Portable PSPad Changelog

What's new in Portable PSPad 5.5.1 Build 815 Developer

Feb 29, 2024

News:
New variable %MainProjFile% returns file name and path to main project file (if exists) otherwise name of active file
Fixes:
Delete Word function (Ctrl+Del) doesn't remove last word on the line
The last edited files didn't open automatically when PSPad start
FTP client - extended max. width of the date column
White toolbar background with dark IDE style
Other fixes reported by users

New in Portable PSPad 5.5.1 Build 812 Developer (Dec 1, 2023)

New in Portable PSPad 5.5.1 Build 790 Developer (Jun 12, 2023)

New in Portable PSPad 5.5.1 Build 787 Developer (May 21, 2023)

New in Portable PSPad 5.5.1 Build 783 Developer (Mar 26, 2023)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.7 Build 770 (Mar 10, 2023)

Added missing HTML tags: portal, slot, template
ChatGPT (menu tools) improved. If request isn't returned from v35, it's automatically send to v30 ChatGPT version. Improved string handling
Search in files - optimization open all result files
List of FTP connection in popup menu - break after each 15 connections
Integrated ChatGPT (menu Tools). Is necessary to insert your API key, links for requesting and inserting API key are on ChatGPT dialog
Program settings / Colors - Current tab changes top highlight color of the current file tab
Program settings / Direct edit - HighlughtCurrentFileTab=0 switches off top highlight of the current file tab
HTML highlighter highlights new pairs FIELDSET, LEGEND
OpenSSL libraries updated to 3.0.8 version
JavaScript Code explorer - added CLASS support
G-Code user highlighter definition (Arman Hayots)
Optimized application start with previous files, optimized open few files from command line
File tab context menu now contain 2 items for copy file name and file name including path
User Highlighter keyword lists extended of indication "Start with". If definition is followed by numbers, keyword is highlighted.
OpenSSL libraries updated to 3.0.7 from Sept. 1st 2022
New Italian spell check disctionary version (Giovanni Maroncelli)
HTML export generates inline CSS for selected text (HTML fragment), for non selected generates whole HTML page with CSS definition and references
ASCII chart - added control chars
Char ^Z (1A) removed from binary file detection
OpenSSL libraries update
General highlighter supports user defined regions using #REGION ... #ENDREGION in code
Left guttter track changes colors are adapting to dark/light background
Autohotkey Code explorer shows hotkey labels too (#<char>::)
Automatic unicode composition (Special settings) is made with clipboard paste and save file too.
User convertors allows you to define delimiter character for lists. In the section [Settings] as DelimiterChar=|. Pipe is used as default, even variable isn't present.
possibility to disable triple and quadruple click behavior in program settings / Direct edit button as TripleClick=0
Run under DEP (Data Execution Prevention) enabled
Cobol highlighter - extended Code Folding capabilities
Modified lines indication
Copy formated text - new function in the Edit menu or editor context menu allows you copy highlighted text into richtext format editor, e.g. Word
New function in File tab context menu - Open file folder in Explorer
Program settings / Direct edit button (Special settings) - added new option UseClearType = 0/1, what allows you to disable cleartype in the editor window. The settings take effect when the program is restarted
FTP - possibility to set default FTP connection. Put asterisk on the end of FTP connection name.
Editor component - reworked UNOD/REDO
File list from menu window redesigned - you can sort by file name, folders, ...
PHP highlighter - added "mixed" type
PHP code completion - added magic constants
Check and automatic fix of the recent.ini file
Ruby - multiline string support
Compiled in new Delphi 11
ASCII chart changes encoding acording to used code page of window (not for unicode encodings) when you click on the status bar
When Save file state is enabled, user changed highlighter has priority over HTML multihighlighter.E.g. PHP file is open in HTML multihighlighter, user changes highlighter to PHP. Next time PSpad will open file as PHP, not as HTML multihighlighter
Added mechanism what fix corrupted PSpad.INI file
In splitted window bookmarks are synchronized
Active file tab highlight when Tab style is selected
Statusbar icons are high DPI ready and light/dark theme ready
TextDiff drop panel was moved from top right to the top left corner
In Filetab context menu you can open file in new PSPad instance as admin
Reverse apostrophe in user highlighter isn't autocompleted if isn't set is as string delimiter
JavaScript - added missing keywords
Split same window horizontally/vertically set second window into same position as the first one
Code folding can't be used together with Wordwrap. Wordwrap activating will disable Code folding for current file. Wordwrap deactivating will enable Code folding back (if supported for this file)
Scripting - new functions mainWindowHandle(): HWND, editorWindowHandle(): HWND
File tabs symbols are High DPI optimized, light/dark optimized
Unix Shell Script - added keywords, added support for backtick expressions, improved highlighting
Program start drawing optimalizations
PSPad is able to open file with broken UTF-8 encoding. After warning and confirmation.
Code folding - settings is part of the Program settings under editor
HEX edit - added history into Find/Replace
Ruby user highlighter - improved strings highlighting
Rewritten statusbar handling information, cleaned-up code from state, when statusbar was part of each window
Code folding manipulation is under the View menu, in the editor context menu, under toolbar button
Updated communication library Synapse
Implemented new OpenSSL version for FTP connection. Now libcrypto-1_1.dll and libssl-1_1.dll libraries are used (or their 64b versions) instead of the old libeay.dll and ssleay.dll what can be deleted.
Code folding support for SQL (Oracle and MySql dialects, rest is supported partially)
Automatic synchronization of File explorer after file save in case when Program settings / Files and dirs is set directory as Active file and File explorer is active.
Search in files results were extended of char position. Click on results line send you to exact file position
StatusBar - dark themes icons support
PSPad informs, if file contains char #0
CompactLineNumbers option in Program settings / Direct edit (0/1) allows change line numbering to compact form
Code folding support added to VB Script and Visual Basic, FoxPro
Close file(s) from whole application was united. Please report any problem joined with editor window close
Code folding support for User highlighters. For now languages based on curly brackets are supported, in rest of languages added support lines. Is necessary to set tcfCurlyBracket for Codefolding type in the User highlighter definition. if you make modification, let me know or send me definition file, I will include it in the next build.
Updated editor component. Report please anything "strange".
CodeFolding support introduced - for now supported languages: JavaScript, Java, C#, C++, Perl, PHP, Pascal
CodeFolding support is possible to switch off in Program settings / Special settings: CodeFolding=0
Editor - tripple click select line, quadruple click whole text
Config backup - before each version update started from PSpad config files are automatically backed up into subfolder backup_cfg of config files placement.
Default limits (Program settings / Special settings) for Multihighlighter, Highlighting and Code explorer were increased to 750 000 bytes
SQL highlighter - added several SQL dialects (Nexus, Postgres, Informix)
Updater - unattended run appends log instead of rewrite it
Updater - added support for updater update. Run PSPUpdRun.exe instead of the direct updater run. More info in .UpdaterReadme.txt
FTP - click on the current path label fill in path into quick change dir
Highlight all occurrences of highlighted text - new option in (Program settings / Editor 1) allows you set highlighting case sensitive
SpellCheck dialog - for visually impaired people the label with original word was replaced for edit (readers support)
Memory manager was returned to default one
Autocomplete (Program settings / Editor 2) - New option Autocomplete replaces rest of the word. When Autocomplete is called from the middle of word it replaces/let the rest behind the cursor
Color dialog - first 6 custom colors are remembered between sessions
Updater was integrated into PSPad. From the automatic check or from menu Help you can decide to download update manually or run updater. Updater can be started from command line too - see included ReadMe file in Updater folder.
HTML preview - it's possible to use WebView2 based on Chromium engine - in the HTML Preview switch engine using first icon in the top left. There is necessary to install WebView2 runtime from MS: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/#download-section, or small MS installer what will do it automatically for you: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703
