MDEZ++
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MDEZ++ is a lightweight Markdown editor written in C++ while using the Qt Graphical Framework.
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I just added an all-new Help bar to MDEZ++, a lightweight Markdown editor written in C++ with the Qt framework. In the Help bar, the following sections are present:
- About MDEZ++: Shows an about page for MDEZ++
- MDEZ++ License: Shows the full MDEZ++ MIT license
- Markdown Cheat Sheet: Shows the user a Markdown guide I made
- Keyboard Combinations: Shows the user keyboard combinations they can use in the app
- Report Issue: Opens a link for the user to open a GitHub Issue
- Check for Updates: Brings the user to the most recent GitHub Release
2h 21m 36s logged
I just added complete file opening and saving capabilities to MDEZ++! This actually wasn’t that hard of an addition, but it now turns MDEZ++ into a true Markdown editor (if you forget it doesn’t have a logo other than the automatically generated W logo by Qt).
3h 7m 27s logged
I just made the GitHub Actions workflow for MDEZ++! The workflow does 3 things that seem very simple. Here they are:
- Make the Linux binary
- Make the Windows binary
- Publish to GitHub releases
It seems easy, right? While it really is NOT! I encountered so many numerous errors doing this! That is because what I am doing sits right at the intersection of many different extremely hard things to do, whether it be caused by the extremely large size of the Qt system, dynamic-linking that is unacceptable for users without Qt, and so many more things.
The complexity of debugging this was further exacerbated by one mistake I kept making. I was amending to commits instead of making new ones during the most intense phase of debugging, and I was unaware that amending to commits does NOT update the code for GitHub Actions!
My actions workflow is literally 105 lines long! 105 is not a mistype and is truly the length of the workflow. You can check it out here.
I have like 50 tabs open of the Qt Documentation and am planning some exciting additions to the project!
1h 6m 55s logged
This is my first devlog for MDEZ++! MDEZ++ is a lightweight Markdown editor written in C++, while using the Qt Graphical Framework.
This project has already thrown me right back into C++ again, like I was some time ago. Some features I plan to add in the future include saving to and opening files, GitHub GFM Markdown support (right now it is slightly more basic in terms of styling), and much more.
