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> GPL for the editor, AGPL for server-side components). GPUI, the UI framework that powers Zed, will be distributed under the Apache 2 license, so that you can
by tiffanyh 3y ago
> GPL for the editor, AGPL for server-side components). GPUI, the UI framework that powers Zed, will be distributed under the Apache 2 license, so that you can use it to build high-performance desktop applications and distribute them under any license you choose
Interesting choice on licenses.
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I’m been super happy with Zed, my main requests (and I’ve sent in this feedback to them or contributed to existing GitHub Issues)
a. Window Size & Position doesn’t persist after closing Zed.
b. I constantly run into Language Server errors
c. Alabaster use to work as a theme, doesn’t anymore. Would be great if you could import VSCode themes into Zed
All above has tickets open.
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Hope these small things get addressed because I truly love the elegant UI design of Zed
For those who haven't used Zed, it's the first GUI editor I've used in 25-years of development that wasn't distracting.
It's hard to describe how much more focused I am when not distracted with a Christmas tree scene of icons, menus, colors, etc. like you see in other editors.
Zed is very calming, due to its focus on not having distractions. Give it a try if you haven't.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoWhich GUI editors don't allow you to hide toolbars and widgets? Or is it the defaults that appeal to you?
- kefabean 3y agoI do agree it's very zen using zed. As you say the interface is elegant and distraction free by default, no twiddling required to get a happy place. So far I've only used it for my personal projects and don't yet have full muscle memory, but weirdly even the keyboard shortcuts seem more intuitive.
- mcdonje 3y agoThe licensing choice is smart. "Permissive" licenses permit closing off something built largely on the work of the open source community. Zed is made by the Atom guy and the Tree Sitter guy. Atom was MIT licensed. I wouldn't be surprised if he's thinking the MIT license is the path to VS-Zed.
- bschwindHN 3y agoFunny you mention that because I felt Zed had _too many_ buttons & icons for things compared to Sublime Text. I feel they could do without the dedicated stuff for GPT/Copilot and others, and sweep them away to the command palette.
- theappsecguy 3y agoI literally tried it out for first time today and none of autocompletions worked for TS or Ruby. I hope they sort it out. I love jetbrains because it’s so feature rich and helps me a ton but god damn it’s slow.
- agrippanux 3y agoThis tripped me up as well, you need to set up the language servers in your settings json. There are examples in the Configuring Zed section of the Docs area on the site.