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docs: reshuffle the section about the file browser to a better place 

First mention the three main 'pieces' of the editor: Editing window,
Help viewer, and File browser.  Then mention how to change settings:
with the toggles or with nanorc files.
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@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ This manual documents the GNU @command{nano} editor, version 5.1.
* Command-line Options::
* Editor Basics::
* Built-in Help::
* The File Browser::
* Feature Toggles::
* Nanorc Files::
* The File Browser::
* Pico Compatibility::
* Building and Configure Options::
@end menu
@ -650,6 +650,25 @@ editor and the available keystrokes. Navigation is via the @kbd{^Y} (Page Up)
and @kbd{^V} (Page Down) keys. @kbd{^X} exits from the help system.
@node The File Browser
@chapter The File Browser
When in the Read-File (@kbd{^R}) or Write-Out menu (@kbd{^O}),
pressing @kbd{^T} will invoke the file browser.
Here, one can navigate directories in a graphical manner in order to
find the desired file.
Basic movement in the file browser is accomplished with the arrow and
other cursor-movement keys. More targeted movement is accomplished by
searching, via @kbd{^W} or @kbd{w}, or by changing directory, via
@kbd{^_} or @kbd{g}. The behavior of the @kbd{Enter} key (or @kbd{s})
varies by what is currently selected.
If the currently selected object is a directory, the file browser will
enter and display the contents of the directory. If the object is a
file, this filename and path are copied to the status bar, and the file
browser exits.
@node Feature Toggles
@chapter Feature Toggles
@ -1659,25 +1678,6 @@ it means all menus where the specified @code{key} exists.
@end table
@node The File Browser
@chapter The File Browser
When in the Read-File (@kbd{^R}) or Write-Out menu (@kbd{^O}),
pressing @kbd{^T} will invoke the file browser.
Here, one can navigate directories in a graphical manner in order to
find the desired file.
Basic movement in the file browser is accomplished with the arrow and
other cursor-movement keys. More targeted movement is accomplished by
searching, via @kbd{^W} or @kbd{w}, or by changing directory, via
@kbd{^_} or @kbd{g}. The behavior of the @kbd{Enter} key (or @kbd{s})
varies by what is currently selected.
If the currently selected object is a directory, the file browser will
enter and display the contents of the directory. If the object is a
file, this filename and path are copied to the status bar, and the file
browser exits.
@node Pico Compatibility
@chapter Pico Compatibility