BOARDS/CARDPUTER CircuitPython/text_editor.py

# GUIDE
# type freely! CTRL+D clears the text.
# backspace, space, and return function as expected.
# keys not recognised WILL print "UNKNOWN 0x??", but this is useful for extra key scans
#
# WORK IN PROGRESS
# CTRL + S to save text to the SD Card
######

import board
import terminalio
from adafruit_display_text import label
from keyboard import Keyboard

import busio
import sdcardio
import storage
import os

## SD Card set up for saving text to SD card
spi = busio.SPI(board.SD_SCK, MOSI=board.SD_MOSI, MISO=board.SD_MISO)
cs = board.SD_CS

try:
    sdcard = sdcardio.SDCard(spi, cs)
    vfs = storage.VfsFat(sdcard)

    storage.mount(vfs, "/sd") # access files on sd card here
    SD_status = "SD Card Mounted"
except OSError:
    SD_status = "No SD card found"
    pass # SD card not inserted/found
#########################################

keyb = Keyboard()

text = "Press CTRL+D to clear text\n"+SD_status+"\n\n"
text_area = label.Label(terminalio.FONT, text=text)
text_area.x = 10
text_area.y = 10
board.DISPLAY.root_group = text_area

while True:
    key = keyb.scan()
    if key == "BACKSP":
        text = text[:-1] 
    elif key == "CTRLD":
        text = "Press CTRL+D to clear text\n\n"
    else:
        ## WRAPPING
        ## calculate wrapping when entering a character 
        lines = text.split("\n")
        current_line = lines[len(lines)-1]
        if len(current_line) > 35:
            text=text+"\n" # <- start a new line here
        ##############################################
        text = text+key
    text_area.text = text