Notepad++ v8.8 Release

donho

Notepad++ release 8.8 is available here:
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v88-we-are-with-ukraine/

Notepad++ release 8.8 new features, regression-fixes & bug-fixes:

Update to Scintilla 5.5.6 & Lexilla 5.4.4. (Implement #16373)
Fix a hanging issue on regexp regression. (Implement #16371)
Fix vertical tab bar messed up regression. (Fix #16385)
Add option to apply different color to fluent toolbar icons. (Fix #16369, #15430)
Add “Show only pinned button” option to prevent from inacurate click. (Fix #15963)
Fix broken cloned file state after Notepad++ restart. (Fix #16412)
Fix inactive buffer reloading problem. (Fix #16344)
Dark mode enhancements: combobox, slider, treeview edit, inactive menu bar & toolbar chevron. (Fix #16349, #16379, #16418, #16445, #10103)
Reorganize GUI (add Toolbar & Tab Bar sections) of Preferences dialog. (Commit, Implement #16459)
Fix invalid dot-character(s) handling in filenames checking. (Fix #16328)
Fix crash when using custom toolbar icons. (Fix #16366)
Add class & method recognization ability for JavaScript function list. (Fix #13013)
Remove toolbarIcons.xml, use toolbarButtonsConf.xml for toolbar custom icons & hidding buttons. (Fix #16402)
Add GUI option in Preferences dialog instead of using zero length enableSelectFgColor.xml. (Fix #16391)
Fix “Keep selection when right-click outside of selection” not working issue. (Fix #16325)
Fix Find dialog status text too left visual glitch. (Fix #16359)
Force npcNoInputC0 value as “true” by default to avoid C0 code input. (Fix #16326, #15839, #15729)
Remove “-pluginMessage” argument unnecessary restriction. (Fix #16273)
Fix an easter egg not showing issue. (Fix #15170)

Auto-update will be triggered in 1 week, if no critical issue found.

Mertsch

The design of the new Icons (dual color) is great!
This makes it actually look modern and not just thin and hard to differentiate.
Also the settings UI cleanup is a great thing. Hopefully you will find more ways to improve here :-)