Fix Notepad++ Find or Replace Transparent Dialog Box Does Not Close Away Problem in Windows 7

When using Notepad++ text editor, a popular Notepad replacement, in Windows 7, a strange problem is causing the Find (Search) and Replace dialog boxes do not close and exit properly when user clicks on “Close” button. Instead, a partially transparent version of the dialog window remains within Notepad++ window. The translucent window is inactive, and not responding to any keyboard press or mouse click, but linger around until Notepad++ application is restarted.

Abnormal Find and Replace Box in Notepad++

The error of non-exiting of Find and Replace dialog windows is probably a bug in Notepad++ in Windows 7. The error is probably due to implementation of transparency support for Find or Search and Replace dialog window, which allows user to make the dialog always transparent, or on lose of focus, at the preset transparency level.

Thus, to fix the abnormal and annoying translucent dialog box been left on Notepad++ window when supposedly been close, try to turn off the transparency for the Search and Replace dialog window. To disable transparency, untick the check box for Transparency in the bottom right corner of the Find or Replace dialog. The bug always gone away when the transparency setting is set to Always instead of “On lose focus”, which served as alternative for users who prefer the transparency effect.

Once transparency is disabled or changed to always on, the dialog box for Find or Replace should now disappear and exit completely when closed.


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10 Responses to “Fix Notepad++ Find or Replace Transparent Dialog Box Does Not Close Away Problem in Windows 7”

  1. Wes
    June 23rd, 2009 15:01
    10

    Oh dear, looks like this same bug is in KeePass. I can’t find an option to disable the shortcut though.

  2. Michael
    June 7th, 2009 03:54
    9

    Thanks a lot. It was really annoying.

  3. Mohamoud
    May 30th, 2009 11:46
    8

    Thanks, the box was driving me nuts.

  4. Josh
    May 30th, 2009 10:36
    7

    Wow, that should have been more obvious! It was driving my nuts. Thanks

  5. Friend
    May 26th, 2009 08:41
    6

    Thanks, that helped :)

  6. Wes
    May 24th, 2009 18:43
    5

    Thanks, this was a pretty obscure problem and it looks like you’re the only blog to mention it. I too never noticed the transparency.

  7. Harts
    May 18th, 2009 20:34
    4

    Thanks for the solution:)

  8. Lashknife
    May 15th, 2009 21:11
    3

    great find! I never even noticed those options in that window :D

  9. Daniel
    May 7th, 2009 15:30
    2

    Thanks.
    I got so used to the transparent leftover that it even took me a while to figure out what problems notepad++ had on win7.

    All fixed now :D

  10. Brakk
    May 7th, 2009 04:13
    1

    Hey, Thanks. This was really bugging me. I didn’t even know that the find dialog had the transparency option.

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