Solutions to Common Problems
For a much more comprehensive list of common problems and solutions, see the NEdit WIKI at:
https://github.com/eteran/nedit-ng/wiki/.
Find Again and Replace Again don't continue in the same direction as the original Find or Replace.
Find Again and Replace Again don't use the direction of the original search. Shift controls the direction: Ctrl+G means forward, Shift+Ctrl+G means backward.
Preferences specified in the Preferences menu don't seem to get saved when I select Preferences → Save Defaults.
NEdit has two kinds of preferences:
- per-window preferences, in the Preferences menu.
- default settings for preferences in newly created windows, in Preferences → Default Settings. Per-window preferences are not saved by Save Defaults, only Default Settings.
NEdit performs poorly on very large files.
Turn off Incremental Backup. With Incremental Backup on, NEdit periodically writes a full copy of the file to disk.
Commands added to the Shell Commands menu (Unix only) don't output anything until they are finished executing.
If the command output is directed to a dialog, or the input is from a selection, output is collected together and held until the command completes. De-select both of the options and the output will be shown incrementally as the command executes.
Known Defects
Below is the list of known defects which affect NEdit-ng.
All Versions
DEFECT
Operations between rectangular selections on overlapping lines do nothing.
Work Around
None. These operations are very complicated and rarely used.
DEFECT
Cut and Paste menu items fail, or possibly crash, for very large (multi-megabyte) selections.
Work Around
Use selection copy (middle mouse button click) for transferring larger quantities of data. Cut and Paste save the copied text in server memory, which is usually limited.
Reporting Defects
Submit bugs through the web at: