Why NotePad++ sucks today
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emacs comes in GPL, vi comes in GPL, perl comes in GPL. All three provide 1st class regex engines. Notepad++ is GPL, but:
The Search field: ... Advanced search (Ctrl+R) with Regexp = Neither Ctrl+M, $ nor \r\n are matched..:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/notepad-plus/index.php?title=Replacing_Newlines[^] (and no, the lesser search/replace options that do support new lines aren't a viable option) I *think* I'll be able to do what I need by using dumb search/replace to eat the newlines first, regexing the changes, and resurrecting the newlines afterward. :omg:The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
I had a file that used the linefeed character for new line I ended up using Microsoft PowerShell to change it to a carriage return/line feed. I have also used a product www.VEDIT.com[^] I like the column edit in VEDIT.
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I had a file that used the linefeed character for new line I ended up using Microsoft PowerShell to change it to a carriage return/line feed. I have also used a product www.VEDIT.com[^] I like the column edit in VEDIT.
Locked down system, so I can't just install a better app, and it's not a matter of changing newline chars (that's supported). I need to make changes to line N+1 if line N meets certain criteria.
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
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emacs comes in GPL, vi comes in GPL, perl comes in GPL. All three provide 1st class regex engines. Notepad++ is GPL, but:
The Search field: ... Advanced search (Ctrl+R) with Regexp = Neither Ctrl+M, $ nor \r\n are matched..:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/notepad-plus/index.php?title=Replacing_Newlines[^] (and no, the lesser search/replace options that do support new lines aren't a viable option) I *think* I'll be able to do what I need by using dumb search/replace to eat the newlines first, regexing the changes, and resurrecting the newlines afterward. :omg:The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
I'm sorry, but I personally love Notepad++. Besides the fact that it is free and no one is forcing you to use it. It has so many good features and is so much better than Notepad...which is what I think it strove to achieve. Perhaps instead of ranting here, you should contact the author about your grievances and see if perhaps he'd make some options for you. If not, there are plenty of other editors out there....There's one for everyone. The last time I used Emacs was in college in the early 90's and at the terminal level. It was a pain. I know there is a GUI version now, but I've heard it was huge.
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I'm sorry, but I personally love Notepad++. Besides the fact that it is free and no one is forcing you to use it. It has so many good features and is so much better than Notepad...which is what I think it strove to achieve. Perhaps instead of ranting here, you should contact the author about your grievances and see if perhaps he'd make some options for you. If not, there are plenty of other editors out there....There's one for everyone. The last time I used Emacs was in college in the early 90's and at the terminal level. It was a pain. I know there is a GUI version now, but I've heard it was huge.
Shane Jesus loves you! John 3:16 · Rom 3:23 · Rom 6:23 · Rom 10:9
Shane Story wrote:
It has so many good features and is so much better than Notepad...which is what I think it strove to achieve
Set your sights low enough, and perfection is easy to achieve.
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emacs comes in GPL, vi comes in GPL, perl comes in GPL. All three provide 1st class regex engines. Notepad++ is GPL, but:
The Search field: ... Advanced search (Ctrl+R) with Regexp = Neither Ctrl+M, $ nor \r\n are matched..:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/notepad-plus/index.php?title=Replacing_Newlines[^] (and no, the lesser search/replace options that do support new lines aren't a viable option) I *think* I'll be able to do what I need by using dumb search/replace to eat the newlines first, regexing the changes, and resurrecting the newlines afterward. :omg:The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
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Shane Story wrote:
It has so many good features and is so much better than Notepad...which is what I think it strove to achieve
Set your sights low enough, and perfection is easy to achieve.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Oh come on... Notepad is the greatest, most stable piece of software Microsoft ever made! Look at it... It's simplicity itself. It does its job flawlessly, without bogging you down with bells and whistles. Granted, it doesn't properly handle files with non-windows line breaks (LF or CR instead of CRLF), but it was never made for those.
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Oh come on... Notepad is the greatest, most stable piece of software Microsoft ever made! Look at it... It's simplicity itself. It does its job flawlessly, without bogging you down with bells and whistles. Granted, it doesn't properly handle files with non-windows line breaks (LF or CR instead of CRLF), but it was never made for those.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
I wanted to point out the CR-LF "feature" but you took the wind out of my sails by pre-emptively declaring it was never made for that. Forget multi-line find and replace, rectangle select, and all the other "advanced" stuff - how bloody hard is it to handle line breaks?!? :mad:
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My vote for Notepad2....
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as mentioned in my 2nd post it's a locked down system, I can't install anything on it. Textpad's out since it's a shared machine, doesn't have a free version, and we haven't bought a site license. It's on my personal workstation because I have paid up (only needed one for here and at home as long as I'm the only user).
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
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Oh come on... Notepad is the greatest, most stable piece of software Microsoft ever made! Look at it... It's simplicity itself. It does its job flawlessly, without bogging you down with bells and whistles. Granted, it doesn't properly handle files with non-windows line breaks (LF or CR instead of CRLF), but it was never made for those.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)
Yes, I particularly like Notepad's syntax highlighting -- comments: Black; Keywords: Black; etc.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!