Version history Notepad++

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Changes from v5.1 -> v5.1.1

• Fix Unicode version display Korean/Japanese language problem.
• Fix bug : Open in new instance not allowing spaces in paths.
• Fix "Global Styles" string incorrectly displayed in Unicode version.
• Fix filters for open/save dialog not showing or incorrectly (showing 'L').
• Fix calltip argument with 'L' leader character bug.
• Fix tab control draw bug.

Changes from v5.0.3 -> v5.1

• Changes:
• Make Notepad++ Unicode-compliant application(Unicode path supported).
• Fix crash issue due to the incoherent modification/creation date.
• Enhance Find in files feature : launch in thread, stop as wish.
• Add find/replace dialog memorize capacity.
• Fix "find in all opened files" and "find in files" unicode text search bug.
• Fix "replace" and "replace all" bug.
• Fix tag match highlighting mismatched bug.
• Make tag match highlighting on non html zone optional.
• Fix cpu high consumption bug while document is cloned with smart highlighting and xml matched highlighting features activating.
• Refine the Save/Open file directory settings (follow tab/last operation/user defined dir).
• Add "Doc go to new instance" and "Doc open in new instance" features.
• Move document to another instance of Notepad++ via drag and drop document tab.
• Add new pluin notification NPPN_DOCACTIVATED and NPPN_LANGCHANGED.
• Fix context menu incorrect setting crash bug.
• Fix crash problem while typing Chinese character in ANSI CSS document under Chinese environment.
• Fix a problem with Incremental search+UTF8 in win9x.
• Fix the User defined language not working in Unicode version bug.
• Fix bug with CPP lexer keyword list.
• Fix auto-completion not woring for HTML, SQL and RC problem.
• Fix html, sql and rc auto-completion bug.
• Fix cancel to save file in Notepad++ can not stop system shutdown problem.
• Fix bug with opening relative path files.
• Fix bug with clearing read-only flag.
• Fix wrap after save as bug.
• Improve "reload from disk" behaviour.
• Add option to only show the filename in the titlebar.
• Add NPPM_[G/S]ET_BUFFERLANGTYPE, NPPM_[G/S]ET_BUFFERENCODING, NPPM_[G/S]ET_BUFFERFORMAT messages to access buffer properties.
• Remove all the comic sans font (finally :) ).
• Included plugins (Unicode):
• TexFX v0.24a
• MIME Tools v1.5
• NppExport v0.2.8
• Doc Monitor v2.2
• NppAutoIndent 1.2
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• NppAutoIndent 1.2
• NppDocShare v0.1
• Included plugins (ANSI):
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC3.2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• MIME Tools v1.5
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• NppExport v0.2.8
• Compare plugin v1.5.1
• Light Explorer v1.5
• Doc Monitor v2.2
• NppAutoIndent 1.2
• NppDocShare v0.1

Changes from v5.0.2 -> v5.0.3

• Fix crash bug while processing find in all opened files/find in files in a file contains a very long line.
• Fix the display problem in found results dialog while processing find in all opened files/find in files in a file contains a very long line.
• Fix not remembering the history file setting "Don't check at launch time" option bug.

Changes from v5.0.1 -> v5.0.2

• Fix crash bug for tags match highlighting.
• Fix the huge file makes notepad++ crash issue.
• Fix adding item in the history file list while deleting file from Notepad++ bug.
• Fix a bug that file detection options set are not saved due to doc monitor plugin.
• Improve opening file performance.
• Fix bug when closing file using close button.

Changes from v5.0 -> v5.0.1

• Notes:
• Make Tag match highlight more accurate.
• Fix several bugs.
• makefile is re-enabled.
• Changes:
• Fix tags match highlighter bug - more accurate.
• Fix word completion doesn't display bug.
• Fix word completion not in alphabet order.
• Fix Notepad++ launch problem under WINE.
• Fix crash issue due to timestamp problem.
• Fix bug : Files not in recent list on exit and no session saved.
• Fix bug : hide lines not working right when closing.
• Re-enable gcc compiler environment (minGW).
• Fix bug : Syntax highlighting is not applied after "Save as".
• Included plugins :
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC3.2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• MIME Tools v1.4
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• NppExport v0.2.7.3
• Compare plugin v1.5.1
• Light Explorer v1.5
• Doc Monitor v2.1

