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+# Scripting
+
+Textadept has superb support for editing Lua code. Syntax autocomplete and
+LuaDoc is available for many Textadept objects as well as Lua's standard
+libraries. See the [lua module documentation](../modules/_m.lua.commands.html)
+for more information.
+
+## LuaDoc and Examples
+
+Textadept's API is heavily documented. The [LuaDoc](../index.html) is the
+ultimate resource on scripting Textadept. There are of course abundant scripting
+examples since Textadept is mostly written in Lua.
+
+## Scintilla
+
+The editing component used by Textadept is [Scintilla](http://scintilla.org).
+The [buffer](../modules/buffer.html) part of Textadept's API is derived from the
+[Scintilla API](http://scintilla.org/ScintillaDoc.html) so any C/C++ code using
+Scintilla calls can be ported to Lua without too much trouble.
+
+## Textadept Folder Structure
+
+Because Textadept is mostly written in Lua, its Lua scripts have to be stored in
+an organized folder structure.
+
+#### Core
+
+Textadept's core Lua modules are contained in `core/`. These are absolutely
+necessary in order for the application to run. They are responsible for
+Textadept's Lua to C interface, event structure, file input/output, and
+localization.
+
+#### Lexers
+
+Lexer Lua modules are responsible for the syntax highlighting of source code.
+They are located in `lexers/`.
+
+#### Modules
+
+Editor Lua modules are contained in `modules/`. These provide advanced text
+editing capabilities and can be available for all programming languages or
+targeted at specific ones.
+
+#### Themes
+
+Built-in themes to customize the look and behavior of Textadept are located in
+`themes/`.
+
+#### User
+
+User Lua modules are contained in the `~/.textadept/` folder. This folder may
+contain `lexers/`, `modules/`, and `themes/` subdirectories.
+
+#### GTK
+
+The `etc/`, `lib/`, and `share/` directories are used by GTK and only appear in
+the Win32 and Mac OSX packages.
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