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Notepad++ v6.7.4 - Je suis Charlie edition

Don HO
2015-01-11
2015-04-30
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  • Don HO

    Don HO - 2015-01-11

    Je suis Charlie, not because I endorse everything they published, but because I cherish the right to speak out freely without risk even when it offends others.

    http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-6.7.4-je-suis-charlie-edition.html

    Don

     
    • Nargus

      Nargus - 2015-01-30

      Freedom of Expression, much like any action, must come with responsibility to the consequence of their words. Truth can be expressed without insult. Insult, like any aggressive action, should be expressed only by those who is willing to brave the reaction that is reflected back as a consequence of their words.

       
    • lyravega

      lyravega - 2015-02-13

      Hello Don. I know this is not the right place to post this, but I thought this could be the best way for you to spot this. I upgraded from Npp 6.4.x to this last edition, and loving the new features. Didn't uninstall the last version first, just upgraded it.

      Soon I realized I cannot use commenting features. Doing a bit of research, found out you renamed those actions in Npp 6.5.x, and fixed my problem. Some people may not know what is going on, but I think I'm in a minority here. I thought I should give you a heads up.

      Also, thank you so much for this brilliant program. I've been using it for years, and I just love it.

       
    • Nauman Hameed

      Nauman Hameed - 2015-02-14

      I love the notepad++ editor but it was disappointing to see you getting involved in an unnecessary controversy. What "Je suis Charlie" stands for is something that hurts millions of Muslims around the world. I do not agree that it is freedom of expression, rather it is irresponsible behavior no matter what name is used to justify that behavior. Yes, it is not good to kill someone, but at the same time it is also not good to use the freedom of expression as a justification for non-sense.

      Look around the world and you will find a lot of horrific things going on. More than 140 school children killed in a Pakistan school, around same number of worshippers killed in a Pakistan mosque, killing of 3 Muslim students in USA, permanent hostage of Palestinians by Israel. How about dedicating a Notepad++ edition for these incidents?

      I hope you will re-think what you are supporting. I do not think "Je suis Charlie" is for freedom of expression, it is just simple irresponsible behavior.

       
    • Lorenz

      Lorenz - 2015-02-19

      Freedom of expression is like the air we breathe, we don't feel it, until people take it away from us.

      rhetoric? even the syntax is flawed, let alone the semantics. well, breathing actually consist of two phase - in or out. allow me to rephrase:

      freedom of expression is like the air we inhale, we don't feel it, until people take it away from us. BUT we should be wary of what we exhale, espeically onto other's face, even so when we got flu, for example.

      For this reason, Je suis Charlie, not because I endorse everything they published, but because I cherish the right to speak out freely without risk even when it offends others.

      for one reason, he say this. for the rest, i suggest the contrary.

      And no, you cannot just take someone's life for whatever he/she expressed.

      what if s/he intend to kill? yes, word can kill. eg, in a crowded night club when there's blackout, someone shout FIRE!

      thus freedom of expression shall not exempt anyone from the responsibilty to deal with the consquence. hence knowing the boundary of one's freedom equalize showing respect to other's freedom.

      Sphinxeus

      when English grammar is concerned, i insist on my freedom of expression!

       
  • Yaron

    Yaron - 2015-01-11

    Hello Don,

    Thank you for the new version.

    It seems that the bug reported here
    https://sourceforge.net/p/notepad-plus/bugs/5112/?limit=25
    depends on DSpellCheck's context menu; - if the plugin is installed, and its context menu items show up, the commands "Copy" and "Paste" are available.
    Otherwise, those commands are grayed-out.

    Je suis CHARLIE.

     

    Last edit: Yaron 2015-01-11
  • Ashish Kulkarni

    Ashish Kulkarni - 2015-01-11

    Hello Don,

    It seems that you are still bundling NppFTP 0.25 with the default installer, but the latest version is now 0.26.1. Can you update it with the next installer release?

    Thanks,
    Ashish (new maintainer for NppFTP).

    Je suis CHARLIE!

     
    • Don HO

      Don HO - 2015-01-16

      Hi Ashish,

      Nice to learn that you maintain NppFTP.
      Could you point me out where do you release the new version of NppFTP?

      Don

       
  • Max

    Max - 2015-01-12

    Thanx for giving me and some other million users a heart attack with simulating someone writing on your desktop/server :-(

     
    • GAETAN GODIN

      GAETAN GODIN - 2015-01-15

      I love that automatic typing feature. I looked at the documentation and could not figure out how you did it. Could you please post the steps?
      Thanks

       
    • Don HO

      Don HO - 2015-01-16

      Max,

      Sorry about that.
      The most important thing is, now you know that is not a virus or something alike.

      Don

       
    • Robert Sullivan

      Robert Sullivan - 2015-02-09

      Your entitled. So the saying goes "No good FREE deed/app goes unpunished". Like Notepadd++ is really gonna expose a hole (equiv -the size of Rhode Island) open to allow a hack like that.

      Je suis CHARLIE!

       
  • ZorgeHT

    ZorgeHT - 2015-01-12

    Thanks for good program. It's a pity, that you mess politics withing neutral things, such as text editor. Staying at 6.7.3 for now.

     
    • Mason Bially

      Mason Bially - 2015-02-01

      I hate to tell you this...

      But the very nature of Notepad++ as free (as in free speech) and open source software is it self a pretty strong form of political statement; read some literature at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html . Few things in this world are truly neutral, with out the politics the developer of this software believes in this software would probably not exist or be free (and free!) for you to use.

