diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 146bf27bd..bec9f8f48 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2001-09-03 Pavel Roskin + + * doc/mc.1.in (Learn Keys): Complete rewrite. + 2001-09-02 Pavel Roskin * acconfig.h: Remove all unused symbols. diff --git a/doc/mc.1.in b/doc/mc.1.in index d39a2d2d1..a0f3abe72 100644 --- a/doc/mc.1.in +++ b/doc/mc.1.in @@ -1692,33 +1692,34 @@ In this menu you configure the confirmation options for file deletion, overwriting, execution by pressing enter and quitting the program. .PP .SH " Learn keys" -This dialog lets you test if your keys F1-F20, Home, End, etc. work properly -on your terminal. They often don't, since many terminal databases are -broken. +This dialog allows you to test and redefine functional keys, cursor +arrows and some other keys to make them work properly on your terminal. +They often don't, since many terminal databases are incomplete or broken. .PP -You can move around with the Tab key, with the vi moving keys ('h' left, 'j' -down, 'k' up and 'l' right) and after you press any arrow key once (this -will mark it OK), then you can use that key as well. +You can move around with the Tab key and with the vi moving keys ('h' +left, 'j' down, 'k' up and 'l' right). Once you press any cursor movement +key and it is recognized, you can use that key as well. .PP -You test them just by pressing each of them. As soon as you press a key and -the key works properly, OK should appear next to the name of that key. Once -a key is marked OK it starts to work as usually, e.g. F1 for the first time -will just check that F1 works OK, but from that time on it will show help. -The same applies to the arrow keys. Tab key should be working always. +You can test keys just by pressing each of them. When you press a +key and it is recognized properly, OK should appear next to the name +of that key. Once a key is marked OK it starts working as usually, +e.g. F1 pressed the first time will just check that the F1 key works, +but after that it will show help. The same applies to the arrow keys. +The Tab key should be working always. .PP -If some keys do not work properly, then you won't see OK after the key name -after you have pressed that key. You may then want to fix it. You do it by -pressing the button of that key (either by mouse or using Tab and Enter). -Then a red message will appear and you will be asked to type that key. -If you want to abort this, press just Esc and wait until the message -disappears. Otherwise type the key you're asked to type and also wait until -the dialog disappears. +If some keys do not work properly then you won't see OK appear after +pressing that key. Then you may want to redefine it. Do it by pressing +the button with the name of that key (either by the mouse or by Enter +or Space after selecting the button with Tab or arrows). Then a message +box will appear asking you to press that key. Do it and wait until the +message box disappears. If you want to abort, just press Escape once +and wait. .PP -When you finish with all the keys, you may want either to Save your key fixes -into your ~/.mc/ini file into the [terminal:TERM] section (where TERM is the -name of your current terminal) or to discard them. If all your keys were -working properly and you had not to fix any key, then (of course) no saving -will occur. +When you finish with all the keys, you can Save them. The definitions +for the keys you have redefined will be written into the [terminal:TERM] +section of your ~/.mc/ini file (where TERM is the name of your current +terminal). The definitions of the keys that were already working properly +are not saved. .PP .SH " Virtual FS" This option gives you control over the settings of the