Changed library for handling INI files. Please report any problem with configuration files
InnoSetup Script highlighter - improoved highlighting
MS SQL highlighter - added new data types
Session - list in the save session dialog is sorted alphabetically
Ruby - added code explorer support
RSS highlighter, cause it duplicates XML highlighter
Set PSPad as IE source viewer
Code explorer for PowerPro - variable occurences
Sessions - current session mark after open
Sessions - restore files with active Code explorer
Exception when file close
PSPad.INI - saving problem
Spell settings - switch dictionary in 64b version
Fixes joined with OpenPClose file redraw
Open favourite panel from the File menu
SpellCheck - load/release dictionary
Program settings / KeyMap - save problem
Perl highlighter - q-function highlighting fix
Close file by mouse wheel doesn't redraw file tabs names
New project from folder - save button wasn't active
Updater - appear in the screen center instead of desktop center
Handled exception when Recent.ini content was damaged
Write system parameters, e.g. Splash screen
Reduced flickering when program starts
Autocorrect in splitted editor window
Open more files at once from OpenDialog
Close numbered file tabs with mouse wheel doesn't update numbers
Remove nonexisting recent files when none recent files left
Drop binary file into TextDif box
Drag/Drop editing - copy selected text with CTRL key
Names of few highlighters and attributs was different in the new editor component what looks like a "lost" configuration
Highlight all occurences of highlighted text - Case sensitive option wasn't written into config
Toolbar background with dark skin
UNDO and modified file indication
Close file tabs to right, Close file tabs to left - sometimes left free tab row
Better difference between enable/disabled UNDO and REDO icon
Duplicate line functionality
Clipboard monitor
Close last file using file tab context menu / Close doesn't hide file panel
Load file containing #0 char ends with End of memory message
Reformat paragraph (menu format) removes blank lines
Highlight selected text occurences - when scrolling, sometimes part of the line was highlighted
Words at cursor doesn't return word when cursor was just behind the word
Corrupted PSPad.INI - if file contains char #0, rest of the file was ignored and it looked like lost of config
Exceptions joined with CodeFolding when window is closed
Play recorded macro was slow
Speed up Undo/Redo command - please report any problem
FTP - handled exception when can't write config file
Macro save/load problem
Word under cursor - case when word was the last on the line and cursor was behind the word
Ctrl+Del doesn't delete spaces before start of next word
Fixed load sections from "non standard" ini like TiDyCFG, Convertors, e.t.c.
Find/Replace with new lines in replace expression
OldSpecialChars in [Special settings] - Program settings / Direct edit
TextDiff - last line was marked as missing
Search/Replace - usage of empty pattern only like ^ or $
HexEdit - Search/Replace witout confirmation doesn't mark file as modified
Split window, synchronize moving and unsplit window caused exception
Activation of last selected window after close current one
Ruby highlighter - embeded expression in string and other reported fixes
Save function is available always, tool button icon depends of the modified state
PHP highlighter - highlight matching bracket in case of multiline string
File plugin fix
TextDiff - file names size with High DPI screen resolution
Print with dark background
Block selection by keys doesn't start on the position where you write last letter
Block selection with F8 + F8 didn't work
Duplicate lines, swap with line above/bellow
MacroRecorder - macros and AutoIndent
Fixed UNDO with active autoindent on the last editor line with real tabs
Fixed combination of Real tabs and smart tabs with Autoindent - unwanted spaces insertion
Fix of potential configuration corruption
Closing of nonactive window using mouse on FileTab - focus in editor
if file is locked by another process, binnary file test raised exception
TextDiff window artefacts after splitter move
Search/Replace or Reload doesn't refresh symbol on the file tab
Copy/Paste in text without highlighter
Undo/Redo - assigning shortcut directly to editor command instead of application action when no Undo/Redo was available caused editor freeze
Coment/Uncomment block (Shift+Ctrl+A) doesn't include last selected line in case the line contains 1 char only
Autocorrect doesn't work for files open with PSpad start
Copy to clipboard always added HTML format
SmartTabs
Active tab after open file from "outside" of PSPad
Select word with dblclick broke on accented chars
Handled exception when decoding invalid string from BASE64
Filetabs visibility after open project or open session
Drag/Drop text with mouse in column or line mode selection
FileTabs visibility when you close all files and open several files using OpenDialog
Windows shell script - variable %~xx highlighting
Paste the copied text into Excel
Autorefresh symbol on file tab
Activate window when file was already open
UserHighlighter - some keywords wasn't highlighted
Call 2x Clear history in Program settings / Files
After Find/Replace save icon wasn't highlighted
Active tab after open file from left panel
Active file tab
Save icon wasn't highlighted after Search/Replace
Save user highlighter definition
Code explorer parsing (if active) when file is open
HTML/XHTML highlighter settings - compiler, applications, ...
Ruller content after program start
Code clips activation after file load
Find dialog - COPY button doesn't open new document when used more times
Assignment of external application when you open file using Open Dialog (Ctrl+O)
Internal WWW preview take care of DPI when you use size presets
Text operation in splitted window
Find in Files - click in result - activate file if file is already open
Find in Files - after double click the line was white font on light gray background
TextDiff window - goto source (dblclick)
Recorded Macro play - reduced problems with clipboard
User highlighter - possibility to save definition witht none string highlight
Reduced flickering when window switching
TextDiff - fixed Window redraw when switching tabs
TextDiff - fixed Ctrl+Mouse wheel behavior
TextDiff - fixed unwanted block selection after dblclick
Reopen modified file
SpellCheck - fix for cyrilic languages, improved similar words search
In some cases closed file wasn't written into recent files list
Clipboard monitor
Fixed behavior of commands Delete last word (Ctrl+BkSpace) and Delete word (Ctrl+Del)
System icons in FTP (if enabled in Program Settings)
Highlight of the selection occurences wasn't repainted after change of the selection
Matching token highlight with missing matching token
Create menu Help content based on the Online.ini file
CrLf was always added when file was saved
Shift+Down, Shift+PgDown on the last line will include last line into selection
Unwanted Autoindent after Enter when cursor was on the first column
Change char case in the selected column block
Windows shell script highlighter
Parameter /F doesn't start from the begin but from cursor position
Restore files doesn't restore last active file tab
Wordwrap with Right Edge
Cursor edge line
Autocorrections and user highlighter
Main menu glitch in some cases after file open
File explorer - fixed form resize or show/hide log behavior
Search/replace recent strings was trimmed of initial spaces
Reload file in splitted window
Refuse open big file dialog with PSPad start caused exception
Open file from FTP with path longer than 260 chars - handled exception
Perl highlighter caused app freeze if file contains #00 char
Find / Copy or List - redraw slows down whole process
Macro - play macro with clipboard handling
Project tree - missing last letter of the project name
File tam context menu - copy file name doesn't include path
Bookmark drawing wren you scroll with arrows
File tabs - file change indication doesn't appear in some cases
Recent storage is saved on program close
TextDiff with running PSpad and registry integration to the Windows explorer context menu
Search/Replace - load profile trims quotes from expressions
Switch to HEX mode and back mark file as modified
Ruby strings %/.../
When SpellCeck was active, it doesn't work for new open files in some cases
Fixed many problems in 64b build
Previous open files was open with C++ highlighter
Open project opens project file for editing as well
User highlighter - keywords start with option fixed for negative numbers e.t.c.
Code pages settings - arrows doesn't stay on the bottom when window was resized
User convertor added additional line to the line end if no text was selected
Problem with open big file and NO answer
Group UNDO problem
Highlighter settings - wasn't possible to switch off Unix shell script highlighter
PowerShell highlighter - problem with multiline comments
PSPad start with undocked window (e.g. OpenFiles) caused exception
Text inserted with Macro wasn't visible immediately
Help - search tab doesn't work
Other fixes reported by users

