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diff --git a/doc/06_AdeptEditing.md b/doc/06_AdeptEditing.md index 2176c39a..38f824a9 100644 --- a/doc/06_AdeptEditing.md +++ b/doc/06_AdeptEditing.md @@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ manual discusses more elaborate editing features below. ### Autopaired Characters -Usually, quote (''', '"') and brace ('(', '[', '{') characters go -together in pairs. By default, Textadept automatically inserts complement -characters and allows you to type over them. Similarly, the editor deletes the -complement when you press `Bksp` (`⌫` on Mac OSX | `Bksp` in curses) over the -first. The [preferences][] page details how to disable these features if you -find them unsuitable. +Usually, brace ('(', '[', '{') and quote (''', '"') characters go +together in pairs. Textadept automatically inserts the complement character of +any user-typed opening brace or quote character and allows the user to +subsequently type over it. Similarly, the editor deletes the complement when +you press `Bksp` (`⌫` on Mac OSX | `Bksp` in curses) over the first. The +[preferences][] page details how to configure or disable these features. [preferences]: 08_Preferences.html#Generic @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ word. ### Virtual Space Mode Pressing `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V` (`^⇧V` in Mac OSX | none in curses) enables and -disables Virtual space (freehand) mode. When enabled, line endings do not -restrict caret movement. +disables Virtual space (freehand) mode. When virtual space is enabled, the caret +may move into the space past the ends of lines. ### Overwrite Mode @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ characters. The caret also changes to an underline in overwrite mode. ## Selections Textadept includes many ways of creating and working with selections. Creating -basic selections entails holding down the "Shift" modifier key while pressing +basic selections entails holding down the "Shift" modifier key and then pressing the arrow keys, clicking and dragging the mouse cursor over a range of text, or pressing `Ctrl+A` (`⌘A` | `M-A`) to select all text. Creating more advanced selections like multiple and rectangular selections requires slightly more @@ -52,20 +52,21 @@ effort, but has powerful uses. ### Multiple Selection -Clicking the mouse at a point in the buffer while holding the "Control" modifier -key places an additional caret at that point. Clicking and dragging while -holding the same modifier creates multiple selections. Textadept will now mirror -typed text at each selection. +Holding down the "Control" modifier key and then clicking and dragging the mouse +cursor over ranges of text creates multiple selections. Holding "Control" and +then clicking without dragging places an additional caret at the clicked +position. Textadept mirrors any typed text at each selection. Textadept curses does not support creating multiple selections with the mouse. ### Rectangular Selection -Holding `Alt+Shift` (`⌥⇧` on Mac OSX | `M-S-` in curses) and pressing the arrow -keys creates a rectangular selection. A rectangular selection spanning multiple -lines allows typing on each line. Holding the `Alt` modifier key (`Super` on -Linux) while clicking and dragging the mouse also creates a rectangular -selection. +Rectangular selections are a more structured form of multiple selections. A +rectangular selection spanning multiple lines allows typing on each line. +Holding `Alt+Shift` (`⌥⇧` on Mac OSX | `M-S-` in curses) and then pressing the +arrow keys creates a rectangular selection. Holding the `Alt` modifier key +(`Super` on Linux) and then clicking and dragging the mouse cursor also creates +a rectangular selection.  @@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ highlight syntax incorrectly. Pressing `F5` triggers a full redraw. ### Code Folding Some lexers support "code folding", the act of temporarily hiding blocks of code -in order to make viewing easier. Arrows in the margin to the left of the code +in order to make viewing easier. Markers in the margin to the left of the code denote fold points. Clicking on one toggles the folding for that block of code. Pressing `Ctrl+*` (`⌘*` on Mac OSX | `M-*` in curses) also toggles the fold point on the current line. |