Kyanite

trans rights

A lightweight, graphical text editor.

(see resources/screenshots for more screenshots)

Features

• File tree!
• VTE (virtual terminal library) support - aka built-in terminal windows!
• Searching text!
• LSP support:
  • Configurable language servers!
  • Inline diagnostics!
  • Code completion!
• gtksourceview5 goodies:
  • Syntax highlighting!
  • Themes!
    • Window recoloring to match themes (like GNOME Builder)!
• Adaptive UI (aka works on phones)!

Obtaining Kyanite

Packaging status

Weekly builds

Kyanite has weekly builds via Codeberg Actions. Download an executable and proceed to Installing metadata for icons and a desktop shortcut. These builds are from source, so there are no guarantees you'll have a stable experience.

Build from source

Dependencies (install these first)

• rust >= 1.92.0
• gtksourceview5 >= 5.18
• libadwaita >= 1.8
• gtk4 >= 4.20
• libpanel
• vte4 >= 0.78
• blueprint-compiler

On Arch Linux, that looks like: pacman -S rust gtksourceview5 libadwaita gtk4 libpanel vte4 blueprint-compiler

Running

• Release build: cargo run --release
• Debug build: cargo run

Installing manually

Running cargo install --path . will build Kyanite and install the editor command, ky, to your user directory (~/.cargo/bin).

Installing metadata

If you're on Linux, copy the icons at resources/icons to ~/.local/share/icons/, and resources/metadata/ca.potatoe.Kyanite.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications/. The latter sets up a shortcut for Kyanite that's locally installed in your home directory (you can remove it any time).

Contribute

This is a huge work-in-progress and I'm still working together core features. That being said, I'll still try to review PRs to the best I can! Anything that helps refine the editor and make it stronger is welcome. Only thing I ask is the same as all my projects: No "AI" -- that's the reason I made this, and fascists aren't allowed here.

Where does the name come from?

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Roadmap/TODO

quality-of-life

• recent file list

lsp integration (the horrors)

• code actions
• lsp hover
• gracefully close lsp when window closes

keybinds

• modal by design
  • default mode is always insert
• configurable modes (e.g. you can define your own modes)
• configurable keybinds
  • conditional keybind actions (e.g. only run in a certain mode)
  • multiple binds should be possible

plugins

• ask charlotte about this, she wants to do it and she has interesting ideas

git integration(?)

• maybe make this a plugin....

• highlight changed (git) lines(?)

• sidebar window to:

  • make git commits
  • pull
  • push
  • switch commits

• mode line

• plugins

Disclaimer

By using or contributing to this software, you agree that trans rights are human rights, ACAB, and that hate has no place here.