added box.lua

box.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- various 'UI' functions
+-- ::asciibene::
+
+function draw_pane(ttl)
+    local bxlen=#ttl+4
+    local bylen=3
+    for i=1,bylen do
+        if i==1 or i==3 then 
+            print(string.rep("*",bxlen))
+        elseif i==2 then 
+            print("*".." "..ttl.." ".."*")
+    
+        end
+    end
+end

vite.lua

@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 --Vi Inspired Textual Editor === VITE
--- Version alpha 0.02
-filename="./dummy.txt"
+-- Version 0.05
+-- by: ASCII Benefactor
+-- April 2022
+----------------------------------
+--
+filename="dummy.txt"
 VER="v0.05" 
 nc=require("nocurses")
 dofile("box.lua")
 
+
+
+-- Small Funcs Start ------------------------------
+
 function at(s,p)
     return string.sub(s,p,p)
 end
 
-----------------------------end small funcs
+----------------------------end small funcs ------
 function start()
     nc.setunderline(true)
     print("VITE === Vi Inspired Text Editor === "..VER)
@@ -72,7 +80,7 @@ function cmd()
         elseif at(inp,1)=="x" and at(inp,2)=="!" then
             break
         elseif at(inp,1)=="?" and #inp==1 then
-            print("Help")
+            print_help()
         elseif at(inp,1)==":" and at(inp,2)=="q" then 
             break
         else
@@ -135,6 +143,20 @@ function display_file() -- Displays file proper
     print("=================================\n\n")
 end
 
+function print_help()
+    nc.clrscr()
+    nc.setfontcolor("GREEN")
+    print(" VITE commands ")
+    print("===============")
+    print("*    new file ")
+    print(">   insert line")
+    print("=    Show lines")
+    print(":  main commands")
+    nc.setfontcolor("WHITE")
+end
+
+
+
 
 function display_text() -- prints lines_tbl (bef flush)
     currfile:seek("set")