Changes from v5.0 RC -> v5.0

• Notes:
• Notepad++ is version 5 now. In order to make v5 deserve its version number, Harry and I work hard for this release.
• These are main features added in v5:
• The performance of Notepad++ v5 is improved - especially on exit.
• Function parameters calltip hint : in a modern IDE, it always comes together with auto-completion. In this version of Notepad++ calltip feature is implemented as extension of auto-completion. All the api files for auto-completion are now under xml format(with extension .xml).
• Calltip is available for all the supported languages - you just need to add them(the php.xml is complete).
• Here is the tutorial for this now functionality: http://notepad-plus.wiki.sourceforge.net/Create_AutoComplete
• Tags match highlight : it will be adored by html/xml guys. The colours can be configured in Styler Configurator dialog. Check Preference dialog to disable this feature (through I don't know why you want to do that).
• Enhancement of adding item in context menu : All the plugin commands can be added into context menu. Furthermore adding context menu items in contextMenu.xml is easier in this version. Note that for the sake of backward compatibility, id attribute will still work on the future release.
• Here you can find context menu howto: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/contextMenu-HOWTO.php
• A lot of other new features are added in v5: bookmarked lines cut/copy/paste/delete operations, more items (caret, tab bar) are configurable, rename/delete current edited file...etc. I let you discover them yourself.
• Changes:
• Improve Notepad++ performance - on startup and on exit.
• Add Calltip capacity.
• Add HTML/XML tag match highlighting.
• All the menu commands can be added in context menu, including plugins' commands, macros and user defined commands.
• Add bookmarked lines operations : delete all marked lines, copy all marked lines into clipboard, cut all marked lines into clipboard, paste from clipboard to replace all marked lines content.
• Add rename and delete current document features.
• Fix crash bug : Open files with date pre-1970.
• Fix clone mode bug : now the actions done in one view will be synchronized in the cloned view.
• Add tooltips in document tab to display the full file name path.
• Change hide lines behaviour : Hide lines now saved during switches.
• Change file history list behaviour : Most recent closed file is on the top. Add number on list.
• Caret width and blink rate are customizable.
• Add asterisk in title bar if file is dirty.
• The bookmarks' look & feel are improved.
• Add "Select all" and "copy" context menu items in Find in files results window.
• Fix goto line with command line bug.
• Improve smart highlight / mark all / incremental search highlight all visibility
• Tabbar's coulours is configurable via Stylers Configurator(Active tab Text, Inactive tab text, Inactive tab background, Active tab focused indicator and Active tab unfocused indicator).
• Add the smart highlight file size limit - 1.5 MB in order to improve the performance.
• Add exception handling (dumping filedata).
• Fix go to line command line bug.
• Enhance Find in files and Find in all opened files features' performance.
• Fix dialog off screen problem under multi-monitor environment.
• Add 2 plugin message for v5 : NPPM_GETFULLPATHFROMBUFFERID and NPPM_GETPOSFROMBUFFERID.
• Included plugins :
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC3.2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• MIME Tools v1.4
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• NppExport v0.2.7.3
• Compare plugin v1.5.1
• Light Explorer v1.5
• Doc Monitor v2.1

