• Nativeridge
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    531 year ago

    Notepad++ is awesome! kudos to the developer, one of those must have replacements on windows 😉👍

    • @fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world
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      131 year ago

      Multi-edit is huge. It’s literally THE reason why I use sublime text from time to time.

      I frequently copy text from NP++ to sublime. do a multi edit, then copy it back over multiple times a day.

          • @Elderos@sh.itjust.works
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            Why bother with NP++ if you already own sublime, which is arguably equivalent or better, is my question. I use Sublime and I am wondering what feature could be missing to justify still having NP++ installed.

            • I don’t own sublime.

              But even if I did I prefer it over sublime most of the time. Hence copying stuff into it, multi editing, then copying it back over.

              From just the little things like NP++ actually supporting windows 11s right click menu, to liking notepads find and replace options better. To stupid things like I think sublime is ugly as hell. Which really says something with how basic NP++ looks.

              • Yes and there’s virtually no limitations. Every other time you’d hit save you’d get a “please buy me” message, but I think even that’s gone now in later versions of sublime.

  • Chaotic Entropy
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    331 year ago

    I have 200 unsaved notes just waiting in the memory guillotine for when something accidentally wipes them. I salute you, Notepad++.

    • @magikmw@lemm.ee
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      121 year ago

      It’s so bad but so good. It’s like a poweruser variation of keeping important stuff in the recycle bin.

        • @magikmw@lemm.ee
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          21 year ago

          If you can’t lose all your work in a freak data corruption incident are you even working?

      • @Kelly@lemmy.world
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        21 year ago

        My physical notepads aren’t much better, every page is a new context, and despite my best efforts they don’t seem to be in chronological order.

        Todays notes are on top but everything older is “somewhere”.

    • clb92
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      51 year ago

      I’ve restored my N++ session of unsaved notes from backup more than once.

  • @onlooker@lemmy.ml
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    121 year ago

    Congratulations to everyone involved! I don’t use Windows anymore, but when I did, NPP was one of the first things to get installed. Super useful.

  • grandel
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    91 year ago

    I’ve switched from NPP years ago. Can somebody please explain why it’s so popular?

    • m-p{3}
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      51 year ago

      It’s snappier and more private than VSCode at the very least.

      • Azzy
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        31 year ago

        idk why people don’t just use codium instead

        • @IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org
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          21 year ago

          Because of the snappiness – codium is no faster than code. For me, NPP is used for making single-word changes to a bunch of files in a row–like vim, but a GUI.

    • @tiita@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      It’s

      Free Updated very regularly It has awesome plugins Themes Fantastic search / replace capabilities Support the formatting of a lot of languages Very light weight Keeps open all those files forever and ever

      It’s just very good…

      Think of it as the vlc of txt files

  • SeedyOne
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    71 year ago

    Still the best, can’t believe it’s been 20 years.

  • @numbermess@beehaw.org
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    51 year ago

    I used Crimson Editor before I found Notepad++ and I can’t believe it’s been that long. Cheers to 20 years!