1764 lines
39 KiB
HTML
1764 lines
39 KiB
HTML
<!doctype html>
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<head>
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<meta charset="utf-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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<title>comparing text editors | hello hello</title>
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<meta name="description" content="Lee Cattarin... on the internet!">
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<link rel="alternate" href="/feed.xml" type="application/atom+xml" title="hello hello">
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<meta property="og:title" content="comparing text editors">
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<meta property="og:type" content="website">
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<meta property="og:description" content="Lee Cattarin... on the internet!">
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<meta property="og:site_name" content="hello hello">
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<meta property="og:image" content="/img/horsetail.jpg">
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<meta property="og:image:alt" content="Image unrelated to post. Close up on a horsetail plant's stem, with many small needle-like leaves emerging from all sides of the circular stem at each segmented joint.">
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<meta name="generator" content="Eleventy v3.1.2">
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<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
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<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin="">
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<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Atkinson+Hyperlegible+Mono:ital,wght@0,200..800;1,200..800&family=Atkinson+Hyperlegible+Next:ital,wght@0,200..800;1,200..800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
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<script src="https://kit.fontawesome.com/884dded219.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
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<style>.post-metadata {
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display: flex;
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flex-flow: row wrap;
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justify-content: space-between;
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align-items: baseline;
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margin: 1.5rem 0 .5rem;
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}
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.post-metadata p {
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font-size: .9rem;
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margin: 0;
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}
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.post-tags {
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display: flex;
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flex-flow: row wrap;
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gap: .5rem;
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list-style: none;
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margin: 0;
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}
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.post-tags li {
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margin: 0;
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}
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.post-tags li a {
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text-decoration: none;
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color: var(--color-teal);
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padding: 0 .5rem;
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border-radius: 1rem;
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box-shadow: .15rem .15rem var(--color-shadow);
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border: .08rem solid var(--color-teal);
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line-height: 2;
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/* Click animation handling */
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position: relative;
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top: 0;
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left: 0;
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transition: top .1s ease-in, left .1s ease-in;
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}
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.post-tags li a:focus-visible {
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outline: none;
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background-color: var(--color-teal);
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color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.post-tags li a:hover {
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outline: none;
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background-color: var(--color-teal);
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color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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}
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@media (forced-colors: active) {
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.post-tags li a:focus-visible {
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outline-offset: .08rem;
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outline: .08rem solid;
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.post-tags li a:hover {
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outline-offset: .08rem;
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outline: .08rem solid;
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}
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}
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}
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/* Click animation */
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.post-tags li a:active {
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top: .1rem;
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left: .1rem;
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box-shadow: .05rem .05rem var(--color-shadow);
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}
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/* Adapted from PrismJS 1.30.0 Tomorrow Night theme
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https://prismjs.com/download
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*/
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code,
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pre,
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code[class*=language-],
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pre[class*=language-] {
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font-family: var(--font-family-code);
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background-color: var(--color-bg-alt);
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font-size: .9rem;
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text-shadow: 0 1px var(--color-shadow);
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-moz-tab-size: 4;
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-o-tab-size: 4;
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tab-size: 4;
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-webkit-hyphens: none;
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-moz-hyphens: none;
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-ms-hyphens: none;
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hyphens: none;
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}
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pre,
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pre[class*=language-] {
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margin: 1rem 0;
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padding: 1rem;
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line-height: 1.5;
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white-space: pre-wrap;
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word-break: break-word;
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overflow-wrap: break-word;
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border-radius: .5rem;
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overflow: auto;
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}
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:not(pre)>code,
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:not(pre)>code[class*=language-] {
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padding: .2rem;
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border-radius: .25rem;
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white-space: normal;
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}
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/* Selected text */
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code ::-moz-selection,