Changes from v4.9.2 -> v5.0 Beta

• Notepad++ v5 Beta fixed bugs and added features (from v4.9.2) :
• 1. Improve Notepad++ performance - on startup and on exit.
• 2. Add Calltip capacity.
• 3. All the menu commands can be added in context menu, including plugins' commands, macros and user defined commands.
• 4. Add bookmarked lines operations : delete all marked lines, copy all marked lines into clipboard, cut all marked lines into clipboard, paste from clipboard to replace all marked lines content.
• 5. Fix crash bug : Open files with date pre-1970.
• 6. Fix clone mode bug : now the actions done in one view will be synchronized in the cloned view.
• 7. Add tooltips in document tab to display the full file name path.
• 8. Change hide lines behaviour : Hide lines now saved during switches.
• 9. Change file history list behaviour : Most recent closed file is on the top. Add number on list.
• 10. Caret width and blink rate are customizable.
• 11. Add asterisk in title bar if file is dirty.
• 12. The bookmarks' look & feel are improved.
• 13. Add "Select all" and "copy" context menu items in Find in files results window.
• 14. Fix goto line with command line bug.
• 15. Improve smart highlight / mark all / incremental search highlight all visibility
• 16. Tabbar's coulours is configurable via Stylers Configurator(Active tab Text, Inactive tab text, Inactive tab background, Active tab focused indicator and Active tab unfocused indicator).
• 17. Add the smart highlight file size limit - 1.5 MB in order to improve the performance.
• 18. Add exception handling (dumping filedata).
• 19. Fix go to line command line bug.
• 20. Enhance Find in files and Find in all opened files features' performance.
• 21. Fix dialog off screen problem under multi-monitor environment.
• Included plugins :
• 1. TexFX v0.24a
• 2. NppExec v0.2 RC3.2
• 3. Spell Checker v1.3.1
• 4. MIME Tools v1.4
• 5. FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• 6. NppExport v0.2.7.3
• 7. Compare plugin v1.5.1
• 8. Light Explorer v1.5
• 9. Doc Monitor v2.1

Changes from v4.8.5 -> v4.9.2

• Add smart highlighting feature (double click a word to highlight all the same word in the document).
• Enhance visual effect of Mark all feature.
• Enhance Incremental search dialog docking.
• Enhance Incremental search : add Highlight all feature.
• Add auto-hide menu feature (IE7 style menu - Alt or F10 to toggle)
• Enhance tool bar GUI usability (display a chevron while some tool icons hidden).
• Add style transparency feature, right click on color to enable.
• Fix the files not opening by DnD bug.
• Enhance Find Replace dialog : Add "Extended" option - search (and replace) for tabs(\t), newline(\n\r), and a characters by it's value (\o, \x, \b, \d, \t, \n, \r and \\).
• Bug fixed : Find dialog always scrolls text into view now.
• Add places bar in save as dialog
• Fix non-recognized relative path bug in command line mode (under Dos prompt).
• Add 2 messages for doc monitor plugin.
• Fix the transparency bug (in Styler Configurator).
• Make search in hidden directory (for Find in files) optional.
• Fix the replace bug while replacing nothing.
• Fix the F3 searching direction bug.
• Fix the regression bug that x position doesn't be restored while switching back a document.
• Add "Save a Copy As" feature.

Changes from v4.9 -> v4.9.1

• Add smart highlighting feature (double click a word to highlight all the same word in the document).
• Enhance visual effect of Mark all feature.
• Enhance Incremental search dialog docking.
• Enhance Incremental search : add Highlight all feature.
• Add auto-hide menu feature (IE7 style menu - Alt or F10 to toggle)
• Enhance tool bar GUI usability (display a chevron while some tool icons hidden).
• Add style transparency feature, right click on color to enable.
• Fix the files not opening by DnD bug.
• Enhance Find Replace dialog : Add "Extended" option - search (and replace) for tabs(\t), newline(\n\r), and a characters by it's value (\o, \x, \b, \d, \t, \n, \r and \\).
• Bug fixed : Find dialog always scrolls text into view now.
• Add places bar in save as dialog
• Fix non-recognized relative path bug in command line mode (under Dos prompt).
• Add 2 messages for doc monitor plugin.
• Fix the transparency bug (in Styler Configurator).
• Make search in hidden directory (for Find in files) optional.
• Fix the replace bug while replacing nothing.
• Fix the F3 searching direction bug.

Changes from v4.8.5 -> v4.9

• Add smart highlighting feature (double click a word to highlight all the same word in the document)
• Enhance visual effect of Mark all feature
• Enhance Incremental search dialog docking
• Enhance Incremental search : add Highlight all feature
• Add auto-hide menu feature (IE7 style menu - Alt or F10 to toggle)
• Enhance tool bar GUI usability (display a chevron while some tool icons hidden)
• Add style transparency feature, right click on color to enable
• Fix the files not opening by DnD bug
• Enhance Find Replace dialog : Add "Extended" option - search (and replace) for tabs(\t), newline(\n\r), and a characters by it's value (\o, \x, \b, \d, \t, \n, \r and \\)
• Bug fixed : Find dialog always scrolls text into view now
• Add places bar in save as dialog
• Fix non-recognized relative path bug in command line mode (under Dos prompt)
• Add 2 messages for doc monitor plugin
• Fix the transparency bug (in Styler Configurator)
• Make search in hidden directory (for Find in files) optional

