From b9cc0d94a9030e7af09aed8cb3461782ca8dc35b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Albin=20Otterh=C3=A4ll?= Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2018 14:37:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Small improvements of TRAMPOLINE --- contrib/TRAMPOLINE | 23 ++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/contrib/TRAMPOLINE b/contrib/TRAMPOLINE index 494bfa0f..47f49d0b 100644 --- a/contrib/TRAMPOLINE +++ b/contrib/TRAMPOLINE @@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ Mawww's experiment for a better code editor +=----------------------------------------------------------------------------=+ -This walk-through is an introduction to Kakoune's basic edition capabilities +This walk-through is an introduction to Kakoune's basic editing capabilities to help new users transition over easily from another editor, or simply learn how to write and edit documents with style. -In the first section, you will learn about the primitives of the edition +In the first section, you will learn about the primitives of the editing language to be able to get to a level of knowledge of the editor that guarantees that you can work with it efficiently. @@ -31,22 +31,23 @@ using the built-in `:doc` command. =[ MODES - Kakoune uses a paradigm called "modal edition" to allow + Kakoune uses a paradigm called "modal editing" to allow .---, users to either have every single key they type inserted | i | into the file being edited (called "insert mode"), `---' or execute commands that are triggered by the keys hit (the "normal mode"). Aside from arrow keys, most keys - .---, described in this document are "edition primitives" that - |esc| have to be hit in command mode, which is the default mode + .---, described in this document are "editing primitives" that + |esc| have to be hit in normal mode, which is the default mode `---' when you start the editor. To enter insert mode, hit the - `i` key, and to leave it, hit the escape key. + `i` key, and to leave it and return to normal mode, hit the + escape key. =[ MOVEMENT .---, - | ^ | Movement in a buffer (the representation of the contents + | ↑ | Movement in a buffer (the representation of the contents .---'---'---, of a file opened by Kakoune) can be achieved using the arrow - | < | v | > | keys, which will move the cursor up one column/row into + | ← | ↓ | → | keys, which will move the cursor up one column/row into `---'---'---` a given direction. However, furthering the tradition of mode-based editors, @@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ using the built-in `:doc` command. `---'---'---'---` left, down, up, right by one, when hit. Using those keys | | | | is the recommended way of moving around in a buffer. .---,---,---,---, If you're not familiar with this concept, the proximity - | < | V | ^ | > | of those four keys with the rest of the lettered keys + | ← | ↓ | ↑ | → | of those four keys with the rest of the lettered keys `---'---'---'---` on a `qwerty` layout allows faster interaction with the primitives than if the user had to moves their hand to .---, reach the arrow keys. @@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ using the built-in `:doc` command. "cursor" by introducing selections, but it also allows .---, multiple selections within the same buffer. This makes | % | it very convenient to modify text in multiple locations - `---' at once, as edition primitives apply to all the currently + `---' at once, as editing primitives apply to all the currently selected text. .---, | s | Example: to remove all occurrences of the word "foo", one @@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ using the built-in `:doc` command. Despite the ability to select bits of data using regular expressions, there are times when using them isn't enough, - and additional manual edition of the selections is + and additional manual editing of the selections is .---, needed. In order to loop through all the selections and | ) | remove the current one, two primitives are available: `---' respectively the parenthesis (`)`), and the alt/space