Mousepad (software)

Mousepad
Original author(s)	Erik Harrison, Benedikt Meurer, Tarot Osuji
Developer(s)	Erik Harrison, Nick Schermer, Benedikt Meurer, Matthew Brush, Gaël Bonithon
Initial release	April 17, 2006; 18 years ago
Stable release	0.6.1 / May 13, 2023; 19 months ago
Repository	gitlab.xfce.org/apps/mousepad
Written in	GTK
Operating system	Unix-like
Platform	x86 64, aarch64, ppc64, i686, ARMhf
Included with	Xfce
Predecessor	Leafpad
Size	436.2 kB
Type	Text editor
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Website	docs.xfce.org/apps/mousepad/

Mousepad is a graphical text editor written for Xfce, a Linux desktop environment.^[7] The program has a small footprint, similar to Leafpad,^[7] but has additional features such as plugins, search history and automatic reloading.^[8] The name Mousepad is derived from the mouse in Xfce's logo.^[9]

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Mousepad was originally written as a fork of an existing text editor, Leafpad,^[10] to improve support for printing.^[11]^[12] It was rewritten in December 2012 with version 0.3.0, which replaced the original code with a complete rewrite.^[13]

Though written for Linux, Mousepad has been ported to FreeBSD^[14] and is also available for macOS via MacPorts,^[15] and Microsoft Windows via Cygwin.^[16] It is the default text editor for Linux distributions that use Xfce, such as Xubuntu.^[17] Kali Linux uses Mousepad as its default text editor, but modifies the code to add a newline at the end of files so that they are POSIX-compliant and do not merge when printing multiple files back-to-back.^[18]

In addition to plugin support,^[8] Mousepad has features including tabs,^[19] copy and paste, Undo/Redo, drag and drop, keyboard shortcuts,^[20] printing, UTF-8 support, line numbers, searching capabilities (with a replace option), font selection, word wrap, automatic and multi-line indent, and both auto character coding detection and manual codeset options.^[21]

Compiling Mousepad requires gtksourceview4-4.8.3, which is a library for GTK+ text and visuals, and is used for installing themes.^[22] DConf-0.40.0, a dconf package, and dbus-glib-0.112, a GLib tool to interface with D-Bus, are both optional dependencies, along with gspell, a spell-checker, and libxfce4ui, which may be used to display a widget in the XFCE desktop environment.^[23]^[24]

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Germain, Jack M. (August 22, 2012). "For Modest Mousepad, Simplicity Is Both Virtue and Vexation". Linux Insider. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
[8]
Nestor, Marius (May 2, 2022). "Roundup of Xfce's Apps Update for April 2022: New Releases of Mousepad, Xfce Terminal, and Thunar". Linux Today. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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Kowalewski, Hubert (2008-07-01). "Conceptual blending and sign formation". Public Journal of Semiotics. 2 (2): 30–51. doi:10.37693/pjos.2008.2.8826. ISSN 1918-9907. Archived from the original on 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
[10]
"Template file for 'mousepad'". GitHub. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022. Simple text editor for Xfce based on Leafpad
[11]
Wallen, Jack (May 5, 2010). "Mousepad: A variation on the Leafpad theme". Ghacks. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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"Package: mousepad (0.5.10-1)". packages.debian.org. Debian. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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"mousepad/News". Xfce. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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"Port Details – mousepad Simple text editor for the Xfce Desktop". FreshPorts.org. July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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"Install mousepad on macOS with MacPorts". MacPorts.org. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
[16]
"Cygwin Package Summary for mousepad". Cygwin.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
[17]
"Review – Xubuntu 19.10" (PDF). Full Circle Magazine. November 2019. p. 42. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
[18]
"Kali Linux 2022.3". TechSpot. August 10, 2022. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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"Mousepad : A Simple And Useful Text Editor For Linux Mint". IHaveAPC.com. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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McManus, Sean; Cook, Mike (2021). Raspberry Pi For Dummies (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. p. 71. ISBN 978-1119796824. OCLC 1250377754. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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"Simple text editor for Xfce desktop environment". RepoScope.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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King, Bertel (June 20, 2017). "Write or Code Faster in Your Linux Text Editor With Custom Themes". MakeUseOf. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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[authors-1] [1]
"AUTHORS". gitlab.xfce.org. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[archive-2] [2]
"Index of /src/apps/mousepad/0.2/". archive.xfce.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[xfce-3] [3]
"Mousepad". gitlab.xfce.org. 13 May 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[guix-4] [4]
"0.5.10 – Packages – GNU Guix". guix.gnu.org. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[arch-5] [5]
"Arch Linux – mousepad 0.5.10-1". ArchLinux.org. July 9, 2022. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[license-6] [6]
"COPYING". gitlab.xfce.org. 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[germain-7] [7]
Germain, Jack M. (August 22, 2012). "For Modest Mousepad, Simplicity Is Both Virtue and Vexation". Linux Insider. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[nestor-8] [8]
Nestor, Marius (May 2, 2022). "Roundup of Xfce's Apps Update for April 2022: New Releases of Mousepad, Xfce Terminal, and Thunar". Linux Today. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[kowalewski-9] [9]
Kowalewski, Hubert (2008-07-01). "Conceptual blending and sign formation". Public Journal of Semiotics. 2 (2): 30–51. doi:10.37693/pjos.2008.2.8826. ISSN 1918-9907. Archived from the original on 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

[mousefork-10] [10]
"Template file for 'mousepad'". GitHub. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022. Simple text editor for Xfce based on Leafpad

[wallen-11] [11]
Wallen, Jack (May 5, 2010). "Mousepad: A variation on the Leafpad theme". Ghacks. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[mousepad_deb-12] [12]
"Package: mousepad (0.5.10-1)". packages.debian.org. Debian. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[mousepad-13] [13]
"mousepad/News". Xfce. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

[freshports-14] [14]
"Port Details – mousepad Simple text editor for the Xfce Desktop". FreshPorts.org. July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[macports-15] [15]
"Install mousepad on macOS with MacPorts". MacPorts.org. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[cygwin-16] [16]
"Cygwin Package Summary for mousepad". Cygwin.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[xubuntu-17] [17]
"Review – Xubuntu 19.10" (PDF). Full Circle Magazine. November 2019. p. 42. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[techspot-18] [18]
"Kali Linux 2022.3". TechSpot. August 10, 2022. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[ihaveapc-19] [19]
"Mousepad : A Simple And Useful Text Editor For Linux Mint". IHaveAPC.com. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[mcmanus-20] [20]
McManus, Sean; Cook, Mike (2021). Raspberry Pi For Dummies (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. p. 71. ISBN 978-1119796824. OCLC 1250377754. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

[reposcope-21] [21]
"Simple text editor for Xfce desktop environment". RepoScope.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

[king-22] [22]
King, Bertel (June 20, 2017). "Write or Code Faster in Your Linux Text Editor With Custom Themes". MakeUseOf. Archived from the original on August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.

[readme-1-23] [23]
"mousepad". XFCE GitLab (Markdown). 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

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"Mousepad–0.5.10". LinuxFromScratch.org. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

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