Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now

Post by jpalomaki » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 6:12 PM UTC

iknowstuff wrote: post #211

skeeter2020 wrote: post #171

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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…

Post by thegrim33 » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 6:16 PM UTC

rqtwteye wrote: post #236

This seems to be a common trend everywhere. Instead of improving core functionality they add the latest buzzword tech, no matter it make sense or not. I am user of GaiaGPS to plan outdoors trips. Same there: the app is good but has some problems. Instead of fixing the problems they added social functionality which nobody really wants.

Post by skydhash » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 6:19 PM UTC

BeFlatXIII wrote: post #77

mrweasel wrote: post #54

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It a result of a rather sad trend, which I think started with Google. Rather than going out and doing market research you just throw things against the wall, measure and see if people are using it at any significant rate. The difference between Google and Microsoft is that Google have no problems just killing of things that doesn't perform to their standard (which is bad in it's own way). With Microsoft backwards com…

Perhaps trying random things uncovers more big opportunities than market research does. Market research tells you to breed faster horses; random things converge to combustion engines.

Post by skydhash » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 6:21 PM UTC

AlienRobot wrote: post #161

You laugh, but there is nothing as good as old Notepad on Linux. Every single built-in "basic" text editor of every single distro comes with syntax highlighting, line numbers, tabs, etc. I just want a rectangle to type text into. Notepad is turning into what Linux text editors already are: too complicated.

Post by JohnFen » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 6:23 PM UTC

jamincan wrote: post #194

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.

We've run into an issue with the new versions of notepad saving your edits to a temp file in the background so that you can continue where you left off without losing changes if you close notepad before saving. The problem is that this can make it ambiguous whether edits have been saved to the file or not and even someone reopening the file to verify that they remembered to save the information will be fooled into th…