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I'm happy with VScode, but lately I'm starting to want text-mode UI. More grid, one font, less colors, no icons. Not just for my text editor, but for everything
by jbverschoor 5y ago
I'm happy with VScode, but lately I'm starting to want text-mode UI. More grid, one font, less colors, no icons. Not just for my text editor, but for everything.
I don't want everything to look like a glossy magazine. Norton commander, power menu, borland c.. Just let me focus on some text.
- mxuribe 5y agoI've had a similar desire recently...my reason is because regardless of the power of my desktop machine, I've grown impatient waiting for applications to load...but I encounter no such issues with apps that employ more text-mode UIs. TUIs - in my mind now - are a godsend; ironic that they're considered a "throw back" to "the older days of computing".
- seumars 5y agoYou can always start using Sublime Text.
- mxuribe 5y agoI've been on the fence for a while now...i hear so many good things about sublime text...but I just can't get beyond the non-open sourced aspect.
- seumars 5y agoI don't understand the argument against proprietary software. Luckily it's free to download and try, so you might as well start now :^)
- agumonkey 5y agoborland TUI was so neat
- bern4444 5y agoThat's exactly why I really dislike a lot of IDEs and editors. I've been using (n)vim for 3+ years now as my main editor. A big value of (neo)vim is the lack of clutter and how easy it is to bring up and hide windows/buffers when I need them. Editors like VSCode and IntelliJ are just too noisy and gets in the way of the actual coding. I know they can all be customized and configured to reduce this issue, but even then it still feels more visually cluttered and those windows usually end up coming back somehow.