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MoonEdit (WikiPedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoonEdit), commonly referred to as Moony in the BlaatSchaap community, | [[File:MoonEdit.png|alt=MoonEdit|thumb|MoonEdit]] | ||
MoonEdit (WikiPedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoonEdit), commonly referred to as Moony in the BlaatSchaap community, | |||
While the author of the software offered downloads for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD, only the Windows version offered the client. The *NIX versions | was a multi-user notepad. | ||
were server versions only. Furthermore, there are some limitations to the Windows editor. This was written in an era when unicode was still not | It was popular in the BlaatSchaap community during its early days. The software, however, is no longer | ||
commonly used. Therefore, the tool uses an 8-bit character set. Due the developer being Polish, it uses the Windows-1250 character set, while in | |||
Western Europe, the Windows-1252 character set was the default. This resulted in wrong characters being displayed beyond ASCII characters. | being maintained, and due the closed source nature cannot be forked. | ||
While the author of the software offered downloads for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD, only the Windows version offered the client. | |||
The *NIX versions were server versions only. However, it runs fine in wine, but there are some issues with multi-monitor setups. | |||
Furthermore, there are some limitations to the Windows editor. This was written in an era when unicode was still not commonly used. | |||
Therefore, the tool uses an 8-bit character set. Due the developer being Polish, it uses the Windows-1250 character set, | |||
while in Western Europe, the Windows-1252 character set was the default. This resulted in wrong characters | |||
being displayed beyond ASCII characters. | |||
After the MoonEdit project shut down, alternatives have been considered. One of such alternatives is Gobby, which is an open source project. | After the MoonEdit project shut down, alternatives have been considered. One of such alternatives is Gobby, which is an open source project. | ||
While Gobby offers similar functionality, and does not suffer from the character set issues mentioned above, it never gained the popularity | |||
Moony had. | While Gobby offers similar functionality, and does not suffer from the character set issues mentioned above, it never gained the popularity Moony had. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:18, 30 March 2025
MoonEdit (WikiPedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoonEdit), commonly referred to as Moony in the BlaatSchaap community,
was a multi-user notepad. It was popular in the BlaatSchaap community during its early days. The software, however, is no longer
being maintained, and due the closed source nature cannot be forked.
While the author of the software offered downloads for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD, only the Windows version offered the client.
The *NIX versions were server versions only. However, it runs fine in wine, but there are some issues with multi-monitor setups.
Furthermore, there are some limitations to the Windows editor. This was written in an era when unicode was still not commonly used.
Therefore, the tool uses an 8-bit character set. Due the developer being Polish, it uses the Windows-1250 character set,
while in Western Europe, the Windows-1252 character set was the default. This resulted in wrong characters
being displayed beyond ASCII characters.
After the MoonEdit project shut down, alternatives have been considered. One of such alternatives is Gobby, which is an open source project.
While Gobby offers similar functionality, and does not suffer from the character set issues mentioned above, it never gained the popularity Moony had.
