Notepad++ 8.4 Release - Keep standing up for Ukraine

donho

Notepad++ v8.4 Release is available:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v84-stand-up-for-ukraine/

The current external lexer plugins need a little bit more coding effort to work with Notepad++ v8.4 (due to new architecture of Scintilla 5), here’s some information which may help:
https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/22866/make-external-lexer-plugin-work-with-v8-4

Update Scintilla from v4.4.6 to v5.2.1 and add Lexilla v5.1.5. (Fix #10504)
Enhance dark mode support (Shortcut Mapper, autocompletion, calltip, Column Editor and Style configurator, Preferences dialog, etc…) (Fix #11530, #11522, #11407, #11514, #11506, #11497)
Fix lossing characters issue after case-conversion (UPPER/lower). (Fix #11463)
Fix “Sort Lines as Integer” not considering negative number issue. (Fix #11023, #2025)
Sort languages alphabetically automatically in Style Configurator. (Fix #11337)
Fix flashing box (autocompletion empty list) appears while typing issue. (Fix #9433)
Scrolling Document List automatically to make the selected tab item visible. (Fix #11204)
Make Find in Files search result line number aligned. (Fix #11119)
Add default A-Z sorting ability in Function list. (Fix #11446)
Add virtual space ability. (Fix #11443, #11444)
Fix document being wronly marked as saved bug after converting its encoding. (Fix #11436)
Fix Document list not sync with tab order after sorting. (Fix #11272)
Fix file saving critical bug under Symantec encryption desktop. (Fix #11339)
Fix cropped text in Shortcut mapper’s status area issue. (Fix #10358)
Enhance installer: Remember the chosen language in the previous installation. (Implement #10582)
Improve Find/Replace Dialog layout. (Fix #11318)
Update NSIS & Inno Setup keyword lists.

Find some regressions or critical bugs? Post them here please.

PeterJones

@donho ,

I’ve started using this as my primary, and so far nothing has jumped out as being a problem for me.

Thanks for all the effort from you and the other contributors!

Laszlo Botka

My default style - selected text background color is set to light blue.
When the tab isn’t in focus, for example in case of Ctrl F dialog, settings popups, multiple documents opened,
the selected text background color changes to quite dark grey.

No such color change in previous versions.

Is this a bug, or there is a setting for this case.

Notepad++ v8.4 (32-bit)
Build time : Apr 20 2022 - 03:27:27
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line :
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
OS Version : 2009
OS Build : 19044.1682
Current ANSI codepage : 1250
Plugins : AutoCodepage.dll combine.dll ComparePlugin.dll DSpellCheck.dll GotoLineCol.dll LocationNavigate.dll LuaScript.dll mimeTools.dll NppBookmarkManager.dll NppCalc.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll NPPJSONViewer.dll NppSaveAsAdmin.dll NppTextFX.dll PluginManager.dll

Notepad++ v8.4 (32-bit)
Build time : Apr 20 2022 - 03:27:27
Path : D:\Soft\Notepad++P\notepad++.exe
Command Line : -multiInst D:\trklist.m3u
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
OS Version : 2009
OS Build : 19044.1682
Current ANSI codepage : 1250
Plugins : AutoCodepage.dll Combine.dll ComparePlugin.dll DSpellCheck.dll GotoLineCol.dll HexEditor.dll LocationNavigate.dll mimeTools.dll NppBookmarkManager.dll NppCalc.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll NppSaveAsAdmin.dll PluginManager.dll

The same happens when plugins are disabled on startup

Notepad++ v8.4 (32-bit)
Build time : Apr 20 2022 - 03:27:27
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : -noPlugin D:\Xnap\DOWNLOAD\aaaa
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
OS Version : 2009
OS Build : 19044.1682
Current ANSI codepage : 1250
Plugins : none

Michael Vincent

@laszlo-botka said in Notepad++ 8.4 Release - Keep standing up for Ukraine:

Is this a bug, or there is a setting for this case.

It is not a bug, but there is not yet a setting. It’s new from the Scintilla 5 upgrade. See SC_ELEMENT_SELECTION_INACTIVE_BACK.

Cheers.

pnedev

@donho ,

Thanks for the effort and for the new version, much appreciated.

I recently added N++ version check in my plugins and noticed that there is an issue with NPPM_GETNPPVERSION message.
In Notepad++ v8.3.3 LOWORD(version) gives 33 which is OK but
in Notepad++ v8.4 LOWORD(version) gives 4 which should be 40 in my understanding.

Tell me if I should file an issue for that or you will fix it “on the fly”, thanks.

pnedev

@donho ,

I see that there is already an issue for that: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/11535.

Sorry for writing about it here again, it is of course not connected with N++ 8.4 itself.

BR

Laszlo Botka

@michael-vincent
What is the next step? Will someone fix it?

Michael Vincent

@laszlo-botka said in Notepad++ 8.4 Release - Keep standing up for Ukraine:

What is the next step? Will someone fix it?

If you think it is a bug, you can create an issue. You could also use a scripting plugin like NppExec or PythonScript to adjust it.

Cheers.

donho

@pnedev said in Notepad++ 8.4 Release - Keep standing up for Ukraine:

@donho ,

I see that there is already an issue for that: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/11535.

Sorry for writing about it here again, it is of course not connected with N++ 8.4 itself.

BR

Here is my reply:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/11535#issuecomment-1111152543

donho

@laszlo-botka said in Notepad++ 8.4 Release - Keep standing up for Ukraine:

What is the next step? Will someone fix it?

Please create an issue here:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues

I will see what I can do about it.

Laszlo Botka

@donho said in Notepad++ 8.4 Release - Keep standing up for Ukraine:

Please create an issue here:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues

I will see what I can do about it.

Maybe I don’t understand you, or I did it wrong, but I already created this issue:

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/11595

donho

@laszlo-botka
Fixed in the master:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/3b0d5242acd23b4a727560ea98139cc5f4a8b88a

The fix will be in the next release.

Laszlo Botka

@donho said in Notepad++ 8.4 Release - Keep standing up for Ukraine:

The fix will be in the next release.

Thanks. How will it work?

rdipardo

Has anyone else noticed that reloading a file with CTRL+R makes the code style and/or fold levels disappear until you refocus the tab?

This regression was initially blamed on the NppFTP plugin
until I reproduced it myself: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/11585#issuecomment-1111979650

Michael Vincent

@laszlo-botka said in Notepad++ 8.4 Release - Keep standing up for Ukraine:

Thanks. How will it work?

It appears to just keep the same background color of selection with the window in or out of focus. Thanks @donho !

Cheers.

Laszlo Botka

@michael-vincent said in Notepad++ 8.4 Release - Keep standing up for Ukraine:

It appears to just keep the same background color of selection with the window in or out of focus. Thanks @donho !

Thank you!

Argyle Trees

The user defined syntax colors disappear after reloading the program by pressing Ctrl-R.
I have to click on the language again to make the syntax color active again.

rdipardo

@argyle-trees,
That will be fixed in the next release: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/9cc01de97c8d2a617c7ada7aba6854a9f7e1426b

I am connected

Updated to Notepad++ 8.4 and still cannot save a XML file with ~46000 words - Notepad++ is not responding. When I copy all code and paste it in a new file I can save it. Using Symantec Encryption Desktop on my pc.
@Bugfix 13

rdipardo

@i-am-connected,
The XML Tools plugin is probably the cause: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/11603#issuecomment-1111879226