Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released

donho

Notepad++ v8.3.3 Release is available here:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v833-make-apps-not-war/

Notepad++ v8.3.3 regression-fix, bug-fixes and enhancement:
(The critical bug-fixes are in highlight)

Fix crash regression on opening a session file. (Fix #11325, #11365)
Enhance stability: add new ability (plugin compatibility) for not loading incompatible plugins. (Fix #11349. Implement #11358, #11338, #11353)
Fix deleting the folded line makes folded (hidden) content disappeared. (Fix #11246)
Re-enable ability to center the Find Replace dialog on Notepad++ main window. (Implement #9201)
Fix extension not appended issue while saving with ENTER under Windows 7. (Fix #11305, #11355)
Fix preferences dialog “Dark Mode->Customize tone” color pickers RTL alignment issue in dark mode. (Fix #11343)
Fix disabled static texts of Preferences blurry issue in dark mode. (Fix #10823, #11331)
Add 4 API for custom auto-indentation and getting current macro status. (Implement #11253)
Add new AutoComplete icon for distinguishing functions from normal keywords. (Implement #11311)
Fix Plugin Admin close issue after typing ENTER. (Fix #11348)
Show current and new version on update dialog. (Implement #19)

Notepad++ v8.3.2 regression-fixes, bug-fixes and enhancement:
(The critical bug-fixes are in highlight)

Fix incorrect message while double clicking on search result regression. (Fix #11215, #11106)
Fix regression: file can't be saved if it's set to other charset before. (Fix #11238)
Fix UDL comment config input fields broken regression. (Fix #11239)
Fix UDL dialog crash issue on over 30 created UDL. (Fix #11257)
Add sorting document tab order commands by name, path, type and size under “Window” Menu. (Fix #10393)
Add API NPPM_GETCURRENTLINESTR and variable $(CURRENT_LINESTR) for RunDlg. (Fix #11216)
Support better 2GB+ file (cmdline & session file adaptation). (Fix #11213)
Fix auto-completion sort order problem due to fx icon. (Fix #11233)
Refine auto-saving session on exit behaviour. (Fix #11249)
Enhance performance on exit with certain settings. (Fix #11219)
Fix auto-complete case insensitive not working issue. (Fix #11187)
Fix saving problem (regression) with “Sysnative” alias in x86 binary. (Fix #11196)

Notepad++ v8.3.1 regression-fixes, bug-fixes and enhancement:

Fix XML tag adding or mark deletion crash issue. (Fix #11128)
Fix wrong cursor position on opened file & cmdline '-n' param not working regression. (Fix #11131)
Revert “Enable backup on save (simple) feature by default”.
Restore auto-completion insert selection default behaviour (now with both ENTER & TAB as expected). (Fix #11178)
Fix Path Completion not working regression. (Fix #11147)
Fix target directory parameter (/D=) ignored by x64 installer regression. (Fix #11072)
Add icons on function items of auto-completion to distinguish from word items. (Implement #11087)
Fix file dialog “Append extension” checkbox not working on empty folder. (Fix #10436)
Fix link part of Dark Mode Customized tone not persistent issue. (Fix #11095)
Fix NPPM_RELOADFILE not working with converted 8.3 DOS file name (from long file name) bug. (Fix #11106)

Notepad++ v8.3 new features and bug-fixes:

Remove 2GB file open restriction for x64 binary.
Improve large files (200MB) loading speed and editing/browsing performance.
Fix Find in Files crash issue.

Please help us to fix the bugs by reporting your bug here.
Thank you.

uhliro26

Please have al look at:
11389

Thanks for all the good work!

Gabriel Pelayo

Hi Experts,

I don’t know if this is the right spot for my message, I hope so… If that’s not the case, please move whereever is the right place.

I’m basic user with very limited development knowledge, but I use NPP quite a lot. I have recently installed the version 8.3.3 and I noticed the “Style All Occurrences of Token” is not working, however the “Syle One Token” is working just fine. Last version where this feature worked properly was 7.9.5.

Alan Kilborn

@gabriel-pelayo

I don’t know if this is the right spot for my message, I hope so…

Yep, wrong place.
This thread is to be kept clear for critical issues with v8.3.3.
Probably best to start a new thread in the Help Wanted area.

If that’s not the case, please move whereever is the right place

No one can “move” it.

Gabriel Pelayo

@alan-kilborn said in Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released:

No one can “move” it.

Thank you Alan! I will take your advice and create a new thread.

