From: Tim Vaughan Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 07:46:37 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Make explicit mention of Gemini across all documentation. X-Git-Tag: v2.7.5~1 X-Git-Url: https://thelambdalab.xyz/gitweb/index.cgi?p=elpher.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=353c196e4744d456abc9fb927bdc7a40ba8112a0 Make explicit mention of Gemini across all documentation. --- diff --git a/README b/README index ec02b5c..5e88e6a 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,19 +1,20 @@ Elpher ====== -Elpher aims to provide a full-featured gopher client for GNU Emacs. +Elpher aims to provide a full-featured combination gopher and gemini +client for GNU Emacs. It supports: - intuitive keyboard and mouse-driven browsing, - out-of-the-box compatibility with evil-mode, - clickable web and gopher links **in plain text**, - caching of visited sites, -- pleasant and configurable visualization of Gopher directories, +- pleasant and configurable visualization of gopher directories and + gemini pages, - direct visualisation of image files, - jumping directly to links by name (with autocompletion), - a simple bookmark management system, -- connections using TLS encryption, -- the Gemini protocol (gopher://gemini.circumlunar.space), +- gopher connections using TLS encryption, - the Finger protocol. The official home of elpher is gopher://thelambdalab.xyz/1/projects/elpher/. @@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ Quick Start Once installed, use "M-x elpher" to launch the browser. This will open a start page which documents the main key bindings and provides -some links to help kick start your exploration of gopherspace. +some links to help kick start your exploration of gopher space and +gemini space. From here you can move point between links (which may be menu items or inline URLs in text files) by using TAB and Shift-TAB, @@ -54,13 +56,13 @@ effect.) To return to the page you just followed the link from, press "u". -Elpher caches (for the duration of an Emacs session) both page contents -and the position of point on each of the pages (gopher menus, query -results, or text pages) you visit, restoring these when you next visit -the same page. Thus, pressing "u" displays the previous page in -exactly the same state as when you left, meaning that you can quickly -and visually explore the different documents in a menu without having to -wait for anything to reload. +Elpher caches (for the duration of an Emacs session) both page +contents and the position of point on each of the pages (gopher menus, +gemini pages, query results, or text pages) you visit, restoring these +when you next visit the same page. Thus, pressing "u" displays the +previous page in exactly the same state as when you left, meaning that +you can quickly and visually explore the different documents in a menu +without having to wait for anything to reload. Of course, sometimes you'll _want_ to reload the current page rather than stick with the cached version. To do this use "R". diff --git a/elpher.el b/elpher.el index b4b62d8..2f39db6 100644 --- a/elpher.el +++ b/elpher.el @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -;;; elpher.el --- A friendly gopher client -*- lexical-binding:t -*- +;;; elpher.el --- A friendly gopher and gemini client -*- lexical-binding:t -*- ;; Copyright (C) 2019 Tim Vaughan @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ ;;; Commentary: -;; Elpher aims to provide a practical and friendly gopher, gemini, -;; and finger client for GNU Emacs. It supports: +;; Elpher aims to provide a practical and friendly gopher and gemini +;; client for GNU Emacs. It supports: ;; - intuitive keyboard and mouse-driven browsing, ;; - out-of-the-box compatibility with evil-mode, @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ;; - pleasant and configurable colouring of Gopher directories, ;; - direct visualisation of image files, ;; - a simple bookmark management system, -;; - connections using TLS encryption, +;; - gopher connections using TLS encryption, ;; - the fledgling Gemini protocol, ;; - the greybeard Finger protocol. @@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ by HEADER-LINE." (error "Command not supported for start page")) (elpher-with-clean-buffer (insert " --------------------------------------------\n" - " Elpher Gopher Client \n" + " Elpher Gopher and Gemini Client \n" " version " elpher-version "\n" " --------------------------------------------\n" "\n" @@ -1296,14 +1296,16 @@ by HEADER-LINE." " - T: toggle TLS gopher mode\n" " - .: display the raw server response for the current