Left is a text editor.

Left is graphical plain-text editor for Varvara, written in Uxntal. It features syntax highlight, routine navigation, proportional text and directory listing. The alt key is used as a LEAP key to navigate the body of the text.

The left-side column, or navbar, is a list of a file's routines. It also supports pragma marks to categorize routines into sections. To create a new mark, the syntax is:

(
@|SectionName )

• ctrl+up prev @label
• ctrl+down next @label
• ctrl+left start of line
• ctrl+right end of line
• alt+left prev word
• alt+right next word

Searching

Finding a word is done by holding down the alt key, and typing characters, and releasing alt to jump. Alternatively, you can select a word with mouse2, and jump to the next instance with mouse3, you can change the direction of the jump with ctrl+d. To go to a specific line, use the alt key, and type :1f to go to the line 1f.

• mouse1 select character
• mouse2 select word
• mouse3 find

Directory

A listing of the files in the active directory can be seen by the sequence ctrl+r del ., select a file path with mouse2, and open the selected file path with ctrl+g.

• ctrl+n new
• ctrl+s save
• ctrl+o open
• ctrl+g open selection
• ctrl+r rename

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• 15L08 — Left Uxn Release
• 15A09 — Left Desktop Release
• 11R08 — Left Web Release

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