By default, Notepad++ 6.1.4 highlights documents with unsaved changes.
I'm trying to disable this, since I'm using a dark theme and the highlighting is too bright and doesn't look good.
Does anyone know how to do this?
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By default, Notepad++ 6.1.4 highlights documents with unsaved changes.
I'm trying to disable this, since I'm using a dark theme and the highlighting is too bright and doesn't look good.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Best Answer
As far as I know, this feature cannot be disabled. However, you can edit the executable to replace the icon for unsaved documents with the icon for saved ones.
It's easier than it sounds:
Download and install Resource Hacker.
Close Notepad++ (if it's open) and launch Resource Hacker.
Press Ctrl + O and open Notepad++'s executable.
If it's installed in the default path, just paste
%ProgramFiles%\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
inFile name
and press Enter.Press Alt, A, I to open the
Replace Icon ...
dialogue.Under
Select icon to replace
, locate the icon for unsaved documents (502
in v 6.1.3).Press Ctrl + O and open Notepad++'s executable (
notepad++.exe
) again.Under
Select new icon
, locate the icon for saved documents (501
in v6.1.3).Press Alt + R to close the dialogue and Ctrl + S to save the executable.
Restart Notepad++.
There's no need to make a backup copy of the executable, as Resource Hacker does this automatically.