What does "Save" button in the Window panel do?

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 10:15 PM

Thanks for making and maintaining this awesome software.

I searched everywhere but couldn’t find anything.
Does anybody know what this “save” button actually does?
In the menu Window —> Windows —> Save button

Thanks!

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 10:16 PM

@Dennis64x

Afaik, it saves an unsaved document if this document is selected.

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 10:17 PM

@Ekopalypse Thanks for answer but I tried it with a unsaved file already. It didn’t saved it

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 10:19 PM

@Dennis64x - strange, it does for me.
Can you post your debug info which is available from the last menu, the ? menu?

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 10:20 PM

@Ekopalypse Sure, it is

Notepad++ v7.8.7   (64-bit)
Build time : Jun  5 2020 - 02:38:56
Path : C:\Users\Emre\Desktop\npp.7.8.7.bin.x64\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) 
OS Version : 2004
OS Build : 19041.508
Current ANSI codepage : 1254
Plugins : Explorer.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 10:24 PM

@Dennis64x
Apart from using Windows 10, your setup is similar to mine.
Let me check the source code to see what it does under the hood.

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 10:31 PM

@Ekopalypse

According to here it sends an WDN_NOTIF and in big switch it checks and saves the document.

You do have the file selected, don’t you?

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 10:32 PM

@Ekopalypse Yes, file is selected

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 10:32 PM

Before

after pressing save

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 10:34 PM

@Ekopalypse Hmm, I’ll try with different tabs and report back

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 10:40 PM

@Ekopalypse I tried “Activate”, “Close window(s)” and “Sort tabs” buttons. They’re working fine. But in “Save” button there is no response or any file activity.

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 10:42 PM

@Dennis64x

Can you give it a try with a fresh portable from here ?
Just unzip it to where ever you want. Close the old instances and run the portable one.

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 10:51 PM

@Ekopalypse It worked with fresh portable build. I was using default NPP portable it tough but I think it’s because some of 32bit or 64bit addons.

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 10:54 PM

@Dennis64x except for the explorer plugin all others you use are standard.
And I assume that a 32bit plugin will not be loaded from a 64bit npp.

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 10:55 PM

@Ekopalypse

you can try to temporarily rename your plugins directory and see if it
works with the primary installation.

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 10:59 PM

@Ekopalypse Oh, I did what you said. You’re right, the problem is the plugin. When I changed the name of the plugin folder, the “Save” button works
Thanks a lot!

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 11:01 PM

@Dennis64x
Now the question is which plugin is causing this. It must be explorer plugin but I use this as well. How did you install this plugin? Via plugin admin?

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 11:06 PM

@Ekopalypse No, I didn’t use the “Plugin Admin” because the default plugin was not available for 64bit NPP so I searched for an alternative. I found this https://github.com/oviradoi/npp-explorer-plugin , then installed manually.

Ekopalypse · Oct 17, 2020, 11:10 PM

@Dennis64x

according to plugin admin this is the same I use

File browser. You can open whatever you want from it in Notepad++, just double click!
Author: Jens Lorenz
Homepage: https://github.com/oviradoi/npp-explorer-plugin

Really strange … need to go to bed … already 1 am here - have a nice whatever where ever all you are :-D

Dennis64x · Oct 17, 2020, 11:11 PM

@Ekopalypse Thank you for everything. Have a good sleep :)