NPPftp Linux dot-directories
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Hi all,
I am using Notepad++ on Linux (KDE Neon / Ubuntu 24.04), running under Wine. The binary was installed directly using wine and the EXE file, thus not the snap. I am a long-time NPP user on both Windows and Linux, and TBH, I prefer it even to Emacs or Vim.
I want to use the NPPftp plugin, which I had been using some time in the past. But in this new version, when I try to add my SSH key the dropdown does not allow providing a full path, let alone showing any dot-directories in the dropdown. Strangely enough, only shows the generic directories such as “Downloads”, “Documents”, “Music” etc, and not any of the dozens of subdirs.
I am aware that I can create a symlink to .ssh in one of the above-mentioned directories, but this looks like a really sloppy fix to me.
My obvious question is:
Is there a solution for this problem, even if it implies editing config files manually? I wouldn’t mind installing a different version either, for instance the SNAP one, if this resolved my issues.I would be very happy if this was possible, or if connecting via SSH to my remote were possible in a different way. This would allow me to use Notepad++ as my main editor.
Thanks in advance, and here the debug info:
— DEBUG INFO —
Notepad++ v8.9.1 (64-bit)
Build time: Jan 18 2026 - 22:45:31
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.5.8/5.4.6
Boost Regex included: 1_90
pugixml included: 1.15
nlohmann JSON included: 3.12.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line:
Admin mode: ON
Local Conf mode: OFF
Cloud Config: OFF
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode: DirectWrite Technology Unavailable (5, same as SC_TECHNOLOGY_DEFAULT)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode: OFF
Display Info:
primary monitor: 3440x1440, scaling 150%
visible monitors count: 2
installed Display Class adapters:
0000: Description - Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (ADL GT2)
0000: DriverVersion - 31.0.101.4576
0001: Description - Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (ADL GT2)
0001: DriverVersion - 31.0.101.4576
0002: Description - llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.8, 256 bits)
0003: Description - llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.8, 256 bits)
OS Name: Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
OS Build: 19043.0
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
WINE : 10.0
Plugins:
Explorer (1.9.9)
mimeTools (3.1)
nppAutoDetectIndent (2.3)
NppConverter (4.7)
NppExport (0.4)
NppFTP (0.29.13) -
I’m not on WINE, so I can’t help with that aspect of it… but the NppFTP
...button for choosing the SSH keyfile just opens the standard Windows Open file dialog, so it should be doing the normal equivalent on WINE. If it’s not, it would seem to me to be a misconfiguring on the WINE end.only shows the generic directories such as “Downloads”, “Documents”, “Music” etc, and not any of the dozens of subdirs.
Even on Windows, those are the first entries shown… but then down below, you can get to the “This PC” section, which allows you to browse to any location on your computer.
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… also, you specifically called out dot-directories in the title.
Whether or not an Open dialog will show dot-directories is definitely a function of WINE itself. See, for example, https://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t=1624
