notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus
[feature] No auto-reload on exiting
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Description
1- I "enable" the auto-reload "feature" when a file is changed by another program
2- Now I want to exit Notepad++
3- I cannot exit until I refuse every file not to reload it

Question :
A- Either list modified files in a dialog with a checkbox you can select to save/reload in bulk
B- Or add an option to avoid asking that question on exit

Anyway :
The list dialog is the preferred option (instead of looping a dialog box for every file, I tend to open a lot of files at once and abuse the tabs)
Try it yourself :
PaintShop Pro offers such a dialog bow listing all modified files and what to do with them.
TortoiseGit too, see the 'commit' dialog.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the auto-reload behavior with multiple open files changed by another program, then trace the exit flow that prompts for each file. Compare the requested bulk list dialog with the option to suppress exit prompts and determine which behavior the project will accept. Done means exiting with several externally modified files no longer requires handling a repeated prompt for every file.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100