xmlns="&xmlns.dactyl;"
xmlns:html="&xmlns.html;">
-<!-- Initial revision: Sun Jun 8 10:07:05 UTC 2008 (penryu) -->
<h1 tag="tutorial">Quick-start tutorial</h1>
<note>
- This is a quickstart tutorial to help new users get up and running
+ This is a quick-start tutorial to help new users get up and running
in &dactyl.appName;. It is not intended as a full reference explaining all
features.
</note>
<p>
where <k name="CR"/> represents pressing the <k name="Enter" link="false"/>
or <k name="Return" link="false"/> key. If you're a veteran Vim user, this
- may look familiar. It should.
+ should look familiar.
</p>
<p>
However, in this author's opinion, the best way to get familiar with
- &dactyl.appName; is to leave these disabled for now. (The above action can be
- reversed with <se opt="go" op="&"/><k name="CR"/>) You can look at the entry
- for <o>guioptions</o> in <t>options</t> for more information on this.
+ &dactyl.appName; is to leave these disabled for now. (The above action can
+ be reversed with <se opt="go" op="&"/><k name="CR"/>) You can have a
+ look at the <o>guioptions</o> help entry for more information on this.
</p>
<h2 tag="modal">&dactyl.appName;'s modal interface</h2>
&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 (see <t>modes</t> for the full picture).
</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>
- 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;.
+ 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 &dactyl.appName; modes.
</p>
<h2 tag="getting-help">Getting help</h2>
<h2 tag="living-mouseless">Mouseless</h2>
-<em>â\80\93 or how I learned to stop worrying and love the 80+ buttons I already have.</em>
+<em>â\80\94 or how I learned to stop worrying and love the 80+ buttons I already have.</em>
<p>
The efficiency of &dactyl.appName;, as with the legendary editor it was inspired by,
<dd>
scroll window left/right
</dd>
- <dt><k name="Space"/>/<k name="C-b"/></dt>
+ <dt><k name="C-f"/>/<k name="C-b"/></dt>
<dd>
scroll down/up by one page
</dd>
<h2 tag="history-navigation tab-navigation">History and tabs</h2>
<p>
- History navigation (e.g., <em>Back</em>, <em>Forward</em>) are done similarly to
+ History navigation (e.g., <em>Back</em>, <em>Forward</em>) is done similarly to
scrolling.
</p>
<dl>
+ <dt><k>H</k>/<k>L</k></dt>
+ <dd>
+ move back/forward in the current tab's history
+ </dd>
<dt><k name="C-o"/>/<k name="C-i"/></dt>
<dd>
- move Back/Forward in the current window/tab's history, respectively
+ move back/forward in the current tab's jump list
</dd>
</dl>
<p>
- Move between tabs using these keystrokes which may also be familiar to tabbing
- Vimmers.
+ Move between tabs using these keystrokes which may also be familiar to
+ tabbing Vimmers:
</p>
<dl>
</dl>
<p>
- To open a web page in a new tab, use
the <ex>:tabopen <a>url</a></ex>. To open a URL in
+ To open a web page in a new tab, use <ex>:tabopen <a>url</a></ex>. To open a URL in
the current tab, use <ex>:open</ex>. The Normal mode mappings <k>t</k> and <k>o</k>,
respectively, map to these commands, so the following pairs of sequences are
equivalent:
</p>
<p>
- The answer is <em>hints</em>. Activating hints displays a number next to every link
- &dactyl.appName; can find. To follow the link, simply type the number corresponding
- to the hint.
+ The answer is <t>hints</t>. Activating hints displays a number next to
+ every link (or other element, depending on the mode) &dactyl.appName; can
+ find. To act on the element (e.g., follow or save a link), simply type
+ the number corresponding to the hint.
</p>
<p>
<p>
Whichever way you choose to indicate your target link, once &dactyl.appName; has
- highlighted the link you want, simply hit <k name="CR"/> to open it.
+ highlighted the link you want, simply hit <k name="CR" link="false"/> to open it.
</p>
<p>
upper-case <k>F</k> will open it in a new tab.
</p>
+<p>
+ Extended hint modes, started by <k>;</k> or <k>g;</k>, provide a richer way
+ to interact with various elements, not limited to following links.
+</p>
+
<p>
To test it, try this link: <link topic="&dactyl.apphome;">&dactyl.appName; Homepage</link>.
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>
+ done, remember to use <k>H</k> (<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.
</p>
-<h2 tag="common-issues">Common issues</h2>
-
-<p>
- Say you get half-way done typing in a new URL, only to remember that you've
- already got that page open in the previous tab. Your command line might look
- something like this:
-</p>
-
-<code><ex>:open my.partial.url/fooba</ex></code>
-
-<p>
- You can exit the command line and access the already loaded page with the
- following:
-</p>
-
-<code><k name="Esc"/></code>
-
-<h2 tag="pentadactylrc">Saving for posterity—<tt>pentadactylrc</tt></h2>
+<h2 tag="saving-customization">Saving for posterity—<tt>pentadactylrc</tt></h2>
<p>
Once you get &dactyl.appName; set up with your desired options, maps, and commands,
you'll probably want them to be available the next time you open &dactyl.appName;.
