WX-Editor

lightweight code editor built using the wxWidgets framework, has nix shell for cross platform easy compilation.

Overview

wxEditor is a lightweight, cross-platform text editor I am designing for it to replace my main C++ editor. It is built using the wxWidgets framework to provide a native look and feel on each platform (Windows, OSX and Artix/NixOS, the platforms I use).

- First Milestone - Scintilla Widget Integration

- Intermediate Milestone - Designing the UI using wxFormBuilder

- Second Milestone - Implementing the UI from the wxFormBuilder XML file

- Third Milestone - Redimention of some sizers from layout and adding custom Logo

- Intermediate Milestone - Introduction of the UML class diagram representation

- Description of the project

Features

• Text editing
• C++ Syntax highlighting
• Dark and Light mode
• Find and Replace
• Undo and Redo
• File operations: Open, Save, and Create New files

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• C++ Compiler (GCC, Clang, MSVC)
• wxWidgets library
• Windows: vcpkg
• OSX: Homebrew, and Xcode-Command-Line-Tools

Building the Application

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Xbz-24/WX-Editor.git
   

2. Build the project: preferred way will always be using nix.

   • NixOS:

   nix-shell
   mkdir build && cd build
   cmake -S .. -B .
   

   • Artix:

     sudo pacman -S wxgtk3 wxgtk-common wxgtk3-contrib wxgtk3-docs wxgtk3-i18n wxgtk3-media wxgtk3-unicode wxgtk3-stc wxgtk3-tools wxgtk3-webview wxgtk3-xrc
     mkdir build && cd build
     cmake -S .. -B .
   

   • Windows: use vcpkg to install wxWidgets and other dependencies

   vcpkg integrate install
   mkdir build && cd build
   cmake -S .. -B .
   

   • OSX:

     brew install wxwidgets
     mkdir build && cd build
     cmake -S .. -B .
   

3. Run the application:

   ./editor
   

Usage

Launch the application and use the menu or toolbar to perform actions like opening a file, saving changes, or toggling the editor theme.

Contributing

Contributions to wxEditor are always welcome. Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues to discuss proposed changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the license file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Built using the wxWidgets framework.