Notepad++

v4.3 RC is available here :
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/commun/misc/npp.v4.3.RC.zip

As usual, if you find any critical bug in this RC, please post in this thread.
Notepad++ v4.3 official release will be available in 7 days.


Notepad++ v4.3 fixed bugs and added features (from v4.2.2) :

1. Fix the crash bug due to the corrupted configuration file (config.xml and session.xml).
2. Fix the crash bug while the shortcut command is absent in shortcut.xml.
3. Fix the file status auto-detection bug : a unwanted selection after a pop-up dialog.
4. Enhance Styler Configurator : the visual effect is updated immediately while the setting is changing.
5. Add Global override feature (in Styler Configurator).
6. Fix the bold/italic/underline refresh problem in Stylers Configurator for Scintilla component.
7. Add hide lines feature (Menu : View->Hide lines).
8. Add new capacity (optional setting in Preferences dialog : Backup/Auto-completion tab) to trigger Auto-Completion(Function Completion or Word completion) automatically .
9. The set languages in session are remembered now.

Included plugins :

1. TexFX v0.24a
2. Function list v1.2
3. ConvertExt v1.1
4. NppExec v0.2 beta 4
5. Spell checker v1.1
6. Quick text v0.02
7. Light Explorer v1.4
8. Hex editor v0.84

New added plugins messages (for plugins developers) :

1. Add a new message NPPM_MSGTOPLUGIN for the communication between 2 plugins.
2. Add a new plugin message NPPM_MENUCOMMAND which allows plugins to execute all the npp available menu commands.
3. Add new plugin notification message NPPN_FILEJUSTOPENED.


Don

Hi Don,

If possible, please add support for Save As *.tex:

https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=4520012

Thanks again for such a wonderful program!

All the Best
Idris

How about the advanced backup system?

Also fixed: CTRL+SHIFT_DOWN on empty line.

Please update/add this plugins in 4.3 final or next RC:
- Spell-Checker Plugin 1.2
- Explorer Plugin 1.5.1

Regards
Benjamin

HI, All

How I get source code? and what if i want in as developement or tester , how?

Regards
Bill

http://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=95717

All seems OK here. Thanks Don.
Hide Lines feature - wonderful!

Not sure why I'd use Global override feature.

Great work, well done!

Mark B

>>Not sure why I'd use Global override feature.

try styling only one language with black background and white text, and see what happens ;-)

> All seems OK here. Thanks Don.
> Hide Lines feature - wonderful!

Glad to hear that :)

> Not sure why I'd use Global override feature.

Well, if you do hate "Comic Sans MS" font like the most of people in the forum,
then you'll love this feature.

Don

Thanks for the new build Don, works fine so far ...!
:)
> Well, if you do hate "Comic Sans MS" font like the most of people in the forum,
> then you'll love this feature.
Ha (!) -- I'd reckon, am I the only one who likes "Comic Sans MS" to format comments?
IMO that font is perfect for comments, doen't shoot me on that.
:)
@ Don:
any short-cut in the pipe-line for "hide lines" (I know to make my own, but as like as NP++ standard)?

Oh I see, so it's for people who can't be bothered to use the Styler Configurator dialog :-)

I'm not a fan of Comic Sans and Comments in green, for instance, but you provided the dialog because we all have different tastes, so I can't understand why people don't use it for heavens sake!

I either use Verdana or a mono-spaced Dina font depending on the file type and/or text block.

Mark B

If I check "Enable global bold font style" with the Bold option itself unchecked, the font seems to move down one pixel.
This does not happen with the Bold option checked.

With the Italic option checked, checking the "Enable global italic font style" also moves the font down one pixel and seems to increase the line space by one pixel.

If I check "Enable global font size" the line space/height seems to decrease by two pixels.

Instead of the Global override Style, I would rather have an option for each additional style to use the Default Style value.
That way I can choose for which styles or attributes I do want to use the current global overrides.
If I do not want to use a global override (of want to override the global style) for (only) a single style setting, it is not possible with the current implementation.

For the White space symbol style, for instance, the font style features can't be checked.
It could be very welcome, though, to be able to uncheck the Underline feature, if this is set for the Default Style.

There is a "global override" now for font style options, but I can't switch them off for the White space symbol.
If I want all text to be underlined, I can check the Global override, but this means the White space symbol also gets underlined.

> any short-cut in the pipe-line for "hide lines" (I know to make my own, but as like as NP++ standard)?

Which shortcut do you suggest?

Don

Hi Don,
I would actually like to request two small features if that is not too hard.
1) Add view/hide line numbers to the view menu since I think that is where most people would expect to see it.
2) Save the last used filter (*.c *.h etc.) and restore it for next search atleast for that session. I know it is saved in the dropdown. But is it kind of pain to select everytime you want to repeat it for the same set with a different term.
Thanks for the nice 4.3 release. It is work great so far.

Ranganathan

Hi Don
I have a minor problem with the Syntax Folding in VBScript.
When a Sub or Function has more than 1 comment line immediately following, the program doesnt recognise it as a place to fold.

Hi,

Any idea when virtual spaces will become available? I've addressed this a while ago (see http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=4332182) and I really hoped it would have been one of the major improvements with a new release.

Will 4.3 support this? It's really an "almost indispensable lacking feature" in the otherwise sublime NPP!

Best rgds,

--Geert

Explorer 1.5.1 is not a good idea. One user has some troubles with this version on W2K machine. A new version will be released asap.

Best Regards
Jens

> Explorer 1.5.1 is not a good idea. One user has some troubles with this version on W2K machine.
If that's referring to me, v1.5.1 is fine now on my W2K machine, no problem. Icons all OK, works as advertised :-)
I did report this in Plugin Development forum http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1815043&forum_id=482781

all the best
Mark B

And in Plugin Development forum http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1811901&forum_id=482781

:-)

Mark B

Replacing beginning-of-line and end-of-line using regular expression syntax ^ and $ does not work. For example, I want to wrap all lines of text in quotes, so I use ^ (in the "Find what" field) in first replacement, and $ in second replacement. Both times, I get an error message saying that the regular expression is not valid.

Try replacing the end-of-line by using the CTRL+R Replace Dialog. Enter CTRL+M in the search field, enter ", CTRL+M and another " in the replace field and replace all. You only have to add the first " to the beginning of the first line and the end of the last.

Hi,

Visual problem in Preferences dialog : http://kib2.free.fr/temp/problem_npp.png

Some suggestions :

- when opening the syntax coloring dialog and click on "More colours", the actual color isn't shown and is set to (0,0,0).

- some list controls shows their elements in a non alphabetical order (i.e the print header/footer font chooser), it's very difficult to make one's choice.

- the console part doesn't wrap long lines, and we don't have any horizontal slider to view the output in such cases. Also, I didn't find a way to change its background color.

cheers,

I have problem changing the font for STRING style of C/C++ language. No matter which fonts I selected (Courier New for example), the string literals in my C/C++ source always displayed in some kind of proportional font (look like Arial).

I have this problem since a few versions ago (including the latest v4.3 RC).

Anyone else seeing the same problem? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mick

No it's not your bug report. It's a problem with the dead look in version 1.5.X ;) Somebody had problems with slow network drives and tried the new version. But on his system a crash occurs.

Best Regards
Jens