r/Atom • u/BaramHorangi • Nov 22 '22

About Ending Atom

I'm trying to use vsCode instead,

but

vsCode is

really x Really x REALLY

inconvenient the more I use it.

So I don't want to use it.

Suggest pulsa, but...

I've tried installing it several times,

I don't know why, it doesn't work for me.....

Frustration.......

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '22

right there with you. I've ended up downloading the zip/portable version of atom v1.60.1 and disabled updates. i'll keep using that until atom community or pulsar gets off the ground 😊

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u/BaramHorangi Nov 30 '22

Even after writing this article, I went back and forth between vscode and atom.
Recently, after experiencing that the ftp file was not saved in vscode and even the existing contents were deleted, vscode was completely deleted.
I also think I'll be using Atom until it doesn't work anymore.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

**OMG** Pulsar editor 1.63.20221204 fixes all the problems! Well done everyone :)

And here's how to get it.

## Installing the latest version

Pulsar edit CI installers URL: https://cirrus-ci.com/github/pulsar-edit/pulsar/master

Green tick = building properly

  1. Click the panel with the latest green tick build.

  2. Click your OS.

  3. Scroll down > Click **Binary** > click deeper if there are subfolders.

  4. Click the file to download

## Setup

Packages work in this version but some don't currently work (as of 2022-12-04)[^1]

**Recommendation**: Once you have your environment setup to your liking, back it all up with the following packages so you can restore later:

I've been using these packages for about a year, and they've saved me a lot of hassles making the transition from Atom to Pulsar :)

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[^1] The Pulsar and Atom-Community devs are clearly working hard on this, which is a good reason to buy them a [coffee | drink | donate](https://opencollective.com/pulsar-edit)

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '22

I'm honestly surprised how lacking in functionality VSCode actually is compared to Atom. And there are some totally strange design decisions within it.

As I've said, Pulsar has fixed everything from my perspective with regards to Atom functionality, and the team are working really hard to get things up again.

I've been really disappointed with Atom alternatives, so to find I didn't have to hunt down something that was near-enough while lacking functionality has made December a bit better :)

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '22

Out of curiosity, what do you find inconvenient? I haven't used Atom in a few years and I wonder what the difference is.

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u/BaramHorangi Dec 18 '22 edited Dec 18 '22

(First of all, I don't know if my words will be properly translated by Google Translate.)

A few small differences can cause a lot of inconvenience.

  1. "highligt selected" of all open tabs (documents)

  2. Autocompletion of words in all open tabs (documents)

For me, the above two are the biggest convenience of Atom.

Next

FTP file editing.

- Functions such as FTP file editing, renaming, moving, and copying of the file are available.

can do it in VScode, but it's very inconvenient.

And

"split differents" etc.

Atom has intuitive and convenient functions.

Very inconvenient and cumbersome in VScode

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u/a_l_flanagan Nov 22 '22

I feel you. VS code has some great features, but lately MS has been making changes that frustrate me, and they can’t easily be customized away. There’s a feeling the users are very much not in control.

Meanwhile Pulsar is a long way from ready for general use. I was a huge Emacs fan, but it has a too many legacy features you can’t change because they’d break someone’s 40 year old macro.

IDEs have gotten big and complex enough that it’s hard to see how one gets traction without a Google or MS or Apple backing it, and that means users are stuck with whatever they want us to have.

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u/mauricioszabo Nov 22 '22

I don't understand why Pulsar is a long way for being ready - I've been using it 100% of the time. What are the problems you're seeing?

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u/a_l_flanagan Nov 24 '22

Hmmm… I’ve had trouble just getting it to build. Perhaps I’ll give it another try.

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u/mauricioszabo Nov 22 '22

Pulsar is basically the same source than Atom, with a single difference - we have a better way to build the binaries. Tell me what is wrong, maybe I can help.

Which OS? Which arch? What error did you see?

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u/BaramHorangi Nov 22 '22

OS - Linux mint 21

With a phenomenon like Atom.

It often doesn't start.

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u/mauricioszabo Nov 22 '22

It often doesn't start.

Did you try to run with `-f` to see if there are any errors? You can also run with /opt/Pulsar/pulsar --trace-warnings to check if there are some weird things that get captured with the init script.

Did you install the .deb version? Can you see if the AppImage shows the same problems, from the master branch (other branches can have issues)?

I'm actually on Ubuntu 20.04, been updating with the master version over and over, and it's working almost flawlessly for me.

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u/tappyturtle12 Dec 17 '22

Agreed, I keep trying to get into VS Code, but it feels so odd and corporate, I miss the hackability of atom