Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release Candidate 2

[donho]

Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release Candidate 2:
http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/8.x/8.4.8.RC2/

Fix from v8.4.8 RC:

1. Fix theme not changed issue after switching dark/light mode in some circumstances. (Fix by #12662 )
2. Fix theme not working in cloud mode and portable mode issue. (Fix #6092 , #10801 , #12296 )
3. Revert “Fix Trim Operations not working on selection.” due to inserted bug. (Fix by commit )
4. Fix autocomplete/calltip colors not applied when changing themes. (Fix #12514 )
5. Add dark autocompletion icons for dark themes. (Fix #12549 )
6. Add tabContextMenu_example.xml into binary packages.

Change log:

1. Update to Scintilla 5.3.2 and Lexilla 5.2.1. (implement #12624 )
2. Dark mode: Add “Follow Windows dark/light mode” feature, and toolbar, tabbar and theme choices are remembered for 2 modes separately. (Fix #9183 , #9992 , #10153 , #10239 , #10544 , #11867 , #10644 )
3. Fix inconsistencies at OS-forced Notepad++ v8.4.7 exit. (Fix #12541 )
4. Make tab context menu customizable. (Fix #12170 )
5. Make Macro & Run menu organizable with submenu by modifying shortcuts.xml. (Fix #5349 , implement #12617 )
6. Fix crash on Win32 Namespace prefixed file name. (Fix #12453 )
7. Fix delimiter selection crash issue. (Fix #12384 )
8. Improve performance for the “Remove Empty Lines” command. (Fix #12462 , implement #12544 )
9. Fix theme not working in cloud mode and portable mode issue. (Fix #6092 , #10801 , #12296 )
10. Fix autocomplete/calltip colors not applied when changing themes. (Fix #12514 )
11. Add dark autocompletion icons for dark themes. (Fix #12549 )
12. Fix sorting failure in zero-length column mode selection. (Fix #12299 )
13. Fix Default Language not working for the 1st empty file with empty session. (Fix #12586 )
14. Enhance “Go to settings” in Style Configurator. (Implement #12650 , #12634 )
15. Fix themes’ inconsistent behaviour. (Fix #12642 , #12508 )
16. Fix incorrect plugin architecture reports partially. (Fix partially #12565 )
17. Enhance Properties file: add/improve the syntax folding/highlighting. (Implementation )
18. Add vertical scroll bar on all combobox in Find Replace dialog. (Fix #12459 )
19. Function List: Add Pascal/Delphi & NppExec plugin’s scripting, enhance SQL. (Fix #3664 , #12517 , implemnt #12625 )
20. Auto-completion: add PowerShell, fix some entries in PHP. (Fix #12492 , implement #12641 )
21. Update CPP & PowerShell keywords. (Fix #11936 , #5004 )
22. Fix the tab context menu reload command’s state not synchronized. (Fix #12579 )

[Snabel42]

@donho the additional changes made in the RC are not listed in “change.log”. I’m not sure if this is intentional or not.

[Michael Vincent]

@donho

May have found a regression when changing themes - see this commit comment: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/6518f3e4b809bc9f56004795d38b88016be5088e#commitcomment-93547640

Cheers.

[donho]

@Michael-Vincent said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release Candidate 2:

@donho

May have found a regression when changing themes - see this commit comment: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/6518f3e4b809bc9f56004795d38b88016be5088e#commitcomment-93547640

Cheers.

I just tested but cannot reproduce the bug. Could you provide the detail instructions to reproduce it?

[Michael Vincent]

@donho said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release Candidate 2:

I just tested but cannot reproduce the bug. Could you provide the detail instructions to reproduce it?

Continued in the commit comments.

[donho]

@Snabel42 said in Notepad++ v8.4.8 Release Candidate 2:

@donho the additional changes made in the RC are not listed in “change.log”. I’m not sure if this is intentional or not.

The point 9, 10 and 11 are new added. The others are new feature’s bug fixed, or removed feature (reverted), so it’s not necessary to be in the change log.

[rddim]

Incorrect display of Cyrillic in the macros submenu #12670

[rdipardo]

Incorrect display of Cyrillic in the macros submenu #12670

TinyXML bug, reproducible in 8.4.7 and probably earlier.

See https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/12670#issuecomment-1358759004

[donho]

New RC (3) is available here:

https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/23918/notepad-v8-4-8-release-candidate-3