You’ll soon be able to hide the news feed in the widgets panel, too.

Notepad on Windows 11 is finally getting a character count::Microsoft is finally adding a character count to Notepad on Windows 11. It’s in testing alongside the ability to hide the news feed in the widgets panel.

  • @ioslifeEnglish
    21•7 months ago

    Don’t get me started on how Notepad++ blows that away!

    • aubertloneEnglish
      1•7 months ago

      Just use VSCode ffs.

      Also, yes I endorse VSCode wholeheartedly but do whatever works for you.

      Notepad++ is fine for the vast majority of people.

      • Ashley GravesEnglish
        1•7 months ago

        I don’t need my text editor running inside a web browser but thanks for the offer

        • aubertloneEnglish
          0•7 months ago

          The fact that VS code runs on JavaScript is its strength not its weakness.

          But you do you, like I said.

          Edit: to the other person, whom I realized is just joking

          My point stands, I guess?