The Tilde Text Editor

  • My favourite console text editor on Linux. I wrote about it here:

    https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/17/tilde_text_editor/

    Standard keystrokes and mouse support! On the console, without X!

    Either of those alone would be enough, but both together is a killer combination.

  • I'm not the target audience (long-time emacs user, occasional vi user just for the heck of it), but this seems like a nice idea. On the few occasions I have used nano, I found the keyboard shortcuts very inconvenient. If I had no prior experience with any text-mode editors, I'd most likely prefer Tilde to the available alternatives.

    I never tried ee, though, so I have no idea how it compares or if anyone uses it.

  • Cool project. Looks just like the editor I grew up with in MS DOS. These days I'm invested in Vim. I guess the choice boils down to "how much do you write" and even more down to "how much do you edit".

  • I have it installed and it's nice, but not better enough to make me leave familiar old nano or mcedit. Maybe it will gradually replace nano as new users choose it.

  • This is nice. I've been using micro for years, but I think I'll give tilde a shot. I love the msdos aesthetic.

  • Thank you. Seriously. Thank you. Nicely done.