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minus-squareFixbeat@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoDoes anyone use notepad for anything other than looking at config files? I mean, does anyone write documents with notepad?
minus-squarewhere_am_i@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt has such a distinct lack of any features whatsoever, that it makes it a perfect tool for practicing written assignments for language exams.
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI only use it to strip HTML text down to plain text. As long as it can do that, I’ll probably keep using it unless something better comes around.
minus-squareUsernameblankface@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI used to use it for taking quick notes when I had a slow computer. I didn’t want to wait for Word to load, so I’d just use Notepad. Now I use Post Its or just don’t write stuff down as much.
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI paste blocks of text or data into it, then copy it out again so I dont infect document B with document A’s weird formatting
Does anyone use notepad for anything other than looking at config files? I mean, does anyone write documents with notepad?
It has such a distinct lack of any features whatsoever, that it makes it a perfect tool for practicing written assignments for language exams.
I only use it to strip HTML text down to plain text. As long as it can do that, I’ll probably keep using it unless something better comes around.
I used to use it for taking quick notes when I had a slow computer. I didn’t want to wait for Word to load, so I’d just use Notepad. Now I use Post Its or just don’t write stuff down as much.
I paste blocks of text or data into it, then copy it out again so I dont infect document B with document A’s weird formatting