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Re:Text Editor Data Structures: Rethinking Undo by submeta on Monday December 11, 2023 @03:22PM (#38604995)
Wow, been using Emacs for decades and didn’t know about „undo in region“. Thanks for sharing!
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Re:Text Editor Data Structures: Rethinking Undo by ska on Monday December 11, 2023 @05:12PM (#38606203)
It's one of those things like rectangle commands; once you know they exist it's hard not to miss them in editors that don't support.
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Re:Text Editor Data Structures: Rethinking Undo by matt-attack on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @09:06AM (#38612212)
Emscs undo both both of those reasons is just on another planet than any other editor. Being able to undo your undo (as infinitum) is killer because it just means you can never lose state.

Refional undoing is even more amazing.

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