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pxc ◴[] No.44372814[source]
I used to recommend micro[1] to people like those in the target audience of this editor. I wonder if that should change or not.

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1: https://micro-editor.github.io/

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smartmic ◴[] No.44374937[source]
There is also dte[1]. It hits exactly the same notch and offers an extremely lean editor with Unicode support, CUA key bindings and much more. It has replaced nano as my terminal editor.

[1]: https://craigbarnes.gitlab.io/dte/

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sneak ◴[] No.44375225[source]
Why are you opposed to learning vi which is already installed everywhere?
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1. smartmic ◴[] No.44375621[source]
I learned vi a long time ago and use it when no other editor is at hand. In fact, I am using several editors simultaneously, depending on the task at hand and what is availabe. I stumbled over dte because I like to try out new things. And because dte hits many sweet spots for me, I installed it on machines where I often need a terminal editor. Binding myself to only one tool just because I learned to use it at some point in time is not my philosophy. Thankfully, the open source world offers so many alternatives and innovations, so that there is something for almost all tastes and habits. It comes with no costs besides building muscle memory to switch as needed and wanted.