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Re:Crossword.el – download and play crossword puzzles in Emacs by stretchcat on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @05:47AM (#25832067)
Crosswords are grid based word games. A text editor displays text in a grid. It seems like a great fit to me.
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Re:Crossword.el – download and play crossword puzzles in Emacs by yakubin on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @08:24AM (#25833177)
Not necessarily. Acme displays variable-width fonts just fine.

However, Emacs is not just a text editor, so it shouldn't be judged solely as a text editor.

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Re:Crossword.el – download and play crossword puzzles in Emacs by stretchcat on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @01:43PM (#25836964)
Emacs also can display proportional fonts fine. But it's proficiency with fixed-width fonts seems most relevant for crosswords.
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