Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2017 May 20

= May 20 =

Windows 10 S and the future of Windows
Could Windows completely go the way of 10 S - no choice of browser, search engine, and all software must be bought through the Windows store?

Last summer the free upgrade to Windows 10 ended (at least that is what they said). I had three or four computers still with Windows 7, and since support for W7 is to end in 3 years, I decided to go from W7 to W10. Shortly after that, I read someone's opinion that future versions of Windows may force you to get software from the Windows store. That is what Windows 10 S does - could that be the future for all Windows? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:04, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Why are you asking here? We do not have an insider access to Microsoft. Ruslik_ Zero 12:23, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Agree we don't have a crystal ball. It is pretty clear what Windows 10 S is for though - to counter Chromebook. And yes they would like a locked down system which gave less support problems and gave them a revenue stream. But I hardly see why they would abandon their traditional market and risk losing them to Apple. Dmcq (talk) 14:57, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Various Linux groups and Linux-focused-software devs are probably hoping they do exactly that. But I doubt it. They're greedy, but not stupid. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants   Tell me all about it.  16:47, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your replies. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 01:25, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

gedit won't highlight my bookmarks
Hi, just got myself a new computer (hence the spate of computing questions). Downloaded gedit again, and installed the bookmark plugin. It does bookmarks fine, but it won't actually give me the yellow highlighting on that bookmark (it's not text highlighting; it highlights the whole line with a big yellow bar). It knows the bookmark is there (it can jump to it), but won't display it. This was the best feature. How can I get it back? IBE (talk) 21:17, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, my instinct is to recommend GNU Emacs, but this package might solve your problem (assuming we are talking about the gedit). It looks like you need to install a proper language definition file. But what is your OS? It might be just an apt-get install, or a config option. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 21:25, 20 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, although that link is not so likely, as this is syntax highlighting, whereas the bookmark plugin is something totally different. I'm using Windows 10. But I may do syntax highlighting as a hack. IBE (talk) 05:31, 21 May 2017 (UTC)