[mdlug] Linux Text Editors -- Try Cooledit

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On Wed, 4 Jan 2023 21:03:50 -0500 (EST)
Michael Corral <micorral at comcast.net> wrote:

> it still looks like the same 90s-era fvwm-ish
> application it's always been 
>

Cooledit is derived from the mcedit internal text
editor of the Midnight Commander file manager+:

https://midnight-commander.org/

If one is ruled by fashion and social facilitation
then I suppose that arguments that adduce such meaningless
jargon like "90s-era" and "retro" will persuade others
of like mind to automatically reject.

But the rational person will take a more objective approach.

>
> I haven't seen anything Cooledit can do that Emacs can't, 
> and there's plenty that Emacs can do that Cooledit can't.
>

Except provide a GUI that frees the user from having to be
enslaved by keyboard strokes.

But isn't Emacs the ultimate example of a throwback to a
bygone era?