Changes from v4.8.5 -> v4.9 Unstable

• Add smart highlighting feature (double click a word to highlight all the same word in the document).
• Enhance visual effect of Mark all feature.
• Enhance Incremental search dialog docking.
• Enhance Incremental search : add Highlight all feature.
• Add auto-hide menu feature (IE7 style menu - Alt or F10 to toggle)
• Enhance tool bar GUI usability (display a chevron while some tool icons hidden).
• Add style transparency feature, right click on color to enable.
• Fix the files not opening by DnD bug.
• Enhance Find Replace dialog : Add "Extended" option - search (and replace) for tabs(\t), newline(\n\r), and a characters by it's value (\o, \x, \b, \d, \t, \n, \r and \\).
• Bug fixed : Find dialog always scrolls text into view now.
• Add places bar in save as dialog
• Fix non-recognized relative path bug in command line mode (under Dos prompt).
• Add 2 messages for doc monitor plugin.

Changes from v4.8.2 -> v4.8.5

• Fix crash bug while a "New 2" is in session.xml.
• Fix the Drag N Drop text bug between 2 views.
• Fix the annoying acrobat reader dialog problem.
• Fix the bug that the first new document encoding is not set as the setting in "New Document settings".
• Fix crash bug while running the command "Close All But Me" in some context.
• Add scroll to end line feature after document reloading from disk.
• Enhance checking modification from outside feature.
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC3.2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• MIME Tools v1.4
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• NppExport v0.2.7.3
• Compare plugin v1.5.1
• Light Explorer v1.4
• Doc Monitor v2.0

Changes from v4.8.1 -> v4.8.2

• Fix unicode input problem for non-western language.
• Add the capacity (behaviour) of keeping line highlighting even when Notepad++ loss its focus.
• Fix missing fonts problem in font list of Stylers configurator.
• Fix the hot key problem : make Alt+f+s work again.
• Fix the hardware problem : make keyboard commands (such as "e-mail", "calculator", "sound", ...) works again.

Changes from v4.8 -> v4.8.1

• Changes:
• Enhance Shortcut Mapper - all the commands (including plugins commands) can be assigned to a shortcut, even for the unmapped ones.
• Upgrade Scintilla from v1.73 to v1.75
• Add multi-line and vertical capacity for tab bar.
• Add launch "as notepad" style feature (detection of asNotepad.xml, then launch notepad++ with -multiInst -nosession -notabbar options).
• Add detection mouse wheel on the different view feature : User can scroll edit view when mouse on it, it's not necessary to set edit view as current view to scroll it.
• Add clicking middle mouse button click to set current view feature : make clicked edit view be focused, but the cursor position does not change.
• Add mouse wheel horizontal scroll feature (vista only).
• Add mouse browsing (forward/back for switching to next/previous document) feature.
• Make orange indicator on the top of tab lighter when the view loss the focus.
• Add new look and feel of Docking container.
• Fix word-completion crash bug while the word to complete exceeds 256 characters.
• Fix full screen mode bug : can not switch applications by using Alt+TAB in full screen mode.
• Fix Preference crash bug.
• Add the utf8->ansi / ansi->utf8 conversion feature.
• Add Go to offset feature (in Go To Line dialog).
• Fix folding bugs while deleting the begin/end folding keywords.
• Fix position restored bug : Wrap position is restored correctly while switching back document.
• Fix locking current directory behaviour : Restore Notepad++ directory as working directory with no open files.
• Fix the multi-line tab height display problem while adding/removing the document.
• Enhance the auto-completion feature : user can define the number of characters to trigger auto-completion popup window.
• Change the horizontal scroll behaviour from dynamic one to static one.
• Fix the bug that cannot save file(s) if application closed while minimized.
• Included plugins :
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC3.2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• Hex editor v0.84
• Base64 encoder/decoder v1.2
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• NppExport v0.2.7.2
• Compare plugin v1.5.1
• Light Explorer v1.4

