nvi2
wsltty
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5 | 8 | |
139 | 3,079 | |
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5.2 | 5.4 | |
7 days ago | 2 months ago | |
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GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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nvi2
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Ask HN: What was the best software that you used during 2022?
nvi2 [0]: I got to like the simplicity of nvi when installing Void Linux on my laptop, but it had some annoying bugs that made me switch to nvi2. In general, it feels like `good' software; powerful enough by virtue of being a 1:1 vi clone with a few crucial improvements (multibyte, multi-undo, etc.), but simple enough to hack on if I miss some feature. Though no autocomplete means it's not suitable for more verbose languages, like Java.
QuickJS [1]: qjscalc is my go-to scientific calculator, and qjs my go-to JavaScript implementation for simple programs. The C interface is very nice to use, too. All in all, it feels very much like a "complete" engine, even if not quite as fast as one with JIT.
w3m [2]: Somewhat lacking as a web browser, but a very good pager. Would take it over less any day. Also has the best table display of any text-mode browser, supports inline images, and is rather extensible.
Wine [3]: It's gotten so good that I no longer have to dual boot Windows. Still not perfect, but definitely on my list of "good software".
[0]: https://github.com/lichray/nvi2
[1]: https://bellard.org/quickjs/
[2]: https://github.com/tats/w3m
[3]: https://www.winehq.org/
- Is there an editor like emacs, vim, etc. but (solely) used in the BSD world?
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OpenVi: Portable OpenBSD vi for Unix systems
Don't confuse OpenVi/OpenBSD-vi, nvi1, and nvi2. These are all different programs that share the same heritage.
OpenVi is derived from OpenBSD vi, which derives from nvi version 1.79, released in 1996. There has been 25+ years of independent development as part of the OpenBSD base system and has diverged greatly in that time, with the development going in a different direction.
Nvi1, currently on version 1.8x, is maintained at https://repo.or.cz/nvi.git - I believe the latest version of this editor does have multibyte support, but this is not the OpenVi/OpenBSD version of the editor.
Nvi2 shares heritage as well but also, quite far removed from the original code, is actively maintained at https://github.com/lichray/nvi2 and also includes multibyte support.
(IIRC) the multibyte support in both Nvi1 and Nvi2 derives from nvi-m17n, developed as part of the KAME project by the late itojun - http://www.itojun.org/itojun.html ... the last update to nvi-m17n was about 3 years ago, and is available at https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/editors/nvi-m17n/files
Currently, optimizing for size using link-time garbage collection with GCC 11.2 on an x86_64 glibc Linux system gives a good idea of the changes over time and the different direction these editors have taken. OpenVi is also simplified in structure and does not have the three levels of abstraction of Nvi 1.8x - there is no library interface layer.
For OpenVi, the compiled binary is 280K, and for Nvi1 (nvi-1.81.6-45-g864873d3) the compiled binary is 528K (36K for vi, 528K for libvi).
OpenVi has a single configuration standard with no dependencies beyond curses.
Nvi1 has many options beyond trace/debug ("widechar" "gtk" "motif" "threads" "perl" "tcl" "db3/4" "internal-re") - so at least 255 different build variations are possible.
(I've not yet built Nvi2 myself on Linux so I can provide an actually fair comparison yet, but I will, and I'll summarize the data in an FAQ section of the README)
Nvi1 (https://repo.or.cz/nvi.git) looks like:
wsltty
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Ask HN: What was the best software that you used during 2022?
- WSLtty (https://github.com/mintty/wsltty)
Better than the Windows Terminal for WSL. You can work in tmux without getting strange visual artifacts, and allows you to view sixel graphics in console! Fair warning though, I only installed it about two weeks ago, so I can't claim I've battle-tested it though.
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What is your experience running Linux via WSL in Windows?
Another big downside is the lack of a good terminal on Windows. After many attempts I landed on wsltty (https://github.com/mintty/wsltty), which is the closest thing to Linux terminal emulators I could find. The new Windows terminal doesn't live up to the hype at all, I found it slow and quite buggy.
- Best nvim terminals for windows
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What tools and utilities do you guys use?
Terminal and WSLtty
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Open file from explorer in vim in WSL
I still want to open files with umlaut from explorer through WSL vim. I had an error with wslbridge2.exe that could be fixed here: https://github.com/mintty/wsltty/issues/273
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Anybody know what these files are in C:\
Well i use self patched JetBrains Mono with Mintty from wsltty as for Windows 10 Tahoma is font of choice with ClearCrap disabled.
- CTRL shortcuts in WSL / WinTerm
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Gitbash Error: Could not fork child process:Resource temporarily unavailable (-1). DLL rebasing may be required; see 'rebaseall / rebase --help'
- https://github.com/mintty/wsltty/issues/6#issuecomment-415961012
What are some alternatives?
OpenVi - OpenVi: Portable OpenBSD vi for UNIX systems
nerd-fonts - Iconic font aggregator, collection, & patcher. 3,600+ icons, 50+ patched fonts: Hack, Source Code Pro, more. Glyph collections: Font Awesome, Material Design Icons, Octicons, & more
nextvi - Next version of neatvi (a small vi/ex editor) for editing bidirectional UTF-8 text
git - A fork of Git containing Windows-specific patches.
heirloom-ex-vi - The Traditional Vi (vi with many enhancements from Gunnar Ritter)
SylphyHorn - Virtual Desktop Tools for Windows 10.
src - Read-only git conversion of OpenBSD's official CVS src repository. Pull requests not accepted - send diffs to the tech@ mailing list.
wincompose - 🔣 Compose Key for Windows
oed - Portable OpenBSD ed(1) editor.
Scoop - A command-line installer for Windows.
Windows Terminal - The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!
QuickLook - Bring macOS “Quick Look” feature to Windows