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code::-moz-selection,
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pre ::-moz-selection,
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pre::-moz-selection,
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code[class*=language-] ::-moz-selection,
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code[class*=language-]::-moz-selection,
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pre[class*=language-] ::-moz-selection,
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pre[class*=language-]::-moz-selection,
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code ::selection,
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code::selection,
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pre ::selection,
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pre::selection,
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code[class*=language-] ::selection,
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code[class*=language-]::selection,
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pre[class*=language-] ::selection,
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pre[class*=language-]::selection {
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text-shadow: none;
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background-color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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/* Syntax highlighting */
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.token.namespace {
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opacity: .7;
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}
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.token.bold,
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.token.important {
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font-weight:700
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}
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.token.italic {
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font-style:italic
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}
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.token.block-comment,
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.token.cdata,
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.token.comment,
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.token.doctype,
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.token.prolog,
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.token.punctuation {
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color: var(--color-grey);
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}
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.token.attr-name,
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.token.deleted,
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.token.namespace,
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.token.tag {
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color: var(--color-red);
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}
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.token.boolean,
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.token.function,
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.token.number {
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color: var(--color-orange);
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}
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.token.class-name,
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.token.constant,
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.token.property,
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.token.symbol {
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color: var(--color-yellow);
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}
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.token.attr-value,
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.token.char,
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.token.regex,
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.token.string,
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.token.variable,
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.token.inserted {
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color: var(--color-green);
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}
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.token.entity,
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.token.operator,
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.token.url,
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.token.function-name {
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color:var(--color-blue);
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}
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.token.atrule,
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.token.builtin,
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.token.important,
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.token.keyword,
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.token.selector {
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color: var(--color-purple);
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}
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#postlist,
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#taglist {
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list-style: none;
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}
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#postlist, .post,
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#taglist, .tag {
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margin: 0;
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}
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/* Odd-numbered posts & tag layout/coloration */
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.post:nth-child(odd) .postlink,
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.tag:nth-child(odd) .taglink {
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grid-template-areas:
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'img h2'
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'img info'
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'img .';
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grid-template-columns: 45% auto;;
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--color-primary: var(--color-teal);
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--color-accent: var(--color-pink);
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}
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/* Even-numbered posts & tags layout/coloration */
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.post:nth-child(even) .postlink,
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.tag:nth-child(even) .taglink {
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grid-template-areas:
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'h2 img'
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'info img'
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'. img';
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grid-template-columns: auto 45%;
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--color-primary: var(--color-pink);
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--color-accent: var(--color-teal);
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}
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/* Layout for all posts on mobile */
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@media (max-width: 650px) {
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.post:nth-child(n) .postlink,
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.tag:nth-child(n) .taglink {
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grid-template-areas:
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'img'
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'h2'
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'info';
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grid-template-columns: auto;
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}
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}
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/* Link */
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.postlink,
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.taglink {
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display: grid;
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border: .25rem solid var(--color-primary);
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border-radius: 1.25rem;
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box-shadow: .35rem .35rem var(--color-shadow);
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margin: 2rem 0;
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text-decoration: none;
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/* Click animation handling */
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position: relative;
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top: 0;
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left: 0;