       

      Last edit: Mason Bially 2015-02-01
  • Yaron

    Yaron - 2015-01-12

    Protesting against the brutal murder of 17 innocent people is politics?!
    May the free world wake up and realize the danger it is facing.

     
  • Mark Baines

    Mark Baines - 2015-01-12

    Your web site has been hacked by FallaGa Team because of this edition.

     
  • Schiavini

    Schiavini - 2015-01-12

    Ok, the hacking was totally unnecessary, it only gives more reason for them to hate you. But indeed, this version is ridiculous. Muslims in Europe are being very prejudiced every day, and many in the middle east are being killed. The attacks in France were unjustified and very sad, however they were not about freedom of speech.

     

    Last edit: Schiavini 2015-01-12
    • Steve Brereton

      Steve Brereton - 2015-01-14

      So they were actually about.... what?

       
    • Don HO

      Don HO - 2015-01-16

      Hi Schiavini,

      "Muslims in Europe are being very prejudiced every day, and many in the middle east are being killed."

      I could not agree more.
      Hence my statement after hacking of Notepad++ site:
      http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hacking-npp-site.html

      Once again, it's all about freedom of expression but nothing else.

      Don

       
    • David Bailey

      David Bailey - 2015-02-22

      To all the Muslims here.

      I do realise that the US has stirred up a lot of trouble in the Middle East, and many of us demonstrated for peace before the Iraq war. However, right now, most of the Muslims being killed in the middle east, are being killed by more extreme Muslims!

      The intolerance shown towards those French cartonists, is also shown by ISIS towards many Muslims in the middle east for being gay, or belonging to a different type of Islam, or whatever. Where does that type of extremism stop? Hatred and extremism simply feeds on itself.

      Furthermore, you or maybe your parents chose to settle in the West, and we have some sacred principles too - in particular, freedom of speech.

      I think it might have been better to have created a version of Notepad++ that simply contained a start screen that explained your protest, but I definitely defend your right to this peaceful protest.

       
  • Mark Baines

    Mark Baines - 2015-01-13

    In light of the fact that the Notepad++ web site was hacked, can we have a reassurance that none of the software has been compromised?

     
    • Mark Baines

      Mark Baines - 2015-01-15

      Is that a No then?

       
      • THEVENOT Guy

        THEVENOT Guy - 2015-01-16

        Hello Mark,

        First of all, I wish you an Happy New Year 2015, ...... with Notepad++ !!

        To VERIFY, BEFORE installation, that your downloading, of the 6.7.4 version of Notepad++, is SAFE, follow the steps below :

        • Download the v6.7.4 file, that you prefer, from the link below :

        http://download.tuxfamily.org/notepadplus/6.7.4/

        • On the other hand, from the link below, download the LAST version of the excellent NppCrypt plugin :

        http://www.cerberus-design.de/nppcrypt/nppcryptv1010.zip

        • Extract, from that archive, the NppCrypt.dll file and copy it in the plugins folder of your current Notepad++ installation

        • Start your CURRENT version of Notepad++ ( so prior to the v6.7.4 version, of course ! )

        • According to your previous v6.7.4 downloading, open the 6.7.4 file ( Installer.exe OR npp.6.7.4.bin.7z OR npp.6.7.4.bin.minimalist.7z OR npp.6.7.4.bin.zip ), in your current version of N++

        • Select ALL contents of that "pseudo-binary" file ( CTRL + A )

        • Select the menu option Plugins - NppCrypt - Hash and click on the OK button

        => At once, the file contents are replaced with a forty hexadecimal digits string, which is the true SHA1 digest control sum of your downloaded file

        • Finally, from the link below, VERIFY that this calculated string is STRICTELY IDENTICAL to the theoretical SHA1 digest ( 160 digits - 40 Hex characters ) of the downloaded file, given by Don HO :

        http://sourceforge.net/p/notepad-plus/discussion/1290588/thread/08553b1d/


        As for me, I, personally, downloaded the npp.6.7.4.bin.7z file and its SHA1 digest was, as expected, the string

        899D63CF7A66D440BD3FF1BA3E420A3781B4CF8C

        So, I'm 100 % sure that this file is NOT corrupted !

        To that purpose, read the Wikipedia article, about the SHA1 algorithm :

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA1

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA1#Examples_and_pseudocode

        Best Regards,

        guy038

         

        Last edit: THEVENOT Guy 2015-01-16
    • Don HO

      Don HO - 2015-01-16

      Thank you Guy for your very detailed (as always) explanation!

      Hi Mark, here's the concerning information:
      http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hacking-npp-site.html

      Don

       
      • THEVENOT Guy

        THEVENOT Guy - 2015-01-17

        Hi, Don,

        By the way, did you notice that the SHA1 digest ( and, probably, all the other algorithms ) of your NppHash plugin, are wrong, since Notepad++ uses the 3.3.4 version of the SciLexer.dll file :-((

        For instance, with the v6.7.3 version of N++, the NppHash plugin gives, for the npp.6.7.4.bin.7z archive, the wrong SHA1 digest, below :

        532EBFB8ED1BB1234C58984AD4ACB0DDB6C1AC50

        If I replaced the 3.3.4.0 version of the SciLexer.dll file by the older version 2.2.7.0, the SHA1 digest is again, as expected :

        899D63CF7A66D440BD3FF1BA3E420A3781B4CF8C

        Hope you'll find some spare time to fix that issue !

        Cheers,

        guy038

        P.S. :

        Have a look, too, at my previous post, below. Thanks

        https://sourceforge.net/p/notepad-plus/discussion/331753/thread/f8ef534f/#f33b

         
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