <Data>6209198e</Data> 
  <Data>c0000005</Data> 
  <Data>000000000003f08f</Data> 
  </EventData>
  </Event>

[Ekopalypse]

@npp_respecter

means that one of your .net-based plugins is facing the problem of the recent API changes .

[npp_respecter]

@ekopalypse

Thanks, updating XML Tools did fix it.