Notepad++ 8.6.2

Notepad++ v8.6.2 fixed regressions:​

1. Fix Shift-DEL, Ctrl-INS and Shift-INS not working regression. (Fix #14470, #14571)
2. Fix Ctrl+V cannot paste into the text fields of certain plugins regression. (Fix #14568)
3. Remove option “disableLineCopyCutDelete.xml” (the empty file takes no effect).
4. Fix a regression: the position in the previous session is now restored correctly in cloned document. (Fix #14164)

Notepad++ v8.6.1 new features & bug-fixes:​

1. Updated to Scintilla 5.4.1 & Lexilla 5.3.0. (Implement #14375)
2. Fix a regression: the position in the previous session is now restored correctly in cloned document. (Fix #14164)
3. Fix a regression: customized extension in Style Configurator is now saved correctly. (Fix #14437)
4. Add an ability (disableLineCopyCutDelete.xml) to disable line copy/cut/delete when no selection is made and also add back Shift-DEL & Ctrl-INS shortcuts. (Fix #14470, ref, ref))
5. Add an ability (noColumnToMultiSelect.xml) to disable column mode to multi-select mode. (Fix #14464, ref)
6. Fix deleting in column mode also delete an unexpected EOL. (Fix #14426)
7. Fix hidden results of long lines for Search results with “Find in…” commands. (Fix #12023)
8. Enhance Search-results by showing search options for “Find in…” commands. (Fix #14306)
9. Fix an issue: replacements are no longer duplicated (the 2nd time in cloned document) for “Replace in Opened Docs”. (Fix #14505)
10. Fix a regression to make F3 & Shift-F3 work again in Incremental Search. (Fix #14503)
11. Add document tab navigation commands: “First tab” & “Last tab”. (Fix #14416)
12. Add document tab commands: “Move to Start” & “Move to End” commands. (Fix #9525, #13982)
13. 3 RTL new abilities: RTL per document, RTL per document remembered across the sessions & new attribute editZoneRTL=“no” in RTL localization files. (Fix #9665, #9950, #14385)
14. Enhance the “-loadingTime” command line parameter. (Fix #14472)
15. Enhance the performance: disable undo collection while loading a file. (Fix #14455)
16. Sort language list in the Preferences dialog. (Fix #14245)
17. Fix a visual glitch that occurred during multi-paste. (Fix #14410)
18. Fix confusing memory allocation error message. (Fix #14418)
19. Fix python wrong decorator attribute color. (Fix #5894)
20. Fix file status in “other view” is not detected. (Fix #14225)
21. Fix dropped file being opened in the wrong view. (Fix #14354)

Notepad++ v8.6 new features & bug-fixes:​

1. Multi-edit is fully supported in Notepad++. (Fix #14266, #8203)
2. Make multi-select background & caret colours customizable. (Fix #14302)
3. Make session inaccessible files remembered (empty & read-only document as placeholder). (Fix #12079, #12744, #13696)
4. Fix missing session invalid error for user session & enhance API NPPM_GETNBSESSIONFILES. (Fix #14228)
5. Fix network shared files saving regression. (Fix #14300)
6. Update Scintilla to v5.3.8 & Lexilla to v5.2.8. (Fix #13442, #14188, #14288)
7. Fix docking panel crash due to messing up config.xml. (Fix bug report
8. Fix invalid styler.xml making Notepad++ crash issue. (Fix #12101)
9. Fix tab-closing crash by middle mouse button (unexpected mouse position). (Fix #14328)
10. Fix 2 performance issues in Style Configurator. (Fix #14321)
11. Add 3 line operation (delete, copy & cut) shortcuts. (Fix #14296)
12. Display extra info in the status bar of Find/Replace dialog to avoid PEBKAC. (Fix #14307)
13. Fix “Hide lines” command hiding unselected lines issue. (Fix #14166)
14. Fix silent installer mode when Notepad++ is running issue. (Fix #10189, #10277, #22514, #14236, fix partially #8514)
15. Fix Updater’s vulnerability (update cURL in WinGUp for fixing CVE-2023-38545). (Fix WinGUp issue #50)
16. Fix incoherent behaviour of “Duplicate Current Line” menu command. (Fix #5298)
17. Fix JSON5 not using JSON keywords. (Fix #14205)
18. Fix empty message showing while cancelling session file saving dialog. (Fix #14235)

