| Requires: | fxruby/1.0.20(+) | platform independent gui |
| Requires: | iterator/0.8(+) | hmm |
| (+): no such version | ||
AEditor is an ubercool programmer’s editor, written entirely in Ruby and very easy to extend with your own customizations.
Changes and Features
With this 1.9 release:
- cua mode now works.
- prevented crash in lexer.
- prevented crash on selection-erase.
- prevented exit on escape (if menu had focus).
- simpler configuration system.
- secondary config if no primary found.
- autofork (contrib by pinguin751.. thanks)
- less memory consumption.
If you happen to be an expert in Fxruby, please take a look at the todo-list and see if you can help solve some of the issues:
If you make any changes or have any ideas, please share. Email me with any suggestions you have :)
Installation Procedure
The easiest way to install aeditor and its dependencies is through rpa-base, the port/pkg manager of the Ruby Production Archive.
1. Installing Fox Toolkit 1.0.X
(WARNING) DON’T INSTALL FOX 1.2.X !
- On Gentoo, you can find it under /usr/portage/x11-libs/fox
- In Debian, you’ll need to: root$ apt-get install libfox1.0-dev
FOX may be elsewhere on other platforms; you might be able to find it in your system’s package manager.
2. Installing RPA
download thisfile and install. After installation, be sure to update rpa-base:
root$ rpa update
root$ rpa install rpa-base
3. Installing AEditor
root$ rpa install aeditor
AEditor is now installed, and you may start it by typing:
prompt$ aeditor
Installing the Dotfile
The syntax coloring rules are described in the dotfile; if it’s missing, no syntax coloring will take place. You will need to fetch this config_file and place it in $HOME/.aeditor .