https://github.com/dosworld/dwed

Text file editor and IDE with syntax highlight for MS-DOS and 8086 CPU. Works in Real-Mode and can handle file up to 2G.
https://github.com/dosworld/dwed

16-bit 16bit 16bit-dos 16bits 8086 assembler c dos ide ms-dos pascal real-mode retro syntax-highlighting text-editor

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Text file editor and IDE with syntax highlight for MS-DOS and 8086 CPU. Works in Real-Mode and can handle file up to 2G.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dosworld/dwed
• Owner: DosWorld
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-11-10T02:47:47.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-11T13:54:39.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-02T08:09:48.454Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: 16-bit, 16bit, 16bit-dos, 16bits, 8086, assembler, c, dos, ide, ms-dos, pascal, real-mode, retro, syntax-highlighting, text-editor
• Language: Pascal
• Homepage:
• Size: 2.35 MB
• Stars: 88
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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# DWED

Text file editor and IDE for MS-DOS and 8086/88 CPU (IBM XT-grade PC) designed in modern style.

Main features:

* Support files with size over 64kb (~300kb conventional, or up to 2gb swap)

* Dont require DPMI-server or 80286 CPU, but support huge swap-file (could be placed on ramdisk)

* Support basic syntax highlight (C/C++/C--, Pascal, Basic, Assembler, Xml/Html, text files etc)

* Support multiple file editing at the same time

* Support unix-like text files for open

* Support Long File Names (LFN)

* Support internal clipboard (size up to 32kb)

* Support Windows Clipboard (you can use it with [clipdrv](https://github.com/DosWorld/clipdrv) or DosBox-X)

* Support user's color scheme (via config-file)

* Support user's shell script running by hotkeys **F5**, **F8**, **F9**.

* You can disable highlight and receive good speed with XT.

* Support mouse

Restrictions:

* This software is writen in Turbo Pascal, so string length is limited to 255 chars.

* DWED don't parse file content in the same way, as compilers - so, some time syntax highlight can fail (be wrong). I know it. But it is better then nothing.

* No Undo/Redo functionality. The reason is the same as why i dont build AST for syntax highlight - here is no memory/CPU speed for it.

Here is small review/intro on FreeDOS channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zFomGoKdlQ

# How to run and use

Use:

	C:\DWED\dwed.exe filename1 .. filenameN

Use key **F1** to get more documentation (hotkeys, tips etc). I don't want write documentation and put all knowledge to buildin help.

# Screenshots

### Text file highlight

![Image Screenshot - Txt syntax highlighjt](https://github.com/DosWorld/dwed/raw/main/DWED-TXT.PNG)

### Turbo Pascal syntax highlight

![Image Screenshot - Pascal syntax highlighjt](https://github.com/DosWorld/dwed/raw/main/DWED-PAS.PNG)

### Power Basic syntax highlight

![Image Screenshot - Basic syntax highlighjt](https://github.com/DosWorld/dwed/raw/main/DWED-BAS.PNG)

### C syntax highlight

![Image Screenshot - C syntax highlighjt](https://github.com/DosWorld/dwed/raw/main/DWED-C.PNG)

### Help mode

![Image Screenshot - C syntax highlighjt](https://github.com/DosWorld/dwed/raw/main/DWED-HLP.PNG)

### ASCII Table addon

![Image ASCII Table addon](https://github.com/DosWorld/dwed/raw/main/DWED-ASC.PNG)

Inspired by

	ASCII program. Version 4.23 (C) Compact Soft, 1991.

	By: Alexander Dudarenko & Dmitry Kohmanyuk.

Published at Softpanorama in 1993 (SP53A), now here is my remake for dwed.

### Calculator addon

![Image Calculator addon](https://github.com/DosWorld/dwed/raw/main/DWED-CLC.PNG)

# Build and dependency

Requires system2 library - https://github.com/DosWorld/libsystem2

To build binaries, you need Turbo Pascal 6.0/7.0 in path, SPHINX C-- by Michael Sheker and my small make. Then - type

      make

# License

MIT License. See LICENSE file.