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    • donhoD
      donho @donho
      last edited by

      I will try to make the colors more distinguishable before the release to the public.

      Regarding this point, could you guys test the binary here:
      https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/12224

      And please let me know your thoughts.
      Thank you

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      • guy038G
        guy038
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        Hello, @Don-ho,

        You said :

        Regarding this point, could you guys test the binary here:
        https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/12224

        I personally do not see any reference to a binary file ?

        May be I miss something obvious as I’m not very acquainted to GitHub functionalities !

        Best Regards,

        guy038

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        • Alan KilbornA
          Alan Kilborn @guy038
          last edited by

          @guy038 said in Notepad++ v8.4.6 Release Candidate 2:

          do not see any reference to a binary file ?
          May be I miss something obvious as I’m not very acquainted to GitHub functionalities !

          How to test a PR’s binary is described HERE on the (github) Notepad++ site, and @Yaron gets even more specific about it HERE.

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          • Andi KiisselA
            Andi Kiissel @donho
            last edited by

            @donho
            Colors OK
            Kind of weird that tab color is saved in the sessions.xml but not in the MRU history in the config.xml

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            • Alan KilbornA
              Alan Kilborn @Andi Kiissel
              last edited by

              @Andi-Kiissel said in Notepad++ v8.4.6 Release Candidate 2:

              Kind of weird that tab color is not (saved) in the MRU history in the config.xml

              What does this mean? You expect that if a tab has been colored and then the tab is closed by the user and reopened, it should restore the previously set color to the tab? If so, then I think that is not a reasonable expectation. If something different, can you elaborate on what you mean?

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              • Andi KiisselA
                Andi Kiissel @Alan Kilborn
                last edited by

                @Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ v8.4.6 Release Candidate 2:

                I think that is not a reasonable expectation

                I think that is a reasonable expectation. People think differently. Sorry.

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                • Alan KilbornA
                  Alan Kilborn @Andi Kiissel
                  last edited by Alan Kilborn

                  @Andi-Kiissel said in Notepad++ v8.4.6 Release Candidate 2:

                  I think that is a reasonable expectation. People think differently. Sorry.

                  But it is not the Notepad++ expectation. When a file is closed these things, for example are not remembered as well if the file is reopened:

                  • encoding previously set (not autodetected)
                  • bookmarks
                  • caret position
                  • selection made (if any)
                  • styling (1-5) that had previously been done
                  • mark styling from Mark
                  • etc.

                  So, remembering tab color for a previously opened but now closed tab is NOT reasonable. You can disagree, but this will never be something done by Notepad++.

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                  • guy038G
                    guy038
                    last edited by guy038

                    Hi, @don-ho and all,

                    Thanks Don for finding a nice set of five tab colors ! I would say that this new group of colors does not make their modifications, via the Style configurator, so urgent !

                    And thanks to @Yaron and @alan-kilborn for providing their GitHub information to me :-))

                    Now, as @Andi-Kiissel spoke about the MRU history feature ( Ctrl + Tab ) with @alan-kilborn, I noticed a weird behaviour :

                    • Open the View > Document List panel

                    • Then, open the Settings > preferences... > General panel

                    • Tick, then untick the Alternate icons option in the Tab Bar section

                    => The icons in the Document List panel change accordingly, as expected !

                    But, if you use the Ctrl + Tab shortcut, the MRU list always displays the old “floppy” icon ( in blue, red or grey color ) !

                    Not critical, of course, but I’m personally got used to the alternate icons which are more easy to distinguish and should be the default set, to my mind !

                    Best Regards,

                    guy038

                    P.S. :

                    So, here is the way I understand the method to test a new build of N++ :

                    • Click on the “https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/Number” link, provided by @don-ho or an other contributor

                    => A new GitHub window opens

                    • At right of a line, below, containing the modifications, click on the green check mark ( Not on the last hexadecimal number ! )

                    • On the small windows, which pops up, click on the blue link Details

                    • On a new Appveyor window, click, either, on the job name :

                      • Environment: compiler=MSC, platform=Win32; Configuration: Debug

                      • Environment: compiler=MSC, platform=x64; Configuration: Debug

                    • On the new Appveyor window which opens , click on the Artifact tab

                    • Click on the blue link Notepad++.win32.Debug.exe or Notepad++.x64.Debug.exe

                    => The corresponding file should be downloaded on your laptop !

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                    • Alan KilbornA
                      Alan Kilborn @guy038
                      last edited by

                      @guy038 said in Notepad++ v8.4.6 Release Candidate 2:

                      the MRU list always displays the old “floppy” icon ( in blue, red or grey color ) !

                      Not a new feature, and not a regression with 8.4.6RC, so…I think you need to create a new issue about it.

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                      • guy038G
                        guy038
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                        Hi, @alan-kilborn and All,

                        As requested :

                        https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/12242

                        BR

                        guy038

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                        • donhoD
                          donho @donho
                          last edited by

                          Please check Notepad++ v8.4.6 RC3:
                          https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/23524/notepad-v8-4-6-release-candidate-3

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