page\n" "\n" - "Start your exploration of gopher space:\n") + "Start your exploration of gopher space and gemini:\n") (elpher-insert-index-record "Floodgap Systems Gopher Server" (elpher-make-gopher-address ?1 "" "gopher.floodgap.com" 70)) + (elpher-insert-index-record "Project Gemini home page" + (elpher-address-from-url "gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/")) (insert "\n" "Alternatively, select a search engine and enter some search terms:\n") - (elpher-insert-index-record "Veronica-2 Gopher Search Engine" + (elpher-insert-index-record "Gopher Search Engine (Veronica-2)" (elpher-make-gopher-address ?7 "/v2/vs" "gopher.floodgap.com" 70)) - (elpher-insert-index-record "GUS Gemini Search Engine" + (elpher-insert-index-record "Gemini Search Engine (GUS)" (elpher-address-from-url "gemini://gus.guru/search")) (insert "\n" "This page contains your bookmarked sites (also visit with B):\n") diff --git a/elpher.texi b/elpher.texi index 34c3a61..a78b750 100644 --- a/elpher.texi +++ b/elpher.texi @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ \input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*- @setfilename elpher.info -@settitle Elpher Manual v2.0.0 +@settitle Elpher Manual v2.7.0 @dircategory Emacs @direntry -* Elpher: (elpher). A gopher client for Emacs. +* Elpher: (elpher). A gopher and gemini client for Emacs. @end direntry @copying -This manual documents Elpher, a gopher client for Emacs. +This manual documents Elpher, a gopher and gemini client for Emacs. Copyright @copyright{} 2019 Tim Vaughan @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ the file COPYING in the same directory as this file for more details. @end copying @titlepage -@title Elpher Gopher Client Manual +@title Elpher Gopher and Gemini Client Manual @author Tim Vaughan @page @@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ the file COPYING in the same directory as this file for more details. * Quick Start:: Get up and running quickly * Navigation:: Fundamentals of Elpher navigation * Bookmarks:: How to record and visit bookmarks -* Character encodings:: How Elpher handles different character encodings -* Encrypted connections:: How and when TLS is enabled +* Gopher character encodings:: How Elpher selects encodings for gopher pages +* Encrypted gopher connections:: How and when TLS is enabled for gopher * Gemini support:: Support for the Gemini protocol * Finger support:: Support for the Finger protocol * Customization:: How to customize various aspects of Elpher @@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ Navigation @node Introduction, Installation, Top, Top @chapter Introduction -Elpher aims to be a capable and practical gopher client for Emacs. Its -focus is on easy keyboard-driven navigation based on sensible default -bindings (with out-of-the-box support for Evil). It is intended to be -robust and behave in non-surprising ways at all times. Additionally, -Elpher provides the following bells and whistles: +Elpher aims to be a capable and practical gopher and gemini client for +Emacs. Its focus is on easy keyboard-driven navigation based on +sensible default bindings (with out-of-the-box support for Evil). It is +intended to be robust and behave in non-surprising ways at all times. +Additionally, Elpher provides the following bells and whistles: @itemize @item @@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ effect.) To return to the page you just followed the link from, press @key{u}. Elpher caches (for the duration of an Emacs session) both page contents -and the position of point on each of the pages (gopher menus, query -results, or text pages) you visit, restoring these when you next visit -the same page. Thus, pressing @key{u} displays the previous page in -exactly the same state as when you left, meaning that you can quickly -and visually explore the different documents in a menu without having to -wait for anything to reload. +and the position of point on each of the pages (gopher menus, gemini +pages, query results, or text pages) you visit, restoring these when you +next visit the same page. Thus, pressing @key{u} displays the previous +page in exactly the same state as when you left, meaning that you can +quickly and visually explore the different documents in a menu without +having to wait for anything to reload. Of course, sometimes you'll @emph{want} to reload the current page rather than stick with the cached version. To do this use @key{R}. @@ -191,9 +191,8 @@ navigation experience as intuitive and responsive as possible. @node Navigation, Bookmarks, Quick Start, Top @chapter Navigation -by Throughout