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    • Laurie DimarcoL
      Laurie Dimarco
      last edited by

      Oh yes, and in addition to the LW leaning, I just found one more reason - I took the time to write out a clear question regarding my CSS file not updating, and I mentioned that Windows told me to contact my coding app for an answer (ie, Notepad++). And I get a response saying that there was nothing Notepad related in my posting, so it’s off topic. Awesome. So maybe you have to actually WRITE the word Notepad? That is one crazy lizard.

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      • Alan KilbornA
        Alan Kilborn @Laurie Dimarco
        last edited by

        @Laurie-Dimarco

        Perhaps in the other thread I should have pointed you to this: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/15958/faq-desk-you-ve-asked-your-question-in-the-wrong-place

        But in my defense, I couldn’t because I just now noticed it in the FAQ section.

        The reason your question was off-topic was because you were “baking cookies”.

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        • Christian ZelerC
          Christian Zeler
          last edited by

          @donho said:

          For its “Windows only” support
          For its GPL’s left wing policy
          For its anti-copyright’s copyleft Licence
          For its moral higher ground
          For its new Plugins Admin
          For its good taste humour in its Easter eggs

          et aussi pour votre engagement politique contre les milliers de c… qui critiquent mais qui utilisent
          et parce que j’utilise tous les jours le puissant outil de regex pour traiter des taches qui me prendraient des heures
          et parce que quand on offre un truc on est pas obligé de supporter la critique et parce que quand c’est moi qui fait c’est moi qui dit.
          Bravo les gars je vais faire un don vous êtes une référence ne changez rien !

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          • CHN-STUDENTC
            CHN-STUDENT
            last edited by

            I Hope offical home website do not use the flag represents the country

            I think it is not friendly for people.

            And i suggest to edit all Chinese -> Traditional Chinese(Taiwan).
            Chinese Simplified -> Simplified Chinese(PRC).

            like this:
            Imgur

            If you are free,i hope too the home website to add Simplified Chinese Introduction and use zh-cn or zh-tw to represents Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese in offical home website.

            Thanks!

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            • AZJIO AZJIOA
              AZJIO AZJIO
              last edited by

              Add “for gay support”

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              • AZJIO AZJIOA
                AZJIO AZJIO
                last edited by

                Keep the gay propaganda all the time so that people don’t waste time.

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                • Cobra MerdeC
                  Cobra Merde
                  last edited by Cobra Merde

                  So this latest 7.7 version seems to be “Gay marriage support edition”.
                  I’m fine with the issue, but does it need to be advertised in the actual software? How about restricting it to just to website?
                  I think I’ll find some other text editor that doesn’t virtue signal into my face.

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                  • Meta ChuhM
                    Meta Chuh moderator @Cobra Merde
                    last edited by

                    @Cobra-Merde

                    notepad++ is made by humans for humans, and not a corporate product.

                    if any author wishes to say what’s on his/her mind, it is very welcome that they do so, as it prevents notepad++ from becoming a sterile piece of software, where no-one can identify himself/herself anymore.

                    ps: if you feel agitated by the subtile rainbow chameleon at the “about notepad++” window, please don’t open it.

                    many thanks and best regards.

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                    • Cobra MerdeC
                      Cobra Merde @Meta Chuh
                      last edited by Cobra Merde

                      @Meta-Chuh
                      I didn’t know identifying himself/herself/zieself was a thing with a piece of software, nor that it prevents it becoming sterile (dunno what that means really and what’s the value in it).
                      But sure, author is totally free to use his/her/zir software as a soap box for political messaging.
                      I like my tools to be non-political, so I’ll look elsewhere. PSPad seems pretty nice.

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                      • pnedevP
                        pnedev
                        last edited by

                        @Cobra-Merde said:

                        How about restricting it to just to website?

                        Without meaning to offend anybody I second that.

                        It seem to me that proclamation and propaganda in Notepad++ itself is something that contradicts with its “Advertisement free” policy.

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                        • andrecool-68A
                          andrecool-68
                          last edited by

                          @Cobra-Merde
                          Personally, it doesn’t matter to me who belongs to “lgbt” … more important is the functionality and reliability of notepad ++

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                          • Alan KilbornA
                            Alan Kilborn @pnedev
                            last edited by

                            @pnedev said:

                            It seem to me that proclamation and propaganda in Notepad++ itself is something that contradicts with its “Advertisement free” policy.

                            Agreed. The author I guess is free to be a “supreme being” as far as his software goes, and define what is “advertising”, even if that definition is hypocritical.

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                            • Meta ChuhM
                              Meta Chuh moderator @Alan Kilborn
                              last edited by

                              @Alan-Kilborn

                              don’t panic.

                              this is neither advertising, nor does it mean that any of us is gay, lesbian, nerdy, straight, or a vogon from another galaxy.
                              it’s just a kudos for everyone that stands up against any kind of suppression.

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                              • AZJIO AZJIOA
                                AZJIO AZJIO
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                                There are many sins of pleasing the body. Love is in thought.
                                If you make the program free, then make it free, pure good. If you want to support your ideas as a program fee, then I’ll rather pay than support things that disgust me. The program fee becomes more expensive than the money option. Or rather completely incompatible with the ability to use. When you meet people you talk on topics that are interesting to everyone, the program helps and any person on the planet will say this, so leave it pure good. No need to add that you like to drink or smoke and impose your lifestyle. Do not you see that these are personal acts and they will not always be pleasant to others. It is better to boast that you donated money to children without parents.

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                                • dinkumoilD
                                  dinkumoil
                                  last edited by

                                  Even though this

                                  I’ll rather pay than support things that disgust me. The program fee becomes more expensive than the money option.

                                  sounds a little bit homophobe, when I imagine @donho would release Notepad++ versions with racist, fascist or other mottos being discriminating against a certain group of human beings I wouldn’t be happy any more.

                                  Thus, I indeed support the demand for not spreading around political messages together with a software which should only be a useful tool.

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                                  • AZJIO AZJIOA
                                    AZJIO AZJIO
                                    last edited by

                                    I tried AkelPad. Here are my configuration files https://yadi.sk/d/t_pi5d23C7RqjA. I am glad that highlighting works with regular expressions. Made a black theme and added some lexers.

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                                    • AZJIO AZJIOA
                                      AZJIO AZJIO
                                      last edited by

                                      dinkumoil

                                      sounds a little bit homophobe

                                      God is homophobic

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                                      • dinkumoilD
                                        dinkumoil @AZJIO AZJIO
                                        last edited by

                                        @AZJIO-AZJIO said:

                                        God is homophobic

                                        That’s blasphemy. Its getting worse …

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                                        • AZJIO AZJIOA
                                          AZJIO AZJIO
                                          last edited by

                                          Did you read the bible?
                                          1 Corinthians 6:9
                                          1st Timothy 1
                                          1 Peter 4:3

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                                          • PeterJonesP
                                            PeterJones
                                            last edited by

                                            This is neither a political nor a religious forum. These types of arguments do not belong here. Even in this “reasons to hate Notepad++” topic.

                                            (I find the occasional political banners in Notepad++ an unwanted “feature” at best. But, honestly, if I avoided getting software from everyone I disagreed with, doing business with everyone I disagreed with, or talking with everyone I disagreed with, I’d be a software-less, buisiness-less, friend-less individual.)

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