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Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown

https://lemmus.org/post/20437949

Feb 25 at 5:40pmWeb
Show threadctrl_alt_escFeb 25
It’s a text editor how could it not support markdown?
Show threadpHr34kYFeb 25

The whole point of markdown is that it’s readable as plaintext.

It would have made more sense to make Edge render markdown.

Show threadNachBarcelonaFeb 25
most simple text editors do not support markdown.
Show threadflangoFeb 25
Looks like shit
Show threadso_pitted_wabamFeb 25
I wish TextEdit supported markdown 🥹
Show threadTynanFeb 25
I thought it already did, and that’s why it was dangerous.
Show threadXLEFeb 25

we are expanding support of lightweight formatting to include additional Markdown syntax features.

This would have been really nice if Microsoft hadn’t added AI to Notepad (and made Windows worse in general), because I haven’t really found a good looking Markdown editor that supports huge files yet

Show threadmoebiusstropFeb 25
Woohoo! We’re gonna party like it’s 1992.
Show threadhakunawazoFeb 25

A headline and some bulletpoints, wow.

Wake me up if it supports pretty code syntax highlighting (like Dillinger), internal linking (like Silverbullet or Obsidian), tagging, table of contents for headlines and a proper advanced search for content.

It doesn’t even need to have the advanced stuff like graphs, content embedding, scripting and themeing.

Show threadLauchmelderFeb 25
frankly I think that even the markdown support is too much for notepad. it’s supposed to be a raw text editor, why does it need new features? It was a finished product already
Show threadINeedManaFeb 25
Fortunately this has already been patched but still, what a fuckup
Windows 11 Notepad Bug Let Markdown Links Run Files Without Warning - gHacks Tech News

Microsoft has patched a high-severity flaw in Windows 11 Notepad that let specially crafted Markdown links execute local or remote files without triggering standard Windows security warnings.

gHacks
Show thread11111one11111Feb 25
Jesus fucking christ so the fucking idiots really full on dont even try to test any of the shit they facefuck into 1.4 billion innocent pc’s with every update they release.
Show threadJayGray91🐉🍕Feb 26
they let Copilot run tests and it all passed, no worries
Show threadunwarlikeExtortionFeb 27
Well the situation explained is a glaring oversight assuming the average Windows user’s opsec common sense, but I’m amazed Notepad isn’t auto-running every single linked file automatically during parsing
Show threadINeedManaFeb 27
That feature was moved to displaying icons (this is old stuff, don’t worry)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-046 - Critical

Show threadHertzDentalBarFeb 26

Or I could just use the same version of notepad++ I’ve been using for idk how many years.

Fuck microslop and they lack of testing on anything they push out.

Show threadkurmudgeonFeb 26
And take even longer to launch than it already does. I restore the classic Paint, Notepad and Snipping Tool from Windows 10 on my Windows 11 machines because they launch instantly and don’t have AI slop baked into them. You can uninstall the “new” versions of these apps that come with Windows 11.
Show threadArkHostFeb 27
The fact you need a guide to get a working Notepad and Paint back says everything about the state of Windows 11 and Microsoft.
Show threadSuspciousCarrot78Feb 26
Once you go Notepad++ you never come back
Show threadMonkderVierteFeb 26
Wait, this is old news.
Show threadTreczoksFeb 26
This would be nice if they hadn’t also included AI slop into it.
Show threadabbiistabbiiFeb 26
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Show threadPaintedSnailFeb 26
So why did the get rid of Wordpad?
Show threadhelpImTrappedOnlineFeb 27
Word pad had too many features, people could use that instead of word.
Show threadfierysparrow89Feb 27
The innovation powerhouse ladies and gentleman 🤣 bravo ms (slow-clap…)