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fte, efte and *fte: An epic tale of text editor discovery
I do have a history of backing my way into programs, and discovering later that there were easier options available. Today was a good example. I had efte on my list as a menu-driven text editor, and...
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btag: Action-interaction
I failed to make a note of who submitted btag as a console-environment audio file tagger, and I apologize for that. I do try to give credit where and when it is due. As you can see, btag works in an...
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fnteditfs: A seemingly rare beast
Oddly, in all of the last 10 years of kicking through the Linux software fields, I only recall seeing one editor specific to console fonts. That, to me, makes fnteditfs a rarity. The fact that it’s...
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lpe: Perhaps I am not the target audience
I’m tempting fate by trying to cram this post into the wee hours of the morning, but I think everything will turn out okay: This is lpe. lpe is short for “lightweight programmer’s editor,” and while I...
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nodau: Take note
nodau, which is the last title for today, is a very simple note taker — in fact, both the Debian version and the AUR description say so. It’s so simple in fact, that if you clicked on that home page...
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wpe and we: Someone’s been reading my mind
If you’ve ever wondered, the answer is yes, I do have a short checklist of things I like from a text-based program. And I don’t mind sharing it. A program should … function, which is to say, does what...
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vile: That child is an abomination!
Depending on your allegiances, this screenshot is likely to make you howl with maniacal laughter, curse the heavens, or vomit uncontrollably. Of course, if you have no allegiances (like me), then it...
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note: A noteworthy application
Note-taking tools are in abundance at the console, and some of them are so simple as to be almost rudimentary. Even I am guilty of stashing a few oddball commands in a flat text file called “tricks,”...
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mined: Long overdue
I could swear that I had looked through mined a year or two ago, and found it worthy. But I got an email yesterday from martintxoz saying it wasn’t anywhere on this site, which would be a dire...
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atto: Pushing the limits of practicality
For a second title today, here’s atto. atto is a line editor of extremely minuscule dimensions. The source code takes up only 16K, and the executable is a mere 18K. My ancient ps_mem.py script tells...
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