Re: Microsoft Introduces New Command-Line Text Editor

Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> wrote at 21:04 this Sunday (GMT):

On Sat, 24 May 2025 21:00:04 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
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You know what, fair enough for a text editor. And looking at the repository
again, it seems like the /devel/ branch is still being updated.
On the other hand, it does seems be a compile-only program, the UI appears
to be 20 years out of date, it's being developed by only two people, and
nVim does pretty much everything I want.
 

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More idiocy.
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Cooledit is based on the same code that is present in another wonder
on the GNU/Linux world, that of the Midnight Commander file manager,
or more properly, the file editor thereof.

And mc is a very nice TUI file manager. I personally dislike the built
in text editor of it, as well.

The code is tried and true and therefor needs little updating (as
if updating is essential for any software).

Again, it IS being updated. The development branch is, at least. Even if
you prefer the old version, you can still just checkout an older version
with github.

Furthermore, Cooledit is designed to work only with basic X11
libraries and eschews "modern" graphical toolkits.  Thus, your
comment that the UI is "20 years out of date" is pure lunacy.

Using basic X11 libraries is great, but the UI does not seem to have
been changed much since it was developed.

Cooledit has been improved by Paul Sheer to include full Unicode
support as well as other features, and Cooledit if fully programmable
via user scripts or Python.

That is always a nice feature to have in an editor, I use a couple
scripts myself.

Before you begin to criticize you should educate yourself
on the state of GNU/Linux software.
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Cooledit is another fantastic editor that is not appreciated
due to the lethargic attitude of the average GNU/Linux user.

It is certainly a nice looking editor, and I appreciate the historic
signifigance, but it doesn't appeal to me as a daily driver.
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