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diff --git a/doc/manual/7_Modules.md b/doc/manual/7_Modules.md index 193e9496..f8b1bde0 100644 --- a/doc/manual/7_Modules.md +++ b/doc/manual/7_Modules.md @@ -78,16 +78,24 @@ change them or use different settings, see the ## Getting Modules +The officially supported language modules are hosted on +[Bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/mitchell) and come with Textadept by default. +To upgrade to the most recent version of a module, you can either use +[Mercurial](http://mercurial.selenic.com) or download a zipped version from the +module's repository homepage. If you have access to Textadept's `_HOME`, you +can overwrite the existing module. Otherwise, place it in your `_USERHOME` and +replace all instances of `_HOME` with `_USERHOME` in the module's `init.lua`. + For now, user-created modules are obtained from the [wiki](http://caladbolg.net/textadeptwiki). ## Installing Modules -It is recommended to put all modules in your `~/.textadept/modules/` directory -so they will not be overwritten when you update Textadept. Modules in that -directory override any modules in Textadept's `modules/` directory. This means -that if you have your own `lua` module, it will be loaded instead of the one -that comes with Textadept. +It is recommended to put all custom or user-created modules in your +`~/.textadept/modules/` directory so they will not be overwritten when you +update Textadept. Also, modules in that directory override any modules in +Textadept's `modules/` directory. This means that if you have your own `lua` +module, it will be loaded instead of the one that comes with Textadept. ## Developing Modules |