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Re: Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now

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Post by iknowstuff »

skeeter2020 wrote: post #171
alsetmusic wrote: post #73

So, they went from not updating in forever, to finally updating it in some meaningful ways a couple years ago, to adding crap that no one wants pretty much right away. Too much, MS. Shoulda quit while you were ahead with tabs.

The first apps I need to replace on any new windows machine (after installing FF) are Paint, Notepad, Photo/Image viewer and MediaPlayer . The funny thing is their replacements are all ancient as well, and still awesome because they've been thoughtfully upgraded over the years without destroying their conceptual integrity, or they've just been "done" for decades. Paint.Net (v3), Notepad++, IrfanViewer, Foobar2000 & V…

My main OS is macOS but I use Windows for gaming. The reliance on crusty old ass applications like those on Windows is actually kinda depressing. Everything newer is garbage for various reasons, and everything old is ugly as hell.

Macs have Pixelmator and Preview for images, Apple Notes is actually very decent for actual notes, Zed for nerdy text files, QuickTime/IINA for video (or hell even VLC looks much nicer than on Windows). All of them are modern, beautiful, and work well

Re: Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now

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Post by metalliqaz »

chongli wrote: post #147
userbinator wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hated the tabs already. When I open Notepad I expect a clean slate.

I thought the whole point of the Windows taskbar was to give you tabs for all your windows? Why did they feel the need to add tabs again!

these days, if a software doesn't use the design language of a browser, users think it's old and busted

Re: Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now

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Post by terminalbraid »

jimt1234 wrote: post #184

Et tu, Notepad? Seriously, no one writes with Notepad. It's just for quick copy-paste text manipulation. That's it. No need for gen-AI. I used Notepad to make simple HTML pages back in 1995 - maybe, two dozen lines of " " and " ". That's the most text I've ever written in Notepad.

I assure you there are still many devs that use notepad regularly to write horrible code.

Re: Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now

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Post by DCH3416 »

niam wrote: post #129
sebtron wrote: post #21

A while ago I wrote about my experience using Windows for work after 10 years of being a Linux-only user [1]. One of the positive notes I had was: > As a positive note, the default text editor Notepad is nice and lightweight, a good piece of software. Unfortunately, they screwed it up with Windows 11. And apparently they are doubling down on this. [1] https://sebastiano.tronto.net/blog/2023-01-28-windows-deskto...

They managed to make File Explorer itself considerably worse over time as well. They really pulled out the monkey's paw when I wished for tabs.

Why do people want tabs anyway? It's kind of clunky compared to just having smaller individual file explorer windows. Like you can't _really_ drag and drop files between tabs without the added time overhead of waiting for the tab to change.

I assume most users are just full screen, list view-ing it though instead of the large icon view.

Re: Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now

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Post by metalliqaz »

jimt1234 wrote: post #184

Et tu, Notepad? Seriously, no one writes with Notepad. It's just for quick copy-paste text manipulation. That's it. No need for gen-AI. I used Notepad to make simple HTML pages back in 1995 - maybe, two dozen lines of " " and " ". That's the most text I've ever written in Notepad.

"need" has nothing to do with it

Re: Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now

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Post by aplusbi »

joblemblem wrote: post #114
optymizer wrote: post #74

Software companies want to shove AI everywhere because it's the shiny new thing. Hardware companies love it because they can finally have a way to fight the "it's good enough for email and browsing" argument to sell us more hardware.

> because it's the shiny new thing I wish it were that simple, but I feel for this to be true then consumers would need to want it. In reality it gives them plausible deniability for increased surveillance, control, and extracting more value from customers without their consent.

Remember, the product is the stock and the customers are the shareholders. And oh boy do the customers want AI.

Re: Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now

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Post by kylebenzle »

iknowstuff wrote: post #211
skeeter2020 wrote: post #171

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The first apps I need to replace on any new windows machine (after installing FF) are Paint, Notepad, Photo/Image viewer and MediaPlayer . The funny thing is their replacements are all ancient as well, and still awesome because they've been thoughtfully upgraded over the years without destroying their conceptual integrity, or they've just been "done" for decades. Paint.Net (v3), Notepad++, IrfanViewer, Foobar2000 & V…

My main OS is macOS but I use Windows for gaming. The reliance on crusty old ass applications like those on Windows is actually kinda depressing. Everything newer is garbage for various reasons, and everything old is ugly as hell. Macs have Pixelmator and Preview for images, Apple Notes is actually very decent for actual notes, Zed for nerdy text files, QuickTime/IINA for video (or hell even VLC looks much nicer than…

Mentioning all these programs and seeing the trouble people have I will never really understand why there are any men at all that still use Windows and Mac.

Re: Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now

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Post by DCH3416 »

kylebenzle wrote: post #219
iknowstuff wrote: post #211

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My main OS is macOS but I use Windows for gaming. The reliance on crusty old ass applications like those on Windows is actually kinda depressing. Everything newer is garbage for various reasons, and everything old is ugly as hell. Macs have Pixelmator and Preview for images, Apple Notes is actually very decent for actual notes, Zed for nerdy text files, QuickTime/IINA for video (or hell even VLC looks much nicer than…

Mentioning all these programs and seeing the trouble people have I will never really understand why there are any men at all that still use Windows and Mac.

I mean Haiku is the best OS in my opinion. But nobody really uses it because it lacks the software support. Sometimes you got to put up with the BS to get what you want done.
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