This is very interesting, and it's great to see new editors.
But honestly I never got the fascination for the Acme editor. It seems powerful, but relying on mouse input is limiting, slow and imprecise. I'd much rather control my editor using the infinite key combinations of the keyboard I'm already typing on, which is much more comfortable, accurate and faster. It also builds muscle memory that can never be built with an analog input method like the mouse.
Multi-pane editing is also not very useful beyond a single vertical or horizontal split. For anything more complex, a tiling window manager is a more versatile tool that works for any app.
To enable these two functionalities UI elements need to be rendered, which clutters up the UI and takes up considerable screen real-estate. When working in a buffer and keyboard-oriented editor like Vim or Emacs, the screen only needs to show the content itself, which is a much more pleasant environment to work in.
But maybe I'm misunderstanding the benefits of the Acme workflow, and I honestly haven't given it a thorough try, so I'd be happy to read counterpoints.
BTW, I love the font Anvil uses! Is it available somewhere to download?
But honestly I never got the fascination for the Acme editor. It seems powerful, but relying on mouse input is limiting, slow and imprecise. I'd much rather control my editor using the infinite key combinations of the keyboard I'm already typing on, which is much more comfortable, accurate and faster. It also builds muscle memory that can never be built with an analog input method like the mouse.
Multi-pane editing is also not very useful beyond a single vertical or horizontal split. For anything more complex, a tiling window manager is a more versatile tool that works for any app.
To enable these two functionalities UI elements need to be rendered, which clutters up the UI and takes up considerable screen real-estate. When working in a buffer and keyboard-oriented editor like Vim or Emacs, the screen only needs to show the content itself, which is a much more pleasant environment to work in.
But maybe I'm misunderstanding the benefits of the Acme workflow, and I honestly haven't given it a thorough try, so I'd be happy to read counterpoints.
BTW, I love the font Anvil uses! Is it available somewhere to download?