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diff --git a/doc/manual.md b/doc/manual.md index 6d0ea5ba..4d297212 100644 --- a/doc/manual.md +++ b/doc/manual.md @@ -742,14 +742,14 @@ file-type filter. While the default filter excludes many common binary files and version control folders from searches, Find in Files could still scan unrecognized binary files or large, unwanted sub-directories. Searches also block Textadept from receiving additional input, making the interface -temporarily unresponsive. Searching large directories or projects can be very -time consuming and frustrating, so you may prefer to use a specialized, external -tool such as [ack][]. +temporarily unresponsive. By default, every 10 seconds or so, Textadept will +prompt you to continue a "Find in Files" search, allowing you to cancel one that +is taking too long. You can change this timeout in your +[preferences](#Module.Preferences).  [find API]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files_filter -[ack]: http://betterthangrep.com/ ### Incremental Find @@ -999,11 +999,13 @@ the sections below. Theming is covered in a later section. Many of Textadept's default modules come with configurable settings that can be changed from your *~/.textadept/init.lua* (which is executed after those modules are loaded). Each module's [API documentation][] lists any configurable settings -it has. For example, in order to always hide the tab bar, disable character -autopairing with typeover, strip trailing whitespace on save, and use C99-style -line comments in C code, add the following to *~/.textadept/init.lua*: +it has. For example, in order to always hide the tab bar, shorten the "Find in +Files" timeout prompt, disable character autopairing with typeover, strip +trailing whitespace on save, and use C99-style line comments in C code, add the +following to *~/.textadept/init.lua*: ui.tabs = false + ui.find.find_in_files_timeout = 5 textadept.editing.auto_pair = nil textadept.editing.typeover_chars = nil textadept.editing.strip_trailing_spaces = true @@ -1024,6 +1026,10 @@ do so: textadept.run.build_commands['/path/to/project'] = 'shell command' +**Tip:** You can quickly view the documentation for the setting under the caret +by pressing `Ctrl+H` (`^H` on Mac OSX | `M-H` or `M-S-H` in curses). This +applies to pretty much any Lua identifier, not just settings. + [API documentation]: api.html ### Language Preferences @@ -2195,6 +2201,7 @@ goto\_view(n, relative) |Changed |[goto\_view][](view) **ui.find** | | FILTER |Renamed |[find\_in\_files\_filter][] find\_in\_files(dir) |Changed |[find\_in\_files][](dir, filter) +N/A |Added |[find\_in\_files\_timeout][] lua |Changed |[regex][] lua\_pattern\_label\_text |Changed |[regex\_label\_text][] **view** | | @@ -2239,6 +2246,7 @@ MAX\_RECENT\_FILES |Renamed |[max\_recent\_files][] [goto\_view]: api.html#ui.goto_view [find\_in\_files\_filter]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files_filter [find\_in\_files]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files +[find\_in\_files\_timeout]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files_timeout [regex]: api.html#ui.find.regex [regex\_label\_text]: api.html#ui.find.regex_label_text [goto\_buffer]: api.html#view.goto_buffer |