Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 22 days agoMicrosoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linuxarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down13
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linuxarstechnica.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·22 days ago MS-DOS Editor changed that by introducing concepts that seem basic today: a full-screen interface, mouse support, and pull-down menus you could actually navigate without memorizing cryptic commands. Vi users:
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·21 days agoisn’t the whole point of text editors to have cryptic commands?
Vi users:
isn’t the whole point of text editors to have cryptic commands?