notepad still too slow loading large files

Take the fastest machine money can buy, a file larger than a couple megabytes, and the latest Notepad still craps out and seizes up.

Please show me someone from Microsoft to smack for this.

It's the way that Notepad is structured - remember that a 200 word text file will be 200 bytes - 1024 word text file will be 1MB. It's because it has to read every single character, unlike Wordpad does :o)
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--- Original message follows --- "Adahn" wrote in message

Take the fastest machine money can buy, a file larger than a couple megabytes, and the latest Notepad still craps out and seizes up.

Please show me someone from Microsoft to smack for this.

The operation of copying a file has to read every single byte as well, as still that's quicker than it takes Notepad.. don't tell me they're all so caught up in monkeying Mac OSX that they can't figure out how to improve the performance and responsiveness of the most basic of existing tools?? sheesh
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

It's the way that Notepad is structured - remember that a 200 word text file will be 200 bytes - 1024 word text file will be 1MB. It's because it has to read every single character, unlike Wordpad does :o)

The operation of copying a file has to read every single byte as well, as still that's quicker than it takes Notepad.. don't tell me they're all so caught up in monkeying Mac OSX that they can't figure out how to improve the performance and responsiveness of the most basic of existing tools?? sheesh
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

It's the way that Notepad is structured - remember that a 200 word text file will be 200 bytes - 1024 word text file will be 1MB. It's because it has to read every single character, unlike Wordpad does :o)

Basically... yeh. But trust me, there's no way you can improve Notepad anymore - the only reason it's there now is because they don't want to get rid of it (loyalty) and the fact that people still need something as simple as it gets to edit code - C# bits and bobs, HTML, Jscript etc.
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--- Original message follows --- "Adahn" wrote in message

The operation of copying a file has to read every single byte as well, as still that's quicker than it takes Notepad.. don't tell me they're all so caught up in monkeying Mac OSX that they can't figure out how to improve the performance and responsiveness of the most basic of existing tools?? sheesh
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message It's the way that Notepad is structured - remember that a 200 word text file will be 200 bytes - 1024 word text file will be 1MB. It's because it has to read every single character, unlike Wordpad does :o)

"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote

Basically... yeh. But trust me, there's no way you can improve Notepad anymore -

Agreed. Microsoft cannot (=is not able to) improve Notepad. They had 15 years of trials. ALL other editors are better.
SlowFax

Agreed. Microsoft cannot (=is not able to) improve Notepad. They had 15 years of trials. ALL other editors are better.

You never used EDLIN?
Tom Lake

C# bits and bobs, HTML, Jscript etc.

...configuration files, XML, registry exports, scripts, e-books, logs, chat transcripts...
All we're asking is that it not freeze up outright on loading large files - start displaying the text right away, and allow us to select it but keep it read-only while a separate thread loads in rest of the file.
Surely it seems absurd to leave the possibility of something this basic freezing up on the latest dual-core multiprocessor 1+ GB RAM setup?

the only reason it's there now is because they don't want to get rid of it (loyalty)

...didn't know loyalty was the only reason for an OS to have the ability to edit text files.. and how many people have anything other than Notepad associated with .txt files?
Fewer than the number of people who'll be needing DVD Maker, that's for sure.

"..didn't know loyalty was the only reason for an OS to have the ability to edit text files.. and how many people have anything other than Notepad associated with .txt files?
Fewer than the number of people who'll be needing DVD Maker, that's for sure. "
lol. maybe MS should scrap Notepad for Office Word 2007. Another program duplication!
-- Nicholas...
"Overclock Your Life, Then The World"

There are many cases where a plain text editor is needed. I use it to read and write all different kinds of files, that are intended to be read by software. John E. <Nicholas> wrote in message

"..didn't know loyalty was the only reason for an OS to have the ability to edit text files.. and how many people have anything other than Notepad associated with .txt files?
Fewer than the number of people who'll be needing DVD Maker, that's for sure. "
lol. maybe MS should scrap Notepad for Office Word 2007. Another program duplication!
-- Nicholas...
"Overclock Your Life, Then The World"

If your files are below 2 GB in size, the most impressive notepad replacement I've seen is found by googling for jujuedit. Many others add too much stuff, this adds just what you'd expect from notepad replacement. One might argue that hex view and regex search & replace support doesn't belong to notepad but I digress...
And I've tried a dozen notepad replacements..
"John Elliott" wrote in message

There are many cases where a plain text editor is needed. I use it to read and write all different kinds of files, that are intended to be read by software. John E. Nicholas> wrote in message "..didn't know loyalty was the only reason for an OS to have the ability to edit text files.. and how many people have anything other than Notepad associated with .txt files?
Fewer than the number of people who'll be needing DVD Maker, that's for sure. "
lol. maybe MS should scrap Notepad for Office Word 2007. Another program duplication!
-- Nicholas...
"Overclock Your Life, Then The World"