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[BUG] In the User Defined Language dialog, pressing the Alt or Tab key causes most of the interface controls to "disappear". #17061

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Description of the Issue

This issue occurs only the first time the User Defined Language dialog is opened after the program starts.
If the dialog is closed and reopened, the problem does not reappear. It only happens again after restarting the program.

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Launch Notepad++.
  2. Open the User Defined Language dialog.
  3. Press the Alt key or the Tab key once - most of the controls on the dialog will "disappear".
  4. Close and reopen the dialog - the controls appear normal again.
  5. Restart Notepad++ and repeat the above steps - the issue occurs 100% of the time.

Current Behavior

Pressing the Alt or Tab key once causes most of the controls on the dialog to "disappear".

Expected Behavior

No other dialogs in the application have this issue, so this should be considered a bug.

Debug Information

Notepad++ v8.8.5   (64-bit)
Build time: Aug 14 2025 - 00:32:39
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.5.7/5.4.5
Boost Regex included: 1_85
Path: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line: 
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: OFF
Cloud Config: OFF
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DIRECTWRITE (1)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode: ON
OS Name: Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version: 24H2
OS Build: 26100.6725
Current ANSI codepage: 1252

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