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    donho
    last edited by donho Nov 22, 2023, 2:27 AM Nov 22, 2023, 2:10 AM

    Notepad++ v8.6 Release Candidate 2:
    http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/8.x/8.6.RC2/

    Regression-fix & new minor enhancement since RC

    • Enable Direct Write Technology in Scintilla by default
    • Fix backspace keystroke not working for multi-editing
    • Make all SCI_SETELEMENTCOLOUR message use 32 bits color
    • Fix Multi-edit DEL keystroke delete part of Unicode character
    • Prevent Direct Write being set if user uses RTL

    Notepad++ v8.6 Change log:

    1. Multi-edit is fully supported in Notepad++. (Fix #14266 , #8203 )
    2. Make multi-select background & caret colours customizable. (Fix #14302 )
    3. Make session inaccessible files remembered (empty & read-only document as placeholder). (Fix #12079 , #12744 , #13696 )
    4. Fix missing session invalid error for user session & enhance API NPPM_GETNBSESSIONFILES. (Fix #14228 )
    5. Fix network shared files saving regression. (Fix #14300 )
    6. Update Scintilla to v5.3.8 & Lexilla to v5.2.8. (Fix #13442 , #14188 , #14288 )
    7. Fix docking panel crash due to messing up config.xml. (Fix bug report
    8. Fix invalid styler.xml making Notepad++ crash issue. (Fix #12101 )
    9. Fix tab-closing crash by middle mouse button (unexpected mouse position). (Fix #14328 )
    10. Fix 2 performance issues in Style Configurator. (Fix #14321 )
    11. Add 3 line operation (delete, copy & cut) shortcuts. (Fix #14296 )
    12. Display extra info in the status bar of Find/Replace dialog to avoid PEBKAC. (Fix #14307 )
    13. Fix “Hide lines” command hiding unselected lines issue. (Fix #14166 )
    14. Fix silent installer mode when Notepad++ is running issue. (Fix #10189 , #10277 , #22514 , #14236 , fix partially #8514 )
    15. Fix Updater’s vulnerability (update cURL in WinGUp for fixing CVE-2023-38545). (Fix WinGUp issue #50 )
    16. Fix incoherent behaviour of “Duplicate Current Line” menu command. (Fix #5298 )
    17. Fix JSON5 not using JSON keywords. (Fix #14205 )
    18. Fix empty message showing while cancelling session file saving dialog. (Fix #14235 )
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      xomx
      last edited by Nov 22, 2023, 11:23 AM

      Problem with multi-edit 0-width column selection visibility in N++ dark mode:
      npp_8.6RC2_zero-width_selection_visibility.png

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        donho @xomx
        last edited by Nov 22, 2023, 6:26 PM

        @xomx
        Thank you for your heads up. Done in commit:
        https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/2a90f1148782d23d0553e84bae83552b6944d6e7

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          mkupper @donho
          last edited by Nov 22, 2023, 8:40 PM

          @donho Thank you for the RC2 fix for the zero-width column delete of multi-byte UTF-8. I was able to confirm that RC2 works correctly for me.

          I have not done a github report yet for how what I think you call multi-select works. I’m getting more used to some aspects of it and like it when it works. I’m also finding myself seeming to fight with Notepad++ v8.6 and needing to do Ctrl-Z undo when I don’t notice that the editor has switched to multi-select mode but my brain is on single-select mode. I use column mode a lot but have not yet nailed down a pattern to when my mind and Notepad++ v8.6 diverge… To use your Firefox analogy, I’m thinking ahead and don’t notice right away that I’m firing missiles out my rear.

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            CennoxX
            last edited by Nov 22, 2023, 9:29 PM

            If I change my style (Settings > Style Configurator … > Select theme), or just open the Select-theme-combobox, the current line background appears unreadable/black …
            ced57241-2c86-4876-95ac-45119097806d-grafik.png

            … until I restart Notepad++, then it’s again as it should be:
            2808b868-876b-426b-9859-4ae41bc6853b-grafik.png

            With 8.5 it wouldn’t display the current line background at all until restart (so it would at least still be readable).

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              Alan Kilborn @CennoxX
              last edited by Nov 22, 2023, 9:59 PM

              @CennoxX pointed out the following HERE :

              The way the v8.6 Release Candidate 2 of Notepad++ works when using ctrl+c without selection and then ctrl+v differs from Visual Studio Code. In VS Code the whole line will be added in the line above, in Notepad++ the line will be added on the cursor position. I’m probably biased because I’ve used VS Code’s copy function before, but I think VS Code’s behaviour is more useful.

              IMO the paste point should be absolute; i.e., right where the caret is. But, I wanted to point this out in this RC thread in case there’s a lot of disagreement with me and a lot of agreement with @CennoxX

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                donho @CennoxX
                last edited by Nov 23, 2023, 1:19 AM

                @CennoxX said in Notepad++ v8.6 Release Candidate 2:

                With 8.5 it wouldn’t display the current line background at all until restart (so it would at least still be readable).

                I suppose that you mean With 8.6.
                I cannot reproduce it at all.
                Could you provide the complete instructions to reproduce the issue steadily please?

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                  donho @mkupper
                  last edited by Nov 23, 2023, 1:28 AM

                  @mkupper said in Notepad++ v8.6 Release Candidate 2:

                  I’m also finding myself seeming to fight with Notepad++ v8.6 and needing to do Ctrl-Z undo when I don’t notice that the editor has switched to multi-select mode but my brain is on single-select mode. I use column mode a lot but have not yet nailed down a pattern to when my mind and Notepad++ v8.6 diverge…

                  To summarize the situation:
                  In Scintilla there are rectangular mode (column mode) and stream mode (for single or multi-selection), and multi-edit/select is stream mode.
                  Notepad++ bases on these 2 modes only in the current state of code to display on status bar. So in the future release, it’s better to be able to distinguish the multi-selection from single selection.

                  Please create an issue and ping me, I will work on it.

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                    donho @Alan Kilborn
                    last edited by Nov 23, 2023, 1:34 AM

                    @Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ v8.6 Release Candidate 2:

                    @CennoxX pointed out the following HERE :

                    The way the v8.6 Release Candidate 2 of Notepad++ works when using ctrl+c without selection and then ctrl+v differs from Visual Studio Code. In VS Code the whole line will be added in the line above, in Notepad++ the line will be added on the cursor position. I’m probably biased because I’ve used VS Code’s copy function before, but I think VS Code’s behaviour is more useful.

                    IMO the paste point should be absolute; i.e., right where the caret is. But, I wanted to point this out in this RC thread in case there’s a lot of disagreement with me and a lot of agreement with @CennoxX

                    https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/14296#issuecomment-1823722799

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                      CennoxX @donho
                      last edited by CennoxX Nov 23, 2023, 8:40 PM Nov 23, 2023, 8:39 PM

                      @donho I have found it out, the black line is actually a bug in a plugin (CSVLint) in combination with the new version.

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                        Mark Olson @CennoxX
                        last edited by Mark Olson Nov 24, 2023, 2:25 AM Nov 24, 2023, 2:24 AM

                        @CennoxX said in Notepad++ v8.6 Release Candidate 2:

                        the black line is actually a bug in a plugin (CSVLint) in combination with the new version.

                        I know this issue had happened before with CSVLint in combination with ComparePlus in particular (and AFAIK ComparePlus has actually solved this problem on their end), but does the black-line bug now happen even without ComparePlus installed?

                        Big if true. If this is indeed the case, someone should definitely raise an issue in CSVLint’s GitHub repo.

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