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Notepad gets AI features like Summarize, Write, and Rewrite, using local and cloud models.
(winblogs.thesourcemediaassets.com)
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37661765
Notepad now supports AI features like Summarize, Write, and Rewrite on Copilot+ PCs, with no subscription required. If you have a subscription, you can seamlessly switch between local and cloud models based on your needs. If you’re not signed in or don’t have a subscription, you can use the local model to accomplish your tasks. For now, these features support English only, making premium AI more accessible and flexible for everyone.
Source: Windows Insiders blog.
I'm usually very defensive of Windows. However, a few days ago I wanted to take some notes in Notepad and it kept changing up what I wrote. As this has forever been the most simple text editor imaginable, it took me a good moment to realize, that they implemented auto-correction (which we know is a lie anyways). The ridiculous thing is, nobody but tech people uses Notepad anyways and I can't imagine that they want these slop features in it. The value of it was the simplicity and that is now lost.
And even then, Notepad++ is so much better than notepad anyway. It has more features and is still a better text editor than notepad ever was.
The whole reason I use notepad is because it's super light on features. Text wrap + find and replace is all I need.
I've been using the bookmark line feature a ton recently, and I doubt that would ever hit standard notepad. So much easier to parse massive log files when you can remove anything that does or doesn't match your search string.
Nor should it ever hit standard notepad, fewer features are the advantage for me, not more. If I need an IDE I use an IDE, if I'm searching log files then grep is the tool.