tinyedit

Lightweight text editor for AmigaOS, Linux and Windows using ncurses

Features

Full UTF-8 support with charset conversion (internal UTF-8, configurable output)
Multiple charsets: UTF-8, LATIN-1/2, CP437, CP850, CP865, CP866, CP1252
TTF rendering with full Unicode support (including emojis) on AmigaOS
Tab system for editing multiple files simultaneously
Spell checker with native implementation (AmigaOS/Windows) or Hunspell integration (*nix)
Hyphenation with native implementation (AmigaOS/Windows) or libhyphen (*nix)
Thesaurus with native implementation (AmigaOS/Windows) or libmythes (*nix)
Translator panel with online support and StarDict-compatible offline dictionary
Mouse support (works in terminal, SSH and remote sessions)
Configurable colors and fonts
Auto-wrap and hard-wrap modes
Undo/redo support
Text search
Clipboard
Bracketed paste (Unix/*nix)
Configurable via configuration file

Compilation

Linux/BSD/macOS

To compile with external libraries (Hunspell, libhyphen, libmythes, libcurl):

make -f Makefile.unix

To compile with native implementations (without installing external libraries):

make -f Makefile.unix.static

Native implementations include spell checker, hyphenation, thesaurus and offline dictionary (StarDict-compatible), but require libcurl for online translator.

To compile with Hunspell spell checker (optional):

Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install libhunspell-dev
Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S hunspell
FreeBSD: doas pkg install hunspell
macOS: brew install hunspell

To compile with hyphenation support (optional):

Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install libhyphen-dev
Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S hyphen
FreeBSD: doas pkg install hyphen

To compile with thesaurus support (optional):

Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install libmythes-dev
Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S libmythes
FreeBSD: doas pkg install mythes

To compile with translator support (optional):

Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install libcurl4-openssl-dev
Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S curl
FreeBSD: doas pkg install curl
macOS: brew install curl

Dictionaries, hyphenation patterns and thesaurus data:

Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install hunspell-es hunspell-en-us hyphen-es hyphen-en-us mythes-es mythes-en-us
Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S hunspell-es_es hunspell-en_us hyphen-es hyphen-en mythes-es mythes-en
FreeBSD: doas pkg install es-hunspell en-hunspell es-hyphen en-mythes es-mythes
macOS: Dictionary files are included with hunspell

make -f Makefile.unix USE_HUNSPELL=1

Or combine with hyphenation and thesaurus:

make -f Makefile.unix USE_HUNSPELL=1 USE_HYPHEN=1 USE_MYTHES=1

Or with translator support (HTTP backends + StarDict-compatible offline dictionary):

make -f Makefile.unix USE_TRANSLATE=1 USE_STARDICT=1

Or with all features:

make -f Makefile.unix USE_HUNSPELL=1 USE_HYPHEN=1 USE_MYTHES=1 USE_TRANSLATE=1 USE_STARDICT=1

To compile with native spell checker (spellchecker/ like AmigaOS):

make -f Makefile.unix.static

Windows (MinGW)

make -f Makefile.win32

To compile with native spell checker (spellchecker/ like AmigaOS):

make -f Makefile.win32 USE_HUNSPELL=1

The Windows version includes the same native implementation as AmigaOS for:

Spell checker (compatible with hunspell .aff/.dic files)
Hyphenation (compatible with hyph_*.dic files, implements Liang algorithm)
Thesaurus (compatible with mythes th_*.idx/dat files)

AmigaOS

For AmigaOS the program uses ttengine or freetype with libpng and zlib

Using bebbo gcc

https://aminet.net/package/util/libs/ttengine-68k

libpng: https://www.libpng.org/
zlib: https://zlib.net/
FreeType: https://freetype.org/

To compile:

In the tinyedit directory:

For ttengine.library: make -f Makefile.amiga

For static freetype with libpng and zlib:
Extract freetype-2.14.3.tar.xz, libpng-1.6.58.tar.xz, and zlib.tar.gz
in TinyEdit and rename them to freetype, zlib, and libpng.

