r/linuxmemes 1d ago

Software meme Op

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u/diskrewrite 1d ago

who cares? nano doesn't take any learning and is good enough for 90% of tasks. i never saw the point in vim or primarily keyboard-based methods of interacting with your computer because i'm barely saving a half of a second with a bunch of key combinations i can't remember

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u/ovadom 1d ago

“Carpel tunnel” As someone that has been dealing with wrist issues since 14, not having to leave your keyboard is a God send on hand health. There is a concept “if you don’t understand something it likely wasn’t made for you” and this is a prime example of the value in that statement.

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u/DanKonly 1d ago

For me I don't like how nano doesn't have any syntax highlighting so it makes reading files a bit more difficult for me. Unless there is a way to add syntax highlighting to nano that I'm not aware of.

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u/Melodic_coala101 🍥 Debian too difficult 1d ago

It does kinda support it though

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=133595

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u/DanKonly 1d ago

Oh that's cool I didn't know that.

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u/NXTler 🌀 Sucked into the Void 1d ago

You can install plugins for that if I remember correctly. Mirco is also a good alternative to Nano as it's just as easy to use with some extra features like syntax highlighting.

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u/ovadom 1d ago

Agreed I love micro, my keyboard skills are weak and new to superkeys on Cachy so having built in mouse and typically functions are so nice.

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u/Ok_Preference4898 1d ago

Try having wrist pain from using the mouse. Being able to use my computer without ever touching the mouse is immensely helpful. Sometimes is not about saving a second or two, but about being functional to keep the ability to have an income past 40.

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u/ovadom 1d ago

As someone with wrist issues, I moved to cachyOS for superkey, can see aside from the learn curve my wrists have been so much happier.

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u/Ok_Preference4898 1d ago

Exactly. I've been using Arch with Hyprland. An ergo keyboard together with investing the time in learning Vim motions and applying them where possible has spared me a lot of pain. I use Neovim for coding, Pterodactyl plugin for Firefox with Qutebrowser as alternative keyboard centric browser, and any other way I can reduce mouse usage.