Running v8.1.4. This seems to be unrelated to #14, as the file is indeed in the xml format as seen here:

Attempting to apply Nord as the current style leads to all text disappearing:

Restarting Notepad++ will lead to a crash. Restarting Notepad++ once again seems to return it back to its empty text state. Attempting to type in this state results in this error:

The issue persists after a clean reinstall of Notepad++
Running v8.1.4. This seems to be unrelated to #14, as the file is indeed in the xml format as seen here:
Attempting to apply Nord as the current style leads to all text disappearing:
Restarting Notepad++ will lead to a crash. Restarting Notepad++ once again seems to return it back to its empty text state. Attempting to type in this state results in this error:
The issue persists after a clean reinstall of Notepad++