From 48749a950054f9873d8df00a2e568d860df69cb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 09:48:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: note also in the Info manual that text can be selected
with Shift
And remove a detail that is untrue when 'set selectedcolor' is used.
---
doc/nano.1 | 6 +++---
doc/nano.texi | 7 +++++--
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/nano.1 b/doc/nano.1
index cefb5861..20170850 100644
--- a/doc/nano.1
+++ b/doc/nano.1
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ highlighted), and then use \fB^K\fR to cut it, or \fBM\-6\fR to copy it to the
cutbuffer. One can also save the marked text to a file with \fB^O\fR, or
spell check it with \fB^T\fR.
.PP
-Since nano-2.7.0, text can also be selected by holding Shift and moving the
-cursor with the arrow keys. Holding down the Alt key too will increase the
-stride.
+On some terminals, text can be selected also by holding down Shift while
+using the arrow keys. Holding down the Alt key too will increase the stride.
+Any cursor movement without Shift being held will cancel such a selection.
.PP
The two lines at the bottom of the screen show some important commands;
the built-in help (\fB^G\fR) lists all the available ones.
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
index 1d68c035..cb18a5e6 100644
--- a/doc/nano.texi
+++ b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -497,12 +497,15 @@ the 'Copy Text' command (default key binding: @kbd{M-6}).
Text can be selected by first 'setting the Mark' (default key bindings:
@kbd{^6} and @kbd{M-A}) and then moving the cursor to the other end of the portion
-to be selected. The selected portion of text will be highlighted in
-reverse video (or in bold if you set the boldtext option).
+to be selected. The selected portion of text will be highlighted.
This selection can now be cut or copied in its entirety with a single
@kbd{^K} or @kbd{M-6}. Or the selection can be used to limit the scope of
a search-and-replace (@kbd{^\}) or spell-checking session (@kbd{^T}).
+On some terminals, it is also possible to select text by holding down
+@kbd{Shift} together with the cursor keys. Such a selection is cancelled
+upon any cursor movement where @kbd{Shift} isn't held.
+
Cutting or copying selected text will toggle the mark off automatically.
If necessary, it can be toggled off manually with another @kbd{^6} or @kbd{M-A}.
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