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Being an Emacs user I use Zile for that since it's effectively a trimmed-down version of Emacs. Of course unlike nano it's not usually installed by default on m
by simias 8y ago
Being an Emacs user I use Zile for that since it's effectively a trimmed-down version of Emacs. Of course unlike nano it's not usually installed by default on most distros, so I still have to use nano or vi from time to time, but I can't say I enjoy it very much.
- komon 8y agoI often reach for emacs -nw -Q It boots up quickly and the basic editing defaults are all there. Has the advantage of being everywhere Emacs already is as well
- mruts 8y agoI like mg as an emacs-like editor that is simple and quick. Made by the great OpenBSD folks and is of great quality with good documentation.
- wglb 8y agoActually made by David G Conroy while he was at Mark Williams, and open sourced. I kicked around to various folks and ended up in the gnu fold.
- spudlyo 8y agoIf I want a light version of emacs (like on OpenWRT, or a constrained embedded device) I reach for JOVE, or Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs. JOVE was actually the version of emacs I first learned on back in the late 80s. JOVE is tiny, and has implemented a huge amount of emacs. After you spend 15 minutes or so tweaking your .joverc file you won't even notice it's not GNU.
- dehrmann 8y agoWhen I'm not using an IDE, I'm a vi user because it's always there. When my /usr on FreeBSD has issues, vi is in /bin. OpenWrt ships with vi. I honestly have no idea if Emacs is any better, but not being a default makes it a non-starter for me.
- h1d 8y agoDo you really have that many occasions to work in an environment where you can't ask for/install a package? Limiting yourself for such rare occasions just sounds wrong.
- dsq 8y agoProduction corporate environments are often firewalled/locked down. To change anything you have to go through layers of dis/approval. You are generally stuck with the defaults till the end of time.