Is there an existing issue for this?
Is the issue reproducible in Notepad++ without plugin?
Is the issue reproducible in portable version of Notepad++?
Does the issue affect SciTE?
Description of the Issue
If you use a ANSI coded textfile with special characters, the functionlist cant handle that characters. If you convert the textfile from ANSI to UTF8 it works.
Steps To Reproduce
- Open textfile with entcoding ANSI
- insert letters like äöüß
DEFINE CLASS kaTest as Custom
Function MyKeyFunction
Endfuc
Function MeineSchlüsselfunktion
Endfuc
Function MeineSchlüßelfunktion
Endfuc
enddefine
- refresh functionlist
Current Behavior
cant handle special characters
Expected Behavior
functionlist must use the encoding from displayed file.
Debug Information
Notepad++ v8.9.1 (64-bit)
Build time: Jan 18 2026 - 22:45:31
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.5.8/5.4.6
Boost Regex included: 1_90
pugixml included: 1.15
nlohmann JSON included: 3.12.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line:
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: OFF
Cloud Config: OFF
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DEFAULT (0)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode: ON
Display Info:
primary monitor: 5120x2160, scaling 125%
visible monitors count: 4
installed Display Class adapters:
0000: Description - VMware SVGA 3D
0000: DriverVersion - 9.17.9.4
0001: Description - Microsoft Remote Display Adapter
0001: DriverVersion - 10.0.26100.7705
0002: Description - Microsoft Remote Display Adapter
0002: DriverVersion - 10.0.26100.7705
0003: Description - Microsoft Remote Display Adapter
0003: DriverVersion - 10.0.26100.6725
- warning, search has been limited to maximum number of adapter records: 4
OS Name: Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version: 24H2
OS Build: 26100.7840
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
Plugins:
mimeTools (3.1)
NppConverter (4.7)
NppExport (0.4)Anything else?
No response
Is there an existing issue for this?
Is the issue reproducible in Notepad++ without plugin?
Is the issue reproducible in portable version of Notepad++?
Does the issue affect SciTE?
Description of the Issue
If you use a ANSI coded textfile with special characters, the functionlist cant handle that characters. If you convert the textfile from ANSI to UTF8 it works.
Steps To Reproduce
Current Behavior
cant handle special characters
Expected Behavior
functionlist must use the encoding from displayed file.
Debug Information
Anything else?
No response