X-Git-Url: https://git.lizzy.rs/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=7ca43d70c7be503917265686cf750dc5924e0a19;hb=a1717956543e5d8bec4ab09890c78599674871a7;hp=6a2e81d9f6ec031b9ef22c0856988fb8ef053903;hpb=a574ae6b6af63fa60276b90489902467c14ba7f2;p=micro.git diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6a2e81d9..7ca43d70 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/zyedidia/micro)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/zyedidia/micro) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/zyedidia/micro](https://badges.gitter.im/zyedidia/micro.svg)](https://gitter.im/zyedidia/micro?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge) [![MIT License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/blob/master/LICENSE) +[![Snap Status](https://build.snapcraft.io/badge/zyedidia/micro.svg)](https://build.snapcraft.io/user/zyedidia/micro) Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals. It comes as one single, batteries-included, static binary with no dependencies, and you can download and use it right now. @@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ You can also check out the website for Micro at https://micro-editor.github.io. * Macros * Common editor things such as undo/redo, line numbers, Unicode support, softwrap... -Although not yet implemented, I hope to add more features such as autocompletion ([#174](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues/174)), and multiple cursors ([#5](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues/5)) in the future. +Although not yet implemented, I hope to add more features such as autocompletion ([#174](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues/174)) or a tree view ([#249](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues/249)) in the future. # Installation @@ -80,14 +81,24 @@ On Windows, you can install micro through [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) ``` choco install micro +``` + or + +``` scoop install micro ``` On Linux, you can install micro through [snap](https://snapcraft.io/docs/core/install) ``` -snap install micro --beta +snap install micro --classic +``` + +On OpenBSD, micro is available in the ports tree. It is also available as a binary package. + +``` +pkg_add -v micro ``` ### Building from source @@ -110,7 +121,7 @@ You can install directly with `go get` (`go get -u github.com/zyedidia/micro/cmd ### MacOS terminal -If you are using MacOS, you should consider using [iTerm2](http://iterm2.com/) instead of the default Mac terminal. The iTerm2 terminal has much better mouse support as well as better handling of key events. The newest versions also support true color. +If you are using MacOS, you should consider using [iTerm2](http://iterm2.com/) instead of the default Mac terminal. The iTerm2 terminal has much better mouse support as well as better handling of key events. For best keybinding behavior, choose `xterm defaults` under `Preferences->Profiles->Keys->Load Preset`. The newest versions also support true color. ### Linux clipboard support @@ -138,11 +149,11 @@ that micro's default colorscheme won't look very good. You can either set the colorscheme to `simple`, or download a better terminal emulator, like mintty. -### Plan9, NaCl, Cygwin +### Plan9, Cygwin Please note that micro uses the amazing [tcell library](https://github.com/gdamore/tcell), but this means that micro is restricted to the platforms tcell supports. As a result, micro does not support -Plan9, NaCl, and Cygwin (although this may change in the future). +Plan9, and Cygwin (although this may change in the future). Micro also doesn't support NaCl (but NaCl is deprecated anyways). # Usage