Notepad++ 8.8.7 "select and search next/previous (Ctrl-F3 / Ctrl-Maj-F3) don't work anymore

MM tsuchi

Hi Don ho and devloppers,
Notepad++ 8.8.7 "select and search next/previous (Ctrl-F3 / Ctrl-Maj-F3) don’t work anymore, neither with menu or shortcut keys.

Neither with no plugin (notepad++ -noPlugin).

Kindest regards.

Notepad++ v8.8.7   (64-bit)
Build time: Oct 19 2025 - 16:19:15
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.5.7/5.4.5
Boost Regex included: 1_85
Path: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line: 
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: OFF
Cloud Config: OFF
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DEFAULT (0)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode: OFF
Display Info:
    primary monitor: 1920x1080, scaling 100%
    visible monitors count: 1
    installed Display Class adapters: 
...
OS Name: Windows 10 ... (64-bit)
OS Version: 22H2
OS Build: 19045.6456
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
Plugins: 
    CodeAlignmentNpp (14.1.107)
    ComparePlugin (2.0.2)
    CSVLint (0.4.6.8)
    Explorer (1.9.9)
    LuaScript (0.12)
    mimeTools (3.1)
    NppConverter (4.7)
    NppExport (0.4)
    NppXmlTreeviewPlugin (2)
    PythonScript (2.1)

We really appreciated Notepad++ very much, with custom languages syntax colors, plugins, rectangular selections, Regex search & replace, goto line, monitoring, scriptable and light and free and good quality.
It is ideal for writing programs without the complexity and heavyweight of VScode, Eclipse, Code::blocks…
Moreover, no linux equivalent as good as Notepad++. Some tries : notepadqq…
Very great work

Terry R

@MM-tsuchi said in Notepad++ 8.8.7 "select and search next/previous (Ctrl-F3 / Ctrl-Maj-F3) don't work anymore:

Notepad++ 8.8.7 "select and search next/previous (Ctrl-F3 / Ctrl-Maj-F3) don’t work anymore, neither with menu or shortcut keys.

I can confirm that the newly portable versions of both 8.8.5 and 8.8.7 64bit DO work with the “select and search next/previous” (out of the box).

However my “installed” version of 8.8.7 64bit does not (it has been updated for a couple of years or more). At least it did not until I ticked the option “fill find field with select text” under Settings/Preferences/Searching. Then I went into the 8.8.5 portable version and deselected the “fill find field with select text” but the “select and search next/previous” still worked.

So all I can gather at the moment is that is seems that the “select and search next/previous” process relies on something else (to be enabled/disabled). Nothing in the online manual suggest any other settings need to be set to operate this search mode.

Terry