Notepad++ 7.5.5 release

TonyP · Mar 6, 2018, 2:26 PM

I like the find next/previous button but you could consider doing what most other programs do. keep the find next button as one button and add a dropdown or option button for search direction next/previous|up/down.
my biggest issue is all other windows programs i use have the find next button on its own line and to have to move the mouse over to the right i keep accidentally hitting the back button since its first. maybe switching button placement so find next is the first button you hit then the find previous button on the right and smaller.
let the community decide.

TonyP · Mar 6, 2018, 3:19 PM

@guy038 win-xp has a subset of Unicode 3.0 and 4.0 but does it internally and does not fully support the latest versions. it will only handle those it knows and if you only use the ms fonts for win-xp. i have had many unicode issues with win-xp. the common dialog for opening/saving files can be an issue since npp changed to new dialogs. the last version i use for xp/2000 machines is v.6.9.2 with ascii/ansi only plugins but you could try 7.3.3 or 7.4.2. you dont get the latest plugins but its a trade off for legacy systems. if you read a history of file encoding you will see what problems arose around the win-xp time and the lengths it took to support older language tables vs modern unicode 3.1+.

A Former User · Mar 6, 2018, 7:28 PM

Hello, Notepad++ is a great tool, but I have a problem with it. The Monitoring (tail -f) is working well on Windows 7 and later versions, but I’m using Windows XP and on XP is not working. Probably the OS “layers” between XP and newer versions work differently (flush, sync . . ., I know little about programming) and that is the cause. Would you make tail -f to work in Windows XP too?

Thanks!

oirfeodent · Mar 8, 2018, 5:19 AM

@donho what is the current plan for scintilla update? Do you intend to go ahead with the longterm3 branch of scintilla or wait for the scintilla 4 to become stabilized?
Asking to understand the vision.

Regards,

A Former User · Mar 8, 2018, 4:31 PM

@KantorZsolt As a user mentioned above, I found out that support for XP was dropped with version 7.5.1. I installed v7.5.1 and the Monitoring (tail -f) functionality works fine in XP. So yes, unfortunately the latest version of Notepad++ which has support for XP is 7.5.1.

Vitaliy Dovgan · Mar 9, 2018, 12:12 PM

@KantorZsolt, @guy038,
There is an existing pull request for WinXP-compatibility, you could upvote:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/pull/4226

Valentyn Shtronda · Mar 11, 2018, 3:48 AM

Not sure in what version this stopped working:

“Encoding” menu does not open when I press Alt+N, but it opens when I press Alt+Shift+N.

Note that both Alt+ and Alt+Shift+ work for other menus.

Vitaliy Dovgan · Mar 11, 2018, 8:27 PM

@Valentyn-Shtronda,
reproduced with Notepad++ 7.5.5 (32-bit, English localization).
Seems to be because of the following (checked via the Settings - Shortcut Mapper while trying to assign any command to Alt+N): the Alt+N (as well as Alt+A, Alt+B and Alt+D) is registered as a shortcut key of the DSpellCheck plugin.

Valentyn Shtronda · Mar 11, 2018, 11:07 PM

@Vitaliy-Dovgan Indeed, thanks! Fixed by removing all shortcuts from DSpellCheck plugin. It’s bad idea to use Alt+ shortcuts anyway because of conflict with main menu. I would suggest to remove them by default (or change to smth else).
I would also show warning in Shortcut Mapper if Alt+ shortcut is assigned to smth.

Dessie Davis · Mar 12, 2018, 2:29 PM

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miaXcova · Mar 14, 2018, 1:53 PM

There is still a problem with losing syntax highlighting when using diff (alt-D). I will try to demonstrate using perl as an example, but the issue appears to affect all languages - at least the few I have tried.

Here is how to reproduce:
Open two files that contain code that is syntax highlighted.
Screenshot

Press ALT-D
Screenshot

Now if you want to restore your syntax highlighting you will have to select any other language then select the language you prefer, or you can go to the top of the page and press the spacebar then CTRL-Z.

This has been an issue for quite some time for me. If this is not the correct place to post this bug, please direct me to where to post.

Scott Sumner · Mar 14, 2018, 2:10 PM

@miaXcova

It is really hard for Notepad++ (or plugins) to know what to reliably do for unsaved (“new X”) files–any reason you don’t actually save Perl files to disk with a .pl extension before doing what you are doing? You might have better luck that way. No real idea though as I don’t use the “Compare” plugin, which I’m guessing you are using because Notepad++ itself doesn’t have a “diff” capability.

