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Re:Void: Open-source Cursor alternative by LiveTheDream on Thursday May 08, 2025 @10:01PM (#43933162)
Continue.dev is an extension and it does inline edits just fine in VS Code and IntelliJ.
Re:Void: Open-source Cursor alternative by mp5 on Thursday May 08, 2025 @11:08PM (#43933476)
Big fan of Continue btw! There's a small difference in how we handle inline edits - if you've used inline edits in Cursor/Windsurf/Void you'll notice that a box appears above the text you are selecting, and you can type inside of it. This isn't possible with VS Code extensions alone (you _have_ to type into the sidebar).
Re:Void: Open-source Cursor alternative by esperent on Thursday May 08, 2025 @10:50PM (#43933389)
Is inline edits the same as diff edits? In that case I think Cline and Roo can do it as well.
Re:Void: Open-source Cursor alternative by mp5 on Thursday May 08, 2025 @11:11PM (#43933485)
If I understand your question correctly - Cline and Roo both display diffs by using built-in VS Code components, while Cursor/Windsurf/Void have built their own custom UI to display diffs. Very small detail, and just a matter of preference.
Re:Void: Open-source Cursor alternative by esperent on Thursday May 08, 2025 @11:46PM (#43933625)
It's about whether the tool can edit just a few lines of the file, or whether it needs to stream the whole file every time - in effect, editing the whole file even though the end result may differ by just a few lines.

I think editing just a part of the file is what Roo calls diff editing, and I'm asking if this is what the person above means by line edits.