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tool:software:text_editor [2019/10/06 20:34] – [Acme] A link rjttext_editor [2022/06/11 23:34] – Helix rjt
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 ====== Text Editor ====== ====== Text Editor ======
-Mostly I use [[Geany]], which is a pretty straightforward, but also pretty powerful text editor. It has nice things like //column selection//, //tabs//, and a built in //[[terminal_emulator|terminal emulator]]//. If you're familiar with [[Windows]] it's kinda like [[notepadplusplus]].+Mostly I use [[Geany]], which is a pretty straightforward, but also pretty powerful text editor. It has nice things like //column selection//, //tabs//, and a built in //[[terminal_emulator|terminal emulator]]//. If you're familiar with [[microsoft_windows|Windows]] it's kinda like [[notepadplusplus]].
  
 I guess [[QOwnNotes]] counts too! Which I use a lot for organising notes. I always have it open. I guess [[QOwnNotes]] counts too! Which I use a lot for organising notes. I always have it open.
  
-Otherwise I use [[Vim]] (and sometimes [[Nano]]) a bit when I'm working in a terminal environment, but I really don't need to take advantage of most of what it does.+Otherwise I use [[Vim]] (and sometimes [[nano]]) a bit when I'm working in a terminal environment, but I really don't need to take advantage of most of what it does.
  
-I really enjoy learning about interesting Vim features and have romantic ideas about learning [[Emacs]] (especially [[emacs#org-mode]] and [[Acme]], but that's more just out of interest than any practical need or want for efficiency.+I really enjoy learning about interesting Vim features and have romantic ideas about learning [[Emacs]] (especially [[emacs#org-mode]] and [[acme]], but that's more just out of interest than any practical need or want for efficiency.
  
 ===== Features ===== ===== Features =====
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 ==== Geany ==== ==== Geany ====
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 +==== Helix ====
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 +Terminal-based, contemporary take on a [[Vim]]-like modal editor?
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 +Calling it a 'A post-modern text editor' really bugs me though! BAD JOKE.
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 +  * https://helix-editor.com/
  
 ==== Kate ==== ==== Kate ====
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 +==== lines.love ====
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 +Plaintext + line drawing (stored as json)
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 +  * http://akkartik.name/lines.html
  
 ==== Nano ==== ==== Nano ====
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 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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 +  * [[https://www.texteditors.org/]] - A text editor wiki.
 +    * The [[https://www.texteditors.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?EditorIndex|EditorIndex]] page has a nice big list of them.
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 +{{tag>recommendations software text-editor}}
text_editor.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/10 02:12 by rjt