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+# User Interface
+
+<div style="float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;">
+  <img src="images/ui.png" alt="UI" />
+</div>
+
+Textadept's user interface was designed to be simple. It consists of an optional
+menubar, editor view, initially hidden find/replace dialog, initially hidden
+command entry, and statusbar. Below are brief descriptions of these features.
+More in-depth discussion about some of them is provided later in the manual.
+
+## Menubar
+
+The completely customizable (and optional!) menubar typically provides access to
+all of Textadept's features.
+
+## Editor View
+
+The editor view is where you will spend most of your time in Textadept. It
+supports unlimited split views and is completely controllable by Lua.
+
+## Find and Replace Dialog
+
+This compact dialog is a great way to slice and dice through your document or
+directory of files. You can even find and replace text using Lua patterns. It is
+available when you need it and quickly gets out of your way when you do not,
+minimizing distractions.
+
+## Command Entry
+
+The versitile command entry functions as both a place to execute Lua commands
+with the internal Lua state and find text incrementally. You can extend it to do
+even more if you would like. Like the find/replace dialog, the command entry
+pops in and out as you wish.
+
+## Statusbar
+
+The left side of the statusbar displays any status messages. The right side
+shows the current buffer's status.
+
+<br/><br/><br/>