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CandylandVibe · 08-04-2022, 08:37 PM

Is it possible to make and edit your own text files on any Kobo? I was thinking it'd be relatively easy to have a simple text editor, considering you can run python on it and there are many ways to make your own text editors.

Considering the Kobo has, at most, a 40% keyboard, it'd be harder to port something like emacs which needs a lot of keys for macros and multiple buttons held at once. My line of thinking is that porting a vi-based text editor would be easier to port, as modal text editors at max only need two keys held at once. Would probably still need a custom keyboard GUI, though.

08-04-2022, 08:37 PM	#1
CandylandVibe Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2022 Device: Kobo N905c	Text Editors on Kobo Is it possible to make and edit your own text files on any Kobo? I was thinking it'd be relatively easy to have a simple text editor, considering you can run python on it and there are many ways to make your own text editors. Considering the Kobo has, at most, a 40% keyboard, it'd be harder to port something like emacs which needs a lot of keys for macros and multiple buttons held at once. My line of thinking is that porting a vi-based text editor would be easier to port, as modal text editors at max only need two keys held at once. Would probably still need a custom keyboard GUI, though.