Microsoft is updating Notepad

Re:Microsoft is updating Notepad by lozenge on Thursday July 12, 2018 @06:06PM (#17519015)

Notepad++ UI is really far from what you would expect for a Windows built in application. It would basically need to be rewritten. Then there's the professional translation, etc, etc.

I think the ship on built in apps has sailed. Everybody expects to open a web browser or app store to get anything of any use now. Heck, they even stuck ads in Minesweeper.

It made more sense when downloading software was slow or you might not even have an internet connection. I'm sure many Mac owners enjoyed playing Chess before going out and buying some software.

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Re:Microsoft is updating Notepad by ilovetux on Thursday July 12, 2018 @06:15PM (#17519063)

I am excited about this update since I am stuck using notepad a lot on systems at work where I cannot install applications without a change order and getting something like notepad++ approved is basically a non-starter.

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Re:Microsoft is updating Notepad by megaman22 on Thursday July 12, 2018 @09:45PM (#17519958)

There's portable versions of Notepad++, that run right out of a folder, if your antivirus isn't especially draconian, anyway.

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Re:Microsoft is updating Notepad by JetSpiegel on Thursday July 12, 2018 @07:35PM (#17519489)

Just use WordPad.

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