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transition: top .05s ease-in, left .05s ease-in;
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}
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.postlink:focus-visible,
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.taglink:focus-visible {
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background-color: var(--color-primary);
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outline: none;
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.postlink:hover,
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.taglink:hover {
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background-color: var(--color-primary);
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}
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}
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/* Forced colors */
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@media (forced-colors: active) {
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.postlink:focus-visible,
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.taglink:focus-visible {
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outline-offset: .25rem;
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outline: .25rem solid;
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.postlink:hover,
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.taglink:hover {
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outline-offset: .25rem;
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outline: .25rem solid;
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}
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}
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}
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/* Click animation */
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.postlink:active,
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.taglink:active {
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box-shadow: none;
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top: .2rem;
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left: .2rem;
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box-shadow: .15rem .15rem var(--color-shadow);
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}
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/* Post & tag elements */
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.post h2, .post img,
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.post ul, .post li,
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.tag h2, .tag p,
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.tag img {
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margin: 0;
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}
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.post h2,
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.tag h2 {
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grid-area: h2;
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padding: .25rem .5rem;
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text-transform: uppercase;
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font-size: 1.5rem;
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color: var(--color-primary);
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border-radius: 1rem 1rem 0 0;
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border-bottom: .25rem solid var(--color-accent);
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}
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.post:nth-child(even) h2,
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.tag:nth-child(even) h2 {
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text-align: right;
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}
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.postlink:focus-visible h2,
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.taglink:focus-visible h2 {
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color: var(--color-bg);
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border-color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.postlink:hover h2,
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.taglink:hover h2 {
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color: var(--color-bg);
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border-color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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}
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/* Images */
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.post img,
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.tag-imgs {
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grid-area: img;
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}
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.tag-imgs {
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display: grid;
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grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
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gap: .15rem;
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}
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.tag-imgs img {
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aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
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object-fit: cover;
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}
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.missing-image {
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width: 100%;
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aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
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background-color: var(--color-bg-alt);
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border-radius: calc(1rem);
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}
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.taglink:focus-visible .missing-image {
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opacity: .7;
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.taglink:hover .missing-image {
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opacity: .7;
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}
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}
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/* Post tags */
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.postlist-tags {
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grid-area: info;
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list-style: none;
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display: flex;
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flex-flow: row wrap;
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gap: .5rem;
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padding: .5rem;
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}
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.post:nth-child(odd) .postlist-tags {
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justify-content: flex-end;
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}
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.postlist-tags li,
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.tagcount {
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background-color: var(--color-primary);
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color: var(--color-bg);
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padding: 0 .5rem;
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border-radius: 1rem;
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}
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.postlink:focus-visible .postlist-tags li,
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.taglink:focus-visible .tagcount {
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background-color: var(--color-bg);
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color: var(--color-primary);
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}
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@media (any-hover: hover) {
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.postlink:hover .postlist-tags li,
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.taglink:hover .tagcount {
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background-color: var(--color-bg);
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color: var(--color-primary);
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}
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}
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/* Tag count */
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.tag p {
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grid-area: info;
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padding: .5rem;
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}
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.tag:nth-child(odd) p {
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text-align: right;
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}
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:root {
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color-scheme: light dark;
