Notepad++ defaulting syntax highlighting to CoffeeScript for .cpp files

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Notepad++ defaulting syntax highlighting to CoffeeScript for .cpp files

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Creator: lotuspirate

Created: 2013-10-11

Updated: 2014-04-14

lotuspirate - 2013-10-11

I am new here and I don't know if this is the right place to post this or if it is a bug that requires a ticket (I am guessing it is but it might be something I have done wrong since I haven't found anything similar with google).

I just installed Notepad++ 6.5 today over my previous installation of Notepad++ 5.9.3. Whenever I open a .cpp file, Notepad++ 6.5 seems to be detecting the file as a CoffeeScript file and defaulting to CoffeeScript syntax highlighting rather than C++. Even when I removed CoffeeScript from the Language Menu it seems to default to it anyway. It is inconvenient to change it to C++ every time. Is there any way to fix this?

edit: It is also occurring for .txt files.

Last edit: lotuspirate 2013-10-12

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jmwelch - 2013-10-31

It's been a little while - did you ever get this figured out?

It sounds like there may be a setting from your old installation that's sticking around and causing problems. If you're still having problems, take a look at stylers.xml and langs.xml in %APPDATA%\Notepad++, and search for cpp. Make sure it's not listed as an extension for anything but C++ files.

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Noel - 2013-11-05

I am having exactly the same problem: recently updated to version 6.5 from an older version

Now, whenever I load a file of any extension (most commonly PHP) it shows up with some other language styling. I don't know which language it is, but it certainly isn't PHP. So each time I have to go and manually change it . A real pain.

This is true for any type of extension, eg css etc.

It used to work fine - it would automatically do the styling to match the extension.

I have been through all the settings I can find, but to no avail. I looked at stylers.xml and lang.xml and they seem fine.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

Noel

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Etdashou - 2013-11-13

Hi,

I have the same bug since I updated to 6.5.
I have verified the langs.xml and stylers.xml file. I have searched in it and this is what I have:
Language name="php" ext="php php3 phtml" commentLine="//" commentStart="/" commentEnd="/">
LexerType name="php" desc="php" ext="">

Language name="coffeescript" ext="litcoffee" commentLine="#" commentStart="" commentEnd="">
LexerType name="coffeescript" desc="CoffeeScript" ext="">

I really don't know if I need to check something else but doing a CTRL+F with php this is all I found.

I have started a fresh installation of a the Portable version of Notepad++. 6.5.1 ZIP version.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Etdashou - 2013-11-13

Ok,

I have done some tests. I have tried the Zip package of 6.5.1, 6.5 and 6.4.5. Each time I was completly deleting the previous installation.

With 6.4.5, everything is OK. I open .php files and the language is correctly selected.

With 6.5 and 6.5.1, CoffeeScript is selected for php files.

I have no idea why - but I hope I helped. I will use 6.4.5 for the time being.

thanks

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Gerben Jacobs - 2014-01-31

I'm having this problem as well. This appears to be a serious issue, so that's why I'm bumping this topic.

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Andreas Jonsson - 2014-02-01

Does this happen with all PHP files? I can't reproduce it.

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Fab313 - 2014-02-26

I have the same problem.
I'm using v6.5.2, and every time I open a file (any kind of file), it's detected as a CoffeeScript file.
I have to manually change the language through the language menu in order to have to correct syntax highlighting.
And When I go in settings > style configurator, "CoffeeScript" is the last language in the language list...

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cchris - 2014-03-02

I am suspecting that the problem takes place when installing over older versions of N++. Can you reproduce the issue if installing in a new folder?

CChris

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Philipp Maschke - 2014-04-14

Same problem: .txt files are by default marked as CoffeeScript.
Just installed version 6.5.5 over my previous installation, where this did not happen.
...
Ok, I found the problem or at least the trigger for it: the behaviour only occurs when checking 'use as default html viewer' during installation/upgrade!

I just uninstalled the new version (where I had activated above option for the first time) and installed the old (6.5.4) back again. During install I checked the option and voila, the problem also occurred.

Can anyone also reproduce this?

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