From f4ac5ee26851ced516b826953fa340008fa7069c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gabriel Schneider Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:52:45 -0300 Subject: the mode is a character in the layout box, not a word in the tagline --- src/tutor.txt | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/tutor.txt') diff --git a/src/tutor.txt b/src/tutor.txt index ee6f9f79..71a8fabb 100644 --- a/src/tutor.txt +++ b/src/tutor.txt @@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ be live terminals (tty mode); most are text you can move a cursor over. Modal editing (helix-style) is layered on top of that. - Three modes (the tag shows which): - NOR NORMAL block cursor, keys move/edit. DEFAULT on startup. - INS INSERT keys type text at the cursor. - TTY TTY keys go straight to the shell. (terminals only) + Three modes (the BOX at the pane's top-left corner shows which): + • NORMAL block cursor, keys move/edit. DEFAULT on startup. + ^ INSERT keys type text at the cursor. + $ TTY keys go straight to the shell. (terminals only) This tutor is in THREE parts, ordered by what's most different from editors you may know: @@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ The selection a chord leaves behind is dismissed by the next left click (it doesn't stretch to the click). - THE TAG: each pane has a one-line tag: its MODE (NOR/INS/TTY) + directory - or file path + builtins. File panes show "Save Del" by default; Save + THE TAG: each pane has a one-line tag: its directory or file path + + builtins. (The mode is the box at the tag's left end, not a word in the + tag.) File panes show "Save Del" by default; Save writes the current file to disk, Del closes the window. Clicking a tag edits it in insert mode: type straight in, Enter looks / Tab executes the word at the cursor, Esc hands focus back to the body. `:` from the @@ -217,11 +218,11 @@ prompt model rather than layering an editor cursor on top. On a terminal pane: - NORMAL (NOR) prompt rows are HIDDEN — a clean acme-style page. You + NORMAL (•) prompt rows are HIDDEN — a clean acme-style page. You navigate it with the same h/j/k/l/w/b/e as a file. - INSERT (INS) same clean page; keys type an insertion overlay (the + INSERT (^) same clean page; keys type an insertion overlay (the command you're composing). Prompts still hidden. - TTY (TTY) the REAL shell — prompts + typed input shown, and keys + TTY ($) the REAL shell — prompts + typed input shown, and keys go straight to the pty as terminal input. ESC: insert -> normal. (A plain Esc never reaches tty.) -- cgit v1.3