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title: "I want an editor that puts the terminal in the foreground and editor in the background. a..."
date: 2026-01-23
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x_url: https://x.com/onusoz/status/2014830771358326830
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I want an editor that puts the terminal in the foreground and editor in the background. a cross-platform, lightweight desktop app which integrates ghostty, and brings up the editor only when I need it

something that lets me view the file and PR diffs easily, which I can directly use to operate github or other scm

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