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editor plugin

SHOW HN2022

7points
5comments
#2,285of 2,570 in 2022
Top 89%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful feature, especially for comparing snippets near file start or end.

    From 1 comment
    • Indeed it is a nice feature! It's useful not only with large monitors, but also when one needs to visually compare two snippets that appear in two files at different offsets…
      ciprian_craciun on HN
  • Commenter adapted the idea into their own editor.

    From 1 comment
    • Indeed it is a nice feature! It's useful not only with large monitors, but also when one needs to visually compare two snippets that appear in two files at different offsets…
      ciprian_craciun on HN

Requests

  • Fix for cursor recentering with Ctrl-L at the top lines.

    From 2 comments
    • Is the idea that when you are in the top nlines and hit Ctrl-L you'd still like it to screen center? I know that feeling!
      easytiger on HN
    • Ha. I will give it a whirl. That actually has bugged me for about 15 years. My bad habbits mean i often Ctrl-L when pondering something and so my eye habits are to be looking at…
      easytiger on HN

Questions

  • Whether recentering with Ctrl-L works while in the top lines.

    From 1 comment
    • Is the idea that when you are in the top nlines and hit Ctrl-L you'd still like it to screen center? I know that feeling!
      easytiger on HN

Alternatives named

  • vim and less keep lines visible around the cursor but not scrolling past file start.

    From 1 comment
    • Indeed it is a nice feature! It's useful not only with large monitors, but also when one needs to visually compare two snippets that appear in two files at different offsets…
      ciprian_craciun on HN

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