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    donho
    last edited by donho Sep 18, 2021, 1:31 PM Sep 18, 2021, 1:31 PM

    8.1.5 Release Candidate is available for testing:
    http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/8.x/8.1.5.RC/

    Notepad++ v8.1.5 new features, enhancements & bug-fixes:

    1. Make Insert date time customizable. (Fix #10467 )
    2. Make date time order reversible for short & long format. (Fix #10445 )
    3. Fix regression: no error message when locked file could not be saved - Show file locked warning now. (Fix #9994 )
    4. Make “Confirm Save All” dialog more clear: use “Always Yes” button instead of “Cancel”. (Fix #10339 )
    5. Improve JSON, PHP, PYTHON, CSS, BANNC and VHDL syntax highlighting in dark mode. (Fix #10502 , #10425 , commit )
    6. Fix inconsistency of Document List context menu. (Fix #10463 )
    7. Enable/disable ext column via Document list context menu directly. (Fix #10468 )
    8. Add path column in Document list panel. (Fix #9679 )
    9. Allow custom color for Document Map. (Fix #10052 )
    10. Fix docked/float panels in RTL layout issue. (Fix #10488 )
    11. Fix CSS pseudo-elements not recognized issue. Update CSS keywords and add new styles. (Fix #10425 )
    12. Fix issue that current directory not been applied after changing current directory option in preferences. (Fix #10396 )
    13. Sort Default language combobox of “New Document” section in Preferences. (Fix #10513 )

    The new release will be available in about 3-7 days if no regression found.

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      PeterJones @donho
      last edited by Sep 19, 2021, 5:48 PM

      @donho ,

      There are bugs related to the new Edit > Insert > Date Time … trio of commands in both v8.1.4 and v8.1.5; it would be nice to fix them before the permanent release of v8.1.5:

      1. They are not available in shortcut mapper, so you cannot assign keyboard shortcuts to them. Even if I try to manually assign them using <Shortcut id="42084" Ctrl="no" Alt="no" Shift="no" Key="116" /> (for 42084, 42085, or 42086 ), they do not respond to that keyboard shortcut

      2. They are not macro recordable. If you Macro > Start Recording, Edit > Insert > Date Time (short), Macro > Stop Recording, Macro > Save Current Recorded Macro to AssignableDateTimeShort, it records the macro

              <Macro name="AssignableDateTimeShort" Ctrl="no" Alt="no" Shift="no" Key="116">
                  <Action type="1" message="2170" wParam="0" lParam="0" sParam="" />
                  <Action type="1" message="2001" wParam="18" lParam="0" sParam="9" />
              </Macro>
      

      The type=“1” messages are scintilla commands, so it didn’t actually record the insert date/time command. And if you play it back (even after a reload), it does some random text, such as 68ce5f0f-8432-4e01-ad82-29bf7b5bf32e-image.png . Looking up those scintilla commands, 2170 is ReplSel() and 2001 is AddText(), with wparam=18 saying insert 18 characters but the sParam=“9” having just one character, so then it grabs the next 17 characters from some random memory location.

      Notepad++ v8.1.5   (64-bit)
      Build time : Sep 18 2021 - 14:39:14
      Path : C:\usr\local\apps\npp\npp.8.1.5-RC1.portable.x64\notepad++.exe
      Command Line : 
      Admin mode : OFF
      Local Conf mode : ON
      Cloud Config : OFF
      OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit) 
      OS Version : 2009
      OS Build : 19043.1237
      Current ANSI codepage : 1252
      Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll 
      

      (first reported in this other thread)

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        mere-human @PeterJones
        last edited by Sep 19, 2021, 8:15 PM

        @PeterJones said in Notepad++ 8.1.5 Release Candidate:

        There are bugs related to the new Edit > Insert > Date Time … trio of commands in both v8.1.4 and v8.1.5; it would be nice to fix them before the permanent release of v8.1.5

        Thanks for finding this out. Probably, it would be nice to report this as a GitHub issues so it’s easier to track and fix.

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          Alan Kilborn @mere-human
          last edited by Sep 19, 2021, 8:23 PM

          @mere-human

          Maybe the dev that half-assed the feature should be responsible for doing the bug report work as well. :-(

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            PeterJones @mere-human
            last edited by Sep 19, 2021, 8:31 PM

            @mere-human said in Notepad++ 8.1.5 Release Candidate:

            it would be nice to report this as a GitHub issue

            I have copy/pasted my report into GitHub.
            https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/10567

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              donho @Alan Kilborn
              last edited by donho Sep 19, 2021, 8:53 PM Sep 19, 2021, 8:51 PM

              @Alan-Kilborn said in Notepad++ 8.1.5 Release Candidate:

              Maybe the dev that half-assed the feature should be responsible for doing the bug report work as well. :-(

              https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21848/adding-a-key-to-edit-insert-date-time-short-using-settings-shortcut-mapper/4?_=1632084458915

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                donho
                last edited by Sep 20, 2021, 2:29 AM

                @PeterJones
                Thank you for your heads up!

                The bug (not an easy one) has been fixed:
                https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/bc2e6891858cb646ce9fa54b7be206675325ed97

                It’s 4:30 AM here so I’ll do RC2 rather tomorrow. In the meanwhile please try the Appveyor’s build, and let me know if some side effects that I missed. Thank you!

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