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Re:GNU Nano 4.0 by morganvachon on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:18PM (#19477823)
JOE (Joe's Own Editor)[1] is actually easier to use than nano, and it can emulate other editors (including nano/pico via jpico). It also has mouse support. It is installed by default in Slackware, and is in the package manager for most other OSes.

[1] https://joe-editor.sourceforge.io/

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Re:GNU Nano 4.0 by garyrob on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:57PM (#19478416)
Thirding the recommendation for JOE. And as someone who started programming in the '80's, I especially enjoy its WordStar mode which feels like coming home again!
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Re:GNU Nano 4.0 by savolai on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:51PM (#19478391)
From the screenshots that seems to have fewer, not more, immediately visible affordances tho?
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Re:GNU Nano 4.0 by amyjess on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:20PM (#19478197)
Seconding the recommendation for JOE. It was what I used before I learned vim.
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