qudix 0.1.5

Terminal-based text editor with mouse-driven toolbar actions.

Qudix

Qudix is a lightweight terminal-based text editor that brings a modern editing experience to your command line. With mouse support, intuitive toolbar buttons, and familiar keyboard shortcuts, it makes text editing in the terminal feel natural and efficient. Derived from the highlighted letters in “[Qu]ick e[di]t ne[x]t.”

Features

Core Editing

• Undo/Redo – Full undo and redo support to easily revert or reapply changes
• Cut/Copy/Paste – Standard clipboard operations that work with your system clipboard
• Delete – Quick deletion of selected text or current line
• Mouse Selection – Click and drag to select text across lines, just like a GUI editor
• Keyboard Selection – Automatic line selection when no text is selected for quick operations

User Interface

• Interactive Toolbar – Clickable buttons for common editing actions at the top of the screen
• Line Numbers – Built-in line numbers for easy navigation
• Scrollbar – Visual scrollbar for large files
• Status Bar – Shows current file path, save status, and action feedback
• File Creation Dialog – Convenient popup window to create new files when launched without a path

System Integration

• Cross-Platform Clipboard – Seamless integration with macOS, Windows, and Linux system clipboards
• File Operations – Save with Ctrl+S and track unsaved changes automatically
• Unsaved Changes Warning – Prevents accidental data loss by prompting before exit

Installation

Recommended: install with pipx to avoid interfering with system packages.

macOS

brew install pipx
pipx ensurepath
pipx install qudix

Linux

• Ubuntu 23.04+:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install pipx
pipx ensurepath
pipx install qudix

• Fedora:

sudo dnf install pipx
pipx ensurepath
pipx install qudix

• Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S python-pipx
pipx ensurepath
pipx install qudix

• Other distros (via pip user install):

python3 -m pip install --user pipx
python3 -m pipx ensurepath
pipx install qudix

Windows

• With Scoop:

scoop install pipx
pipx ensurepath
pipx install qudix

• With Python/pip:

py -m pip install --user pipx
# Then open a new terminal or run:
.\pipx.exe ensurepath
pipx install qudix

Usage

Launch the editor in two ways:

Create a new file (popup dialog will appear):

qudix

Open an existing file or create one at a specific path:

qudix /path/to/file/filename.txt

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+S	Save file
Ctrl+X	Exit editor (prompts if unsaved)
Esc	Return focus to text area
Ctrl+Home	Jump to top of file
Backspace	Delete character or selection

Mouse Controls:

• Click anywhere to position cursor
• Click and drag to select text
• Click toolbar buttons to perform actions
• Scroll wheel to navigate through file

Build Instructions

If you want to build from source:

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd qudix

# Create and activate virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install in editable mode
pip install -e .

Development

The project uses a standard src/ layout with the main application code in src/qudix/app.py. It's built on top of prompt_toolkit, which provides the terminal UI framework.

Project Structure

src/qudix/
  ├── __init__.py
  └── app.py         # Main application entry point

License

This project is dual-licensed under Apache-2.0 OR MIT. You may use it under the terms of either license at your option. See LICENSE, LICENSE-APACHE, and LICENSE-MIT for details.