Changes from v4.7.5 -> v4.8

• Changes:
• Enhance Shortcut Mapper - all the commands (including plugins commands) can be assigned to a shortcut, even for the unmapped ones.
• Upgrade Scintilla from v1.73 to v1.75
• Add multi-line and vertical capacity for tab bar.
• Add launch "as notepad" style feature (detection of asNotepad.xml, then launch notepad++ with -multiInst -nosession -notabbar options).
• Add detection mouse wheel on the different view feature : User can scroll edit view when mouse on it, it's not necessary to set edit view as current view to scroll it.
• Add clicking middle mouse button click to set current view feature : make clicked edit view be focused, but the cursor position does not change.
• Add mouse wheel horizontal scroll feature (vista only).
• Add mouse browsing (forward/back for switching to next/previous document) feature.
• Make orange indicator on the top of tab lighter when the view loss the focus.
• Add new look and feel of Docking container.
• Fix word-completion crash bug while the word to complete exceeds 256 characters.
• Fix full screen mode bug : can not switch applications by using Alt+TAB in full screen mode.
• Fix Preference crash bug.
• Add the utf8->ansi / ansi->utf8 conversion feature.
• Add Go to offset feature (in Go To Line dialog).
• Fix folding bugs while deleting the begin/end folding keywords.
• Fix position restored bug : Wrap position is restored correctly while switching back document.
• Fix locking current directory behaviour : Restore Notepad++ directory as working directory with no open files.
• Fix the multi-line tab height display problem while adding/removing the document.
• Enhance the auto-completion feature : user can define the number of characters to trigger auto-completion popup window.
• Change the horizontal scroll behaviour from dynamic one to static one.
• Fix the bug that cannot save file(s) if application closed while minimized.
• Included plugins :
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC3.2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• Explorer plugin v1.7.1
• Hex editor v0.84
• Base64 encoder/decoder v1.2
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• NppExport v0.2.6
• Compare plugin v1.5.1

Changes from v4.7.3 -> v4.7.5

• Changes:
• Fix invisible tabs bug while closing.
• Fix the horizon scroll bar flicker bug.
• Fix the full screen (F11) bug regarding multi-display issue
• Explorer context menu is available under xp 64 bits et vista 64 bits.
• Add YAML language.
• Fix the crash issue of window dialog while clicking Sort button without selected item.
• Enhance Sort feature GUI part - Enable Sort button only after clicking on the column tab; Disable Sort button after sorting.
• Included plugins :
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• Quick text v0.02
• Explorer plugin v1.6.1
• Hex editor v0.84
• Base64 encoder/decoder v1.2
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• NppExport v0.2.5.0

Changes from v4.7.2 -> v4.7.3

• Notes:
• Notepqd++ v4.7.3 is more robust thanks to the new recovery system to prevent the fail loading due to the corrupted files.
• In this version, besides the User Language Define System, the new language (Scintilla external lexer) can be added in Notepad++ under the plugin form.
• This new release includes 2 very demanded plugins : FTP_Synchronize and NppExport plugin.
• FTP_Synchronize let you edit a remoted file directly in Notepad++. It uploads modified file while you save it in Notepad++.
• NppExport is a true WYSIWYG exporter. It allows you not only to save your source code as a html/rtf file, but also to copy your source code in the clipbaord in RTF/HTML format, so you can paste it into your word processor (MS Word, Abiword, openoffice.org Writer) to get the same visual effect.
• Changes:
• Notepad++ v4.7.3 fixed bugs and added features (from v4.6) :
• Make the "recovery system" for 3 mandatory xml files (config.xml, langs.xml and stylers.xml) to prevent the fail loading due to the corrupted files.
• Extend plugin capacity - add the Scintilla external lexer capacity.
• Add the ability to hide the tab bar with "-notabbar" flag in command line (ie. Notepad style).
• Column selection is remembered now while switching among the files. As well this settings will be stored in the next session.
• Add 2 Commends (beside Toggle Comment) Comment (Ctrl+K) and Uncomment (Ctrl+Shift+K).
• Change "UTF8 without BOM" menu item behaviour.
• Fix the hiding bug while launch time because of change of environment from duel monitors to mono monitor.
• Remove vista UAC warning for GUP. Add "Update Notepad++" menu item.
• Add NPPM_HIDETABBAR and NPPM_ISTABBARHIDE plugins messages.
• Add NPPM_GETNPPVERSION message for plugin system.
• Enhance the horizontal scroll feature.
• Change Find in files behaviour : all the hidden directory won't be searched (for example : .svn).
• Add build date-time in about box.
• Fix a bug where a file with 2 or more consecutive spaces gives problems with sessions and history.
• Fixe the problem where opening a file when in save as dialog saves the wrong file.
• Add "Clean Recent File List" menu command.
• Enhance full screen feature (F11).
• Included plugins :
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• Quick text v0.02
• Explorer plugin v1.6.1
• Hex editor v0.84
• Base64 encoder/decoder v1.2
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.6
• NppExport v0.2.5.0

