tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85043872024-03-08T01:49:14.606-05:00Dale Burke: Let's Talk Tech.......Does IT Compute?...........Dale Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08261290984785216143noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8504387.post-86164745491040774472021-12-07T16:46:00.001-05:002021-12-07T16:46:45.487-05:00Let There Be Dark.........<p> </p><header class="article-header" style="background-color: #222222; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h1 class="article-title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #cccccc; font-size: 36px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/let-there-be-dark-microsoft-announces-new-redesigned-notepad-for-windows-11/" rel="bookmark" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #cccccc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Permalink to Let there be dark! 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Microsoft announces new redesigned Notepad for Windows 11</a></h1><p class="article-meta" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="author vcard" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="fn profile-link" href="https://www.neowin.net/profile/649440-sayan-sen/" rel="author" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #777777; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; 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font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px auto 26px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://cdn.neow.in/news/images/uploaded/2021/12/1638903750_win_11_notepad_logo_not_16_by_9.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e9edf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="The Notepad logo" src="https://cdn.neow.in/news/images/uploaded/2021/12/1638903750_win_11_notepad_logo_not_16_by_9_story.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><figcaption style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 6px 12px; position: absolute; right: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">The Notepad logo</figcaption></figure><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Back in October, we learned that Microsoft was busy working on a <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-working-on-a-redesigned-notepad-app-for-windows-11/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e9edf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; hyphens: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">redesigned, revamped Notepad</a> for Windows 11. Today, the company has publicly announced its arrival, though for now, it is rolling out to <a href="https://www.neowin.net/news/tags/windows_11_dev_channel/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e9edf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; hyphens: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">Windows 11 insiders on the Dev Channel</a> only.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Since the app has primarily been redesigned, the most expected and obvious change is the rounded corner style we have now become familiar with as a Windows 11 staple. There is also the addition of the Mica material theme.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The company says:</p><blockquote style="border-bottom-style: initial; border-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-image: initial; border-left-style: solid; border-right-style: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; hyphens: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We know how important Notepad is to so many of your daily workflows, so we designed this modern spin on the classic app to feel fresh, but familiar.</p></blockquote><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dark mode (image below on the right) has also been added and it will automatically be selected based on the system theme being used. However, it can also be set manually from the app's Settings.</p><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="background-color: rgb(17, 17, 17) !important; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 8px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 760px;"><tbody style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><tr style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(213, 215, 220); border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; border-right-color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; border-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-all;"><figure class="image image--expandable" style="border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px 1px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px auto 26px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://cdn.neow.in/news/images/uploaded/2021/12/1638901369_new_notepad_win_11.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e9edf; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 64px; min-width: 64px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Windows 11 notepad" src="https://cdn.neow.in/news/images/uploaded/2021/12/1638901369_new_notepad_win_11_story.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></figure></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(213, 215, 220); border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; border-right-color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; border-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 8px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-all;"><figure class="image image--expandable" style="border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px 1px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px auto 26px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://cdn.neow.in/news/images/uploaded/2021/12/1638901362_new_notepad_win_11_dark_mode.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e9edf; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 64px; min-width: 64px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Windows 11 Notepad dark mode" src="https://cdn.neow.in/news/images/uploaded/2021/12/1638901362_new_notepad_win_11_dark_mode_story.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></figure></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A revamped Find and Replace option has also been added for improving the ease of working inside the Notepad.</p><figure class="image image--expandable" style="border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0px 0px 0px 1px inset; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px auto 26px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://cdn.neow.in/news/images/uploaded/2021/12/1638901354_notepad_dark_find_replace.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e9edf; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-height: 64px; min-width: 64px; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Windows 11 notepad" src="https://cdn.neow.in/news/images/uploaded/2021/12/1638901354_notepad_dark_find_replace_story.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></figure><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Since it is still in the Dev channel, the company says that the new Notepad for Windows 11 has a few known issues that it is working on. The known issues are presented below in bulleted points:</p><blockquote style="border-bottom-style: initial; border-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-image: initial; border-left-style: solid; border-right-style: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 4px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; hyphens: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><ul style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Issues affecting keyboard access keys usage for when<ul style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px 0px 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">switching between different input languages</li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">while using Japanese IME</li></ul></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Under certain circumstances, you may notice unexpected behavior when using shift-click to select text or when scrolling</li></ul></blockquote><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 26px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Aside from that, Microsoft also states that it is optimizing the performance of the Notepad for "very large files". The company has urged users to provide feedback on <a href="http://aka.ms/notepadfeedback" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e9edf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; hyphens: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">Feedback Hub (under Apps > Notepad)</a>.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can find the official <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/12/07/redesigned-notepad-for-windows-11-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e9edf; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; hyphens: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;">press release here</a>.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.neowin.net" target="_blank">Neowin.net</a></p></div>Dale Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08261290984785216143noreply@blogger.com0