notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus
Line gets visually duplicated when commented /* */
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Description
Line gets visually duplicated, video:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2735824/175695004-939ab3f2-a969-4c7b-8956-06efe82f8ba5.mp4
It disappears after window resize
Debug Information
Notepad++ v8.4.2
languange: php
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the visual duplication in a PHP document using the linked video and the reported Notepad++ v8.4.2 setup. No source file, test, or entry point is named; done means commenting with /* */ no longer visually duplicates a line, without needing to resize the window.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100