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diff --git a/doc/manual.md b/doc/manual.md index 44922487..02b77e37 100644 --- a/doc/manual.md +++ b/doc/manual.md @@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ Ubuntu typically call the package "libncursesw5". ### Requirements for Mac OSX -No requirements other than Mac OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher with an Intel -CPU. +No requirements other than Mac OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher. ### Requirements for Windows @@ -621,19 +620,16 @@ manager may also consume `Alt+Mouse` in order to move windows. In that case, a normal text selection may be changed into a rectangular selection by tapping the `Alt` modifier key. -### Select to Matching Brace +### Select between Matching Braces and Other Entities -Placing the caret over a brace character ('(', ')', '[', ']', '{', or '}') and -pressing `Ctrl+Shift+M` (`^⇧M` on Mac OSX| `M-S-M` in curses) extends the -selection to the brace character's matching brace. +Placing the caret over a brace character ('(', ')', '[', ']', '{', or '}') or +between matching pairs and then pressing `Ctrl+Shift+M` (`^⇧M` on Mac OSX | +`M-S-M` in curses) selects all text between the pair. Repeated use of this key +binding toggles the selection of the brace characters themselves. You can also +use this feature within other entities like single and double quotes. -### Entity Selection - -Textadept allows the selection of many different entities from the caret. For -example, `Ctrl+"` (`^"` on Mac OSX | `M-"` in curses) selects all characters in -a double-quoted range. Typing it again selects the double-quotes too. The -"Edit -> Select In..." menu lists all selectable entities with their key -bindings. +The "Edit -> Select In..." menu lists other selectable entities like HTML/XML +tags. ### Marks @@ -704,7 +700,8 @@ Pressing `Esc` (`Esc` | `Esc`) hides the pane after you finish with it. By default, "Replace All" replaces all text in the buffer. Selecting a continuous block of text and then "Replace All" replaces all text in the -selection. +selection. "Replace All" within rectangular or multiple selections is currently +not supported. ### Find in Files @@ -1396,6 +1393,15 @@ follows: The standard output (stdout) of the command replaces the input text. +## Macros + +While Textadept can be completely scripted with Lua, it is sometimes desirable +to quickly record a series of edits and play them back without writing a custom +script. Pressing `F9` starts a recording session, and `Shift+F9` (`⇧F9` on Mac +OSX | `F10` in curses) stops recording. `Alt+F9` (`⌥F9` | `F12`) plays back the +most recently recorded macro. You can use the "Tools -> Macros" menu to save a +macro to a file, or load one for subsequent playback. + ## Remote Control Since Textadept executes arbitrary Lua code passed via the `-e` and `--execute` @@ -1624,15 +1630,13 @@ compile for Windows is cross-compiling from Linux. In order to do so, you need Your package manager should offer them. Note: compiling on Windows requires a C compiler that supports the C99 standard, -a C++ compiler that supports the C++11 standard, a C++ standard library that -supports C++11, the [GTK+ for Windows bundle][] version 2.24, and -[libiconv for Windows][] (the "Developer files" and "Binaries" zip files). The -terminal (pdcurses) version requires my [win32curses bundle][] instead of GTK+ -and libiconv. +a C++ compiler that supports the C++11 standard, and a C++ standard library that +supports C++11, and my [win32gtk bundle][]. The terminal (pdcurses) version +requires [libiconv for Windows][] and my [win32curses bundle][] instead of GTK+. [MinGW]: http://mingw.org [mingw-w64]: http://mingw-w64.org/ -[GTK+ for Windows bundle]: http://www.gtk.org/download/windows.php +[win32gtk bundle]: download/win32gtk-2.24.32.zip [libiconv for Windows]: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libiconv.htm [win32curses bundle]: download/win32curses.zip @@ -2009,8 +2013,8 @@ word\_match(list, wchars, icase)|Changed |[word\_match][](words, icase) set\_theme |Renamed |[buffer.set\_theme()][] **textadept.editing** | | match\_brace |Replaced|N/A _(menu function)_ -N/A |Added |[paste()][] -N/A |Added |[paste\_reindents][] +N/A |Added |paste() +N/A |Added |paste\_reindents **textadept.session** | | default\_session |Removed | @@ -2024,8 +2028,6 @@ default\_session |Removed | [new()]: api.html#lexer.new [word\_match]: api.html#lexer.word_match [buffer.set\_theme()]: api.html#buffer.set_theme -[paste()]: api.html#textadept.editing.paste -[paste\_reindents]: api.html#textadept.editing.paste_reindents #### Configuration Changes |