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Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by comex » Mon, May 02, 2011, 4:09 AM UTC

> strong focus on keyboard control (vi key bindings) > scriptable in nu

I'm sure nu is million times better than Vimscript, and it probably wouldn't be hard for me to port my half dozen custom key bindings to it, but vim has a lot of existing plugins...

It's definitely not as fun to implement, but I'd much prefer to see a custom GUI that's really vim under the hood.

Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by AndrewO » Mon, May 02, 2011, 4:34 AM UTC

So any word on if it'll be closed or open when it's done? I wouldn't mind paying (especially if that would speed delivery of a usable product), but I'd be worried about it becoming abandonware a couple years later (cough TextMate).

Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by krobertson » Mon, May 02, 2011, 5:56 AM UTC

thurn wrote: post #37

thaumaturgy wrote: post #36

> You need Mac OS X 10.6.6 to run it. sigh . No joy for PPC users, again. This is a huge part of why I'm not sticking with Apple hardware again once I replace my laptop.

Personally, I tend to think that an overly dogmatic commitment to backwards compatibility does more harm than the benefit produced by supporting a tiny minority of users with five year old hardware. Backward compatibility is the enemy of elegance. Just look at C++ or the x86 instruction set to see examples of that.

One of the things I like best about Apple vs Microsoft is Apple is willing to taper off compatibility. Microsoft won't.

Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by statictype » Mon, May 02, 2011, 10:23 AM UTC

I really wish MacVim would somehow build the NERD_Tree plugin into the native chrome of the editor. Either as a drawer (like TextMate) or a source list like this one. That, combined with the Command-T and snippetsEmu plugin would complete MacVim as the perfect text editor on OSX for me.

Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by oemera » Mon, May 02, 2011, 11:59 AM UTC

grandalf wrote: post #87

thmzlt wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nice try.

I'm seriously not trying to start a flame/holy war here.

No-one can tell you if vim is better for you or not. Both editors are kinda religious choices.

I like vim but if you are emacs user and are happy. Why would you want to switch?

Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by almost » Mon, May 02, 2011, 12:08 PM UTC

llimllib wrote: post #58

:q in a split should close that split, not kill the whole app. I can't use this app until he fixes that, because that shortcut is hardwired into my brain. There's definitely some neat stuff in there, though.

I think this neatly illustrates the problems with other software have Vi or Emacs key bindings. Everyone has a slightly different set of bindings they use to do things and if you have even slightly different behaviour then it's just more a hindrance than a help. I can cope with learning new key bindings but I can't cope with something that activates my Emacs muscle memory then doesn't quite do what I tell it :)

Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by emehrkay » Mon, May 02, 2011, 1:30 PM UTC

I love how the prospect of a new text editor gets us excited. Can't wait to try this out later!

Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by asolove » Mon, May 02, 2011, 1:30 PM UTC

I just want to say that this is a fantastic app and fits a longing I didn't even know I had. While a lot of comments below note nitpicks, I want to just commend the author for a fantastic product. I hope it advances and is for sale soon!

Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by xutopia » Mon, May 02, 2011, 2:39 PM UTC

statictype wrote: post #124

I really wish MacVim would somehow build the NERD_Tree plugin into the native chrome of the editor. Either as a drawer (like TextMate) or a source list like this one. That, combined with the Command-T and snippetsEmu plugin would complete MacVim as the perfect text editor on OSX for me.

I use PeepOpen and NerdTree. It's not as good as what you describe but good enough for me to use every day.

Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)

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Post by daxelrod » Mon, May 02, 2011, 2:48 PM UTC

daxelrod wrote: post #118

thaumaturgy wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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