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      markjessensap
      last edited by

      I’ve been using Notepad++ for a month’s now and use Ctrl+Alt+S constantly throughout the day for Save As. A couple of days ago I noticed that it no longer works. Nothing happens.

      I’ve checked the Shortcut Mapper, it looks OK. I saved Ctrl+Alt+S again JIC. Still doesn’t work.
      I’ve downloaded and reinstalled Notepad++. Still doesn’t work.
      I’ve tested the keyboard. It’s fine.
      I reprogrammed a KB shortcut for another app to use Ctrl+Alt+S and it works with it.
      I tried different combinations of Ctrl+Alt+S like; left Ctrl, right Alt S, etc. Still doesn’t work.

      Any ideas about this?

      Thanks!

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      • Mark OlsonM
        Mark Olson @markjessensap
        last edited by

        @markjessensap
        I can’t replicate this on my 8.6.4 install.

        1. Does that command work when you select File->Save As... from the main menu?
        2. Does it matter whether you run Notepad++ without plugins?
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          markjessensap
          last edited by

          Thanks Mark,

          Manually using Save As… works fine as always. It’s only the KB shortcut that isn’t working.

          Let me look into starting without plugins.

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            markjessensap
            last edited by

            OK, starting with “C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe” -noPlugin
            disabled all the plugins, but Ctrl+Alt+S still doesn’t work.

            Manually using File > Save As… works.

            Not sure what to try next.

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            • PeterJonesP
              PeterJones @markjessensap
              last edited by

              @markjessensap said in Ctrl+Alt+S Save As... stopped working:

              Not sure what to try next.

              You said the shortcut mapper looked right… but does it show just normal, or is it highlighted red (indicating you have a shortcut conflict somewhere)?

              Download an official portable zipfile, unzip to a directory, and try running that portable copy. Does it work there?

              • If it does, then something in your configuration for your installed version is wrong, and you will need to investigate that more.
              • If it does not, then most likely something external to Notepad++ is causing Notepad++ to not receive Ctrl+Alt+S
                • I would check for AutoHotKey or other applications that create global keyboard shortcuts, or can hijack keystrokes in other applications
                • When I have used Remote Desktop to connect to my computer, the Alt key can be hijacked by the Remote Desktop interface, and won’t pass through to the remote machine, so I cannot use Alt shortcuts in a remote Notepad++ instance; so if you’ve got something like Remote Desktop or VNC or a Virtual Machine or other such wrapper, your Alt may be hijacked.

              If you never find the culprit, you could at least do a workaround for yourself, and just change the keyboard shortcut for Save As… to some memorable-for-you shortcut that’s different than the default Ctrl+Alt+S.

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              • CoisesC
                Coises @markjessensap
                last edited by

                @markjessensap said in Ctrl+Alt+S Save As... stopped working:

                OK, starting with “C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe” -noPlugin
                disabled all the plugins, but Ctrl+Alt+S still doesn’t work.

                Manually using File > Save As… works.

                Not sure what to try next.

                To attempt to narrow down the problem, I would try a couple things just as a test.

                First — does Ctrl+S work to save? If you open a new tab and type a couple letters, then use Ctrl+S, does the Save As dialog open?

                Assuming those things work as expected:

                In the shortcut mapper, remove Ctrl+Alt+S from Save As…; then try Ctrl+Alt+S and make sure it doesn’t do anything. Assuming it doesn’t:

                Remove Ctrl+S from Save, then set Save to Ctrl+Alt+S. See if Ctrl+Alt+S now saves. Assuming it does:

                Set Save As… to Ctrl+S and see if Ctrl+S now opens the Save As… dialog.

                I’m not sure what to expect or what various results will mean, but if it were me, that’s what I would do next to try to figure out whether the problem is with the command, the shortcut or something else.

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                • xomxX
                  xomx
                  last edited by

                  @markjessensap

                  Maybe some external app running hijacked that combo. If this is the case, this will help: https://github.com/ITachiLab/hotkey-detective

                  Just launch the HotkeyDetective.exe with admin-rights (right-click > Run as administrator), press the problematic Ctrl+Alt+S combo and see:
                  hotkey-detective.png

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                    markjessensap @PeterJones
                    last edited by

                    @PeterJones The shortcut mapper didn’t show any conflicts. Nothing red, just normal. The portable version works the same way. Ctrl+Alt+S does nothing. I checked the other apps and Windows and nothing else uses Ctrl+Alt+S. Oh, and I don’t use remote desktops.

                    Thanks!

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                    • Alan KilbornA
                      Alan Kilborn @markjessensap
                      last edited by Alan Kilborn

                      @markjessensap said in Ctrl+Alt+S Save As... stopped working:

                      checked the other apps and Windows and nothing else uses Ctrl+Alt+S

                      Time to do the HotkeyDetective thing!

                      I don’t use remote desktops.

                      Why are you bringing that into the conversation?

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                        markjessensap @Coises
                        last edited by

                        @Coises Yes, Ctrl+S does Save As… in a new tab/doc.
                        I removed Ctrl+Alt+S, restarted Notepad++ and Ctrl+Alt+S still does nothing.
                        I put Ctrl+Alt+S back as Save As…, restarted Notepad++, and it still does nothing.
                        I tried to make Save As… Ctrl+S and that showed as a conflict with Save.
                        I cleared both Save As… and Save. I made Save As… Ctrl+S and it worked as Save As…

                        I unfortunately don’t have the permissions to run hotkey-detective on this system.

                        Final solution: I cleared Save All and made Save As… Ctrl+Shift+S

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                          markjessensap
                          last edited by

                          I unfortunately don’t have the permissions to run hotkey-detective on this system.

                          I’m just going to settle for using Ctrl+Shift+S for Save As…

                          Thanks everyone for help!

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