It’s still more feature rich than Nano, with things like macros and multi-file search/replace from the command line though since I started using it, Nano has taken up some of the slack.
I still have a soft spot for WordStar, to an extent where I wrote a WordStar-to-Markdown converter just to make WordTsar (no typo) even more useful for my daily usage. (Emacs doesn’t just cut it for letters.)
No one even uses Vim anymore, you should just switch to Wordpad. It’s far superior cause you can type in bold and italics.
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I use helix, and it does have bold and italic! what I really like about helix is how you can have multiple cursors at once.
The WordPad that was recently discontinued?
I use Emacs.
While I can use Emacs and Vim (adequately enough) I really feel in love with Joe back when I was first learning Unix.
(I did have a phase where I used WordStar and VisiCalc long after they were surpassed by others.)
Is it better than
nano? It has all the standard Ctrl-based keyboard shortcuts these days, syntax highlighting etc.It’s still more feature rich than Nano, with things like macros and multi-file search/replace from the command line though since I started using it, Nano has taken up some of the slack.
I still have a soft spot for WordStar, to an extent where I wrote a WordStar-to-Markdown converter just to make WordTsar (no typo) even more useful for my daily usage. (Emacs doesn’t just cut it for letters.)
I was unfamiliar with wordtsar, that’s amazing.
Enjoy! The developer is happy about any bug reports and/or feature ideas, and he’s really responsive. :-)
I remember dropping stink bombs in the schoolyard