From 587cb750afd36a2bb797fa6bec1bdf66fe665e9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mitchell <70453897+667e-11@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:23:24 -0400 Subject: Small manual updates. --- doc/manual.md | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/manual.md b/doc/manual.md index 1495fb2b..c1a3d0dd 100644 --- a/doc/manual.md +++ b/doc/manual.md @@ -359,6 +359,14 @@ is a very straightforward and easy process.    ![curses](images/ncurses.png) +### Updating + +Textadept releases typically occur on the first day of the month every 1-2 +months. There is no auto-update process. (Textadept does not connect to the +internet; it's just a text editor.) Simply download the new version and copy its +contents into your current installation, overwriting any existing files and +directories. + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## User Interface -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -1508,7 +1516,8 @@ will perform custom actions. Here are some ideas: to show the find & replace pane. * Auto-save files as you switch between buffers by listening for the `events.BUFFER_BEFORE_SWITCH` event and calling `buffer:save()` for buffers - that have a `buffer.filename`. + that have a `buffer.filename`. In the GUI version, you can even auto-save on + a timer via `timeout()`. * Overload Textadept's find & replace capabilities to use Lua patterns instead of regex by reacting to `events.FIND` and `events.REPLACE` before Textadept can, and then determining whether or not the editor's default routines should -- cgit v1.2.3