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New things:
Ruby - in-string section support #{ ... }, variable highlighting
Insert with keep cursor function keeps inserted text selection
Tcl/Tk highlighter extended of new keywords from new version
Stability improvements
Autocomplete - removed brackets
Save file without file change (Shift+Ctrl+S) allows to set time difference. Usage e.g. for synchronized folders. Difference (in seconds) is added to existing File time. Parameter is in Program settings / Direct edit as SaveFileTimeShift variable, value (positive number) is in seconds.
PSPad remembers last used tab from left panel
Automatic corrections (menu Settings / Spell settings) - new option - Maintain char case.
Automatic corrections (menu Settings / Spell settings) maintain case of correction if option enabled. E.g. if defined dt = document, then Dt will be replaced to Document, DT to DOCUMENT
PowerShel 5.1 - new user highlighter definition including code clips
Edit favorite link - for each edit new button with variable list was added instead of right mouse
Select inside brackets works for ? and ? too
Added basic application version analytics. In program settings / Program 2 you can switch it off, there is info showing what data are send. It's simple HTTP request only, you can cach it and check it. No sensitive information are sent, only one time request.
Delete libraries libSoftMeter.dll and libSoftMeter64.dll, they arn't used
Autosave files when close PSPad - new option in Program settings / Backup
Autocomplete - if you are editing inside word, autocomplete replaces word instead insert autocomplete string to cursor position
Code explorer - selected item is preserved after file save or file reload
Own editor font usage without to have install it - put your TTF files into subfolder .Fonts. Included fonts: Liberation Mono, Fira Code
Autocomplete uses same font like editor
Autocomplete includes '(' or '()' in the list
PSPad remembers selected text between sessions
Fixes:
Mark all selection occurences (find word at cursor, dblclick on the word end, ...)
Styles - open/close bigger amount of files caused exception
Paragraph reformat lefts space on the begin of line when previous line ends with some chars like ")"
Fixed start with relative path to PSpad.exe, if PSpad was already riunning. E.g. ..pspad.exe "some file". In this case PSPad opens PSPad binary itself
Program settings - problem with change color scheme followed Apply and OK button
PSPad start with parameter if PSPad already runs opens another empty editor
Windows Shell script highlighter - highlight of call another script with parameters
Splitted editor window - mouse wheel doesn't scroll editor under cursor
FileTabs wasn't visible after project load
Child (editor) Windows isn't
Clipboard problem (delete, paste) and cursor position
Close to tray - there were no file names on the pad after restore
Problem with multiple play macro containing clipboard manipulation
Handled exception when reading proxy server information from registry
XML Code explorer - CDATA caused broken structure in some cases
Autocomplete - sometimes replaced more text
Windows Shell script - small fixes
File tab color without Theme service enabled
Project panel - on the 4k display the folder names were shortened
Project load

