This looks nice. I've been trying to find a text editor that doesn't make me completely uncomfortable since I moved to mac but after years of EditPlus (editplus.com) everything's felt so awkward, especially since I can't even figure out how to get the file/folder navigation panes to show in anything lol.
Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
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Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
#12With only one file open, and by pressing :q I want to go directly to the Explorer and not close the program. This is the behavior to NERDTree, and I'm used to it.
Great program though. Keep up the good work.
Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
#13I've already made the switch to MacVim using Janus - https://github.com/carlhuda/janus but Vico could be interesting. The biggest win here, like with Sublime Text 2, is being able to split the window into panes, which is something I've wanted in TextMate for years. However, what I really want is to be able to open a different file in the other panes, not the same file I have open.
[edit] Okay just figured out how to open different files in split panes. It's a little non-intuitive (you have to select the pane and the use the Open Files drop down, and have that file open in another tab (?!)). Would be nice to be able to select that pane and then just click the file I want in there in the Explorer.
Would really like to have some integration with Git. I don't see the Git .tmbundle available in the list.
It would be nice to be able to bring over a lot of the features of Vim, or maybe you can and I don't see it.
Looks like it's scriptable with Nu - http://programming.nu/index - which I haven't heard of.
The symbol list on the right is also great, makes jumping to methods a breeze with nice animated highlighting. I'm really starting to dig this.
Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
#14If Textmate 2 isn't released soon it may be in trouble. This looks awesome.
Yes, but what happens when development on this closed source editor dries up?
It looks like a great app, but I'm still leery of basing something as important as my editor on a closed code base again.
There are also some great alternatives out there, notably Redcar, which is both open and full of Textmate like features.
Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
#15First impressions are extremely positive. Is there a mailing list or anything yet? I would love to provide feedback and in return be able to follow the development progress.
Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
#16Looks great. Any chance we can get it to understand our .vimrc files? Maybe even (some) plugins?
Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
#17I've already made the switch to MacVim using Janus - https://github.com/carlhuda/janus but Vico could be interesting. The biggest win here, like with Sublime Text 2, is being able to split the window into panes, which is something I've wanted in TextMate for years. However, what I really want is to be able to open a different file in the other panes, not the same file I have open. [edit] Okay just figured out how to…
You can use the standard vim commands to create split panes with different files.
:e
:vsp " for vertical split
:sp " for horizontal split
Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
#18I've already made the switch to MacVim using Janus - https://github.com/carlhuda/janus but Vico could be interesting. The biggest win here, like with Sublime Text 2, is being able to split the window into panes, which is something I've wanted in TextMate for years. However, what I really want is to be able to open a different file in the other panes, not the same file I have open. [edit] Okay just figured out how to…
You can use the standard vim commands to create split panes with different files. :e :vsp " for vertical split :sp " for horizontal split
Very cool. Does it have the equivalent of a .vimrc file so I can modify the leader char and make it more like my MacVim setup?
Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
#19If Textmate 2 isn't released soon it may be in trouble. This looks awesome.
Yes, but what happens when development on this closed source editor dries up? It looks like a great app, but I'm still leery of basing something as important as my editor on a closed code base again. There are also some great alternatives out there, notably Redcar, which is both open and full of Textmate like features.
If you are capable of switching editors, what does it matter if it's closed source or not?
This adversity to switching editors is a common trait in programmers I can't quite understand. We programmers learn new things all the time, it's part of what makes us excel in our profession. And yet, adopting a new editor is apparently extremely hard.
Re: Vico Editor (Mac text editor)
#20This could be very good, I am still trying to find my perfect editor Vim's learning curve & interface means occasionally I just open up sublimeText2/TextMate. Great to see split views are there from the start.
I don't want to take anything away from Vico (because so far it is pretty rad), but if you stick with MacVim you eventually start using TextMate less and less until you just stop altogether. For me, it took a good 3 months or so. The last holdout was using TextMate for formatting JSON output, but I found a Chrome plugin for that.