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While Vim and Emacs are the heavyweights, they're not the only game in text editor town. Learn tips for making the most of those text editing applications, as well as some of the other options worth considering.

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Use this nostalgic text editor on FreeDOS

Edlin is a joy to use when I want to edit text the "old school" way.
Jim Hall (Correspondent) 18 Jun 2021
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How to use the FreeDOS text editor

FreeDOS provides a user-friendly text editor called FreeDOS Edit.
Jim Hall (Correspondent) 11 Jun 2021
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5 signs you're a groff programmer

Learning groff, an old-school text processor, is like learning to ride a bicycle.
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31 open source text editors you need to try

Looking for a new text editor? Here are 31 options to consider.
Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) 11 Feb 2021
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3 plain text note-taking tools

Note-taking is important, and plain text is an easy, neutral way to do it. Here are three tools you can spice up your notes without losing the ease and portability of plain text.
Kevin Sonney (Correspondent) 15 Jan 2021
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Why I like the FED text editor

The FED editor lets me code my FreeDOS projects easily and efficiently. Learn to make the most of this flexible Linux, Windows, and DOS editor.
Jim Hall (Correspondent) 08 Jan 2021
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Build your own text editor in Java

Sometimes, no one can make your dream tool but you. Here's how to start building your own text editor.
Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) 31 Dec 2020 1 comment
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Use the Markdown Editor app in Nextcloud

Nextcloud has one of the smoothest editors of the popular Markdown file type, with lots of convenient and intuitive features.
Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) 30 Dec 2020

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