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--font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Next', sans-serif;
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--font-family-code: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono', monospace;
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--color-dark: #2e303e;
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--color-dark-alt: #3c3f52;
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--color-light: #ebeeef;
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--color-light-alt: #dbe1e3;
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--color-teal-dark: #18737b;
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--color-teal-light: #25b0bc;
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--color-pink-dark: #94195d;
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--color-pink-light: #ee9fcb;
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--color-shadow: rgba(2, 10, 40, .25);
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/* Used for syntax highlighting */
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--color-red-light: #e95678;
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--color-orange-light: #fab795;
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--color-yellow-light: #fbe6bc;
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--color-green-light: #29d398;
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--color-blue-light: #26bbd9;
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--color-purple-light: #ddaeea;
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--color-grey-light: #b9c3c6;
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--color-red-dark: #991433;
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--color-orange-dark: #883206;
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--color-yellow-dark: #6a4906;
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--color-green-dark: #125940;
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--color-blue-dark: #125663;
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--color-purple-dark: #722999;
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--color-grey-dark: #4a4b64;
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--color-text: light-dark(var(--color-dark), var(--color-light));
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--color-bg: light-dark(var(--color-light), var(--color-dark));
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--color-text-alt: light-dark(var(--color-dark-alt), var(--color-light-alt));
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--color-bg-alt: light-dark(var(--color-light-alt), var(--color-dark-alt));
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--color-teal: light-dark(var(--color-teal-dark), var(--color-teal-light));
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--color-pink: light-dark(var(--color-pink-dark), var(--color-pink-light));
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--color-red: light-dark(var(--color-red-dark), var(--color-red-light));
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--color-orange: light-dark(var(--color-orange-dark), var(--color-orange-light));
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--color-yellow: light-dark(var(--color-yellow-dark), var(--color-yellow-light));
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--color-green: light-dark(var(--color-green-dark), var(--color-green-light));
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--color-blue: light-dark(var(--color-blue-dark), var(--color-blue-light));
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--color-purple: light-dark(var(--color-purple-dark), var(--color-purple-light));
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--color-grey: light-dark(var(--color-grey-dark), var(--color-grey-light));
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}
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/* Base */
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* {
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box-sizing: border-box;
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margin: 0;
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padding: 0;
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}
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body {
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font-family: var(--font-family);
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color: var(--color-text);
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background-color: var(--color-bg);
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}
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main {
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width: 60vw;
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max-width: 1000px;
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margin: 0 auto;
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scroll-margin-top: 7rem;
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}
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@media (max-width: 1050px) {
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main {
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width: 75vw;
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}
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}
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@media (max-width: 650px) {
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main {
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width: 92vw;
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}
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}
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/* Headers */
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h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
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line-height: 1.25;
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color: var(--color-teal);
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}
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h1 {
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margin-top: 3rem;
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font-size: 3.5rem;
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text-align: center;
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}
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h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
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scroll-margin-top: 5rem;
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}
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h2 {
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margin-top: 2rem;
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font-size: 2.2rem;
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}
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h3 {
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margin-top: 1.5rem;
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font-size: 1.6rem;
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}
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@media (max-width: 650px) {
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h1 { font-size: 2.8rem; }
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h2 { font-size: 1.8rem; }
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h3 { font-size: 1.35rem; }
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
h4, h5, h6 {
|
|
margin-top: 1rem;
|
|
font-size: 1.2rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Images */
|
|
img {
|
|
display: block;
|
|
max-width: 100%;
|
|
height: auto;
|
|
border-radius: 1rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Paragraphs */
|
|
p {
|
|
margin: 1.25rem 0;
|
|
line-height: 1.4;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
strong,
|
|
b {
|
|
font-weight: 900;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Links */
|
|
a {
|
|
color: var(--color-text);
|
|
border-radius: .25rem;
|
|
text-decoration: underline;
|
|
text-decoration-style: solid;
|
|
text-decoration-thickness: .2em;
|
|
text-decoration-color: var(--color-teal);
|
|
transition: text-decoration-thickness .5s;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
a:focus-visible {
|
|
text-decoration: none;
|
|
outline: .15rem solid var(--color-teal);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
|
a:hover {
|
|
text-decoration-thickness: .4em;
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
a:active {
|
|
text-decoration-thickness: .4em;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Heading anchors */
|
|
a.ha,
|
|
span.ha-placeholder {
|
|
color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
span.ha-placeholder {
|
|
opacity: .55;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
/* Lists */
|
|
::marker {
|
|
color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
ul, ol, dl, li {
|
|
margin-left: 1rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
li {
|
|
line-height: 1.2 5;
|
|
margin-top: .65rem;
|
|
margin-bottom: .65rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
li ul, li ol {
|
|
margin: .5rem 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
