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diff --git a/doc/manual/1_Introduction.md b/doc/manual/1_Introduction.md index 050950e0..4a05430f 100644 --- a/doc/manual/1_Introduction.md +++ b/doc/manual/1_Introduction.md @@ -1,10 +1,6 @@ # Introduction -## Purpose - -This manual is not intended to be completely comprehensive. - -## Textadept's Philosophy +## Overview Textadept is a text editor for programmers. @@ -12,12 +8,12 @@ In a world where code bloat is commonplace and application speed is second to its number of features, Textadept breaks that trend, aiming to stay minimalist and fast, but at the same time being ridiculously extensible. At its core lies less than 2000 lines of C code, and that's how it always will be. While other -editors rely on feature bloat, recordable macros to speed up workflow, and shell -scripts to quickly transform text, Textadept takes it to the extreme: it gives -you complete control over the entire application using the embedded [Lua][Lua] -language. Lua is nearly as fast as C, and has a very small footprint. In fact, -most of Textadept is written in Lua. Its incredibly fast startup time and -operation attest to Lua's worthiness. +editors rely on numerous plugin for a wide range of functionality, recordable +macros to speed up workflow, and shell scripts to quickly transform text, +Textadept takes it to the extreme: it gives you complete control over the entire +application using the embedded [Lua][Lua] language. Lua is nearly as fast as C, +and has a very small footprint. In fact, most of Textadept is written in Lua. +Its incredibly fast startup time and operation attest to Lua's worthiness. Tired of all those features you never use in other editors? With Textadept you can disable or remove anything you dislike or do not need. Wish you had an |