Software Update: Notepad++ 8.4.7

Version 8.4.7 of Notepad++ has been released. This extensive text editor has several features that are especially useful for programmers, such as syntax highlighting for C, C++, Java, HTML, XML and PHP, among others. The program also offers the possibility to edit more than one document at a time or to maintain one document in two different places. If you want to use the latest version, you have to download it yourself. Notepad++’s built-in updater only offers updates a week after their release, in order to fix any serious bugs. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Notepad++ v8.4.7 bug fixes and new features:

• Fix empty session issue due to forced Windows update restart. (Fix #9850, #12389, #5737, #4148, #2730… and much more)
• Fix printing with extra background colors issue due to Change History. (Fix #12281)
• Update to scintilla 5.3.1 and lexilla 5.2.0. (Implement #12327)
• Updated nlohmann json to 3.11.2 and boost to 1.80.0. (Implement #12271, #12273)
• Make large file restriction configurable. (Fix #11389, #12260, #11670)
• Optimize open/save large files time. ( commit)
• Remember Column Editor settings through the sessions. (Implement #12386)
• Fix plugin admin search issue. (Fix #12375)
• Installer enhancement: prevent arm64 installer from installing on non ARM64 system. (Fix #12320)
• Installer enhancement: remember “Don’t use_%APPDATA%” option. (Fix #12202)
• Add new API NPPM_GETBOOKMARKID for getting bookmark ID. (Fix commit)
• Enhance “Go To” dialog: update line/position data dynamically. (Fix #12284)
• Fix lines hiding issue. (Fix #12184, #8149)
• Fix language detected from content not applied if default language is set. (Fix #11504)
• Fix long filters get truncated in Find in Files feature. (Fix #12041)
• Add ESC Key for aborting “Move to Recycle Bin” confirmation prompt. (Fix #12117)