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From: Xavier Neys <neysx@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: nano-basics-guide.xml
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:32:59
Message-Id: 200512311632.jBVGWpkv000839@robin.gentoo.org
1 neysx 05/12/31 16:32:50
2
3 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en nano-basics-guide.xml
4 Log:
5 #117080 Fixed inconsistent representation of Ctrl-key
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7 Revision Changes Path
8 1.18 +24 -18 xml/htdocs/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml
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10 file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml?rev=1.18&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo
11 plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml?rev=1.18&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo
12 diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml.diff?r1=1.17&r2=1.18&cvsroot=gentoo
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14 Index: nano-basics-guide.xml
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16 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml,v
17 retrieving revision 1.17
18 retrieving revision 1.18
19 diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18
20 --- nano-basics-guide.xml 13 Sep 2005 12:00:00 -0000 1.17
21 +++ nano-basics-guide.xml 31 Dec 2005 16:32:50 -0000 1.18
22 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
23 <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
24 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml,v 1.17 2005/09/13 12:00:00 rane Exp $ -->
25 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml,v 1.18 2005/12/31 16:32:50 neysx Exp $ -->
26 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
27
28 <guide link="/doc/en/nano-basics-guide.xml">
29 @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
30
31 <warn>
32 It is very, very important that you use the -w switch when opening a config
33 -file. Failure to do so may keep your system from booting or other bad things.
34 +file. Failure to do so may keep your system from booting or cause other bad things.
35 </warn>
36
37 </body>
38 @@ -73,14 +73,14 @@
39
40 <p>
41 If you want to save the changes you've made, press <c>Ctrl+O</c>. To exit
42 -<c>nano</c>, type <c>Ctrl+X</c>. If you ask <c>nano</c> to exit a modified file,
43 +nano, type <c>Ctrl+X</c>. If you ask nano to exit from a modified file,
44 it will ask you if you want to save it. Just press <c>N</c> in case you don't,
45 or <c>Y</c> in case you do. It will then ask you for a filename. Just type it
46 in and press <c>Enter</c>.
47 </p>
48
49 <p>
50 -If you accidentally confirmed that you want to save the file, but you actually
51 +If you accidentally confirmed that you want to save the file but you actually
52 don't, you can always cancel by pressing <c>Ctrl+C</c> when you're prompted for
53 a filename.
54 </p>
55 @@ -92,21 +92,21 @@
56 <body>
57
58 <p>
59 -To cut a single line line you use <c>^K</c>. You simply hold down <c>CTRL</c>
60 -and <c>k</c> at the same time. The line disappears. To paste it you simply
61 -move the cursor to where you want to paste and punch <c>^U</c> (<c>CTRL u</c>)
62 -on your keyboard. BAM! The line reappears. Suppose you need to move a whole
63 -paragraph. To move multiple lines simply cut each line one at a time, and then
64 -paste. BAM! The whole paragraph appears wherever you want it.
65 +To cut a single line, you use <c>Ctrl+K</c> (hold down <c>Ctrl</c> and
66 +then press <c>K</c>). The line disappears. To paste it, you simply
67 +move the cursor to where you want to paste it and punch <c>Ctrl+U</c>.
68 +The line reappears. To move multiple lines, simply cut them with several
69 +<c>Ctrl+K</c>s in a row, then paste them with a single <c>Ctrl+U</c>.
70 +The whole paragraph appears wherever you want it.
71 </p>
72
73 <p>
74 -If you need a little more fine grained control then you need to mark the text.
75 -Move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to cut. Hit <c>^^</c>
76 -(that's <c>ctrl ^</c> or <c>ctrl 6</c>). Now move your cursor to the end of
77 -the text you want to cut. The desired text should be highlighted now. If need
78 -to cancel your text marking simply hit <c>^^</c> again. Click <c>^K</c> to cut
79 -the text. Use <c>^U</c> to paste it. BAM! Now that's cooking.
80 +If you need a little more fine-grained control, then you have to mark the text.
81 +Move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to cut. Hit <c>Ctrl+6</c>
82 +(or <c>Alt+A</c>). Now move your cursor to the end of the text you want to cut:
83 +the marked text gets highlighted. If you need to cancel your text marking,
84 +simply hit <c>Ctrl+6</c> again. Press <c>Ctrl+K</c> to cut the marked text.
85 +Use <c>Ctrl+U</c> to paste it.
86 </p>
87
88 </body>
89 @@ -117,10 +117,16 @@
90
91 <p>
92 Searching for a string is easy as long as you think <e>"WhereIs"</e> instead of
93 -<e>"Search"</e>. Simple hit <c>^W</c> (<c>CTRL w</c>) and type in your search
94 -string. Like I said, easy.
95 +<e>"Search"</e>. Simply hit <c>Ctrl+W</c>, type in your search string, and
96 +press <c>Enter</c>. To search for the same string again, hit <c>Alt+W</c>.
97 </p>
98
99 +<note>
100 +In nano's help texts the Ctrl-key is represented by a caret (^),
101 +so <c>Ctrl+W</c> is shown as <c>^W</c>, and so on. The Alt-key is
102 +represented by an M (from "Meta"), so <c>Alt+W</c> is shown as <c>M-W</c>.
103 +</note>
104 +
105 </body>
106 </section>
107 <section>
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