General Information ------------------- Welcome to gnotepad+. gnotepad+ is an easy-to-use, yet fairly feature-rich, simple HTML and text editor for Unix based systems running X11 and using GTK (the Gimp ToolKit) or GNOME. gnotepad+ was designed to have as little bloat as possible, while still providing many of the common features found in a modern GUI-based text editor. It is still fairly light-weight, especially for the features it offers, and aims to remain that way. The "+" in gnotepad+ is there to differentiate it from other GTK-based text editors which may call themselves "gnotepad". Additionally, gnotepad+ is not intended to be fancy, so it leverages its text editing capabilities on the GTK Text Widget. Hence, if you are looking for a programmers's editor, look for another text editor or help improve the GTK Text Widget. Installation ------------ See the file 'INSTALL' for instructions. Requirements ------------ - A Unix-based operating system with X-Windows. - A *stable* version of GTK correctly installed. Versions that are known to work include gtk+-1.0.5 and 1.0.6, and 1.2.0. CVS versions are not supported. If you do not have GTK, you can get it at http://www.gtk.org. - An ANSI C compiler (e.g., gcc will work). - Optionally, you may have GNOME installed on your system (see www.gnome.org). Features -------- - Multiple windows, multiple documents - Complete preferences system (no need to edit any config files) - HTML tag insertions and editing dialogs - Unlimited undo/redo - Recent document menu - Popup Document list - Popup Window list - Popup Messages box - GNOME support (session management, dialogs, menus, etc.) - LibGLADE support - Menu accelerators that work - Document autosave - Document backup before saving - HTML viewing using the gtk-xmhtml widget - Save window size and position - File locking using fcntl() or flock() - Other configurable options: toolbars, document tabs, etc. - Fairly clean code that's actually commented/documented! How to report bugs ------------------ Please send email directly to the author (see the AUTHORS file). In the subject, please include the words "gnotepad+ bug:" at the start, followed by a brief subject line. In the email, please include the following information: - Send the output from 'gnp --info' - Some information about your system. For example: - What operating system and version - What version of X - For Linux, what version of the C library - If you know, the version of the compiler And anything else you think is relevant. - Describe the bug itself. Did gnotepad+ crash? If so, what was the text/message that was printed out when it happened? - Can you reproduce the bug? If so, please provide the exact steps to reproduce it. - Anything else which you think is helpful. Contacting the author --------------------- When sending email, please put "gnotepad+" at the beginning of the subject line, followed by what it is regarding gnotepad+ (e.g,. "gnotepad+ patch", "gnotepad+ comment"). See the AUTHORS file for contact information. URL's ----- Homepage : http://gnotepad.sourceforge.net