Changes from v4.7.1 -> v4.7.2

• Make the "recovery system" for 3 mandatory xml files (config.xml, langs.xml and stylers.xml) to prevent the fail loading due to the corrupted files.
• Extend plugin capacity - add the Scintilla external lexer capacity.
• Add the ability to hide the tab bar with "-notabbar" flag in command line (ie. Notepad style).
• Column selection is remembered now while switching among the files. As well this settings will be stored in the next session.
• Add 2 Commends (beside Toggle Comment) Comment (Ctrl+K) and Uncomment (Ctrl+Shift+K).
• Change "UTF8 without BOM" menu item behaviour.
• Fix the hiding bug while launch time because of change of environment from duel monitors to mono monitor.
• Remove vista UAC warning for GUP. Add "Update Notepad++" menu item.
• Add NPPM_HIDETABBAR and NPPM_ISTABBARHIDE plugins messages.
• Add NPPM_GETNPPVERSION message for plugin system.
• Enhance the horizontal scroll feature.
• Change Find in files behaviour : all the hidden directory won't be searched (for example : .svn).
• Add build date-time in about box.
• Fix a bug where a file with 2 or more consecutive spaces gives problems with sessions and history.
• Fixe the problem where opening a file when in save as dialog saves the wrong file.
• Add "Clean Recent File List" menu command.
• Enhance full screen feature (F11).

Changes from v4.7 -> v4.7.1

• Notes:
• Notepqd++ v4.7.1 is more robust thanks to the new recovery system to prevent the fail loading due to the corrupted files.
• In this version, besides the User Language Define System, the new language (Scintilla external lexer) can be added in Notepad++ under the plugin form.
• This new release includes 2 very demanded plugins : FTP_Synchronize and NppExport plugin.
• FTP_Synchronize let you edit a remoted file directly in Notepad++. It uploads modified file while you save it in Notepad++.
• NppExport is a true WYSIWYG exporter. It allows you not only to save your source code as a html/rtf file, but also to copy your source code in the clipbaord in RTF/HTML format, so you can paste it into your word processor (MS Word, Abiword, openoffice.org Writer) to get the same visual effect.
• Changes:
• Make the "recovery system" for 3 mandatory xml files (config.xml, langs.xml and stylers.xml) to prevent the fail loading due to the corrupted files.
• Extend plugin capacity - add the Scintilla external lexer capacity.
• Add the ability to hide the tab bar with "-notabbar" flag in command line (ie. Notepad style).
• Column selection is remembered now while switching among the files. As well this settings will be stored in the next session.
• Add 2 Commends (beside Toggle Comment) Comment (Ctrl+K) and Uncomment (Ctrl+Shift+K).
• Change "UTF8 without BOM" menu item behaviour.
• Fix the hiding bug while launch time because of change of environment from duel monitors to mono monitor.
• Remove vista UAC warning for GUP. Add "Update Notepad++" menu item.
• Add NPPM_HIDETABBAR and NPPM_ISTABBARHIDE plugins messages.
• Add NPPM_GETNPPVERSION message for plugin system.
• Enhance the horizontal scroll feature.
• Change Find in files behaviour : all the hidden directory won't be searched (for example : .svn).
• Add build date-time in about box.
• Fix a bug where a file with 2 or more consecutive spaces gives problems with sessions and history.
• Fixe the problem where opening a file when in save as dialog saves the wrong file.
• Add "Clean Recent File List" menu command.
• Included plugins :
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• Quick text v0.02
• Explorer plugin v1.6.1
• Hex editor v0.84
• Base64 encoder/decoder v1.2
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.5.0
• NppExport v0.2.5.0

