systemdMay 13, 2024
help i'm stuck
Show threadBen S.May 13, 2024
@systemd I know it's a shitpost, but nano literally showing you at the bottom of the screen what its important commands are is one of the reasons I like it so much better :p
Show threadyour auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦May 13, 2024
@HunterZ @systemd i hate emacs and vim passionately. nobody has time to remember all their arcane rituals to make shit work. last time i tried to shut down emacs i gave up and just bought a new computer.
Show threadBruce Heerssen Oct 9, 2024

@blogdiva @HunterZ @systemd
Vim isn't so bad. For instance, if you want to find the word "foo", type :/foo/

If you want to find all occurrences of foo, type... hold on... I've got that right here... just a sec...

Show threadRandom Geek in limboOct 9, 2024

@bruce @blogdiva @HunterZ @systemd twenty eight years of mostly Vim-based editing, and I "know" maybe half a dozen things.

My hands OTOH (hang on what? anyways moving on) look like Leonard Bernstein at the piano.

Show threadRandom Geek in limboOct 9, 2024
@bruce @blogdiva @HunterZ @systemd incidentally I rarely if ever recommend Vim. You have to break your brain a little to get used to it, and I'm not comfortable suggesting such a path.
Show threadBruce Heerssen Oct 9, 2024
@randomgeek @blogdiva @HunterZ @systemd
Same. I love vim, but for most people, I recommend a graphical text editor like Kate.
Show threadyour auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦Oct 9, 2024

if i need a graphic editor i use Geany but i mostly stick to nano

@bruce @randomgeek @HunterZ @systemd

Show threadRandom Geek in limbo

@blogdiva nano does the job well. You’re not the only smart geek I know to prefer it.

But the best thing about nano is how shocked vi / emacs folks get when they see it on your screen

@bruce @HunterZ @systemd

Oct 9, 2024 at 3:04pmWeb
Show threadBen S.Oct 9, 2024

@randomgeek @blogdiva @bruce @systemd nano has been my preferred *nix text editor for probably a quarter century at this point.

Modal editors should have been left in the 20th century.