Mousepad is a notepad-like graphical text editor for Xfce based on the Leafpad text editor that runs on any Linux desktop. It is very handy as a go-to tool when you do not have any heavy lifting to do. If you are looking for a text editor that functions more like a lightweight word processor, then look elsewhere. Mousepad is far too simple for those needs. But do not shy away from this mousy basic note-taking and text file editing app if you want a swift and simple solution to jotting down your thoughts.
I first installed Mousepad in the Spring of 2020. It had tabs by then. They worked beautifully.
I switched from Gedit because gedit had a distracting shadow effect round its border. I couldn't get rid of it, however hard I tried.
(I hate screen effects. It's a 2D screen - why pretend otherwise? Who are you kidding?)
But my 'Recent files' list is permanently empty. Anyone got a fix?
flos
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For Modest Mousepad, Simplicity Is Both Virtue and Vexation
Posted by: Jack M. Germain August 22, 2012 05:00 AMMousepad is a notepad-like graphical text editor for Xfce based on the Leafpad text editor that runs on any Linux desktop. It is very handy as a go-to tool when you do not have any heavy lifting to do. If you are looking for a text editor that functions more like a lightweight word processor, then look elsewhere. Mousepad is far too simple for those needs. But do not shy away from this mousy basic note-taking and text file editing app if you want a swift and simple solution to jotting down your thoughts.
I switched from Gedit because gedit had a distracting shadow effect round its border. I couldn't get rid of it, however hard I tried.
(I hate screen effects. It's a 2D screen - why pretend otherwise? Who are you kidding?)
But my 'Recent files' list is permanently empty. Anyone got a fix?
flos