Filter open dialog file list using wildcards now just opens all files with that wildcard.
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I’ve used Notepad++ for many years and I always found usefull the ability to filter the file list in the open file dialog box by entering a wildcard. After one of the relatively recent updates to Notepad++ it now just opens ALL files that match that wildcard. It’s a little frustrating as it’s now harder to get to the file I want to open and I have to close upmteen files that match the wildcard.
Is there an alternative way to filter the open file dialog box using a wildcard?
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@Peter-Lobley said:
Is there an alternative way to filter the open file dialog box using a wildcard?
Wow, I never noticed that behavior–that really is ultra-annoying!
In Settings (menu) choose Preferences…, then tick the indicated checkbox:

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That worked! Thankyou.
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