Requesting a pull of the most recent Scintilla API

[SalviaSage]

I just wanted to say that it really saddens me that the most recent version of the Scintilla API
is not integrated into the most recent version of Notepad++.

I think the Scintilla API used in N++ is like over 4 years old.

What makes Notepad++ the best text editor for me, is its plugins and its interaction with the API
and being able to set up Notepad++ the way you want it.

So, please @donho …

Bring in the most recent API implementation into Notepad++…

[gstavi]

@SalviaSage, while avoiding drifting from your core framework is generally a legitimate request it would make a stronger case if you could list bug fixes or new features that Notepad++ and its users could enjoy.

[ffes]

The current scintilla in Notepad++ is v3.5.6, released 26 May 2015. The current Scintilla release is v4.1.4. That means 27 releases.

The changelog on https://www.scintilla.org/ScintillaHistory.html contains around 500 lines of changes that were made since that version, including over 80 related to various lexers, including (but not limited to) C++, HTML, Python, Ruby, Lua, PowerShell, Perl, SQL, YAML and Markdown. Just the fixes and improvements to those lexers are worth the effort.

[Alan Kilborn]

@ffes said:

The current scintilla in Notepad++ is v3.5.6, released 26 May 2015. The current Scintilla release is v4.1.4. That means 27 releases.

I don’t need to hear about any “features” after that summary statement. If you don’t update your “core” often, what are you?

[Alan Kilborn]

And…the longer you wait before updating the “core”, the more difficult and daunting that task becomes. If Scintilla is ever updated, I don’t see it making a one-step jump to a relatively current version.

[SalviaSage]

As of version 7.7, Scintilla API version 4.1.4 is integrated into Notepad++.

This is what the community wanted and @donho did not disappoint.

On behalf of the whole community, thank you @donho.