Support for Linux!
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Please release a version of notepad ++ on linux machines. Iam working on linux at home and use notepad ++ at work on windows machines. Now I can’t use it on linux without wine…
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That would require re-writing the application from scratch, because native linux uses a completely different set of UI libraries and a completely different set of methods of interacting between processes. Notepad++ is, at its core, a Windows (win32 api) application, and as such, cannot easily translate to other environments.
(There are applications out there that don’t require a complete re-write to be portable across platforms, but they require lots of planning, and a different design philosophy from the outset.)
It would be possible to write an application inspired by Notepad++ using linux-style coding, but by its very nature, it wouldn’t be Notepad++.
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@peterjones said in Support for Linux!:
That would require re-writing the application from scratch
Indeed.
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@MrAlwaysAwesome try Notepadqq instead. On Linux there are plenty of Notepad++ alternatives.
In terms of your Work PC, if your local IT allow it, you could install WSL to run Linux apps. That way you get to use the same editor on both.
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@James-Clow , I don’t think so. I haven’t found such alternative.
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