Can't reset Number of Columns.
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Settings|Preferences|Show vertical edge|Number of columns. Is set to 100 and won’t be changed.
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in order to be able to give a more precise answer I would ask you to
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Did you try clicking on the 100? For me, it’s like a hyperlink - highlighted blue and underlined - and when clicked, it opens a small popup text box which allows me to change the number - to 80 for example, which is what mine is set to and working fine on N++ 7.7.1 64-bit.
Cheers.
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Done that. Entered 80 into the box but when it is closed the value remains unchanged.
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Debug info: as requested:
Notepad++ v7.7.1 (32-bit)
Build time : Jun 16 2019 - 21:14:50
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 7 (64-bit)
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll DSpellCheck.dll FingerText.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExec.dll NppExport.dll -
How do you close the popup box - not by the red X. Just enter the number you want and press the “Enter” key on your keyboard. Pressing the red x indeed closes the popup and does not change the value. You’ll need to press “Enter” key on your keyboard for the value change to take affect.
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in case it doesn’t help what @michael-vincent suggested, try the following.
Close npp.
Goto %APPDATA% \notepad++ directory
rename the file config.xml to something else.
Start npp.
This forces npp to recreate a default config.xml and some settings, which you might have set previously, get reset but I hope it solves your issue too. -
Enter key does the job. Thanks.
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No worries!