"Synchronize ... Scrolling" is disabled on launch with both views shown #5250

Predelnik · 2019-01-21T11:59:45Z

Description of the Issue

In view menu - "Synchronize Vertical Scrolling" / "Synchronize Horizontal Scrolling" items - disabled when opening Notepad++ with both views shown.

Steps to Reproduce the Issue

Open N++ with several documents
Transfer one of the documens to other view. In this moment Synchronize... items are enabled.
Close and open N++ again, Synchronize... items are disabled.

Expected Behavior

View->Synchronize... items are enabled.

Actual Behavior

View->Synchronize... items are disabled.

I can see that code for enabling/disabling these items initially is called but it seems to does not work correctly for some reason.

Notepad++ v7.5.9 (64-bit)
Build time : Oct 14 2018 - 15:19:55
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Plugins : mimeTools.dll DSpellCheck.dll NppConverter.dll PluginManager.dll

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pennygab · 2019-06-03T17:47:57Z

Any news on that issue ? It's really annoying to always have to activate ... It was automatically activated in earlier versions of Notepad++

R-Adrian · 2019-06-04T16:14:43Z

i just hit this bug too...
i sometimes use the Compare plugin for Notepad++ to view side-by-side differences between two files and i was used to the syncronized scrolling being enabled automatically when comparing files.

Scrolling doesn't work automatically anymore and i have to enable it manually each time i use the Compare plugin. :(
jsleroy/compare-plugin#99

ds2000 · 2019-06-11T08:07:00Z

Same here, I've huge yaml and manifests to compare. Only started since latest version was installed.

mcvendrell · 2019-06-20T14:41:37Z

Same bug here. Win 10, Notepadd++ v7.7 64 bits
Edited: for me, only vertical sync is not selected. Horizontal is selected by default.

x33st0rm · 2019-06-28T07:17:33Z

Just moved to Win10 from Win7, and this started happening to me too.
Same installation, same config.

Doesn't remember it being ticked on once i leave side-by-side view in Compare.

MrTobyDog · 2019-07-03T01:39:42Z

Slightly different (I think) - when I am comparing the two Synchronise menu items are greyed out but Horizontal is ticked - even though it is vertical I need

xylographe · 2019-07-03T03:09:38Z

Perhaps problems with ComparePlugin are due to PluginAdmin not installing the correct version?
Try updating ComparePlugin manually from Compare releases.

MrTobyDog · 2019-07-03T03:14:42Z

I installed the old version manually on 7.7.0 and is better - although enable horizontal by default not vertical! Anyway, got the job done!

bradis1 · 2019-08-02T15:53:57Z

Win10, npp v7.7.1, using Compare plugin v2.0.0.0 nearly daily for XML/code files, noticed it stopped (automatically) sync'ing vertical scrolling sometime in the last few months. Could be tied to recent npp v7.7+ as hypothesized above.

Was able to manually set Vertical Sync Scrolling via View > Sync Vertical Scrolling...
However, it does NOT seem to remain enabled.

Reproduce: setup compare of two files in own window (multi-instance mode), observe no sync'd vertical scroll. Enable View > Sync Vertical Scrolling. observe sync'd Vscroll. Clear Active Compare (ctrl+alt+x), then Compare (ctrl+alt+c). observe no sync Vscroll; in View menu the check for Sync vScroll has been cleared.

Update - at least as a (slightly) better workaround:
you CAN map Sync Vertical Scrolling to a Shortcut key:
Settings > Shortcut Mapper > type 'sync' in Filter text box at bottom > Select 'Synchronize Vertical Scrolling' and click Modify.
I mapped it to ctrl+alt+w since i use other ctrl+alt+* Compare shortcuts (ctrl+alt+x; ctrl+alt+c; ctrl+alt+1). bonus points cuz 'w' is actually a vertical direction in WASD mappings :)

dtwaling · 2019-08-23T16:58:58Z

I am using notepad++ for comparing test code on a few different dev machines, and on two of them the work-around trick noted by @bradis1 worked great (a little extra to do, but gets the job done!).
However, for any other machines there has been NO work-around, and now it has even failed on the other two machines as well. This it is becoming a drag since many of the files I need to compare are very long.

The OS in each case is Server 2016 or Win10 Ent/Pro (builds vary). On the latest machine it failed on was working earlier today, I uninstalled the "Task List" plugin, npp restarted and then v-scroll sync now fails - below is the info I grabbed from help/"Debug Info..." (note: info states Win 10, but this one is Server 2016)

Notepad++ v7.7.1 (64-bit)
Build time : Jun 16 2019 - 21:24:47
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : ON
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS : Windows 10 (64-bit)
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll CSScriptNpp.dll CsvQuery.dll DSpellCheck.dll jN.dll JSMinNPP.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppEventExec.dll NppExec.dll NppExport.dll NPPJSONViewer.dll NppPluginDemo.dll NppPluginTemplate.dll NppRegExTractorPlugin.dll NppSaveAsAdmin.dll NppToolBucket.dll XMLTools.dll

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P.S.: I am happy to provide any additional data that might be needed, so please let me know if I can help.

junior-santana · 2019-09-12T17:51:15Z

Perhaps problems with ComparePlugin are due to PluginAdmin not installing the correct version?
Try updating ComparePlugin manually from Compare releases.

I've just uninstalled and installed again by Plugin Manager and it worked for me. Thx

mcvendrell · 2019-09-16T10:04:30Z

Perhaps problems with ComparePlugin are due to PluginAdmin not installing the correct version?
Try updating ComparePlugin manually from Compare releases.

