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@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +General Information +=================== + +This is version 2.30.4 of gedit. gedit is a small and lightweight UTF-8 text +editor for the MATE environment. + +gedit is part of MATE and uses the latest GTK+ and MATE libraries. +Complete MATE integration is featured, with support for Drag and Drop (DnD) +from Caja (the MATE file manager), the use of the MATE help system, +the MATE Virtual File System and the MATE print framework. + +gedit uses a Multiple Document Interface (MDI), which lets you edit more than +one document at the same time. + +gedit supports most standard editing features, plus several not found in your +average text editor (plugins being the most notable of these). + +gedit plugins may also be written in the python scripting language: to enable +python support you need the pygtk and mate-python-desktop bindings. + +Although new features are always under development, currently gedit has: + + * Complete support for UTF-8 text + * Syntax highlighting + * Support for editing remote files + * Search and Replace + * Printing and Print Previewing Support + * File Revert + * A complete preferences interface + * Configurable Plugin system, with optional python support + + +Some of the plugins, packaged and installed with gedit include, among others: + + * Word count + * Spell checker + * Change case of selected text + * File Browser + * Automatic snippet expansion + * Sort + * Insert Date/Time + * External Tools + * Tag list + +Other external plugins are also available. + + +gedit is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2, see +the file 'COPYING' for more information. + + +The official web site is: + + http://www.gedit.org + +You can download the latest gedit tarball from: + + http://download.mate.org/sources/gedit/ + +Information about gedit mailing lists can be found at + + http://mail.mate.org/mailman/listinfo/gedit-list + + +Installation +============ + +gedit requires GTK+-2.16.x, GtkSourceView 2.4.x and MateConf libraries. +PyGobject 2.12.x, PyGtk 2.12.x and PyGtkSourceView 2.4.x are required to +enable python plugins support. + +Simple install procedure: + + % gzip -cd gedit-2.30.4.tar.gz | tar xvf - # unpack the sources + % cd gedit-2.30.4 # change to the toplevel directory + % ./configure # run the `configure' script + % make # build gedit + [ Become root if necessary ] + % make install # install gedit + +See the file 'INSTALL' for more detailed information. + + +How to report bugs +================== + +Bugs should be reported to the MATE bug tracking system. +(http://bugzilla.mate.org, product gedit). You will need to create an +account for yourself. + +You can also report bugs using the MATE program bug-buddy. + +In the bug report please include: + +* Information about your system. For instance: + + - What operating system and version + - What version of X + - What version of the gtk+, glib and mate libraries + - For Linux, what version of the C library + + And anything else you think is relevant. + +* How to reproduce the bug. + +* If the bug was a crash, the exact text that was printed out when the + crash occurred. + +* Further information such as stack traces may be useful, but is not + necessary. If you do send a stack trace, and the error is an X error, + it will be more useful if the stack trace is produced running the test + program with the --sync command line option. + +See the file 'BUGS' for the list of known bugs. + + +Patches +======= + +Patches should also be submitted to bugzilla.mate.org. If the patch +fixes an existing bug, add the patch as an attachment to that bug +report. + +Otherwise, enter a new bug report that describes the patch, and attach +the patch to that bug report. + +Patches should be in unified diff form. (The -u option to GNU diff.) + +If you are interested in helping us to develop gedit, please see the +file 'AUTHOR' for contact information and/or send a message to the gedit +mailing list. See also the file 'HACKING' for more detailed information. + + + The gedit team. + |