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    • donhoD
      donho
      last edited by

      Notepad++ v8.4.5 release:
      https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v845-released/

      Notepad++ v8.4.5 crash fixes, bug-fixes & new enhancement:

      1. Add reduce mode in Find/Replace dialog. (Implement #11780)
      2. Update to Scintilla 5.2.4 and Lexilla 5.1.8. (Implement #12022)
      3. Enhance very long line’s performance. (Fix #11942)
      4. Fix crash on Wine. (Fix #11941)
      5. Fix Notepad++ crash due to calling NPPM_GETLANGUAGENAME with -1 (WPARAM). (Fix #12009)
      6. Improve performance for “Find in Files” and "“Find all in…”. (Fix #11878)
      7. Add option to turn off selecting text when Field dialog is invoked. (Implement #11988)
      8. Fix drag n drop documents crash between 2 instances. (Fix #11976)
      9. Fix erasing part of content make hanging issue. (Fix #10193)
      10. Add an option for hiding the + ▼ ✕ from the menu bar. (Implement #11945)
      11. Add cycling function hints ability by ALT-UP/DOWN shortcuts. (Implement #11950)
      12. Add carret block after option. (Implement #11944)
      13. Fix detected language not being applied if Default languge is set in Document settings. (Fix #11504)
      14. Fix dark mode visual glichy in explorer panel under Windows 8.1. (Fix #11898)

      The auto-updater will be triggered in one week if no critical issue found.

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      • PeterJonesP
        PeterJones @donho
        last edited by

        @donho ,

        Thanks to you, and all the other contributors to this version.

        Looking good so far.

        (And no immediate complaints is usually a good sign)

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        • NeArnoldN
          NeArnold
          last edited by

          Don,
          Thank you so much for your continuing work on NP++. Always happy to see continuing development.

          I installed 8.4.5 on 64 bit Windows 10 today and I believe I have found a regression. The issue is with find&replace. I find that if I select a “Regular expression” search, then the options for both “Match whole word only” and “Backward direction” are disabled.

          Otherwise all search options seem to be fine.

          I regularly use the 32 bit version in Win10 on a different machine. I will check later tonight whether the same issue presents itself there.

          Again, thank you.
          Neil

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          • Alan KilbornA
            Alan Kilborn @NeArnold
            last edited by

            @NeArnold said in Notepad++ v8.4.5 Release:

            “Regular expression” search, then the options for both “Match whole word only” and “Backward direction” are disabled

            Nope, not a regression; that’s how it is supposed to be.

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            • NeArnoldN
              NeArnold @Alan Kilborn
              last edited by

              @Alan-Kilborn thanks. Apparently my mistake and I just hadn’t noticed before.

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              • Vitalii DovganV
                Vitalii Dovgan
                last edited by

                I do like the compact version of the Find/Replace dialog!
                I believe this compact dialog can be enhanced further by adding small (toolbar-like) buttons for Match Case, Whole Word and Regular Expresssions. I’m thinking about something similar to the find dialog of VS Code:
                alt text
                In case of Notepad++, I would rather place these small buttons below the Find What/Replace With field. Thus, having more horizontal space, additional buttons such as Extended Search Mode and Search In Selection may be added.
                E.g.:

                Find what:    [             ]
                Replace with: [             ]
                [Aa] [|ab|] [\n] [^$] [#]
                

                Here, [\n] means “Extended Search Mode” and [#] means Search In Selection.

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                • Alan KilbornA
                  Alan Kilborn @Vitalii Dovgan
                  last edited by

                  @Vitalii-Dovgan said in Notepad++ v8.4.5 Release:

                  this compact dialog can be enhanced further by adding small (toolbar-like) buttons

                  I’d say you should create a new ISSUE for that behavior.

                  I would suggest a button for search mode might toggle thru the 3 choices every time pressed, e.g.

                  N 🡢 E 🡢 R 🡢 N 🡢 …

                  N=normal, E=extended, R=regex (letters might be easier on the brain than trying to express these in symbols), but if the VSCode/VizStudio way is now a standard, then go with that.

                  I don’t know that # suggests “in selection”.

                  And that’s all I’ve got to say as this thread is supposed to be reserved for critical issues with the new release, not feature requests.

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                  • Vitalii DovganV
                    Vitalii Dovgan @Alan Kilborn
                    last edited by

                    I’d say you should create a new [ISSUE]

                    Sure! Here we are:
                    https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/12141

                    I don’t know that # suggests “in selection”.

