dim-editor 1.0.1

A simple terminal text editor based on Vim

Dim

Dim is a simple terminal-based text editor inspired by Vim. Its aim is to provide an easier and less functional alternative to learning Vim.

Installation

You must have Python 3.8 or higher to run Dim.

Install via Pip

To install using pip, run the following command.

pip install dim-editor

Then, you can launch the editor with

dim
python -m dim

Building Manually

To build Dim manually, clone or download this repository and navigate into the main folder.

On Windows, you must run this command to install curses.

pip install -r win-requirements.txt

You can run the editor with

python dim/dim.py

There are tools available to compile the Python application into an executable format. If you decide to use one of these tools, make sure that dim/debug and dim/tutorial are included as subdirectories.