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Lapce – Fast open-source code editor

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Re: Lapce – Fast open-source code editor

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post #8

It looks really promising. I wonder why code editors have the file explorer on the left side by default, if you resize it you move the whole text (unless you write in a right-to-left language). A colleague made me aware of this a while ago and I cannot stop wondering. I moved it to the right ever since.

Hm, it depends how you use it, I would say.

I totally agree that in a ltr context left side screams "focus point".

On the other hand, the project drawers/file explorer is mostly toggled off while I work, so it doesn't take any screen real estate.

And when I need it, it makes sense to be on the left side.

I prefer to explore via some search mechanism though.

Project drawers are only needed for special cases, like getting a feel for the overall structure of a project.

Re: Lapce – Fast open-source code editor

#19
post #15

Nowadays when I see "written in Rust" in the title, it reads like special pleading: "It's maybe not as good as what you use, but we are really proud to have got it working at all."

At least they went with "lighting-fast" instead of "blazing-fast"
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