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Notepad++ creator threatens legal action over macOS port of open-source app — developer says port is fine, but branding is too far (www.tomshardware.com)
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[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 5 points 3 months ago

there simply isn’t anything native to linux that has its feature set and ease-of-use

What does Notepad++ have that Kate doesn't?

[-] Pretty_Critter@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
  • Compare plugin worked better on N++
  • It worked a little better with enormous files with long lines
  • Highlighting multiple search results in a selectable color
[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

that comment was about irfanview, not npp.

as far as kate goes.. i am making the conscious effort to use it over npp. i've been using linux since debian was in diapers, but my main 'work' pc has always been windows (that fact will be changing soon as i can decide on a desktop and what spin of what will deliver it) and npp has been on it since its inception. so what npp 'has' over kate, for me, is 22 years of history together.

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