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Autocomplete doesn't complete numbers in automatic mode, in manual mode does
Own editor font usage without to have install it - put your TTF files into subfolder .Fonts
Highlighter settings - added possibility to open selected user highlighter definition
Code explorer - Sort button has "state". You can switch it on/ff for current Window. Default state cames from Program settings / Tools - Sort code explorer
Code explorer - selected item stays selected after sort change or refresh (if exists)
Code explorer - search is case insesitive, Alt, Ctrl, Shift doesn't reset search, Ctrl+Enter search for next occurence
Sort lines uses "stable sort", If lines are same, order isn't changed. It has meaning for sort by column.
FTP quick search box is case insensitive
FTP - new field for change folder with history for each server stored in Recent.ini. ENTER confirm entry and send command to FTP server.
New user highlighter definition for Solidity
Open files panel - possibility to arrange selected windows Horizontally/Vertically
Open file list (left tool panel) - possibility select and close more files at once (right mouse)
File info shows current open file last write time
Scripts files are sorted alphabetically before adding to scripting engine. Put underscore to the file name begin if you want to compile e.g. your script library as the first
Program settings / Backup - new options allow switch on/off autosave files with computer suspend
Program settings - added search option possibility. Repeated Enter key press search for occurences
Synchronize movement activation is possible even in one splitted window
Project - speed up big project file loading
User highlighter - added support for Ruby symbols
FTP ciphering - updated OpenSSL libraries
PHP highlighter - added void type support
AutoIt highlighter marks # as part of the word when double click
JavaScript highlighter - added support for Template literals (Template strings) and new JScript highlighter attribute Template for color setting
Current file tab highlight
Incremental search (Ctrl+E) - extended functionality - Right arrow adds another char, Tab adds string till end of the word
Favorite panel / Tools - added option Save all files before tool starts
Status bar was moved to the bottom of main window from the bottom of individual windows. The reason is reading devices support for visually impaired people.
INI highlighter - hexadecimal numbers are highlighted
C# highlighter is supported now as basic highlighter instead of user highlighter
Color schemes are stored per user highlighter slot instead of previous system where all user highlighter slots has common scheme.
PSPad saves all files in restart/shutdown state include never saved new files.
Skins - Program settings / Colors - is possible to change program skin to black. In the same place you can load Highlighters scheme. Optimized are PSPad_Light and PSPad_Dark. Creating and modifying schemes stays in Highlighter settings. As Skin is possible to use any Delphi VCL scheme (VSF extension).
Program settings / Colors - possibility to set color for other occurrence of selected text
Other occurences of selected text - changed to case insensitive, spaces on the begin/end are trimmed
Many optimalizations made for Load/Save highlighters scheme
Open/Save dialog work was rewrited (joined with skins). For Windows Vista and newer new system dialogs are used
Internal HTML preview - obsolete Mozilla, based on unsupported Mozilla activeX control was replaced for Chromium based Edge. To test it is necessary to install chromium based Edge Canary build. It can coexists with existing Windows 10 edge without problems.
Editor window - highlight all occurences of selected text. You can switch it off in the Program settings / Editor 2
Compiled with Delphi 10.4 Denali (still in beta stage)
New Memory manager version FastMM5
User highlighter - added "Attribute" for PowerShell - it highlights word after square open bracket
Find by lines - new function in the Search menu. Input is list of line numbers and result is set of lines from current document in new document.
Scroll past EOF (Program settings / Editor 1) - separated as standalone option from previous scroll past EOL and EOF
Splitted editor window - splitter has different color, splitter width depends of screen DPI
New scripting function tabsToSpaces(input: string): string
Autocorrect - won't be executed if text is selected
Format block (left/right/center) works in column selection with limitation - text doesn't contain real tabs.
User highlighter extended of Variable attribute with possibility highlight PHP like variables (starting with $)
FTP - added possibility to rename folder with connections. It's possible to use it to join folders too
FTP - connection popup menu is organized into submenus according to folders
Updated color scheme PSPad dark and PSPad light
JSON reformat didn't take indent size from the program settings
Char # was added as word break char for HTML and XHTML highlighter
Program settings / System - some option was unavailable
Memory leaks joined with Code explorer
FTP - edit FTP - wrong detection of existing connection
FTP - exception when click on the arrow next FTP connection button
Program settings / System integration. If TXT wasn't assigned to PSpad, PSpad always returned Notepad with Program settings confirmation
User highlighter - variables with '_' char
User highlighter - mark variable starts on $ with dblclick
Statusbar - font size with high DPI
Fixed another problems related to file closing
Windows shell script - highlighting variable with '#' char, e.g. %ip#1%
PHP Code explorer - escaped apostrophe in string
Autoit Highlighter - fix of single line comments
AutoIt code explorer - fixed typo in category name
Save As - hadnel unwanted adding of file extension when extension wasn't included in SaveDialog filter
User highlighter - fixed using different string types together in one highlughter
Find - result won't be centered horizontally, horizontal scroll will be as minimal as possible to ensure result is visible
Search/replace - fix when replace string contains n (new line)
Scripting - if script runs when PSPad closes, message with script error appeared
Fixed prolems with TXT files and save As dialog filter
Brackets highlight
Fixed another bugs joined to fast window Open/Close
Optimized redraw/flickering in window switching
Tollbar size change for another than default iconset
FTP - sort by date time
New file, Change syntax dialog and TXT button - file extension was changed to New.*
Close bigger count of files at once caused exception
Many fixes related to skins
File explorer - remembering size and resizing file box
Toolbar buttons height with user defined scale in Windows display settings
CSS highlighter - added missing ALL property
Fixed change of the active documents when you minimize/restore maximized PSPad window
Close to SysTray - switching documents after restore
Swap line above/bellow with active WordWrap mode
First start program detection - initial color scheme loading
Lot of fixes related to dark theme
Removed flickering when localization is changed, iconset is changed, ...
Find/Replace in files - problem with code page change in replace process
Tool panel - button size of the first toolbar
Mark all occurrences of selected text - problem with composite unicode characters
Search in files background with dark color scheme and light skin combination;
Unix Shell Script - comment highlight fix
Pascal Code Explorer - fixed missing class names, sorting depends of global parameter, joined procedures and functions into one section
Log panel resize button - status bar was moved under the log window
Search/Replace in files - select directory dialog appears under search window, search dialog was always diaplyed on the top
Windows flicker when maximized PSPad is restored from minimized state
When PSPad starts, new empty window wasn't maximalized
Handled exception saving PSpad.INI where there were no user rights
Handled exception reading internet proxy settings when user has no right to read it.
TextDiff - line change window wasn't moved by second window horizontal scrollbar
Maximized child window when file is open in empty PSPad
Close all was disabled when no file was open but project was
Code explorer was closed on ESC in some cases
Add accent marks (menu Edit / Special conversion)
Highlighter settings / Right edge position - there was possible to set 2 digits number only for the right edge position
Autocompletion window with styles - window title
Python highlighter - problem with triple quoted strings and escape char
Non maximized windows inside editor was maximized after restore
C++ Code explorer detect printf in some cases as function
Windows Shell Script - keywords and parameters
Autohotkey Code Explorer - fixed included classes hierarchy, added properties into Code explorer content
PageSetup dialog was enabled in case of Hexedit too and it's call caused exception
Autohotkey Code explorer - removed { form the functions list

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 539 Developer (Dec 28, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 535 Developer (Nov 21, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 531 Developer (Oct 14, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 527 Developer (Sep 10, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 521 Developer (Aug 18, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 509 Developer (Jun 17, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 505 Developer (Jun 8, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 502 Developer (May 31, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 407 Developer (May 24, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 403 Developer (May 20, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 400 Developer (May 16, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 395 Developer (Apr 29, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 385 Developer (Mar 29, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.4 Build 381 Developer (Mar 1, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.3 Build 377 (Feb 10, 2020)

