Refresh/review button
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Hi
I can not activate my existing Refresh button which was located at the bottom left-hand of the screen, just under the scroll bar.
Thereby, unable to see the result of my coding.As requested, I have copied Debug Info. below.
Notepad++ v8.5.4 (32-bit)
Build time : Jun 17 2023 - 20:40:14
Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line :
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
OS Version : 22H2
OS Build : 19045.3208
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins :
FileSwitcher (1.0.3)
HTMLTag_unicode (1.1)
ImgTag (2.0.1)
mimeTools (2.9)
NppConverter (4.5)
NppEditorConfig (0.4)
NppExport (0.4)
PreviewHTML (1.3.2)Thanks for your assistance.
Khalid -
@Khal-Rashid said in Refresh/review button:
I can not activate my existing Refresh button which was located at the bottom left-hand of the screen, just under the scroll bar.
When you mentioned “Refresh” button at the bottom of the Notepad++ window I immediately assumed this would be a plugin. Further to that, your mention of coding and looking at the list of plugins you have I think I found the problem. It’s PreviewHTML.
The website here mentions no further updating of this plugin. The next link goes to here where the date is given as 2020.
So I would assume the issue you have has been identified shortly after updating the Notepad++ version to your latest. Since the plugin is not being updated you have 2 choices, downgrade to the previous version or locate another product that will help you since the original developer of that plugin no longer supports it.
Actually there is a third option. You could elect to install a portable version of Notepad++ of the correct version just to support that plugin and leave your current installation of Notepad++ to update normally and not use the plugin in that installation.
Terry
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@Terry-R
Thanks for your reply.
From the Debug Info., I see that my Npp version is 8.5.4 ( 32-bit.) My pc spec. is 64-bit, thus, selected wrong one.Update was more than two weeks ago. I was coding since and the Refresh Button still worked, until today. Very strange?
So, if I was to upgrade to v8.5.5, would this resolve the Refresh/ Review issue?
Or, should I downgrade to earlier version/s?I desperitaly need assistance as my work is for my course work, due in next week.
Many thanks
Khalid -
@Khal-Rashid said in Refresh/review button:
Update was more than two weeks ago. I was coding since and the Refresh Button still worked, until today. Very strange?
So, if I was to upgrade to v8.5.5, would this resolve the Refresh/ Review issue?I don’t know why it worked for a period of time. But all I can say is that the plugin PreviewHTML has NOT been updated since late 2020. So an upgrade is definitely the wrong thing to do.
Also you mention about 64bit vs 32bit. If you had the 64bit version you may well have experienced issues before now as there was a codebase change made in Notepad++ which required all plugins to rework their interfaces to continue working with Notepad++. Refer to another of the posts in the FAQ section here. In that situation Notepad++ 8.3 broke the plugins.
I think since you NEED the PreviewHTML plugin, you need to install a portable version of Notepad++ of the version you used before your current one as that seemed to be the most reliable for you, or downgrade your current version (may still not work if other changes affected configurations). The portable version is also mentioned in the link above.
If it was me, I’d consider using the portable version idea. If downgrading your current version you would also need to turn off the auto upgrade option, Settings, Preferences, MISC., “Enable Notepad++ auto-updater”.
Good luck
Terry -
@Khal-Rashid said in Refresh/review button:
@Terry-R
Thanks for your reply.
From the Debug Info., I see that my Npp version is 8.5.4 ( 32-bit.) My pc spec. is 64-bit, thus, selected wrong one.You can use 32bit NPP on 64bit machine. It works just fine (though if you want to switch, great…)
Update was more than two weeks ago. I was coding since and the Refresh Button still worked, until today. Very strange?
Not strange at all. Refresh worked just fine for me the whole time I was using v8.5.4
So, if I was to upgrade to v8.5.5, would this resolve the Refresh/ Review issue?
I think it’s user error, not a plugin issue, causing your sudden lack of refresh. But it might be worth a try.
Or, should I downgrade to earlier version/s?
That also might be worth trying.
I desperitaly need assistance as my work is for my course work, due in next week.
View >. View Current File In and pick your favorite browser from the list. Then use the browser refresh button instead of the plugin refresh button. It will give you the benefit of showing your course work in a real modern browser, instead of the outdated IE engine that PreviewHTML used.
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@Terry-R Hi Terry,
I took your earlier advice and left NP++ in original state. And today, lo-and-behold I can preview my work without having to make changes.
Thank you for your advice.
Khal
