tedit 2.8.0

TE: a cross-platform terminal text editor with mouse support and syntax highlighting

================================================================================ TEdit (Text Editor) — also known as "TE"

Python: 3.8+ License: Custom — All Rights Reserved © 2024-2026 alby13

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OVERVIEW

TE is a Windows optimized terminal text editor that provides a simple, mouse-driven, and intuitive editing experience without leaving the command line. It leverages the powerful Pygments library for syntax highlighting across dozens of languages and the standard curses library for its terminal user interface (TUI).

How does this exist? A programmer named Ken Arnold made a software library in 1978 called Curses.

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VERSIONS

Current Version: Version 2.7 — Released 2026-05-24

Previous Releases:

• Version 1.6 — 2024-07-10
• Version 1.7 — 2025-06-22
• Version 1.8 — 2025-06-23
• Version 1.9 listed as v0.9.1 — 2025-09-29

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ABOUT THE PROJECT

TE was created as a demonstration of programming capabilities, showing how to handle complex state management, user input (both keyboard and mouse), and third-party library integration in a significant console application.

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WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.7.0

• Bug Fixes and Refinements
• Limited Horizontal Support (WIP)
• Bug fixes for line movement and horizontal scrolling
• Color Themes added for normal text files
• Improvements and fixes for Color Displays
• Find Feature
• Improvements to Open File GUI
• Proper TAB text area support

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FEATURES

Syntax Highlighting Auto-detect languages; powered by Pygments Full Mouse Support Click to move, drag-select, scroll, interact with menus File Browser Navigate filesystem to open files and directories Color Themes Select a Background Color and Text Color for any file Code Themes Cycle through Pygments color schemes instantly File Operations New, Open, Save, Save As — all built-in Robust Handling Graceful handling of legacy encodings and files Toggleable Line Numbers Show or hide line numbers with a keypress Search for Text You can now search from your cursor for text Status Bar Shows file name, cursor position, theme, and mode

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GETTING STARTED

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.8 or newer
• Pygments (installed automatically with tedit, or manually): pip install pygments

Installation: Open Command Prompt (Windows) or Terminal (Linux/macOS) and run:

  pip install tedit

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RUNNING THE EDITOR

After installation, launch with either command:

TE
or
TEdit

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USAGE & CONTROLS

TE is designed to feel familiar to users of graphical editors.

Main Keys: F1 Open file browser F2 Save current file F3 New file F4 Cycle color theme F5 Toggle line numbers F9 Switch between Edit & Menu modes Esc x3 Exit the editor immediately

Edit Mode (default): Arrow keys Move cursor Page Up / Down Scroll by screen Typing Insert characters Enter New line Backspace/Delete Remove characters Shift + Arrows Select text

Menu Mode (activate with F9 or click menu bar): Left/Right Arrows Switch top-level menus Up/Down Arrows Navigate submenu Enter Select menu item Esc Exit submenu or Menu Mode

Mouse Controls: Click in text area Move cursor Right-click Access submenu Click and drag Select text Scroll wheel Scroll document Click menu bar Activate Menu Mode Click submenu item Execute action (Undo, Redo, Copy, Paste, Cut)

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LICENSE NOTICE

This program is distributed via PyPI for personal use only. The source code shown on GitHub is for demonstration purposes and may NOT be copied, modified, or redistributed without express written permission from the author.

Third-party components retain their own licenses:

• curses → Python Software Foundation License
• pyperclip → 3-Clause BSD
• Pygments → BSD-style

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Install:

pip install tedit