To prepare headers:
make -f Makefile.amiga.te unprep
make -f Makefile.amiga.te prep
make -f Makefile.amiga.te clean all

Native spell checker, hyphenation and thesaurus (default):
make -f Makefile.amiga all

The AmigaOS version includes native implementations for:
- Spell checker (compatible with hunspell .aff/.dic files)
- Hyphenation (compatible with hyph_*.dic files, implements Liang algorithm)
- Thesaurus (compatible with mythes th_*.idx/dat files)

These are pure implementations designed for AmigaOS with LRU cache, no C++ dependencies

**Note**: Online translator support on AmigaOS requires AmiSSL for HTTPS connections

Tested Freetype fonts:

Symbola.ttf
unifont_sample-17.0.04.otf
NotoColorEmoji-emojicompat.ttf
Symbola_hint.ttf
NotoSansCJK-Regular.ttf
NotoColorEmoji.ttf
DejaVuSansMono.ttf
LiberationMono-Regular.ttf

With ttengine:

DejaVuSansMono.ttf
LiberationMono-Regular.ttf

Dictionaries:
LibreOffice Dictionaries Collection (GitHub): https://github.com/wachin/libreoffice-dictionaries-collection - 138 dictionaries in 42 languages
wooorm/dictionaries (GitHub): https://github.com/wooorm/dictionaries/ - Normalized dictionaries
TinyMCE Spell Checker: https://www.tiny.cloud/docs/tinymce/7/self-hosting-hunspell/ - hunspell-dictionaries-approved.zip and hunspell-dictionaries-all.zip packages

For Spanish and English, download from LibreOffice Dictionaries Collection:
- Spanish: es_ES.aff and es_ES.dic from es_ES/ directory
- English (UK): en_GB.aff and en_GB.dic from en_GB/ directory
- English (US): en_US.aff and en_US.dic from en_US/ directory

Dictionary location:
- **AmigaOS**: Place .aff and .dic files in `ENVARC:tinyedit/dictionaries` directory
- **Windows**: Place files in the directory configured in Setup (default: program directory)
- **Unix/*nix**: Place files in the directory configured in Setup (default: `/usr/share/hunspell` or similar)

StarDict-compatible dictionaries for offline lookup:
- Download from https://stardict.uber.space/ (Wayback mirror of original archive)
- Or from http://download.huzheng.org/ (original archive)
- Or from https://freedict.org/downloads/ (CC-licensed bilinguals)
- Place .ifo, .idx, and .dict files in the dictionary directory configured in Setup

The executable is large, but you don't need any libraries. It's optimized for RTG and also works with OCS, ECS, or AGA

Windows

From msys2 with mingw x32 or x64

make -f Makefile.win32

To compile with native spell checker (spellchecker/ like AmigaOS):

make -f Makefile.win32 USE_HUNSPELL=1

Hyphenation and Thesaurus Support

tinyedit supports hyphenation and thesaurus functionality through optional libraries on *nix, and native implementations on AmigaOS/Windows

Package Installation by Distribution

Arch Linux

# Hyphen library and patterns
sudo pacman -S hyphen hyphen-en hyphen-es

# Thesaurus library and data
sudo pacman -S libmythes mythes-en mythes-es

Debian/Ubuntu

# Hyphen library and patterns
sudo apt install libhyphen-dev libhyphen0 hyphen-en-us hyphen-es

# Thesaurus library and data
sudo apt install libmythes-dev libmythes-1.2-0 mythes-en-us mythes-es

FreeBSD

# Hyphen library and patterns
doas pkg install hyphen es-hyphen

# Thesaurus library and data
doas pkg install mythes en-mythes es-mythes

Compilation

make -f Makefile.unix USE_HYPHEN=1 USE_MYTHES=1

Or combine with Hunspell:

make -f Makefile.unix USE_HUNSPELL=1 USE_HYPHEN=1 USE_MYTHES=1

Usage

tinyedit [filename]

Configuration

Configuration file location:

*nix: ~/.tinyedit/config
AmigaOS: ENVARC:tinyedit/config
Windows: %APPDATA%\tinyedit\config (or tinyedit\config if APPDATA is not defined)

