@webforpcnet seen similar issues before, also with other tools. Thing is accessing network drives (and even external plugged drives) triggers security and caching tools such as anti-virus, status utilities such as TortoiseGit, etc.

A separate check needs to be done using another crawler, such as a simple script dumping the file contents. Paste something like the following in cmd.exe:

@echo off rem Position in the target base directory pushd \\NAS\shared\code\ rem Iterate through all files in the subtree, assume all files, "*.*" for /R %i in (*.*) do ( echo Dumping '%i' rem Force reading file contents (but don't output them!), same as Notepad++ would type "%i" >nul ) popd

(I’m assuming the \ special character sequence got escaped in the report.)
If the speed is substantially better than Notepad++ then it might mean there’s a problem (this quick/dirty check cannot assess for any whitelisting or heuristics in the environment).

@PeterJones ,
Good point. Luckily, it’s still one of a handful of functionList files…at least until you figure out how to mass produce those. :-)

@Rich said in XML - insert rows without nesting:

I was missing a single “/”

I hate being bit by something so small but dangerous. :-)

If you don’t already have it, XML Tools plugin can help with XML syntax check: it can be automatic or on-demand. (If you are using XML>10Mb, you might not want to automatically do the syntax and validation checks; you can turn on/off those options in the XML Tools menu). But I think it might have helped you find that problem.

Thanks for help!

Glad to help.

@shodanx2:

Take a look at the documentation for Columns++ and see if it will work for you.

One of my goals when I wrote it was to never have to open a spreadsheet program again. (I hate them with a passion.)

It won’t draw the table lines as in your examples; instead, it depends on using tabs to separate columns. The Elastic tabstops option makes tabs adjust to the width of the column content.

You can do various column-oriented operations, such as sorting, searching, aligning left, right or numeric, and creating new columns based on calculations from other columns.

You can install Columns++ from Plugins Admin.

@PeterJones said in How to open documents in different windows?:

Settings > Preferences > Multi-Instance and Date > ☑ Always in multi-instance mode – every time you use Windows Explorer to double-click on a file (or similar) to open it with Notepad++, it will go in a new instance. (This will not change the behavior of File > Open inside Notepad++, which always opens in a new tab, not a new instance.)

Thanks for the answer.
Everything works.
Issue resolved.
Notepad++ is my favorite text editor.

Special thanks to you for the clarification about the publication of posts and for additional information on the topic of the question.

@TBugReporter

Sounds like the bug I fixed for the v8.7.5, so try to update to any N++ v8.7.5+ (ideally to the latest, as of now v8.8.5)

Hello,

Thanks a lot for your great and swift answer

@kilson69
Notepad++ does not normally need internet to function, so this is probably due to a plugin or an unusual installation.

I would recommend that you share your debug info (?->Debug Info... from the main menu) and hopefully a forum regular will be able to use that information to give you more informed guidance.

A new version of MultiReplace (v4.5.0.30) is ready and will be available with the next Notepad++ release. It can be dowloaded here.

The focus of this release is on expanding the search functionality and giving you more flexibility.

Implemented updates:

Find All: This is a new feature that lets you find all matches and see them in the search results window. It’s not limited to the current file – you can also search across all open documents or in entire folders.

GroupResults: To go with “Find All,” this new INI option lets you choose how your results are displayed. You can see them all mixed together in document order (the default), or neatly grouped by each list entry, which is great for getting a clear overview of complex searches.

lcmd: A new command for the “Use Variables” feature. It allows you to load your own custom helper functions from external files, which opens up a lot of possibilities for complex and reusable logic.

AllFromCursor: Another new INI setting that gives you more control. You can now choose to start “Find All”, “Replace All” and “Mark” operations from your current cursor position instead of from the top of the file.

Here is a visual take on the changes:
MultiReplace45.png

@Steven-Young_ivanti said in Unattended install not actually executing from a PowerShell script:

The script line I’m using is fairly straight forward:

But opens questions, for me.

