I wish there were apps like PSPad and Notepad++ on MacOS. I really did not like any editor I used on this OS. Same with MS paint and the windows calculator.
For a text editor, what's wrong with any of TextMate, BBEdit, ubEthaEdit or CotEditor, to name but a few.
Literally the only thing I've ever seen anyone in a professional setting use MS Paint for, is pasting the result of a screen dump, because apparently capturing to a file would have made it to convenient for the user.
What exactly do you see missing from the macOS Calculator, that Windows has?
> For a text editor, what's wrong with any of TextMate, BBEdit, ubEthaEdit or CotEditor, to name but a few.
There is nothing wrong with those. I guess it is a matter of getting comfortable with the UI.
> Literally the only thing I've ever seen anyone in a professional setting use MS Paint for, is pasting the result of a screen dump, because apparently capturing to a file would have made it to convenient for the user.
I disagree. MS paint is amazingly useful in so many situations. And it is just simple enough that I can do everything without spending much time. Even the markup tools in macos's default editor are cryptic and hard to use. I have yet to figure out how which tiny inscrutable button crops the image.
I downloaded paintbrush, but that is also way harder to use than paint. How do you resize the canvas? Why does drag and drop not work? Why are all the toolbars floating in the air?
> What exactly do you see missing from the macOS Calculator, that Windows has?
Literally everything! Macos calc is just one simple standard calculator with only 5-6 operations. On windows, the calculator has a button that converts it into various specialized versions. Like programmer, which has a nice bit-wise display also. There are many built-in unit conversions too.
> There is nothing wrong with those. I guess it is a matter of getting comfortable with the UI.
It’s a text editor. The “UI” is a box you type in. What “getting used to”?
> Even the markup tools in macos's default editor are cryptic and hard to use.
If you say so.
> On windows, the calculator has a button that converts it into various specialized versions. Like programmer, which has a nice bit-wise display also. There are many built-in unit conversions too.
macOS built in calculator has had multiple modes and conversion tools (including e change rates using online lookup) for years. I don’t know exactly how long it’s had those features, but it’s since the early days of Mac OS X at least.
It looks good but it is a ₹3699 ($49) purchase! I usually don't hesitate to pay for the software I use, but this is too high a price for a text editor. I will see if there is a way to demo it. Thanks for the suggestion.