this manual, we use the word ``page'' to refer to any -visualization of a response from a gopher server, be it a +visualization of a response from a gopher or gemini server, be it a menu/directory, query result, text file or image. We use Elpher's navigation interface is inspired by the Emacs Info mode. @@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ causes Elpher to prompt for a filename in which to save the content. @item Following links of type `h' with a selector having the `URL:' prefix, or -non-gopher URLs in text files, will result in Elpher using an external +unsuported URLs in text files, will result in Elpher using an external programme to open the URL. This will be either the default system browser or, if the @code{elpher-open-urls-with-eww} customization variable is non-nil, Emacs' own EWW browser. (See @pxref{Customization}.) @@ -310,17 +309,17 @@ 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. +a gopher host name. (The protocol defaults to gopher, so gemini links must include the @code{gemini://} prefix. -If a non-gopher protocol is used in the URL the result will be the same -as following a URL link of the same type from a gopher menu. +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. @keycmd{@key{o}, elpher-go-current} Prompts for a URL similar to @code{elpher-go}, but initialized to the URL of the current page. This allows you to easily try other selectors for the same server. -Remember however, that the Gopher RFC 1436 provides no guarantees about the +Remember however, that the Gopher RFC 1436 provides @emph{no} guarantees about the structure of selectors. @keycmd{@key{O}, elpher-root-dir} @@ -354,11 +353,11 @@ the original page is set as the ``parent'' of the new page. @end enumerate The only way to return to pages in this history is by using @key{u}, -which returns to the previous of the current page. -@footnote{The addition of the new page to the history happens even if -the new page is one that has been seen before. This is mostly the -desired behaviour. However, opening an explicit ``back'' link provided -by a gopher menu will also add a new entry to the history. Unless you +which returns to the previous of the current page. @footnote{The +addition of the new page to the history happens even if the new page is +one that has been seen before. This is mostly the desired behaviour. +However, opening an explicit ``back'' link provided by a gopher menu or +gemini page will also add a new entry to the history. Unless you haven't yet visited that menu, it's therefore better to use @key{u} to go back in this case.} @@ -369,7 +368,7 @@ 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}. -@node Bookmarks, Character encodings, Navigation, Top +@node Bookmarks, Gopher character encodings, Navigation, Top @chapter Bookmarks Elpher has a very simple link bookmarking system involving the @@ -405,8 +404,8 @@ in the user emacs directory (usually @file{~/.emacs.d/}). Any command which modifies the list of bookmarks immediately updates this file. -@node Character encodings, Encrypted connections, Bookmarks, Top -@chapter Character encodings +@node Gopher character encodings, Encrypted gopher connections, Bookmarks, Top +@chapter Gopher character encodings Responses Elpher retrieves from servers are initially read as pure binary data. When the data is intended to be interpreted as textual (as @@ -433,7 +432,7 @@ using the following command: @table @asis @keycmd{@key{S},elpher-set-coding-system} Causes a elpher to prompt for a coding system to use for decoding -future text. The @key{TAB} key can be used at this prompt to display a +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 response will cause Elpher to return to its default auto-detection behaviour. @@ -445,8 +444,8 @@ will need to select the correct coding and then reload the text using @key{R}. -@node Encrypted connections, Gemini support, Character encodings, Top -@chapter Encrypted connections +@node Encrypted gopher connections, Gemini support, Gopher character encodings, Top +@chapter Encrypted gopher connections While RFC 1436 does not broach the topic of encryption at all, several modern gopher servers can serve content over encrypted connections, @@ -469,7 +468,7 @@ It can also be automatically switched off when a TLS connection fails. In this case Elpher will prompt for your confirmation to ensure that you can't accidentally make a non-TLS connection. -@node Gemini support, Finger support, Encrypted connections, Top +@node Gemini support, Finger support, Encrypted gopher connections, Top @chapter Gemini support @uref{gopher://gemini.circumlunar.space, Gemini}