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Notepad++ 8.6.1 (64-bit)

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What's new in this version:

- Updated to Scintilla 5.4.1 & Lexilla 5.3.0
- Add an ability (disableLineCopyCutDelete.xml) to disable line copy/cut/delete when no selection is made
- Add an ability (noColumnToMultiSelect.xml) to disable column mode to multi-select mode
- Enhance Search-results by showing search options for “Find in…” commands
- Add document tab navigation commands: “First tab” & “Last tab”
- Add document tab commands: “Move to Start” & “Move to End” commands
- 3 RTL new abilities: RTL per document, RTL per document remembered across the sessions & new attribute editZoneRTL=“no” in RTL localization files
- Enhance the “-loadingTime” command line parameter
- Enhance the performance: disable undo collection while loading a file
- Sort language list in the Preferences dialog

Fixed:
- Fix a regression: the position in the previous session is now restored correctly in cloned document
- Fix a regression: customized extension in Style Configurator is now saved correctly
- Fix deleting in column mode also delete an unexpected EOL
- Fix hidden results of long lines for Search results with “Find in…” commands
- Fix an issue: replacements are no longer duplicated (the 2nd time in cloned document) for “Replace in Opened Docs”
- Fix a regression to make F3 & Shift-F3 work again in Incremental Search
- Fix a visual glitch that occurred during multi-paste
- Fix confusing memory allocation error message
- Fix python wrong decorator attribute color
- Fix file status in “other view” is not detected
- Fix dropped file being opened in the wrong view

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