MSNotepad

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Overview :

MSNotepad is a simple text editor, with cross platform support, and a basic text-editing program which enables computer users to create documents. It is light-weight editor which entirely looks like Microsoft Windows' Notepad. Moreover, it is a beginner-friendly java swing project, with proper documentation and directory structure.

Font Window :

This font window is made up with JDialog using GroupLayout as the LayoutManager. And this part is handled by the FontDialog class, which is located at src/msnotepad/gui/helper/FontDialog.java.

Find And Replace Window :

Both these windows are made up using GridBagLayout as the LayoutManager. And these dialogs are handled by the FindAndRepaceDialog class, which is located at src/msnotepad/gui/helper/FindAndReplaceDialog.java.

About Window :

There is an interesting fact about this window/dialog. This Window is made up with a HTML file, named as AboutDialog.html. And this html code rendered by JLabel String renderer and initially formated and handled by the AboutDialog class, which is located at src/msnotepad/gui/helper/AboutDialog.java.

Settings File :

Show-StatusBar : true
Wrap-The-Line : false
Frame-Width : 600
Frame-Height : 450
Font-Family : Dialog
Font-Style : 0
Font-Size : 14
Opened-File-Name : Untitled
Opened-File-Path : null
Caret-Position : 0

MSNotepad writes the settings of the application in the Settings.txt file, before closing the application. And load it again at the starting of the application. If MSNotepad not find any Settings.txt file (or this file is corrupted), then, the default settings will work as shown in the image above.

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Technical Details :

• Full Setup Size : 2.21 MB
• Programming Language : Java (JavaSE)
• Framework Used : AWT and Swing
  
  

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System Requirements :

• Operating System : Any (Platform Independent)
• JRE version : 1.8.0 or higher
• Development Environment : VS Code, Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA
  
  

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Downloads :

1. Entire Repository

https://github.com/mohitsainiknl/MSNotepad/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

2. JAR File (Executable)

https://github.com/mohitsainiknl/MSNotepad/blob/master/publish/MSNotepad.jar

3. .exe File for Windows (not independent, require JRE to run)

https://github.com/mohitsainiknl/MSNotepad/blob/master/publish/MSNotepad.exe

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"Suggestions and project Improvements are Invited!"
Thanks a lot
Mohit Saini