XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox, comp.sys.mac.system   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-13 14:42, Paul wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   I understand this is a sort of package that bundles both wine and   
   Notepad++? Thus the size will be huge, on disk and on RAM.   
      
   >   
   >      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.   
   >   
      
   Cross platforms alternatives are something to consider, if one is to   
   learn a new editor.   
      
   > 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   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
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