Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release

[Alan Kilborn]

@zeta-orionis said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

but how do i update N++

This thread is for critical issues with the 8.4.8 release; please start a new thread if you have general questions about Notepad++.

[Karlo-F]

@CennoxX said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

I use the German translation, but with 8.4.8 the tab context menu is not translated anymore for me.

There’s an error in localization\german.xml.
For a quick fix open german.xml and replace all CMID with CMDID

[CennoxX]

@Karlo-F said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

For a quick fix open german.xml and replace all CMID with CMDID

Thanks. For a quick fix I also had to update (or delete) the automatically generated file nativeLang.xml.

[Alan Kilborn]

@CennoxX said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

For a quick fix I also had to update (or delete) the automatically generated file nativeLang.xml.

Quick tip: To get nativeLang.xml updated, all you have to do is select your Localization in Preferences > General. Even if you select the same choice that was in the box before dropping it down, the logic will run to update nativeLang.xml.

[donho]

FYI: Auto-update for v8.4.8 has been triggered.

[Sami-Jo Ross]

I ran the update when prompted, but after the update Notepad++ doesn’t open at all. It worked fine before updating, though. Not sure if anyone else is having this issue.

[Graham Norris]

@Sami-Jo-Ross said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

I ran the update when prompted, but after the update Notepad++ doesn’t open at all. It worked fine before updating, though. Not sure if anyone else is having this issue.

Well, it updated and started fine for me (W10 21H2 x64 Intel.) Perhaps some info about your system might help narrow it down.

[donho]

@Sami-Jo-Ross said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

I ran the update when prompted, but after the update Notepad++ doesn’t open at all. It worked fine before updating, though. Not sure if anyone else is having this issue.

What was your Notepad++ version?
If you re-install the old version, could you provide the debug info (via menu ?->Debug Info...?

[donho]

@Sami-Jo-Ross
Or you can, if you have plugins installed, remove them and see if your Notepad++ v8.4.8 can be launched.
If the problem is due to plugin, please add back one by one to find the culprit, and report it here.

[S. Merk]

@Karlo-F said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

There’s an error in localization\german.xml.
For a quick fix open german.xml and replace all CMID with CMDID

Thanks for that hint; I just wanted to post this error and found your solution - works perfect, thanks!

[Mike K]

Installing silently using the /S switch is not installing the Plugins Admin. Installing manually does install the Plugins Admin.

Can this be corrected?

Also, please advise if there is a different method for silently installing Notepad++.

[Alan Kilborn]

@Mike-K said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

Installing silently using the /S switch is not installing the Plugins Admin.
Can this be corrected?

Probably, if someone…hint, hint…makes a real request for it; see the FAQ.

[Mike K]

@Alan-Kilborn The Plugins Admin was installed with previous versions, so this should not be a feature request.

[Alan Kilborn]

@Mike-K said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

The Plugins Admin was installed with previous versions, so this should not be a feature request.

Ah, OK, bug report then. Same FAQ link on how to do that.

[Mike K]

@Alan-Kilborn gotchya, thanks!

[Mike K]

@Alan-Kilborn

Issue created on github as directed:

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/12841

[donho]

@Mike-K said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

The Plugins Admin was installed with previous versions, so this should not be a feature request.

“previous versions” is vague.
Could you precise in which version Plugins Admin is installed with /S ?

[Bogdan Voaidas]

After upgrading to this version, all my open documents (saved and un saved) disappeared from the Document List!!!
After upgrading the Notepad++ opened in a total white state, only menus appearing and on closing it crashed with an error about an existing plugin, ElaticTabStops (a great plugin btw which since some npp versions ago was broken by it).
After deleting the plugin’s folder, NPP opened with just 2 documents in the Document List!!!

[Bogdan Voaidas]

Why the update overwritten the session.xml with an empty one ?!?!?!?! (less the hosts and changelog files)
I guess I’m F* * *D now!!! F********************K

[donho]

@Bogdan-Voaidas said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release:

Why the update overwritten the session.xml with an empty one ?!?!?!?! (less the hosts and changelog files)
I guess I’m F* * *D now!!! F********************K

We are sorry for the crash and for your lost session.
Could you provide the old version number of Notepad++ ?