#Irreal highlighted @jbaty blog post on the "gravitational pull of emacs" a cyclic moving away for simplicity's sake and a gradual pull back as personal comforts of customisations coax and inevitable return to #emacs
I've noticed a similar tidal motion back and forth, but instead of simple note-taking apps I flow between Emacs and other simpler #FOSS editors, like #Featherpad or #Notepadplusplus
Ultimately the draw & utility of #OrgMode sucks me back into Emacs and has me nuzzling comfortably back in my custom config.
This is probably a result of trying to walk the tight rope of balance between literally "getting things done" (not the GTD system) and "making life easier" with settings & customising.
I suppose, one day, the customisations might reach a stable state & the use of other editors becomes unnecessary. Balance achieved. Enlightenment.
But you know, in tech, everything moves on eternally so the balance undulates softly over time. Not to mention our lives and needs also shift over time.
So perhaps this do-si-do dance we do, will always be?
@roygreenhilt
Grr! I'm coming to your house! By the way, where do you live? :)
There will be another new popular winner in the editor wars at some point. #emacs - my favorite - won't be that winner, or the next winner after that. But Emacs will be around, and it will continue to be very, very good. All you #vim, #sublimetext#textmate#notepadplusplus#atom#vscode users you are all still my brothers and sisters in software development. Though I have to say I am still giving the hairy eyeball to you Vim folks :)
Learned about #geany yesterday and installed it today to take a look. Looks like fun so far. Has its own css file for look and feel. Can't say I'll use it over #NotepadPlusPlus - the interface is a little sluggish by comparison, which is only to be expected with GTK, but hey - that's never the point with me. :-)
First order of business, figuring out how to force it to single-instance mode..
Fix a regression: the position in the previous session is now restored correctly in cloned document.
Fix a regression: customized extension in Style Configurator is now saved correctly.
Add an ability (disableLineCopyCutDelete.xml) to disable line copy/cut/delete when no selection is made and also add back Shift-DEL & Ctrl-INS shortcuts.
Add an ability (noColumnToMultiSelect.xml) to disable column mode to multi-select mode.
Fix deleting in column mode also delete an unexpected EOL.
Fix hidden results of long lines for Search results with “Find in…” commands.
Enhance Search-results by showing search options for “Find in…” commands.
Fix an issue: replacements are no longer duplicated (the 2nd time in cloned document) for “Replace in Opened Docs”.
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