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Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by Dalewyn » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:33 PM UTC

user3939382 wrote: post #9

Just to provide a diversity of opinion: I've heard basically nothing but positive feedback about Notepad++ over the years. However, I tried it out for about 10 seconds before closing it and never looked back. The, what I call "millions of tiny buttons" interface is ugly and distracting. I've never liked IDEs or other apps with this UI style. I use a JetBrains IDE now that has just as many features but the UI is not c…

>The, what I call "millions of tiny buttons" interface is ugly and distracting.

That's a feature. It's a GUI harkening back to Windows Explorer Classic, aka the interface style used from Windows 95 through Windows XP.

Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by indymike » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:33 PM UTC

CraigJPerry wrote: post #29

user3939382 wrote: post #9

Just to provide a diversity of opinion: I've heard basically nothing but positive feedback about Notepad++ over the years. However, I tried it out for about 10 seconds before closing it and never looked back. The, what I call "millions of tiny buttons" interface is ugly and distracting. I've never liked IDEs or other apps with this UI style. I use a JetBrains IDE now that has just as many features but the UI is not c…

The new Jetbrains ui is hard to like. It’s form over function. The old ui (thankfully still available). Having to hover over a hamburger button just to cause it to draw the menu bar options then slide the mouse across to what you want is annoying. The new commit window alt+0 is better, the old modal always felt tacked on when everything else is a docked panel.

> The new Jetbrains ui is hard to like. It’s form over function.

I'd like my JetBrains IDEs better with a 10x speedup. The new redesign isn't bad if you memorize keyboard shortcuts :-)

Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by Grazester » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:35 PM UTC

user3939382 wrote: post #9

Just to provide a diversity of opinion: I've heard basically nothing but positive feedback about Notepad++ over the years. However, I tried it out for about 10 seconds before closing it and never looked back. The, what I call "millions of tiny buttons" interface is ugly and distracting. I've never liked IDEs or other apps with this UI style. I use a JetBrains IDE now that has just as many features but the UI is not c…

I have used Notepad++ for more than 10 years and I don't think I have ever tried replacing my IDE with it. I don't think it should be use as an IDE replacement but a file editor.

Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by nurettin » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:35 PM UTC

gen3 wrote: post #5

Awesome. When I moved to linux a few years ago notepad++ was one of the harder apps to find a replacement for. I ended up sticking with Kate Edit: Kate is great, give it a shot!

There is vs code if you like browsers.

Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by nurettin » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:36 PM UTC

bregma wrote: post #14

Why would I choose notepad++ over something like vim or emacs? Is there a compelling differentiator?

Does emacs work as well as notepad++ on windows?

Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by nine_k » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:36 PM UTC

CraigJPerry wrote: post #29

user3939382 wrote: post #9

Just to provide a diversity of opinion: I've heard basically nothing but positive feedback about Notepad++ over the years. However, I tried it out for about 10 seconds before closing it and never looked back. The, what I call "millions of tiny buttons" interface is ugly and distracting. I've never liked IDEs or other apps with this UI style. I use a JetBrains IDE now that has just as many features but the UI is not c…

The new Jetbrains ui is hard to like. It’s form over function. The old ui (thankfully still available). Having to hover over a hamburger button just to cause it to draw the menu bar options then slide the mouse across to what you want is annoying. The new commit window alt+0 is better, the old modal always felt tacked on when everything else is a docked panel.

With time, you start using the menu very rarely, because keyboard shortcuts are so much faster. No menu bar means more screen space when working on a laptop.

I usually switch off the menu bar in Emacs, and I don't even know if it can be turned on in Vim.

Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by mysterydip » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:38 PM UTC

user3939382 wrote: post #9

Just to provide a diversity of opinion: I've heard basically nothing but positive feedback about Notepad++ over the years. However, I tried it out for about 10 seconds before closing it and never looked back. The, what I call "millions of tiny buttons" interface is ugly and distracting. I've never liked IDEs or other apps with this UI style. I use a JetBrains IDE now that has just as many features but the UI is not c…

What you find ugly and distracting I find essential to functioning in the app. I can't stand it when I'm trying to find some feature that was hidden so the UI would look cleaner.

Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by yndoendo » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:40 PM UTC

user3939382 wrote: post #9

Just to provide a diversity of opinion: I've heard basically nothing but positive feedback about Notepad++ over the years. However, I tried it out for about 10 seconds before closing it and never looked back. The, what I call "millions of tiny buttons" interface is ugly and distracting. I've never liked IDEs or other apps with this UI style. I use a JetBrains IDE now that has just as many features but the UI is not c…

To me it is a tool for select jobs. Mainly use it for parsing log files. Handles gigabyte files ease unlike Windows notepad. It also is great with regex searching to filter useful log content with cascading results. Temporary scratch pad, for constructing SQL statements, that retains unsaved files upon OS or user closing. Not my go-to for coding and project maintenance. Still a great tool.

Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by tredre3 » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:40 PM UTC

shnkr wrote: post #12

honest question - why was there a need to start a new repo? Would you be ok to merge yours with notepad++'s official repo[0] (both are in c++). Did this cross your mind before and what happened? Not saying that they would allow but it'd help the community as a whole with less duplication of work and deliver more features. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus

I can't answer for the author, but keep in mind that Notepad++ is good because it uses the win32 API directly. I don't see any future where they'd just accept to replace everything with Qt.

Re: NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by Sweepi » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:40 PM UTC

sometimes I am still sad that I switched to VS Code 6 years ago. The multi-language-spell check feature (plugin) is still better implemented than in any other editor or smartphone I have seen. Same for multi-line editing (native to npp).