ⰃⰎⰀⰃⰑⰎⰋⰕⰋⰜⰀ - Glagolitic Converter

A beautiful, native desktop application for converting text between Latin, Glagolitic, and Syriac (Aramaic) scripts. Built with Tauri 2.0 and SvelteKit, featuring a clean interface that adapts to macOS light and dark mode.

✨ Features

• 🔄 Multi-Script Support - Convert between Latin, Glagolitic, and Syriac (Aramaic) scripts
• ⌨️ Native Keybindings - Keyboard shortcuts for power users
• 🎨 Clean UI - Minimal interface that adapts to macOS light/dark mode
• 🌐 Cross-Platform - Native builds for macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux
• 📋 Quick Copy - One-click copy of converted text
• 🔄 Swap Languages - Easily switch between input/output languages
• 🔍 Accessibility Zoom - Adjustable text size with keyboard shortcuts
• 🌙 Dark Mode - Automatic switching based on system preference

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
⌘K / Ctrl+K	Convert text
⌘⇧X / Ctrl+Shift+X	Swap languages
⌘⌫ / Ctrl+Backspace	Clear all text
⌘C / Ctrl+C	Copy output (when output focused)
⌘+ / Ctrl++	Zoom in (increase text size)
⌘- / Ctrl+-	Zoom out (decrease text size)
⌘0 / Ctrl+0	Reset zoom to default

🚀 Installation

macOS

Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)

# Download the .dmg from Releases
# Or build locally:
npm run tauri build --target aarch64-apple-darwin

Intel Macs

# Download the .dmg from Releases
# Or build locally:
npm run tauri build --target x86_64-apple-darwin

Universal Binary (Both architectures)

npm run tauri build

Windows

# MSI Installer
npm run tauri build --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc

# NSIS Installer (.exe)
npm run tauri build

Linux

# AppImage (recommended)
npm run tauri build --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

# DEB package (Debian/Ubuntu)
npm run tauri build

# RPM package (Fedora/RHEL)
npm run tauri build

🛠️ Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Rust 1.70+
• Platform-specific dependencies:
  • macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools
  • Windows: Visual Studio C++ Build Tools
  • Linux: See Tauri Linux prerequisites

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/glagolitic-app.git
cd glagolitic-app

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run tauri dev

Build Commands

# Build frontend only
npm run build

# Build for current platform
npm run tauri build

# Build for specific platform
npm run tauri build --target <target-triple>

Available Targets

Target Triple	Platform
x86_64-apple-darwin	macOS Intel
aarch64-apple-darwin	macOS Apple Silicon
x86_64-pc-windows-msvc	Windows 64-bit
x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu	Linux 64-bit

📦 Project Structure

glagolitic-app/
├── src/                    # SvelteKit frontend
│   ├── lib/
│   │   └── converter.js    # Conversion logic
│   └── routes/
│       └── +page.svelte    # Main UI component
├── src-tauri/              # Tauri backend (Rust)
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── main.rs
│   │   └── lib.rs
│   ├── icons/              # App icons
│   ├── Cargo.toml
│   └── tauri.conf.json
├── .github/
│   └── workflows/          # CI/CD pipelines
└── package.json

🎨 Design

The application features a clean, minimal design that adapts to your system appearance:

• Light Mode - Pure white background with black text
• Dark Mode - Dark background (#1e1e1e) matching macOS with white text
• Native Feel - System-like appearance and keybindings
• Responsive - Adapts to different window sizes
• Accessible - Adjustable text size from 12px to 32px

🔄 Glagolitic Script Support

The converter supports the full range of Glagolitic characters:

Uppercase

Latin:  A B V G D E Ž Z I J K L M N O P R S T U F H C Č Š Y Ě Ę Ū Ŏ
Glag:   Ⰰ Ⰱ Ⰲ Ⰳ Ⰴ Ⰵ Ⰶ Ⰷ Ⰹ Ⰺ Ⰽ Ⰾ Ⰿ Ⱀ Ⱁ Ⱂ Ⱃ Ⱄ Ⱅ Ⱆ Ⱇ Ⱈ Ⱌ Ⱍ Ⱎ Ⱏ Ⱑ Ⱗ Ⱚ Ⱛ

Lowercase

Latin:  a b v g d e ž z i j k l m n o p r s t u f h c č š y ě ę ū ŏ
Glag:   ⰰ ⰱ ⰲ ⰳ ⰴ ⰵ ⰶ ⰷ ⰹ ⰺ ⰽ ⰾ ⰿ ⱀ ⱁ ⱂ ⱃ ⱄ ⱅ ⱆ ⱇ ⱈ ⱌ ⱍ ⱎ ⱏ ⱡ ⱦ Ⱬ ⱬ

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Glagolitic script - The oldest known Slavic alphabet
• Tauri - Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop applications
• Svelte - Cybernetically enhanced web apps

📞 Support

If you have any questions or issues, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

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