Writing things the wrong way is part of learning, goddamn microsoft.
Work pc so I can’t just change to linux unfortunately
Notepad++
Notepad autocorrected what I was typing for my foreign language exercise
Submitted 17 hours ago by kiagam@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 17 hours ago
Kolanaki@pawb.social 16 hours ago
+1 for ++
whatsgoingdom@rollenspiel.forum 16 hours ago
When did they release Notepad+++?
adarza@lemmy.ca 16 hours ago
the new app-flavoured notepad sucks.
go into its settings, turn off everything.
radix@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
TIL notepad has spell check.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 16 hours ago
vfscanf@discuss.tchncs.de 5 hours ago
I hate autocorrect in general. It doesn’t understand the concept of multiple languages in the same text, it doesn’t understand dialects and sometimes it even tries to correct words that are written correctly. One of the first things I turn off on every new device
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
They have a library you can edit, they’re meant for the masses, and you can obviously customize it to your exact preferences.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Just turn the setting off…? Why does Linux need to be brought up?
HK65@sopuli.xyz 14 hours ago
People on Linux are used to things just working I guess.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Having QoL features that 95% of people need and use is considered “not working” now? A larger percentage of people would say a text program without a spellcheck or auto correct would be broken.
This Linux circle jerking on Lemmy has gotten beyond exhausting. Options exist for everyone’s preference, it’s not broken because it’s defaulted on and you’re too stupid to change a setting.
kiagam@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
I knew half of the answers would be “just use linux”
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 5 hours ago
This is fair and warranted.
Also, to be fair, Windows is a trash-tier piece of software that become little but adware/spyware in a trenchcoat, masquerading as an operating system. I ran an install in a VM a couple of weeks ago for the first time in nearly two decades and even the basic installation process is on par with the WinXP alpha (before the installer was ready), requiring extra driver disks and software just to be able to think about installing. I had to fight with UEFI and Grub to get Arch to boot alongside Fedora the other day and that was a much more enjoyable process.
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 8 hours ago
“Ju u- Lin”
A bit less that half reply
/s
Let’s discuss 9instead why would be good to replace such a solid and no frills tool like notepad at all?
sanguinepar@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Because every conversation on here that involves Windows will ALWAYS end up with someone saying, “Use Linux”.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
And that’s an issue, it prevents all productive discussion on a topic.
Should be treated as trolling when it’s used to derail topics, which is what it is.
skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 5 hours ago
Welcome to Lemmy, also known as “reddit for communists and people with a favorite Linux distro”!
mrmorganiser@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
If Notepad++ is a bit too much for what you are looking for You could try Notepad3
rizonesoft.com/downloads/notepad3/
It has less features than Notepad++ but has a very similar feel to the old windows notepad with a lot of extra features.
Good luck with your search.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Will it let you install a virtual machine? 🤔
skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 5 hours ago
Notepad is little more than a wrapper around Microsoft’s text box control (and I suppose some AI API these days). It’s not part of notepad, it’s part of Windows itself. A great feature for most users, in my opinion.
The corrective part is in Settings > Time & Language > Typing > Highlight/Autocorrect misspelled words. You can download an alternative to Notepad and hope that it doesn’t integrate with the spelling API, but any update to that software might bring back autocorrect.
You might want to leave the highlight feature on so you get instant feedback on what words you misspell.
As for learning a language, there is scientific evidence that information sticks better in your brain when writing down things on physical paper than when typing. If you’re learning a language through random exercise, you might want to consider going back to pens & paper.
1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 1 hour ago
That study is for notetaking though, as you copy verbatim when typing but more concisely when writing, making you process the information and not just the words.
When you’re doing something that requires thought anyway, you’re already processing the information so they’re equally good?