Release v0.3.0

Release v0.3.0 - Major Update

🎯 What's New

✅ Large File Support

• Removed file size limits: Removed the previous 10MB/50,000 line restrictions
• Smart read-only mode: Files over 5MB or 5,000 lines open in read-only mode
• Small files remain editable: Files below threshold can be edited normally
• Improved stability: Optimized TextEdit settings to prevent crashes

✅ RTL (Right-to-Left) Language Support

• Support for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Urdu
• Automatic text direction detection (LTR/RTL/Mixed)
• Proper alignment handling

✅ Theme Support

• Light/Dark/System theme modes
• Theme-aware syntax highlighting

✅ Windows Improvements

• Hidden terminal window when launching GUI app

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Simplified egui TextEdit settings to prevent crashes
• Improved stability with large files
• Fixed all Clippy warnings

📦 Downloads

Available for all platforms:

• Linux x86_64: lala-linux-x86_64
• Linux x86_64 AppImage: lala-x86_64.AppImage ⭐ NEW
• Linux ARM64: lala-linux-aarch64
• macOS Intel: lala-macos-x86_64
• macOS Apple Silicon: lala-macos-aarch64
• Windows x86_64: lala-windows-x86_64.exe

📝 Installation

Linux (AppImage)

chmod +x lala-x86_64.AppImage
./lala-x86_64.AppImage

Linux/macOS (Binary)

# Download and make executable
chmod +x lala-*
sudo mv lala-* /usr/local/bin/lala

Windows

Download lala-windows-x86_64.exe and run directly, or rename to lala.exe and add to PATH.

🔗 Links

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• v0.2.0 Release

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Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.3.0

Release v0.2.0

Release v0.2.0 - File Opening & Large File Protection

🎯 Key Improvements

✅ File Opening Support

• Fixed: Command-line file opening now works correctly (lala filename.md)
• Fixed: Files specified as arguments open properly in GUI
• Added: Proper error handling for file reading failures
• Example: lala README.md now opens the file directly

🛡️ Large File Protection

• Added: 10 MB file size limit to prevent crashes
• Added: 50,000 line count limit for stability
• Added: Clear error messages when limits are exceeded
• Improved: Prevents memory exhaustion and UI freezing

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed StartupMode not being passed to GUI application
• Fixed crash when opening very large files (>10 MB or >50k lines)
• Fixed crash when pasting large amounts of text
• Improved error handling for file operations

📦 Downloads

All platforms are now available:

• Linux x86_64: lala-linux-x86_64
• Linux ARM64: lala-linux-aarch64
• macOS Intel: lala-macos-x86_64
• macOS Apple Silicon: lala-macos-aarch64
• Windows x86_64: lala-windows-x86_64.exe

📝 Installation

Linux/macOS

# Download and make executable
chmod +x lala-*
sudo mv lala-* /usr/local/bin/lala

Windows

Download lala-windows-x86_64.exe and run directly, or rename to lala.exe and add to PATH.

🔗 Links

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• v0.1.0 Release

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Full Changelog: v0.1.0...v0.2.0

Co-Authored-By: Claude noreply@anthropic.com

Release v0.1.0

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog,
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

0.1.0 - 2025-01-17

Added

• Modern text editor with GUI and CLI support
• Multi-format support (Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, Mermaid)
• Syntax highlighting for code blocks
• Real-time preview for Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, and Mermaid diagrams
• AI integration with Gemini API (optional feature)
• Full IME support for Japanese/CJK input
• Light and Dark theme support
• Search and replace functionality with regex support
• Project-wide grep search with .gitignore support
• Multiple tab support
• File tree navigation

Features

• Fast startup time (<100ms)
• Lightweight (no Electron dependency)
• Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS)
• Efficient text editing with Rope data structure
• 171 comprehensive tests covering all features

Technical

• Built with Rust 2021 Edition
• GUI framework: egui 0.33 + eframe
• Text processing: ropey (Rope structure)
• Markdown parser: pulldown-cmark
• Syntax highlighting: syntect
• Async runtime: Tokio
• Regular expressions: regex
• AI integration: reqwest + Gemini API