v0.2.0

The second release of boro, now with a GUI that's half done.

Features

• GUI to edit code
• Cmd+A, New File, Open File, Save File
• Menu bar stuff
• Selection with mouse and Shift+Arrows

Install

Homebrew

    brew install --cask ethandadev/tap/boro-app

Installer: download boro-0.2.0.pkg below. Signed and notarized, works on Apple Silicon only (sorry), macOS 11+. Installs to /Applications/.

Usage

Double click boro.app

Known limitations

• No undo/redo yet
• Lines will horizontally go off the window
• No dark mode yet
• Probably a ton of bugs that I haven't encountered.
• Opening unsupported files crashes the editor

boro v0.1.0

The first release of boro, a small terminal code editor written in C++ from scratch.

Features

• Open any file, or start a new one by passing a path that doesn't exist
• Type, Enter, Backspace (joins lines), and Tab (4 spaces)
• Arrow-key navigation with vertical scrolling for long files
• Line numbers with an aligned gutter
• Title bar showing file name, line count, and save state
• Save with Ctrl+S, quit with Ctrl+Q

Install

Homebrew
brew install ethandadev/tap/boro

Installer: download boro-0.1.0.pkg below. Signed and notarized, works on Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 11+. Installs to /usr/local/bin/boro.

Usage

boro <file>

Known limitations

• Lines wider than the window wrap and can break the layout
• The screen may flicker on some terminals
• No undo yet