py-curses-editor 1.2.1

py_curses_editor
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Python curses text editor module. Provides a configurable pop-up window for
entering text, passwords, etc.

Posted by Scott Hansen <firecat4153@gmail.com>

Other Contributors:

+ Yuri D'Elia <wavexx@thregr.org> (Unicode/python2 code from tabview)

Features:
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* Python 2.7+, 3+
* Unicode support
* Configurable window size and location
* Text box can have a title and/or an outlined box
* Text box can be initialized with existing text to edit
* Password mode for hiding text entries
* Paste in large blocks of text from primary clipboard
* Pop-up help menu

Requires:
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Python 2.7+, 3+

Installation:
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* ``# python setup.py install`` OR
* ``$ python setup.py install --user``

License:
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* MIT

Usage:
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From non-curses application::

import editor
editor.editor(box=False, inittext="Hi", win_location=(5, 5))

From curses application with a predefined curses window object (stdscr)::

from editor.editor import Editor
Editor(stdscr, win_size=(1,80), pw_mod=True, max_text_size=1)()

Keybindings:
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**F1** Show popup help menu
**F2 or Ctrl-x** Save and Quit
**Enter** Enter new line, or Save and Quit in single line mode
**F3, Ctrl-c or ESC** Cancel (no save)
**Cursor keys** Movement
**Ctrl-n/p Ctrl-f/b** Up/down right/left
**Home/End Ctrl-a/e** Beginning or End of current line
**PageUp/PageDown** PageUp/PageDown
**Delete/Ctrl-d** Delete character under cursor
**Backspace/Ctrl-h** Delete character to left
**Ctrl-k/u** Delete to end/beginning of-line
**Ctrl-v** Paste a block of text from primary clipboard
(requires xclip or xsel)
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Notes:
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Using shift-insert to paste text will be quite slow, as it's pasting one
character at a time. Use Ctrl-v to paste a large block of text from the primary
clipboard.

Double-width characters are not yet supported.