Compiler - if you run compiler and not Catch program output is selected, compiler window won't be hidden
Code explorer - ESC closes Code explorer. Removed.
parameter Statusbar functions require DblClick instead of SingleClick (Program settings / Program 2) has influence of the top editor ruller behavior too.
ASCII chart - new button CP as editor - this buttons sets content of ASCII chart into same CP as current editor window. Note, that ASCII chart works with singlebyte encodings only, not with UTF-xxx
Regular expressions - library based on Perl syntax was replaced with library supporting PCRE syntax
New user highlighter for ASAR assembler (David Wilson)
Computer suspend - FTP is disconnected.
Computer suspend - new modified files are saved in %Temp%PSPadResume folder
TeX code explorer shows head
User highlighter - added HEX number attribute
TeX highlighter - added block comments --[[ ]]-- and starthiding stophidding. Each comment has different attribute and allows you set different color. As "operator" attribute you can color for if++, if+-, eif, efi
menu Edit / Special conversion between text, URL, QuotedPrintable, Base64 fully supports unicode. UTF-8 is used for char presentation
Find in files dialog was changed from modal to normal. It allows let dialog open and edit files together
Favourite window contains new section - script. You can add script there by selecting from drop down list
User highlighter definition - added block comment for Autoit3 - #cs ... #ce
New PSPad command line parameter /F or /FR (as alternative -F or -FR) will start search on open file. /F for normal search, /FR for search with regular expressions. Syntax: pspad "pathfile" /F "search expression"
PSPad remembers column with of Name, size and modified for File explorer and FTP
User friendly message when you try compare file with selected file from disk in case both files has different encoding
Insert text to lines - added "Apply" button, so you can use this function several times without leaving dialog
FTP connection list - added folder functionality
New option in Program settings / Program 1 - Don't change Toolbar icon size when monitor DPI is changed
Insert text to lines (Alt+I) - added step for numbering, added labels
New action Open favourite (Shift+Ctrl+A) for easier access to favourite tab in left panel. Panel is selected and tree with favourite is focused. You can move cursor and open file or run tool with Enter.
Handled exception when Recent.INI file was marked as ReadOnly
Editor window - Ruller - with high DPI was column numbers high above the ticks
Open file from internet (menu File / Open special) - function doesn't detect code page
Char case change doesn't work with cyrilic letters
64b version ends with exception, joined to store recent files
TextDiff drop box was invisible when you drag file over PSPad if left panel was switched off
User highlighter dialog wasn't possible close if no editor window was open
crash on PSPad exit
XML Code explorer
handled exception when closing PSPad x64
handled exception when several PSPad instances was closed at once and all instances write file state in same time
Program Settings / KeyMap - problem drawing with scrollbar (only some group and languages)
if main PSPad window was maximized, minimized and open file from outside, PSPad wasn't restored as maximized
ASCII chart wasn't translated after language change
Python highlighter - search for matching bracket if bracket was in string
Highlighting URL in text doesn't respect two dots - something..html
in case PSPad was set as StayOnTop, some dialog window appear behind the main window
FTP connection - duplicate connection ends with message "Connection already exists"
problem with editor window name when you open many small files at once
HEX editor - search in HEX - if you paste search string from Excel, you got info that text contains non hex chars (Excell adds line break)
HEX editor - undo after bytes rewriting
HEX editor - find/replace when switching from text and back
reduce Windows flicker when you restore PSPad from minimized to maximized state
HEX editor - paste text into HEX part, copied from external source (e.g. Excel)
fixed behavior when PSPad is minimized to Tray icon
Code explorer fix after new regular expression library implementation
HEX editor copy/paste in text part
System integration into context menu for limited user
ASCII chart - Print button changes label when Coda page was changed
exception when bigger amount of files was closed one by one

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.3 Build 377 Dev (Feb 9, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.3 Build 375 Dev (Feb 1, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.3 Build 371 Dev (Jan 29, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.3 Build 365 Dev (Jan 17, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.3 Build 361 Dev (Jan 9, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.2 Build 351 (Jan 5, 2020)

News:
Line duplicate (menu Edit) - in case when line isn't selected, the cursor stay in same position as before in new line
When PSPad is moved to another monitor, icon on taskbar follows application. I was forced to remove program name from PSPad window title to satisfy both groups of users.
Scripting - new function logIsVisible() returns if LOG window is/isn't visible
Menu Encoding contains new submenu Unicode normalization with 2 items: Canonical Composition and Canonical Decomposition. Accented unicode char can be written as one char containing accent or as 2 chars - basic char followed by accent. These functions provide composition or decomposition of accented chars.
Program settings / Direct edit - new special option UnicodeComposition=1. This settings will automatically make Canonical composition when file is loaded. But note, it will significantly slow down file open speed!
Log window will mark "debug" line with green symbol
Scripting - new function markEditorLine(integer) - will paint sent line with same color as click in the LOG window
Scripting - running scripts are automatically terminated when PSPad is closing
Scripting - new function reloadUserHighlighter(name: string) - reloads user highlighter if loaded. Parametr means name of highlighter or name of definition file.
Find/Replace dialog - added possibility to store profiles
Word under cursor will be returned even cursor is behind the word
Scripting - added variables for getVarValue(): %File% (file name without extension), %Ext% (file extension)
Sample size for code page autodetection was increased from 8 000 to 25 000 chars
Windows Shell script highlighter - added over 100 new keywords
PSPad will inform you when config file save problem occurs.
Function Remove duplicated lines from menu Edit / Line manipulation works with selected text. If no text is selected, it works with whole file
Delete lines with bookmarks - new function in the Search menu or editor Context menu
New code explorer for Z80 assembler (file type FTAssem). New user highlighter Z80 Assembler, which replace existing Z80.
Sort (menu Edit) - function allows you sort by lines up to 3 defined columns
Find in files - results - optimalized drawing, added hint to show whole line
Code explorer for ftXML ignores IMAGE tag what is e.g. in SGML without close tag
User highlighter - added Euklid+ support
Fixes:
Hex editor - paste binnary text changed some chars
Hex editor - statusbar informations
On higher DPI menu items used small font (problem of developer tool)
Code explorer for Unix shell script didn't accept function names containing dot
Code explorer - click doesn't focus editor even it was set in Code explorer toolbar button
SpellCheck - excelption sometimes occured
TextDiff - exception sometimes on the last line
FTP - file list parsing - if year is missing and day and month are grater than now, i will consider last year
Code clips - problem with sorting and "ch" letter (slavic languages considers "ch" as one letter)
Code explorer for Autohotkey
Pascal Code explorer caused program hang up with some specific source content
PHP code beautifier needs existing file. New file caused program hang up
Export highlihted text to RTF
TextDiff - accidental exception on modified line
ISO 8859-2 - fix of code page autodetection
wrong PSPad version (32b vs 64b) in the window title
Oracle SQL highlighter and text literals
Dropper - fixed for 64b version
HEX editor - string is checked before paste for allowed hex chars
Find in files - in the search results tabulator disappeared
Windows Shell script - fixed highlighting of words containing "-"
Find in files results - invisible font with black background
Autohotkey Code explorer - function detection fix
Problem with screen repaint when switch PSPad and Chrome based browser
Impossibility to save file without extension. This will be possible when you change file type in save dialog to *.
Fixed problem with transient freezing joined with pair bracket highlighting
Autocomplete (Ctrl+J) in case of user highlighter with case insensitive keywords offers all words from highlighter definition as upper case
Repaint the ruller if PSPad dragged onto monitor with different DPI
for ASP doesn't require space after/before % char
Find in Files - after click on the Open file ikon in the search result window, file was open empty
TextDiff with file - handled encoding exception via file load
Taskbar thumbnail update
Many internal fixes related to unicode
WordWrap with highlight matching brackets caused exception in some cases

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.3 Build 359 Dev (Jan 5, 2020)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.3 Build 355 Dev (Dec 29, 2019)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.1 Build 310 (Feb 17, 2019)

