X-Git-Url: https://thelambdalab.xyz/gitweb/index.cgi?p=elpher.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=elpher.texi;h=87caaf71ca5f9283b53cba13e3320a61c92e5ccf;hp=e7a03a919aec9747e32bb4ed0d0e8f2c9c744521;hb=185db89b91b00332731882dfe08ffe344089ecee;hpb=5f7b2a6ed52621ea1bd983428428d5d513b2405e diff --git a/elpher.texi b/elpher.texi index e7a03a9..87caaf7 100644 --- a/elpher.texi +++ b/elpher.texi @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*- @setfilename elpher.info -@settitle Elpher Manual v2.11.0 +@settitle Elpher Manual v3.0.0 @dircategory Emacs @direntry @@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ @copying This manual documents Elpher, a gopher and gemini client for Emacs. -Copyright @copyright{} 2019, 2020 Tim Vaughan +Copyright @copyright{} 2019, 2020, 2021 Tim Vaughan@* +Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Daniel Semyonov@* +Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Alex Schroeder @quotation The source and documentation of Elpher is free software. You can @@ -180,12 +182,19 @@ rather than stick with the cached version. To do this use @key{R}. (This is particularly useful for search query results, where this allows you to perform a different search.) -That's more-or-less it. Elpher supports a number of other features, such -as bookmarking, support for different coding schemes and TLS encryption, -and a variety of customization options, all of which are explained in -the rest of this document. However the emphasis is on keeping the basic +That's more-or-less it. Elpher supports a number of other features, +such a support for different coding schemes and TLS encryption, and a +variety of customization options, all of which are explained in the +rest of this document. However the emphasis is on keeping the basic navigation experience as intuitive and responsive as possible. +Note that you can launch multiple Elpher sessions in parallel by using +a prefix: + +@example +@kbd{C-u M-x elpher @key{RET}} +@end example + @node Navigation, Bookmarks, Quick Start, Top @chapter Navigation Throughout this manual, we use the word ``page'' to refer to any @@ -230,6 +239,7 @@ or link text. (Unlike the previous two commands, this immediately opens the selected link. @end table + The following commands can be used to retrieve information about the current page, or the address of the link at point: @@ -306,8 +316,9 @@ Once a text, menu or query response page has been displayed, its contents are cached for the duration of the Emacs session. @keycmd{@key{g}, elpher-go} -Open a particular page by specifying either its full URL or just entering -a gopher host name. (The protocol defaults to gopher, so gemini links must include the @code{gemini://} prefix. +Open a particular page by specifying either its full URL or just +entering a gopher host name. (The protocol defaults to gopher, so gemini +links must include the @code{gemini://} prefix. If a unsupported protocol is used in the URL the result will be the same as following a URL link of the same type from a link in a page. @@ -323,7 +334,7 @@ structure of selectors. @keycmd{@key{O}, elpher-root-dir} Open the root page (empty selector) on the current host. -@keycmd{@key{u}\, @kbd{mouse-3}, elpher-back} +@keycmd{@key{u}\, @key{-}\, @key{^}\, @kbd{mouse-3}, elpher-back} Return to the previous page, where ``previous'' means the page where the page which was displayed immediately before the current page. @end table @@ -365,6 +376,19 @@ this will be automatically positioned on the link that was most recently followe from a given page. This means that, at least for links followed from menus and text files, the inverse of @key{u} is actually just @key{RET}. +Elpher actually maintains two histories, and there are two different +commands to access them: + +@table @asis +@keycmd{@key{s}, elpher-show-history} +This shows the history of the current buffer. This shows all the links +you would visit if you were to use @key{u} again and again. + +@keycmd{@key{S}, elpher-show-visited-pages} +This shows the entire Elpher browsing history. It includes all the +pages you visited in your current Emacs session. + +@end table @node Bookmarks, Gopher character encodings, Navigation, Top @chapter Bookmarks @@ -390,8 +414,7 @@ delete and search bookmarks, for example. @end table If all your bookmarks disappeared in an upgrade from 2.10 to 2.11, you -need to import the old Elpher bookmarks into your Emacs bookmarks -using +can import your old Elpher bookmarks into your Emacs bookmarks using @example @kbd{M-x elpher-bookmark-import @key{RET}} @@ -425,7 +448,7 @@ The alternative is to explicitly set the coding system used for decoding using the following command: @table @asis -@keycmd{@key{S},elpher-set-coding-system} +@keycmd{@key{!},elpher-set-coding-system} Causes a elpher to prompt for a coding system to use for decoding future gopher text. The @key{TAB} key can be used at this prompt to display a list of alternatives (which is extensive) and to auto-complete. An empty