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Zed DeltaDB

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  1. yza · · focus · HN ↗
    Why develop this when the core editor is almost unusable? On Linux wayland, copypaste is broken, the file manager is laggy and snippets do not trigger before the heavy hint logic is done. This is just on top of my head, the list is long
    1. JaggedJax · · focus · HN ↗
      I had to stop using Zed because of this issue (which persists despite being closed): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;zed-industries&#x2F;zed&#x2F;issues&#x2F;38109" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;zed-industries&#x2F;zed&#x2F;issues&#x2F;38109

      I can&#x27;t use an editor where the file contents I&#x27;m being shown don&#x27;t match the reality of the file. I guess this issue doesn&#x27;t affect most people somehow, but in the age of CLI agents I&#x27;m not sure how more people aren&#x27;t running into it.

      I was really enjoying Zed for a short while before I ran into this fundamental issue.

      1. honeycrispy · · focus · HN ↗
        I do not have this issue. (Yes, I am on Linux&#x2F;Wayland)
        1. everforward · · focus · HN ↗
          Are you editing outside Zed? That’s the only time I see this issue.

          Eg Pi has its own tools for editing files and ignores the ones Zed sends over ACP. If I used Zeds AI pane to have Pi change a file, I can see the edits in the ACP window but the editor view doesn’t update.

          I end up having to use something from the command palette to force refresh it, something like “Editor: Reload File”.

          It happens to me across Windows, OSX, native ArchLinux and ArchLinux via WSL.

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