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    • Alan KilbornA
      Alan Kilborn @Michael Vincent
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      @Michael-Vincent said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

      they are different things in Scintilla

      Very true, but at a “user level” in Notepad++, no one cares about implementation details.

      My argument is Why not streamline the Notepad++ user interface? Get rid of the first Line mode button, get rid of the Number of columns : and its funky changeable value field, make Background mode and Multi-line mode BOTH use the edit box data – in the case of Background mode it only uses the first number present. If that is “obscure” another tool-tip could be added.

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      • Alan KilbornA
        Alan Kilborn @Alan Kilborn
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        Also missing is the ability to set different colors for the different vertical edges; only one is currently possible for all:

        f155edd2-321b-47f9-a55b-a4de8b240d6c-image.png

        I guess I should stop giving @donho a hard time about this new great to have feature!
        Cheers for implementing the multiple edges @donho !

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        • Michael VincentM
          Michael Vincent @Alan Kilborn
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          @Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

          Also missing is the ability to set different colors for the different vertical edges

          Good point. That setting you show is the “Default”, but maybe on the settings dialogue for vertical edges where you give a list of column numbers, you could also somehow indicate color for each? I think the ExtSettings plugin (for example) does it that way.

          Cheers.

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          • donhoD
            donho @Artur Harison
            last edited by

            @Artur-Harison said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

            The edge continues to be displayed, even after the flag is turned off.
            Does not matter, Background or Line.

            Thank you for finding out this bug! It’s so obvious that I’m wondering why I didn’t see it.
            I will provide a new RC in few hours.

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            • donhoD
              donho @Artur Harison
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              @Artur-Harison said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

              Second bug.
              When macro recording is enabled.
              The text cursor is displayed as normal (arrow).

              I have never noticed such behavour. After checking on several old versions and get the same behaviour, it seems to me it’s an intentional behaviour of Scintilla on macro recording.

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              • donhoD
                donho @Alan Kilborn
                last edited by

                @Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

                Why not streamline the Notepad++ user interface? Get rid of the first Line mode button, get rid of the Number of columns : and its funky changeable value field, make Background mode and Multi-line mode BOTH use the edit box data – in the case of Background mode it only uses the first number present. If that is “obscure” another tool-tip could be added.

                It’s a brilliant idea. I’ll enhance it - if the enhancement is not in 7.8.6, then will be in the next release.

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                • Alan KilbornA
                  Alan Kilborn @Michael Vincent
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                  @Michael-Vincent said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

                  on the settings dialogue for vertical edges where you give a list of column numbers, you could also somehow indicate color for each

                  This would kill the compartmentalization of color as an attribute belonging solely to the Style Configurator.
                  But it makes some sense as if it is in the Configurator then how many do you put there? 3? 4?

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                  • rddimR
                    rddim @donho
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                    @donho

                    It’s a brilliant idea. I’ll enhance it - if the enhancement is not in 7.8.6, then will be in the next release.

                    Very nice solution, but I think there is a need to have a checkbox to enable/disable the vertical edge. Why? If I have a couple of lines and I want to print the document without these lines, the only solution for now is to delete all the numbers, and then type it again if I want to use them back.

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                    • Alan KilbornA
                      Alan Kilborn @rddim
                      last edited by Alan Kilborn

                      @rddim said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

                      I think there is a need to have a checkbox to enable/disable the vertical edge.

                      c564a725-88ca-48b4-ad8a-e18e5f65fe7d-image.png

                      There already is one, unless I’m missing something.

                      The suggestion I made earlier would only:

                      • eliminate the Line mode radiobutton
                      • eliminate the Number of columns text and actionable control
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                      • rddimR
                        rddim @Alan Kilborn
                        last edited by rddim

                        @Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

                        There already is one, unless I’m missing something.

                        In the appveyor build 7.8.3921 it is released as:

                        npp_newvertedg.png

                        I’ve missed to point that, sorry. Or I should comment that on the next RC…

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                        • Alan KilbornA
                          Alan Kilborn @rddim
                          last edited by Alan Kilborn

                          @rddim said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

                          in the appveyor build 7.8.3921 it is released

                          Well, it appears to have gotten streamlined beyond my suggestion. :-(

                          BTW, you really are on top of latest development!!

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                          • Alan KilbornA
                            Alan Kilborn @rddim
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                            @rddim said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

                            the only solution for now is to delete all the numbers, and then type it again if I want to use them back

                            You could leave “all the numbers” in place, and set this to the document background color before printing, and then change it back later:

                            b2f250a2-785e-438d-8bc0-2dd29dcfdc8e-image.png

                            That’s sort of a “just kidding”, but it might work.

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                            • Michael VincentM
                              Michael Vincent @Alan Kilborn
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                              @Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ v7.8.6 Release Candidate:

                              Well, it appears to have gotten streamlined beyond my suggestion. :-(

                              Yes, now that I understood what you were asking - a single number would set SCI_SETEDGEMODE, multiple would set SCI_MULTIEDGEADDLINE. But agree a checkbox to “enable / disable” altogether would be helpful instead of having to delete all the entries.

                              Cheers.

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                              • donhoD
                                donho
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                                https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/19246/notepad-v7-8-6-release-candidate-2

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