Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 4 days agoMicrosoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linuxarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft surprises MS-DOS fans with remake of ancient text editor that works on Linuxarstechnica.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareJo Miran@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·4 days ago MS-DOS Editor changed that by introducing concepts that seem basic today: a full-screen interface, mouse support, and pull-down menus you could actually navigate without memorizing cryptic commands. Vi users:
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 days agoisn’t the whole point of text editors to have cryptic commands?
Vi users:
isn’t the whole point of text editors to have cryptic commands?