Configurable Options

From Setup (F4) you can configure:

Charset: Default charset for reading/writing
Undo levels: Undo history depth (default 50)
Auto-wrap column: Column to wrap text to (0 = disabled, default 75)
Hard wrap: Enable/disable hard-wrap mode
Line numbers: Show/hide line numbers
Font: Interface font (AmigaOS)
TTF settings: TTF font configuration (AmigaOS)
Colors: Interface colors
Spell checker: Spell checker configuration (if compiled with support)
Hyphenation: Hyphenation configuration (if compiled with support)
Thesaurus: Thesaurus configuration (if compiled with support)

UTF-8 and Charset Support

tinyedit works internally with UTF-8 and provides flexible charset conversion:

Default charset: Configurable via Setup (F4) - used when saving files
Per-file charset: Temporary override via F3 to view/save specific files
TTF encoding (AmigaOS): UTF-8 mode supports full Unicode (0x000000-0x10FFFF) including emojis

Supported charsets for conversion:

UTF-8 (modern standard, full Unicode)
LATIN-1 (ISO-8859-1, Western European)
LATIN-2 (ISO-8859-2, Central European)
CP437 (original DOS/PC)
CP850 (DOS Western European)
CP865 (DOS Nordic)
CP866 (DOS Cyrillic/Russian)
CP1252 (Windows Western European)

Wrap Modes

tinyedit supports two line wrapping modes:

Soft-wrap (visual): Text wraps visually at the specified column, but no actual line breaks are inserted. Useful for viewing text without modifying the file
Hard-wrap: Line breaks (CR) are inserted when reaching the specified column. Useful for formatting text for sending or files that require specific widths

Configuration:

Auto-wrap column: Column to wrap text to (0 = disabled, default 75)
Hard wrap: Enable/disable hard-wrap mode

Line Numbers

tinyedit can show or hide line numbers in the left margin:

Enable/disable from Setup
Useful for navigation and reference in large files
Each tab can have its own line number configuration

Clipboard

tinyedit supports system clipboard:

AmigaOS/Windows: Uses clipboard.device or Windows clipboard automatically
*Unix/nix: Uses xclip or wl-clipboard if available
SSH: In SSH sessions, uses internal clipboard if no external backend is available
Copy/cut blocks to system clipboard automatically

Bracketed Paste

tinyedit supports bracketed paste in compatible terminals:

Automatically detects when text is pasted from clipboard
Prevents paste from triggering keyboard shortcuts accidentally
Fallback to rapid paste detection for terminals without support

Search and Replace

tinyedit includes search and replace functionality:

Search: Search text in document with case-sensitive and whole-word options
Replace: Replace individual occurrences or all occurrences
Result navigation: Go to previous/next result
Highlighting: Search results are highlighted in text

Rewrap Paragraph

tinyedit can rewrap paragraphs to a specific column:

Rewrap: Adjusts current paragraph to the configured auto-wrap column
Uses hyphenation if enabled and dictionary is loaded
Useful for reformatting text after edits

Undo/Redo

tinyedit supports undo and redo changes:

Undo levels: Configurable from Setup (default 50)
Undo: Revert changes one by one
Redo: Reapply undone changes
Each tab maintains its own undo history

Insert File

tinyedit allows inserting the content of another file at the cursor position:

Opens a file picker
The content of the selected file is inserted where the cursor is
Useful for combining multiple files

Text Editing

tinyedit includes text editing commands:

Delete line: Delete current line
Delete word: Delete word to the left or right of cursor
Insert/overwrite mode: Toggle between inserting and overwriting text

Navigation

tinyedit provides various navigation options:

Go to line: Jump to a specific line number
Go to start/end of document: Navigate quickly to beginning or end
Word navigation: Move word by word
Paragraph navigation: Select paragraphs with triple click

Colors and Appearance

tinyedit allows customizing interface colors:

