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Notepad++ 5.8

Notepad++ is a free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment. Notepad++ supports the following languages: C, C++ , Java , C#, XML, HTML, PHP, javascript , RC resource file, makefile, ASCII art file, doxygen, ini file, batch file, ASP , VB/VBS source files , SQL , Objective-C , CSS, Pascal, Perl, Python and Lua.

What's new:

  • Upgrade Scintilla to version 2.21.
  • Fix a vulnerability issue: Load ScinLexer.dll with its full path to avoid hijack.
  • Fix Unicode file corrupted on saving bug (the buffer alignment issue).
  • Fix DBCS encodings file saving corruption bug.
  • Fix file containing NULL character loading bug.
  • Fix php syntax highlighting bug.
  • Fix dragging undocked window performance issue while using Vista Aero UI style.
  • Fix dragging undocked window performance issue while using Vista/Windows7 Aero UI style.
  • Fix large file truncated after loading problem.
  • Improve file loading performance.
  • Fix Shortcut Mapper inconsistence issue after deleting a macro or an user command.
  • Add 2 line wrap methods (default plus aligned and indent).
  • Add 2 menu commands : "Modify Shortcut/Delete Macro" and  "Modify Shortcut/Delete Command".
  • Add "Modify" and "Delete" buttons on Shortcut mapper dialog.
  • Add macro new ability to record search and replace actions.
  • Fix SaveSession bug.
  • Remove characters count feature from the status bar due to its performance issue with UTF8 file.
  • Fix crash issue due to themes switching.
  • Make folding margin hidable.
  • Add NPPM_GETCURRENTNATIVELANGENCODING, NPPM_ALLOCATECMDID and NPPM_ALLOCATEMARKER message (to get the current native language enconding).
  • Change editing settings saving behaviour : one set of settings are applied in 2 scintilla controls (except zoom).
  • Add Statistics feature which is accessible from the menu command "Summary..." (under menu "View") and the 2nd zone of statusbar (double click).

 News source: Official website
 Download: Notepad++ 5.8

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