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    [–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Notepad is horrible now, how tf do you mess that up??

    [–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

    In Windows 11 it saves every text file you open as a new tab, so every time you open a text file you’ll have tabs upon tabs of every previous text file you’ve ever opened.

    Here’s a Reddit post with some people talking about how to disable it, how frustrating it is, and even how it’s causing problems by straight up opening the wrong file if it’s named the same as a text file you’ve opened in the past.

    [–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    Wow finally. I remember when I moved to Notepad++ a decade ago when I still used Windows, to get that behaviour. Being able to close it without losing all the open tabs was a game changer.

    [–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    Yeah, I noticed it in the new Notepad. Nifty feature. Notepad++ is still my go to for everything. Especially dumping "temporary code" in unsaved tabs, then like 6 months later trying to figure out if any of its still relevant or safe to finally close.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

    Textadept is also pretty cool, it's portable and FOSS unlike Notepad++

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    Here’s a Reddit post with some people talking about how to disable it, how frustrating it is

    Virgin Windows users on Reddit: *Crying in a corner instead of looking in settings on their own and make 3(!) mouse clicks*

    Chad Linux users on Lemmy: *Editing .conf files in vim*

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    So what's the deal with vim? I spooled up a vps recently and decided to forgo the gui options, like a real Linux server admin. I have been using nano and it seems to do all I need from a basic text editor in the terminal. I get that vim/emacs meme-bantering but actually why. It accepts texts and stores them in files. What is the actual point/difference?

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    Not only that. Opening the same file again, opens it in a new tab ffs. I noticed this, when my ssh-config file (which has no file extension and is thus not linked to a program) had like 10 tabs open... Why would someone do that?

    I mean tabs are fine, I guess, but this shit?

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

    This stinks of panic MVP.

    [–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    Notepad++ was gaining some traction so Microsoft figured they nip that in the bud with a half-hearted attempt?

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Notepad++ was gaining some traction so Microsoft figured they nip that in the bud with a half-hearted attempt?

    Microsoft's competitor to Notepad++ is VS Code.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    Notepad++ is a text editor while VS Code is an IDE. They are intended for different use cases.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    Notepad++ is a text editor while VS Code is an IDE. They are intended for different use cases.

    No, both are source code editors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-code_editor#Notable_examples

    Visual Studio is the full IDE, VS Code isn't. Visual Studio and VS Code are completely different products, even though both carry Visual Studio branding.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    What would be missing from VS Code or VS Codium that an IDE needs?

    I'm an ex Visual Studio user, now writing all my code in VS Codium. I organize my project tree in VS Codium, I build from it and, like a Visual Studio user, I press F5 to debug, set breakpoints and inspect variables.

    And that's just the default install using the vanilla C/C++ extension it ships with, not some complicated setup that takes any time to get working.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

    What would be missing from VS Code or VS Codium that an IDE needs?

    Snipped from the first question in the FAQ:

    More details on the Visual Studio website.

    If you disagree with the assessments of both the VS Code developer and Wikipedia, please discuss it there.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

    VSCode is a telemetry filled delight - easily Microsoft's best product

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

    It can be reverted in settings. I just did this it was driving me mad. Why have the option for tabs without a close all option.