From 85682abbd563e5434dfd4265fff6a775ba53cb17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benno Schulenberg Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:15:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add a simulated "screenshot" of nano to the README Suggested-by: Lars Wirzenius -- https://liw.fi/readme-review/ --- README | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index 96e374d3..9aa043db 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -10,6 +10,29 @@ Purpose holding Shift, search-and-replace with regular expressions, and several other conveniences. +Appearance + + In rough ASCII graphics, this is what nano's screen looks like: + + ____________________________________________________________________ + | GNU nano 5.8 filename Modified | + -------------------------------------------------------------------- + | This is the text window, displaying the contents of a 'buffer', | + | the contents of the file you are editing. | + | | + | The top row of the screen is the 'title bar'; it shows nano's | + | version, the name of the file, and whether you modified it. | + | The two bottom rows display the most important shorcuts; in | + | those lines ^ means Ctrl. The third row from the bottom shows | + | some feedback message, or gets replaced with a prompt bar when | + | you tell nano to do something that requires extra input. | + | | + -------------------------------------------------------------------- + | [ Some status message ] | + |^G Help ^O Write Out ^W Where Is ^K Cut ^T Execute | + |^X Exit ^R Read File ^\ Replace ^U Paste ^J Justify | + -------------------------------------------------------------------- + Origin The nano project was started in 1999 because of a few "problems"