From 47162bc4280e6b840249957b381d3f1fef97315c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Lawrence Ramsey <pooka109@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 19:01:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add verbatim input question and a few minor fixes to the faq git-svn-id: svn://svn.savannah.gnu.org/nano/trunk/nano@1609 35c25a1d-7b9e-4130-9fde-d3aeb78583b8 --- ChangeLog | 3 +++ doc/faq.html | 18 ++++++++++++------ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 1be17c38..a62e75db 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ CVS code - suggested by Mike Frysinger) - configure.ac: - Check for glib 2.x and then 1.2.x if we need glib. (DLR) +- faq.html: + - Add question explaining how verbatim input works, as well as a + few minor fixes. (DLR) - nano.spec.in: - Update for the 1.3 branch of nano. (DLR) - THANKS: diff --git a/doc/faq.html b/doc/faq.html index 8384a3b1..dfe1b409 100644 --- a/doc/faq.html +++ b/doc/faq.html @@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ <a href="#3.5">3.5. Nano should automatically run strip on the binary when installing it!</a><br> <a href="#3.6">3.6. How can I make the executable smaller? This is too bloated!</a><br> <a href="#3.7">3.7. Tell me more about this multibuffer stuff!</a><br> - <a href="#3.8">3.8. How do I make a .nanorc file that nano will read when I start it?</a></p></blockquote> + <a href="#3.8">3.8. Tell me more about this verbatim input stuff!</a><br> + <a href="#3.9">3.9. How do I make a .nanorc file that nano will read when I start it?</a></p></blockquote> <h2><a href="#4">4. Running</a></h2> <blockquote><p><a href="#4.1">4.1. Ack! My backspace/delete/enter/double bucky/meta key doesn't seem to work! What can I do?</a><br> <a href="#4.2">4.2. Nano crashes when I type <insert keystroke here>!</a><br> @@ -157,10 +158,14 @@ <b>--enable-multibuffer</b> Enables having multiple file buffers open <b>--enable-all</b> Enables all of the above features</pre></blockquote> <h2><a name="3.7"></a>3.7. Tell me more about this multibuffer stuff!</h2> -<blockquote><p>To use multiple file buffers, you must be using nano 1.1.12 or newer, and you must have configured nano with <b>--enable-multibuffer</b> or <b>--enable-extra</b> (use nano -V to check). Then when you want to enable inserting a file into its own buffer instead of into the current file, just hit <b>Meta-F</b>, then insert the file as normal with <b>^R</b>. If you always want files to be loaded into their own buffers, use the <b>--multibuffer</b> or <b>-F</b> flag when you invoke nano. </p> +<blockquote><p>To use multiple file buffers, you must be using nano 1.1.12 or newer, and you must have configured nano with <b>--enable-multibuffer</b> or <b>--enable-extra</b> (use nano -V to check). Then when you want to enable inserting a file into its own buffer instead of into the current file, just hit <b>Meta-F</b>, then insert the file as normal with <b>^R</b>. If you always want files to be loaded into their own buffers, use the <b>--multibuffer</b> or <b>-F</b> flag when you invoke nano.</p> <p>You can move between the buffers you have open with the <b>Meta-<</b> and <b>Meta-></b> keys, or more easily with <b>Meta-,</b> and <b>Meta-.</b> (clear as mud, right? =-). When you have more than one file buffer open, the ^X shortcut will say "Close", instead of the normal "Exit" when only one buffer is open.</p></blockquote> -<h2><a name="3.8"></a>3.8. How do I make a .nanorc file that nano will read when I start it?</h2> -<blockquote>It's not hard at all! But, your version of nano must have been compiled with <b>--enable-nanorc</b>, and again must be version 1.1.12 or newer (use nano -V to check your version and compiled features). Then simply copy the <b>nanorc.sample</b> that came with the nano source or your nano package (most likely in /usr/doc/nano) to .nanorc in your home directory. If you didn't get one, the syntax is simple. Flags are turned on and off by using the word <b>set</b> and the getopt_long flag for the feature, for example "set pico" or "set nowrap".</blockquote> +<h2><a name="3.8"></a>3.8. Tell me more about this verbatim input stuff!</h2> +<blockquote><p>To use verbatim input, you must be using nano 1.3.1 or newer. When you want to insert a literal character into the file you're editing, such as a control character that nano usually treats as a command, first press <b>Meta-V</b>. (If you're not at a prompt, you'll get the message "Verbatim input".) Then press the key(s) that generate the character you want.</p> + <p>Alternatively, you can press <b>Meta-V</b> and then type a three-digit ASCII code from 000 to 255, and the character with that ASCII code will be inserted instead.</p> + <p><b>NOTE:</b> Verbatim input doesn't work at prompts right now. This will be fixed soon.</p></blockquote> +<h2><a name="3.9"></a>3.9. How do I make a .nanorc file that nano will read when I start it?</h2> +<blockquote><p>It's not hard at all! But, your version of nano must have been compiled with <b>--enable-nanorc</b>, and again must be version 1.1.12 or newer (use nano -V to check your version and compiled features). Then simply copy the <b>nanorc.sample</b> that came with the nano source or your nano package (most likely in /usr/doc/nano) to .nanorc in your home directory. If you didn't get one, the syntax is simple. Flags are turned on and off by using the word <b>set</b> and the getopt_long flag for the feature, for example "set nowrap" or "set suspend".</p></blockquote> <hr width="100%"> <h1><a name="4"></a>4. Running</h1> <h2><a name="4.1"></a>4.1. Ack! My backspace/delete/enter/double bucky/meta key doesn't seem to work! What can I do?</h2> @@ -195,7 +200,7 @@ <p><b>my_hdr X-Composer: nano x.y.z</b></p> <p>Again, replace x.y.z with the version of nano you use.</p></blockquote> <h2><a name="4.8"></a>4.8. I've compiled nano with color support, but I don't see any color when I run it!</h2> -<blockquote><p>If you want nano to actually use color, you have to specify the color configurations you want it to use in your .nanorc. Some example configurations are in the <b>nanorc.sample</b> that comes with the nano source or your nano package. See Section <a href="#3.8">3.8</a>.</p></blockquote> +<blockquote><p>If you want nano to actually use color, you have to specify the color configurations you want it to use in your .nanorc. Some example configurations are in the <b>nanorc.sample</b> that comes with the nano source or your nano package. See Section <a href="#3.9">3.9</a>.</p></blockquote> <hr width="100%"> <h1><a name="5"></a>5. Internationalization</h1> <h2><a name="5.1"></a>5.1. There's no translation for my language!</h2> @@ -236,8 +241,9 @@ <h2><a name="8"></a>8. ChangeLog</h2> <blockquote> <p> +2003/12/31 - Added question about the new verbatim input function, and a few minor fixes. Removed reference to "set pico" (DLR).<br> 2003/07/02 - Added question about nano's not showing color when it's compiled with color support (DLR; suggested by Jordi).<br> -2003/02/23 - Updated RPM links for nano 1.2.x. (DLR).<br> +2003/02/23 - Updated RPM links for nano 1.2.x (DLR).<br> 2003/01/16 - Split section 4.5 into 4.5a and 4.5b for search string behavior. Added --enable-all docs.<br> 2002/12/28 - More misc. fixes (David Benbennick, DLR).<br> 2002/10/25 - Misc. fixes and link updates (DLR).<br> -- GitLab