- Continuing the Vim theme, this is done with a <tt>pentadactylrc</tt> file.
+ Continuing the Vim theme, this is done with a <tt><t>pentadactylrc</t></tt> file.
</p>
<p>
<dl>
<dt><ex>:xall</ex></dt>
<dd>
- command to quit and save the current browsing session for next time; the default.
+ quit and save the current browsing session for next time; the default
</dd>
- <dt><ex>:qall</ex></dt>
+ <dt><ex>:exit</ex></dt>
<dd>
- command to quit <em>without</em> saving the session
+ quit <em>without</em> saving the session
</dd>
<dt><k>ZZ</k></dt>
<dd>
</dd>
<dt><k>ZQ</k></dt>
<dd>
- Normal mode mapping equivalent to <ex>:qall</ex>
+ Normal mode mapping equivalent to <ex>:exit</ex>
</dd>
</dl>
<h2 tag="whither-&dactyl.host;">Where did &dactyl.host; go?</h2>
<p>
- You might feel pretty disoriented now. Don't worry. This is still &dactyl.host;
- underneath. Here are some ways &dactyl.appName; allows &dactyl.host; to shine through. See
- the <ex>:help</ex> for these commands and mappings for more information on how to
- make the best use of them.
+ You might feel pretty disoriented now. Don't worry. This is still
+ &dactyl.host; underneath. Here are some ways &dactyl.appName; allows
+ &dactyl.host; to shine through (see the <ex>:help</ex> for these commands
+ and mappings for more information on how to make the best use of them):
</p>
<dl>
</dl>
<p>
- Feel free to explore at this point. If you use the <ex>:tabopen</ex> command,
- remember to use the <k>gt</k>/<k>gT</k> mappings to get back to this page. If
- using the <ex>:open</ex> command, use the history keys (e.g., <k>H</k>) to return.
- If you get hopelessly lost, just type <ex>:help<k name="CR"/></ex> and click the
- <em>Tutorial</em> link to return.
+ Feel free to explore at this point. If you get hopelessly lost, just type
+ <ex>:help<k name="CR"/></ex> and click the <em>Quick-start tutorial</em>
+ link to return here.
</p>
<!-- TODO: other sections? -->
<h2 tag="removal">Get me out of here!</h2>
<p>
- If you've given it a fair shot and determined … TODO
+ If you've given it a fair shot and determined that &dactyl.appName; is not
+ for you after all, you might want to disable it.
</p>
<p>
- The &dactyl.appName; way to do this is with the command <ex>:addons</ex>. Issuing this
- command brings up the &dactyl.host; Add-ons dialog window; you can then remove it as
- normal, selecting &dactyl.appName; from the list and clicking (yes, clicking)
- <em>Uninstall</em>.
+ The &dactyl.appName; way to do this is with the command <ex>:addons</ex>,
+ which displays a list of all installed extensions. You can use hints or
+ mouse to click on <em>Off</em> or <em>Del</em> to disable or remove
+ &dactyl.appName;, respectively.
</p>
<p>
Alternatively, you can do this the old-fashioned way: re-enable the menubar,
- as above, with <se opt="go" op="+=">m</se>, and select <em>Add-ons</em> from the <em>Tools</em> menu.
+ as above, with <se opt="go" op="+=">m</se>, and select <em>Add-ons</em>
+ from the <em>Tools</em> menu. You can also use <ex>:dialog addons</ex> to
+ get to the interface.
</p>
<h2 tag="support">I'm interested… but lost!</h2>
<p>
- &dactyl.appName; has an energetic and growing user base. If you've run into a problem
- that you can't seem to solve with &dactyl.appName;, or if you think you might have
- found a bug, please let us know! There is support available on the
- <link topic="http://code.google.com/p/dactyl/w/list?q=label%3Aproject-&dactyl.name;">wiki</link>
+ &dactyl.appName; has an energetic and growing user base. If you've run into
+ a problem that you can't seem to solve with &dactyl.appName;, or if you
+ think you might have found a bug, please let us know! There is support
+ available on the <link topic="&dactyl.list.href;">mailing list</link>
+ (mirrored on <link topic="http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.mozilla.firefox.pentadactyl">Gmane</link>)
or in the <link topic="irc://irc.oftc.net/pentadactyl">#pentadactyl</link> IRC
- channel on <link topic="http://oftc.net/">OFTC</link>.
+ channel on <link topic="http://oftc.net/">OFTC</link>. See also
+ <t>contact</t>.
</p>
<p>
hear from you as well. Developers work on &dactyl.appName; whenever possible, but we
are neither infinite nor omnipotent; please bear with us. If you can't wait for
us to get around to it, rest assured patches are welcome! See the
- <link topic="developer">developer</link> page for more information.
+ <t>developer</t> page for more information.
</p>
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