README.md

📝 Memo-Pad++

A simple text editor built with C++ and SDL2, featuring real-time rendering of the cursor and responsive buttons.

🔧 Features

• ✅ Real-time cursor rendering based on window size
• ✅ Text input with line breaks (Enter)
• ✅ Backspace to remove last character or line
• ✅ Ctrl+N: Clear all text
• ✅ Ctrl+C: Copy all text to clipboard
• ✅ Ctrl+V: Paste clipboard content
• ✅ Ctrl+Q: Exit application

🔍 How It Works

The app uses SDL2 for rendering and TTF for font rendering. Text is stored in a vector of strings, with each line rendered independently.

🚀 Compilation & Usage

1. Prerequisites

   • Install SDL2 and SDL2_ttf development libraries (Ubuntu) and CMake:

     sudo apt update && sudo apt install libsdl2-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev cmake

2. Compile Run the Makefile to build the application:

   cmake .
   make

3. Run Execute the binary:

   ./bin/memo-pad-cpp

📝 Tips

• Press Enter to insert a new line.
• Use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy/paste text.
• The app automatically align buttons based on window dimensions.
• Text is rendered with smooth cursor highlighting.

⚠️ This is a lightweight, educational project. For production use, consider additional features like file I/O or saving/loading.