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The Best Sci-Fi Text Editor for MATE-DESKTOP
Luxarg is a text editor made with GJS (GNOME JavaScript). It has a dark sci-fi look with green text. It works well on MATE Desktop. You can use the keyboard to control it easily.
Developed on MATE Desktop.
- Sci-Fi Look: Black background, green text, and yellow labels. It looks like a future computer.
- Keyboard Controls:
- Insert Mode (
F1): Start writing text. - Save Mode (
F2): Open a window to save the file. - Open Mode (
F3): Open a window to load a file. - Stop Mode (
Escape): Stop writing and go back to start.
- Insert Mode (
- File Work: Use GTK windows to save or open files.
- Works on Many Systems: Runs on GNOME and MATE on Linux and macOS.
- A computer with GNOME, MATE (Linux), or macOS.
- GJS and GTK 3 programs.
For Ubuntu 24.04:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gjs libgtk-3-devFor macOS:
brew install gtk+3 gjs- Get the code from the website.
- For Linux: Run this to install:
It will add the needed programs, set up the menu icon, and install the
make install
luxargcommand in~/.local/bin. Make sure~/.local/binis in your PATH (it usually is by default). - For macOS: The
make installcommand is designed for Linux. For macOS, you can run the editor directly or create a symlink to theluxargscript in your PATH.
Or run it by hand:
gjs main.jsOr use the installed command (after installation on Linux):
luxarg- Start the editor:
gjs main.jsor click the icon in the menu. - Press keys to change modes.
- Write text when in Insert mode.
- Save or open files with the right modes.
- GJS: JavaScript for GNOME.
- GTK 3: Tools for the user interface.
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This is free software under GNU GPL v3. Read the LICENSE file.
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