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Notepad++ for Mac – Independent community port

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Re: Notepad++ for Mac – Independent community port

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Post by dnnddidiej »

yborg wrote: post #26
internet2000 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

New switcher on his brand new MacBook Neo who doesn't want to learn Mac apps and conventions? Guaranteed this person uses a Windows "Alt-tab" style switcher app too.

Can confirm, friend who moved to Mac after 30+ years on Win ecosystem and all of the discussions we have are basically "but on Windows..." They specifically have lamented the unavailability of Notepad++ because of a specific hanging indent behavior they are used to. Most people do not have the cognitive flexibility to really adapt to a tool that is more or less domain equivalent but different in any way. These small…

Cuts both ways too. I am finding Windoews harder due to using the mac as daily driver. Haven't got the hang of finder yet. I use CLI as much as possible making use rare enough not to master.

Re: Notepad++ for Mac – Independent community port

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Post by denalii »

internet2000 wrote: post #22
MBCook wrote: post #4

Why? I get it’s popular on Windows. But it’s so incredibly Windows-y, not Mac like at all. And we already have BBEdit and Nova. Perhaps the site answers past “you like it here it is”, but at the moment we appear to have slashdotted them.

New switcher on his brand new MacBook Neo who doesn't want to learn Mac apps and conventions? Guaranteed this person uses a Windows "Alt-tab" style switcher app too.

Granted I've only been using MacOS for a few years as my work machine, but am I missing something here? Is the Mac CMD+tab already not nearly identical to to windows alt+tab? Are you just referring to the switcher switching through apps vs windows?

Re: Notepad++ for Mac – Independent community port

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Post by slidehero »

MBCook wrote: post #23
j45 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn’t have to be for everyone. Lots of people use both operating systems, or stretched from one to the other. Socrates is about choice, just because I might not see the understanding in something doesn’t mean there isn’t any understanding in it.

I use both operating systems. I hate using things that don’t follow platform standards. It makes them more confusing and causes extra cognitive load. I simply see no benefit of a copy of very Windows-y app. It’s pure MDI with buttons in a toolbar. It’s a perfect example of a 3.1/95 style app. It’s not like it has special features missing from the great many editors on Mac. If you want a “same everywhere” experience I…

>I simply see no benefit of a copy of very Windows-y app.

That's cool, sounds like it's not for you then.

There are plenty of people who would appreciate it though.

I've been using N++ for a long time. I have tried just about every editor out there and I always end up back in N++.

It's old. It is missing a lot of the bells and whistles of newer editors, but I'm still most productive in old faithful :)

Re: Notepad++ for Mac – Independent community port

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Post by vunderba »

eurleif wrote: post #19
vunderba wrote: post #18

I know that the original Notepad++ is under GPLv2 so creating an open-source port is perfectly acceptable, but the Notepad++ name itself is trademarked by Don Ho, so calling itself "Notepad++" (for Mac) along with using an almost identical icon feels like it's crossing some boundaries.

>Notepad++ name itself is trademarked by Don Ho Is it? I can't find a trademark registration on the USPTO site.

On closer look, I think you’re right. I also tried searching the USPTO trademark database by author and by product name and couldn’t find anything. I don’t know why I thought he had trademarked it. Maybe it could qualify as a common law trademark, but I’m really not sure as this is well outside my area of expertise.

https://digital.gov/resources/u-s-trademark-law

Re: Notepad++ for Mac – Independent community port

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Post by cosmic_cheese »

dnnddidiej wrote: post #31
yborg wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can confirm, friend who moved to Mac after 30+ years on Win ecosystem and all of the discussions we have are basically "but on Windows..." They specifically have lamented the unavailability of Notepad++ because of a specific hanging indent behavior they are used to. Most people do not have the cognitive flexibility to really adapt to a tool that is more or less domain equivalent but different in any way. These small…

Cuts both ways too. I am finding Windoews harder due to using the mac as daily driver. Haven't got the hang of finder yet. I use CLI as much as possible making use rare enough not to master.

Goes for Linux too.

I have the flexibility to adjust to platforms other than macOS but I’d rather not have to. My setup works for me and having to change it is annoying and drags down productivity.

In my case it’s more intense than usual because I’m a visual person and my productivity suffers for things like my desktop environment, theme, etc not looking “right”. When using Linux for anything more “serious” than studying with Anki I get pulled down a bottomless rabbit hole of trying to “fix” everything, which is futile because many of the problems can’t be fixed without a huge number of project forks.

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