MibiMdEditor

Description

A simple Markdown editor written in Vala with GTK 4

See TODO.md for upcoming features.

Screenshots

v.0.4-b1 : GTK4 + shotcuts + HTML generation using a script + preferences

v.0.4-a2 : Syntax highlighting and undo/redo buttons + shotcuts

v.0.4-a1 : First version of MibiMdEditor written in vala

Compiling

This project requires

• Vala
• GTK 4
• libadwaita 1
• webkitgtk 6.0
• gtksourceview 5

The example scripts require:

• python3
• some pip packages (see example_scripts/requirements.txt)
  • markdown (for the md.py script)
  • bbcode (for the bb.py script)

Compile it using meson :

$ meson setup bin
$ cd bin
$ meson compile
$ meson install

Then just run the binary in bin/src/.

To get the preview working, you should add or write scripts as explained below.

If you don't want to write a script yourself, you can try out the example scripts located in the example_script folder.

Writing a script to generate HTML

• The input text is passed via stdin
• The filename is passed in argv[1] (it usually isn't needed)
• The output HTML will be grabbed from stdout

When you finished your script

• Go in Preferences > HTML Generation Scripts
• Open "New Script"
• Fill everything out
• Click on the "Save" button
• You should see your script in the list below
• Then, close the Preferences Window
• Check that your script is selected in the little dropdown menu on the bottom of the screen

Then you're ready to write!