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- ========================
- Gedit word count
- ========================
+ # Gedit Word Count
- Hard forked from: -->
- https://github.com/footley/gedit-wordcount-plugin
- with updates and improvements.
+ Hard forked from: --> [https://github.com/footley/gedit-wordcount-plugin](https://github.com/footley/gedit-wordcount-plugin)
- 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
-------------
+ ## Installation
1. Create folder `~/.local/share/gedit/plugins` if it does not exist.
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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
+ ## Licence
- Licence
--------
-
- This project is made available under a GPL3 licence -- see COPYING
- for the full text.
+ This project is made available under a GPL3 licence -- see COPYING for the full text.