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| author |   mitchell <70453897+667e-11@users.noreply.github.com> | 2010-11-30 19:55:39 -0500 |
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| committer | mitchell <70453897+667e-11@users.noreply.github.com> | 2010-11-30 19:55:39 -0500 |
| commit | c7b543e79b41d9a983cc89e264acd0472d09dc92 (patch) | |
| tree | 9b28b836f65b396ea160ba91048fb030018ccdcc /doc/manual/2_Installation.md | |
| parent | 6c1afd75fc048e65cef5bfdbe68c79a082bdad43 (diff) | |
| download | textadept-c7b543e79b41d9a983cc89e264acd0472d09dc92.tar.gz textadept-c7b543e79b41d9a983cc89e264acd0472d09dc92.zip | |
New manual.
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diff --git a/doc/manual/2_Installation.md b/doc/manual/2_Installation.md index 348e3a8e..8229ab9b 100644 --- a/doc/manual/2_Installation.md +++ b/doc/manual/2_Installation.md @@ -3,27 +3,23 @@ ## Requirements
In its bid for minimalism, Textadept also needs very little to run. In fact, the
-only thing it needs is [GTK+ 2.0][GTK2] >= 2.16 on Linux systems. GTK is already
-included in Windows and Mac OSX packages. Textadept also has it's own version of
-Lua.
+only thing it needs is [GTK+ 2.0](http://gtk.org) >= 2.16 on Linux systems. GTK
+is already included in Windows and Mac OSX packages. Textadept also has it's own
+version of Lua.
Note: for Win32 and Mac OSX, more than 3/4 of the download and unpackaged
application sizes are due to GTK, the cross-platform GUI toolkit Textadept uses.
Textadept itself is much smaller.
-[GTK2]: http://gtk.org
-
#### Linux
Most Linux systems already have GTK+ installed. If not, it is probably available
through your package manager. Otherwise, compile and install it from the
-[GTK+ website][GTK-Linux].
-
-[GTK-Linux]: http://www.gtk.org/download-linux.html
+[GTK+ website](http://www.gtk.org/download-linux.html).
#### Mac OSX
-Prior to 3.5, the GTK+ [Mac OSX Framework][GTK-OSX] was needed. Newer versions
+Prior to 3.5, the GTK+ [Mac OSX Framework][GTK-OSX] was required. Newer versions
are all-inclusive and do not require anything.
[GTK-OSX]: http://code.google.com/p/textadept/downloads/detail?name=Gtk-Framework-2.14.3-2-test1.dmg
@@ -32,26 +28,40 @@ Note that Textadept is designed for Intel Leopard+ Macs. #### Windows
-Prior to 3.5, the [GTK+ 2.0 Runtime][GTK-Runtime] was needed. Newer versions are
-all-inclusive and do not require anything.
-
-[GTK-Runtime]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/
+Prior to 3.5, the [GTK+ 2.0 Runtime](http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/)
+was required. Newer versions are all-inclusive and do not require anything.
## Download
-Textadept can be downloaded from the [project page][Download]. Select the
-appropriate package for your platform.
-
-[Download]: http://textadept.googlecode.com/
+Download Textadept from the [project page](http://textadept.googlecode.com/).
+Select the appropriate package for your platform.
## Installation
-#### Linux and Windows
+Textadept was designed to be as easy as possible to install by any user. You do
+not need to have administrator privilages.
+
+#### Linux
-For Linux and Windows machines, simply unpack the archive anywhere and you are
-ready to go.
+Unpack the archive anywhere. Run Textadept by running
+`/path/to/textadept_VERSION/textadept` from the terminal. You can also create a
+symlink to the executable in your `PATH` (e.g. `/usr/bin`) or make a GNOME, KDE,
+XFCE, etc. button or menu launcher.
#### Mac OSX
-For Mac OSX machines, unpack the archive and move `textadept.app` to your user
-or system `Applications` directory like any other application.
+Unpack the archive and move `textadept.app` to your user or system
+`Applications` directory like any other Mac OSX application. Run Textadept by
+double-clicking `textadept.app`.
+
+#### Windows
+
+Unpack the archive anywhere. Run Textadept by double-clicking `textadept.exe`.
+You can also create shortcuts to the executable in your Start Menu, Quick Launch
+toolbar, Desktop, etc.
+
+
+
+
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