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Notepad++ 7.9.1 – pour Samuel Paty
- hrktb 6y agoI didn't know it was such an engaged project, a lot of their releases have a message: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/
- spidersouris 6y agoThe founder of the project even said once that he didn't want anyone voting for the National Front to use his piece of software.
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- koheripbal 6y agoMakes me wonder if he's considered putting anything in the code to prevent it... Perhaps someone should test a few racist phrases with wireshark on?
- MisterSeventeen 6y agoYes...because everyone knows that the best way to find out what open source software is doing is to fire up wireshark and type out racism... Totally no other way.
- koheripbal 6y ago...ah. I forgot it was open source. Stupid me.
- axlee 6y agoYou're free to look, it's OSS. Answer: no.
- breakfastduck 6y agoI really, really wish I could run this program natively on macOS. Previously I had a windows computer for work (though I am a mac user generally) and this is the only thing I miss since I managed to get a mac for work. I know there are plenty of text editors available but Notepad++ just ticks all the right boxes for a simple text editor. Edit: CrossOver for mac (fancy version of wine) is way cheap than I thought (30 quid), so I've bought that. Hello Notepad++ :)
- fredsted 6y agoI'm happy with TextMate. Has a lot more features than Notepad++, too.
- bob1122 6y agoI don’t think I’ve ever quite fully appreciated N++‘a array of features. What features do you find really help your workflow and how do you find it compares to Sublime Text in that regard?
- pjmlp 6y agoGiven that Notepad++ has several extension mechanisms, what features are you actually missing?
- jacobush 6y agoWine? edit: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/373851/how-to-get-wine-working-on-catalina/376427#376427 https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/373851/how-to-get-...
- breakfastduck 6y agoAs far as I'm aware Wine doesn't run on Catalina. EDIT: Had no idea Crossover was so cheap. Purchased!
- my123 6y agoCrossOver does, it's paid software however.
- satysin 6y agoFor those out of the loop - Samuel Paty was a middle-school teacher in France who was murdered in the October 16 terror attack in France. More information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Samuel_Paty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Samuel_Paty
- r_police 6y agoMurdered? Pacified is the word you are looking for.
- harperlee 6y agoHe was targeted, and beheaded, for showing Mohammed drawings on class (above it sounds like “a victim”, not the victim).
- willis936 6y agoBy what metric was Samuel not the victim? Is it against the law in France to share offensive religious imagery? Is the legal punishment beheading by vigilante?
- fireattack 6y agoI think you misunderstood what you replied to, in at least two ways.
- gallexme 6y agoHe wasn't a victim, he was The victim, that's what the commentor above tried to say, he was specifically targeted
- vbezhenar 6y agoEnglish articles "a" and "the" are weird. I'll never understand them.
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- NiceWayToDoIT 6y agoI have been using n++ more than 10 years, and just now I've noticed that each release has some social or political message.
- cblconfederate 6y agoDidn't vim use to have a message too? i dont see it now
- moritonal 6y agoDo you not remmember when it automatically typed "Je suis charlie"? That was an interesting version, because afterwards the dev was hacked by people who disagreed with his message. He then had to face the fact people who endorsed what he saw as terrorism used his open-source product. "I will always find a way to distribute Notepad++ “Je suis Charlie” edition - that’s my freedom of expression which I claim as my right." https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/npp-site-hacked-cos-je-suis-charlie-edition/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/npp-site-hacked-cos-je-su...
- NiceWayToDoIT 6y agoThat is the weird part, my brain has filter out everything after number. So, now I am somewhat amazed.
- nakedshorts 6y agoFor those momentarily confused as I was, in English the title would be Notepad++ 7.9.1 – for (in memory of) Samuel Paty
- jmt_ 6y agoThanks, I had no idea what 'pour' meant in this context
- speedgoose 6y agoI considered translating the title but the other Notepad releases have their titles in English so I guessed that the author considered important to have a French title on this one.
- burgerquizz 6y agoNotepad++ is written by an immigrant (non-french native) . In https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/a-propos-du-tweet-contre-fn https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/a-propos-du-tweet-contre-... , the photo says: "Please uninstall Notepad++ if you voted for the National Front" (he was assuming the xenophobic party) Each release has a message on what he believes in: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news
- cblconfederate 6y ago> I don't care if I lose users and I want you to know your Notepad ++ is written by an immigrant, and it pisses you off.
- einpoklum 6y agoWell, all of humanity are immigrants to some extent: From Africa where the early primates lived to all the other continents. It's just a question of when we've arrived...
- acqq 6y agoAbsolutely not wanting to diminish the success of Notepad++ among its user base, I'd still like to mention that Notepad++ is a Windows only editor, where the main functionality is actually provided by the multiplatform editor engine called Scintilla, written by Neil Hodgson, and published since 1999 under a very permissive BSD-like license. The first version of Notepad++ was published in 2003. Neil Hodgson also maintains the multiplatform editor called SciTE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SciTE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SciTE which uses the same engine, and which, from my perspective, has some important advantages over the Notepad++ (it's multiplatform, and, for me, more "hacker oriented" and more "hackable" (e.g. having Lua as its scripting engine)). Edit: regarding the "UX" mentioned in the responses -- the configuration of SciTE is performed by editing text files, whereas the configuration of Notepad++ is done by the dialogs. That's exactly why I consider SciTE more "hacker oriented". I've also mentioned the integration of Lua in SciTE. That's the UX that, for better or worse, matched my needs. I've never claimed that SciTE has "better dialogs" or something like that. Regarding "more LOC" claim, I claim that Scintilla is very carefully written, and that the LOC aren't the reflection of unnecessary abstractions, but correspond to the real non-trivial problems solved by the code. Whoever disagree should should demonstrate where the LOC could be reduced.
