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    • Master VB GuruM
      Master VB Guru
      last edited by

      When you use the keyboard to switch Windows, you now have to press the <ENTER> key to complete the “switch” to the window of your choice.

      In 8.4.2 of NotePad++, I could type <ALT>W and then type “4” and it would immediately switch to Window 4. Now I have to press <ENTER> after typing “4” to make the switch happen.

      Any reason why this changed?

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      • PeterJonesP
        PeterJones @Master VB Guru
        last edited by

        @Master-VB-Guru ,

        I cannot replicate. With v8.4.4, with four files open, if I type Alt+W then 4, it goes to the fourth window in the Windows menu list, without hitting ENTER, just like it does in previous versions.

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        • Master VB GuruM
          Master VB Guru @PeterJones
          last edited by

          How many windows do you have at the top of NotePad++? I have 20. I just tested it again.

          Steps to reproduce:

          Uninstall NotePad++ 8.4.4
          Install and load NotePad++ 8.4.2 (64 bit)
          Open 20 files.
          Click the first file.
          Press <ALT> + W
          Type a number (I chose window #9) by typing “9”.
          In 8.4.2, it jumps immediately to window 9.

          Install and load NotePad++ 8.4.4 (64 bit)
          Open 20 files.
          Click the first file.
          Press <ALT> + W
          Type a number (I chose window #9) by typing “9”.
          It HIGHLIGHTS Window #9 in the Windows list but doesn’t “jump” to it until I hit <ENTER>.

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          • Master VB GuruM
            Master VB Guru @Master VB Guru
            last edited by

            Here’s what I see in NotePad++ 8.4.4. after I press <ALT> - W and type “9”:

            ScreenShot.jpg

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            • Alan KilbornA
              Alan Kilborn @Master VB Guru
              last edited by

              @Master-VB-Guru

              From your screenshot, there are 2 possibilities for 9 in your list, 9: new 8 and 19: new 28. Since Notepad++ doesn’t know which you intend, it is waiting for you to either press 9 a second time (to move the selection highlight to new 28) or press Enter (to activate new 8).

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              • Alan KilbornA
                Alan Kilborn @Master VB Guru
                last edited by Alan Kilborn

                @Master-VB-Guru

                Note that in earlier versions, e.g. 8.4.2 as you suggest, there are only unique choices for 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 as a maximum of 10 files is presented, and thus the Enter press is not necessary to activate one of them:

                7c38d62c-46cd-4cbc-bcd0-45d4716c7d74-image.png

                And still in 8.4.4, if one has ten or fewer open tabs it will not require the additional Enter press, as Peter’s trial earlier shows.

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                • Master VB GuruM
                  Master VB Guru @Alan Kilborn
                  last edited by

                  That makes sense. Is there any way in NotePad++ 8.4.3 (or newer) to set a preference so that the SAME hotkey (i.e. “9”) is NOT assigned to multiple windows?

                  Or is there a way to setup the Window similar to 8.4.2 to avoid this duplicating hotkey issue?

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                  • Alan KilbornA
                    Alan Kilborn @Master VB Guru
                    last edited by

                    @Master-VB-Guru

                    No and no. I suppose you could make a feature request (see FAQ).

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