Iced Editor

A minimalist text editor built with Iced, a cross-platform GUI library for the Rust programming language.

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This project is inspired by the iced-rs/iced repository and this YouTube video

Features

• Syntax Highlighting: Supports Rust, Markdown, and other common programming languages
• Text Editing: Basic text editing capabilities (create, open, save)
• Theme Switching: Supports both light and dark modes
• Status Bar: Displays file path and cursor position
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Supports common shortcuts like Ctrl+S for saving

Screenshot

System Requirements

• Rust (1.60 or newer)
• Cargo (comes with Rust)

Dependencies

• iced: GUI framework
• tokio: Async runtime
• rfd: File dialogs

Installation

1. Make sure Rust and Cargo are installed

rustc --version
cargo --version

2. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/xudong7/iced-editor.git
cd iced-editor

3. Build and run

cargo build
cargo run

Usage

• New File: Click the new button in the toolbar or select from menu
• Open File: Click the open button and select a file to edit
• Save File: Click the save button or use Ctrl+S shortcut
• Switch Theme: Use the theme selection dropdown in the top right

Project Structure

iced-editor/
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs      # Main program entry
│   └── ...
├── fonts/
│   └── editor-icons.ttf  # Editor icon font
├── Cargo.toml       # Project dependencies
└── README.md        # Project documentation

Future Plans

• Add more editing features (find/replace, autocomplete)
• Support special handling for Chinese paths and file content
• Support syntax highlighting for more programming languages
• Tab support for editing multiple files simultaneously
• File tree view
• Settings configuration interface

Contributing

Pull requests and issues are welcome! Any contribution will be seriously considered.

License

MIT License