# Text editor alternative for non programmers?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-editor-alternative-for-non-programmers/328921>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 1, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-editor-alternative-for-non-programmers/328921 "2024-10-01T21:35:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 6:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/text-editor-alternative-for-non-programmers/328921/5 "2024-10-02T06:28:22Z")

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Current work around would be:

```txt
In the beginning,
            a blank page
                       waits.

The cursor blinks,
           pulses,
           beckons.

First word:
           appears.

           Grows.
                 Flows.
Lines indent,
          intent
                clear.

Tabs
    create
          structure,
Spaces
      breathe
            life.

Backspace whispers—
             unspoken thoughts
                        erased.

Between the letters,
                 silent beats,
                           rhythms in
                                    whitespace.

Lines break,
           fragments fall,
                       forming shapes
                                    of meaning.

End.

           Save.

                      Close.

The page returns
            to quietude.

A blank space
          awaits
              anew.

```

Which is entered via:

````plaintext
```txt
In the beginning,
            a blank page
                       waits.

The cursor blinks,
           pulses,
           beckons.

First word:
           appears.

           Grows.
                 Flows.
Lines indent,
          intent
                clear.

Tabs
    create
          structure,
Spaces
      breathe
            life.

Backspace whispers—
             unspoken thoughts
                        erased.

Between the letters,
                 silent beats,
                           rhythms in
                                    whitespace.

Lines break,
           fragments fall,
                       forming shapes
                                    of meaning.

End.

           Save.

                      Close.

The page returns
            to quietude.

A blank space
          awaits
              anew.
```

````

This combined with some clever CSS could result in very pretty formatting on your forum.

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