Updating readme

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Michael Lazar
2017-08-03 00:30:22 -04:00
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Settings Settings
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Configuration Configuration File
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Configuration files are stored in the ``{HOME}/.config/rtv/`` directory Configuration files are stored in the ``{HOME}/.config/rtv/`` directory
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$ rtv --copy-config $ rtv --copy-config
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Media Viewing Media Links
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You can use `mailcap <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_type#Mailcap>`_ to configure You can use `mailcap <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_type#Mailcap>`_ to configure
how RTV will open different types of links how RTV will open different types of links
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Once you've setup your mailcap file, enable it by launching rtv with the ``rtv --enable-media`` flag (or set it in your **rtv.cfg**) Once you've setup your mailcap file, enable it by launching rtv with the ``rtv --enable-media`` flag (or set it in your **rtv.cfg**)
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Environment Environment Variables
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RTV will respect the following environment variables when accessing external programs The default programs that RTV interacts with can be configured through environment variables
``$BROWSER``
Submission links will be opened inside of your web browser. On most systems, the default web browser will pop up in a new window. If you prefer the complete terminal experience, try using a console-based web browser (`w3m <http://w3m.sourceforge.net/>`_, `lynx <http://lynx.isc.org/>`_, and `elinks <http://elinks.or.cz/>`_ are all good choices).
``$PAGER``
Extra long comments and submissions can be opened using the system's pager.
``$RTV_EDITOR`` ``$RTV_EDITOR``
Composing posts and replying to comments is done using your preferred text editor. If not specified, the default system ``$EDITOR`` (or *nano*) will be used. | A program used to compose text submissions and comments.
``$RTV_URLVIEWER`` | If not specified, will fallback to ``$VISUAL`` and ``$EDITOR`` in that order.
A url viewer is a tool that can be used to extract hyperlinks from inside of blocks of text. `urlview <https://github.com/sigpipe/urlview>`_ and `urlscan <https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan>`_ are known to be compatible with rtv. These applications don't come pre-installed, but are available through most systems' package managers. | *Examples: vim, emacs, gedit*
---- ``$RTV_BROWSER``
Copy | A program used to open links to external websites.
---- | If not specified, will fallback to ``$BROWSER``, or attempt to intelligently choose a browser supported by your system.
RTV supports copying submission links to the OS clipboard. For macOS it is supported out of the box, | *Examples: firefox, google-chrome, w3m, lynx, elinks*
in Linux systems RTV will need `xsel <http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/>`_ or `xclip <https://sourceforge.net/projects/xclip/>`_ commands to be installed in the system.
``$RTV_URLVIEWER``
| A tool used to extract hyperlinks from from text.
| If not specified, will fallback to **urlview** if it is installed.
| *Examples: `urlview <https://github.com/sigpipe/urlview>`_, `urlscan <https://github.com/firecat53/urlscan>`_*
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Copying to the Clipboard
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RTV supports copying submission links to the OS clipboard.
On macOS this is supported out of the box.
On Linux systems you will need to install either `xsel <http://www.vergenet.net/~conrad/software/xsel/>`_ or `xclip <https://sourceforge.net/projects/xclip/>`_.
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