alessiopittiglio / autopad

AutoPad is a Qt-based multi-document text editor with automated text correction capabilities

AutoPad

AutoPad is a multi-document text editor application with an automated text correction feature. It is developed using the Qt framework for C++.

Features

• Create, open, save, and print text documents
• Undo/Redo functionality
• Word wrap, font, and color formatting options
• Automated text correction using dictionary-based string distance algorithm
• Recent file list for quickly opening previously edited documents
• Tabbed interface for managing multiple documents

Requirements

• Qt 5.x

Building

1. Clone the repository
2. Create a build directory: mkdir build
3. Enter the build directory: cd build
4. Run CMake to configure the project: cmake ..
5. Build the project: make

Usage

Upon launching AutoPad, you can create a new document or open an existing text file. The application provides a user-friendly interface with menus and toolbars for common actions such as saving, printing, undoing/redoing changes, and formatting text.

The automated text correction feature suggests similar words from a dictionary when you right-click on a misspelled word. This can help you quickly correct typographical errors while writing.

Contributing

This project was developed as part of a university course and is not actively maintained. However, if you would like to contribute improvements or bug fixes, you can submit a pull request on the project's GitHub repository.

Credits

Autopad was developed by the class of Programming Techniques 2020 under the supervision of Prof. Alessandro Bria at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio.