[mdlug] Linux Text Editors -- Try Cooledit

[Gib]

Yeah. Same here. I just can't remember how to copy a clock of code.

On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 5:39 PM Jay <jjn at nuge.com> wrote:

> Greetings fellow MDLUGers,
>     When I was teaching UNIX/Linus System Administration classes at
> Washtenaw Community College I made my students learn to use VI/VIM.  They
> had to learn the basics needed to open, edit, and save files.
>
>     The reason was that EVERY UNIX/Linux distro included VI (or VIM).  You
> could install and start up a new installation, and any config files that
> needed modification could be done *without* having to have an Internet
> connection nor install some third-party program.  VI was there and it just
> works!
>
>     The other benefit was that VI/VIM works well over limited bandwidth
> when logging in over a 300 baud dialup or across a very congested network.
> It even runs well (and has a VERY small memory footprint) on a machine
> that is running at 100% CPU load and/or little or no Swap space.  VI also
> lets you perform complex edits with a single command at the : command
> prompt.
>
>     For a SysAdmin, having a text editor that is always there, has
> consistant commands no matter how OLD or NEW the distro, and is efficient
> enough to run under extreme conditions, is very important when managing
> many remote servers across networks..
>
>     I'll admit being biased as I've been using VI/VIM since the Yggdrasil
> days of Linux and use it for EVERYTHING.  I use it daily, and at 65 years
> old I'm *not* keen on learning the new-and-improved next flash in the pan!
> I've seen favorite editors come and go, yet VI/VIM is still there and it
> still works fine.  But I'm willing to listen to what the world has to
> offer - but don't anticipate that I'll change my ways :)  YMMV
>
>     Just sayin'.... (wry grin)
>
>        --- Jay  WB8TKL
>
> BTW - I still write web pages using VI and hand coded HTML.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 5 Jan 2023, LAP wrote:
>
> > 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?
> >
> >
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