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[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 6 days ago (2 children)

nano just works for me man

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Getting used to vim has made nano unusable for me. The muscle memory is too strong. That and all of the regex and plugin features (ex. LSP) are just too useful.

[–] ArchAengelus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 days ago

I had the same experience. Nano is great if you’re used to notepad or a generic, limited text editor.

Once you learn a terminal editor like eMacs or vim, why go back? So much less hand motion going to mouse, arrows, and back.

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Only a Vim user can call RegEx an advantage

[–] kattfisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I use macros to solve most of the same problems. You just on-the-fly record a sequence of regular vim commands that you can then replay as many times as you need. Great for formatting a bunch of data without having to deal with the misery of regex

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 days ago

Also a good choice. Just never had the need since I knew a bit of regex before learning vim.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 days ago

The ability to use a powerful, standardized string query and transformation language if one wants? Yes, I do call it an advantage.

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I liked Micro just a little bit more than Nano

[–] 299792458ms@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 days ago

I tried Micro and I found that its just Nano with a better interface and much easier to use. Its great actually but I like the vim movements.

first time hearing about it gota give it a try