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- gedit-statusbar-wordcount-plugin
- ======================
+ ========================
+ Gedit word count
+ ========================
- Hard forked from: --> [footley](https://github.com/footley/gedit-wordcount-plugin) with updates and improvements.
+ Hard forked from: -->
+ https://github.com/footley/gedit-wordcount-plugin
+ with updates and improvements.
+
+ A gedit plugin which adds a label to the status bar, showing the
+ active document's word and character count.
- A gedit plugin which adds a label to the status bar, showing the active document's word and character count.
Installation
-------------
+ ---------------
1. Create folder `~/.local/share/gedit/plugins` if it does not exist.
- 2. Copy `wordcount.plugin` and `wordcount.py` to `~/.local/share/gedit/plugins`
+
+ 2. Copy `wordcount.plugin` and `wordcount.py` to
+ `~/.local/share/gedit/plugins`
+
3. Activate it from gedit's plugins dialogue.
- ## Changes from original
+
+ Changes from original
+ ------------------------
- Added a character count
- More accurate regex for word boundaries
- - Added debouncing (throttling) to reduce update frequency on fast edits
+ - Added debouncing (throttling) to reduce update frequency on fast
+ edits
- Added multiple `try`/`except` blocks to prevent crashes
- Separate tracking of active document and connection ID
- Proper cleanup of timers and connections on deactivation
- Displays user-visible errors in the status bar on failure
- Counts are formatted with thousands separators
- ## Licences
- gedit status bar word count plugin is made available under a [GPL3
- license](https://codeberg.org/cybrkyd/gedit-statusbar-wordcount-plugin/src/branch/main/LICENSE)
+
+ Licence
+ ---------------
+
+ This project is made available under a GPL3 licence -- see COPYING
+ for the full text.