Editor

A text editor written in Nim.

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.

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

SDL2 Backend

The sdl backend requires the sdl2 module. You also need to supply your own font which has to be placed in assets/font.ttf.

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.