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| 5 | draft: false | 5 | draft: false |
| 6 | --- | 6 | --- |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | I have been searching for a lightweight code editor for quite some time. One of | 8 | I have been searching for a lightweight code editor for quite some time. One of |
| 9 | the main reasons was that I wanted something that doesn't burn through CPU and | 9 | the main reasons was that I wanted something that doesn't burn through CPU and |
| 10 | RAM usage is not through the roof. I have been mostly using Visual Studio Code. | 10 | RAM usage is not through the roof. I have been mostly using Visual Studio Code. |
| 11 | It's been an outstanding editor. I have no quarrel with it at all. It's just | 11 | It's been an outstanding editor. I have no quarrel with it at all. It's just |
| 12 | time to spice life up with something new. | 12 | time to spice life up with something new. |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | I have been on this search for a couple of years. I have tried Vim, Neovim, | 14 | I have been on this search for a couple of years. I have tried Vim, Neovim, |
| 15 | Emacs, Doom Emacs, Micro and couple more. Among most of them, I liked Micro | 15 | Emacs, Doom Emacs, Micro and couple more. Among most of them, I liked Micro and |
| 16 | and Doom Emacs the most. Micro editor was a little too basic for me. And Doom | 16 | Doom Emacs the most. Micro editor was a little too basic for me. And Doom Emacs |
| 17 | Emacs was a bit too hardcore. This does not reflect on any of the editors. It's | 17 | was a bit too hardcore. This does not reflect on any of the editors. It's just |
| 18 | just my personal preference. | 18 | my personal preference. |
| 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | > I tried Helix Editor about a year ago. But I didn't pay attention to it. | 20 | > I tried Helix Editor about a year ago. But I didn't pay attention to it. |
| 21 | > Tried it and saw it's similar to Vi and just said no. I was premature to | 21 | > Tried it and saw it's similar to Vi and just said no. I was premature to |
| 22 | > dismiss it. | 22 | > dismiss it. |
| 23 | 23 | ||
| 24 | One of the things I actually miss is line wrapping for certain files. When | 24 | One of the things I actually miss is line wrapping for certain files. When |
| 25 | writing Markdown, line wrapping would be very helpful. Editing such a document | 25 | writing Markdown, line wrapping would be very helpful. Editing such a document |
| 26 | is frustrating to say the least. Some of the Markdown to HTML converters don't | 26 | is frustrating to say the least. Some of the Markdown to HTML converters don't |
| 27 | take kindly of new lines between sentences. Not paragraphs, sentences. And I | 27 | take kindly of new lines between sentences. Not paragraphs, sentences. And I use |
| 28 | use Markdown to write this blog you are reading. | 28 | Markdown to write this blog you are reading. |
| 29 | 29 | ||
| 30 | But other than this, I have been extremely satisfied by it. It's been a pleasant | 30 | But other than this, I have been extremely satisfied by it. It's been a pleasant |
| 31 | surprise. There have been zero issues with the editor. | 31 | surprise. There have been zero issues with the editor. |
| @@ -39,15 +39,14 @@ npm install -g typescript typescript-language-server | |||
| 39 | 39 | ||
| 40 | I am still getting used to the keyboard shortcuts and getting better. What Helix | 40 | I am still getting used to the keyboard shortcuts and getting better. What Helix |
| 41 | does really well is packing in sane defaults and even though because currently | 41 | does really well is packing in sane defaults and even though because currently |
| 42 | there is no plugin support I haven't found any need for them. It has all that | 42 | there is no plugin support I haven't found any need for them. It has all that |
| 43 | you would need. It goes to extreme measures to show a user what is going on | 43 | you would need. It goes to extreme measures to show a user what is going on with |
| 44 | with popups that show you what the keyboard shortcuts are. | 44 | popups that show you what the keyboard shortcuts are. |
| 45 | 45 | ||
| 46 | And it comes us packed with many | 46 | And it comes us packed with many |
| 47 | [really good themes](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Themes). | 47 | [really good themes](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Themes). |
| 48 | 48 | ||
| 49 |  | 49 |  |
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | It's still young but has this mature feeling to it. It has sane defaults and | 51 | It's still young but has this mature feeling to it. It has sane defaults and |
| 52 | mimics Vim (works a bit differently, but the overall idea is similar). | 52 | mimics Vim (works a bit differently, but the overall idea is similar). |
| 53 | |||
