Notepad++ folding/collapsing hides everything?

I am running Windows 8.1 and just downloaded Notepad++ v6.8 to use in some HTML/PHP development.

The problem I am facing is with the little +/- (fold/collapse) signs on the left side of the IDE.

Normally when I click on one of the +/- icons to collapse a section, it only closes that level/section.

However now it is closing EVERYTHING under it too. (and not just that section/snippet of code, that matches grouping (open/closing tags)

Example illustrated below:

If I click the +/- next to any of the <div> class="item">s, it hides everything below it completely... even the footer include.

How can I fix this? I tried looking into the fold/collapse levels stuff, but nothing has changed the results/behavior.

Is this a bug in a new version? I don't believe the install I have at my work computer works this way.

 <?
$pageTitle = 'Home Page';

include('_includes/header.php');

?>

<div id="slideContainer">
    <div class="item">
            <h2 class="itemTitle">Meet KO</h2>
            <div class="itemImage"><a href="/">
                <img alt="Meet KO" border="0" src="images/homepage/meet_ko.jpg" /></a>
            </div>
            <div class="itemButton"><a href="/">
                <a href="/"><img src="images/homepage/learnMore_btn.jpg" /></a>
            </div>
        </div>

        <!-- vsmile -->
        <div class="item">
            <h2 class="itemTitle">Try On A New Smile</h2>
            <div class="itemImage"><a href="/">
                <img alt="Try On A New Smile" border="0" src="images/homepage/mvb_icon.jpg" /></a>
            </div>
            <div class="itemButton"><a href="/">
                <a href="/"><img src="images/homepage/learnMore_btn.jpg" /></a>
            </div>
        </div>

        <!-- getting started -->
        <div class="item">
            <h2 class="itemTitle">Getting Started</h2>
            <div class="itemImage"><a href="/">
                <img alt="Getting Started" border="0" src="images/homepage/ko_101.jpg" /></a>
            </div>
            <div class="itemButton"><a href="/">
                <a href="/"><img src="images/homepage/learnMore_btn.jpg" /></a>
            </div>
        </div>
</div>


<div id="greyContainer">
    test text
</div>

<?

include('_includes/footer.php');
?>

whispers

Posted 2015-08-02T00:40:32.740

Reputation: 133

is this happening with other IDEs or notepad? – Sachith Muhandiram – 2015-08-02T01:02:24.043

I can reproduce this behavior with my copy of Notepad++, version 6.7.7, so it wasn't introduced just with 6.8. – nc4pk – 2015-08-02T01:11:54.717

Is there a setting or something to fix this? or set the correct (single level/element) closing behavior somehow? – whispers – 2015-08-02T01:44:12.220

bump.... so is this just a bug introduced in the latest versions? I'm sure whatever version we have at work (which I'm sure if a bit older) did NOT have this odd behavior.

What good is 'code folding' (or whatever you want to call it, 'collapsing') if it hides EVERYTHING else under the section you are trying to collapse?

More like HIDE everything behavior. I'm hope some knowledgeable soul out there knows where to correct or change this ?? – whispers – 2015-08-02T13:48:08.610

Notepad++ folding/collapsing hides everything?

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