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NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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

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Post by EMM_386 »

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.

I agree. I used to use N++ when that sort of interface was common everywhere. It didn't look as out of place.

These days I find it too jarring and either use Sublime Text 3 or just regular Windows Notepad for scratch notes (now that it doesn't prompt to save on close anymore). No buttons.

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

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Post by fsloth »

aftbit wrote: post #197

Cool! Notepad++ was one of the apps that I missed the most when I switched to Linux. Besides games, it was the number one reason that I kept rebooting into another OS. After a while, I learned emacs, then vim, and the rest is history. Today, I would probably have switched to Codium. As long as we agree not to use Sublime Text anymore.

I transitioned recently to Mac on new job and I was surprised to find the most painful thing was not havig Notepad++ and was super amazed I did not find comparable software on Mac.

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

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Post by mananaysiempre »

DEADMINCE wrote: post #116
qwertox wrote: post #49

Notepad++ (and this one here) are based on Scintilla [0]. It's worth pointing it out because it is a high-quality open source code editor component. SciTE [1] is the "official" demo-editor for Scintilla and was last updated on March 9th 2024. The history reaches back to 1999. [0] https://www.scintilla.org/ [1] https://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html

As much as I love npp, really all I need is sessions, tabs and spellcheck. Maybe a few other minor features. I've been wanting/meaning to make a new text editor using SciTE as a base, just adding in that core functionality that I need, but I haven't got around to it. If this NPN uses flatpacks I'm not really interested though. I want something super lightweight and fast that can be run as close to standalone as possi…

> I want something super lightweight and fast that can be run as close to standalone as possible.

Unfortunately, I don’t really see how you could make a standalone GUI app of meaningful scope on Linux, given the platform that “standalone” is usually defined with respect to doesn’t include a widget toolkit or even a font handling library (it does on Windows). I guess going it alone with an OpenGL viewport would work, but that’s also just setting yourself up for pain the minute accessibility, font shaping, or input methods come into the picture.

I won’t begrudge anyone writing their own toolkit or shaper, it’s just, that’s far too much work to do for the sake of being “standalone”. For the ideal of doing everything yourself, yes, I can definitely sympathize, but just getting rid of DT_NEEDED records isn’t much of an ideal.

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

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Post by RunSet »

account-5 wrote: post #75

I hope this is better than other offerings on Linux. I've tried a few and none of them come close. Fingers crossed. I hope this will be compatible with np++ plugins which makes np++ even better.

:*(

> Plugin compatibility between NN and N++ is not possible.

https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext/issues/422

Shame, since N++'s plugin ecosystem holds quite the treasure trove of functionality.

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/nppPluginList/blob/mast...

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

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Post by paulnpace »

aftbit wrote: post #197

Cool! Notepad++ was one of the apps that I missed the most when I switched to Linux. Besides games, it was the number one reason that I kept rebooting into another OS. After a while, I learned emacs, then vim, and the rest is history. Today, I would probably have switched to Codium. As long as we agree not to use Sublime Text anymore.

Notepad++ works well for me in wine.

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

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Post by jacurtis »

card_zero wrote: post #154
adamomada wrote: post #148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s just yet another thing Apple gets right: why would the default be to NOT keep what you just put into the computer?

It seems to be the modern way, and normal on mobile apps, and I can't stand it. Why would I want the computer to save what I wrote without asking? I like being asked. I dislike computers trying to be clever.

This happened to me yesterday:

I had to complete a resiliency test on our infrastructure and submit it to auditors for compliance reasons. I ran the tests, got the results, and I have to put it into a report. The report is like 30 pages long or more, but very little changes between each test (we do them quarterly). So I only usually change a few tables with the new report results, and freeflow some commentary in the discussion section that is unique for that run, so that the auditor feels special.

Anyway, I open up the previous quarter's report. I edit a bunch of data, write a bunch of useless commentary and go to "Save As" with the Q1-2024 suffix, and I realize the Word document had been autosaving my work the whole time on top of the Q4-2023 report. Urgh, very annoying. I didn't save intentionally because I knew I would save a copy later.

I was able to restore the old version through revision history, but still annoying nonetheless.

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

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Post by izoow »

tentacleuno wrote: post #26

I very much miss Notepad++ for making quick notes, and then being able to close the window without being asked whether I'd like to save the document. This, and auto-save (so not losing documents if you forget to save) is one of the main reasons I replaced Notepad with ++. Rather quickly, I found that I had to completely remove Notepad so muscle memory would stop guiding me to it. Good times (and sad ones; I lost a lo…

I've been using Sublime Text to do this. I use VS Code/Neovim for my programming, but Sublime Text is still way too convenient as a notepad to keep around, one of the main reasons being this feature.

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

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Post by g8oz »

StuffMaster wrote: post #115
rembicilious wrote: post #89

Npp (Notepad++) is my go to text editor for windows. It has been actively maintained for 20 years. It’s lightweight with a super responsive UI. I love the text search/replace interface. I keep a copy of the portable version on my keychain thumb drive because I never know when a friend or family member will have me muck around with their pc. Npp Version 7 runs splendidly on wine. I prefer it over the linux desktop tex…

I also love Notepad2. Both are awesome.

I thought the project was dead
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