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<h1 tag="intro">Introduction</h1>

<p>
    <link topic="&dactyl.apphome;">&dactyl.appname;</link> is a free
    browser add-on for &dactyl.host;, which makes it look and behave
    like the <link topic="http://www.vim.org">Vim</link> text
    editor. It has similar key bindings, and you could call it a
    modal web browser, as key bindings differ according to which
    mode you are in.
</p>

<p tag="first-run">
    If this is your first time running &dactyl.appname;, you may need some
    time to adjust to the standard interface, which hides the menu,
    navigation, and tool bars by default. If you find it uncomfortable to work
    without them, you can re-enable them by typing,
</p>
<code><ex>:set</ex> <link topic="'guioptions'"><hl key="HelpOpt">guioptions</hl></link><hl key="HelpEx">+=mT</hl><k name="Return"/></code>
<p>
    If you have trouble remembering commands or keyboard shortcuts, you can
    bring up this help page at any time by typing <ex>:help</ex> or the
    <k name="F1"/>. If you find that you don't like &dactyl.appname; at all,
    you can disable it by typing <ex>:extdisable &dactyl.appname;</ex> or
    delete it entirely by typing <ex>:extdelete &dactyl.appname;</ex>
</p>

<h2 tag="overview">Help topics</h2>

<ol>
    <li>
        <link topic="tutorial">Quick-start tutorial</link>:
        A quick-start tutorial for new users.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="starting">Starting &dactyl.appname;</link>:
        How &dactyl.appname; starts up, where it reads the config file…
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="browsing">Browsing</link>:
        Basic mappings and commands needed for a browsing session (how to open
        a web page or go back in history).
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="buffer">Buffer</link>:
        Operations on the current document like scrolling or copying text.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="cmdline">Command-line mode</link>:
        Command-line editing.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="insert">Insert mode</link>:
        Insert-mode editing.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="options">Options</link>:
        A description of all options.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="pattern">Text search commands</link>:
        Searching for text in the current buffer.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="tabs">Tabs</link>:
        Managing your tabbed browsing session.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="hints">Hints</link>:
        Selecting hyperlinks and other page elements.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="">Key mappings, abbreviations, and user-defined commands</link>:
        Defining new key mappings, abbreviations and user commands.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="eval">Expression evaluation</link>:
        Executing JavaScript.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="marks">Marks</link>:
        Using bookmarks, QuickMarks, history and local marks.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="repeat">Repeating commands</link>:
        Using macros to repeat recurring workflows.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="autocommands">Automatic commands</link>:
        Automatically executing code on certain events.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="print">Printing</link>:
        Printing pages.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="gui">&dactyl.appname;'s GUI</link>:
        Accessing &dactyl.host; menus, dialogs and the sidebar.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="styling">Styling the GUI and web pages</link>:
        Changing the styling of content pages and &dactyl.appname; itself.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="message">Error and informational messages</link>:
        A description of messages and error messages.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="developer">Developer information</link>:
        How to write docs or plugins.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="various">Various commands</link>:
        Other help which didn't fit into any other category.
    </li>
    <li>
        <link topic="index">Index</link>:
        An index of all commands and options.
    </li>
</ol>

<p>
You can also jump directly to the help of a specific command with <ex>:help o</ex>
or <ex>:help :set</ex>.
</p>

<h2 tag="features">Features</h2>

<ul>
    <li>Vim-like keybindings (<k>h</k>, <k>j</k>, <k>k</k>, <k>l</k>, <k>gg</k>, <k>G</k>, <k>0</k>, <k>$</k>, <k>ZZ</k>, <k name="C-f"/>, etc.)</li>
    <li>Ex commands (<ex>:quit</ex>, <ex>:open www.foo.com</ex>, …)</li>
    <li>Tab completion available for all commands with support for "longest" matching when set in 'wildmode'</li>
    <li>Hit-a-hint like navigation of links (start with <k>f</k> to follow a link)</li>
    <li>Advanced completion of bookmark and history URLs (searching also in title, not only URL)</li>
    <li>Vim-like statusline with a Wget-like progress bar</li>
    <li>Minimal GUI (easily hide useless menubar and toolbar with <ex>:set guioptions=</ex>)</li>
    <li>Ability to <ex>:source</ex> JavaScript files, and to use a <em>~/.pentadactylrc</em> file with syntax highlighting if you install pentadactyl.vim</li>
    <li>Easy quick searches (<ex>:open foo</ex> will search for "foo" in google, <ex>:open ebay terminator</ex> will search for "terminator" on ebay) with support for &dactyl.host; keyword bookmarks and search engines</li>
    <li>Count supported for many commands (<em>3</em><k name="C-o"/> will go back 3 pages)</li>
    <li>Beep on errors</li>
    <li>Marks support (<k>m</k><em>a</em> to set mark a on a web page, <k>'</k><em>a</em> to go there)</li>
    <li>QuickMarks support (quickly go to previously marked web pages with <k>go</k><a>a-zA-Z0-9</a>)</li>
    <li><ex>:map</ex> and <ex>:command</ex> support (and feedkeys() for script writers)</li>
    <li><ex>:time</ex> support for profiling</li>
    <li>Move the text cursor and select text with Vim keys and a Visual mode</li>
    <li>External editor support</li>
    <li>Macros to replay key strokes</li>
    <li>AutoCommands to execute actions on certain events</li>
    <li>A comprehensive help system, explaining all commands, mappings and options</li>
</ul>

<h2 tag="contact">Contact</h2>

<p>
    Please send comments, questions, or patches to the
    <link topic="mailto:&dactyl.maillist;">mailing list</link>,
    where we will do our best to answer any questions. You can also
    check the
    <link topic="http://code.google.com/p/dactyl/wiki">wiki</link> for
    <link topic="http://code.google.com/p/dactyl/wiki/FAQ">FAQ</link>.
    Issue reports can be entered in the
    <link topic="http://code.google.com/p/dactyl/issues/list">issue tracker</link>.
</p>


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