From 126a4130ad762fb97c06fb9185405fdaaaeab598 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mitchell <70453897+667e-11@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 22:01:15 -0400
Subject: Added a "Why Textadept?" type of section; doc/index.html

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diff --git a/doc/index.html b/doc/index.html
index d8f7e78e..d120f8fa 100644
--- a/doc/index.html
+++ b/doc/index.html
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         <div class="left-col">
           <h3>Fast and Minimalist</h3>
           <p>
-            Textadept’s user interface is sleek and simple. Relentlessly
+            Textadept&rsquo;s user interface is sleek and simple. Relentlessly
             optimized for speed and minimalism over the years, the editor
             consists of less than 2000 lines of C code and less than 4000 lines
             of <a href="http://lua.org">Lua</a> code.
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@
         <div class="right-col">
           <h3>Multiple Language Support</h3>
           <p>
-            Being a programmer’s editor, Textadept excels at editing source
-            code. It understands the syntax and structure of more than 90
-            different programming languages and recognizes hundreds of file
+            Being a programmer&rsquo;s editor, Textadept excels at editing
+            source code. It understands the syntax and structure of more than
+            100 different programming languages and recognizes hundreds of file
             types. Textadept uses this knowledge to make viewing and editing
             code faster and easier. It can also compile and run simple source
             files.
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
           </p>
           <h3>Self Contained</h3>
           <p>
-            Textadept’s binary packages are self-contained and need not be
+            Textadept&rsquo;s binary packages are self-contained and need not be
             installed. No administrator privilages are required either.
           </p>
         </div>
@@ -240,10 +240,10 @@
           <h3>Comprehensive Manual</h3>
           <p>
             Textadept comes with a comprehensive user manual in the
-            application’s <em>doc/</em> directory. This manual is also available
-            <a href="manual.html">online</a>. It covers all of Textadept’s main
-            features, including installation, usage, configuration, theming,
-            scripting, and compilation.
+            application&rsquo;s <em>doc/</em> directory. This manual is also
+            available <a href="manual.html">online</a>. It covers all of
+            Textadept&rsquo;s main features, including installation, usage,
+            configuration, theming, scripting, and compilation.
           </p>
         </div>
         <div class="right-col">
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@
             Since Textadept is entirely scriptable with Lua, its API is heavily
             documented. This documentation is also located in <em>doc/</em>, is
             available <a href="api.html">online</a>, and is the ultimate
-            resource on scripting Textadept. (The editor’s Lua internals also
-            provide abundant scripting examples.)
+            resource on scripting Textadept. (The editor&rsquo;s Lua internals
+            also provide abundant scripting examples.)
           </p>
         </div>
         <div class="clear-col"></div>
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@
           </p>
           <p>
             This reference contains a wealth of knowledge on how to script and
-            configure Textadept using Lua. It groups the editor’s rich API into
-            a series of tasks in a convenient and easy-to-use manner. It serves
-            as the perfect complement to Textadept’s Manual and API
+            configure Textadept using Lua. It groups the editor&rsquo;s rich API
+            into a series of tasks in a convenient and easy-to-use manner. It
+            serves as the perfect complement to Textadept&rsquo;s Manual and API
             documentation.
           </p>
         </div>
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@
           <h3>Try It Yourself</h3>
           <p>
             Learn even more about Textadept by downloading and trying it out
-            yourself. If you’re not completely satisfied, contact us on the
-            <a href="http://foicica.com/lists">mailing list</a> or e-mail me
+            yourself. If you&rsquo;re not completely satisfied, contact us on
+            the <a href="http://foicica.com/lists">mailing list</a> or e-mail me
             personally (mitchell.att.foicica.com). You may also fork the
             project, submit patches, or <a href="THANKS.html#Sponsors">sponsor a
             feature</a>. Textadept is 100% open source.
@@ -293,6 +293,49 @@
           </p>
         </div>
 
+        <div class="head-col"><hr /><h2>Still Not Convinced?</h2><hr /></div>
+
+        <ul style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 2em;">
+          <li>
+            Textadept has a proven track record, with at least one release every
+            2 months for 6+ years and no signs of inactivity. Also, as an
+            open-source project, the editor will never fade away.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            Textadept is a real cross-platform desktop application, not a web
+            application masquerading as a desktop application from within a web
+            browser.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            Textadept is scriptable in a language that was
+            <a href="http://www.lua.org/history.html">carefully designed</a>,
+            not a language that was cobbled together in a matter of days or a
+            language that was written for (or limited to) a single purpose.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            Textadept will not consume all of your available RAM and CPU, it
+            will not eat your laptop battery, and it will not choke on 2MB
+            files.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            Textadept does not suffer from &ldquo;acute package/extension
+            syndrome&rdquo;, nor does it encourage such an affliction. The
+            editor gives you plenty of the tools you need out of the box.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            Textadept has sensible defaults and does not expect you to spend
+            hours customizing it before you can start being productive.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            Did you see that there is a terminal version in case you need to do
+            work on a remote server?
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            Textadept does not track you. It does not attempt to connect to the
+            internet &ndash; <em>it is just a text editor</em>.
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+
         <hr style="clear: both;" />
         <p style="text-align: center;">
           <a href="FAQ.html">FAQ</a> &middot;
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