From c7b543e79b41d9a983cc89e264acd0472d09dc92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mitchell <70453897+667e-11@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:55:39 -0500 Subject: New manual. --- doc/manual/2_Installation.md | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/manual/2_Installation.md') diff --git a/doc/manual/2_Installation.md b/doc/manual/2_Installation.md index 348e3a8e..8229ab9b 100644 --- a/doc/manual/2_Installation.md +++ b/doc/manual/2_Installation.md @@ -3,27 +3,23 @@ ## Requirements In its bid for minimalism, Textadept also needs very little to run. In fact, the -only thing it needs is [GTK+ 2.0][GTK2] >= 2.16 on Linux systems. GTK is already -included in Windows and Mac OSX packages. Textadept also has it's own version of -Lua. +only thing it needs is [GTK+ 2.0](http://gtk.org) >= 2.16 on Linux systems. GTK +is already included in Windows and Mac OSX packages. Textadept also has it's own +version of Lua. Note: for Win32 and Mac OSX, more than 3/4 of the download and unpackaged application sizes are due to GTK, the cross-platform GUI toolkit Textadept uses. Textadept itself is much smaller. -[GTK2]: http://gtk.org - #### Linux Most Linux systems already have GTK+ installed. If not, it is probably available through your package manager. Otherwise, compile and install it from the -[GTK+ website][GTK-Linux]. - -[GTK-Linux]: http://www.gtk.org/download-linux.html +[GTK+ website](http://www.gtk.org/download-linux.html). #### Mac OSX -Prior to 3.5, the GTK+ [Mac OSX Framework][GTK-OSX] was needed. Newer versions +Prior to 3.5, the GTK+ [Mac OSX Framework][GTK-OSX] was required. Newer versions are all-inclusive and do not require anything. [GTK-OSX]: http://code.google.com/p/textadept/downloads/detail?name=Gtk-Framework-2.14.3-2-test1.dmg @@ -32,26 +28,40 @@ Note that Textadept is designed for Intel Leopard+ Macs. #### Windows -Prior to 3.5, the [GTK+ 2.0 Runtime][GTK-Runtime] was needed. Newer versions are -all-inclusive and do not require anything. - -[GTK-Runtime]: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/ +Prior to 3.5, the [GTK+ 2.0 Runtime](http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtk-win/) +was required. Newer versions are all-inclusive and do not require anything. ## Download -Textadept can be downloaded from the [project page][Download]. Select the -appropriate package for your platform. - -[Download]: http://textadept.googlecode.com/ +Download Textadept from the [project page](http://textadept.googlecode.com/). +Select the appropriate package for your platform. ## Installation -#### Linux and Windows +Textadept was designed to be as easy as possible to install by any user. You do +not need to have administrator privilages. + +#### Linux -For Linux and Windows machines, simply unpack the archive anywhere and you are -ready to go. +Unpack the archive anywhere. Run Textadept by running +`/path/to/textadept_VERSION/textadept` from the terminal. You can also create a +symlink to the executable in your `PATH` (e.g. `/usr/bin`) or make a GNOME, KDE, +XFCE, etc. button or menu launcher. #### Mac OSX -For Mac OSX machines, unpack the archive and move `textadept.app` to your user -or system `Applications` directory like any other application. +Unpack the archive and move `textadept.app` to your user or system +`Applications` directory like any other Mac OSX application. Run Textadept by +double-clicking `textadept.app`. + +#### Windows + +Unpack the archive anywhere. Run Textadept by double-clicking `textadept.exe`. +You can also create shortcuts to the executable in your Start Menu, Quick Launch +toolbar, Desktop, etc. + +![Linux](images/linux.png) +   +![Mac OSX](images/macosx.png) +   +![Win32](images/win32.png) -- cgit v1.2.3