I see your point, but I think there are a few solid reasons it would be a bad idea. The basic text file (at least in unix) is king, and the medium by which we

I see your point, but I think there are a few solid reasons it would be a bad idea. The basic text file (at least in unix) is king, and the medium by which we transport all sorts of code around. Adding a layer of asbtraction to an editor like that, where it shows you one thing but saves the file differently, breaks this premise and means your new editor now doesn't play well with others. - Unless you source control is in on it, you are going to suddenly see a different file than you were working with before when resolving conflicts. - Your whole team is now forced to use your editor to get the same view of the code as you are. - grepping, line counts, most third party text mapulation/wrangling services become moot unless savvy to the context of your editor