NppFoldTail v0.9.0

• Adds folding for multiline CSS brace blocks and /* */ comments inside HTML <style> elements, including nested rules and @media blocks.
• Adds folding previews for JavaScript blocks and comments inside HTML <script> elements.
• Clicking synthetic text or blank space after … moves the caret to the next visible line’s start. Clicking … still expands the block.
• Adds a clickable GitHub project link to the About dialog.
• Preserves existing tooltips and whole-block selection for the new embedded-language support.

Windows x64. ZIP contains NppFoldTail.dll and LICENSE at its root.

Built with GitHub Actions: https://github.com/seantw/NppFoldTail/actions/runs/40717250404

NppFoldTail v0.8.3

• Switches release packaging to the GitHub Actions x64 build.
• Fixes CI tool paths and MinGW-w64 CRT linking, and removes the unused make dependency.
• Includes NppFoldTail.dll and LICENSE at the ZIP root.
• Folding behaviour is unchanged from v0.8.2.

Manually tested with Notepad++ v8.9.8.1 (64-bit).

CI build: https://github.com/seantw/NppFoldTail/actions/runs/40103238134

NppFoldTail v0.8.2

What's new

• Reduced flicker when scrolling documents with many folded blocks by reusing cached previews and updating their positions before the editor repaints.
• The … marker now follows the foreground and background colours of the active theme's Brace highlight style. Selected blocks retain selection highlighting.
• Balanced spacing around … for Python and YAML.
• Improved caret navigation around collapsed blocks:
  • Right at the folded header boundary and End on that header move to the next visible line's start.
  • Left at that next line's start returns to the folded header boundary.
  • Up/Down and clicks avoid placing the caret inside obscured header text.
  • Clicking … still expands the block, and Shift selection still includes the actual hidden content.

Installation

Download NppFoldTail-0.8.2-x64.zip, close all Notepad++ windows, and copy the extracted NppFoldTail.dll to:

Notepad++/plugins/NppFoldTail/

Restart Notepad++ and confirm 0.8.2 under Plugins → NppFoldTail → About NppFoldTail.

Windows x64 only. Manually tested with Notepad++ v8.9.8.1 (64-bit). See the README for language-specific limitations.

The ZIP includes the plugin DLL and MIT LICENSE.

NppFoldTail v0.8.1

What's new

• Added Python, YAML (.yml/.yaml), JSON/JSON5, PHP, XML, Rust, PowerShell and R support.
• Unified all tooltips to show the first 10 source lines, with a centred ⋮ below the last displayed line when truncated.
• Added First Comment and Last Comment options to display trailing comments in their syntax colour.
• Menu settings are now remembered across Notepad++ restarts.
• Selecting through a collapsed header now selects the entire hidden block for copying or deletion, with matching preview highlighting.
• Fixed preview flicker and cursor switching over ….
• Unsupported languages retain Notepad++'s original folding lines.

Installation

Download NppFoldTail-0.8.1-x64.zip, close Notepad++, and copy the extracted NppFoldTail.dll to:

Notepad++/plugins/NppFoldTail/

Restart Notepad++ and confirm 0.8.1 under Plugins → NppFoldTail → About NppFoldTail.

Windows x64 only. Manually tested with Notepad++ v8.9.8.1 (64-bit). See the README for language-specific limitations.

The ZIP includes the plugin DLL and MIT LICENSE.

NppFoldTail v0.8.0

What's new

• Added Python, YAML (.yml/.yaml), JSON/JSON5, PHP, XML, Rust, PowerShell and R support.
• Unified all tooltips to show the first 10 source lines, with a centred ⋮ below the last displayed line when truncated.
• Added First Comment and Last Comment options to display trailing comments in their syntax colour.
• Menu settings are now remembered across Notepad++ restarts.
• Selecting through a collapsed header now selects the entire hidden block for copying or deletion, with matching preview highlighting.
• Fixed preview flicker and cursor switching over ….
• Unsupported languages retain Notepad++'s original folding lines.

Installation

Download NppFoldTail-0.8.0-x64.zip, close Notepad++, and copy the extracted NppFoldTail.dll to:

Notepad++/plugins/NppFoldTail/

Restart Notepad++ and confirm 0.8.0 under Plugins → NppFoldTail → About NppFoldTail.

Windows x64 only. Manually tested with Notepad++ v8.9.8.1 (64-bit). See the README for language-specific limitations.

The ZIP includes the plugin DLL and MIT LICENSE.

NppFoldTail v0.7.1

Initial public release of NppFoldTail — a Notepad++ plugin for compact folding previews.

• Closing delimiters, clickable ellipses, and hover previews for supported code, HTML, and comments.
• Windows x64; manually tested with Notepad++ v8.9.8.1 (64-bit).

Installation

Download NppFoldTail-0.7.1-x64.zip, extract it, and place NppFoldTail.dll in Notepad++/plugins/NppFoldTail/. Restart Notepad++.

The ZIP includes the plugin DLL and MIT LICENSE. See the README for supported languages and limitations.