dt {
|
|
font-weight: 900;
|
|
margin-top: .5rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
dd {
|
|
margin-left: 2rem;
|
|
margin-bottom: .75rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Blockquotes */
|
|
blockquote {
|
|
margin: .5rem 0;
|
|
padding: 0 1rem;
|
|
border-radius: .25rem 1rem 1rem .25rem;
|
|
line-height: 1.25;
|
|
border-left: .5rem solid var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
blockquote,
|
|
blockquote p,
|
|
blockquote ol,
|
|
blockquote ul {
|
|
background-color: var(--color-bg-alt);
|
|
padding: .5rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
blockquote p {
|
|
margin: 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Tables */
|
|
table {
|
|
width: 100%;
|
|
border-spacing: 0; /* border collapse doesn't play nice with radii */
|
|
border-radius: .3rem;
|
|
border: thin solid var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
th {
|
|
color: var(--color-bg);
|
|
background-color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
th code {
|
|
color: var(--color-text); /* Yes, I actually do this somewhere */
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
th, td {
|
|
padding: .5rem;
|
|
text-align: left;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
tr:nth-child(even) { background-color: var(--color-bg-alt); }
|
|
th:not(:first-child) { border-left: thin solid var(--color-bg); }
|
|
th:first-child { border-top-left-radius: .25rem; }
|
|
th:last-child { border-top-right-radius: .25rem; }
|
|
td:not(:first-child) { border-left: thin solid var(--color-pink); }
|
|
|
|
/* Times */
|
|
time {
|
|
color: var(--color-grey);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Horizontal rules */
|
|
hr {
|
|
border: .25rem solid var(--color-pink);
|
|
margin: 2rem 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Used on home, reference, gallery pages */
|
|
.centered {
|
|
text-align: center;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Currently only used for resume, but it's generalizable */
|
|
.upper {
|
|
text-transform: uppercase;
|
|
}
|
|
/* Header */
|
|
header {
|
|
position: sticky;
|
|
top: 0;
|
|
background-color: var(--color-bg);
|
|
padding: .75rem 0;
|
|
z-index: 10;
|
|
border-bottom: .5rem solid var(--color-teal);
|
|
box-shadow: 0 .25rem .15rem var(--color-shadow);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Header links, pagination links */
|
|
header a,
|
|
.pagination a,
|
|
.webring ul a {
|
|
border-radius: 1rem;
|
|
border: .125rem solid var(--color-pink);
|
|
color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
text-decoration: none;
|
|
padding: 0 .25rem;
|
|
box-shadow: .15rem .15rem var(--color-shadow);
|
|
font-size: 1.2rem;
|
|
/* Click animation handling */
|
|
position: relative;
|
|
top: 0;
|
|
left: 0;
|
|
transition: top .05s ease-in, left .05s ease-in;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
header a,
|
|
.pagination .older a,
|
|
.webring .prev a,
|
|
.webring .rand a {
|
|
padding-right: .35rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
.pagination .newer a,
|
|
.webring .next a,
|
|
.webring .rand a {
|
|
padding-left: .35rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
header a:focus-visible,
|
|
.pagination a:focus-visible,
|
|
.webring ul a:focus-visible {
|
|
color: var(--color-bg);
|
|
border-color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
background-color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
outline: none;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
|
header a:hover,
|
|
.pagination a:hover,
|
|
.webring ul a:hover {
|
|
color: var(--color-bg);
|
|
border-color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
background-color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@media (forced-colors: active) {
|
|
header a:focus-visible,
|
|
.pagination a:focus-visible,
|
|
.webring ul a:focus-visible {
|
|
outline-offset: .125rem;
|
|
outline: .125rem solid;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
|
header a:hover,
|
|
.pagination a:hover,
|
|
.webring ul a:hover {
|
|
outline-offset: .125rem;
|
|
outline: .125rem solid;
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Click animation */
|
|
header a:active,
|
|
.pagination a:active,
|
|
.webring ul a:active {
|
|
top: .1rem;
|
|
left: .1rem;
|
|
box-shadow: .05rem .05rem var(--color-shadow);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Current page */
|
|
header a[aria-current="page"] {
|
|
border-color: var(--color-teal);
|
|
color: var(--color-teal);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
header a[aria-current="page"]:focus-visible {
|
|
color: var(--color-bg);
|
|
border-color: var(--color-teal);
|
|
background-color: var(--color-teal);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
|
header a[aria-current="page"]:hover {
|
|
color: var(--color-bg);
|
|
background-color: var(--color-teal);
|
|
border-color: var(--color-teal);
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Header link icons, pagination icons */
|
|
header i,
|
|
.pagination i,
|
|
.webring ul i {
|
|
color: var(--color-teal);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
header i,
|
|
.pagination .older i,
|
|
.webring .prev i,
|
|
.webring .rand i:nth-child(1) {
|
|
padding-left: .25rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
.pagination .newer i,
|
|
.webring .next i,
|
|
.webring .rand i:nth-child(2) {
|
|
padding-right: .25rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
header a[aria-current="page"] i {
|
|
color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
header a:focus-visible i,
|
|
a[aria-current="page"] a:focus-visible i,
|
|
.pagination a:focus-visible i,
|
|
.webring ul a:focus-visible i {
|
|
color: var(--color-bg);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@media (any-hover: hover) {
|
|
header a:hover i,
|
|
header a[aria-current="page"]:hover i,
|
|
.pagination a:hover i,
|
|
.webring ul a:hover i {
|
|
color: var(--color-bg);
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Skip link */
|
|
#skip {
|
|
left: -999px;
|
|
position: absolute;
|
|
top: auto;
|
|
width: 1px;
|
|
height: 1px;
|
|
overflow: hidden;
|
|
z-index: -99;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
#skip:focus-visible {
|
|
display: inline-block;
|
|
left: auto;
|
|
top: auto;
|
|
width: auto;
|
|
height: auto;
|
|
overflow: auto;
|
|
margin: 0 10%;
|
|
z-index: 999;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Nav */
|
|
header ul {
|
|
display: flex;
|
|
list-style: none;
|
|
gap: 1rem;
|
|
justify-content: center;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
header ul,
|
|
header li {
|
|
margin: 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@media (max-width: 650px) {
|
|
.menu-text {
|
|
display: none; /* Icons only on small screens */
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
header a {
|
|
padding: .15rem .5rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
header i {
|
|
padding: 0;
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Footer */
|
|
footer {
|
|
padding: 1rem 0;
|
|
font-size: .9rem;
|
|
border-top: .5rem solid var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
footer ul {
|
|
display: flex;
|
|
list-style: none;
|
|
gap: .5rem;
|
|
justify-content: center;
|
|
margin: 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
footer li {
|
|
margin: 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
footer li:nth-child(2)::before,
|
|
footer li:nth-child(2)::after {
|
|
content: " ● " / "";
|
|
color: var(--color-teal);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@media (max-width: 650px) {
|
|
footer ul {
|
|
flex-flow: column;
|
|
text-align: center;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
footer li:nth-child(2)::before,
|
|
footer li:nth-child(2)::after {
|
|
content: none;
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
footer a {
|
|
text-decoration-color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
footer a:focus-visible {
|
|
outline-color: var(--color-pink);
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Pagination */
|
|
.pagination,
|
|
.pagination li {
|
|
margin: 0;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
.pagination {
|
|
display: grid;
|
|
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
|
|
grid-template-areas: "older newer";
|
|
list-style: none;
|
|
margin-top: 3rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@media (max-width: 650px) {
|
|
.post-pagination {
|
|
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
|
|
grid-template-areas:
|
|
"older"
|
|
"newer";
|
|
gap: .75rem;
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
.pagination .older {
|
|
grid-area: older;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
.pagination .newer {
|
|
grid-area: newer;
|
|
text-align: right;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* webring navigation */
|
|
.webring {
|
|
margin-bottom: 3rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
.webring ul {
|
|
display: flex;
|
|
flex-flow: row wrap;
|
|
list-style: none;
|
|
justify-content: space-around;
|
|
gap: .35rem;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
.webring ul,
|
|
.webring li {
|
|
margin-left: 0;
|
|
}
|
|
@media print {
|
|
/* Nav elements */
