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This is great. Non-programming text editors (along with task management, notes, email, and others) belong to the broad class of software for which the options a

by bww 6y ago

This is great. Non-programming text editors (along with task management, notes, email, and others) belong to the broad class of software for which the options available on Linux are typically extremely unappealing. Especially in contrast to what's available on other platforms (notably: MacOS). Generally, your options on Linux consist of: - A couple apps that have been around and remain essentially unchanged since the '90s, - Some recent, well-meaning but poorly executed programs, and - A nice-looking but infuriatingly clunky and out-of-place Electron app which I'm loathe to use on principle. I'm very glad to see a first-class Linux app in this category.

captn3m0 6y ago
I've been happy with Notable, which is seeing rapid development. It went closed-source a while back, but still has decent linux support.
qbasic_forever 6y ago
There are always services like Notion to consider too. Cloud-based web-app, always available with zero need to install anything anywhere. Beautiful, mobile and tablet friendly writing. Move effortlessly between writing the same doc on your couch, desk, on the go, etc. Share and collaborate effortlessly with other people. A self-hosted open source option here if you can do some basic web-app setup and maintenance is HedgeDoc.
- mr-karan 6y ago
  Notion is anything but "always available". There's no offline first mode available as of yet and within last 2 months alone there have 2-3 incidents of downtime.
bachmeier 6y ago
> Non-programming text editors That's quite a qualifier you have there - there's no meaningful distinction between a text editor and a non-programming text editor. You have older options like Emacs and Vim, newer options like VS Code and Atom, and a broad array in between like Geany, Textadept, Kate, Pluma, and on and on. In the non-programming text editor category you nonetheless have things like Joplin, Obsidian, Notable, and Boostnote. And of course web editors like Evernote, Notion, and Roam, plus TiddlyWiki, Dokuwiki, PmWiki, and so on in the wiki category.
opan 6y ago
I'm not a programmer, and I love vim and emacs. Not sure why people would dismiss them as being for programming. I edit config files, take notes, manage playlists, and write emails with one or the other. I always miss them when using a text field in a browser.

by bww 6y ago

captn3m0 6y ago

I've been happy with Notable, which is seeing rapid development. It went closed-source a while back, but still has decent linux support.

qbasic_forever 6y ago

There are always services like Notion to consider too. Cloud-based web-app, always available with zero need to install anything anywhere. Beautiful, mobile and tablet friendly writing. Move effortlessly between writing the same doc on your couch, desk, on the go, etc. Share and collaborate effortlessly with other people. A self-hosted open source option here if you can do some basic web-app setup and maintenance is HedgeDoc.

mr-karan 6y ago
Notion is anything but "always available". There's no offline first mode available as of yet and within last 2 months alone there have 2-3 incidents of downtime.

bachmeier 6y ago

> Non-programming text editors That's quite a qualifier you have there - there's no meaningful distinction between a text editor and a non-programming text editor. You have older options like Emacs and Vim, newer options like VS Code and Atom, and a broad array in between like Geany, Textadept, Kate, Pluma, and on and on. In the non-programming text editor category you nonetheless have things like Joplin, Obsidian, Notable, and Boostnote. And of course web editors like Evernote, Notion, and Roam, plus TiddlyWiki, Dokuwiki, PmWiki, and so on in the wiki category.

opan 6y ago

I'm not a programmer, and I love vim and emacs. Not sure why people would dismiss them as being for programming. I edit config files, take notes, manage playlists, and write emails with one or the other. I always miss them when using a text field in a browser.