Avoid reload popup when closing Notepad++

[Francesco Rombecchi]

Hello,
If I have a file open in N++ that has been changed by another software, when I try to close Notepad, it asks me if I want to reload the file.
This is a no-sense and annoying popup because I am closing the software.
Thank you for your support.

[Neil Schipper]

@francesco-rombecchi
Hi.

1. There are scenarios where, if a user closes an editor with a loaded file that disagrees with the disk image, and so the editor version is lost, this is a loss of data and effort and value. The Np++ default behavior is surely the best default behavior; ie it would be chosen by most experienced developers.
2. If you haven’t yet, take a look at the overrides available in Settings, MISC., File Status Auto-Detection. They may give you exactly, or near to, what you want.

[Francesco Rombecchi]

@neil-schipper I’m not sure about that.
If I have made changes to the file on Np++ and other external changes have been made, then you are right.
Otherwise, if I’m closing Np++ without having made any changes to the file (but it’s the same thing if I’m using the “close tab” button or “close all tabs” action), whether I choose “reload” or “don’t reload” the file is reloaded (or dropped) and then immediately closed.

Try it yourself: open a file in Np++ without editing it, open it with another editor and change something saving the changes. Go back to Np++ and close the file: whatever operation you choose it will close the file immediately after.

[Alan Kilborn]

@francesco-rombecchi

There are issue(s) open about that, I’m sure; check the official bug tracker found HERE.

[Neil Schipper]

@francesco-rombecchi We’re seeing different things, probably due to different versions and/or settings. I don’t have the ability (v7.9.5 with FSAutDet=Enab; silent and scoll both unchecked, which I believe are the defaults) to close either the file or Np++ until I decide whether or not to reload; thus I’m forced to think about how I wish to deal with the detected discrepancy.

I agree that what you describe is undesirable. Are you satisfied there are no settings that prevent that behavior?

[Francesco Rombecchi]

@neil-schipper Dear Neil,
Hi Neil,
I’ve tried turning off the automatic notification feature for changed files, I’ve also tried having it update without notification but it doesn’t do exactly what I want. Obviously my problem is just a nuisance, not a real error. If there is no solution, I will be fine with this walkaround.

I’ll rewrite the situation that I’d like to see resolved:

1. File Status Detection = enabled
2. Update without notification = unchecked
   When I try to close a tab (or close Np++, or close all tabs) that has been updated by an external program Np++ asks me whether to reload the tab (and then closes it)