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There is still no real equivalent on Linux. Kate seems nice but its session management isn't ideal. Honestly I want to take Scintilla or whatever and just add in session support, syntax highlighting and spellchecking, and then I'll have my perfect editor.
I continue to use Notepad++ despite having tried every other editor and IDE under the sun. This, of course, drives every person completely insane when I explain that my "IDE" is: - Notepad++ for editing, pretty much stock, no plugins - command line for git and grep (Console2 or Git Bash) - File Explorer alongside Everything [0] for navigating files - Beyond Compare [1] for visual diff/merge - WinSCP/PuTTY for SFTP/SS…
the wildcard search alone is worth the entry price
been using it for like 10+ years
I admit I don't use Notepad++ to actually write anything -- I use it view large files, do complex search & replace, regex, reformat files, data manipulation, etc. I probably use it a couple of times a week but never to write. I don't even consider it in competition with tools like VS Code, etc.
Same here. Specially back when Atom was a thing, Notepad++ would always be my "side editor" for any kind of heavy lifting (or even heavy-ish - looking back I really ask myself why I didn't just use it for everything ^^)
I recently looked at some log files (nothing too crazy, somewhere between 20 - 50 MB of text data) and much to my surprise the recent versions of Visual Studio Code seemed to be smoother than Notepad++. That said, it's a nice toolbox of common text operations, like sorting lines, removing duplicates, converting case and whitespace symbols and so on. I still use it daily for similar tasks, or just some TODO files, con…
Excellent performance for big files (some might know Universal Viewer for this task, it's from the same dev), simple and efficient like Np++ while still having some more advanced features. Very customizable through options and plugins.
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It runs on Wine.
It runs with difficulty on Wine. Example: I have localization for Japanese fonts on my Linux system but it wasn't showing up in Notepad++. I love Notepad++, but that was the final straw. I have switched to Geany which is missing many features from Notepad++, but will display the fonts correctly. I'm sure there's a way to get the fonts loaded up through Wine, but I've given up.
I am the owner of TimeCamp app that can track usage of desktop apps. 75% of office workers that use Google Chrome use Notepad++ on Windows.
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Just checked, Dev-C++ seems to still be going: https://www.bloodshed.net .
Oh my god, really? That was my first editor like 20 years ago. Haven't used it since then I think.
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If you haven't already, you should try Total Commander for file navigation. It's similar to Notepad++ in that there's a long list of reasons why it's good at its task, but it's also just a very good example of what desktop Windows software can be like when it's done well.
TotalCommander is the first thing I install on every Windows, and main reason I can't get used to MacOs. Yes, there are some replacements, but nothing that's the same as TC.
[1] https://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Total_Commander_under_...
Great little editor. Best thing to happen to Windows. I say it as a Mac user. It is the one thing I miss after switching away from Windows.
I LOVE Notepad++ !! It has served me well in those terrible times when you get a new PC at work (usually Windows) but it is so locked down by Dept of IT that one cannot load anything useful... except a few things like browser... or Notepad++ It has saved my a@@ multiple times in one-or-two large consulting companies pretending to be technically advanced. <3 <3
A place to share... workarounds would be nice.