https://github.com/can-lehmann/editor

A text editor written in Nim
https://github.com/can-lehmann/editor

autocompletion editor linux multiple-cursors nim syntax-highlighting terminal terminal-based text-editor

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A text editor written in Nim

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/can-lehmann/editor
• Owner: can-lehmann
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-12-22T11:46:28.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-11-07T20:24:03.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-25T09:24:47.404Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: autocompletion, editor, linux, multiple-cursors, nim, syntax-highlighting, terminal, terminal-based, text-editor
• Language: Nim
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.16 MB
• Stars: 30
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# Editor

A text editor written in Nim.

![Screenshot](screenshot.png)

## Features

- Quick Open

- Multiple Cursors

- Automatic Indentation

- Unicode Support (utf-8)

- Syntax Highlighting

- Multiple Windows

- Autocompletion

- Mouse Support

## Installation

### ncurses Backend

When using the ncurses backend, the development package for

ncurses needs to be installed.

```bash

nim compile -r --opt:speed main.nim

```

### SDL2 Backend

The sdl backend requires the [sdl2 module](https://github.com/nim-lang/sdl2).

You also need to supply your own font which has to be placed in `assets/font.ttf`.

```bash

nim compile -r -o:main-sdl --opt:speed -d:sdl_backend main.nim

```

## Keyboard Bindings

### Window Management

- CtrlP+N+Left/Right/Up/Down: Create new window

- CtrlP+A: Select Application

- CtrlP+Left/Right/Up/Down: Change active window

- AltLeft/Right/Up/Down: Change active window

- CtrlW: Close active window

- CtrlQ: Quit

- F1: Search command

### Editor

- CtrlN: New

- CtrlT: Quick Open

- CtrlS: Save

- CtrlR: Find definition

- CtrlF: Find

- CtrlG: Go to line

- CtrlE: Close active prompt

- CtrlC: Copy

- CtrlX: Cut

- CtrlV: Paste

- F2: Show autocomplete

- Tab: Autocomplete word / Indent

- ShiftTab: Unindent

- CtrlZ: Undo

- CtrlY: Redo

- CtrlO: Jump to matching bracket

- CtrlShiftO: Select bracket

#### Multiple Cursors

- CtrlD: Select next

- ShiftAltUp/Down: New cursor

- Escape: Remove cursors

- CtrlU: Remove last cursor

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

See LICENSE.txt for more details.