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# Neovide
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This is a simple graphical user interface for Neovim. Where possible there are some graphical improvements, but it should act
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functionally like the terminal UI.
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I've been using this as my daily driver since November 2019. It should be relatively stable, but I'm still working out some kinks
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and ironing out some cross platform issues. In general it should be usable at this point, and if it isn't I consider that a bug and
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appreciate a report in the issues! Any help and ideas are also greatly appreciated.
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I'm also very interested in suggestions code quality/style wise when it comes to Rust. I'm pretty new to the language and appreciate
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any critiques that you might have to offer. I won't take all of them, but I promise to consider anything you might have to offer.
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## Features
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Should be a standard full features Neovim GUI. Beyond that there are some visual niceties:
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### Ligatures
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Supports ligatures and full HarfBuzz backed font rendering.
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### Animated Cursor
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Cursor animates into position with a smear effect to improve tracking of cursor position.
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### Emoji Support
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Font fallback supports rendering of emoji not contained in the configured font.
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#### More to Come
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I've got more ideas for simple unobtrusive improvements. More to come.
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## Install
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Currently there is just a Windows binary under the [project releases](https://github.com/Kethku/neovide/releases). I'm
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hoping to automate and produce Mac and Linux binaries as well, but I haven't gotten there yet.
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Installing should be as simple as downloading the binary, making sure `nvim.exe` is on your path, and running it. Everything
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should be self contained.
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## Building
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Building instructions are somewhat limited at the moment. All the libraries I use are cross platform and should have
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support for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The rendering however is Vulkan-based, so driver support for Vulkan will be
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necessary. On Windows this should be enabled by default if you have a relatively recent system.
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### Windows
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1. Install the latest version of Rust. I recommend <https://rustup.rs/>
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2. Ensure graphics libraries are up to date.
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3. `git clone https://github.com/Kethku/neovide`
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4. `cd neovide`
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5. `cargo build --release`
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6. Copy `./target/release/neovide.exe` to a known location and enjoy.
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### Mac
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1. Install the latest version of Rust. I recommend <https://rustup.rs/>
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2. Install the Vulkan SDK. I'm told `brew cask install apenngrace/vulkan/vulkan-sdk` works, but I can't test locally to find out.
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3. `git clone https://github.com/Kethku/neovide`
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4. `cd neovide`
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5. `cargo build --release`
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6. Copy `./target/release/neovide` to a known location and enjoy.
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### Linux
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Note: Neovide has been compiled for multiple other distros, but the commands may need to be modified slightly to work.
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1. Install `bzip2-devel` (or similar, depending on your distro)
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2. Install Vulkan drivers. I'm not sure how on Linux. Id appreciate a PR if you know more :)
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3. Depending on which libraries are already installed in the system, additonal libraries may need to be installed (Never
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fear, we will do our best to add them here. Make an issue if you find one!)
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4. If needed, install [vulkan-tools](https://github.com/LunarG/VulkanTools), etc. Information available in the
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[vulkan](https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home) download page.
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5. Download the [Vulkan SDK for Linux](https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home) and extract it in an easily accessible
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location.
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6. source /path/to//vulkansdk-linux-x86_64-1.1.130.0/1.1.130.0/setup-env.sh (version can change over time) in the shell
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that will be used to compile `Neovide`
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7. Install the latest version of Rust. I recommend <https://rustup.rs/>
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8. `git clone https://github.com/Kethku/neovide`
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9. `cd neovide`
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10. `cargo build --release`
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11. Copy `./target/release/neovide` to a known location and enjoy.
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If you see an error complaining about DRI3 settings, links in this issue may help:
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<https://github.com/Kethku/neovide/issues/44#issuecomment-578618052>.
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Note: Currently some people seem to be encountering problems with Wayland: <https://github.com/aclysma/skulpin/issues/36>.
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Any help would be appreciated.
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