ref: dbaf91baa27c6df0fc7ad200def611300cff4ffd
parent: 3b70917596e5536fb49d87097c8d80259cf552e8
author: phil9 <telephil9@gmail.com>
date: Mon Dec 26 11:54:07 EST 2022
add help content.
--- a/a.h
+++ b/a.h
@@ -174,4 +174,4 @@
extern Text* text;
extern Actionbar* abar;
extern Binding* bindings;
-extern char* help;
+extern char help[];
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help.c
@@ -1,0 +1,56 @@
+char help[] =
+ "nein commander presents two panels each displaying the content of a directory.\n"
+ "The panel displays the name of the current directory at the top followed by the directory filter if set.\n"
+ "Below is the list of directories and files of the current directory displaying in columns: "
+ "the name, the size and the last modification time. "
+ "By default, directories are sorted according to the file names.\n"
+ "\n"
+ "Navigation:\n"
+ "============\n"
+ "Navigation within a panel is done using standard keys.\n"
+ "Key bindings:\n"
+ " Up - move selection to previous item\n"
+ " Down - move selection to next item\n"
+ " PageUp - move selection up one page\n"
+ " PageDown - move selection down one page\n"
+ " Home - move selection to the first element in the directory\n"
+ " End - move selection to the last element in the directory\n"
+ " Tab - switch to the other panel\n"
+ "\n"
+ "Mark:\n"
+ "======\n"
+ "The selection is the currently highlighted file or directory.\n"
+ "In order to perform operations on multiple elements, it is possible to mark files."
+ "Marked files are displayed in a different colors to be distinguished from unmarked ones.\n"
+ "Key bindings:\n"
+ " Ins - mark the current selection\n"
+ " + - select a group of elements using a glob pattern\n"
+ " - - unselect a group of elements using a glob pattern\n"
+ " * - invert the selection by marking all unselected files and unmarking all selected files\n"
+ "\n"
+ "Filtering:\n"
+ "===========\n"
+ "It is possible to filter the content of a directory to only display files whose name match a given pattern.\n"
+ "When a panel is filtered, the filter will appear between square brackets beside the directory name.\n"
+ "Key bindings:\n"
+ " f - filter the directory content using a glob pattern\n"
+ "\n"
+ "Operations:\n"
+ "============\n"
+ "File operations can apply either to the currently selected element or to marked elements.\n"
+ "Operations that expect a destination directory (copy, move), will use the other panel as the destination directory."
+ "If the other panel has the same directory then the move operation will instead rename the current selection"
+ " and copy will do nothing.\n"
+ "Key bindings:\n"
+ " Enter - view file content or visit directory.\n"
+ " c - change current directory (accepts relative or absolute paths).\n"
+ " = - change other panel directory to current one.\n"
+ " F1 - this help screen.\n"
+ " F3 - view file content or visit directory.\n"
+ " F4 - send the selected element to the plumber.\n"
+ " F5 - copy either marked elements or selection.\n"
+ " F6 - rename or move either marked elements or selection.\n"
+ " F7 - create a new directory.\n"
+ " F8 - delete marked elements or selection.\n"
+ " F10 - exit nein commander.\n"
+ "\n";
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
Text *text;
Actionbar *abar;
Binding *bindings;
-char* help =
- "nein commander\n"
- "A file manager for 9front\n";
void
colsinit(void)
--- a/mkfile
+++ b/mkfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
HFILES=a.h
OFILES=\
main.$O \
+ help.$O \
actionbar.$O \
dirview.$O \
dirviewcmd.$O \