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Notepad++ v8 release

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Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by richardcrossley »

erk__ wrote: post #15
_Microft wrote: post #12

"39. Remove Microsoft Bing from Notepad++ for Search on Internet command, due to its poor reliability." That's in response to the tankman problem btw. They now redirect people who have used Bing so far to DuckDuckGo. I am not sure what I should think of this. On one hand, it is understandable, on the other hand it shows disregard for the choice of their users. I would have understood if they had simply removed it fro…

If you look at their previous release names it is really not surprising https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/ Notepad++ is also pretty much the reason that GitHub added tools to deal with massive scale abuse iirc as the repo was spammed with issues and prs for days after the first "Free Uyghur" release https://www.theregister.com/2019/10/31/notepad_china_spam/

I wonder if this was being planned for June 4th?

Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by hyperman1 »

richardcrossley wrote: post #9
arkitaip wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One thing I think N++ could do better is plugin support. The current UI feels very outdated and overall plugins lack the community that, say, Visual Studio Code has.

Nope, I think the UI is fit for purpose, doesn't need a flatso look and feel or massive space used for static text. Thanks for building an awesome tool that runs for weeks at a time on my desktop.

Can't agree more. Notepad++ is a great tool, that does what it's supposed to do. Maximal milk for minimal moo. I wish there were more tools like this. winscp, 7-zip, all having the same win32 look, and I like them.

I never got people complaining about outdated look. When did computers become fashion items, with a new color every year? Last season we went for round corners, but these are clearly out. Today, flat is the new round. Why?

Personally, I liked the Win95-Win2K era best. A machine optimized for letting me work.

Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by worble »

_Microft wrote: post #12

"39. Remove Microsoft Bing from Notepad++ for Search on Internet command, due to its poor reliability." That's in response to the tankman problem btw. They now redirect people who have used Bing so far to DuckDuckGo. I am not sure what I should think of this. On one hand, it is understandable, on the other hand it shows disregard for the choice of their users. I would have understood if they had simply removed it fro…

I can't say I've ever used search in Notpad++ so I don't care either way - but if they're going to remove bing, it seems hypocritical to not also remove DDG, since they pretty much just proxy search results over to bing? They are probably one of bings bigger customers for API usage (I'm just guessing here, I might be completely wrong).

There's also a decent argument to remove Google too, if you're going to start removing search engines based on moral grounds.

Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by PedroBatista »

Instead of wishing or tell them what they should or shouldn't do, I would like to thank all the people behind Notepad++ for consistently making and maintaining an awesome piece of software and product for more than 15 years for FREE.

Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by agumonkey »

Aerroon wrote: post #18

One thing I wish Notepad++ could do is to create a table document instead of the regular text document. Kind of like excel. It doesn't have to have any fancy formulas or anything like that, simply a grid with writeable cells. I love how lightweight it is and I like collecting notes in it. Data is better in a table rather than a text document though. I haven't checked recently whether such a thing might exist, but las…

Let's start officepad plus plus

Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by spapas82 »

The main missing feature of Notepad++ for me (which unfortunately seems to still not be available) is the "Fuzzy File Finder" i.e press a shortcut (usually ctrl+p), display a checkbox in which you can write a part of the full filename and immediately get suggestions of the file with an option to open/edit it using enter.

This is a well known feature which I use all the time and is implemented in most editors (for example in VS Code using ctrl+p or using the ctrlp plugin in vim). Until it is implemented I can't really use notepad++ for anything more than a quick edit like notepad :(

The other notepad++ missing feature (for me) is the "quick return to previous editing buffer" (like the ctrl+shift+6 shortcut in vim). Actually I have implemented this particular feature in a plugin for VSCode for people missing it (like me): https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Serafeim...

Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by account-5 »

Aerroon wrote: post #18

One thing I wish Notepad++ could do is to create a table document instead of the regular text document. Kind of like excel. It doesn't have to have any fancy formulas or anything like that, simply a grid with writeable cells. I love how lightweight it is and I like collecting notes in it. Data is better in a table rather than a text document though. I haven't checked recently whether such a thing might exist, but las…

Sounds like you would like TreeSheets.

http://strlen.com/treesheets/

Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by thrower123 »

rgry wrote: post #11

dark mode is not supposed to mean "full white on full black" :( monochrome icons also not really helping in readability/recognition so it's a "no" on both those most visible changes... but hey an update is an update and npp still rocks

I'm surprised that there is any need for an explicit dark-mode, and that Notepad++ wouldn't just pick up the system colors; it's old enough that it was customary to do that, and use the system named colors instead of specifying RGBs for control colors.

Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by AnIdiotOnTheNet »

jptech wrote: post #6
arkitaip wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One thing I think N++ could do better is plugin support. The current UI feels very outdated and overall plugins lack the community that, say, Visual Studio Code has.

The UI might look outdated, but on the other hand it's light weight and fast. There are a bunch of fancy text editors out there that are simply a resource hog.

I had a similar thought reading that comment: "Outdated? You mean because it is lightweight, responsive, and native?"

Re: Notepad++ v8 release

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Post by fnord123 »

shawnz wrote: post #17
_Microft wrote: post #12

"39. Remove Microsoft Bing from Notepad++ for Search on Internet command, due to its poor reliability." That's in response to the tankman problem btw. They now redirect people who have used Bing so far to DuckDuckGo. I am not sure what I should think of this. On one hand, it is understandable, on the other hand it shows disregard for the choice of their users. I would have understood if they had simply removed it fro…

Didn't DDG have the same issue?

DDG uses Bing results.
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