Notepad++ v8.9.7 Release Candidate

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Notepad++ 8.9.7 Release Candidate is available here:
https://github.com/donho/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/ReleaseCandidate

Notepad++ v8.9.7 vulnerability fixes, regression fix & bug-fixes:

1. Improve robustness of Powershell command. (Implement commit)
2. Fix Stack Buffer Overflow in expandNppEnvironmentStrs. (Implement commit)
3. Enhance loading session.xml by normalizing the file paths. (Implement commit)
4. Fix updater (WinGUp) path traversal (Zip Slip) issue. (Implement #106)
5. Fix “Find in Files” unresponsive issue. (Fix #11774)
6. Fix regression where opening relative paths as file & in Explorer didn’t work. (Fix #18114)
7. Fix disappearing or duplicated file items in Folder as Workspace. (Fix #10710, #15831, #16053, #16197, #18091)
8. Fix freeze caused by directory symbolic links in Folder as Workspace root. (Fix #1566, #18171)
9. Update to Scintilla 5.6.3 & Lexilla 5.5.0. (Implement #18109)
10. Fix undo in cloned document not scrolling to undone change in original document. (Fix #17913)
11. Update pugixml to v1.16. (Implement #18147)
12. Remember Folder as Workspace expand/collapse state across sessions. (Fix #4057, #5979)
13. Add “Count” option to improve Incremental Search performance. (Fix #11613)
14. Add “nth of count” information to Incremental Search. (Fix #11899)
15. Improve “Count” performance in Incremental Search. (Implement #18185)
16. Add full ANSI EscapeSequence lexing. (Fix #17120, #18065)
17. Fix plugin toolbar icon not scaling correctly on high DPI displays. (Fix #16723)
18. Fix incorrectly disabled Paste command. (Fix #18118)
19. Add “Print FormFeed as Page Break” option. (Fix #18059)
20. Make message boxes dark via task dialogs. (Implement #18132)
21. Enhance color picker to remember custom colors across sessions. (Fix #4782)
22. Ensure searchResult stays last after styles XML merge. (Fix issue)
23. Update PHP keywords / auto-completion. (Implement #18175)
24. Update CSS keywords / auto-completion. (Fix #13555)
25. Fix truncted INS/OVR indicator on Status bar. (Fix #18142)