The new Text Editor is really nice! You all should give it a chance. Especially if you're using Builder as well. They share a lot of code, so it's pretty much B

The new Text Editor is really nice! You all should give it a chance. Especially if you're using Builder as well. They share a lot of code, so it's pretty much Builder minus the IDE parts. (If you want the IDE parts, Builder is excellent and reasonably lightweight). Nice features: - Session saving is built in, and it even restores unsaved files, similar to VS Code or Sublime Text. This is great if you're jotting something down and don't expect to save it anywhere and then your battery dies. It also means you get the benefits of auto save, but without it actually changing the files until you tell it to. - Automatic editor settings via editorconfig / modelines is built in. You don't need a plugin for it. - It has noticeably better rendering performance. Which is not an especially practical concern most of the time, but it feels nice. It's noticeable if you scroll through a file with a device that supports pixel-perfect scrolling. - It looks pretty. Notably: - UI is styled according to the syntax highlighting. - Dark mode! (The syntax highlighting changes accordingly). - Special font for the mini map, which is very useful to see patterns and find a particular block of code. There are several gedit things that aren't in Text Editor and probably won't be, like the side panel and bottom panel and assorted plugins for those, but these days I find if I want those, I'll be happier in Builder or VS Code anyway.