Notepad++ 5.8.6 Released

December 19, 2010

Notepad++ 5.8.6 is available. Changelog below.

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Notepad++ v5.8.6 fixed bugs (from v5.8.5):

1. Fix langs.xml 0 length problem while user ends session without closing Notepad++.
2. Fix empty line count failure (RegExpr).
3. Fix task list display glitch under Windows 7.
4. Add trim functions (header/trailing/compact feature).
5. Add white space and TAB conversion features.
6. Fix folding margin to be displayed when opening Notepad++ with a new/empty file (Normal text).
7. Fix auto-completion detection language bug.
8. Fix the changing theme settings makes switch back to the default theme bug.
9. Make english.xml customizable.

Notepad++ 5.8.6 release

Thanks.

How is this any better than the traditional Notepad?

It has multiple tabs (which remember the document when reopened), text formatting, text colouring for programmers, line numbers (often useful for me) and more.

swarfega said:

It has multiple tabs (which remember the document when reopened), text formatting, text colouring for programmers, line numbers (often useful for me) and more.

Does it have any compatibility issues with Windows 7?

dothackjhe said:

How is this any better than the traditional Notepad?

I've used it a long time for software development. But if you don't write software it's probably an overkill and there are other enhanced "notepads".

If you're not into programming but just want an enhanced notepad with tabs to work on multiple documents, NoteTab Light might be for you.

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