So… they removed Wordpad to push people into using Word… and now they removed Notepad to push people into… this monstrosity? Why does Notepad support hyperlinks now?

Back when I used Notepad, it was to strip out rich text formatting and reliably get consistently distinct text, especially if I configured it to use a monospace font. Now I have to worry about embedded hyperlinks sending me to God-knows-where?

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 24 points 1 day ago

If you are stuck in Windows, use Notepad++.

[–] MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Control + Shift + V pastes as plain text.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

*sometimes

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I always thought the default font used by notepad, courier, is monospace. But I mostly stopped using windows years ago so maybe that changed