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> emacs isn't a library for creating rich text mode applications. One could say with at least equal merit that Emacs is exactly that: a language and library fo
by MonkeyClub 4y ago
> emacs isn't a library for creating rich text mode applications.
One could say with at least equal merit that Emacs is exactly that: a language and library for creating rich text mode applications, itself being the first application written in it.
To consider Emacs as merely an extensible text editor would be to miss out on what can be done with the digital text metaphor beyond its editing.
- tyingq 4y agoI do get the viewpoint, but was pointing out the difference is "library you can use in your own app" versus "you can build a similar app wholly inside emacs, using it's very opinionated ecosystem".