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Why not a text editor?

• jgalt212 2y ago
  It doesn't columnize.
  • sceadu 2y ago
    https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/csv-mode.html https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/csv-mode.html ;) (M-x csv-align-fields)
    • tmtvl 2y ago
      Now hang on: Emacs isn't just "a text editor", it's a Lisp environment which just so happens to have the best text editor as front-end.
      • BeetleB 2y ago
        Yeah, not sure which is more bloated, Emacs or LibreOffice :-)
        • chris_wot 2y ago
          LibreOffice.
    • throwanem 2y ago
      C-c C-a is quicker, as is C-c C-u to unalign them again.
  • mmooss 2y ago
    There are text editors that operate fine on columns. IIRC Emacs and Vim do to an extent.
• speed_spread 2y ago
  Excel/Calc is like an IDE for CSV. Much easier for the eye to spot errors if data is aligned. A text editor won't show you if you're missing column data for some row.
• _fizz_buzz_ 2y ago
  I want my data in a table. LibreOffice does exactly what I want, a text editor doesn't. So, I use LibreOffice.
  • mmooss 2y ago
    There are text editors that will. I'm not disagreeing, I'm just curious about the specific differences. Anyway, happy editing!