[Cialug] Editor preference?

Jim Cole jrcole at gmail.com
Thu Mar 5 15:46:23 UTC 2020


i do a lot of yaml editing for ansible and the friggin spaces always messed
me up which is why I moved to an editor that can properly interpret yaml
files and present the spaces visually so I know if I'm off.

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 9:42 AM Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:

> I have to admit that having code editor add in () or {}, was really kind of
> a pain at first.  In the end,  it turned out to be really useful when
> writing a lot of javascript.
>
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 9:38 AM Daniel A. Ramaley <daniel.ramaley at drake.edu
> >
> wrote:
>
> > I've been using emacs for years. Works great as a normal text editor and
> > as a code editor. I like how it does syntax highlighting but does *not*
> > auto generate anything. I can't stand full-fledged IDEs and all their
> > automated stuff. They're just too confusing.
> >
> > On 3/4/20 5:01 PM, L. V. Lammert wrote:
> > > Getting into Hugo a bit, .. and it would be nice to have a tree window
> in
> > > one vim pane while selecting a file would edit (or display?) in another
> > > window.
> > >
> > > Sex is pretty close, but when exiting the file it closes both windows.
> > >
> > > Might anyone have a working configuration? Prefer working in a
> terminal,
> > > .. GUI editors are just too foreign [as is eMacs to me <g>!].
> > >
> > >       Thanks!
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