Hopefully it makes it in to the 8.7.8 version release,

I’m not sure, it depends on the @donho decision.
Usually I’d be against such a last minute change in the already published (and thus tested) RC, but the change is IMO really small and straightforward. Moreover it will help all FunctionList-users and not only the UDL using ones.

Apparently the editor is not automatically picking the proper language, because the problem is that the multiple UDL’s have the same file extensions and the wrong language is erroneously chosen. Selecting the right language and then hitting the Reload button of the Function List panel will populate the Function List for that langauge version.

If it is possible or an easy fix, that upon selection of a UDL, that a message or function call could be sent for the editor to look again and implement the right Function List association and populate it to the proper FL functionality, it would be much appreciated. If not, at least the issue is known and can be corrected with existing options.

This condition seems to happen, when the Settings->Preferences…->DarkMode and Dark Mode is selected. I was able to find this out by going step by step layed out in that report adding and changing one component at a time and restarting before it showed itself not working on selecting that Dark Mode.

If you can reproduce this finding, I’d say I’ve gone as far as I can to isolate this problem and now it’s up to the code developers to see if I’ve blown a gasket. :-)

I’ve updated my findings in the github report, as well.

so I’m really at a loss why this is only happening, unless my various dBASE version names of the file names in the Languages list is causing a problem. I’ll check back.

Well, @xomx , that seems to be the problem, although I don’t know why. I removed all the extra dBASE Plus version named files, restarted, and though it took a pregnant couple of seconds, the file came up and populated the Function List. Except for the prefix (dBASE), all the files have different ending names:

• dBASE_IIIPLUS_Dark
• dBASE_IIIPLUS_Light
• dBASE_IV_20_Dark
• dBASE_IV_20_Light
• dBASE50DOS_Dark
• dBASE50DOS_Light
• dBASE50WIN_Dark
• dBASE50WIN_Light
• dBASEPlus_Dark
• dBASEPlus_Light

So apparently, there’s some kind of confusion going on when multiple versions of a similar named UDL’s is in the Language->User Defined Language UDL List.

Edit: Github report updated here: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/16221#issuecomment-2680732974

I’m not sure about @xomx experience, but it worked flawlessly for me in 8.7.6.

@Lycan-Thrope said in Notepad++ v8.7.7 released:

until I brought those files into 8.7.7 and immediately noticed something was wrong.

Sorry, my testing was wrong, I cannot reproduce your issue, for me the v8.7.7 populates the FunctionList ok.

As a note, here though, I’m not sure about @xomx experience, but it worked flawlessly for me in 8.7.6. The only reason I noticed this, is I’ve been working on different earlier versions of dBASE, and switching between versions and only noticed the Function List not working, with this latest version. I should have caught it in the RC, but I was working with 8.7.6 since i already had files in there that were being developed, and didn’t notice until I brought those files into 8.7.7 and immediately noticed something was wrong. My bad for not catching it in RC. :-(

Also, will test with all plugins removed, just to make sure I cover the bases.

I can reproduce somehow even in the older v8.5.

It’s definitely a bug, but not a regression.

I regret to point out a possible regression, I just started seeing with 8.7.7, that has to do with the FunctionList view.

I can reproduce somehow even in the older v8.5.
More in the issue.

On initial opening, with the function List already up, opening a file, does not populate the functionlist

I cannot reproduce this. Perhaps a more exacting set of steps-to-reproduce?

Debug info:

Notepad++ v8.7.7   (64-bit)
Build time : Feb  6 2025 - 03:19:13
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : 
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
Periodic Backup : ON
Placeholders : OFF
DirectWrite : OFF
Multi-instance Mode : monoInst
File Status Auto-Detection : cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode : ON
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
OS Version : 22H2
OS Build : 19045.5487
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : 
    ComparePlus (1.2)
    CSVLint (0.4.6.7)
    CsvQuery (1.2.9)
    EnhanceAnyLexer (1.4)
    GitSCM (1.4.10.1)
    MarkdownViewerPlusPlus (0.8.2)
    mimeTools (3.1)
    NppConverter (4.6)
    NppExec (0.8.8)
    NppExport (0.4)
    NppMenuSearch (0.9.6)
    NppPluginDemo (4.4)
    NppSnippets (1.7.1)
    NppUISpy (1.2)
    PythonScript (2.1)
    TakeNotes (1.2.7)
    WebEdit (2.7)
    XMLTools (3.1.1.13)

Look at that beauty. I can actually make sense of my shortcuts, and can bind my / \ keys, finally. @PeterJones, thank you for the hard work.