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authorKartik K. Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2023-04-09 14:14:03 -0700
committerKartik K. Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2023-04-09 14:14:03 -0700
commit0d913ba8f19e0d25d717a1f5748da6ab14567e1f (patch)
tree8f9b3c089c80efaf581dcca6b419642e04a97f3f
parentb3a3321cd641975c0d0c438748a836d32a02d401 (diff)
parent4b43e9e85d985bcedd105fa9693ae751e5b6d0b6 (diff)
downloadtext.love-0d913ba8f19e0d25d717a1f5748da6ab14567e1f.tar.gz
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-rw-r--r--README.md1
-rw-r--r--main.lua12
-rw-r--r--source.lua7
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b3cfc6..c699e81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ While editing text:
 * `ctrl+=` to zoom in, `ctrl+-` to zoom out, `ctrl+0` to reset zoom
 * `alt+right`/`alt+left` to jump to the next/previous word, respectively
 * mouse drag or `shift` + movement to select text, `ctrl+a` to select all
-* `ctrl+e` to modify the sources
 
 Exclusively tested so far with a US keyboard layout. If
 you use a different layout, please let me know if things worked, or if you
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 4e8425e..0297c26 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
--- Entrypoint for the app. You can edit this file from within the app if
--- you're careful.
+-- Wrapper that combines the app with a 'source editor' that allows editing
+-- the app in place.
+--
+-- The source editor is a sharp tool. I find it convenient, but I also often
+-- end up in a bad state that requires dropping down to external tools
+-- (editor, file manager) to fix.
+--
+-- Downstream forks provide a better, "freewheeling" experience for editing
+-- apps live. The source editor provides a half-baked experience for editing
+-- some of the primitives used by true freewheeling apps.
 
 -- files that come with LÖVE; we can't edit those from within the app
 utf8 = require 'utf8'
diff --git a/source.lua b/source.lua
index 594ff4a..54d4d1d 100644
--- a/source.lua
+++ b/source.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-- Source editor that lets me edit the app from within. However, it's a sharp
+-- tool. I find it convenient, but I also often end up in a bad state that
+-- requires dropping down to external tools (editor, file manager) to fix.
+--
+-- Downstream forks provide a better, "freewheeling" experience for editing
+-- apps live. The source editor provides a half-baked experience for editing
+-- some of the primitives used by true freewheeling apps.
 source = {}
 
 Editor_state = {}