ANNOUNCE: Mousepad 0.1.0
Auke Kok
sofar at lunar-linux.org
Thu Jan 20 13:55:17 CET 2005
Andrew Conkling wrote:
> On 20/01/05 02:27:24, Biju Chacko wrote:
>
>> Brian J. Tarricone wrote:
>>
>>> to actually be on topic, i'm *not* in favor of adding syntax
>>> highlighting to mousepad. i just don't think that's the point of
>>> it. use something less lightweight if you need highlighting.
>>> mousepad should be for jotting down random notes, editing config
>>> files, stuff like that. you don't need highlighting. hell, the
>>> code for doing just syntax highlighting would likely be half the
>>> size of the current codebase.
>>
>>
>> I agree. Being Fast and responsive is most important.
>
>
> gVim is and it's packed with features.
vim-with-a-mouse is like a fiat 500 limousine... just not right.
Sometimes I just want something simple that can do ctrl-c/ctrl-v instead
of doing keyboard magic. mousepad *as* *is* is what it should stay IMO
(well, maybe one or two minor adjustments).
sofar
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