Talk:Notepad++

Multiline Regex?
This isn't cited and I've gone through the whole plugin list trying to find which plugin does this. Can someone either cite this or remove the reference? All I can find is the notion that potentially, multiple-line regular expressions could be handled by a plugin, not that they are. 130.101.163.114 (talk) 17:02, 28 September 2010 (UTC)

Features Section
It seems as though everything after the first two paragraphs should be put into a Features section. Furthermore, the list of programming languages and list of translations should be replaces with a quantitative statament (ie Notepad++ supports XX languages) with a link to the official list cited as a reference. Any thoughts? Objections? --Hamitr 02:13, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

I have done this, it looks a lot nicer without a gigantic list of languages (and links to their Wikipedia pages). Fissioninferno (talk) 05:15, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Notability
This certainly seems notable enough to warrant an article. There are innumerable less-noteworthy subjects on Wikipedia. Lots of people use and recommend this application. As it happens, I stumbled across this article while researching open-source text editors for Windows. Isn't research the sort of thing one uses an encyclopedia for? -- 208.255.162.94 18:05, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Something that is notable is ... well ... noted. I personally have not found any reliable sources that note Notepad++.  Have you?  --Iamunknown 18:49, 18 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia has numerous pages that lack "reliable sources". Why single out this one? creativename &#124; Matum u mok-aan! Matum u shara-hai agh golug-hai! 04:26, 20 May 2007 (UTC)


 * WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS is not regarded as a valid argument to keep an article. Plenty of articles exist on Wikipedia that probably should not; so see first if you can improve them, and if not, delete them.  --Iamunknown 06:04, 24 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Notepad++ is used by programmers, there is a lot of evidence that programs really like Notepad++ (download.com has 62 votes all 5/5 ) a lot of the statements (like features) do not require citation as it is not disputable, however as some people still want citation, I suggest just looking at its site, or downloading it and have the feature hit you in the face. -- A dam1213 Talk + 05:59, 20 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Number 16 top download on sf.net, above MiKTeX, Audacity, and phpBB. --Amir E. Aharoni 08:00, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Number 4 top forum posts on sf.net -- A dam1213 Talk 01:11, 13 July 2007 (UTC)


 * It is very notable: it is widely recommended in online forums and computer magazines for creating/ editing Web pages with HTML. One could even argue that it is the industry standard for this role. Dogru144 (talk) 16:29, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
 * If you can get a couple of those mags and lay out some citations we'll be all set on the "notability" front. padillaH (review me)(help me) 13:00, 4 August 2008 (UTC)


 * For what it's worth users on the popular programming Q&A site Stack Overflow frequently recommend Notepad++ as their text editor of choice (for example in this question the two most popular answers recommend Notepad++) although I'm this doesn't exactly count as a citation. On a more personal note I would have been fairly surprised to find Notepad++ didn't have an article as in my experience its a popular choice for a Notepad replacement among programmers. --Kragen2uk (talk) 07:01, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Its regularly included in those "essential freeware" software compilation cds and occasionaly on the cover disks of pc magazines, at least in the UK. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.16.153.191 (talk) 03:34, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

Unicode support ?
Does anyone have information about whether Notepad++ supports Unicode, and if so, whether it is fully Unicode compliant? DFH 16:32, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Notepad++ has unicode support how to tell what its set to
 * -- A dam1213 Talk 13:37, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikimedia
Does anyone know if there are any user-defined language files for Mediawiki markup? SharkD (talk) 09:22, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

The boycott of China
The sourceforge.net article speaks of notepad++ being boycotted by the Chinese. Should this article elaborate? 82.169.255.79 (talk) 22:25, 9 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I may be wrong, but the way I read the sourceforge.net article, it was Notepad++ who boycotted China (whatever that means), and then China blocked SourceForge, but there is no indication that China's actions against SF has anything to do with Notepad++. It may be noteworthy to mention Notepad++'s actions against China, if indeed it amounted to anything more than a claim or a statement on their web site -- leuce (talk) 09:04, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

I looked into it and it and wrote the section below. However it was reverted by User:Scarpy because the links were not WP:Reliable Sources (most importantly, those that imply WP:Notability). I'm kind of disappointed because I spent a while to research it (but that's beside the point). If anyone else thinks this is notable and can find any third-party sources, feel free to work with it. Cheers, — sligocki (talk) 23:22, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Boycott of Beijing Olympics
In March 2008, Notepad++'s homepage displayed a "Boycott Beijing 2008" message, calling China "the world's biggest prison for journalists and cyber-dissidents". The developers later clarified that the boycott was "not against Chinese people, but against Chinese government's repression in 2008 Tibetan unrest." However, many Chinese users were offended by the boycott and a forum was created on Notepad++'s SourceForge site to "Boycott Notepad++" in response. Offended users felt that SourceForge was no place for making political statements, boycotting the Olympics was not an appropriate response to Chinese actions in Tibet and that the developers, who had never been to China, did not understand the situation. The flamewar that ensued brought out anti-Chinese sentiments on one side and comparisons between Notepad++ developers and the Falun Gong on the other. will not, but  does as mentioned here, so the blanket statement "Infobox software's images do not obey any known user preference" is incorrect. Better regards,  Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 17:46, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * The source code of Infobox software is open to inspection for everyone. I just checked. It is 300px for all users. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 18:14, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Better to use  parameter anyway, for what it's worth. Fixed. 80.221.159.67 (talk) 17:52, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you.  Mlpearc  ( open channel ) 17:55, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Infobox screenshot
Is File:Notepad++ v7 on Windows 10, with MediaWiki 1.27.1 source code, with split window view and autocompletion.png a good screenshot for the infobox or are you still unsatisfied with something? I'm not a fan of File:Notepad++ GUI with MediaWiki source code (cropped).png being cropped and visually noisy due to Aero theme: The clear focus is not on the text editor itself in that Aero version.

