sinetheo Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 It's been mentioned on TheVerge and on Gamers Nexus YouTube channel that Notepad is getting an update for the first time since the 1990's. Notepad is getting big files support, Linux and Mac line endings, line and column support with word wrap on, text zooming, and more mentioned here https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/12/17563704/microsoft-windows-notepad-app-update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted July 14, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted July 14, 2018 I think it was reported along with the 17713 announcements. https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-windows-10-build-17713-to-the-fast-ring-with-a-ton-of-new-features Pretty happy that they're going in and developing these basics further - Notepad and also Regedit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted July 14, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 14, 2018 Doesn't everyone just use Notepad++? margrave, HighwayGlider, PsYcHoKiLLa and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimeau Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Oh! For the love of god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 16 minutes ago, Mindovermaster said: Doesn't everyone just use Notepad++? Considering there are better alternatives, no. ZakO 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted July 14, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 14, 2018 Just now, adrynalyne said: Considering there are better alternatives, no. Well, there are alternatives, yes. But I've seen a lot of people recommend it, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Just now, Mindovermaster said: Well, there are alternatives, yes. But I've seen a lot of people recommend it, so... Congrats? Circaflex 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinetheo Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Mindovermaster said: Well, there are alternatives, yes. But I've seen a lot of people recommend it, so... People sometimes can be stubborn to change. Unfortunately notepad is a classic example. At least you can edit stuff without breaking Linux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted July 15, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, sinetheo said: People sometimes can be stubborn to change. Unfortunately notepad is a classic example. At least you can edit stuff without breaking Linux Umm, notebook wouldn't break Linux... It's not an executable. It can not break your system. I've used Linux for about 8 years now. Personally, I like Geany... (I use nano in terminal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWW Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) On 7/15/2018 at 4:10 AM, Mindovermaster said: Well, there are alternatives, yes. But I've seen a lot of people recommend it, so... Hi, Can you share some alternatives that you like? I have quite a nice customised Notepad++ setup with plugins etc, but always willing to consider potentially better options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Moderator Posted July 17, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2018 35 minutes ago, VWW said: Hi, Can you share some alternatives that you like? I have quite a nice customised Notepad++ setup with plugins etc, but always willing to consider potentially better options. I normally use Geany. It's Linux software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWW Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, Mindovermaster said: I normally use Geany. It's Linux software. Thanks. I'll check it out for when I do my Linux dev, but 90% of the time I'm on Windows. Any alternative suggestions for Windows? On 7/15/2018 at 4:08 AM, adrynalyne said: Considering there are better alternatives, no. Any thoughts adrynalyne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) 35 minutes ago, VWW said: Thanks. I'll check it out for when I do my Linux dev, but 90% of the time I'm on Windows. Any alternative suggestions for Windows? Any thoughts adrynalyne? VS Code or Sublime Text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 so they turned notepad into wordpad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWW Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 10 hours ago, adrynalyne said: VS Code or Sublime Text. Thanks mate! I'll check them out. adrynalyne 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satukoro Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, VWW said: Thanks mate! I'll check them out. I'm a big fan of sublime text. The big reason I use it over Notepad++ is crossplatform compatibility. adrynalyne 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoKiLLa Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/14/2018 at 10:11 PM, adrynalyne said: Congrats? Ooh, someone's had their Sarcasm flakes for breakfast. HighwayGlider and Mindovermaster 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margrave Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Notepad++ FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWW Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, satukoro said: I'm a big fan of sublime text. The big reason I use it over Notepad++ is crossplatform compatibility. Cheers! I'll definitely be looking at it over the next week. I'm doing well with Notepad++ but there's a few niggling things that could be better... cross-platform would be one of those! satukoro 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted July 17, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2018 nerds might use Notepad++ but the average person doesnt know what it is. i bet the average user doesnt even know that Wordpad exists either. anyways, didnt MS update Notepad in, like, 8.1 or am i mistaken? (im typing on Win7 now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWW Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Jason S. said: nerds might use Notepad++ but the average person doesnt know what it is. i bet the average user doesnt even know that Wordpad exists either. anyways, didnt MS update Notepad in, like, 8.1 or am i mistaken? (im typing on Win7 now) Yes, I believe they made it UTF16 compatible or similar but that's the only change I'm aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, satukoro said: I'm a big fan of sublime text. The big reason I use it over Notepad++ is crossplatform compatibility. Ditto. satukoro 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Jason S. said: nerds might use Notepad++ but the average person doesnt know what it is. i bet the average user doesnt even know that Wordpad exists either. anyways, didnt MS update Notepad in, like, 8.1 or am i mistaken? (im typing on Win7 now) Nerds? More like anyone who needs a program that doesn’t break line endings and needs an undo buffer that’s longer than one change, will use something besides notepad. I’ve found notepad++ on a lot of computers that were owned by typical (non-nerd even) consumers. Notepad is garbage. Also, no, they didn’t update it in 8.1, or if they did, it wasn’t noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted July 17, 2018 Supervisor Share Posted July 17, 2018 12 hours ago, VWW said: Thanks. I'll check it out for when I do my Linux dev, but 90% of the time I'm on Windows. Any alternative suggestions for Windows? googled it and they have a windows binary/installer. looks worth checking out to me as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted July 17, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted July 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, adrynalyne said: More like anyone who needs a program that doesn’t break line endings and needs an undo buffer that’s longer than one change, will use something besides notepad. ^^ Right, nerds. DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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