commit ad4c82fcbc74324a9c3121e0b62d93eb53813f87
parent 1c19f2d4f38a65604282d34368db449480776480
Author: Pavel Renev <an2qzavok@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:51:24 +0000
prepare for merger
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3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,35 +1,47 @@
# Richterm
-Richterm is a textual interface with support for different fonts, links,
-images and customizable menu.
+Richterm is a textual interface with support for links, different fonts,
+and customizable menu.
# Interface
Processes can interact with richterm either by writing and reading to
-/dev/cons, or by working with its file system, mounted over at
-/mnt/richterm.
+`/dev/cons`, or by working with its file system, mounted over at
+`/mnt/richterm`.
-Reading from /new file will return id of freshly created element.
+`/cons` is provided for backwards-compatibilty, text written here
+will appear on screen as one would expect.
-/ctl will return events, such as menu hits or link follows, and will
-accept commands to 'clear' the screen or 'remove $id ...'.
+`/text` expects specially formatted text to present on screen.
-Lines written to menu file will appear in the right-click menu.
+`/ctl` will return events, such as menu hits or link follows.
-Directory /$id will contain files representing element's properties
-(text, link, image, font).
+Content of `/menu` file will appear in the right-click menu.
-# Usage
+# Format
-Richterm runs rc shell by default. You can type text on keyboard
-mostly like usual and it will be send to stdin of running process.
+`/text` is parsed on line-by-line basis, with first character
+being treated as command and rest as argument.
+
+## Commands
+
+- '.' - print text
+- 'n' - print new line
+- 't' - print tab
+- 's' - print space
+- 'l' - set link
+- 'f' - set font
-Left mouse button is used to select text.
+For 'n', 't', and 's' argument is ignored and should be empty.
+For 'l' and'f' empty argument will unset the parameter.
-Middle-click opens menu for text operations such as snarf, paste and plumb.
+# Usage
+
+Richterm runs `rc` shell by default. You can type text on keyboard
+mostly like usual and it will be send to stdin of running process.
Right-click menu combines link operations (Follow, Snarf, Plumb)
-and user menu managed by /mnt/richterm/menu file.
+and user menu managed by `/menu` file.
# Extra
@@ -37,20 +49,21 @@ Handler is a rc script that handles richterm's link and menu events.
It tries to open links in appropriate programs or sends them to
plumber.
-For now, two programs are provided: Dir and Markdown:
+For now, two programs are provided: Dir and Gopher:
Dir prints direcrory listing, supplied with appropriate link for
every line.
-Markown reads text files and applies markdown formatting to them
+Gopher prints gopher menus and text files from supplied gopher URL.
-In addition, Handler manages primitive link history via user menu.
+In addition, Handler manages primitive link history via 'Back' option in
+user menu.
# Installation
The usual `mk install` invocation will install richterm binary
-into /$cputype/bin directory and extra binaries and scripts into
-/sys/lib/richterm/bin/... directories
+into `/$cputype/bin directory` and extra binaries and scripts into
+`/sys/lib/richterm/bin/...` directories
-/sys/lib/richterm/bin/... will be bound over /bin by richterm
-automatically.
-\ No newline at end of file
+`/sys/lib/richterm/bin/...` will be bound over `/bin` by richterm
+automatically.
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
% g 'TODO'
-Rename Objects to Elements.
-
Rename array to slice.
Rethink color palette.
-Rewrite drawing to use absolute coords for page.r and cursor pos
+Text selection and accessories.
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/richterm.c b/richterm.c
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ threadmain(int argc, char **argv)
euser->count = strlen(euser->str);
free(R);
} else if (kv == '\n') {
-
- // TODO: send str as array to consc channel
Array *msg = arraycreate(sizeof(char), 0, nil);
if (euser->str != nil) {
arraygrow(msg, strlen(euser->str), euser->str);