Notepad++ v8.5.8 bug-fixes and new features:​

1. Fix “Clear Read-Only Flag” command not working immediately regression. (Fix #14138)
2. Fix saving files losing Alternate Data Stream issue. (Fix #1498, #8451, #8013)
3. Fix data loss issue due to no room on disk for saving. (Fix #5664, #14089)
4. Add Win10/Win11 Restart-application feature. (Fix #9722, #11721, #11934)
5. Fix user created session being modified behaviour on exit. (Implement part 1, part 2, part 3)
6. Improve document list display performance. (Fix #13479, #12632)
7. Update Scintilla to v5.3.7 & Lexilla to v5.2.7. (Fix #13991, #14062)
8. fix unwanted Afrikaans installer language issue. (Fix #3844, #7574)
9. Fix a crash issue while reading settings from cloud. (Fix #14131)
10. Fix security issue CVE-2022-31901. (Fix #13520)
11. Enhance non-saved search text’s persistence in Find dialog combobox while pressing arrow key. (Fix #14174)
12. Make auto-checking of Find InSelection configurable (resizable & can be disabled). (Fix #14108, #13677, #12639)
13. Perl enhancement: Update Stylers & the keywords for Perl v5.38. (Fix #14192)
14. Fix “Single Line Uncomment” uncommenting an extra line issue. (Fix #12829)
15. Fix “Next Bookmark” command not resetting current column issue. (Fix #14137)
16. Allow menu command Window->Windows to be assigned a shortcut. (Fix #14179)
17. Fix wrong categories in Shortcuts Mapper. (Fix #13285)

Notepad++ v8.5.7 Change log:

1. Fix 4 security issues CVE-2023-40031, CVE-2023-40036, CVE-2023-40164 & CVE-2023-40166. (Fix #14073 )
2. Security enhancement: Sign uninstall.exe. (Fix #14099 )
3. Change the slogan in installer. (Fix #14052 )
4. Fix eventual memory leak while reading Utf8-16 files. (Fix #4120 , #5806 , #4443 )
5. Fix dragging tab performance issue while Document List is displayed. (Fix #13479 , #12632 )
6. Add supperss 2GB file warning option for x64. (Fix #14055 )
7. Fix cloned document disassociated issue after Notepad++ being relaunched. (Fix #10266 )
8. Fix session file saving problem if it’s read-only. (Fix #14024 , #13894 , #13859 )
9. Fix activating wrong file(s) issue after loading session file. (Fix #14006 )
10. Fix product version value displayed in file’s properties. (Fix #14010 , #11886 , #11431 )

If you find any regression or critical bug, please report here:
https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/24895/notepad-v8-5-7-release-vulnerability-fixes

Notepad++ v8.5.6 Change log:

1. Fix plugin crash regression due to CET enhancement. (Fix regression due to CET)
2. Add new API: indicator allocation for plugins. (Fix #5744)
3. Fix hide lines merging to avoid merging across a visible line. (Fix #12844)
4. Fix “Clear Change History” issue: cloned document markers are not cleared. (Fix #13877)

Notepad++ v8.5.5 Change log:

1. Update to Scintilla 5.3.6 and Lexilla 5.2.6 (Implement #13940, fix #4741, #13901, #13943, #13911)
2. Add change history navigation commands: Go to next/prev change & Clear change history. (Fix #12248)
3. Fix Change History incorrect display after “Reload from Disk” command. (Fix #12319, #12261, #13735)
4. Remember through sessions the directory of “Remember last used directory”. (Fix #11326, #10901, #4961, #4119)
5. Fix regression of double clicking on find result not going to the document. (Fix #13636)
6. Fix regression of opening file rejection if file name contains dot at the end. (Fix #12849)
7. Fix error message of opening file with ‘=’ as end of file name. (Fix #13344)
8. Fix menu Tools contains 2 SHA-256 item while using localization. (Fix #13797)
9. Fix SHA-1 hash result wrong length bug while “Treat each line as a separate string” enabled. (Fix #13812)
10. Add SHA-512 hash features (Fix #13805)
11. Fix normal.xml for Normal text auto-completion not working issue. (Fix #12325)
12. Fix Korean IME append file extension issue in save dialog. (Fix #11582, #12225, #12366)
13. Make find/replace in files result more accurate while used RegExpr is invalid. (Fix #13164)
14. Fix Project panel’s inaccurate initialized path in save dialog. (Fix #13086)
15. Fix wrong syntax highlighting of URLs with quotes in JSON. (Fix #13522)
16. Fix Clipboard History panel shows corrupted data issue. (Fix #13817, #13844)
17. Improve lines sorting memory consumption. (Fix #10435)
18. Enhance “Add new document at startup”: add new document only when the session is remembered. (Fix #13796)
19. Enhance “Convert case to Proper Case” command: fix the error conversion after quote.

