Yet another program that uses some of the vi keyboard commands that is not actually vi (and is thus only a cruel tease). Why do these exist, again?
Because MacVIM doesn't behave like a native Mac app.
Vico Editor source code released
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Re: Vico Editor source code released
#12Genuinely glad I bought a copy before it went open source. :)
It's a pretty awesome editor. A lot of the editing power of VIM but behaves like an actual OS X app. Also: built in scripting with a Lisp-like language.
Being open source immediately vaults it ahead of Textmate/Sublime Text for me.
Re: Vico Editor source code released
#13I installed it and I got this message:
This is a trial version.
Vico will expire after 15 days of use.
Re: Vico Editor source code released
#14I installed it and I got this message: This is a trial version. Vico will expire after 15 days of use.
Try again. I just download r3132 and it doesn't give me that message.
Re: Vico Editor source code released
#15I installed it and I got this message: This is a trial version. Vico will expire after 15 days of use.
Try again. I just download r3132 and it doesn't give me that message.
I didn't get it immediately after downloading r3132. It prompted me to upgrade, so of course I pressed OK. The upgrade must've been to the paid build though.
Re: Vico Editor source code released
#16Yet another program that uses some of the vi keyboard commands that is not actually vi (and is thus only a cruel tease). Why do these exist, again?
Rather than being an editor with Vi emulation bolted on, Vico is an attempt to do Vi in Cocoa. Of course it is not Vim, with support for plugins, but for someone who is interested in some of Vi's power in a native Mac UI, it is an interesting proposition. Vico is also a way to learn Vim, commands available in the menu are shown with the Vi commands as shortcuts, rather than Alt-key combos. I can see however as a paid…
Have you looked at Macvim? http://code.google.com/p/macvim/
Re: Vico Editor source code released
#17Thank you so much for doing this. There's been a recurring theme with text editors on OS X and I'm glad you've avoided it. A new editor comes out, it's a great editor, but it's closed-source and costs money. People are fine with paying money, so it thrives. Eventually, the developer(s) slow down or lose interest. Maybe they're working on a rewrite. Meanwhile, bug fixes don't happen. Promised features never show up. Y…
If he did it would probably kill off Textmate 2 unfortunately
Re: Vico Editor source code released
#18> Vico will be removed from the App Store
Probably a good move, we should encourage professional mac software to stay well away from MAS. The sandboxing and slow updates just don't gel with a professional workflow
Re: Vico Editor source code released
#19Yet another program that uses some of the vi keyboard commands that is not actually vi (and is thus only a cruel tease). Why do these exist, again?
Because MacVIM doesn't behave like a native Mac app.
MacVim is a nice middleground between the hardcoreness of Vim and the level of integration expected by every Mac user.
Re: Vico Editor source code released
#20Thank you so much for doing this. There's been a recurring theme with text editors on OS X and I'm glad you've avoided it. A new editor comes out, it's a great editor, but it's closed-source and costs money. People are fine with paying money, so it thrives. Eventually, the developer(s) slow down or lose interest. Maybe they're working on a rewrite. Meanwhile, bug fixes don't happen. Promised features never show up. Y…
If he did it would probably kill off Textmate 2 unfortunately
He's killed it himself by taking so long on it. :/