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Re:The Anvil Text Editor by eviks on Sunday October 27, 2024 @04:44PM (#41965530)
> across the whole file

The original scenario explicitly states "not every instance in the open file ", so not sure why you bring that up

> in comments

same, where is this coming from? That adds no difference to these 2 workflows

> very good ... knowledge

This is just self-deception, you don't have the full text with auto-matching built into your brain, and since 'n' is an rethorical alternative, in reality you wouldn't even have a great way of knowing when to take more care

Re:The Anvil Text Editor by tasty_freeze on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:30AM (#41972096)
Clearly you know what work I do better than I know do.
Re:The Anvil Text Editor by eviks on Monday October 28, 2024 @11:56AM (#41972496)
Clearly I know the basic capabilities of a human mind better than you do.

But also: how is your very serious "I know all the text" limitation relevant to this general comparison of 2 approaches?