|
|
header,
|
|
footer,
|
|
nav {
|
|
display: none !important;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Base */
|
|
body {
|
|
background-color: #fff;
|
|
color: #000;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
main {
|
|
width: 95vw;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 {
|
|
color: #000;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
/* Links */
|
|
/* Hover is not really necessary, but it's annoying when testing otherwise */
|
|
a,
|
|
a:hover {
|
|
text-decoration-style: dotted;
|
|
text-decoration-thickness: .1rem;
|
|
text-decoration-color: #000;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
a::after{
|
|
content: " (" attr(href) ")";
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
/* Code */
|
|
code,
|
|
pre,
|
|
code[class*=language-],
|
|
pre[class*=language-] {
|
|
text-shadow: none;
|
|
background-color: var(--color-light);
|
|
color: #000 !important;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
.token.namespace {
|
|
opacity: 1;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
.token.block-comment,
|
|
.token.cdata,
|
|
.token.comment,
|
|
.token.doctype,
|
|
.token.prolog,
|
|
.token.punctuation,
|
|
.token.attr-name,
|
|
.token.deleted,
|
|
.token.namespace,
|
|
.token.tag,
|
|
.token.boolean,
|
|
.token.function,
|
|
.token.number,
|
|
.token.class-name,
|
|
.token.constant,
|
|
.token.property,
|
|
.token.symbol,
|
|
.token.attr-value,
|
|
.token.char,
|
|
.token.regex,
|
|
.token.string,
|
|
.token.variable,
|
|
.token.inserted,
|
|
.token.entity,
|
|
.token.operator,
|
|
.token.url,
|
|
.token.function-name,
|
|
.token.atrule,
|
|
.token.builtin,
|
|
.token.important,
|
|
.token.keyword,
|
|
.token.selector {
|
|
color: #000;
|
|
}
|
|
}</style>
|
|
|
|
<script type="module">// Thank you to https://github.com/daviddarnes/heading-anchors
|
|
// Thank you to https://amberwilson.co.uk/blog/are-your-anchor-links-accessible/
|
|
|
|
let globalInstanceIndex = 0;
|
|
|
|
class HeadingAnchors extends HTMLElement {
|
|
static register(tagName = "heading-anchors", registry = window.customElements) {
|
|
if(registry && !registry.get(tagName)) {
|
|
registry.define(tagName, this);
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
static attributes = {
|
|
exclude: "data-ha-exclude",
|
|
prefix: "prefix",
|
|
content: "content",
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
static classes = {
|
|
anchor: "ha",
|
|
placeholder: "ha-placeholder",
|
|
srOnly: "ha-visualhide",
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
static defaultSelector = "h2,h3,h4,h5,h6";
|
|
|
|
static css = `
|
|
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.srOnly} {
|
|
clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
|
|
height: 1px;
|
|
overflow: hidden;
|
|
position: absolute;
|
|
width: 1px;
|
|
}
|
|
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor} {
|
|
position: absolute;
|
|
left: var(--ha_offsetx);
|
|
top: var(--ha_offsety);
|
|
text-decoration: none;
|
|
opacity: 0;
|
|
}
|
|
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.placeholder} {
|
|
opacity: .3;
|
|
}
|
|
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor}:is(:focus-within, :hover) {
|
|
opacity: 1;
|
|
}
|
|
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor},
|
|
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.placeholder} {
|
|
display: inline-block;
|
|
padding: 0 .25em;
|
|
|
|
/* Disable selection of visually hidden label */
|
|
-webkit-user-select: none;
|
|
user-select: none;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
@supports (anchor-name: none) {
|
|
.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor} {
|
|
position: absolute;
|
|
left: anchor(left);
|
|
top: anchor(top);
|
|
}
|
|
}`;
|
|
|
|
get supports() {
|
|
return "replaceSync" in CSSStyleSheet.prototype;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
get supportsAnchorPosition() {
|
|
return CSS.supports("anchor-name: none");
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
constructor() {
|
|
super();
|
|
|
|
if(!this.supports) {
|
|
return;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
let sheet = new CSSStyleSheet();
|
|
sheet.replaceSync(HeadingAnchors.css);
|
|
document.adoptedStyleSheets = [...document.adoptedStyleSheets, sheet];
|
|
|
|
this.headingStyles = {};
|
|
this.instanceIndex = globalInstanceIndex++;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
connectedCallback() {
|
|
if (!this.supports) {
|
|
return;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
this.headings.forEach((heading, index) => {
|
|
if(!heading.hasAttribute(HeadingAnchors.attributes.exclude)) {
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let anchor = this.getAnchorElement(heading);
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let placeholder = this.getPlaceholderElement();
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// Prefers anchor position approach for better accessibility
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// https://amberwilson.co.uk/blog/are-your-anchor-links-accessible/
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if(this.supportsAnchorPosition) {
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let anchorName = `--ha_${this.instanceIndex}_${index}`;
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placeholder.style.setProperty("anchor-name", anchorName);
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anchor.style.positionAnchor = anchorName;
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}
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heading.appendChild(placeholder);
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heading.after(anchor);
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}
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});
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}
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// Polyfill-only
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positionAnchorFromPlaceholder(placeholder) {
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if(!placeholder) {
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return;
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}
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let heading = placeholder.closest("h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6");
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if(!heading.nextElementSibling) {
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return;
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}
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// TODO next element could be more defensive
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this.positionAnchor(heading.nextElementSibling);
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}
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// Polyfill-only
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positionAnchor(anchor) {
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if(!anchor || !anchor.previousElementSibling) {
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return;
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}
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// TODO previous element could be more defensive
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let heading = anchor.previousElementSibling;
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this.setFontProp(heading, anchor);
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if(this.supportsAnchorPosition) {
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// quit early
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return;
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}
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let placeholder = heading.querySelector(`.${HeadingAnchors.classes.placeholder}`);
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if(placeholder) {
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anchor.style.setProperty("--ha_offsetx", `${placeholder.offsetLeft}px`);
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anchor.style.setProperty("--ha_offsety", `${placeholder.offsetTop}px`);
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}
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}
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setFontProp(heading, anchor) {
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let placeholder = heading.querySelector(`.${HeadingAnchors.classes.placeholder}`);
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if(placeholder) {
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let style = getComputedStyle(placeholder);
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let props = ["font-weight", "font-size", "line-height", "font-family"];
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let [weight, size, lh, family] = props.map(name => style.getPropertyValue(name));
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anchor.style.setProperty("font", `${weight} ${size}/${lh} ${family}`);
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let vars = style.getPropertyValue("font-variation-settings");
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if(vars) {
