GIGA

A simple modal based text editor written in Rust. It has no ambition at all, it is merely a project to learn Rust and how to build a text editor.

User Interface

Installation

make sure you have cargo installed on your machine.

clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/florentinl/giga.git && cd giga

install the binary:

cargo install --path .

Editor

To start editing a file just write in your terminal:

giga file.rs

You can also create a file and editing it:

giga my_new_file.rs

If you enter

giga

It will create a new file called NewFile, duh.

Mode

Giga is a modal based test editor. You have three modes:

• NORMAL
• INSERT
• RENAME

To toggle modes:

• in NORMAL -> i -> INSERT
• in NORMAL -> R -> RENAME
• in INSERT -> Esc-> NORMAL
• in RENAME -> Enter -> NORMAL

TODO

A never ending list of things, but who cares, it's just a project to learn Rust.