List of open files is stored when any file is opened/closed not only with PSPad end
TextDiff - Both window into one file function marks difference with delimiters between files
TextDiff - added functionality to generate difference file from the Right and from the Left
HEX editor - all copy are made as string. It allows you paste content as text into editor
HEX editor - in hex area you copy as HEX string, in text area you copy as text
Program settings / Direct edit - AutodetectBinary has 3 states: 0 off, 1 on, 2 on with confirmation dialog
scripting function Sleep() calls ProcessMessages
Find/Replace dialog shows counters for characters count before cursor for search and replace field
CSS highlighter - added large amount of missing keywords
SAS code parser - added macro support
Code explorer for XML will expand first 2 levels only automatically. Speed up for big XML files
Code explorer for PHP - classes are expanded automatically
Code explorer - if left docked, page is automatically activated
New Code explorer for KiBasic (ftKiBasic file type for user highlighter)
Project tree - nodes indentation
Editor window flickering when switching
Fixed problem with protocol highlighting (mail, URL, ...) when file with with long lines
ESC key closes Code explorer window
Import from RTF to HTML (HTML menu)
Insert file - fixed problem with BOM included code pages
fixed Greek ANSI CP (1253) autodetection
PSpad freezes with active Code explorer in some cases
Multihighlighter color (start-end of the script)
Log lines display problem with active URL highlightter
Taskbar program icon will appear on screen where prgoram window is (Jochen Heinelt)
Windows Shell script - ^ char breaks meaning of special chars
Windows Shell script - cmd as file extension was highlighted as keyword
Windows shell script - matching bracket highlight with echo command
Cobol highlighter - keywords with underscore
PSPad 64 - SpellCheck exceptions
HEX editor - problem with replace longer expression with shorter without confirmation
When project is open, PSpad shows project name on status bar as first
Unix Shell script code explorer includes if and for as functions
Fullscreen mode (F11)
Show PSPad window when with open new file in PSPad after Windows + D (minimize all windows)
Switch tab with 2 windows splitted horizontally or vertically destroys splitting
Cobol code explorer
Command line tool causes freezing when run under MS Dos environment
Search in files result - whole path is shown, char & was removed
Search and search in files results - after dblclick focus is set to editor window
Cobol highlighter - if keyword was part of another word starting with nnnn-
Project - default CP wasn't load, even was stored in project configuration
Project - new file wasn't created with code page set in project
Project - after loading project statusbar information wasn't updated

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.1 Build 287 Dev (Dec 17, 2018)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.1 Build 281 Dev (Aug 2, 2018)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.0 Build 266 Dev (Feb 26, 2018)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.0 Build 243 Dev (Aug 21, 2017)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.0 Build 235 Dev (May 29, 2017)

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.0 Build 174 Dev (Apr 5, 2017)

New:
PSPad Code updated to Delphi 10 Seattle. It will allow 64b version in future
New file plugin format, much more easier for developers - (see the readme file in plugin subfolder)
New code page handling - PSPad now supports 147 code pages and allows you to open and convert
New CP customization menu dialog (menu Encoding) which allows you select code page set you use
New Batch CP convert tool in the Encoding menu
Code page in status bar shows code page menu
Fast selection of default encoding by Ctrl+Click on menu item in Encoding menu
Language files are stored in UTF-8 with BOM
New ASCII chart with encoding selector, Unicode char value and HTML entities
Script Input Dialog with automatic history
Batch CP conversion (menu Encoding) was changed to non modal and allows you with Enter and DblClick open selected file from list
User convertors are stored in .Convertor subfolder with UTF-8 encoding. Conversion extended of regular expressions. See the file template.in_ for definition changes
Added anonymous program usage program tracking. You can switch it off in the program settings / Program 1. For now in developer builds only.
Code pages - added ISO 8859-2 autodetection
PSPad remembers height of File explorer file list box
PHP code explorer - added labels
HTML highlighter - added highlight matching MAIN
Hex Editor - Search/replace has been rewritten, fixed problem with 00 in search/replace
PSPad checks new version on start. Parameters are available in the Program settings / Check update
PSPad will activate Multiuser environment switch if detect user unpack it manually into Program files folder
Translators can use n for line break for resource strings (starting on rs_)
System dialogs was changed into PSPad 4 style
C++ added new keywords from 9.9 and 11 version
Cobol added 114 new keywords (GnuCobol, Open Cobol)
For translators: resource strings was modified. In some resource strings was %s used as line break. It was replaced to n. Take translation included in builds, not your internal. Contact me if you need more info
If no spell dictionary was choosen, PSPad will show you Spell settings dialog if you initiate Spell check
Fixes:
Exception during favorite links load on PSpad start
SpellCheck caused exception
Settings dialog and HighDPI
Bookmarks and HighDPI
JScript code explorer - var declared functions
Compiler with catch output causes PSPad freeze on Windows 7
Pascal Code explorer - fixes related to block comment and directives
Clipboard monitor and shortcut problems (Del e.t.c.)
Hex editor - rewrited Search/Replace. Fixed problem with 00 in replace string
SpellCheck caused exception if stay active end you close all files and open new
MarkCurrentFileTab option (Special settings) works again
Batch CP convert causes exception in case PSPad was stored in Program Files and started as portable - recent entries in dialog.
PSPad update check doesn't load settings into Program settings dialog
Handled load damaged project file on PSPad start
Key map direct edit form was empty for default Key map settings
Serious fix of Code page autodetection. There is set minimal limit of significant chars to code page recognition
OutOfMemory exception when "big file" is closed
Few fix from received exception logs
Handled "UpdateTabIcons" exception when more windows are closed
Another problem causing File tab flashing was fixed
Active File Tab highlight when custom tab colors was set
Linux Shell Script - comment fix
Switch to HEX mode from new file causes exception
Fixed several untranslated strings
wrong text file causes PSPad crash and some config content loss

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.0 Build 163 Dev (Apr 5, 2017)

New:
PSPad Code updated to Delphi 10 Seattle. It will allow 64b version in future
New file plugin format, much more easier for developers - (see the readme file in plugin subfolder)
New code page handling - PSPad now supports 147 code pages and allows you to open and convert
New CP customization menu dialog (menu Encoding) which allows you select code page set you use
New Batch CP convert tool in the Encoding menu
Code page in status bar shows code page menu
Fast selection of default encoding by Ctrl+Click on menu item in Encoding menu
Language files are stored in UTF-8 with BOM
New ASCII chart with encoding selector, Unicode char value and HTML entities
Script Input Dialog with automatic history
Batch CP conversion (menu Encoding) was changed to non modal and allows you with Enter and DblClick open selected file from list
User convertors are stored in .Convertor subfolder with UTF-8 encoding. Conversion extended of regular expressions. See the file template.in_ for definition changes
Added anonymous program usage program tracking. You can switch it off in the program settings / Program 1. For now in developer builds only.
Code pages - added ISO 8859-2 autodetection
PSPad remembers height of File explorer file list box
PHP code explorer - added labels
HTML highlighter - added highlight matching MAIN
Hex Editor - Search/replace has been rewritten, fixed problem with 00 in search/replace
PSPad checks new version on start. Parameters are available in the Program settings / Check update
PSPad will activate Multiuser environment switch if detect user unpack it manually into Program files folder
Translators can use n for line break for resource strings (starting on rs_)
System dialogs was changed into PSPad 4 style
C++ added new keywords from 9.9 and 11 version
Cobol added 114 new keywords (GnuCobol, Open Cobol)
For translators: resource strings was modified. In some resource strings was %s used as line break. It was replaced to n. Take translation included in builds, not your internal. Contact me if you need more info
If no spell dictionary was choosen, PSPad will show you Spell settings dialog if you initiate Spell check
Fixes:
Exception during favorite links load on PSpad start
SpellCheck caused exception
Settings dialog and HighDPI
Bookmarks and HighDPI
JScript code explorer - var declared functions
Compiler with catch output causes PSPad freeze on Windows 7
Pascal Code explorer - fixes related to block comment and directives
Clipboard monitor and shortcut problems (Del e.t.c.)
Hex editor - rewrited Search/Replace. Fixed problem with 00 in replace string
SpellCheck caused exception if stay active end you close all files and open new
MarkCurrentFileTab option (Special settings) works again
Batch CP convert causes exception in case PSPad was stored in Program Files and started as portable - recent entries in dialog.
PSPad update check doesn't load settings into Program settings dialog
Handled load damaged project file on PSPad start
Key map direct edit form was empty for default Key map settings
Serious fix of Code page autodetection. There is set minimal limit of significant chars to code page recognition
OutOfMemory exception when "big file" is closed
Few fix from received exception logs
Handled "UpdateTabIcons" exception when more windows are closed
Another problem causing File tab flashing was fixed
Active File Tab highlight when custom tab colors was set
Linux Shell Script - comment fix
Switch to HEX mode from new file causes exception
Fixed several untranslated strings
wrong text file causes PSPad crash and some config content loss