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anchor.style.setProperty("font-variation-settings", vars);
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}
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}
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}
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getAccessibleTextPrefix() {
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// Useful for i18n
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return this.getAttribute(HeadingAnchors.attributes.prefix) || "Jump to section titled";
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}
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getContent() {
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if(this.hasAttribute(HeadingAnchors.attributes.content)) {
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return this.getAttribute(HeadingAnchors.attributes.content);
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}
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return "#";
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}
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// Placeholder nests inside of heading
|
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getPlaceholderElement() {
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let ph = document.createElement("span");
|
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ph.setAttribute("aria-hidden", true);
|
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ph.classList.add(HeadingAnchors.classes.placeholder);
|
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let content = this.getContent();
|
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if(content) {
|
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ph.innerHTML = content; // CHANGED HERE
|
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}
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ph.addEventListener("mouseover", (e) => {
|
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let placeholder = e.target.closest(`.${HeadingAnchors.classes.placeholder}`);
|
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if(placeholder) {
|
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this.positionAnchorFromPlaceholder(placeholder);
|
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}
|
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});
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return ph;
|
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}
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getAnchorElement(heading) {
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let anchor = document.createElement("a");
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anchor.href = `#${heading.id}`;
|
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anchor.classList.add(HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor);
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let content = this.getContent();
|
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anchor.innerHTML = `<span class="${HeadingAnchors.classes.srOnly}">${this.getAccessibleTextPrefix()}: ${heading.textContent}</span>${content ? `<span aria-hidden="true">${content}</span>` : ""}`;
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anchor.addEventListener("focus", e => {
|
|
let anchor = e.target.closest(`.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor}`);
|
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if(anchor) {
|
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this.positionAnchor(anchor);
|
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}
|
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});
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anchor.addEventListener("mouseover", (e) => {
|
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// when CSS anchor positioning is supported, this is only used to set the font
|
|
let anchor = e.target.closest(`.${HeadingAnchors.classes.anchor}`);
|
|
this.positionAnchor(anchor);
|
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});
|
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return anchor;
|
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}
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get headings() {
|
|
return this.querySelectorAll(this.selector.split(",").map(entry => `${entry.trim()}[id]`));
|
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}
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|
|
get selector() {
|
|
return this.getAttribute("selector") || HeadingAnchors.defaultSelector;
|
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}
|
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}
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HeadingAnchors.register();
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export { HeadingAnchors }</script>
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<body>
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<header>
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<article>
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<h1 id="comparing-text-editors">comparing text editors</h1>
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<div class="post-metadata">
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<p>
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posted on
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<time datetime="2026-01-08">January 8, 2026</time>
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by Lee Cattarin
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</p>
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<ul class="post-tags">
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<li>
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<a href="/tags/software/">software</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<img src="/img/horsetail.jpg" alt="Image unrelated to post. Close up on a horsetail plant's stem, with many small needle-like leaves emerging from all sides of the circular stem at each segmented joint." loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="666">
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<p>I'm fucking depressed. No, not like mental health depressed (okay, look, that too, but that's not relevant here). Looking to switch text editors, I reviewed 6 different options...and what I found didn't thrill me.</p>
|
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<blockquote>
|
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<p>this post contains comparison tables that are far more viewable on desktop/tablet</p>
|
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</blockquote>
|
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<h2 id="the-editors">the editors</h2>
|
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<p>the editors I reviewed, in no particular order, are:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/" target="_blank" rel="external">VSCode</a> (my current daily driver which I've been wanting to leave behind for a while now)</li>
|
|
<li><a href="https://zed.dev/" target="_blank" rel="external">Zed</a> (an editor I've been tentatively interested in)</li>
|
|
<li><a href="https://kate-editor.org/" target="_blank" rel="external">Kate</a> (recommended to me semi-recently on the fediverse, but one I quickly wrote off at the time because of clunkiness)</li>
|
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<li><a href="https://lap.dev/lapce/" target="_blank" rel="external">Lapce</a> (recommended via fedi)</li>
|
|
<li><a href="https://pulsar-edit.dev/" target="_blank" rel="external">Pulsar</a> (a fork of the discontinued Atom editor, recommended again by fedi, in the course of this review)</li>
|
|
<li>and finally, <a href="https://www.sublimetext.com/" target="_blank" rel="external">Sublime Text</a> (my daily driver back in college)</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<h2 id="the-qualities">the qualities</h2>
|
|
<p>I reviewed looking for 5 major <strong>functional</strong> qualities that I considered to be my most useful or heavily-used features:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><code>.editorconfig</code> support</li>
|
|
<li>find and replace with regex support</li>
|
|
<li>WSL support (including, because apparently this is an issue, the ability to delete files from inside the editor) (this is the highest priority - I do <em>all</em> work in WSL)</li>
|
|
<li>multi-edit (e.g. ability to select multiple instances of a word and edit them all) (this is the most discardable functionality, as it can be replaced with find-and-replace)</li>
|
|
<li>markdown preview</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>3 less important, but preferred, <strong>aesthetic</strong> qualities:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>clean, modern UI</li>
|
|
<li>file type icons</li>
|
|
<li>ability to customize the color scheme (ideally per-color settings, but that's uncommon)</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>and finally, 3 <strong>ethical and trustworthiness</strong> qualities:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>no LLM features</li>
|
|
<li>for products with LLM features: single setting to turn off LLM features</li>
|
|
