Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
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Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
#2As a suggestion, I think you could state more strongly that this is a code editor that runs on Android, rather than a code editor for things that run on Android.
The demo photos definitely cleared it up for me, but the build instructions at the beginning for Mac/Linux/Windows seemed to contribute to the issue.
Cool project!
Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
#3Fdroid says that not all of the code is free... What are the closed portions, anyone knows?
Edit: this seems to be due to (removed for fdroid) google integration. Feels strange... Author removes a Google library for fdroid release but is still being punished be the antifeature.
Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
#4Fdroid says that not all of the code is free... What are the closed portions, anyone knows? Edit: this seems to be due to (removed for fdroid) google integration. Feels strange... Author removes a Google library for fdroid release but is still being punished be the antifeature.
https://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/issues/182
It contains a google library, but can't find what exact library they are referring to, as the link they've provided is dead.
EDIT: Found it in an old commit from around that time the comment was made https://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/blob/1818d3904...
A googleplay "appupdate" library, I don't have knowledge about App development, but I don't see how this library is needed in the fdroid version?
Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
#5Fdroid says that not all of the code is free... What are the closed portions, anyone knows? Edit: this seems to be due to (removed for fdroid) google integration. Feels strange... Author removes a Google library for fdroid release but is still being punished be the antifeature.
https://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/issues/182 It contains a google library, but can't find what exact library they are referring to, as the link they've provided is dead. EDIT: Found it in an old commit from around that time the comment was made https://github.com/massivemadness/Squircle-CE/blob/1818d3904... A googleplay "appupdate" library, I don't have knowledge about App development, but I don't see how…
It seems to not be needed or used. My take from the thread is that F-Droid complains about the library reference present in the source code at all. It does not know the library is not linked in the F-Droid build.
Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
#6There used to be a lot of different code editor and coding environment projects on Android in the first few years it came out. What happened?
Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
#7A lot of code editors for Android are almost identical, and it makes me think that they're all forked from the same base project, including this one.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.co...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxdebug.a...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.ed...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.spck
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alif.ide
I've been looking for a good mobile editor for quite a minute, and they all practically have the same UI and features.
I did just discover a port of VSCode, though: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.environmen...
Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
#8A lot of code editors for Android are almost identical, and it makes me think that they're all forked from the same base project, including this one. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.co... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.foxdebug.a... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rhmsoft.ed... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.spck https://play.google.com/…
They are not really identical and forked from the same base project, they may have similar features.
Acode is foss,built using cordova and JS tech,has its own plugin system.
Squircle is also foss and built using kotlin.
Vscode for android is just code server inside web view wrapper or browser and embedded git.
I can't speak for the other ones as they are proprietary.
Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
#9There used to be a lot of different code editor and coding environment projects on Android in the first few years it came out. What happened?
I can only relate my own experience. I got excited about coding on Android, and bought a tablet when the first version came out that supported Python. It turned out that coding on the tiny screen was a chore, even with a keyboard, programming Android was harder than I expected, and... the biggest thing was that since the start of the smart phone era, I simply haven't had a good enough idea for an app.
Re: Fast and free multi-language code editor for Android
#10https://vscode.dev/ actually works as a progressive web app and you can tunnel into your remote machines to get the full VS Code experience.
It definitely has its quirks though so a bluetooth keyboard is probably quite necessary for anything besides a few minor edits.