&gt; I don&#x27;t understand why people need a GUI to edit text.<p>They don&#x27;t need it, but GUI can provide nice things consoles can&#x27;t. For example real autocompletion drop-downs. Or see-through file outline&#x2F;minimap like the one in sublime text. (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;2.bp.blogspot.com&#x2F;-Co2awzuaA_s&#x2F;TqQCZ1wwFLI&#x2F;AAAAAAAAOSs&#x2F;8DllhPDQpV0&#x2F;s1600&#x2F;sublime-main.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;2.bp.blogspot.com&#x2F;-Co2awzuaA_s&#x2F;TqQCZ1wwFLI&#x2F;AAAAAAAAO...</a>) Or better markers for things like region folds, column positions, matching braces, highlights, etc.