Ruvim

About Ruvim

Ruvim is a 100% Ruby text editor.

Ruvim is released under the GPL Licence.

Requirements

Ruby 1.9.1. Download from ruby-lang.org.
Curses extension (Ruby Core Library)
GIT or MSYSGIT(Windows) to get the source code.

Installation

Linux/Unix

To Install ruvim in linux:

# Get the most recent version of ruvim
git clone git://rubyforge.org/ruvim.git
cd ruvim
# install
sudo rake install

Windows

Make sure you have GIT in your system. Download from MSYSGIT.

To Install ruvim under Windows:

git clone git://rubyforge.org/ruvim.git
cd ruvim
rake install

Sample ~/.ruvimrc File

You might want to load plugins and add scripts in your ruvimrc file.

require 'ruvim/plugins/statusbar'
require 'ruvim/plugins/search'
require 'ruvim/plugins/lines'
require 'ruvim/plugins/command'
require 'ruvim/plugins/filetype'

Features

Plugin/Extension support.
Ruby Scripting Support.
Customizable Binding/Mapping System.

Plugins

Using Plugins

To enable plugins load them in your ~/.ruvimrc file using the require command (ie require 'ruvim/plugins/statusbar').

Core Plugins

Located at lib/ruvim/plugins

statusbar: Ruvim Status Bar. Displays Current Cursor Position and Mode. Other panels can be added.
lines: Support for Line Numbers. Use number in .ruvimrc to display it.
commandbar: Support for Ruby Command Bar at the bottom (Similar to vim).
search: Support for Text search with the '/' and '?' command.
debug: Debug Information for Developers.
backup: Enable file backup.

Development

Project Home Page at RubyForge

Project Design Information: Ruvim Text Editor

Developers

Giancarlo Bellido(giancarlo at coaxialhost com)

Downloads

Current Release: alpha

Ruby Text Editor