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# Lite XL
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2019-12-28 12:16:32 +01:00
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2020-06-21 17:11:01 +02:00
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A lightweight text editor written in Lua, adapted from [Lite](https://github.com/rxi/lite)
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2020-06-21 23:54:51 +02:00
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* **[Get lite](https://github.com/franko/lite-xl/releases/latest)** — Download
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for Windows and Linux
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* **[Get plugins](https://github.com/rxi/lite-plugins)** — Add additional
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functionality
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* **[Get color themes](https://github.com/rxi/lite-colors)** — Add additional colors
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themes
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2020-06-28 18:28:00 +02:00
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The differences between Lite XL and rxi/lite are listed in the [changelog](https://github.com/franko/lite-xl/blob/master/changelog.md).
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## Overview
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Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide
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something practical, pretty, *small* and fast easy to modify and extend, or to use without doing either.
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The aim of Lite XL compared to Lite is to be more user friendly, improve the quality of the font rendering and reduce CPU usage.
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## Customization
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Additional functionality can be added through plugins which are available from
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the [plugins repository](https://github.com/rxi/lite-plugins); additional color
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themes can be found in the [colors repository](https://github.com/rxi/lite-colors).
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The editor can be customized by making changes to the
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[user module](data/user/init.lua).
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## Building
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You can build the project yourself on Linux using the provided `build.sh`
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script or using the Meson build.
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The following libraries are required:
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- freetype2
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- libagg
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- SDL2
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- Lua 5.2
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On a debian based system the required library and Meson can be installed using the commands:
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```sh
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# To install the required libraries:
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sudo apt install libfreetype6-dev libagg-dev libsdl2-dev liblua5.2-dev
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# To install Meson:
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sudo apt install meson
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# or pip3 install --user meson
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```
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To build Lite XL with Meson use the commands:
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```sh
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# configure
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meson setup build
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# build
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ninja -C build
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# install
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ninja -C build install
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```
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## Contributing
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Any additional functionality that can be added through a plugin should be done
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so as a plugin, after which a pull request to the
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[plugins repository](https://github.com/rxi/lite-plugins) can be made.
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Pull requests to improve or modify the editor itself are welcome.
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## License
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This project is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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the terms of the MIT license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
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