The only thing a GUI text editor can be better at than a terminal editor is making it easier to use the mouse.
Conversly, I see nothing a TUI editor can do better than a GUI, including use of the keyboard
Yea I think I agree with you there, at least theoretically. In practice I’ve found that it’s easier to use a TUI editor over SSH, and they require less resources, but that usually isn’t noticeable on my PC. TUI editors can also run inside tmux, which is very nice if you are a tmux user.
Not really what you’re after, but… Using a gui text editor means scrolling is usually smoother. Similarly, horizontal scrolling/wraparound experience is better.
Semi related: Did you know they the jetbrains IDEs have official vim-like key bindings? I converted a windows gvim user to it.
scrolling is usually smoother
This is probably the last thing on my mind when editing text, but sure.
Did you know they the jetbrains IDEs have official vim-like key bindings? I converted a windows gvim user to it.
Yea I’m aware, but why would I use an emulator when I can use the real thing?
I don’t even think that’s the case, honestly. There are ways to make it animated smooth as well, and the scrolling is already more responsive and fast, and thus smooth.
Using vim keybinds in gui ide’s feels bad to me usually cause of how slow they tend to be.
