Notepad++ release 8.6.9

[donho]

Notepad++ v8.6.9 is released:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v869-about-taiwan/

Change log:

1. Make installation and updates easy & quiet by adding “Yes (Silent)” button. (Fix #8514)
2. Add new options ‘/closeRunningNpp’ & ‘/runNppAfterSilentInstall’ in the installer. (Implement #15230, implement #15280)
3. Fix crash of “Next Search Result” command on the empty search result. (Fix #15247)
4. Fix the regression where the Find dialog size is not remembered across sessions. (Fix #15294)
5. Fix the regression of content lost by using Encoding “Convert to…” commands. (Fix #15324, #15271, #3054, possibly #9426)
6. Fix the regression of exception/crash on Windows Server Core 2022. (Fix #15313)
7. Prevent DirectWrite from being enabled under Windows Server. (commit)
8. Enhance the quality of Fluent toolbar icon sets for different DPI settings. (Fix #15253)
9. Improve the look & feel of tabbar close button in dark mode. (Fix #15321, implement #15326)
10. Improve the dark mode tab bar icon in the search results panel. (Implement #15286)
11. Add ability to pre-populate the predefined color sets for custom tones. (Fix #15055)
12. Add “Show All Characters” popup menu on toolbar button. (Fix #14832)
13. Fix the rectangular selection copy-paste bug. (Fix #15139, #15151)
14. Allow opening shortcut files (*.lnk) directly if the file extension is changed. (Fix #9643, #11089, #10139)
15. Fix the lost panels issue. (Fix #13084)
16. Add Backspace unindent option. (Fix #15180)
17. Fix CSS more indentation bug. (Fix #14962)
18. Include F13-F24 keys in Shortcut Mapper. (Fix #11975)
19. Fix the problem where the last empty clean untitled tab cannot be closed after renaming. (Fix #15306)
20. Add plugin a command (NPPM_SETUNTITLEDNAME) to rename untitled tab. (Fix #8916)
21. Display a message box with information about disabled backward regex searching. (Fix #15239)
22. Fix the display glitch for unsaved tabs containing tab characters. (Fix #15202)
23. Fix status bar and tab bar flicker during the GUI updated (fixed only for dark mode). (Fix #15260)
24. Fix the issue with “Begin/End Select” command after deletion. (Fix #15221)
25. Resolve the integer overflow problem in the Column Editor. (Fix #15167)
26. Adjust the position of hits text in the File Progress dialog. (Fix #13426, #15244)
27. Fix the deployment of other software blocked due to NppShell. (Fix #62)

The auto-updater will be triggered in about 10 days, if there’s no critical issue found.

[schnurlos]

Typo at 7, should be “Windows Server” (r missing)

[datatraveller1]

Typo at 12, should be “Show All Characters” (s missing)

[TBugReporter]

After updating, my toolbar has increased in size. The icons (I use “Standard icons: small”) haven’t changed, but the spacing between them has apparently increased.

8. Enhance the quality of Fluent toolbar icon sets for different DPI settings. (Fix #15253)

Could this have anything to do with it?

[dinkumoil]

@TBugReporter said in Notepad++ release 8.6.9:

After updating, my toolbar has increased in size. The icons (I use “Standard icons: small”) haven’t changed, but the spacing between them has apparently increased.

Same problem here.

[EDIT]
Seems to be connected with CustomizeToolbar plugin. When I rename the folder of this plugin so that it won’t be loaded by Notepad++, the large icon problem is gone.
[/EDIT]

[datatraveller1]

@datatraveller1 Geat new feature, by the way.

[ArkadiuszMichalski]

@TBugReporter @dinkumoil
If you have a problem with CustomizeToolbar please read the issue:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/15440
With minimal effort you can achieve small icons and a new multi-selection feature for the Show All Characters button (via context menu).

[dinkumoil]

@ArkadiuszMichalski
Thanks a lot for hinting to this workaround. Works like a charm.

[donho]

FYI, auto-update is triggered for v8.6.9.

[mattesh]

Hi @donho,
will you consider updating the wingup with about 8 PRs for next realease?
/BR, Mattes

[abitawoods1]

A minor bug as the update is processed, from the “?” dropdown.

The DLG box for consent ends up underneath the in-progress dialog. The in-progress reaches 100% and then churns. The consent popup should land in front of in progress.

Might could be you solicit consent, and the progress dialog is updated and fronted after? Or the consent lands behind the various selection pages (folder, etc.) before the progress dialog lands?

I sat staring at the 100% box for a bit wondering why nothing happens… :(

thanks for your attention to the program

[xomx]

@abitawoods1 said in Notepad++ release 8.6.9:

The DLG box for consent ends up underneath the in-progress dialog. The in-progress reaches 100% and then churns.

Both problems should have already been fixed.
So it should be ok from the next version onward (probably a v8.7).
More e.g. here: GitHub issue #15507 .