<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ v8.9.5 Release Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>Notepad++ 8.9.5 Release Candidate is available here:</strong><br />
<a href="https://github.com/donho/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/ReleaseCandidate" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/donho/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/ReleaseCandidate</a></p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Notepad++ v8.9.5 regression fixes, bug-fixes &amp; new improvements:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Fix updating issue where using v8.9.4 32-bits installer creates duplicate “Uninstall a program” entries. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17979" rel="nofollow ugc">#17979</a>)</li>
<li>Fix v8.9.4 64-bits installer error message caused by MSIX on Win10. (Fix <a href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27512/notepad-release-8-9-4/4?_=1777481529353">installer regression</a>)</li>
<li>Update Scintilla to 5.6.2 &amp; Lexilla to 5.4.9. (Implement <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/18011" rel="nofollow ugc">#18011</a>)</li>
<li>Add option to synchronize zoom level across views. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17862" rel="nofollow ugc">#17862</a>)</li>
<li>Fix MSI installer writting language info to HKCU instead of HKLM. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/2326#issuecomment-4291838308" rel="nofollow ugc">MSI issue</a>)</li>
<li>Fix imported UDLs not appearing in the language menu without restarting Notepad++. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17909" rel="nofollow ugc">#17909</a>)</li>
<li>Reduce tooltip display delay for static control with “(?)” text. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17995" rel="nofollow ugc">#17995</a>, <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/16961" rel="nofollow ugc">#16961</a>)</li>
<li>Fix visual glitch in Mark dialog when in reduced mode. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17983" rel="nofollow ugc">#17983</a>)</li>
</ol>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Notepad++ v8.9.4 crash fixes, bug-fixes &amp; new improvements:</strong></p>
<p dir="auto">1.Fix crashes in FindInFiles when nativeLang.xml’s “find-result-hits” contains “%s”. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17960" rel="nofollow ugc">#17960</a>)<br />
2. Fix drop-file crash when file path length reaches 259 characters. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17921" rel="nofollow ugc">#17921</a>)<br />
3. Fix crash caused by undoing column editor bad input in virtual space. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17915" rel="nofollow ugc">#17915</a>)<br />
4. Fix bad column editor input in reverse-direction column selection on virtual space. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17915" rel="nofollow ugc">#17915</a>)<br />
5. Update to Scintilla 5.6.1 &amp; Lexilla 5.4.8. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17920" rel="nofollow ugc">#17920</a>, <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17864" rel="nofollow ugc">#17864</a>, <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/13522" rel="nofollow ugc">#13522</a>, <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/11746" rel="nofollow ugc">#11746</a>)	<br />
6. Fix EOL conversion to Windows format not working (Scintilla update related). (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17920" rel="nofollow ugc">#17920</a>)<br />
7. Fix rendering corruption in .bat files (Lexilla update related). (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17864" rel="nofollow ugc">#17864</a>)	<br />
8. Fix quote escaping causing incorrect JSON syntax highlighting (Lexilla update related). (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/11746" rel="nofollow ugc">#11746</a>, <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/13522" rel="nofollow ugc">#13522</a>)<br />
9. Fix MSI installation error due to context menu item registration. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17918" rel="nofollow ugc">#17918</a>)	<br />
10. Fix NSIS installation stalling caused by context menu registration issue. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17308" rel="nofollow ugc">#17308</a>, <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17885" rel="nofollow ugc">#17885</a>)<br />
11. Add NPP_LANG property to install a specific localization file for MSI. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/2326#issuecomment-3583203052" rel="nofollow ugc">issue reported in comment</a>)<br />
12. Fix MSI installer display random Hexadecimal number as name on UAC. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17967" rel="nofollow ugc">#17967</a>)<br />
13. Add version info into MSI file property (as value of “Comments”). (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17803" rel="nofollow ugc">#17803</a>)<br />
14. Fix minimized window not restoring in administrator mode. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17945" rel="nofollow ugc">#17945</a>)<br />
15. Fix Unicode search mismatching ANSI character ‘?’. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17125" rel="nofollow ugc">#17125</a>)<br />
16. Fix Column Editor regression with empty fields. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17912" rel="nofollow ugc">#17912</a>)<br />
17. Fix floating dialog content not displaying in certain situations. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17563" rel="nofollow ugc">#17563</a>)<br />
18. Fix visual glitch when toggling group view in Document List. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/14285" rel="nofollow ugc">#14285</a>)<br />
19. Support improved C++ 11 raw string literal handling. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17875" rel="nofollow ugc">#17875</a>)<br />
20. Fix visual glitch in the Mark dialog. (Fix <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/16084" rel="nofollow ugc">#16084</a>, <a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/17886" rel="nofollow ugc">#17886</a>)</p>
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