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11 <link topic="&dactyl.apphome;">&dactyl.appName;</link>
12 is a free media player add-on for &dactyl.host;, which combines the best
13 features of the <link topic="http://cmus.sourceforge.net">CMus</link> music
14 player and the <link topic="http://www.vim.org">Vim</link> text editor.
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21 <link topic="tutorial">Quick-start tutorial</link>:
22 A quick-start tutorial for new users.
26 <link topic="starting">Starting &dactyl.appName;</link>:
27 How &dactyl.appName; starts up, where it reads the config file, etc.
30 <link topic="player">Player mode</link>:
31 Interacting with the media player.
34 <link topic="browsing">Browsing</link>:
35 Basic key mappings and commands needed for a browsing
36 session (how to open a web page, go back in history, etc.)
39 <link topic="buffer">Buffer</link>:
40 Operations on the current document (scrolling, copying text,
44 <link topic="cmdline">Command Line mode</link>:
48 <link topic="editing">Editing text</link>:
49 Text area and input field editing.
52 <link topic="options">Options</link>:
53 A description of all options.
56 <link topic="pattern">Text search commands</link>:
57 Searching for text in the current buffer.
60 <link topic="tabs">Tabs</link>:
61 Managing your tabbed browsing session.
64 <link topic="hints">Hints</link>:
65 Selecting hyperlinks and other page elements.
68 <link topic="map">Keyboard shortcuts and commands</link>:
69 Defining new key mappings, abbreviations and user commands.
72 <link topic="eval">Expression evaluation</link>:
76 <link topic="marks">Marks</link>:
77 Using bookmarks, QuickMarks, history and local marks.
80 <link topic="repeat">Repeating commands</link>:
81 Using macros to repeat recurring workflows.
84 <link topic="autocommands">Automatic commands</link>:
85 Automatically executing code on certain events.
88 <link topic="print">Printing</link>:
92 <link topic="gui">&dactyl.appName;'s GUI</link>:
93 Accessing &dactyl.host; menus, dialogs and the display panels.
96 <link topic="styling">Styling the GUI and web pages</link>:
97 Changing the styling of content pages and &dactyl.appName; itself.
100 <link topic="message">Error and informational messages</link>:
101 A description of informational and error messages.
104 <link topic="developer">Developer information</link>:
105 How to write plugins and documentation.
108 <link topic="various">Various commands</link>:
109 Other help which doesn't readily fit into any other category.
112 <link topic="plugins">Plugins</link>:
113 Documentation for any plugins you have installed.
116 <link topic="index">Index</link>:
117 An index of all commands and options.
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122 <ul replace="features-list">
123 <li>Vim-like keybindings (<k>h</k>, <k>j</k>, <k>gg</k>, <k>ZZ</k>, <k name="C-f"/>, etc.)</li>
124 <li>Ex commands (<ex>:quit</ex>, <ex>:open www.foo.com</ex>, …)</li>
125 <li>Tab completion for all commands, highly configurable via <o>wildmode</o>, <o>autocomplete</o>, ...</li>
126 <li>Hit-a-hint like navigation of links (start with <k>f</k> to follow a link)</li>
127 <li>Advanced completion of bookmark and history URLs</li>
128 <li>Vim-like status line with a Wget-like progress bar</li>
129 <li>Minimal GUI (easily hide superfluous menubar and toolbar with <se opt="guioptions"/>)</li>
130 <li>Ability to <ex>:source</ex> JavaScript, CSS, and &dactyl.appName; command files</li>
131 <li>Easy quick searches (see <ex>:open</ex>)</li>
132 <li>Count supported for many commands (<em>3</em><k name="C-o"/> will go back 3 pages)</li>
133 <li>Visual bell for errors (<o>visualbell</o>)</li>
134 <li>Marks support (<k>m</k><em>a</em> to set mark a, <k>'</k><em>a</em> to jump to it)</li>
135 <li><link topic="quickmarks">QuickMark</link> support</li>
136 <li><ex>:map</ex>, <ex>:command</ex>, <ex>:normal</ex>, and <t>macros</t></li>
137 <li><link topic="i_<C-i>">Editing of text fields</link> with an <link topic="'editor'">external editor</link></li>
138 <li>AutoCommands to execute actions on certain events</li>
139 <li>A comprehensive help system, explaining all commands, mappings, options, and plugins</li>
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