&dactyl.appName;'s power, like Vim's, comes from its modal interface. Keys have
different meanings depending on which mode the browser is in. &dactyl.appName; has
several modes, but the 2 most important are <em>Normal</em> mode and
- <em>Command-line</em> mode.
+ <em>Command Line</em> mode.
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<p>
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<p>
- The other core mode of &dactyl.appName;, Command-line mode, can be entered from
+ The other core mode of &dactyl.appName;, Command Line mode, can be entered from
Normal mode by typing a <k>:</k> (colon). You will frequently see &dactyl.appName;
commands start with a <k>:</k>, indicating that what follows is a command.
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<p>
- To return to Normal mode from Command-line mode, type <k name="Esc"/>. Pressing
+ To return to Normal mode from Command Line mode, type <k name="Esc"/>. Pressing
<k name="Esc"/> will also return you to Normal mode from most other modes in
&dactyl.appName;.
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</p>
<p>
- The most common hint mode is called <t>quick-hints</t>.
- To activate QuickHint mode, press either <k>f</k> or <k>F</k>. The lower-case
- <k>f</k> will open the resulting link in the current tab, while the upper-case
- <k>F</k> will open it in a new tab.
+ To activate Hints mode, press either <k>f</k> or <k>F</k>. The lower-case
+ <k>f</k> will open the resulting link in the current tab, while the
+ upper-case <k>F</k> will open it in a new tab.
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To test it, try this link: <link topic="&dactyl.apphome;">&dactyl.appName; Homepage</link>.
- Activate QuickHint mode with <k>f</k> or <k>F</k> to highlight all currently
+ Activate Hints mode with <k>f</k> or <k>F</k> to highlight all currently
visible links. Then start typing the text of the link. The link should be
- uniquely identified soon, and &dactyl.appName; will open it. Once you're done,
- remember to use <k name="C-o"/> (<em>History Back</em>) or <k>d</k> (<em>Delete Buffer</em>)
- to return here, depending on which key you used to activate QuickHint mode.
+ uniquely identified soon, and &dactyl.appName; will open it. Once you're
+ done, remember to use <k name="C-o"/> (<em>History Back</em>) or <k>d</k>
+ (<em>Delete Buffer</em>) to return here, depending on which key you used to
+ activate Hints mode.
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<h2 tag="common-issues">Common issues</h2>