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diff --git a/doc/03_UserInterface.md b/doc/03_UserInterface.md index 540ba2cc..948038cb 100644 --- a/doc/03_UserInterface.md +++ b/doc/03_UserInterface.md @@ -2,40 +2,47 @@  -Textadept's user interface was designed to be simple. It consists of a menubar -(GUI version), 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. +Textadept's user interface was designed to be simple. It consists of a menu (GUI +version only), editor view, and statusbar. There is also a find & replace pane +and a command entry, both of which are initially hidden. Below are brief +descriptions of these features. More in-depth discussion about some of them is +provided later in the manual. -## Menubar +## Menu -The completely customizable (and optional!) menubar provides access to all of -Textadept's features. It is only available in the GUI version of Textadept. -In the terminal, you can use the -[command selection](10_Advanced.html#Command.Selection) dialog instead. +The completely customizable menu provides access to all of Textadept's features. +It is only available in the GUI version of Textadept. In the terminal, you can +use the [command selection][] dialog instead. Textadept is very keyboard-driven +so most menu items have an assigned key shortcut. Key bindings are changeable +in your [key preferences][] and will reflect in the menu. Here is a +[complete list][] of default key bindings. + +[command selection]: 10_Advanced.html#Command.Selection +[key preferences]: 08_Preferences.html#Key.Bindings +[complete list]: api/_M.textadept.keys.html#Key.Bindings ## Editor View -The editor view is where you will spend most of your time in Textadept. It -supports unlimited split views (GUI version) and is completely controllable by -Lua. +The editor view is where you will spend most of your time in Textadept. In the +GUI version, you can split this view into as many other views as you would like. +Each view is completely controllable by Lua. -## Find and Replace Dialog +## Find & Replace Pane -This compact dialog is a great way to slice and dice through your document or +This compact pane is a great way to slice and dice through your document or a 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. +available only when you need it and quickly gets out of your way when you do +not, minimizing distractions. ## Command Entry -The versatile 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. +The versatile command entry functions as, among other things, a place to execute +Lua commands with Textadept's internal Lua state, find text incrementally, and +execute shell commands. You can extend it to do even more. Like the Find & +Replace pane, 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. +The statusbar is actually composed to two statusbars. The one on the left-hand +side displays temporary status messages. The one on the right-hand side +persistently shows the current buffer status. |