<![CDATA[Confusing/Frustrating folding behavior]]>Hello,
Using version 8.9.6.4 s4-bit
Windows 11
Language: Python

I’ve noticed this for awhile, even in previous versions.
I normally like to keep my functions folded so I can navigate easily, unfolding them as needed, when editing, then folding them back up.

My issue is that often, not always, but often, once I fold the function back up, the FUNCTION BELOW IT has somehow opened, so I close THAT one and…

The NEXT one is now unfolded, so I fold that…

This continues all the way down my file. I will have to manually fold every. single. function. And no, I am not forgetting to fold them up and only noticing it later. I at first thought that was what was happening, but no, they are unfolding on their own. Sure, I can fold them up again, but it is annoying. Also, it doesn’t always happen. Only sometimes.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27575/confusing-frustrating-folding-behaviorRSS for NodeTue, 16 Jun 2026 17:41:24 GMTTue, 16 Jun 2026 00:55:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Confusing/Frustrating folding behavior on Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:30:10 GMT]]>@Thorin-Schmidt ,

That sounds similar to Issue #18093, where the seemingly-random unfolding was happening for a UDL instead of for Python. In that issue, it’s because of the presence of a comment in the second block (but my experiment below shows that’s not the case for the python folding… at least, not the sole cause)

I don’t know if it’s related or not. Can you share a small piece of code (maybe 3 blocks long) that shows the problem if that’s all you have in the file? For example, I cannot replicate your problem with

def first():
    more()
    return

def more():
    # commented
    pass

def most():
    first()
    more()
    return

I will have to manually fold every. single. function

Well, that’s the easy part. Alt+0 folds everything with one keystroke (the default keystroke for View > Fold All).

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/105743https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/105743Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:30:10 GMT