"Word wrap" option is reset from time to time

Anton

I set “View” -> “Word Wrap” to true.
After some time of working with Npp it becomes false somehow.
Many versions affected.
Please fix the bug.

Notepad++ v8.6.4 (64-bit)
Build time : Feb 20 2024 - 00:12:59
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : “C:\Program Files\Notepad++\change.log”
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Local Conf mode : OFF
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OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version : 22H2
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Plugins :
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mimeTools (3.1)
NppConverter (4.6)
NppExport (0.4)

Alan Kilborn

@Anton said in "Word wrap" option is reset from time to time:

Please fix the bug.

Follow the advice HERE in order to properly report a bug.

mkupper

@Anton said in "Word wrap" option is reset from time to time:

I set “View” -> “Word Wrap” to true.
After some time of working with Npp it becomes false somehow.
Many versions affected.

My guess is that you are accidentally toggling the word wrap state.

There is a toolbar icon that can toggle the word wrap feature on or off. It’s to the left of the ¶ (paragraph mark) icon. A plugin is available, Customize Toolbar, that can remove the icon from your toolbar. I think Customize Toolbar only works for 32-bit versions.

You may have a keyboard shortcut that toggles the word wrap state. From Notepad++ select Settings / Shortcut Mapper Enter the word wrap in the filter field at the bottom of the dialog box. In the Main Menu tab of the Shortcut Mapper you should see two lines, one for Show Wrap Symbol and the other for Word wrap. Is there anything in the Shortcut column for the “Word wrap” line? Normally there are no keyboard shortcuts to toggle the word wrap thing and so this step is to verify that the there are no shortcuts.

Alan Kilborn

@mkupper said in "Word wrap" option is reset from time to time:

I think Customize Toolbar only works for 32-bit versions.

No, it works in 64-bit as well.
I use it, but I’ve never been entirely happy with it (I see bugs).

Tawdry Leen

Just a data point since I’m still on v8.5.7 (though updating now). Windows 10 x64.

I have the same problem with the Word Wrap setting being forgotten, but it seems to be random. It doesn’t happen every time I open the app so I can’t reproduce it.

I checked the Shortcut Mapper in NPP and I have no key mapped for this.

I’ll pay a little more attention in the future to see if I can connect this with the use of anything else.

Arthur Gordon Pym

@Tawdry-Leen

Hi all.
I also have this strange bug, only with latest versions and since i upgraded from W11 23H2 to 24H2 🤷‍♀️
I always flag “Word wrap”, sometimes i found it unflagged 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️
No Shortcut mapped in mapper inside “Word wrap”.

Terry R

@Arthur-Gordon-Pym said in "Word wrap" option is reset from time to time:

I also have this strange bug

As I think you will be aware, that information isn’t much to go on. You speak of “with latest versions” but don’t specify if it is “the” latest version. Additionally there might well be other factors such as whether you run Notepad++ in single instance mode or “multiple instance”. This is a setting under Settings, preferences, Multi-instance & date (ver 8.7.4). This setting can create the anomaly you see. If you run multi-instance and turn off the word wrap in one instance, and then when closing, make that instance the last to close the setting will change as it writes the change to the config files. Next time you start you will see it turned off.

So far very few have stated they have this problem. We had a previous case where only a few had a particular problem and because of that it took a very long time to establish there was in fact a situation where the issue arose. Yours might be such a situation, or indeed just something you haven’t identified yet which is causing the problem to occur sporadically and not specifically a Notepad++ issue.

Terry