I also wonder if File:Notepad++ v6.9.2 on Windows 10, with MediaWiki 1.27.1 source code, with split window view.png has better compositioning/arrangement, but it only shows PHP text editing capabalities. There's quite much of empty space in the v7 screenshot, but I think it's a good idea to avoid noise whenever possible.

80.221.159.67 (talk) 17:58, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * You have Aero-phobia, I think! LOL. —Codename Lisa (talk) 18:19, 23 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Actually, it is Software screenshots that dictates there is no consensus on whether the Aero Glass theme used by Windows Vista and 7 is sufficiently original for protection—deletion discussions have gone both ways. To comply with relevant policies, it's best to play it safe instead of relying on de minimis claims. Of course, there's also Commons' precautionary principle policy.


 * For another note, the  screenshots have ClearType enabled, which violates the previously mentioned policy's recommendation. It looks like these won't be fixed. 80.221.159.67 (talk) 18:39, 23 September 2016 (UTC)


 * First and foremost, Wikipedia policies dictate nothing. Wikipedia does not have a law etched on the stone.
 * Second, Software screenshot is not a policy. It is more of a guideline than actual rule.
 * Third, unlike you I have been present in many of those deletion discussions that have gone either way. I know under what circumstance they go which way.
 * Fourth, you are talking about the cropped image which has not been subject to any deletion discussion.
 * Fifth, competence is required, which you lack. You change Infobox OS into Infobox OS version and claim they are different! Quite frankly, I don't take your precaution seriously.
 * Sixth, in case you haven't noticed, there are far more important things about an image than ClearType being on! Composition, contents and thousands of other things are more important.
 * Best regards
 * Codename Lisa (talk) 19:07, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Stable release
Hi,

Does anyone know why I can't update the stable release in the infobox? Wagnerp16 (talk) 07:47, 15 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Hello, . Tell us what you tried first. As far as I can tell, nothing is wrong. —Codename Lisa (talk) 09:42, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, I was trying to update the version number to 7.4 which was released yesterday, but I can't seem to find the specific field to modify it. Wagnerp16 (talk) 10:31, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Just go to the article and look at the infobox. In front of the version number, there is hyperlink that reads: "[±]". Click on it. It'll take to version number. And next time, you got stuck doing something with a certain template (in this case, Template:Infobox software), go to the template page and read the documentations for it. It is faster than posting a help request in talk page. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 03:39, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the assistance. Sorry, I had no idea about the "[±]" symbol or what it did. I assume the article will update with the new information sometime today. Wagnerp16 (talk) 18:00, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Project website
I am having trouble accessing the project website. When I click on the "Download" link in the left sidebar, for example, my browser goes to the nonexistent http:///download/. Has this been discussed before? —  Jeff G. ツ (talk)   15:38, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi. I can't reproduce this. Everything is fine for me. —Codename Lisa (talk) 20:19, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * And works for me. Which link are you following? peterl (talk) 05:41, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
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Notepadqq
This external link was removed,, but I've added it back in because it seems relevant and applicable. I'm note sure whether it's got enough notability yet to become it's own page, although it seems like it's heading that way.

I am in no way connected to the project.

There is (a little bit of) coverage for it at:
 * https://opensource.com/article/17/12/editing-text-linux-desktop-notepadqq
 * https://itsfoss.com/notepadqq-notepad-for-linux/
 * https://itsfoss.com/notepad-alternatives-for-linux/

There also seems to be a bit of activity on the support forums at:
 * https://plus.google.com/communities/118430810002505082315

It's over 6 years old and the most recent commit was 8 days ago, so it seems real.
 * https://github.com/notepadqq/notepadqq

peterl (talk) 22:05, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * If you think this product is notable, start a page for it. But it doesn't belong here.  You've been reverted twice now, and you need to stop spamming this link into an unrelated Wikipedia article. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 10:32, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Easter eggs
This section strikes me as poorly-sourced trivia. I don't think it belongs here. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:32, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

Notepad++ version history
I propose moving the section § History (or parts of it) to the new article Notepad++ version history. Similar articles can be found in the Category:Software version histories. --Soluvo (talk) 11:12, 13 November 2019 (UTC)


 * That would be misleading. The current History section isn't a version history. --HSukePup (talk) 17:39, 13 November 2019 (UTC)


 * I don't think it's big enough to warrant its own page. peterl (talk) 06:06, 14 November 2019 (UTC)