Re: up-to-date manual for gedit?

[Breda McColgan <Breda McColgan Sun COM>]

Hi Ken,

the manual is shipped in XML format, and displayed using the GNOME browser
Yelp when you choose Help -> Contents within gedit.

To start gedit, choose Applications -> Accessories -> Text Editor, or execute
the following command: gedit

If you can't find the manual, let me know and I'll generate an HTML version
for you.
If the manual doesn't answer your questions, you can always contact the
developer Paolo Maggi (maggi athena polito it),  he's very helpful.

Regards,
Breda.


Ken Beesley wrote:

> > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:05:01 +0000
> > From: Breda McColgan <Breda McColgan Sun COM>
>
> > thanks for your mail :)
> >
> > I plan to update the gedit manual next week.
>
> Breda,
>
> This is good news.  Thanks for your efforts.
>
> > Meanwhile, the latest version is in CVSHEAD.
> > Let me know if you'd like me to send you an HTML version.
>
> Does the "manual" come as part of the standard download?
> I just downloaded 2.4 and can't find any HTML files.
>
> I'm especially interested in better understanding what
> "complete support for UTF-8" means.
>
> For example, will I
>   1.  be able to edit BIDI text (Arabic and Hebrew,
>   perhaps mixed with English) and see everything rendered
>   acceptably on the screen?
>
>   2.  be able to input surrogate characters and see them
>   rendered?
>
> > Many thanks for your offer to proofread -- I'll copy you when I issue the
> > first draft.
>
> I'll look forward to it.
>
> Best,
>
> Ken
>
> > Ken Beesley wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Breda,
> > >
> > > I see from a web search that you are working on
> > > updating the manual for gedit.
> > >
> > > I'm just about to switch to Linux, and one of the
> > > first things I'll be delving into is gedit.  I'm
> > > desperately in need of a solid Unicode-capable text editor.
> > >
> > > 1.  May I ask what is the best available gedit documentation
> > > for somebody just starting?
> > >
> > > 2.  I am a rather good proofreader, if you're looking for
> > > someone to look at the new manual.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
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