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Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
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Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
#42Hacker News: Windows is terrible because the user interface is inconsistent Microsoft: Okay, we've made a small visual refresh of Notepad so that it's more visually consistent with Windows 11 Hacker News: Stop breaking my childhood!
As if Hacker News is a single homogeneous unit
Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
#43Notepad is a decent editor, lacking only a good operating system to run on.
Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Assuming you're a Windows or WINE user that uses notepad somewhat regularly, I challenge you to use the new notepad for a month and then try switching back. I'm very curious whether you'll miss more features or be more happy about those five pixels. I do agree, it's completely unnecessary, but I'm still surprised the "bullshit" is limited to those few pixels of menu bar and some actual problems were fixed instead. (T…
I actually use notepad2 when I use windows. Why would I use notepad? Would these changes improve anything? Not really. My key problem is this is epic bike shedding.
Then why even the vehement response
Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
#45The greatest thing about Notepad is that it runs and displays a blinking cursor ready for typing in much less than a second for a new document. On my Windows 11 machine it appears to be around 200 msec. I've tried setting my text file handler to other text editors but nothing else comes close to this speed of utility. I'm very glad they are not messing with that.
Overall, I'm very pleased with my Windows 11. Everything is just slightly, but enough, better to make it a good upgrade. That said, I read somewhere that Microsoft intends it to be mostly for new computers. It's not a big loss for a Windows 10 user to stay on 10. It's more of a nicety to upgrade. It's better looking but functionally not much different afaik
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's literally only one poster complaining about the new notepad UI (a brand new account). It's as much of a meme to see the top post on an HN story is "OMG why are all the top posts such toxic whiners" and scroll down to not see any.
also for some reason, people really like to complain about HN as though it's a monolith even though a tiny percentage ever comment, let alone complain.
Also it's possible that two separate complainers have different things to complain about!
Preemptively calling complainers complainers helps quell complaints from fence sitters. It's PR.
Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
I actually use notepad2 when I use windows. Why would I use notepad? Would these changes improve anything? Not really. My key problem is this is epic bike shedding.
Then why even the vehement response
Because I dumped the platform because of the real issues while they were painting it a different colour and rearranging the deck chairs.
It deserves critical attitudes directed at it.
Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
#48> We know how important Notepad is to so many of your daily workflows…
Perhaps the single funniest line ever penned by Microsoft.
Cannot imagine any “Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel” who use, let alone rely on, Notepad for any serious work.
EDIT: I stand corrected - mea culpa!
Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
#49why this late?
when was windows 11 released?
why do they act a small indie company working on a week-end school project?
this is so fishy..
Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
also for some reason, people really like to complain about HN as though it's a monolith even though a tiny percentage ever comment, let alone complain.
Also it's possible that two separate complainers have different things to complain about! Preemptively calling complainers complainers helps quell complaints from fence sitters. It's PR.
Or maybe when I posted this initially there were 5 comments, all but one having a moan about the UI.
Nope, must be paid shills.