TEKST-Advanced JAVA Text Editor

A feature-rich, multi-tab Java text editor with rich text formatting capabilities, pixelated themes, and modern UI components built using Swing.

🚀 Features

Multi-Tab Interface

• Tabbed Document Management: Work with multiple documents simultaneously in separate tabs
• New Tab Creation: Press Ctrl+N to create new untitled tabs instantly
• Tab Switching: Click on tabs or use keyboard shortcuts to switch between documents
• Unsaved Changes Detection: Smart detection of modified documents with confirmation dialogs when closing unsaved tabs
• Individual Document State: Each tab maintains its own formatting, undo/redo history, and document properties

Rich Text Formatting

• Advanced Text Styling: Full rich text support with JTextPane for sophisticated document formatting
• Interactive Formatting Popup: Right-click on selected text to access formatting options
• Text Formatting Options:
  • Bold, Italic, Underline: Standard text styling options
  • Font Family Selection: Choose from Consolas, Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New, Verdana, Tahoma
  • Font Size Control: Adjustable font sizes from 8pt to 32pt
  • Text Color: Full color picker for text color customization
  • Text Highlighting: Background color highlighting with color picker
• Context-Sensitive Formatting: Formatting popup appears when text is selected via right-click or keyboard shortcuts

Pixelated Theme System

• Multiple Visual Themes: 7 unique pixelated themes for retro aesthetics
  • Normal (Default): Clean, modern interface
  • Dark Retro: Classic dark theme with retro pixelated fonts
  • Neon Synthwave: Vibrant neon colors with synthwave aesthetics
  • Forest Pixel: Nature-inspired green theme
  • Ocean Wave: Calming blue ocean theme
  • Sunset Arcade: Warm sunset colors with arcade vibes
  • Matrix Hacker: Green-on-black matrix-style theme
• Complete UI Theming: Themes apply to all components including menus, buttons, text areas, and popups
• Pixelated Fonts: Authentic retro fonts for non-normal themes
• Dynamic Theme Switching: Change themes instantly through the View menu

Comprehensive File Operations

• Multi-Tab File Handling: Open, save, and manage files across multiple tabs
• File Menu Operations:
  • New Document (Ctrl+N): Create new untitled documents in new tabs
  • Open Document (Ctrl+O): Open existing files in new tabs
  • Save Document (Ctrl+S): Save current tab's document
  • Save As (Ctrl+Shift+S): Save current document with new name/location
  • Close Tab (Ctrl+W): Close current tab with unsaved changes confirmation
  • Exit Application (Ctrl+Q): Exit with confirmation for unsaved changes
• Smart File Management: Automatic detection of file modifications and appropriate save prompts

Advanced Editing Features

• Unlimited Undo/Redo: Full undo/redo support per tab with Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y
• Find and Replace (Ctrl+F): Comprehensive text search and replacement functionality
• Text Selection Operations: Cut (Ctrl+X), Copy (Ctrl+C), Paste (Ctrl+V), Select All (Ctrl+A)
• Per-Tab Editing State: Each tab maintains independent undo history and editing state

Professional UI Components

• Enhanced Menu Bar: Complete menu system with File, Edit, View, and Help menus
• Icon-Rich Toolbar: Visual toolbar with emoji icons and tooltips for quick access
• Status Bar: Real-time display of document information and cursor position
• Themed Dialogs: All dialogs match the selected pixelated theme
• Modern Layout: Professional BorderLayout with integrated components

Technical Architecture

• MVC Pattern: Clean separation between UI, controllers, and document models
• TabManager System: Sophisticated multi-tab management with individual DocumentManagers
• DocumentManager Per Tab: Each tab has its own document state, formatting, and undo history
• FormattingPopup Per Tab: Individual formatting popups for each tab's text content
• Theme Integration: Comprehensive theming system affecting all UI components
• Controller Integration: FileController and EditController work seamlessly with multi-tab interface

🎯 Keyboard Shortcuts

File Operations

• Ctrl+N - New Document (creates new tab)
• Ctrl+O - Open Document
• Ctrl+S - Save Document
• Ctrl+Shift+S - Save As
• Ctrl+W - Close Current Tab
• Ctrl+Q - Exit Application

Edit Operations

• Ctrl+Z - Undo
• Ctrl+Y - Redo
• Ctrl+F - Find and Replace
• Ctrl+X - Cut
• Ctrl+C - Copy
• Ctrl+V - Paste
• Ctrl+A - Select All

Formatting

• Right-click on selected text - Open formatting popup
• Double-click word selection - Quick word selection for formatting

🛠️ Requirements

• Java 21 LTS or higher
• Maven 3.6 or higher
• Operating System: Windows, macOS, or Linux with GUI support

🚀 Build and Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd text_editor

2. Build the project:

   mvn clean compile

3. Run the application:

   mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="com.texteditor.Main"

4. Create executable JAR (optional):

   mvn clean package
   java -jar target/text-editor-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar

📁 Project Structure

src/
├── main/
│   └── java/
│       └── com/
│           └── texteditor/
│               ├── Main.java                    # Application entry point
│               ├── controller/
│               │   ├── FileController.java     # Multi-tab file operations
│               │   └── EditController.java     # Text editing operations
│               ├── model/
│               │   └── DocumentManager.java    # Document state management
│               └── ui/
│                   ├── MainWindow.java         # Main application window
│                   ├── MenuBar.java            # Complete menu system
│                   ├── ToolBar.java            # Icon toolbar
│                   ├── StatusBar.java          # Status information
│                   ├── TabManager.java         # Multi-tab management
│                   ├── FormattingPopup.java    # Rich text formatting
│                   └── themes/
│                       ├── ThemeManager.java       # Theme management system
│                       ├── PixelatedTheme.java     # Base theme class
│                       ├── NormalTheme.java        # Default theme
│                       ├── DarkRetroTheme.java     # Dark pixelated theme
│                       ├── NeonSynthwaveTheme.java # Neon synthwave theme
│                       ├── ForestPixelTheme.java   # Forest theme
│                       ├── OceanWaveTheme.java     # Ocean theme
│                       ├── SunsetArcadeTheme.java  # Sunset theme
│                       ├── MatrixHackerTheme.java  # Matrix theme
│                       └── ThemedDialogs.java      # Themed dialog utilities
└── test/
    └── java/
        └── com/
            └── texteditor/
                └── MainTest.java               # Unit tests

🎨 Usage Guide

Getting Started

1. Launch the application
2. Use Ctrl+N to create a new document tab
3. Start typing in the rich text editor
4. Select text and right-click to access formatting options

Working with Multiple Tabs

• Create new tabs with Ctrl+N
• Switch between tabs by clicking on tab headers
• Each tab maintains independent document state
• Close tabs with Ctrl+W (with unsaved changes confirmation)

Applying Rich Text Formatting

1. Select text you want to format
2. Right-click to open the formatting popup
3. Choose from bold, italic, underline, font family, size, colors
4. Formatting is applied immediately to selected text

Changing Themes

1. Go to View menu → Themes
2. Choose from 7 available pixelated themes
3. Theme applies instantly to entire interface

File Management

• Save documents with Ctrl+S
• Open existing files with Ctrl+O (opens in new tab)
• Use "Save As" for creating copies or renaming

🔧 Technical Details

• Architecture: MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern with multi-tab support
• Rich Text Engine: JTextPane with StyledDocument for advanced formatting
• Theme System: Comprehensive theming affecting all UI components
• Tab Management: Professional tab interface with individual document states
• Memory Management: Efficient handling of multiple documents and formatting states

📝 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.