Notepad++ release 8.7.1

[donho]

Notepad++ release 8.7.1 is available here:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v871-released/

Notepad++ release 8.7.1 change log:

1. Update cURL in Notepad++ updater (WinGUp) for fixing cURL’s CVE-2024-7264 issue. (Fix #73 )
2. Fix opened network files hanging while the network disconnected. (Fix #4306 , #6178 , #8055 , #11388 , #12553 , #15540 )
3. Fix not being able to open folder via cammand argument regression. (Fix #15645 )
4. Update to Scintilla 5.5.3 & Lexilla 5.4.1. (Fix #15228 , #15368 , #15650 )
5. Fix modified Find dialog status msg colors not being remembered throu sessions. (Fix #15724 )
6. Fix hanging issue while hiding lines. (Fix #15630 )
7. Make left behide hide line close marker removable. (Fix #15713 )
8. Fix Find dialog status bar wrong messaging (regression). (Fix #15662 )
9. Fix URL parsing issue with ‘?’ after ‘#’. (Fix #13583 )
10. Add “Close to system tray” ability. (Fix #4075 , #11627 )
11. Add tab created time tooltip for new opened untitled tab. (Fix #15563 )
12. Improve GUI to avoid user confusion between Global override & Default Styles. (Fix #15640 )

Auto-update will be triggered in one week if no critical issue found.

[schnurlos]

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.7.1/ release date is wrong

[donho]

@schnurlos said in Notepad++ release 8.7.1:

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.7.1/ release date is wrong

I could be in one of Asian countries so the release date could be correct…
OK, I’m in Europe. Fixed :)

[PeterJones]

@donho said in Notepad++ release 8.7.1:

I could be in one of Asian countries so the release date could be correct…
OK, I’m in Europe. Fixed :)

Not fixed yet:

This month is November (11), not October (10). I think that was @schnurlos’s quibble, not the 5th vs 4th.

[donho]

@PeterJones said in Notepad++ release 8.7.1:

@donho said in Notepad++ release 8.7.1:

I could be in one of Asian countries so the release date could be correct…
OK, I’m in Europe. Fixed :)

Not fixed yet:

This month is November (11), not October (10). I think that was @schnurlos’s quibble, not the 5th vs 4th.

Oups, thank you @PeterJones for the further explanation.
Thank you @schnurlos for remind me this important error.
It’s fixed now for sure.

[Luis Marrero]

Regards;

It seems that the new release is having problems with the option of ‘Run’. Instead of running on the requested browser, it creates a new instance of NotePad++ with a blank note.

Thanks

[Alan Kilborn]

@Luis-Marrero said in Notepad++ release 8.7.1:

the new release is having problems with the option of ‘Run’. Instead of running on the requested browser, it creates a new instance of NotePad++ with a blank note.

As Notepad++ has not had browser running on the Run menu for years, I don’t think this will be considered any kind of problem. Use View menu > View Current File in > …

[Luis Marrero]

Regards;

It is any way to revert to the previous release?

Thanks

[PeterJones]

@Luis-Marrero ,

It is any way to revert to the previous release?

Download the older installer and run it.

But that’s not your best next step.

I’d actually recommend downloading the older version as a portable zip, and comparing the behavior using the exact same steps in each version.

If you’d like help debugging the problem you’re having with v8.7.1, feel free to post a question in Help Wanted, making sure to have complete details about how to replicate the problem you are having.

[donho]

@Luis-Marrero said in Notepad++ release 8.7.1:

Regards;

It seems that the new release is having problems with the option of ‘Run’. Instead of running on the requested browser, it creates a new instance of NotePad++ with a blank note.

Thanks

@Luis-Marrero
Could you elaborate your problem please?

[donho]

Auto-update has been triggered for this release.

[Craig Manley]

This release has introduced a new bug that didn’t exist in v8.7.0 and prior:

I open/edit files on network drives (rclone SFTP mount), and now I’m frequently getting popup messages that the underlying file has been modified with the question if I want to reload it. I choose no, and then it says the file has gone missing with the question if I want to keep it open in my editor. I choose yes, and then save it. This process keeps on repeating. It’s so annoying. I suspect that it was introduced by one of the network bug fixes listed in the release notes for 8.7.1

[donho]

@Craig-Manley said in Notepad++ release 8.7.1:

I open/edit files on network drives (rclone SFTP mount), and now I’m frequently getting popup messages that the underlying file has been modified with the question if I want to reload it. I choose no, and then it says the file has gone missing with the question if I want to keep it open in my editor. I choose yes, and then save it. This process keeps on repeating. It’s so annoying. I suspect that it was introduced by one of the network bug fixes listed in the release notes for 8.7.1

It seems the side effect (so a regression) of network files hanging fix. Sorry about that.
Could you report to GitHub issue with more information please?
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus

I’ll try to reproduce the regression and fix it.

[xomx]

@donho said in Notepad++ release 8.7.1:

Could you report to GitHub issue with more information please?

Since the OP did not append here the created issue:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/15819

[Luigi-C]

@donho Hi, I found an issue.
When shifting, left or right, more text rows contemporary in column mode by pressing the TAB key, the column indicator in the status bar is updated uncorrectly:

On the first series of right shift, the column indicator switches to column 1, then it stay still;
On the following left shifts, the column indicator is updated accordingly the current column;
On the following right shifts, the column indicator is first updated wrongly (first backwards to 1, then upwards but incorrectly),

Steps To Reproduce:
Open a C++ source file (.cpp);
Left click at the beginning of an instruction;
Ctrl-Alt-Shft left click at the following row, same column;
Press TAB to shift right, note that the column indicator goes to 1, then stays still;
Press (BACKSPACE) to shift left, note that the column indicator is updated correctly;
Press TAB to shift right, note that the column indicator first goes backwards, then upwards but shows the wrong column.

Current Behavior:
Wrong behaviour of the column indicator in the status bar.

[rdipardo]

@Luigi-C said in Notepad++ release 8.7.1:

When shifting, left or right, more text rows contemporary in column mode by pressing the TAB key…

English-speaking forum readers may like to know that “contemporary” is used here as in Italian contemporanea‍mente: literally, “at the same time”