Notepad++ 8.8.9 release candidate

donho

Notepad++ 8.8.9 RC is available here:
https://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/8.x/8.8.9.RC/

Notepad++ v8.8.9 new security enhancement, new features, regression fixes & bug-fixes:

Security Enhancement: verify certificate & signature on update installer. (Implement Notepad++ commit, WinGUp commit)
Fix corrupted file loading on Windows system using the full UTF-8 code page. (Fix #17234)
Fix crashing when hashing SHA-256 for large files. (Fix #17243)
Fix “Select & Find Next” command not working regression. (Fix #17200)
MSI improvement: Suppress REBOOT & add NOUPDATER option. (Fix #ref1, #ref2)
Fix Perl Function List causes Notepad++ to freeze on tab switch regression. (Fix #17152)
Fix context menu truncated regression on localization change. (Fix #17249)
Add ability to update users’ langs.xml & stylers.xml from model XML files. (Fix #17128)
Update to Scintilla 5.5.8 & Lexilla 5.4.6. (Update #17191)
Add feature to sort lines in a document by length. (Fix #15615, #17186)
Undo & redo enhancement: restore vertical scroll position after undo & redo. (Fix #17194)
Fix mouse wheel horizontal scrolling amount not respecting Windows setting. (Fix #9480)
Fix document map regression with keyboard input. (Fix #17224)
Fix wrong system font scaling on Windows 7. (Fix #17066)
Update to nlohman json 3.11.3. (Update #15041)

Thank you in advance for your test. The official v8.8.9 release will be available on 9th Dec. (Paris time) if no regressions are found.

Murray Sobol 1

I just installed Notepad++ 8.8.9 RC (Windows 11 Professional 64-bit) 25H2 )OS Build 26200.7309)
The program appears to have installed correctly, at this location: C:\Program Files\Notepad++
When I try to launch it it does not open.
I opened Task Manager, found the Notepad++ process, when I try to check for details it just closed.
If you need any further details let me know.

Murray