GNU Zile

Zile is a free software, Lua-based toolkit for developing text editors. Zile stands for Zile Implements Lua Editors.

Originally written in C by Sandro Sigala, it is now rewritten in Lua and maintained by Reuben Thomas.

Zile's goal was to behave like GNU Emacs using fewer resources. Zile still uses the same names as Emacs does for its functions and variables, but some of the internal data structures and API are evolving to suit a more general purpose.

History

Zile started out as a lightweight Emacs clone in April 2008. It was written in C, then it got rewritten in Lua. In 2014 it began evolving into a software development framework for developing text editors.

The lightweight Emacs that was Zile is now Zemacs. In the tradition of recursive acronyms, Zile stood for Zile Is Lossy Emacs. Zemacs is distinguished by a RAM Memory footprint, of approximately 100kB. It is 8-bit clean, allowing it to be used on any sort of file that doesn't require Unicode support.

Zemacs' keyboard shortcuts are similar to those of Emacs. It incorporates many standard Emacs features, including:

Zile

Zile, anciently known as Zela, is a city and a district of Tokat Province, Turkey. Zile lies to the south of Amasya and the west of Tokat in north-central Turkey. The city has a long history, including being the site of the Battle of Zela, which prompted the phrase "Veni, vidi, vici." Today the city is a center for agricultural marketing and tourism.

History

Historically, Zile has been known as Zela, Zelitis (Ζηλίτις in Ancient Greek), Zelid, Anzila, Gırgırıye (Karkariye), Zīleh, Zilleli, Zeyli, and Silas. Zile castle, the only solid castle in Anatolia, was built by Roman commander Lucius Cornelius Sulla. The castle contains the Amanos temple, and is called silla, meaning "respected". In Semra Meral's Her Yönüyle Zile, she claims that the name "Zile" came from "Zela", stemming from "Silla".

According to recent archaeological research, there is evidence of human habitation since Neolithic times in Zile. In his book Geographica, Strabo claimed that Zela was founded by Semiramis, a legendary Assyrian queen. By 548 BC, Zela and greater Anatolia were under the rule of Achaemenid Persian Empire. Persian rule saw construction of a portion of the Royal Road in the area, and of temples to the Persian gods Anahita, Vohu-Mano, and Anadates in the city itself.Darius I of Persia divided the largest Anatolian state of that time, Cappadocia, into two, with Zela remaining in Pontus Cappadocia, the northern region.

Zile (disambiguation)

Zile is a city and a district of Tokat Province.

Zile may also refer to:

See also