Color pairs: Configure colors for different elements (normal, status, popup, etc)
Cursor color: Custom cursor color
Colormap (AmigaOS): Mapping of logical colors to physical pens
Configuration from Setup

TTF Fonts (AmigaOS)

On AmigaOS, tinyedit supports TTF rendering with advanced options:

TTF enabled: Enable/disable TTF rendering
TTF font: Path to TTF font
TTF size: Font size in points
TTF antialias: Antialiasing configuration
TTF UTF-8 mode: UTF-8 for full Unicode (including emojis) or UTF-16 BE (BMP only)
TTF fallbacks: Alternative fonts for characters not available in main font

Help

tinyedit includes an integrated help system:

Press F1 or ? to view available keyboard shortcuts
Help shows all commands and their key combinations

Mouse Support

tinyedit supports mouse in compatible terminals:

Single click: Place cursor and anchor block start
Double click: Select word under pointer
Triple click: Select entire paragraph
Drag: Extend selection
Mouse wheel: Vertical scrolling

Status Bar

The status bar at the bottom shows:

Current line and column number
Total line count
Wrap mode (HARD/SOFT)
Spell checker indicator (SP)
Insert mode (INS/OVR)
Program status messages

Title Bar

The title bar at the top shows:

Current filename
Cursor information
Configured charset

File Picker

tinyedit includes an integrated file picker:

Open file: Browse and select file to open
Save as: Specify name and path to save
Select directory: Browse directories for configuration

Tab System

tinyedit supports editing multiple files simultaneously using a tab system:

Open new tab: Open a new file or create a new document
Switch between tabs: Navigate between open files
Close tab: Close current tab
Toggle tabs panel: Show/hide tabs panel

Each tab maintains its own editing state, undo history and cursor position

Spell Checker and Translator Panel

tinyedit includes a spell checker panel and a translator panel:

Spell Checker: Verifies spelling of words in document using Hunspell (*nix) or native implementation (AmigaOS/Windows)
Panel information: Shows if the current word is correct or incorrect, and provides suggestions for misspelled words
Custom dictionary: Allows adding custom words that are saved to a custom dict file
Translator: Supports online translation via HTTP backends (MyMemory, LibreTranslate, Lingva) and offline dictionary lookup
StarDict-compatible offline dictionary: Pure C implementation compatible with StarDict dictionary format (.ifo, .idx, .dict files), no external dependencies

The panel can be toggled to show spell checker, translator, or dictionary interface (Alt+S cycles between them)

Glyph Picker

The glyph picker allows you to insert Unicode characters and symbols not available on your keyboard:

Opens a Unicode character grid
Supports full Unicode range including emojis
Useful for inserting special symbols, mathematical characters or emojis

Hyphenation

tinyedit supports automatic hyphenation when using hard-wrap mode:

Native implementation (AmigaOS): Implementation compatible with hyph_*.dic files, implements Liang algorithm
libhyphen (*nix): Uses libhyphen library
Dictionary path and name configurable
Can be enabled/disabled for hard-wrap mode

Thesaurus

tinyedit includes thesaurus functionality to find synonyms:

Native implementation (AmigaOS): Pure implementation compatible with mythes th_*.idx/dat files
libmythes (*nix): Uses libmythes library
Search synonyms of word under cursor
Integrates with spell checker for stemming fallback

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License

GPL-2.0 - see LICENSE file for details

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tinyedit

Features

Compilation

Linux/BSD/macOS

Windows (MinGW)

AmigaOS

Windows

Hyphenation and Thesaurus Support

Package Installation by Distribution

Arch Linux

Debian/Ubuntu

FreeBSD

Compilation

Usage

Configuration

Configurable Options

UTF-8 and Charset Support

Wrap Modes

Line Numbers

Clipboard

Bracketed Paste

Search and Replace

Rewrap Paragraph

Undo/Redo

Insert File

Text Editing

Navigation

Colors and Appearance

TTF Fonts (AmigaOS)

Help

Mouse Support

Status Bar

Title Bar

File Picker

Tab System

Spell Checker and Translator Panel

Glyph Picker

Hyphenation

Thesaurus

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