Notepad++ v8.5.4 bug-fixes and new features:​

1. Fix macro recording regression on Unicode character. (Fix #13757)
2. Fix regression of defective detection for file read-only attribute removal via Explorer. (Fix #13742)
3. Fix opening multi-files on multi-instance mode regression. (Fix #36, #13778)
4. Update: Scintilla 5.3.5 Lexilla 5.2.5. (Implement #13729)
5. Fix Notepad++ hanging issue running macro to EOF. (Fix #13342)
6. Fix EOL symbol color/appearence being reset issue while changing encoding. (Fix #13728)
7. Enable code folding in Assembly source files. (Fix #13758, #9888)
8. Fix document language not remembered through sessions issue. (Fix #13743)
9. Add SHA-1 hash features. (Fix #13791)
10. Add “open new blank document in addition on startup” ability. (Fix #11134, #9535, #5527)
11. Fix lexer plugin is sorted unconventionally in language menu issue (Fix #9516)
12. Add message NPPM_DARKMODESUBCLASSANDTHEME to allow plugin to use generic dark mode. (Fix #13574)
13. Add the ability to close multiple files without saving in Document list. (Fix #13768, #13178)
14. Several GUI Enhancements. (Fix #13764, #10349, #8109, #13703, #13701, #13686, #13665, #13657, #13676, #13667, #13624, #13622)
15. Fix error message on uninstallation. (Implement #13653)
16. Fix tabContextMenu_example.xml not being deleted while uninstallation. (Fix #13670)

If you find any regression or critical bug, please report here:
https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/24591/notepad-v8-5-4-release

Notepad++ v8.5.3 bug-fixes and new features:​

1. Fix session file data loss issue. (Fix #13514)
2. Fix Explorer context menu “Edit with Notepad++” needs restarting os to appear issue under Win 8⁄10. (Fix #13)
3. Fix Explorer context menu “Edit with Notepad++” not installed for multiple users issue. (Fix #13476)
4. Fix Explorer context menu “Edit with Notepad++” double entries in some applications (Winzip). (Fix #13499)
5. Make Explorer context menu “Edit with Notepad++” translatable. (Fix #17)
6. Add the UTF8 character ability for Run & Macro menu. (Fix #12670, #13221, #13488)
7. Add hide/show ability of Control Characters (C0 & C1) and Unicode EOL. (Fix #8111)
8. Fix Change history margin in black color issue. (Fix #12764, #13593)
9. Improve “Remove consecutive duplicate lines” command performance. (Fix #5538, #12548)
10. Project Workspace “Save a Copy As” confusion issue. (Fix #13135)
11. Make “Remove consecutive duplicate lines” support more line break. (Fix #13474)
12. Fix UDL deletion issue. (Fix #8101)
13. Fix RTL not working on FindInFiles progress window. (Fix #13458)
14. Fix search results output alignment for large file searches. (Fix #13481)
15. Several GUI Enhancements. (Fix #13615, #13601, #12812, #13579, #13577, #13575, #13597, #13524, #13540, #13544, #13315)

Notepad++ v8.5.2 bug-fixes and new features:​

1. Enhance “Edit with Notepad++” context menu and fix several issues. (Fix #13399, #13410, #13425, #13438, #13440, #13446, #13457)
2. Make Find/Replace dialog swap/copy button usage more explicit. (Fix #13368, #13021)
3. Fix unexpected caret column jump post brace match. (Fix #13433)
4. Add hits in-progress increased number to Search Progress dialog. (Fix #13364)
5. Add HTML Hexadecimal column and more items to ASCII panel. (Fix #13347)
6. Add ability to do leading spaces with Column Editor. (Fix #11148, #13309)
7. Add programming language support for Hollywood. (Implement #13417)
8. Fix dock panels visual glitch while finding in search results. (Fix #13402, #13459)
9. Fix Mark dialog’s Copy Marked Text button is not macro-able issue. (Fix #13405)
10. Dark mode enhancement: make focused combobox more visible. (Fix #13420)
11. Fix find dialog flicker issue. (Fix #9536, #13381)
12. Enhance Notepad++ icon’s display in system tray. (Fix #8971)
13. Fix some options in Mark dialog not remembered though the session issue. (Fix #13277)