Notepad++ v8.6.9 Release Candidate

donho

Notepad++ v8.6.9 Release Candidate:
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/8.x/8.6.9.RC/

Change log:

Make installation and updates easy & quiet by adding “Yes (Silent)” button. (Fix #8514)
Add new options ‘/closeRunningNpp’ & ‘/runNppAfterSilentInstall’ in the installer. (Implement #15230, implement #15280)
Fix crash of “Next Search Result” command on the empty search result. (Fix #15247)
Fix the regression where the Find dialog size is not remembered across sessions. (Fix #15294)
Fix the regression of content lost by using Encoding “Convert to…” commands. (Fix #15324, #15271, #3054, possibly #9426)
Fix the regression of exception/crash on Windows Server Core 2022. (Fix #15313)
Prevent DirectWrite from being enabled under Windows Sever. (commit)
Enhance the quality of Fluent toolbar icon sets for different DPI settings. (Fix #15253)
Improve the look & feel of tabbar close button in dark mode. (Fix #15321, implement #15326)
Improve the dark mode tab bar icon in the search results panel. (Implement #15286)
Add ability to pre-populate the predefined color sets for custom tones. (Fix #15055)
Add “Show All Character” popup menu on toolbar button. (Fix #14832)
Fix the rectangular selection copy-paste bug. (Fix #15139, #15151)
Allow opening shortcut files (*.lnk) directly if the file extension is changed. (Fix #9643, #11089, #10139)
Fix the lost panels issue. (Fix #13084)
Add Backspace unindent option. (Fix #15180)
Fix CSS more indentation bug. (Fix #14962)
Include F13-F24 keys in Shortcut Mapper. (Fix #11975)
Fix the problem where the last empty clean untitled tab cannot be closed after renaming. (Fix #15306)
Add plugin a command (NPPM_SETUNTITLEDNAME) to rename untitled tab. (Fix #8916)
Display a message box with information about disabled backward regex searching. (Fix #15239)
Fix the display glitch for unsaved tabs containing tab characters. (Fix #15202)
Fix status bar and tab bar flicker during the GUI updated (fixed only for dark mode). (Fix #15260)
Fix the issue with “Begin/End Select” command after deletion. (Fix #15221)
Resolve the integer overflow problem in the Column Editor. (Fix #15167)
Adjust the position of hits text in the File Progress dialog. (Fix #13426, #15244)
Fix the deployment of other software blocked due to NppShell. Fix #62)

donho

FYI, the packages has been upgraded. Nothing has been changed for Notepad++ binary. Only the NppShell has been updated for a bug-fix (see above in red).

Sami Anderson

I am excited to see the release of the Notepad++ v8.6.9 Release Candidate! As a long-time user, I appreciate the continuous improvements and new features being introduced. Could you provide more details on the key updates and enhancements in this version? Additionally, are there any specific bug fixes or performance optimizations that users should be aware of? I’m eager to test out the new release and contribute any feedback.

Althea Gonzales

@donho Thanks

PeterJones

@Sami-Anderson said in Notepad++ v8.6.9 Release Candidate:

Additionally, are there any specific bug fixes or performance optimizations that users should be aware of?

Every item in the original post that says “fix” is a bug fix. If you want more details on those, click the links.

Could you provide more details on the key updates and enhancements in this version?

Again, the links next to each of the entries in the Change Log will describe in more detail what the new feature does.

Once a Release Candidate is announced, then I (and sometimes others) work on documenting any new features in the User Manual, and the new descriptions get incorporated in as they are completed. For example, the new installer command-line-arguments are described here (with a note saying they are “New to v8.6.9”); the new “Show All Character” popup menu from the toobar button is described here.

If you are looking for information before the new descriptions are ready, you can look at the User Manual Issues and pull requests to see the in-progress changes – but all the v8.6.9 updates have already been incorporated, so you won’t currently see anything interesting in the issues or pull requests.

donho

FYI, a critical regression has just been found in v8.6.9 RC.
A dysfunction of Snapshot backup in main view has been found:
The modification of existent file can be kept after quitting and relaunch Notepad++, but its state will not be dirty.

It’s been fixed here:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/504e4ca5dfbb524ab09343a9ea24ab3e12846792

I’ll do the v8.6.9 RC2 ASAP.

donho

https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/25926/notepad-v8-6-9-rc2