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SpartanJ
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About SpartanJ
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Comment #47250062
Shameless plug: For anyone interested in new code editors, I'm working on a multi-platform one called ecode [1]. It's similar in spirit to Notepad++ and Textadept, and some of the …
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Comment #45373212
It's in the main project repo, since ecode it's part of a much bigger project: https://github.com/SpartanJ/eepp/ Here's the explanation: https://github.com/SpartanJ/ecode/?tab=read…
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Comment #45369028
> Why? Genuine curiosity, what's the angle for a market for sublime/zed alternatives? What are they lacking? In my opinion, Sublime’s biggest gap is that it’s not open-source, and …
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Comment #45367579
I think there's still space in the editor market for an open-source Sublime/Zed alternative. I've been working solo on a code editor with similar characteristics for a few years. I…
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Comment #42022022
I'm working on a multi-platform code editor similar to notepad++ and some new editors like Zed, called ecode, that tries to be a fresh take on code editors using some modern tools …
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Comment #39857330
Thanks! Currently it does not but it's not something particularly complex to implement so I can add it if there's interest! I haven't used NP++ in some time so I don't remember exa…
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Comment #39856397
Shameless plug: I'm working on a multi-platform code editor similar to NP++ and some new editors like Zed called ecode, that tries to be a fresh take on code editors using some mod…
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Comment #37822901
It's also important to mention that given that the projected inflation for 2024 is above 200% and historically this taxes are not properly annually updated, the most probable scena…
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Comment #35172973
I'm working on an code editor with a similar philosophy (or at least I'm trying to achieve similar goals) but it's completely open-source (MIT licence). It's called ecode and can b…
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Comment #34698103
This is an ongoing trend that will continue until some of the new GUI-backed UIs gain some popularity. What we need right now is a real alternative to Electron based applications, …
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Comment #34332221
Thanks for the compliment! The graphics module is the core of the application (the UI consumes the Graphics module for all the rendering). There are two modules that aren't current…
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Comment #34332173
That depends on what you want to extend. You can expand the capabilities of the LSP, linter, and formatter by adding new configurations. You can also create new color themes for th…
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Comment #34330571
Thank you for your kind words! Almost no one knew the project until some hours ago so there was no community to communicate with, there's nothing available for the moment. I would …
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Comment #34330507
Thank you for the support! I really appreciate it!
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Comment #34328541
Author here: Besides the fact that you were very rude with your comment I'll give you my point of view. > I have carefully set up my desktop environment the way I like it, specific…
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Comment #34328334
Author here: No, you're incorrect. It's a general purpose code editor. What you are describing is the underlying technology used to create the editor. eepp (the library) currently …
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Comment #34328261
Author here: Thanks for the suggestion! I forgot to change it in the repository description! It's already fixed. > My favourite languages, Java and SQL, are not in the supported la…
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Comment #34328124
Awesome, it really helps me to visualize the usefulness of the feature. Thanks for taking the time to explain it.
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Comment #34328076
Thank you very much! Indeed it looks really useful. I hope I can implement it soon.
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Comment #34326775
Author here: This is interesting to me. I usually solve all the multi-cursor usage with a range based search and replace (that it's supported in ecode by selecting the range and Ct…
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Comment #34326600
Author here: You can hide everything in the editor (minimap, line number info, side panel, etc). I guess could add a Zen mode that hides everything at once for simplicity. The edit…
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Comment #34324515
Author here: That's correct. It's partially intentional, since I want to keep some control over the plugins ecosystem. I think it's explained somewhere in the README file: Extendab…
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Comment #34324363
Author here: The editor can be expanded via plugins and several features are presented as plugins (LSP, linter, formatter and auto-complete). But the plugins API it's not as friend…
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Comment #34324216
Author here: I guess this is gonna be one of the most requested features. It will come sooner than later, but it's not a feature I use very often, that's probably the only reason i…
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Comment #34324185
Author here: Git integration plugins will come later, but it's planned. I hope the project gets enough visibility to get some collaborators :)