Hitting enter key once does not take me to next line!

[sevakmaheshr]

Description of the Issue

In most text/code editors we expect that hitting the "enter" key will take us to the beginning of the next line. But, that doesn't happen on my Notepad++.

HAVING TO HIT THE ENTER KEY TWICE AT THE END OF EVERY LINE, TO GET TO THE NEXT LINE, IS VERY ANNOYING.

Details:

• Notepad++ version: 7.5.6 (32-bit)
• System: Windows 10 (32-bit)

Steps to Reproduce the Issue

1. Start notepad++
2. Type some text "this is a line" and then hit the enter key
3. At the end of step 2 I (and possibly even you will) find that the cursor stays at the end of the line where I hit the enter key
4. Hit the enter key again and then the cursor moves to the next line

Expected Behavior

I expect that hitting the "enter" key once will take me to the beginning of the next line, as is the case in most (almost all other) text/code editors.

Actual Behavior

When I hit the Enter key once, the cursor stay on the same line, at the same position.
Hitting the Enter key again takes me to the next line!
** I have to hit the ENTER key twice. **

Debug Information

NONE

[CookiePLMonster]

Are you sure this is not some plugin or third party program stealing your key press? Maybe Sticky Keys?

[warg0x4e]

I can't reproduce the behavior sevakmaheshr is experiencing.

[DrPlantabyte]

I'm having the same problem on Notepad++ version v7.8.2.

Turning on Show All Characters (the paragraph P symbol on the toolbar), I discovered that Notepad++ is inserting a CR when I hit enter, no matter what the line-ending setting is. A new line is only rendered after the second CR is entered if line-endings are set to CR LF (windows)

Expected behavior:

• if line-endings set to LF, then hitting enter inserts LF
• if line-endings set to CR LF, then hitting enter inserts CR LF
• if line-endings set to CR, then hitting enter inserts CR

Observed behavior:

• if line-endings set to LF, then hitting enter inserts CR
• if line-endings set to CR LF, then hitting enter inserts CR
• if line-endings set to CR, then hitting enter inserts CR

This is a relatively new bug. I did not have this problem before updating, though I don't remember what version I updated from (I update only a couple times per year)

[sasumner]

@Cyanobacterium It doesn't reproduce for me under 7.8.2. Can you try a portable "install" (if that is not already what you are running)?

Also, what plugins do you have? Paste your ? menu -> Debug Info... output here.

[DrPlantabyte]

I installed via chocolatey (ie choco install notepadplusplus and choco upgrade notepadplusplus in the PowerShell). I don't think I've installed any plugins.

Here's my debug info:

Notepad++ v7.8.2   (64-bit)
Build time : Dec  4 2019 - 01:39:49
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit) 
OS Version : 1903
OS Build : 18362.535
Plugins : DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll 

The portable version works as expected (no bug). Portable version debug info:

Notepad++ v7.8.2   (64-bit)
Build time : Dec  4 2019 - 01:39:49
Path : D:\CCHall\Downloads\npp.7.8.2.bin.x64\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit) 
OS Version : 1903
OS Build : 18362.535
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll 

I'll try uninstalling and reinstalling via chocolatey and get back to you.

[DrPlantabyte]

How strange!

I uninstalled ( choco uninstall notepadplusplus ), confirmed uninstallation by trying (and failing) to run Notepad++, then reinstalled ( choco install notepadplusplus ).

Then first time I opened Notepad++ after reinstalling, it worked correctly but did not remember my previously opened files. Then I closed and re-opened Notepad++ and it re-opened my old files again, but also had the same bug again! (edit: I tested multiple file types in case it was a language setting but the bug persists in all files and in new files)

Is this a configuration problem? How can I reset all the options back to default?

[DrPlantabyte]

@sasumner, @sevakmaheshr, I was able to fix the problem by deleting the directory C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

Any ideas how a bad config file could cause this problem?

Debug info after deleting the directory:

Notepad++ v7.8.2   (64-bit)
Build time : Dec  4 2019 - 01:39:49
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Home (64-bit) 
OS Version : 1903
OS Build : 18362.535
Plugins : DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll 

[jedio60]

One potential cause for losing 'Enter' key presses seems to be Auto-Completion. See my just-made issue report #8389 (title: Enter key is consumed by the Auto-Completion function).

But that should not be the cause in this issue report, because the last word ('line') is not yet anywhere else in the document, so Auto-Completion won't pop up (I suppose).

[ShashiKumar-SignalWire]

I have the same issue, enter key not take me to the next line for first hit

[DrPlantabyte]

I have the same issue, enter key not take me to the next line for first hit

Have you tried deleting the config directory? (typically C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++ on windows)

[toddarnold]

I have had this same problem for a long time, on multiple PCs and multiple versions of Notepad++. However, for me it is intermittent - it happens on some lines and not on others. Very annoying. I don't have any plugins other than the standard ones that come pre-installed.

[donho]

To people who have got this issue, could you confirm me that just before hitting the 1st ENTER, the auto-completion box appears?