\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-
@setfilename elpher.info
-@settitle Elpher Manual v3.1.0
+@settitle Elpher Manual v3.2.2
@dircategory Emacs
@direntry
Plain text documents. All local text files are assumed to be
UTF-8-encoded.
+@item @samp{gophermap},@samp{gopher}
+
+Gophermap files, i.e. files containing a valid directory list as specified
+by RFC 1436.
+
@item @samp{gemini},@samp{gmi}
Gemini documents (i.e. documents of MIME type ``text/gemini''). All
@end table
-Sadly, due to particulars of the format, gophermap files (i.e. files
-containing literally the intended output of querying a directory
-selector according to RFC 1436) cannot be rendered using @samp{file:}.
-
@node About pages, Customization, Local files, Top
@chapter About pages
text, the timeout to impose on network connections, and whether to
prompt for confirmation when switching away from TLS.
-One particularly important customization is the @code{elpher-start-page}
+One particularly important customization is the @code{elpher-start-page-url}
variable, which holds the URL of the page displayed initially when
elpher starts, and when @key{U} is pressed. By default this is set to
@samp{about:welcome}, but any URL can be substituted. For example, you
might want to create a text/gemini file named
@samp{~/.emacs/start-page.gmi} containing useful links and set the value
-of @code{elpher-start-page} to @samp{file:~/.emacs/start-page.gmi} to have
+of @code{elpher-start-page-url} to @samp{file:~/.emacs/start-page.gmi} to have
these links displayed at startup. Alternatively, you might prefer
to set the value to @samp{about:bookmarks} so that the bookmarks page
is used as the start page instead.
@subsection Customizable start pages
-The new customization variable @code{elpher-start-page} contains the URL
+The new customization variable @code{elpher-start-page-url} contains the URL
of the document to be loaded as elpher's ``start page''. By default
this is set to @samp{about:welcome}, but any elpher-accessible URL is
valid. @pxref{Customization} for suggestions.