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ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 1 week agoYes, it objectively is. And so are various other text editor options that are out there.
But just speaking about Notepad++, you can scale it down to a very simple text editor (like Notepad), it you can easily ramp it up to a much more feature rich one. And for me, the ability to have a vertical list of files is a big plus. As is its ability to optionally show line numbers.
Eheran@lemmy.world 1 week ago
So it is better because it can do more, but I assume not too too much? Because then we can also use word?
OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
They have different use cases. Notepad++ is for manipulating text, strings, and code. It’s got very powerful tools for it.
Word is for making things look pretty. You can change typefaces, fonts, size. You can add pictures and diagrams and arrange them on the page.