Changes from v4.6 -> v4.7

• Changes:
• Make the "recovery system" for 3 mandatory xml files (config.xml, langs.xml and stylers.xml) to prevent the fail loading due to the corrupted files.
• Extend plugin capacity - add the Scintilla external lexer capacity.
• Add the ability to hide the tab bar with "-notabbar" flag in command line (ie. Notepad style).
• Column selection is remembered now while switching among the files. As well this settings will be stored in the next session.
• Add 2 Commends (beside Toggle Comment) Comment (Ctrl+K) and Uncomment (Ctrl+Shift+K).
• Change "UTF8 without BOM" menu item behaviour.
• Fix the hiding bug while launch time because of change of environment from duel monitors to mono monitor.
• Remove vista UAC warning for GUP. Add "Update Notepad++" menu item.
• Add NPPM_HIDETABBAR and NPPM_ISTABBARHIDE plugins messages.
• Add NPPM_GETNPPVERSION message for plugin system.
• Enhance the horizontal scroll feature.
• Change Find in files behaviour : all the hidden directory won't be searched (for example : .svn).
• Add build date-time in about box.
• Fix a bug where a file with 2 or more consecutive spaces gives problems with sessions and history.
• Fixe the problem where opening a file when in save as dialog saves the wrong file.
• Included plugins :
• TexFX v0.24a
• NppExec v0.2 RC2
• Spell Checker v1.3.1
• Quick text v0.02
• Explorer plugin v1.6.1
• Hex editor v0.84
• Base64 encoder/decoder v1.2
• FTP_synchronize v0.9.5.0
• NppExport v0.2.5.0

Changes from v4.5 -> v4.6

• Notepad++ v4.6 fixed bugs and added features (from v4.5):
• Add Notepad++ self-update capacity (optional).
• Fix save file dialog crash issue.
• Fix the crash issue while the length of config.xml is zero.
• Change the behaviour : When file is deleted from outside and switch back to Notepad++, user will be asked if he want to keep this file. If he answer yes, he will not be asked in the next time.
• Change Window title from "Notepad++ - file path" to "file path - Notepad++"
• Fix Run dialog bug: the executable file won't be executed even it is between the double quot.
• Add open relative file path from command line feature.
• Fix the crash issue when open a file which does not exist anymore from RFL (if its path exceed certain length).
• Fix the bug that the title doesn't be updated while file status changed and updated.
• Included plugins:
• TexFX v0.24a
• Function list v1.2
• ConvertExt v1.1
• NppExec v0.2 beta 4
• Spell checker v1.2
• Quick text v0.02
• Light Explorer v1.4
• Hex editor v0.84
• Base64 ecoder/decoder v1.2

Changes from v4.4 -> v4.5

• Fix crash issue while the launch the session file which contains the same file in 2 views (clone mode).
• Add the session file extension association feature.
• Enhance the read/write config.xml to avoid crash.
• Add new -ro and -noSession command line parameters.
• Fix Russian display problem in the shortcut mapper.
• Fix NPPN_SHUTDOWN notification bug.
• Add NPPM_ACTIVATEDOCMENU message.

Changes from v4.3 -> v4.4

• Add auto-add extension feature in file save dialog.
• Fix crash issue while file is deleted outside (answer NO to popup dialog to not keep) and the silence update option is on.
• Add Session Restore with Sub-View Settings feature.
• Fix the Notepad++ getting focus problem while find dialog is activated.
• Fix unwanted selection after popup dialog (keep file) when the file opened is deleted.
• Add NPPN_FILEBEFOREOPENED, NPPN_FILECLOSED, NPPN_FILESAVED, NPPN_FILEBEFORESAVE and NPPN_SHUTDOWN plugin notifications.

