rim

rim is a simple text editor similar to nano that is implemented in Rust.

Set up

1. Clone the repo to your directory of choice and ensure that you have Rust installed
2. Run the following

$ cargo build --release
$ ./target/release/rim [FILE_NAME]

Note: You can (and should) move the executable to a better location.

Controls

Action	Modifier	Key(s)
Navigation	-	Arrow Keys
Cursor left	Ctrl	b
Cursor right	Ctrl	f
Cursor up	Ctrl	p
Cursor down	Ctrl	n
Cursor to start of line	Ctrl	a
Cursor to end of line	Ctrl	e
Delete at cursor	Ctrl	d
Kill to end of line	Ctrl	k
Paste killed text	Ctrl	y
Save	Ctrl	s
Exit	-	Esc
Exit	Ctrl	x

To be implemented

• Undo/redo
• Find and replace
• Add auto horizontal scrolling
• Delete to beginning from cursor
• Jump to beginning/end
• Message/command bar
• Controls help message
• Open scratch buffer using rim
• Exit without saving message
• Ctrl-l to center cursor if possible

Issues

• Change refresh to refresh to end of file (starting from previous line) to limit flicker
• Fix slow paste on some terminals (move from iterative to jump)