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I love how, once you install Xcode, it becomes the default editor for a load of plain text formats. Yes Apple, I really do need to boot up a full blown, 7GB+ s
by ljm 7y ago
I love how, once you install Xcode, it becomes the default editor for a load of plain text formats.
Yes Apple, I really do need to boot up a full blown, 7GB+ sized IDE to edit some markdown. Apparently TextEdit wasn't good enough.
- anthk 7y agoGet plan9port for OSX, forget XCode, Vi, Emacs. Set it up accordingly, you won't go back. Acme under OSX shines.
- ljm 7y agoSpeaking to my heart. I had Acme set up but it needs a good mouse to make it work. I use a trackball mouse, it doesn't have the three finger chords. Fucking love the concept, but it'd take a lot of work to get the immersiveness of modern systems. e.g. completion/suggestions, linting, etc. none of it is built for plan9. Ironic because plan9 is amazingly trackball friendly.
- anthk 7y agoacme2k has keybindings too, you can use these instead of chords https://github.com/karahobny/acme2k https://github.com/karahobny/acme2k
- anthk 7y agoAlso, if you code in Go: https://github.com/jmigpin/editor https://github.com/jmigpin/editor It diverges somehow from Acme, but it has autocomplete and a similar interface. I love it :)
- greglindahl 7y agoIf you aren't outraged that emacs or vi aren't the default, are you sure you're a typical HN reader?!
- mjcohen 7y agoThe outrage is that you can't change from Xcode. I use macdown for mathjax files for math.stackexchange.com, and I have to use "open with" to choose macdown every time.
- mumblemumble 7y agoYou can change the app associated with a file type from the "info" dialog for any file of that type. Yeah, I know. If you want good UX, best to switch to living in the 1990s.