- stonecharioteer 6y agoI remember notepad++ from way back in the day. Haven't used it since my shift to Linux in 2006, but it used to be the only editor worth talking about for Windows. I was blown when I discovered column mode. I think I learnt to think about editing as an operation through it. It's carried forward to my vim usage now as well. I've seen Devs not make maximum use of these features and while I do respect their choices, I have to (embarrassingly) admit, it annoys me. I don't show it of course, but whenever a junior comes to me and asks me how I type fast or how I use so many shortcuts I make sure I take the time to teach them. I owe that paradigm largely to Notepad++. Owe the dev a lot.
- pbowyer 6y agoI've never learned them because I've never been shown. I've ended up in column mode accidentally and not figured out why it's useful. Any tutorials/videos you recommend to juniors?
- stonecharioteer 6y agoThanks for asking. Despite the memes about vim and emacs, I'd recommend learning Vim. Not because it's better but because Vim, or Vi, is everywhere. And the way you move in vim can be enabled on the terminal. type vimtutor into your terminal in any Linux box and you should get an interactive editor to teach you how to use vim. Do that. And please learn touch typing. I typed with 3 fingers for 15 years before teaching myself how to TouchType. It's been a gift. I can type in the dark without Backlit keys. I can also use split ergonomic keyboards with ease. keybr.com for learning. Also, look up vimcasts for vim. Two books I recommend is No Starch Press's The Linux Command Line and How Linux Works. Both are always appearing on Humble Bundle and they're worth the entire bundle. Another thing I recommend is if you use VSCode, learn how to use the command bar. You get thst with control alt p or F1. Editors like this enable you to do everything through the command bar. It's insane. Additionally, learn stuff like how ctrl r can be used in your terminal to find older commands. Learn how to use your bashrc to set variables. How to debug PATH, and how to add to it. Learn how installing Python through conda is better and easier to maintain on your dev box, and how installing stuff by sudo apt install is actually troublesome. I install everything by downloading and adding to path. It's the best way to roll. Also, one last thing. Remap your caps lock to escape. Learn to use your shift keys. Spare your pinky. Hit me up on twitter if you need help. I use the same ID.
- neilsimp1 6y agohttps://notepadqq.com/s/ https://notepadqq.com/s/ on Linux is an excellent alternative, but it lacks the plugin system and some of the tools from N++, which is a bummer. I still keep N++ installed via Wine, but use NotepadQQ most of the time since it starts up faster. Notepad++ is a superb program.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y agoNotepadQQ was something I tried to use as a Notepad++ alternative on Linux, but what really killed it for me was the absence of the UDL functionality. Ended up using Npp via Wine.
- aminozuur 6y agoAgree or disagree, whether it's the "right place" for such comments or not, I like that he is willing to risk his reputation for his convictions. Previous versions were named "Stand with Hong Kong" or "Free Uyghur". Source: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/
- etewiah 6y agoHa ha, reminds me of my post from 4 years ago. I had just released PropertyWebBuilder and I was a bit wound up by the Trump election so I asked this question: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13250450 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13250450 The feedback was overall negative but I have a feeling if I asked that again today it might be a bit different.
- speedgoose 6y agoDear moderators, could it be possible to revert to the original title of the post ? I think the title is the topic, not a minor release of Notepad++.
- dang 6y agoOk, but a minor release of software with a political cause attached is not an on-topic HN submission. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- speedgoose 6y agoSorry, my bad.
- t00r 6y agoI use notepad++ for years in the job and privately. Great tool! If i had one wish to improve something, then this: Remember all bookmarks of all files (open or closed) like UltraEdit does this.
- ubermonkey 6y agoI don't use Windows much, but when I do I tend to look for N++. It's a strong tool, and quicker to add to a new Win system than emacs. ;)
- g8oz 6y agoThe killer features for me is the project management. I absolutely need the way it allows you to define virtual subfolders and cherry pick files from all over your file system rather than just adding everything from a folder as so many other editors do. Is there anything on Linux that would let me do that?
- PretzelFisch 6y agoNotepad++, has a platform to communicate their views. Does this us bother you? Would you in uninstall the product because their message is in opposition of your beliefs? This reminds me of tech advocates with blogs and twitter were followers get very upset when the content creator steps out of an imagined content subject matter agreement.
- johnisgood 6y agoI use Notepad++ on Windows. Never cared for its author, let alone the author's beliefs.
- johnisgood 6y agoWhy the down-vote? It seems related to the other comments, and I do not see why I must care about the author of the software or their views. If ReiserFS was good (for my use cases), I would use it, although in that case I know some about the author, but only because it was quite the news around some circles.
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- ur-whale 6y agoFor context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6hU3nhudRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6hU3nhudRg