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# Lite XL v2 for AmigaOS 4.1 FE
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Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written in Lua.
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The port is not perfect and might has issues here and there. For example
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the filesystem notifications are not working yet. So when you make changes
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at a project folder those will not be reflected in Lite XL automatically.
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It might crash from time to time, if there is a path problem, but overall
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it works pretty well. This is my daily editor for any kind of development.
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## New features against Lite XL v1
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- Faster file scrolling
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- Faster switch between tabs
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- Reposition tabs at the side or at the bottom of other tabs, making
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multiple columns/rows of opened files
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- Multiple cursor editing
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- Better font manipulation and appearance
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- Faster transitions
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## Installation
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You can extract the Lite XL archive wherever you want and run the *lite*
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editor.
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## Configuration folder
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This editor creates a `.config` folder where the configuration is saved, as
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well as plugins, themes etc.. By default this AmigaOS 4.1 FE version uses the
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executable folder, but if you want to ovveride it, create an ENV variable
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named `HOME` and set there your path.
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You can check if there is one already set by executing the following command
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in a shell
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```
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GetEnv HOME
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```
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If there is one set, then you will see the path at the output.
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Otherwise, you can set your home path be executing the following command.
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Change the path to the one of your preference.
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```
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SetEnv SAVE HOME "Sys:home/"
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```
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## Addons
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### Colors
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Colors are lua files that set the color scheme of the editor. There are
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light and dark themes for you to choose.
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To install and use them you have to copy the ones you would like from
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`addons/colors/light` or `addons/colors/dark` into the folder
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`.config/lite-xl/colors/`. Don't add light or dark folders. Just copy the
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.lua files in there.
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Then you have to start Lite XL and open your configuration by clicking
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at the cog icon at the toolbar (bottom left sixth icon). Go at the line
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that looks like below
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```
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-- core.reload_module("colors.summer")
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```
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and change the `summer` with the name of your color theme. Also, remove
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the two dashes `--` at the start of the line and save the file. If you
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did everything right, the color schema should change instantly.
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The themes can also be found at
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https://github.com/lite-xl/lite-xl-colors
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### Plugins
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The Lite XL that you are using on AmigaOS 4 is based on version 2.0.4
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and not the latest version that is available by the development team.
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This means that some of the latest plugins might not working at all
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or need some modifications to work.
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To make it easier for you, I gathered some of the plugins that are working
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well, and I included them under `addons/plugins`. For you to install the
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ones you would like to use, you have to copy the `.lua` files into the
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folder `.config/lite-xl/plugins/` and restart the editor.
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Please, choose wisely, because adding all the plugins might make the editor
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slower on your system. I would recommend you add only those that you really
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need.
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The included plugins are the following:
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**autoinsert**
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Automatically inserts closing brackets and quotes. Also allows selected
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text to be wrapped with brackets or quotes.
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**autowrap**
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Automatically hardwraps lines when typing
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**bigclock**
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Shows the current time and date in a view with large text
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**bracketmatch**
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Underlines matching pair for bracket under the caret
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**colorpreview**
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Underlays color values (eg. `#ff00ff` or `rgb(255, 0, 255)`) with their
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resultant color.
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**eofnewline-xl**
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Make sure the file ends with one blank line.
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**ephemeral_tabs**
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Preview tabs. Opening a doc will replace the contents of the preview tab.
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Marks tabs as non-preview on any change or tab double clicking.
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**ghmarkdown**
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Opens a preview of the current markdown file in a browser window
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**indentguide**
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Adds indent guides
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**language_make**
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Syntax for the Make build system language
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**language_sh**
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Syntax for shell scripting language
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**lfautoinsert**
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Automatically inserts indentation and closing bracket/text after newline
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**markers**
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Add markers to docs and jump between them quickly
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**minimap**
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Shows a minimap on the right-hand side of the docview. Please note that
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this plugin will make the editor slower on file loading and scrolling.
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**navigate**
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Allows moving back and forward between document positions, reducing the
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amount of scrolling
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**rainbowparen**
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Show nesting of parentheses with rainbow colours
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**restoretabs**
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Keep a list of recently closed tabs, and restore the tab in order on
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cntrl+shift+t.
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**selectionhighlight**
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Highlights regions of code that match the current selection
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**smallclock**
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It adds a small clock at the bottom right corner.
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## Tips and tricks
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### Transitions
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If you want to disable the transitions and make the editor faster,
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open your configuration file by clicking at the cog icon at the toolbar
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(bottom left, 6th icon) and add the following line at the end of the file,
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and then save it. You might need to restart your editor (CTRL+SHIFT+R)
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```
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config.transitions = false
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```
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### Hide files from the file list
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If you would like to hide files or whole folder from the left side bar list,
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open your configuration by clicking at the cog icon at the toolbar
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(bottom left sixth icon) and add the followline at the end of the file and
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save it. This hides all the files that start with a dot, and all the `.info`
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files. You might need to restart your editor (CTRL+SHIFT+R)
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config.ignore_files = {"^%.", "%.info$"}
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```
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You can add as many rules as you want in there, to hide files or
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folders, as you like.
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## I would like to thank
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- IconDesigner for the proper glow icons that are included in the release
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- Capehill for his tireless work on SDL port
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- Michael Trebilcock for his port on liblua
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- Lite XL original team for being helpful and providing info
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Without all the above Lite XL would not be possible
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## Support
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If you enjoy what I am doing and would like to keep me up during the night,
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please consider to buy me a coffee at:
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https://ko-fi.com/walkero
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## Known issues
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You can find the known issues at
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https://git.walkero.gr/walkero/lite-xl/issues
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# Changelog
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## [2.0.3r1] - 2022-03-30
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### Changed
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- Applied all the necessary changes to make it run under AmigaOS 4.1 FE
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- Fixes and changes
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# Disclaimer
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YOU MAY USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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I will not be held responsible for any data loss or problem you might get
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by using this software.
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