New in Portable PSPad 5.0.0 Build 163 Dev (Mar 31, 2017)

New in Portable PSPad 4.6.1 Build 2730 (Jul 5, 2016)

Cascading Style Sheet highlighter was renamed to CSS
File statistics shows all chars in char list include whitespaces
Special settings section extended of MaxWrapSize parameter. This parameter limits file size for WordWrap after you open file. Default value is 200 000 bytes.
CaseSensitiveAutoComplete - new option in special settings: 0 - case insensitive, 1 - case sensitive, 2 (default) - autocomplete case sensitivity depends of highlighter
Log window - now is possible to find Next/Previous error with standard action Find next/Previous (F3/Shift+F3) or using buttons on the Log windows left side
New Special settings option - SortScriptMenu = 1/0. Settings to "0" will prevent script menu sorting.
User highlighter - new option Vectors - support e.g. for MathLab
File list headers (Files, FTP) are localizable
Scripting - new editor based function splitWindow([intetger]): integer. Returns or set editor window split: 0 - isn't splitted, 1 - split vertically, 2 - split horizontally
Search/Replace speed up
New action aFTPConnect (Shift+Ctrl+F) allows you connect to FTP with keyboard without mouse. It's available in the File menu, you can use it in scripting e.t.c.
PSad FTP client uses FEAT command instead of HELP command to detect MLSD support
Communication Synedit library update - new TLS standards support
Menu Script is sorted alphabetically now
SafeFileSave (0/1) - new option in Special settings. Usage for synchronized folders, shared folders from virtual machines e.t.c. File is created into TEMP folder and coppied to target location. It means target is changed at once in one step.
Drag/Drop text from external application is back
Drag/Drop compare - new functionality. If you will Drag file over PSPad window with active editor window, small box "TextDiff" will appear in the right top corner. Drop file into this box will start compare with current file
Visual Basic highlighter - added keyword "friend" include code explorer support
Localization - Portuguese was renamed to Portuguese (European) and Brazilian - Portuguese to Portuguese (Brazilian)
Fixed real tabs problem in TXT files when option URL highlight if no highlighter in program settings / Program 2 was checked
Windows Shell script highlighter - variables and strings
Exception caused by text selection in TextDiff window
FTP file list without year fix for different timezones
Search in FTP list caused exception when FTP wasn't connected
Windows Shell Script - hyphenated-string in label
Removed missed message before external text diff tool starts
Real tabs in HTML multihighlighter
Code explorer for STL - now parses functions with STRING [nn] parameter
Right edge line doesn't fit to ruller
File tabs - problem with whole text and high DPI (4k displays)
File change detection
FTP handles files with special chars in file name, e.g. FileName_14:33.txt
Find/Replace - fixed broken Copy/Count functionality
PSPad can open locked files now (logs, e.t.c.) if source application allows read
BAT highlighter - variables in strings broke bracket highlight
User highlighter - fixed string highlight like aa'string', e.g. in CodeV
Favorite panel - link created by dropping outside of PSPad (e.g. from Windows Explorer) wasn't saved
Log window - fixed High DPI problem
Ignore file list change in program settings wasn't applied immediately but after program restart
Unix Shell Script - "false" wasn't highlighted
Search in files with case insensitive search
Visual Lips - line comment starts right behind another char

New in Portable PSPad 4.6.0 Build 2700 (Oct 2, 2015)

PSPad start speed up optimalization
New Oberon 2 Code explorer
New action aRightEdgeToCursor (Set right edge to cursor position). In the program settings / KeyMap / Show you can assign shortcut for quick change of the right edge position
MS-Dos batch highlighter was renamed to Windows Shell Script
JSON - new user highlighter including code explorer
MarkCurrentFileTab - new parameter in special settings (default 0). If you set it to 1, PSPad will underline active file tab.
Cursor Edge - new functionality what shows vertical line similar to RightEdge on the cursor position. New option in the Program settings / Editor 1, OFF as default
InfoBasic - new code parser for user highlighter
Highlighter settings - added possibility to set real tabs individually for highlighter. Please notice, that checkbox has 3 states. Grayed means PSPad will respect Program settings.
Set bookmark - function was extended to set/delete bookmark
Search/Replace in files - if isn't checked option in Program settings / Tools for prefill search field with current word/selected text, PSPad will use last used search string
TiDy and PHP beautifier - possibility to define shortcuts for profiles. Format: [profile name*shortcut]
Right edge - possibility to set it highlighter depending (Highlighter settings)
Find in files dialog - new switch on dialog which allows let dialog open after search
Calculate block - improved different number format handling
Code explorer for QBasic
PSPad will check file change after external application run - case when external application changes open file/s
Code explorer - added support for FiveWin
User highlighter - possibility to define own escape char
Code explorer for Autohotkey - class support added
External file diff tool (Program settings / Text Difference). Is possible to set up externa file compare tool which will be used instead of the integrated one.
XML converter - new user highlighter + Code explorer (Michael Seume )
New option ForceSaveWork=0/1 (Program settings / Direct edit) will save open and recent files after each change instead of program close
Autocomplete was rewrited to unicode.
HTML templates - changed charset to utf-8
When language is changed in Program settings, PSPad will show localization help request if language file contains more than 10 untranslated strings.
Current File tab highlight - new option HighlightCurrentFileTab in [special settings] section (Program settings / Direct edit button) with values 1/0 (ON/OFF)
new function Open in new instance - opens current window in new PSPad instance. Menu Window or file tab context menu. You can assign shortcut in program settings / KeyMap under Window section
Special settings section in Program settings will be always sorted alphabetically. Is necessary to use OK or Apply button once.
problem with close tab with splitted window
ABB code explorer - fixed function detection
File tab context menu - fixed translation of File tab color
File locking with R/O attribute
Code clips (Ctrl+space) - fixed list draw with extreme DPI
Autocomplete (Ctrl+J) - fixed list draw with extreme DPI
PSPad start with parameter in case PSpad is running, parameter starts with switch and path isn't enclosed by quotas
search in files dialog and selected text in editor wasn't filled in in search box
Code explorer for Java Script - fixed default alphabetical sort
AutoComplete - fixed writing with accented chars
Fixed save file to OEM with semigraphic
UTF-8 surrogate pair support
Statusbar doesn't show unicode chars correctly. Now it shows correctly surrogate pairs too
Highlighter settings - document comment settings was limited to 2 chars
If file wasn't open as UTF-8 (invalid characters), PSPad will open it as ANSI
Highlight syntax limit wasn't accepted when file was restored on PSpad start
Default current line color is used if highlight syntax is off
Code explorer - C++ code without functions
File with R/O attribute doesn't set R/O status
horizontal line behind the last char with some fonts
Code explorer for Autohotkey - wrong listed function call inside function and some other small fixes
BAT highlighter - fixes in echo line
File locking - missing information File is locked by another user during open
File locking with R/O attribute with Save All function
Cancel answer during close process
BAT highlighter - highlighting of the labels after CALL, exclamation variables, new conditional words
HTML check menu item problem was disabled in some cases
File attributes in files with unicode chars in file name
LaTex - highlight matching {} brackets
Code explorer for FiveWin detects CLASS in block comments
Parameter %input% history for external application or compiler
BAT highlighter - fixed brackets in coditions with variables
Current tab highlight for non themed Windows
HEX editor - handled situation when bytes per column was set to 1 and view was switched from text to HEX mode for unicode file
WindowSplit - tab width defined in Highlighter
File open - restore state - bookmarks behind the end of the file won't be restored
Search in files - problem with search directory history and state
BAT highlighter - fix of the case %( in string, Call and another fixes
Print - folder name is shortened to prevent file stamp ovewrite
PHP highlighter - fixed problem /*/
BAT highlighter - label in CALL and variables include modifiers
Right edge wasn't visible with cursor edge active
Right dock panel width change possibility
Find/Replace in files - store recent items