Changes from v4.2.2 -> v4.3

• Fix the crash bug due to the corrupted configuration file (config.xml and session.xml).
• Fix the crash bug while the shortcut command is absent in shortcut.xml.
• Fix the file status auto-detection bug : a unwanted selection after a pop-up dialog.
• Enhance Styler Configurator : the visual effect is updated immediately while the setting is changing.
• Add Global override feature (in Styler Configurator).
• Fix the bold/italic/underline refresh problem in Stylers Configurator for Scintilla component.
• Add hide lines feature (Menu : View->Hide lines).
• Add new capacity (optional setting in Preferences dialog : Backup/Auto-completion tab) to trigger Auto-Completion(Function Completion or Word completion) automatically .
• The set languages in session are remembered now.
• Fix the Move down current line bug.
• Add the start up with no plugins feature (command line : notepad++ -noPlugins).
• Fix the display file type bug on the status bar while switching between the files.

Changes from v4.2.2 -> v4.3 RC

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

Changes from v4.21 -> v4.2.2

• Fix the dockable dialog drag and drop problem under vista.
• Add Column mode edition feature (Menu "Edit->Column Editor...").
• Fixed "To UPPER/lower case" bug in column mode.
• Fix the display bug in User language define dialog.
• Add new feature which backups files in a user specific directory.
• Fix TeX syntax highlighting corruption problem while switching off then switching back to current document.
• Fix User Define Language extension recognition problem for sensitive case (now it's insensitive).
• Add a menu entry to access to notepad++ plugins project page.
• Enhance file open dialog (add all supported extensions in the filters list).
• Fix bug of Run macro until EOF.
• Add the filters in Find in files dialog.
• Add a new transparency feature for Find dialog : Transparency on loss focus.

Changes from v4.2 -> v4.21

• v4.2.1 fix v4.2 crash issue by removing Explorer.dll from release.
• In this release, a regression bug (replace in the selection bug)

Changes from v4.1.2 -> v4.2

• Fix the dockable dialog drag and drop problem under vista.
• Add Column mode edition feature (Menu "Edit->Column Editor...").
• Fixed "To UPPER/lower case" bug in column mode.
• Fix the display bug in User language define dialog.
• Add new feature which backups files in a user specific directory.
• Fix TeX syntax highlighting corruption problem while switching off then switching back to current document.
• Fix User Define Language extension recognition problem for sensitive case (now it's insensitive).
• Add a menu entry to access to notepad++ plugins project page.
• Enhance file open dialog (add all supported extensions in the filters list).
• Fix bug of Run macro until EOF.
• Plugins included in v4.2:
• TexFX v0.24a
• Function list v1.2
• ConvertExt v1.1
• NppExec v0.2 beta 4
• Spell checker v1.1
• Quick text v0.02
• Explorer v1.4
• Hex editor v0.84

Changes from v4.1 -> v4.1.1

• Fix the unnecessary memory consuming (not memory leak) while find in files operation.
• Enhance Find in files feature : Insert the default value to filters and Directory fields automatically while launch or switch to Find in file dialog.
• Fix the crash bug while double click on find in files result.
• Link clickable feature is optional (in Preferences->MISC).
• Fix crash problem while search in all opened file in multi-view mode.
• Fix Close button misplaced problem in Find dialog.
• Change the plugin behaviour : different users can have different

Changes from v4.0 RC2 -> v4.0

• Fix the crash issue.
• Add Docking feature for plugin dialogs.
• Fix the bug that current "open" and "save as" directory are inchanged with the shortcut Ctrl+Tab.
• Fix the bug that the new added languages in v3.9 can not be hidden from the language menu.
• Fix the volatile search direction bug.
• Fix the Tab display problem.
• Add Haskell, InnoSetup languages support.
• Add the option to open/save files in the last operation directory.
• Enhance Document switcher (MRU and switch crossing view abilities)
• Fix "Find Next" unicode bug for Find Replace Dialog.
• Support Unicode in displayed result of Find in files & Find in all opened files.
• Add Reload from disk feature.
• Fix bug : quite (close or restart Windows) without prompt to save.
• All the shortcuts of plugins commands are customizable via the shortcut mapper.

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