Geez, people. This was not a religious statement about platforms. This was a personal tool that I decided to share.
I don't have a product management department that decided which platforms to invest in based on extensive market research. Why Windows? Because I have been using Windows since Windows 2. That's not a political statement, that's just a fact. Is it the best OS ever? No, the best OS ever is z/OS. <g> It's an OS that works much of the time and that I know and have. (Frankly, I also know MacOS pretty well because I am the IT department for a spouse, and to tell the truth I like Windows better. So shoot me.) Why NP++? I dunno. I was unhappy with my previous text editor, whose name escapes me. I searched on Google, found NP++, downloaded it, and it worked. And the price was right. I have been using it ever since for HLASM, Rexx, and miscellaneous text-type files. Why did I develop the file? I wanted highlighting for HLASM in the editor that I was already using. I hereby grant all parties a free, unrestricted, perpetual license to not use it. BTW @Gil, the macros in question are HLASM macros with .* comments, not some sort of NP++ XML macros. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Saturday, June 3, 2023 7:31 PM To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Notepad++ language formatting (Forgive unintended previous reply.) (Why do most plies here request personal, not list, eplies?) On 6/3/23 19:55:15, Ze'ev Atlas wrote: > T Most everybody is on Windows. The operannt word is "Most". ... there are at least two Linux clonesZA Cite, please. Do these accept Charles's and Abe's macros? I find: 7 Best Notepad++ Alternatives For Linux <https://itsfoss.com/notepad-alternatives-for-linux/> The first is Wine -- guaranteed compatibility. Some of the others are UI-compatible; unlikely to be macro-compatible.
