XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox, comp.sys.mac.system   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 2/13/2026 6:32 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-13 12:19, R Daneel Olivaw wrote:   
   >> Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >>> On 2026-02-12 21:26, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >>>> PSA: Clipboard differences between Chromium & Firefox across platforms   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I do a lot of research as I generally invest at least an hour or   
   >>>> two into many of my Usenet opening posts, where I currently   
   >>>> employ a thousand- line Windows Notepad++ macro that beautifully   
   >>>> cleans up non-ASCII garbage copied from both Firefox and   
   >>>> Chromium web output, where, only with Chromium pastes into   
   >>>> Notepad++ was the selection mechanism (i.e., Ctrl+A) inoperative.   
   >>>   
   >>> How do you propose we test this in Linux? There is no notepad++.   
   >>>   
   >>> ...   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Wine?   
   >   
   > Not going to happen. I have many nice editors native to Linux, no reason to   
   use a foreign editor.   
   >   
   > If Arlen says that this may be an issue outside of Windows, he must have in   
   mind that we test with some native editor. Name which, name what webpage to   
   test with and paste from.   
   >   
      
   Now, most of the time, Google doesn't give me these,   
   so this was unexpected :-) All I had done is asked   
   for "notepad++ for linux" and it trotted this out.   
      
   AI Overview   
   Notepad++ is not natively available for Linux, but it can be run efficiently   
   using the Snap package manager (via Wine) or through alternatives that mimic   
   its functionality.   
   The most direct method is installing the Snap package , which provides a   
   functional version   
   of the application.   
      
   Key Methods to Use Notepad++ on Linux:   
      
       Snap Package (Recommended): This is the easiest, most stable method that   
       bundles Wine to run the Windows app seamlessly.   
      
       Command: . <=== AI flubs it     snap search  notepad-plus-plus   
                                       snap install notepad-plus-plus (uses   
   wine-platform-runtime-core22)   
       Wine: For advanced users, you can manually install Wine and use it to run   
   the  installer.   
      
   Popular Native Linux Alternatives:   
      
       If a native application is preferred over a Wine-based one, consider these   
   alternatives:   
      
       Notepad Next: A re-implementation of Notepad++ designed for Linux.   
       Notepadqq: A close, native clone of Notepad++.   
       Kate or Geany: Highly polished native editors.   
       Sublime Text: A powerful, fast, cross-platform alternative.   
      
   Using the Snap package is generally recommended because it provides a   
   pre-configured Wine environment.   
      
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       https://i.postimg.cc/mkZJG76Q/notepad-plus-plus.png   
      
   That's it running. Can't do anything there, until "the updates are finished".   
      
       Paul   
      
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