📝 Simple Text Editor

A clean, modern JavaFX text editor with dark mode, keyboard shortcuts, and safety features.
by Mandip Amgain

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🎬 Preview

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✨ Features

🌟	Feature
💾	Open, Save, Save As… for .txt files (UTF-8)
🟢	Unsaved changes tracking with * in title
��️	Exit protection (save prompts)
🌑	Dark/Light Mode toggle
🔄	Keyboard shortcuts (cross-platform)
📝	Newline-preserving file I/O
⌨️	Customizable shortcuts in FXML

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🖼️ UI Snapshots

Show UI

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🧑‍💻 Tech Stack

Java           : 11+ (tested with 21)
JavaFX         : 19 (controls, FXML)
Maven          : javafx-maven-plugin
Build Tooling  : Maven 3.8+

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🚀 Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/Mandip77/Simple-TextEditor-Java.git
cd Simple-TextEditor-Java
mvn clean javafx:run

Requires: Java 11+ & Maven 3.8+

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🗂️ Project Structure

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src/
  main/
    java/
      edu/bhcc/mandip/
        App.java
        Controller.java
    resources/
      edu/bhcc/mandip/
        startpage.fxml
        light.css
        dark.css
pom.xml

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🎹 Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Open	Ctrl + O	Cmd + O
Save	Ctrl + S	Cmd + S
Save As…	Ctrl + Shift + S	Cmd + Shift + S
Exit	Ctrl + Q	Cmd + Q

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🛠️ Troubleshooting

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• FXML/CSS not found? Ensure startpage.fxml, light.css, and dark.css are in src/main/resources/edu/bhcc/mandip/.
• Dark mode toggle not working? Confirm CSS files exist as above.
• macOS "Timeout" warnings: benign; ignore.

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🗺️ Roadmap

• Status bar (line/column, chars/words)
• Find / Replace
• Recent Files menu
• Zoom in/out
• Autosave & restore

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🤝 Contributing

PRs and suggestions welcome!
Fork, branch, and open a PR with description and screenshots/GIFs if UI changes.

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📄 License

MIT (proposed). Please add a LICENSE file.

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