Maciej Zet

@donho
I just installed manually from:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.3.3/
Download 64-bit x64 --> Installer
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/download/v8.3.3/npp.8.3.3.Installer.x64.exe
version Notepad++ 8.3.3 (Make Apps, not war).
On my Windows 10 21H2: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.1586]:

After installation I can’t start NP++ with this message from MS:

Comparing size of this and previous installer:

Its something wrong on my machine or its something else?

donho

@maciej-zet said in Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released:

10 21H2:

Could you launch Notepad++ with no plugins via command line (ie. notepad++.exe -noPlugin

https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/command-prompt/

mpheath

@maciej-zet

Details from explorer in Windows 7:

3947 KB = ARM64 (npp.8.3.3.Installer.arm64.exe)
4060 KB = x86 (npp.8.3.3.Installer.exe)
4336 KB = x64 (npp.8.3.3.Installer.x64.exe)

I checked the 1st several characters and last couple in the SHA-256 hash and are correct as list the hashes listed on the Github download page.

You apparently downloaded the ARM64 installer by the size shown. The link you posted seems OK for x64, while the size of the downloaded installer file does not match what your image shows. Try to download with the link you posted.

WinterSilence

@donho said in Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released:

Add 4 API for custom auto-indentation and getting current macro status.

what is this?

PeterJones

@wintersilence said in Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released:

what is this?

Follow the link to #11253 that was listed in the line item you quoted, and follow that to the commit that closed it, and you will see that

4 new API are added:

NPPM_GETEXTERNALLEXERAUTOINDENTMODE

NPPM_SETEXTERNALLEXERAUTOINDENTMODE

NPPM_ISAUTOINDENTON

NPPM_GETCURRENTMACROSTATUS

And if you go to the user manual issue that was created, you will see that the user manual source has been updated to document those messages, and thus they will be available on the main user manual website the next time that website is updated.

Graham Norris

@donho That would not affect this error: Windows is refusing to load the executable.

donho

@graham-norris said in Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released:

@donho That would not affect this error: Windows is refusing to load the executable.

I don’t follow you.
Could you provide more detail info please?

Ekopalypse

@maciej-zet said in Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released:

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/download/v8.3.3/npp.8.3.3.Installer.x64.exe

Looks like the installation is corrupted, isn’t it?
My Npp executable is much bigger.

guy038

Hello @ekopalypse and All,

If I click on the link :

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/download/v8.3.3/npp.8.3.3.Installer.x64.exe

I download the npp.8.3.3.Installer.x64.exe file which correctly has a size of 4336 Kb ( or 4,439,848 bytes )

Refer to https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/75284

Note that I do not use installers because I work with portable versions, exclusively !

However, if I right-click on this file and choose the option 7-zip > Ouvrir l'archive, I can verify that the Notepad++.exe file, contained in this archive, is exactly 6,097,320 bytes. And if I divide this number by 1024, I do get a size of 5,954.41 Kb which is quite similar to your result : 5955 Kb !

Best Regards,

guy038

Ekopalypse

@guy038

Ahh, the installation file and not the npp application, I see.
Yes, then the installation file seems to be corrupted as it is 4,336KB as you said.

Graham Norris

@donho said in Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released:

@graham-norris said in Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released:

@donho That would not affect this error: Windows is refusing to load the executable.

I don’t follow you.
Could you provide more detail info please?

If Windows tells you “this app can’t run on your PC” it isn’t going to start it, so no command line options will make any difference.

donho

FYI, auto-updater has been triggered for v8.3.3.

PeterJones

@graham-norris said in Make Apps, not war - Notepad++ v8.3.3 released:

If Windows tells you “this app can’t run on your PC” it isn’t going to start it, so no command line options will make any difference.

But, as you have been shown above, it appears that you actually have the ARM64 application, not the x64 application. If you try to run ARM64 code on a non-ARM processor, the error message that you show is the error message that Windows uses. Delete your 8.3.3 installer, and re-download, making sure to grab the x64, not the ARM64, using the link https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/download/v8.3.3/npp.8.3.3.Installer.x64.exe, which is the first installer link on https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.3.3/ – when you run that installer, it will re-install with the x64 executable, and you should be able to run

Maciej Zet

@mpheath probably I did it. Today I downloaded again x64 ver and it works fine. Thanks for your support :)

Mohammadreza Rashad

Please HELP! I’ve upgraded today to NPP8.3.3; but after that I cannot run notepad++.exe. I even downloaded it from its GitHub link, the result is the same. Windows 10 21h2 x64.