Software update: Notepad++ 8.4.8

Version 8.4.8 of Notepad++ has been released. This extensive text editor has various options 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 option to edit more than one document at the same time or maintain one document in two different places. If you want to use the latest version, you must download it yourself. Notepad++’s built-in updater only offers updates a week after their release, in order to resolve any serious bugs. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Notepad++ v8.4.8 bug fixes and new features:

• Update to Scintilla 5.3.2 and Lexilla 5.2.1. (implement #12624)
• Dark mode: Add “Follow Windows dark/light mode” feature, and toolbar, tabbar and theme choices are remembered for 2 modes separately. (Fix #9183, #9992, #10153, #10239, #10544, #11867, #10644)
• Fix inconsistencies at OS-forced Notepad++ v8.4.8 exit. (Fix #12541)
• Make tab context menu customizable. (Fix #12170)
• Make Macro & Run menu organizable with submenu by modifying shortcuts.xml. (Fix #5349implement #12617)
• Fix crash on Win32 Namespace prefixed file name. (Fix #12453)
• Fix delimiter selection crash issue. (Fix #12384)
• Improve performance for the “Remove Empty Lines” command. (Fix #12462implement #12544)
• Fix theme not working in cloud mode and portable mode issue. (Fix #6092, #10801, #12296)
• Fix autocomplete/calltip colors not applied when changing themes. (Fix #12514)
• Add dark autocompletion icons for dark themes. (Fix #12549)
• Fix search result not applying new theme. (Fix #12588)
• Fix sorting failure in zero-length column mode selection. (Fix #12299)
• Fix Default Language not working for the 1st empty file with empty session. (Fix #12586)
• Enhance “Go to settings” in Style Configurator. (Implement #12650, #12634)
• Fix themes’ inconsistent behavior. (Fix #12642, #12508)
• Fix incorrect plugin architecture reports partially. (Fix partially #12565)
• Enhance Properties file: add/improve the syntax folding/highlighting. (Implementation)
• Add vertical scroll bar on all combobox in Find Replace dialog. (Fix #12459)
• Function List: Add Pascal/Delphi & NppExec plugin’s scripting, enhance SQL. (Fix #3664, #12517implementation #12625)
• Autocompletion: add PowerShell, fix some entries in PHP, update for Lua. (Fix #12492implement #12641, #12657)
• Update CPP & PowerShell keywords. (Fix #11936, #5004)
• Fix the tab context menu reload command’s state not synchronized. (Fix #12579)