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diff --git a/doc/manual/01_Introduction.md b/doc/manual/01_Introduction.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0bdf97e2..00000000 --- a/doc/manual/01_Introduction.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -# Introduction - -## Overview - - - -Textadept is a fast, minimalist, and ridiculously extensible cross-platform text -editor for programmers. Written in a combination of C and [Lua][] and -relentlessly optimized for speed and minimalism over the years, Textadept is an -ideal editor for programmers who want endless extensibility options without -sacrificing speed or succumbing to code bloat and featuritis. - -[Lua]: http://lua.org - -### Fast - -Textadept is _fast_. It starts up instantly and has a very responsive user -interface (UI). Even though the editor is mostly written in Lua, Lua is one of -the fastest scripting languages available. With [LuaJIT][], Textadept is faster -than ever before, though using LuaJIT is overkill. - -[LuaJIT]: http://luajit.org - -### Minimalist - -Textadept is minimalist. Not only is this apparent in the UI, but the editor's C -core was designed to never exceed 2000 lines of code and its Lua extension code -is not supposed to go beyond 4000 lines. After 4 1/2 years of development, -Textadept has fewer lines of code (~5000) than it did in its first release -(~5600) and is vastly superior in every respect. - -### Ridiculously Extensible - -Textadept is ridiculously extensible. It was designed to be that way from the -very beginning. The features came later. Most of Textadept is written in Lua, -from syntax highlighting to opening and saving files to searching and replacing -and more. Textadept gives you complete control over the entire application using -Lua. You can do everything from moving the caret to changing menus and key -commands on-the-fly to handling UI events. The possibilities are limitless. - - - -## Manual Notation - -* `~/` is denoted as the user's home directory. On Windows machines this is the - value of the `USERHOME` environment variable (typically `C:\Users\<username>\` - or `C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\`). On Linux and Mac OSX machines it - is the value of `HOME` (typically `/home/<username>/` and `/Users/<username>/` - respectively). -* Any relative directory paths, i.e. paths that do not begin with `/` or `C:\`, - are relative to the location of Textadept. -* Key combinations are not case-sensitive. `Ctrl+N` means the `N` key is pressed - with only the `Control` key being held down, not the `Shift` key. - `Ctrl+Shift+N` means the `N` key is pressed with both `Control` and `Shift` - keys being held down. The same notation is applicable to key chains: - `Ctrl+N, N` vs. `Ctrl+N, Shift+N`. In the first key chain, `Control` and `N` - are pressed followed by `N` with no modifiers. The second has `Control` and - `N` pressed followed by `Shift` and `N`. -* When mentioning key commands, the Mac OSX equivalent will often be shown in - parenthesis. It may be tempting to assume that some Windows/Linux keys map to - Mac OSX's (e.g `Ctrl` to `⌘`), but this is not always the case. Please do not - view the key equivalents as translations of one another, but rather as - separate entities. This will minimize confusion. |