Possibility to change the background from the main windows. I know it's the last functionnality you want to had to an editor but I saw this screen and I tough it look cool. http://www.jedit.org/index.php?page=screenshot&image=14
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I read somewhere about transparency in Notepad++. I don't know which part of the program it's in, but maybe that could help, i.e. make the screen transparent rather than adding a background.
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I hate when people bash on others for asking for an OPTION. Geez, just because you don't want it doesn't mean it shouldn't be there. Some people probably didn't want fire in the beginning either...
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i agree with, Michael. this should be the last thing implemented. JEdit is another cool editor, tho VERY slow -- possibly partially because of features like this.
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There's something to be said for aesthetics. I won't use VIM because it is aesthetically displeasing, yet it is more powerful. Notepad++ has very nice rendering of text, and I spent some hours working on a color scheme I enjoy. Why not have background images too? (Although I wonder, wouldn't a background image be distracting?)
Yes, this is a low priority. But maybe someone similarly interested will develop a plugin?
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While in general I have nothing against adding new features if they're optional, you also have to realize that every feature will affect performance. It will use memory and disk space, and slow down the program (though admittedly usually insignificantly).
Therefore, you have to weigh the advantages of a feature vs. its disadvantages.
In this case:
Advantages:
Makes Notepad++ look "pretty."
You could design a functional background image. (e.g. Grid, guidelines, etc)
Disadvantages:
Notepad++ would need to include libraries for image displaying, potentially causing a significantly larger executable file. Including these libraries may also slow the loading and running of Notepad++.
Don spends his time working on implementing this instead of adding other features. (To be fair, this applies to any feature he works on. It's called Opportunity Cost in economics)
In my opinion, the disadvantages seem to outweigh the advantages in this case.
Now, if someone wanted to implement it as a plugin, I think that would be fine, because not only could you disable the feature, you could remove it completely. That would get rid of all of the disadvantages.
Unfortunately, I don't think it's possible to do as a plugin. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, though.
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Possibility to change the background from the main windows. I know it's the last functionnality you want to had to an editor but I saw this screen and I tough it look cool.
http://www.jedit.org/index.php?page=screenshot&image=14
I read somewhere about transparency in Notepad++. I don't know which part of the program it's in, but maybe that could help, i.e. make the screen transparent rather than adding a background.
Sorry, I found the transparency feature and it's only in the Find dialog.
no things like this, please!
N++ is an editor not a toy and there are much other things important todo!
PS: Thanks for call attention to this in jEdit!
Looks good, but I am not sure about importance of this feature.
I hate when people bash on others for asking for an OPTION. Geez, just because you don't want it doesn't mean it shouldn't be there. Some people probably didn't want fire in the beginning either...
i agree with, Michael. this should be the last thing implemented. JEdit is another cool editor, tho VERY slow -- possibly partially because of features like this.
There's something to be said for aesthetics. I won't use VIM because it is aesthetically displeasing, yet it is more powerful. Notepad++ has very nice rendering of text, and I spent some hours working on a color scheme I enjoy. Why not have background images too? (Although I wonder, wouldn't a background image be distracting?)
Yes, this is a low priority. But maybe someone similarly interested will develop a plugin?
While in general I have nothing against adding new features if they're optional, you also have to realize that every feature will affect performance. It will use memory and disk space, and slow down the program (though admittedly usually insignificantly).
Therefore, you have to weigh the advantages of a feature vs. its disadvantages.
In this case:
Advantages:
Makes Notepad++ look "pretty."
You could design a functional background image. (e.g. Grid, guidelines, etc)
Disadvantages:
Notepad++ would need to include libraries for image displaying, potentially causing a significantly larger executable file. Including these libraries may also slow the loading and running of Notepad++.
Don spends his time working on implementing this instead of adding other features. (To be fair, this applies to any feature he works on. It's called Opportunity Cost in economics)
In my opinion, the disadvantages seem to outweigh the advantages in this case.
Now, if someone wanted to implement it as a plugin, I think that would be fine, because not only could you disable the feature, you could remove it completely. That would get rid of all of the disadvantages.
Unfortunately, I don't think it's possible to do as a plugin. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, though.