Notepad++ v8.5.4 Release

[Kirill Shalygin]

Hello,
first of all - thank you all for your work! I like npp so much :)
And it is quite pity that my first message here is a complain :(
Seems I update npp too rarely… Today I’ve updated it from 8.4.7 up to current version. So much changes, maybe very useful - but I am very frustrated… There is no bash/shell syntax suport here? There is neither syntax choice (unser 'S, as earlier) not file extantion to save. Is it an error or feature? I had to rollback to good old 8.4.7 even if it costed me all my custom settings :(
WBR
Kirill

[PeterJones]

@Kirill-Shalygin said in Notepad++ v8.5.4 Release:

There is no bash/shell syntax suport here?

It may be confusing because it’s called “Shell” in the Language menu but “Bash” in the Style Configurator.

[mpheath]

@Kirill-Shalygin said in Notepad++ v8.5.4 Release:

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There is neither syntax choice (unser 'S, as earlier) not file extantion to save.
…

As for the Save as type, look for Unix script file

Unix script file (*.bash;*.sh;*.bsh;*.csh;*.bash_profile;*.bashrc;*.profile; *.*.*.)

which can append the extension if the checkbox is checked

new 1.bash

Tip: Focus the Save as type combobox and type the letter u and it will select the Unix script file item which can be quicker than viewing the long drop down list to find the item to select.

[Kirill Shalygin]

@mpheath thank you for check!
‘Highly probably’ :) there was a glitch somewhere in npp stored data. The full story looks like:

• first update - there was no Shell in syntax
• remove of the new version with data stored, then install 8.5.4 - Shell was absent yet
• remove npp (data still not removed!) with rollback to 8.7.4 - there is no Shell again
• full remove includung stored data, then 8.7.4 install - sucsess, Shell returned back!

• update up to 8.5.4 - nothing is spoiled, Shell is OK.
  So now everithing is fine!
  BTW, maybe the reson of glitch is somewhere in localization? Historically I use russian in npp… Well, maybe it is the good reason to change language finally :)

WBR
Kirill

[mpheath]

@Kirill-Shalygin said in Notepad++ v8.5.4 Release:

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So now everithing is fine!
BTW, maybe the reson of glitch is somewhere in localization? Historically I use russian in npp… Well, maybe it is the good reason to change language finally :)
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Happy that you solved the problem :)

I checked the sources for Bash (Shell) and it has not changed for about 6 years. I would suspect file corruption in %AppData%\Notepad++\langs.xml as that is where the file extensions and keywords are stored for Bash. Without a working extension identification for Bash, no automatic Bash language selection which causes no document styling and the Save dialog will not pre-select Unix scripts files in the combobox. Append extension string is localized though I consider as less likely as a cause so russian should be good.

[Stefan Pendl]

@mpheath
You can compare you personal languages file in %APPDATA% with the one shipping with NPP.
If there are no customization’s that you need in your file, replace it with the one shipping with NPP.

[ifschulz]

There seems to be an issue with shell script syntax highlighting when using a ‘$’ as the last character of a double quoted string. Up to npp-v8.5.3 everything was fine, but with v8.5.4 it breaks the syntax highlighting to the end of the document:

v8.5.3:

v8.5.4:

This can of course be fixed with escaping the ‘$’ sign:

Even though using an unescaped ‘$’ sign inside double quotes when not referencing a variable is not best practice, it should still not break the syntax highlighting.

[mpheath]

@ifschulz 6 items are listed for Bash in the change log for Lexilla v5.2.5 that was pulled in Notepad++.

Whether your examples are a bug or intentional is unknown to myself as $,`, \ are special characters within double quotes as mentioned in

https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Double-Quotes.html

and the Bash lexer can optionally highlight code within these strings. The backslash escape looks correct to make $ a literal, though the person who changed the lexer may still see this as a bug in the lexer and may change it. If you want, you can submit a new issue to Lexilla to have it evaluated.

[ifschulz]

@mpheath, Thanks for info. I submitted a new issue to Lexilla.

[heffthedev]

Since using 8.5.4 the tabs have an increased font-size. Can this somehow be changed as it was before?

[wonkawilly]

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[Alan Kilborn]

@wonkawilly

I think you’ve been around long enough to know better for making such a posting (and in this thread, too, which is reserved for ONLY important issues regarding rel. 8.5.4). It’s sad when people don’t learn…

[wonkawilly]

@Alan-Kilborn
Thank you so much for the advice: I have corrected my mistake deleting the wrong post and moving it to General discussion section here: https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/24713/enhancement-request-plugins-admin-dialog-transform-the-search-feature-like-the-one-into-shortcut-mapper-s-dialog-incremental-filter
Thank you again.