C:\Install\npp_setup.exe

What is this npp_setup.exe? Where did you get it? Is it a renamed copy of the official installer, or some repackaged installer?

/S ALLUSERS=TRUE

/S is a valid installer option on the official installer, to enable silent installation; but from anything I’ve ever heard, and searching the repo for ALLUSERS, the option ALLUSERS=TRUE is not understood by the official installer, AFAICT.

It’s going to be hard for anyone here to help you if you’re starting from some random unknown installer or trying to use options that don’t exist. You might need to give a bit more information.

The developer doesn’t support unofficial installers, and unless one of the regulars has happened to have heard of / used it, it’s not likely any regulars will be able to help you in the forum, either.

@PeterJones Thank you so much!! 💙

@xomx
Note, in above, STR means “Steps To Reproduce”.

@Adam-Fradley ,

Further, if I start from an 8.8.2 portable, with the config.xml modified per my previous explanation, it does see the new version, and says,
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But it DOES NOT start downloading unless you tell it to.

If you are not getting that dialog, then it’s not Notepad++'s gup.exe updater that is trying to do the download, and you need to look for your culprit elsewhere.

New try: Now it works, like you described it. Seems I set it up wrong!

@Laura-Pla ,

If I have a long piece of text in Word and I try to add it to Notepad, it all comes out with strange characters. Is there a possible format that Notepad accepts, so I can format it later, or do I have to retype the entire text?

This forum is about the application Notepad++, not Microsoft’s notepad.exe app that automatically comes with Windows. If you are asking about the Microsoft app, we cannot help you. But I will continue my response assuming you meant “Notepad++”

If you copy text from inside MS Word and paste it in Notepad++ , it will properly paste the text. If you open the .docx Word file in Notepad++, then you will see a bunch of weird symbols like ETX and DC4 and NUL , and you cannot copy and paste that and expect that it will be “normal text” – our FAQ explains why it doesn’t work to open a .docx file in a text editor like Notepad++ (short version: because .docx is a binary format, not a text format).

If this isn’t enough of an answer for you, you will need to provide more details, including the ?-menu’s Debug Info and the exact steps you are taking to copy from Word to Notepad++. Screenshots could also help us diagnose your problem.

@General-Coder
I had the same issue when I installed a new Visual Studio 2022 and forgot to install the packages for C++ development.
Regards
Guido

@Ekopalypse

Thanks much. My bad for even bringing it up, actually, since I already had back in 2021 and was advised about the lambda workaround at that time. Forgot about that.

it was Consolas!

Weird. I have never been able to get Consolas to give ligatures.

but here is the weird thing - i changed Consolas to JetBrainsMono (love the IntelijIDEA font xD).
It stopped auto-converting!

That’s truly weird, because JetBrains Mono has ligatures. JetBrains Mono NL is the version that doesn’t have ligatures (the NL literally means no-ligatures, as far as my research uncovered)

Now, reverting to Consolar…it no longer changes it !

Glad you got it to a state you like it. (However, I would actually recommend that you try to get used to the ligatures: those fonts were designed to be monospace even with the ligatures, so it helps your brain parse what you’re reading much easier, even more than just syntax highlighting alone. At first, I was opposed to the ligatures, but I forced myself to try the experiment for a week, and found when I tried to go back that I missed the ligatures. So now Fira Code is my go-to monospace font.)

@Abhay-Miller said:

just another overhyped promise

Note in case it isn’t clear, that there were never any promises made, by anyone, for a “next gen” macro system.

@Victorel-Petrovich seems to be on a one-man crusade to make people think so, however. Not to fault him, of course, because, it’s clear that he wants such a macro system, and to quote an overused phrase, “it’s good to want things”.

IMO, there’s no need for a better macro system, because scripting plugins have existed for a long time, and are very robust, and eliminate the need for macros of any kind.

@PeterJones said

mybrowser.exe file:///E:/dwgs/Json/OSM_tag_history/index.html?$(CURRENT_WORD)

This was the solution. upvote.