Helio-Text-Editor

Helio Text Editor is a simple text editor designed for quick and simple use. It is designed with a minimalistic approach and is built in the C langauge using the C99 standard. It runs on Unix terminals with a specific focus on the Ubuntu terminal environment; I personally used WSL2 to test and run my program.

Features

• Open Files
• Type Text
• Move Cursor and Scroll
• Save Files
• Status Bar and Help Bar

Getting Started

To build and run the Helio Text Editor, you need a C compiler and the basic build tools. You'll also need to set up a Linux environment within Windows since the text editor interacts with the terminal using the <termios.h> header, which isn’t available on Windows. Here are the suggested methods:

Windows (WSL2 Installation)

1. Install Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2):

   • You can conveniently install all the prerequisites for WSL with a single command. Open PowerShell or Windows Command Prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking and selecting "Run as administrator." Enter the following command:

     wsl --install

   • Alternatively, you can install other environments such as Cygwin, although detailed instructions for their installation are not explained here.

2. Open the Linux environment:

   • Run Bash in the command line to enter the Linux environment.

3. Install necessary tools:

   • Inside the Linux terminal, run sudo apt-get install gcc make to install the GNU Compiler Collection and the make program.

macOS

• Run the cc command. A window should appear asking you to install command line developer tools. You can also run xcode-select --install to trigger this window.

Linux

• In Ubuntu, run sudo apt-get install gcc make.
• Other Linux distributions should have gcc and make packages available.

Running the Program

You can download the helio compiled executable file and run it in your Unix environement by typing ./helio <fileName> (including a fileName means opening an existing file). You may need to press enter a second time for the program to run.

Alternatively you can use the make command (must download the Makefile in the repository to run this command) to compile the file and then run the program by typing ./helio <fileName>.

Sources

• This project draws inspiration and references from an online tutorial: Tutorial Link
• VT100 User Guide

License

SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT See the LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.