I've just uninstalled and installed again by Plugin Manager and it worked for me. Thx

Didn't work for me. Still not vertical sync
EDIT: It works!! I supposed didn't work because the option "Vertical Sync" is not enabled, but it is working.
So the solution in my case was update manually the ComparePlugin

Stefan1200-de · 2020-01-31T17:42:16Z

EDIT: It works!! I supposed didn't work because the option "Vertical Sync" is not enabled, but it is working.
So the solution in my case was update manually the ComparePlugin

Thanks, same helped here. Still unchecked, but it do synchronized vertical scrolling now.

pnedev · 2020-02-12T08:50:35Z

Hello all,

Just as an info - Compare plugin does not rely on Notepad++ vertical scroll sync setting.
The plugin actually turns Notepad++'s vertical scrolling off and while in compare does the vertical scrolling itself. After the compare the Notepad++ vertical scroll setting is restored.

The problems are due to the fact that since Notepad++ v7.7 (included) the plugins API is changed which makes the old plugins (the ones that are not rebuild with the new N++ API) prone to all kinds of errors. So you'll need to reinstall the correct version of Compare plugin for Notepad++ versions above 7.7. You can do that manually or through the PluginsAdmin feature.
I would suggest doing that for all your plugins as well.

Read more here: pnedev/comparePlus#201

BNGI · 2020-07-29T14:38:09Z

I opened a new point #8635. Maybe it's the same issue described here, although in my case having ComparePlugin or not doesn't make a difference. But it seems that the issue of not being able to activate synchronized scrolling is there and easy to overcome by simply moving a file from the left pane to the right or vice versa.

guidobbb · 2021-02-11T12:34:01Z

I had the same issue!
Just upgraded Compare from v2 to v2.0.1 and it's solved!
Vertical scrolling is now set to default within the plugin, without having to use the option under View\Synchronize Vertical Scrolling.

donho · 2021-02-11T13:32:13Z

So according report of @pnedev & @guidobbb, it's rather a plugin issue and it's fixed in concerning plugin (Compare plugin v2.0.1).

sasumner · 2021-02-11T13:53:07Z

STR on 7.9.2:

Start with one file, then clone it into the other view:

Drop the View menu, observe:

Restart N++, file is reopened into both views (as before).

Drop the View menu, observe:

At this point the synchronization items should be enabled, but they are not.

Notepad++ v7.9.2 (64-bit)
Build time : Dec 31 2020 - 04:01:34
Path : C:.............\npp.7.9.2.portable.x64\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version : 1909
OS Build : 18363.1316
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

BNGI · 2021-02-11T21:10:44Z

Don,

That's why I opened #8635 some time ago, because I realized that having or not Compare plugin (mentioned in this thread) actually didn't make any difference; I think mentioning the Plugin in this thread made the whole thing to seem a plugin-related issue, while it's not. I can't recall exactly when this issue started, but it may have been more than one year ago.

daniloz · 2022-01-26T12:52:27Z

+1 same issue

alankilborn · 2022-08-04T18:13:04Z

Tested in N++ 8.4.4 (current version as of this writing) and problem still exists.

sunbear87 · 2022-08-21T17:52:15Z

Same problem for me.

I don't use the Compare plugin and it's not installed.

Topoti22 · 2022-10-11T12:53:23Z

it is still not resolved

buggalicious · 2022-10-21T04:37:01Z

it is still not resolved
a very bugging bug indeed

alankilborn · 2023-02-06T13:23:55Z

I notice on 8.4.9 at least, the two toolbar buttons for synchronization ARE enabled when Notepad++ starts up with 2 views, even though the two View menu items are disabled in this situation. So I suppose a workaround is to use the toolbar buttons to enable synch.

pryrt · 2023-02-06T15:06:28Z

@donho ,

Two years ago, you thought this was plugin related, based on other posters who had also mentioned a plugin (as a point of comparison, not as a description of the culprit). But as was explained after your last post, it's not caused by any plugin. This problem was replicated in 2021 using v7.9.2 with no additional plugins; and it can still be replicated in 2023 using a fresh v8.4.9. The buggy behavior that was first described in v7.5.9 in 2019 still exists in v8.4.9 in 2023.

Notepad++ v8.4.9   (64-bit)
Build time : Jan 27 2023 - 03:11:16
Path : C:\usr\local\apps\npp\npp.8.4.9_fresh\notepad++.exe
Command Line : 
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit) 
OS Version : 20H2
OS Build : 19042.2486
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : 
    mimeTools (2.9)
    NppConverter (4.5)
    NppExport (0.4)

People "in the wild" are still complaining about this problem today, as can be seen in the many "me too" posts in this Issue, and in the forum like here

alankilborn · 2023-02-06T15:15:04Z

@donho @pryrt I can take a look into this one...

donho · 2023-02-06T17:38:08Z

@pryrt
Thank you for pinging me.
There are too many opened issues and I cannot check them one by one...

@alankilborn
Thank you for the PR.
I will check it ASAP.

R-Adrian mentioned this issue Jun 4, 2019

Doesn't work in Notepad++ 7.7 version (64-bit) jsleroy/compare-plugin#99

Open

Corendiel mentioned this issue Feb 14, 2020

In Notepad++ v7.7 scroll synchronization does not work pnedev/comparePlus#201

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BNGI mentioned this issue Jul 29, 2020

Synchronized Horizontal and Vertical disabled. #8635

Closed

donho closed this as completed Feb 11, 2021

sasumner reopened this Feb 11, 2021

alankilborn mentioned this issue Feb 6, 2023

Fix View menu's Synch H/V Scrolling disabled/enabled bugs #13069

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donho assigned alankilborn Feb 6, 2023

alankilborn mentioned this issue Feb 6, 2023

Synchronize H/V Scrolling commands remain enabled after closing a 2nd view #13071

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donho closed this as completed in 0d9b166 Feb 8, 2023

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"Synchronize ... Scrolling" is disabled on launch with both views shown #5250

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