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com.microsoft.edit - 1.2.1-3 ⚙ x86_64

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  <id>com.microsoft.edit</id>
  <name>Microsoft Edit</name>
  <summary>Microsoft Edit - A simple editor for simple needs</summary>
  <project_license>MIT</project_license>
  <description>
    <p>
      This editor pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor, but with a modern
      interface and input controls similar to VS Code. The goal is to provide an
      accessible editor that even users largely unfamiliar with terminals can
      easily use.
    </p>
  </description>
  <developer>
    <name>Microsoft</name>
  </developer>
  <developer_name>Microsoft</developer_name>
  <pkgname>msedit</pkgname>
  <launchable type="desktop-id">com.microsoft.edit.desktop</launchable>
  <icon type="cached" width="48" height="48">msedit_msedit.png</icon>
  <icon type="cached" width="64" height="64">msedit_msedit.png</icon>
  <icon type="cached" width="128" height="128">msedit_msedit.png</icon>
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  <icon type="stock">msedit</icon>
  <url type="homepage">https://github.com/microsoft/edit</url>
  <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/microsoft/edit/issues</url>
  <categories>
    <category>Utility</category>
    <category>TextEditor</category>
  </categories>
  <provides>
    <mediatype>text/english</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/plain</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-makefile</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-c++hdr</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-c++src</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-chdr</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-csrc</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-java</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-moc</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-pascal</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-tcl</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-tex</mediatype>
    <mediatype>application/x-shellscript</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-c</mediatype>
    <mediatype>text/x-c++</mediatype>
  </provides>
  <screenshots>
    <screenshot type="default">
      <caption>Microsoft Edit interface</caption>
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    </screenshot>
  </screenshots>
  <keywords>
    <keyword>text</keyword>
    <keyword>editor</keyword>
  </keywords>
</component>