OldText

A simple, lightweight text editor built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This text editor is designed for basic text manipulation and includes features such as saving, loading, clearing text, and formatting options like bold and italic (it applies in Markdown, and doesn't apply it on screen). Additionally, it offers a word count functionality.

Features

• Save & Load Text: Save your text using cookies and retrieve it anytime.
• Clear Text: Clear the entire text area with a single click.
• Text Formatting in Markdown:
  • Bold: Highlight text and make it bold using markdown-style * wrapping.
  • Italic: Highlight text and italicize it with _ wrapping.
• Word Count: Quickly count the number of words in your text.

Usage

To use the editor, clone the repository and open the index.html file in your browser.

git clone https://github.com/CallenDV/oldtext.git
cd oldtext

Then, simply open the index.html file:

open index.html

Additionally, you can go to this link to check it out.

Demo

1. Write Text: Enter your text in the textarea.
2. Save Text: Click the "Save" button to store your text in a cookie.
3. Load Text: Retrieve your saved text by clicking the "Load" button.
4. Clear Text: Clear the textarea by clicking the "Clear" button.
5. Bold/Italic Text: Highlight text and click the "Bold" or "Italic" button to format it.
6. Count Words: Click the "Word Count" button to see the number of words in your text.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug or have an idea for an enhancement, feel free to open an issue or create a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.