Notepad++ v8.5.3 Release

donho · May 30, 2023, 9:18 PM

I see your point.
There’ll be no harm to create a bug for this issue.
I have just no idea how to fix it (for not having the regression).

usmcguy · May 30, 2023, 4:23 PM

@donho

“SYSPRP Package NotepadPlusPlus_1.0.0.0_neutral__7njy0v32s6xk6 was installed for a user, but not provisioned for all users. This package will not function properly in the sysprep image.”

Getting this error when trying to SysPrep on Windows 11. Noticed someone posted in the 8.5.2 Release had the same problem.

PeterJones · May 30, 2023, 4:29 PM

@usmcguy said in Notepad++ v8.5.3 Release:

Getting this error when trying to SysPrep on Windows 11. Noticed someone posted in the 8.5.2 Release had the same problem.

Did you follow the link in that discussion to the nppShell issue#29 ? From looking at the beginning and end of that issue, it looks like the fix for that problem is still “in progress”. It might be beneficial for you to study that discussion, looking for insights that the contributors have that might help you in the short term, or at least give you more clarity as to what’s going on, and looking for things that haven’t been said yet that you could add that might help a fix be implemented.

usmcguy · May 30, 2023, 4:34 PM

@PeterJones The Link I see (http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/MISC/nppShell.TEST20/ ) doesn’t load. Is this the link you were referring to?

PeterJones · May 30, 2023, 7:04 PM

@usmcguy said in Notepad++ v8.5.3 Release:

@PeterJones The Link I see (http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/MISC/nppShell.TEST20/ ) doesn’t load. Is this the link you were referring to?

No. I was referring to the link https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/nppShell/issues/29 , which was the link I embedded in my most recent post.

Pete Gomersall · May 30, 2023, 9:17 PM

@usmcguy
Just checking if you are running get-appxpackage | remove-appxpackage before running sysprep? I build monthly updates of Windows 10 and 11 and run above command before I run sysprep to create them; did not have an issue with last month’s build that had 8.5.2.

usmcguy · May 31, 2023, 2:03 PM

@Pete-Gomersall I did end up using the cmdlet to remove the AppX package before Sysprep.

Cameron Gray · Jun 4, 2023, 12:16 AM

@Jerald-Belleza I noticed this as well (I don’t recall what my previous version I had prior to the upgraded to the v8.5.3 version, but I always keep it updated so it must have been fine in the prior version).

My instance settings are set to “Always multi-instance mode”, but in earlier versions, when selecting multiple files in file explorer and “Edit with Notepad++” context menu option, it would place it in the same new instance not 1 instance per file! I learned this the hard way when I had over 2-dozen files selected! This is quite annoying now because I rely on that functionality and don’t want to have my instance setting to the default “mono instance”.

My OS is Win10 Pro, 22H2 19045.3031

Mark Olson · Jun 4, 2023, 2:50 AM

If anyone else is mildly (or severely!) dissatisfied with the fact that non-printing characters and control characters no longer show up by default, here is an issue that I introduced
and here is the script that I created to show non-printing and control characters but not CR and LF:

from Npp import *

notepad.menuCommand(44130) # toggle all non-printing characters
notepad.menuCommand(44131) # toggle all control characters (e.g., BEL, ENQ)

Alan Kilborn · Jun 4, 2023, 10:42 AM

@Mark-Olson said in Notepad++ v8.5.3 Release:

non-printing characters and control characters no longer show up by default

I haven’t looked at your issue, but defaults for these settings in 8.5.3 are:

Show Non-Printing Characters (checkmarked)
Show Control Characters & Unicode EOL (checkmarked)

guy038 · Jun 4, 2023, 3:34 PM

There’s something that I don’t like regarding the new behaviour of the Show Symbol feature !

To explain my annoyance, follow these simple steps :

First, ensure that NO line is checked when selecting the View > Show Symbol menu
In a new UTF-8 tab, add the following line, which ends with a line-break

abc    def	ghi jklmno pqr

This line contains the string abc, then four Space chars, the string def, a Tab char, the string ghi, the Narrow Non Breaking Space char, the string jkl, the ETX char, the string mno, the LS char, the string pqr and ends with the usual \r\n line-break

Note that, as no Show Symbol option is set, at this time, the 3 chars between the strings jkl, mno and pqr cannot be seen in N++ and the Spaces and Tabs are only visible as blank chars ( Logical )

Now, successively, click on :

The View > Show Symbol > Show Space and Tab option

=> The Space characters between abc and def, as well as the tab character between def and ghi should be seen

The View > Show Symbol > Show End of Line option

=> The \r\n ( or \n ) characters should be seen

The View > Show Symbol > Show Non-Printing Characters option

=> The Narrow Non Breaking Space character should be seen

The View > Show Symbol > Show Control Characters & Unicode EOL option

=> The two characters ETX and LS should be seen

So far, everything seems logical !

However, you’ll note that the Show All Characters option was automatically checked, when we previously check the Show Control Characters & Unicode EOL option

Now, click a first time on the ¶ button ( standing for the Show All Characters option ) of the Tools bar => No visible change as all the options of the Show Symbol menu are checked ( Normal )

Then, click a second time on the ¶ button => At once, all the symbols disappeared ! Of course, it has always been the behaviour of this option. However, regarding all the new options added to the Show Symbol menu, I was expecting that :

The View > Show Symbol > Show Space and Tab option would be still checked
The View > Show Symbol > Show Non-Printing Characters option would be still checked
The View > Show Symbol > Show Control Characters & Unicode EOL option would be sill checked

Presently, after this second click on the ¶ button, we, unfortunately, have to redo all the process to be able to see most of these special characters, again !

What is your feelings regarding my proposition ? So, in other words :

The ¶ button would check the Show All Characters option, if presently not checked
The ¶ button would uncheck the Show End of Line option only, if presently checked

Best Regards,

guy038

datatraveller1 · Jun 4, 2023, 3:41 PM

@guy038 It seems I commented nearly the same here: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/13734#issuecomment-1575470110

Tragen · Jun 6, 2023, 1:05 PM

@PeterJones

I had the problem that the XML parsers from Microsoft ignoring CRLF in Text and always returning only LF. I don’t know if that’s in the spec but this is what happens if you read the XML.
So you will never get the real CRLF until you encode it somehow or use CDATA sections.

PeterJones · Jun 6, 2023, 1:05 PM

@Tragen said in Notepad++ v8.5.3 Release:

@PeterJones

I had the problem that the XML parsers from Microsoft ignoring CRLF in Text and always returning only LF. I don’t know if that’s in the spec but this is what happens if you read the XML.
So you will never get the real CRLF until you encode it somehow or use CDATA sections.

And the workaround that works for v8.5.3 is in the FAQ

Ahmed Hakim · Jun 7, 2023, 4:02 AM

I think you should create a version for MacOS as users like me also would benefit from the use of this app. Hopefully this is added in the next update.

Terry R · Jun 7, 2023, 4:15 AM

@Ahmed-Hakim said in Notepad++ v8.5.3 Release:

Hopefully this is added in the next update

Very unlikely to happen for any future version. Notepad++ is built on libraries that only work in the Windows environment.

There have been a few posts asking for a Mac version but thus far there has been no reference for any future release on the Mac.