Comment by rightbyte

11 hours ago

> It's basically a fancy textbox.

That was the lure.

But the real Notepad has been decommissioned and there is some bloated one now.

Is notepad++ still a thing? I only use Windows as a dumb terminal now.

  • yeah, and it's still one of things in Windows that is a pleasure to use when you need it.

    • If it comes down to FOSS/freeware stuff I am actually quite fond of Windows ecosystem.

      Foobar2k, Paint.NET, Notepad++, IrfanView, WizTree, Ditto, TotalCommander, NAPS2 etc.

      Linux has many options for any of those, but I always had a feeling that those options have less polish, or are less stable, or their UI is an afterthought etc. On Windows you have basically a single option for each application that most people go for, so documentation and online help is plentiful.

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