Last Updated on May 22, 2022
Other Features
There’s good support for tables. Here’s a new table inserted in a document with 5 columns and 4 rows with some sample data entered. After entering the text, the columns are poorly formatted.
But there’s beautify support which formats the table correctly, as shown in the image below. This function is accessed from the menu ‘Table / Beautify’ or with a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+B).
You can add and remove rows and columns, as well as the ability to align columns (left, center, or right).
Other features include:
- Write in Markdown (or GFM) and export your documents in HTML using templates, or in any other format supported by Pandoc (PDF, docx, ODT, etc.). You can use alternative templates when exporting a document to HTML.
- Code coloration.
- Use custom postprocessors to export your documents (“tasks”).
- Auto save your document on change (optional). There’s a toggle-able option to automatically save the file if Abricotine loses focus.
- Display document table of content in the side pane.
- Display syntax highlighting for code.
- Show helpers, anchors and hidden characters.
- Copy formatted HTML in the clipboard.
- Search and replace text with option to replace all.
- Support for Sublime-like keymaps and more.
- Ligatures support (Fira Code must be installed on your computer). Fira Code is an extension of the Fira Mono font containing a set of ligatures for common programming multi-character combinations.
- Internationalization support – there are translations for Danish, French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Other Features
Page 4 – Summary
Complete list of articles in this series:
| Excellent Utilities | |
|---|---|
| AES Crypt | Encrypt files using the Advanced Encryption Standard |
| Ananicy | Shell daemon created to manage processes’ IO and CPU priorities |
| broot | Next gen tree explorer and customizable launcher |
| Cerebro | Fast application launcher |
| cheat.sh | Community driven unified cheat sheet |
| CopyQ | Advanced clipboard manager |
| croc | Securely transfer files and folders from the command-line |
| Deskreen | Live streaming your desktop to a web browser |
| duf | Disk usage utility with more polished presentation than the classic df |
| eza | A turbo-charged alternative to the venerable ls command |
| Extension Manager | Browse, install and manage GNOME Shell Extensions |
| fd | Wonderful alternative to the venerable find |
| fkill | Kill processes quick and easy |
| fontpreview | Quickly search and preview fonts |
| horcrux | File splitter with encryption and redundancy |
| Kooha | Simple screen recorder |
| KOReader | Document viewer for a wide variety of file formats |
| Imagine | A simple yet effective image optimization tool |
| LanguageTool | Style and grammar checker for 30+ languages |
| Liquid Prompt | Adaptive prompt for Bash & Zsh |
| lnav | Advanced log file viewer for the small-scale; great for troubleshooting |
| lsd | Like exa, lsd is a turbo-charged alternative to ls |
| Mark Text | Simple and elegant Markdown editor |
| McFly | Navigate through your bash shell history |
| mdless | Formatted and highlighted view of Markdown files |
| navi | Interactive cheatsheet tool |
| noti | Monitors a command or process and triggers a notification |
| Nushell | Flexible cross-platform shell with a modern feel |
| nvitop | GPU process management for NVIDIA graphics cards |
| OCRmyPDF | Add OCR text layer to scanned PDFs |
| Oh My Zsh | Framework to manage your Zsh configuration |
| Paperwork | Designed to simplify the management of your paperwork |
| pastel | Generate, analyze, convert and manipulate colors |
| PDF Mix Tool | Perform common editing operations on PDF files |
| peco | Simple interactive filtering tool that's remarkably useful |
| ripgrep | Recursively search directories for a regex pattern |
| Rnote | Sketch and take handwritten notes |
| scrcpy | Display and control Android devices |
| Sticky | Simulates the traditional “sticky note” style stationery on your desktop |
| tldr | Simplified and community-driven man pages |
| tmux | A terminal multiplexer that offers a massive boost to your workflow |
| Tusk | An unofficial Evernote client with bags of potential |
| Ulauncher | Sublime application launcher |
| Watson | Track the time spent on projects |
| Whoogle Search | Self-hosted and privacy-focused metasearch engine |
| Zellij | Terminal workspace with batteries included |
The developer of Abricotine has announced that his program is now discontinued, and doesn’t recommend anyone fork the code.
You mention that the app is installed using npm — but how does one launch the app? Is it installed as a regular GNU/Linux app on the system, or…?
Yes, it’s run like any app, from the terminal or in a desktop environment from the menu.
Do we really need to use another markdown editor with electron-based app? I’ve already see 4 electron-based markdown editor article in just two weeks. Seriously folks… why do we need a full-fledged google chome web-browser only to use a markdown editor? Isn’t it better just to install the markdown plugin from Chrome Web Store ?
I really don’t get the electron-based developer mindset. It really beyond my comprehension.
Complaints like jole’s are rarely justified. He might not need *another* Markdown editor, but that’s irrelevant.
Markdown is very popular for documentation, so it’s not surprising there’s many Markdown editors available. In the same way, there’s 900+ Linux distributions. Critics will cite duplication of effort. Of course, there’s some, but again that’s largely irrelevant. Each Markdown editor offers different functionality, uses different toolkits etc. With more choice, there’s more likely something that meets the specific needs of an individual. And Abricotine is a very good editor with great inline preview.
Should anyone be criticized for developing open source software? It’s a great way of learning to code, collaborate with others, learn how to lead a project, etc etc.
Why should we be restricted to using a plugin for Chrome? A big proportion of users don’t even use Chrome / Chromium.
“Complaints like jole’s are rarely justified. He might not need *another* Markdown editor, but that’s irrelevant.”
I complaint about using Electron as a the base of the application. Not about creating another yet Markdown Editor. Please re-read my comment.
“Why should we be restricted to using a plugin for Chrome? A big proportion of users don’t even use Chrome / Chromium.”
You’re already contradict yourself here. Don’t you know that Electron is based on Chrome? So the Abricotine is using Electron internally, and then eventually the user is restricted with Chrome. And didn’t you know that Electron is also using Node.js which is a full framework for web server development? Do we need a Web Browser + Web Server only to use a markdown editor?
Thanks for clarifying your opening ambiguous statement.
I made no contradiction. I’m fully aware Electron uses Chromium and Node.js, save your patronizing diatribe for someone else. I’ve been a developer for 30 years.
The point you failed to grasp is that recommending a Chrome plugin restricts the end user by forcing him/her to use a specific web browser, one that is proprietary (did you know Chrome is mostly based on Chromium, which is open source? — see I can be patronizing too 🙂
And you’re NOT running a web browser / web server with Abricotine.
And Abricotine’s RAM requirements are modest, nothing like the much bigger RAM dollop required by Chrome or Chromium.
Sorry to expose your fallacies.