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Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Post by pwdisswordfish9 »

Bjartr wrote: post #5

I understand it's reasonable to be cynical about Windows, but is it really appropriate here[1] when the changes of note are support for dark mode and multiple undo steps? At least wait for someone to find an actual problem. [1] When I post this, the only other comments are complaints. The ones that are at least complaining about notepad are complaining that MS had the gall to change notepad without pointing to anythi…

> support for dark mode

You mean, a severely bastardized version of functionality that Windows had back in version 3.0?

http://toastytech.com/guis/win30color.png

Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Post by fartcannon »

scoopertrooper wrote: post #50
fartcannon wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Whether or not you're paid PR, the act of preemptively complaining about complainers is PR.

Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Post by sz4kerto »

miles wrote: post #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!

I use it all the time as a temporary scratchpad or clipboard. It opens very quickly, it doesn’t have anything else other than a text area. Not sure what else should I use :) VSC? Opens too slow. Sticky notes? Not sure, slow and too complex for the task. Also it’s an advantage that it doesn’t save the state anywhere so I can just force quit and everything disappears.

I am missing Paint and Notepad on MacOS when I just need something that opens in a millisecond and I can paste in something temporarily.

Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Post by enlyth »

miles wrote: post #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!

Most devs I've met use it, it's an excellent tool for getting rid of formatting or just having an instant window open where you can temporarily store some plaintext.

Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Post by sz4kerto »

westcort wrote: post #35

Microsoft has not added any functionality to their operating system or applications since 1998–only bloat to keep up with the need to create a need for faster processors. I can’t think of one thing I can do in the Microsoft Office suite I couldn’t do 20 years ago. It’s just slower.

Collaborative editing?

What have the Romans given us?

Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Post by [deleted] »

MAGZine wrote: post #10

I was a little surprised to learn that my four-year-old processor (i7-7700) was locked out of running windows 11. It's certainly not processor speed issue, it's still plenty fast for games today. It's not TPM either, which it supports. The best I can tell, Microsoft drew a line and said "too bad," for everything before a certain generation. I really only play games on my computer--I have no idea when I'll upgrade the…

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Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Post by [deleted] »

vq wrote: post #12

"Productivity, performance, and reliability are paramount in Notepad. Regardless of how you incorporate Notepad into your workflows, we will ensure that Notepad continues to excel in those areas." Is this from Microsoft? Is this real?

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Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Post by scoopertrooper »

fartcannon wrote: post #62
scoopertrooper wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Whether or not you're paid PR, the act of preemptively complaining about complainers is PR.

As previously noted, 80% of the comments were negative when I posted it. I was reacting to the 'I hate change brigade' that got in early.

I mean, I don't even use Windows or any Microsoft devices. MacOS is vastly superior to Windows and Bill Gates sexually harassed women in the 90s (not that it factored into my operating system choice).

Real PR machine over here.

Re: Redesigned Notepad for Windows 11

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Post by signal11 »

pantaloons wrote: post #58

I worked on Windows back in 2014, probably the most surprising thing joining there out of college was looking through the bug database. Every issue that gets complained about online -- and many more -- are in there, and have been for a long time, marked WONTFIX due to a potential compatibility break, lack of priority, or some other policy reason. I don't know if anyone even owned Notepad or any other older inbox apps…

I suspect it's a mindset change. Not heeding demand and staying stuck in the past was how Windows became a punchline, although I'm sure enterprise customers loved it. At some point it did begin to change -- I suspect it hasn't changed enough for HN readers.

For instance, Unix LF support was added to Notepad back in 2018 (at last!) with a few registry switches for compatibility.[1]

[1] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/extended-eol-in-n...

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