The Pros:Minimalist and simple. Included for free with every version of Windows since '85. Loads fast.
The Cons:Not many features. No syntax highlighting. Not a tabbed environment.
Notepad is a plain text editor that is included free with every version of Microsoft Windows since 1985. The software is has minimal functionality and a very plain interface. Up to, and including, Windows 95 FixedSys was the only font used in the program.
Now, users can can change the default font, which is initially set up as Lucida Console. It has minimal line counting functionality that only appears in the status bar with word wrap disabled.
Features
- Plain text editor
- Search (CTL+F), Replace (CTL+H)
- Custom font
- Line and column counting in status bar
- Word wrap
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Included for free with every version of Windows since '85
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Doesn't deal well with large files
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Line numbers only appear in status bar
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Crappy search and replace
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#windows_notepad Sometimes Notepad is all you need. But otherwise no reason not to switch to Notepad++ (also UltraEdit is pretty good)
Apr 14, 08
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