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 Welcome to your wiki!

-This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].
+# Basic Website Studio (Tkinter Edition)

-The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/basic-website-studio-tkinter/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.
+A simple, lightweight code editor for basic web development, written in
+Python using the standard Tkinter GUI toolkit. This application is
+designed to run without any external Python libraries (like PySide6 or
+PyQt), making it ideal for easy distribution on Linux systems, such as
+in a `.deb` package.
+
+
+
+*(This is a representative screenshot of what the application might look
+like)*
+
+## ✨ Key Features
+
+-   **Project Wizard**: Create new projects with a standard directory
+    structure (`src/css`, `src/js`, `assets`).
+-   **File Explorer**: View project files and folders in a tree view.
+-   **Tabbed Editor**: Open and edit multiple files in separate tabs.
+-   **Simple Syntax Highlighting**: Basic highlighting for HTML tags,
+    attributes, and strings.
+-   **Live Preview**: Opens the project\'s `index.html` file in the
+    system\'s default web browser.
+-   **Build Integration**: A \"Build\" button that executes
+    `npm run build` in the project directory (requires Node.js/npm).
+-   **Dependency-Free (Python)**: Uses only the Python standard library,
+    making it highly portable.
+-   **Dark Theme**: A pleasant, dark user interface for focused work.
+
+## 🎯 Project Goal
+
+The original version of this application was developed using PySide6.
+This version has been completely ported to **Tkinter** to meet a crucial
+requirement: **maximum portability and ease of packaging on Linux**.
+
+By exclusively using Python\'s built-in modules, the need to install
+heavy GUI frameworks via `pip` is eliminated. This significantly
+simplifies the creation of a standalone Debian package (`.deb`), as the
+only core system dependency is `python3-tk`, which is readily available
+on most desktop Linux systems.
+
+## 🛠️ Requirements
+
+No `pip` installations are needed for the Python code itself. However, a
+few system packages are required.
+
+### Mandatory (for basic functionality)
+
+1.  **Python 3**: Should be pre-installed on most Linux systems.
+2.  **Tkinter Library**: Python\'s interface to the Tk GUI toolkit.
+
+### Optional (for the \"Build Project\" feature)
+
+1.  **Node.js and npm**: Required to run JavaScript-based build
+    processes.
+
+## 🚀 Installation & Usage
+
+Follow these steps to get the application running.
+
+**1. Install System Dependencies (for Debian/Ubuntu-based systems):**
+
+    # Update your system's package list
+    sudo apt-get update
+
+    # Install Tkinter for Python 3 (required)
+    sudo apt-get install python3-tk
+
+    # Install Node.js and npm (optional, for the build feature)
+    sudo apt-get install nodejs npm
+
+**2. Download the Application:**
+
+Download the `main.py` file or clone the repository if it\'s available
+in one.
+
+    # Example for cloning a repository
+    git clone https://example.com/your-repo.git
+    cd your-repo
+
+**3. Launch the Application:**
+
+Run the Python script from your terminal.
+
+    python3 main.py
+
+The application window should now appear.
+
+## 📝 How It Works
+
+### Project Creation
+
+The \"New Project\...\" wizard creates the following structure and
+populates it with default files:
+
+    YourProjectName/
+    ├── project.bws          # Editor configuration file
+    ├── src/
+    │   ├── index.html
+    │   ├── css/
+    │   │   └── style.css
+    │   └── js/
+    │       └── main.js
+    └── assets/
+        └── images/
+
+### Build Process
+
+The \"Build Project\" button is a simple shortcut for the
+`npm run build` command. For this to work, your project must contain a
+`package.json` file in its root directory that defines a script named
+`"build"`.
+
+**Example `package.json`:**
+
+    {
+      "name": "my-project",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "scripts": {
+        "build": "echo 'Building...' && rm -rf dist && mkdir dist && cp -r src/* dist/"
+      }
+    }
+
+The output from the build process will be displayed in the \"Output\"
+panel at the bottom of the application.
+
+## 📜 License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the `LICENSE` file
+for more details.

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Till Wuttke — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:32:49 -0000
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