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11 <link topic="&dactyl.apphome;">&dactyl.appName;</link> is a free mailer
12 add-on for &dactyl.host;, which combines the best features of the
13 <link topic="http://www.mutt.org">Mutt</link> mail client and the
14 <link topic="http://www.vim.org">Vim</link> text editor.
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20 <link topic="tutorial">Quick-start tutorial</link>:
21 A quick-start tutorial for new users.
24 <link topic="starting">Starting &dactyl.appName;</link>:
25 How &dactyl.appName; starts up, where it reads the config file, etc.
28 <link topic="browsing">Browsing</link>:
29 Basic key mappings and commands needed for a browsing
30 session (how to open a web page, go back in history, etc.)
33 <link topic="buffer">Buffer</link>:
34 Operations on the current document (scrolling, copying text,
38 <link topic="cmdline">Command Line mode</link>:
42 <link topic="editing">Editing text</link>:
43 Text area and input field editing.
46 <link topic="options">Options</link>:
47 A description of all options.
50 <link topic="pattern">Text search commands</link>:
51 Searching for text in the current buffer.
54 <link topic="tabs">Tabs</link>:
55 Managing your tabbed browsing session.
58 <link topic="hints">Hints</link>:
59 Selecting hyperlinks and other page elements.
62 <link topic="map">Keyboard shortcuts and commands</link>:
63 Defining new key mappings, abbreviations and user commands.
66 <link topic="eval">Expression evaluation</link>:
70 <link topic="marks">Marks</link>:
71 Using bookmarks, QuickMarks, history and local marks.
74 <link topic="repeat">Repeating commands</link>:
75 Using macros to repeat recurring workflows.
78 <link topic="autocommands">Automatic commands</link>:
79 Automatically executing code on certain events.
82 <link topic="print">Printing</link>:
86 <link topic="gui">&dactyl.appName;'s GUI</link>:
87 Accessing &dactyl.host; menus, dialogs and the sidebar.
90 <link topic="styling">Styling the GUI and web pages</link>:
91 Changing the styling of content pages and &dactyl.appName; itself.
94 <link topic="message">Error and informational messages</link>:
95 A description of informational and error messages.
98 <link topic="developer">Developer information</link>:
99 How to write plugins and documentation.
102 <link topic="various">Various commands</link>:
103 Other help which doesn't readily fit into any other category.
106 <link topic="plugins">Plugins</link>:
107 Documentation for any plugins you have installed.
110 <link topic="index">Index</link>:
111 An index of all commands and options.
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116 <ul replace="features-list">
117 <li>Vim-like keybindings (<k>h</k>, <k>j</k>, <k>gg</k>, <k>ZZ</k>, <k name="C-f"/>, etc.)</li>
118 <li>Ex commands (<ex>:quit</ex>, <ex>:open www.foo.com</ex>, …)</li>
119 <li>Tab completion for all commands, highly configurable via <o>wildmode</o>, <o>autocomplete</o>, …</li>
120 <li>Hit-a-hint like navigation of links (start with <k>f</k> to follow a link)</li>
121 <li>Advanced completion of bookmark and history URLs</li>
122 <li>Vim-like status line with a Wget-like progress bar</li>
123 <li>Minimal GUI (easily hide superfluous menubar and toolbar with <se opt="guioptions"/>)</li>
124 <li>Ability to <ex>:source</ex> JavaScript, CSS, and &dactyl.appName; command files</li>
125 <li>Easy quick searches (see <ex>:open</ex>)</li>
126 <li>Count supported for many commands (<em>3</em><k name="C-o"/> will go back 3 pages)</li>
127 <li>Visual bell for errors (<o>visualbell</o>)</li>
128 <li>Marks support (<k>m</k><em>a</em> to set mark a, <k>'</k><em>a</em> to jump to it)</li>
129 <li><link topic="quickmarks">QuickMark</link> support</li>
130 <li><ex>:map</ex>, <ex>:command</ex>, <ex>:normal</ex>, and <t>macros</t></li>
131 <li><link topic="i_<C-i>">Editing of text fields</link> with an <link topic="'editor'">external editor</link></li>
132 <li>AutoCommands to execute actions on certain events</li>
133 <li>A comprehensive help system, explaining all commands, mappings, options, and plugins</li>
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