From 09dee8dfbf1b7ef8a800940e820c8868a59fed82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Hammerquist Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:14:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added hints to tutorial. typo fix. --- locale/en-US/tutorial.txt | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/locale/en-US/tutorial.txt b/locale/en-US/tutorial.txt index de0ad362..a8a33942 100644 --- a/locale/en-US/tutorial.txt +++ b/locale/en-US/tutorial.txt @@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ Vimmers. go to the previous tab * [m]g0[m]/[m]g$[m] -- go to the first/last tab + * [m]d[m] -- + close the active tab (delete the buffer) To open a webpage in a new tab, use the [c]:tabopen {url}[c]. To open a URL in the current tab, use [c]:open[c]. The normal mode @@ -130,6 +132,37 @@ following pairs sequences are equivalent: tvimperator.mozdev.org +section:Some{nbsp}hints{nbsp}about{nbsp}surfing...[hints.html] + +So now you can navigate around in Vimperator. But wait... how do you *open* a +page or tab linked in a web page? How do you ``click'' on all those links +without your tailed friend? + +The answer is ``hints''. Activating hints displays a number next to every +link Vimperator can find. To follow the link, simply type the number +corresponding to the hint, a white number inside a red square by default. + +For text links, there's an additional shortcut; you can type some text +contained in the link and Vimperator will search all the links it can find and +only hint the matching links, further narrowing down the list. If the text +you type uniquely identifies any given link, Vimperator will follow that link +immediately without any further user input. + +Whichever way you choose to indicate your target link, once Vimperator has +highlighted the link you want, simply hit [m][m] to open it. + +The most common hint mode is called help:QuickHint{nbsp}mode[various.html,f]. +To activate QuickHint mode, press either [m]f[m] or [m]F[m]. The lower-case +[m]f[m] will open the resulting link in the current tab, while the upper-case +[m]F[m] will open it in a new tab. + +To test it, try this link: http://vimperator.mozdev.org/[Vimperator Homepage]. +Activate QuickHint mode with [m]f[m] or [m]F[m] to highlight all currently +visible links. The start typing the text of the link. The link should be +uniquely identified soon, and Vimperator will open it. Once you're done, +remember to use [m][m] (``History Back'') or [m]d[m] (``Delete Buffer'') +to return here, depending on which key you used to activate QuickHint mode. + section:Common{nbsp}Issues[common_issues] @@ -148,7 +181,7 @@ following: section:Find{nbsp}the{nbsp}Exit{nbsp}Nearest{nbsp}You[quitting_without_menus] -Vimperator supports all of Vim's classing methods of exiting. +Vimperator supports all of Vim's classic methods of exiting. * [c]:xall[c] -- command to quit and save the current browsing session for next time; the default.