New in Portable PSPad 4.5.9 Build 2600 (Oct 2, 2015)

Current tab with Windows theme switched off is marked with thick line under file name
Tcl/Tk Code explorer - added multiword procedure name support
Tab color is applied to tab you used to call context menu instead of the current tab
TiDy - if TiDycfg.ini file contains [Check Only] section, parameters will be used for function from menu HTML/Check HTML (Ctrl+F10)
New script for beautify VB script code from Marcus Roming. Available from Script menu
PHP highlighter - added new keywords for PHP 5.6
Numeric base calculator - small changes like whole binary number is visible, is possible copy with Ctrl+C, ..
Restore last open file - new function (menu file / open special) with default shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Z
program works now correctly with extreme DPI sizes. I suggest you to set icons for toolbar and menu to PSPad_24 in program settings / Program 1 for DPI higher than 125% and above. If you use portable PSPad on PCs with different DPI settings, PSPad will automatically change menu and toolbar icons to best fit your display setting.
Code explorer - added support for code notes. In the user highligher and Highlighter settings you can define string, defining notes in code (e.g. @ToDo). Rest of line behind this comment is taken as note and displyed in Code explorer.
CSS highlighter - added LESS comment support
FTP - new option for SSL/TLS - Prot P or Prot C settings
scripting - new function topLineIndex([integer]):integer - sets top line or returns index of first visible line in editor window
scripting - new function linesInWindow(): integer - returns number of lined in editor window
scripting - new function setWaitCursor([boolean]) - sets/resets mouse cursor to hourglass. Usage for longer running scripts.
Ctrl + Left mouse Click in editor selects whole word
Program settings / Tools - new option Search in Files - remember Replace setting
FTP panel - new quick search field
New bigger icon set 24x24px
Possibility to set iconset for menu and toolbar separately (Program settings / Program 1). It Alows you to set bigger icons for toolbar and/or menu if you use high resolution screen. Toolbar and menu automatically accept iconset size from now. Anybody can create new iconset for PSPad.
HTML multihighlighter - changed behavior. If file size gets over the multihighlighter limit, PSPad will use language highlighter instead of the base highlighter (e.g. PHP instead of the HTML)
New default icon set for the menu and toolbar. Old set is available as PSPad classic. I am preparing bigger toolbar buttons.
New PHP beautifier (http://www.waterproof.fr/products/phpCodeBeautifier/)
Code explorer - possibility Switch off refresh with File save in Program settings / Tools
Search/Replace dialog in files doesn't clear Replace flag and replace string
Cobol highlighter - Specification - added buttons for strict and free mode quick settings
File open exception dialog extended of system error message
HEX editor settings in Program settings - number of bytes per line and column can be freely set
Code Explorer - in Program settings / Tools is possible switch off refresh after file save
File locking - Save file as - fixed old and new file lock
MSDos batch highlighter - fixed bracket highlight with Echo inside of brackets
FTP client with MLSD file listing - fixed situation when file list is returned without file time information
HTML highlighter - fixed curly brackets highlighting in text with switched off template support
Code explorer - problems with a new option Refresh after file save in Program settings / Tools.
Fixed problems with drawing (e.g. scroll in Text diff) in Editor component
Cobol highlighter - cursor on * indicator causes painting first line on page as an comment
File name without path in program title in case PSPad was run with file without path as parameter
Find/Replace dialog in system with increased font size
Unix Shell Script - comment highlighting fix
Inserting code clips with Shift+Space - if template isn't found, PSPad shows list of clips.
Cobol Code explorer - if there was any code before COPY, line doesn't appear in Code explorer
PHP - continue comment inserted unwanted spaces
Cobol code explorer - missing COPY line if there was a code before COPY
PHP - continue comment function
Editor area flickering
LOG parser - fixed case with relative file path in error log
selection to PHP variable conversion for one line (menu HTML/conversion)
start PSPad with file without path as parameter when PSPad instance is already running
Open file with wildchar when another PSPad instance already runs
Fixed problem with empty PSPad help in case PSpad is started from network drive as multiuser. In this case local copy of the help is created in %AppData%\PSpad folder.
WWW Preview and missing cursor
FTP log - copy content to clipboard using right mouse
File tabs - file name with extreme font DPI settings
Matching brackets and keywords on Win 8.1 system and above with active wrap lines
fixed "google" Java scripts recognition in HTML multihighlighter
fixed Drag/drop image into editor (HTML) with pressed CTRL key
problem with line behind the last char with fonts like courier new
Ctrl+DblClik - select text inside quotes
FTP client another fix for MLSD command. For FTP authors: read and respect RFC documents!
PHP highlighter - fixed missing keywords
TextDiff - exception on some computers
most of flicking was removed during windows resize
WWW preview - missing cursor in editor after return from preview
TextDiff exception
Project panel width in case you close PSPad with hidden panel
PSPad start with parameters without file name enclosed in quotas