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486 points ethanpil | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 00:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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anyfoo ◴[25 Jun 25 00:27 UTC] No.44372516[source]▶
Fun. I must admit I don't really know who this is for, but it seems fun.
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DrJokepu ◴[25 Jun 25 00:43 UTC] No.44372607[source]▶
It’s right there in the readme actually:

> The goal is to provide an accessible editor that even users largely unfamiliar with terminals can easily use.

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Gormo ◴[25 Jun 25 01:03 UTC] No.44372719[source]▶
There are already plenty of those, such as jed, mcedit, etc.

This particular application is incredibly basic -- much more limited than even EDIT for DOS.

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cool_beanz ◴[25 Jun 25 01:23 UTC] No.44372837[source]▶
Nano gang
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1. Gormo ◴[30 Jun 25 18:06 UTC] No.44426193[source]▶
Nano's not CUA and doesn't support mouse control, though.