It seems like people really want to push the capability of Notepad++ when it comes to “new X” files, which really only exist as a convenience in the brief life of a file before giving it a name, or as the rawest of all “scratchpad” areas.

PeterJones · Mar 14, 2018, 2:36 PM

@miaXcova,

Pursuant to Scott’s post, what diff are you using? When I use the Compare Plugin v2.0.0, on two saved perl scripts,

it maintains syntax highlighting throughout the sequence. Not shown, but it also maintains it on two unsaved perl scripts where I’ve manually selected Language > Perl.

Thus, I am assuming you’re either using an out-of-date Compare Plugin, or your “diff” is using a different plugin.

On mine, Plugins > Compare > About... shows:

Artur Harison · Mar 14, 2018, 5:31 PM

If i use F12 - Fullscereen mode i get hard freeze of NP++.

Notepad++ v7.5.5 (32-bit)
Build time : Feb 27 2018 - 21:44:21
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll CustomizeToolbar.dll DSpellCheck.dll Explorer.dll MenuIcons.dll PluginManager.dll

Scott Sumner · Mar 14, 2018, 5:39 PM

@Artur-Hareson said:

If i use F12 - Fullscereen mode i get hard freeze of NP++.

Well, Fullscreen mode is by default F11, and Post-It mode is F12, but both work fine for me under the same conditions. Well, almost the same, as I tried it only with the plugins that are shipped with Notepad++: DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

Maybe try again with only those plugins?

Artur Harison · Mar 14, 2018, 6:01 PM

Yes F12 Post-It. (Fullscreen window) :))
And i finded problem, it MenuIcons.dll.
Thank you!

Artur Harison · Mar 14, 2018, 8:39 PM

In release 7.5.5 add many text. But you forget add thiss lines.
And **donho ** i sended a new version Russian translate.

Recovery initiating
Notepad++ will attempt to save any unsaved data. However, dataloss is very likely.

Recovery success
Notepad++ was able to successfully recover some unsaved documents, or nothing to be saved could be found.
You can find the results at :
$STR_REPLACE$

Save failed
The file cannot be saved and it may be protected.
Do you want to launch Notepad++ in Administrator mode?

miaXcova · Mar 15, 2018, 1:15 PM

@Scott-Sumner said:

@miaXcova

It is really hard for Notepad++ (or plugins) to know what to reliably do for unsaved (“new X”) files–any reason you don’t actually save Perl files to disk with a .pl extension before doing what you are doing? You might have better luck that way. No real idea though as I don’t use the “Compare” plugin, which I’m guessing you are using because Notepad++ itself doesn’t have a “diff” capability.

It seems like people really want to push the capability of Notepad++ when it comes to “new X” files, which really only exist as a convenience in the brief life of a file before giving it a name, or as the rawest of all “scratchpad” areas.

I should have used more emphasis that this happens with any language and any file, regardless of new or saved.

Screenshot using two saved .pl files

Screenshot of my plugin manager

Screenshot of the compare about screen

I actually didn’t realize until now that the diff I have been using for years was actually a plugin. I assumed that since it came with the Notepad++ installation that it was part of that package. It also seems that the Compare plugin I have installed is very old and outdated (released 2011). I will try to update to a newer version of Compare. Thanks @PeterJones for pointing me in the right direction.

Being that my Compare version is so out of date, is it possible that I installed Compare externally at some point and simply do not remember, or is Notepad++ being packaged with an old version?

Scott Sumner · Mar 15, 2018, 1:20 PM

@miaXcova

I don’t think that Notepad++ ever shipped with the Compare plugin bundled, but it is possible either I don’t remember it or it was before 6.7.5 (which was the version I started with).

I really think you should bring things up-to-date and try it out again before pursuing your issue any further…

miaXcova · Mar 15, 2018, 1:41 PM

I just updated Compare to version 2.0 and the problem I was having seemed to magically disappear. I’m not sure I like the new keyboard shortcuts, but I can get used to them. Thanks again to Peter for getting me started in the right direction.

@Scott-Sumner
You might be right about Compare not being bundled. If I really start to care enough, I will uninstall Notepad++ on my home computer and make sure the directory is deleted then reinstall to see if it actually is bundled.