<li>trust that product longevity will not be affected by LLM-generated code</li>
|
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</ul>
|
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<p>(in other words: no LLMs).</p>
|
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<h2 id="the-comparison-charts">the comparison charts</h2>
|
|
<h3 id="functional-qualities">functional qualities</h3>
|
|
<table>
|
|
<thead>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th></th>
|
|
<th><code>.editorconfig</code></th>
|
|
<th>find-and-replace</th>
|
|
<th>WSL</th>
|
|
<th>multi-edit</th>
|
|
<th><code>.md</code> preview</th>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</thead>
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>VSCode</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong>[1]</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong>[1]</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Zed</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong>[1]</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Kate</td>
|
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<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
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<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no[2]</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td>Lapce</td>
|
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<td>no</td>
|
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<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no[3]</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Pulsar</td>
|
|
<td>no</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no[3]</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Sublime Text</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no[3][4]</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no[5]</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</tbody>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<p>[1] extension needed: <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EditorConfig.EditorConfig" target="_blank" rel="external">VSCode <code>.editorconfig</code></a>, <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.vscode-remote-extensionpack" :target="_blank">VSCode WSL</a>, <a href="https://zed.dev/extensions/editorconfig" :target="_blank">Zed <code>.editorconfig</code></a></p>
|
|
<p>[2] I could open a WSL directory in Kate, but couldn't see any files. I confirmed that opening a Windows directory worked as expected.</p>
|
|
<p>[3] opening the project worked fine, but I couldn't delete files. In Sublime Text's case, they were deleted but still shown in the file view.</p>
|
|
<p>[4] saving a new file opens the save menu in the Windows File Explorer, which frankly makes me a bit afraid. Touching your WSL files from Windows is generally a bad idea.</p>
|
|
<p>[5] I explored two different add-on packages for Markdown preview support. <a href="https://packagecontrol.io/packages/MarkdownLivePreview" target="_blank" rel="external">Markdown Live Preview</a> and <a href="https://packagecontrol.io/packages/MarkdownPreview" :target="_blank">MarkdownPreview</a>. Markdown Live Preview opened a whole new window scoped only to the specific <code>.md</code> file. MarkdownPreview previewed in browser. Neither of these match the behavior I am looking for.</p>
|
|
<h3 id="aesthetic-qualities">aesthetic qualities</h3>
|
|
<table>
|
|
<thead>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th></th>
|
|
<th>UI</th>
|
|
<th>file icons</th>
|
|
<th>color scheme</th>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</thead>
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>VSCode</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong>[1]</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Zed</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong>[2]</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Kate</td>
|
|
<td>no</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong>[2]</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Lapce</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong>[3]</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Pulsar</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong>[1]</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Sublime Text</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</tbody>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<p>[1] several color schemes available. Further extensions available.</p>
|
|
<p>[2] several color schemes available.</p>
|
|
<p>[3] only light and dark schemes available. Further plugins available.</p>
|
|
<h3 id="ethical-qualities">ethical qualities</h3>
|
|
<p>this is my best guess based on searching online and reviewing the settings; it's kind of hard to really confirm these things. I am judging the last quality - whether or not the devs are using LLMs - based on the existence of <code>prompts</code> directories in the projects' repositories.</p>
|
|
<table>
|
|
<thead>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<th></th>
|
|
<th>no LLM features</th>
|
|
<th>LLM kill switch</th>
|
|
<th>no LLM code</th>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</thead>
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>VSCode</td>
|
|
<td>no</td>
|
|
<td>no</td>
|
|
<td>no[1]</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Zed</td>
|
|
<td>no</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>no[2]</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Kate</td>
|
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<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>n/a</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>Lapce</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
|
<td>n/a</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
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</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
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<td>Pulsar</td>
|
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<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
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<td>n/a</td>
|
|
<td><strong>yes</strong>[3]</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td>Sublime Text</td>
|
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<td><strong>yes</strong></td>
|
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<td>n/a</td>
|
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<td>unknown[4]</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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</tbody>
|
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</table>
|
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<p>[1] <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/tree/main/.github/prompts" target="_blank" rel="external">prompts directory</a></p>
|
|
<p>[2] looks like at current LLMs are only used for <a href="https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/tree/main/.factory/prompts" target="_blank" rel="external">documentation</a></p>
|
|
<p>[3] it's been discussed and sounds currently up for debate: <a href="https://github.com/pulsar-edit/pulsar/issues/792" target="_blank" rel="external">Pulsar</a>, <a href="https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/implement-ai-into-sublime-text/68411" :target="_blank">Sublime Text</a></p>
|
|
<p>[4] I couldn't find the source code for Sublime Text online; I assume it's not OSS. If you know where it is, point me in that direction.</p>
|
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<h2 id="summary">summary</h2>
|
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<p>I'll be honest, I just don't know. The functionality is not something I can easily compromise on. TBH, I figured I had pretty basic needs as a developer, but it seems that's not the case! The only editors that meet my functionality needs across the board are <em>also</em> the worst offenders on the LLM front.</p>
|
|
<p>at the end of the day, I might just have to keep looking... but regardless, I wanted to publish what I found to help anyone else with similar needs.</p>
|
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<h2 id="corrections-and-edits">corrections and edits</h2>
|
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<ul>
|
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<li>Kate <em>does</em> have multi-edit</li>
|
|
<li>Lapce has plugins for further color schemes</li>
|
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<li>VSCode WSL support requires an extension</li>
|
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<li>Zed <code>.editorconfig</code> support requires an extension</li>
|
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</ul>
|
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<h3 id="wsl2-and-linux-guis">WSL2 and Linux GUIs</h3>
|
|
<p>I learned that <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/gui-apps" target="_blank" rel="external">WSL2 can support GUI apps</a> so I tried this for a few. Pulsar did not work; Sublime Text worked but the UI scale was <em>teensy</em> and was not affected by the <code>ui_scale</code> setting.</p>
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</article>
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