Bug Report - Persistent search criteria when opening a file

Peter Gillespie · Mar 3, 2021, 11:04 PM

Hi,

I assume this is where bug reports go? Not 100% sure its Notepad++ but I’ve noticed this problem when you OPEN a file in Win10.

Select FILE > Open
The Win10 Open dialogue appears.
At top right enter in any search/filter criteria (e.g. *.txt) and let Win10 search and filter the folder.
Select a file to open.
Now Select FILE > Open again.
You’ll see the same search / filter criteria is still in effect.
Pressing X to clear it doesn’t do anything and you have to navigate back to your folder via the root directory again to restore an unfiltered view.

Regards

Peter

Terry R · Mar 3, 2021, 11:32 PM

@Peter-Gillespie said in Bug Report - Persistent search criteria when opening a file:

I assume this is where bug reports go?

No it’s not the correct location to report a possible bug. However you’ve come to the right place if you want others to verify your situation before filing a bug. How to file a bug is available at:
https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/15741/faq-desk-feature-request-or-bug-report

So you will need to elaborate some more. What is the version of Notepad++ (NPP) you are experiencing this issue in. The info we seek is shown under the ? menu, Debug Info. Copy that and paste it into your next post.

Also all to often these issues arise from a plugin that is used, or other outside environmental issue (Windows OS version etc). It might function correctly in a particular version of NPP but if the NPP version is updated the plugin might fail, or cause some side effect.

Also check the “Command Line Arguments” also under the ? menu. The latest version has -NoPlugin which allows NPP to load without any plugins interfering with it, older versions may have used -noPlugins. So try the appropriate one for your version and see if the issue still occurs.

I will say however that I ran through the steps you posted and did NOT find any issue. The search field did NOT retain a previous filter, however it will show previous filters as a dropdown once I started typing there.

Terry

Alan Kilborn · Mar 4, 2021, 12:07 AM

@Terry-R said in Bug Report - Persistent search criteria when opening a file:

I will say however that I ran through the steps you posted and did NOT find any issue. The search field did NOT retain a previous filter, however it will show previous filters as a dropdown once I started typing there.

Agree 100% with Terry. No issue.