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NAME
     Adie - The ADvanced Interactive Editor

SYNOPSIS
     adie [options] [ files...	]

INTRODUCTION
     Adie  is an extremely fast and convenient programming text editor using the
     FOX Toolkit.  The text being edited can be colorized  by  user-configurable
     colors  and user-configurable syntax rules.  However, many programming lan-
     guages are already supported with supplied syntax	coloring  rules  in  the
     "Adie.stx"  rules-file.   At  this  time, syntax rules are available for C,
     C++, C#, Pascal, Python, Fortran, Ada, Ruby, Perl, Lua,  Java,  JavaScript,
     Go,  Assembler,  Shell,  Matlab, and many more.  The rule-set used for col-
     orizing is determined either by file-extensions or by  file  contents,  but
     may be forced explicitly if needed.

     For each visited file, Adie remembers the location in that file, bookmarks,
     and  whether  custom syntax rule-set was used so that next time the file is
     visited, the user will be positioned at the same place in the file, and the
     text will be colorized like last time.

OPTIONS
     -h, or --help
	    Print summary usage information of all the supported options.

     --view
	    Open the file for viewing only.  Editor commands  which  change  the
	    text are not allowed.

     --edit
	    Open the file for editing.

     --version
	    Display version and license information.

      --line=<number>
	    Jump to given line number after opening file for editing.

      --column=<number>
	    Jump  to  given  column number after opening file for editing; often
	    used in addition to the previous parameter to jump to  a  particular
	    place in the text.

      --syntax=<syntax>
	    Load the syntax rules from the given syntax file rather than search-
	    ing  for  the  syntax  file  in  the  usual  places  (a  file called
	    "Adie.stx" in one of the  $PATH  directories,  or  the  syntax  file
	    listed in the configuration settings).

     --size=[<width>{xX}<height>][{+-}<xoffset>{+-}<yoffset>]
	    Specify size of the new window to be opened.

     --line=<number>
	    Jump to given line number.

     --column=<number>
	    Jump to given column number.

     --lang=<language>
	    After loading the file, switch to the given programming language for
	    syntax coloring.  The normal rules for determining the file's syntax
	    (file extension of content maching) are ignored.

FEATURES
     General Features

     Preferences are configurable with convenient dialogs.

     - Programmable syntax coloring and text styles.
     - Active or current text line highlighting.
     - Optional line number display.
     - Preferences are configurable with convenient dialogs.
     - Text size only limited by available memory.
     - Persistent bookmarks may be set for each file.
     - Persistent scroll position is remembered for each visited file.
     - Wheel mouse scroll support.
     - Online help built in.

     File Access Features.

     - File Dialog supporting bookmarked directories.
     - Dropping a file into Adie opens the file.
     - Single-click access to file using File/Directory browser.
     - Visit recently edited files.
     - Jump to file and line number of highlighted compiler warnings or errors.
     - Customizable list of file patterns; show only source files, for example.
     - Open a file by highlighting a #include directive.
     - Customizable list of directories to search for header files.
     -	Detect if file changed outside of editor to prevent accidental overwrit-
     ing.

     Editing Features.

     - Unlimited undo/redo capability.
     - Cut and paste to clipboard support.
     - X11 primary selection support using middle-mouse paste.
     - Drag-and-drop support for text move or copy.
     - Brace matching, statement block, and expression block selection.
     - Up to 10 persistent bookmarks may be set in each file.
     - Search and replace history is stored persistently.
     - Auto-indent feature.
     - Strip trailing spaces, strip carriage-returns for DOS files.
     - Indent or unindent selected text; clean indentation.
     - Search for highlighted text.
     - Goto line number, goto highlighted line number, goto matching brace, goto
     begin/end of block.
     - Fixed word wrap column, or continuous word wrap mode.
     - Mouse wheel or right-mouse scroll support.
     - Customizable word-delimiters to select words by double-clicks.
     - Insert files or extract highlighted text to file.

     Syntax Coloring Features.

     - Syntax coloring is programmable, using PERL-like regular expressions.
     - Syntax patterns are keyed to file extension, file contents, modelines, or
     explicitly set by user.
     - Text styles including foreground, background, selection colors,	as  well
     as underlining and strike-throughs.
     -	Syntax	expressions,  text styles, and language modes can be set up from
     convenient dialogs.
     - Color fallback mechanism to minimize style setup hassles.

AUTHOR
     This manpage was  originally  written  by	Bastian  Kleineidam  <calvin@de-
     bian.org>	for the Debian distribution of the FOX Toolkit, and is currently
     maintained by Jeroen van der Zijp (jeroen@fox-toolkit.net).

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 1997,2025 Jeroen van der Zijp.
     This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is  NO
     warranty;	not  even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR PUR-
     POSE.

SEE ALSO
     The Adie text editor is a part of the FOX GUI Toolkit.  Further information
     can be found at:

     http://www.fox-toolkit.org

     The FOX Toolkit website includes detailed information about the  Adie  Edi-
     tor.

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