                    It was just a scratch :) I believe, in reality these buttons will use some images instead of raw text.

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                    • donhoD
                      donho @donho
                      last edited by

                      FYI:
                      Auto-update has been triggered for v8.4.5

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                      • Bibliothecarius77B
                        Bibliothecarius77
                        last edited by

                        Hello,

                        Thank you for providing a superb text editor!

                        Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to install any version after 8.4.1. I’ve tried removing all plugins (I only run with the default ones anyway) before updating to a newer version. I also tried removing all plugins and then uninstalling Notepad++ from my system before making a fresh install of a newer version.

                        The actual problem is hard for me to isolate, since after installing a version newer than 8.4.1, the application refuses to start. Windows’ Task Manager doesn’t show any N++ processes, as far as I can tell. This means I’m unable to give you the “Debug Info” for the newly installed version of the application. I can only provide the Debug Info for my 8.4.1 install.

                        Does anybody have a clue what could cause this behavior?

                        Notepad++_before_update_001.jpg
                        Notepad++_before_update_002.jpg

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                        • donhoD
                          donho @Bibliothecarius77
                          last edited by donho

                          @Bibliothecarius77

                          Could you zip the folder of %APPDATA%\Notepad++\ and send the zip to don;h@free.fr ?
                          I will try to reproduce the problem you have.

                          BTW, how did you update to the recent versions?
                          By using the installer?

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                          • Bibliothecarius77B
                            Bibliothecarius77 @donho
                            last edited by

                            @donho
                            Thank you for helping me! I sent you my zipped APPDATA folder.
                            And yes, I always use the installer.

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                            • DomOBUD
                              DomOBU
                              last edited by

                              Hello,

                              For your information, in the French version a part of a screen is not translated (see attachment).
                              KInd regards
                              Notepad Recherche Capture.JPG

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                              • Alan KilbornA
                                Alan Kilborn @DomOBU
                                last edited by

                                @DomOBU said in Notepad++ v8.4.5 Release:

                                in the French version a part of a screen is not translated

                                This relates to a new feature; see point 7 at the top of this announcement.

                                Sometimes translation for new features lags behind a release, as translation relies on others not involved in making the release. I would guess that this would be fixed in the next version, without your prompting, as the translators “catch up”.

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                                • Fruchtzwerg94F
                                  Fruchtzwerg94
                                  last edited by

                                  Checking the french translation this can be confirmed.

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                                  • DomOBUD
                                    DomOBU @Fruchtzwerg94
                                    last edited by DomOBU

                                    @Alan-Kilborn
                                    @Fruchtzwerg94

                                    Thank you for your answers.

                                    I took a look at the xml files about this specific point:

                                    • In the french.xml file, lines 1048->1053 there are the id 6901->6906
                                    • In the english.xml file, lines 1051->1058 there are the id 6902->6909
                                    • In the english_customizable.xml file, lines 967->971 there are the id 6901->6905

                                    I don’t understand these differences.

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                                    • Fruchtzwerg94F
                                      Fruchtzwerg94 @DomOBU
                                      last edited by

                                      @DomOBU Not sure, but ID 6901 is not present in french.xml. Also line 1048 in french.xml is

                                      <Item id="6615" name="Bas"/>
                                      

                                      https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/master/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/french.xml#L1048

                                      Your question is a little bit confusing to me.

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                                      • Alan KilbornA
                                        Alan Kilborn
                                        last edited by

                                        @DomOBU @Fruchtzwerg94

                                        6907 through 6909 are the relevant ones.
                                        Neither are present in the french.xml file for release 8.4.5.
                                        Both ARE present, however, in the 8.4.6RC release, and it seems to be translating there:

                                        deea3ceb-0d09-47fb-961e-1f021c85d35f-image.png

                                        If you want to keep using 8.4.5 for now, you can probably just copy over the french.xml file and then reselect your localization in the dropdown.

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                                        • Eric PayneE
                                          Eric Payne
                                          last edited by

                                          Since updating to 8.4.5, I’ve noticed that the pin to my Windows taskbar no longer has the icon present. Additionally, when I right click on the EXE file within file explorer it no longer has an icon there either. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, so I’m not sure if this is a me problem or a package problem, but figured I would ask.

                                          843e2c87-0bac-4ca8-84a2-7d9005699899-image.png

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                                          • Stefan PendlS
                                            Stefan Pendl @Eric Payne
                                            last edited by

                                            @Eric-Payne
                                            No problem here, the icon is still there after the update.
                                            3d522204-2727-4282-8413-410584d1b125-image.png

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