commit 52e39ae5f71e189491008c60d2a1617770dfa852
parent 5e7ba03ad17f316191eed05af5bc20e6cf35fdb5
Author: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 17:05:47 +0200
docs: slightly reword the descriptions of most configure options
Diffstat:
| M | doc/nano.texi | | | 57 | +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- |
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -1677,54 +1677,54 @@ The possible options to @code{./configure} are:
@table @code
@item --disable-browser
-Disable the mini file browser that can be called with @kbd{^T} when reading
-or writing files.
+Exclude the mini file browser that can be called with @kbd{^T} when
+wanting to read or write a file.
@item --disable-color
-Disable support for the syntax coloring of files. This also eliminates
-the @option{-Y} command-line option, which chooses a specific syntax.
+Exclude support for syntax coloring. This also eliminates the @option{-Y}
+command-line option, which allows choosing a specific syntax.
@item --disable-comment
-Disable the single-keystroke comment/uncomment function (@kbd{M-3}).
+Exclude the single-keystroke comment/uncomment function (@kbd{M-3}).
@item --disable-extra
-Disable the Easter egg: a crawl of major contributors.
+Exclude the Easter egg: a crawl of major contributors.
@item --disable-help
-Disable the help function. Doing this makes the binary much smaller,
-but makes it difficult for new users to learn more than very basic
+Exclude the help texts (@kbd{^G}). This makes the binary much smaller,
+but also makes it difficult for new users to learn more than very basic
things about using the editor.
@item --disable-histories
-Disable the code for the handling of the history files: the search and
+Exclude the code for handling the history files: the search and
replace strings that were used, and the cursor position at which each
file was closed. This also eliminates the @option{-H} and @option{-P}
command-line options, which switch on the logging of search/replace
strings and cursor positions.
@item --disable-justify
-Disable the justify functions (@kbd{^J} and @kbd{M-J}).
+Exclude the justify functions (@kbd{^J} and @kbd{M-J}).
@item --disable-libmagic
-Disable the use of the library of magic-number tests (for determining
-the file type and thus which syntax to use for colouring --- often the
-tests on filename extension and header line will be enough).
+Exclude the code for using the library of magic-number tests (for determining
+the file type and thus which syntax to use for coloring --- often the regexes
+for filename and header line will be enough).
@item --disable-linenumbers
-Disable the line-numbering function (@kbd{M-N}). This also eliminates the
+Exclude the line-numbering function (@kbd{M-N}). This also eliminates the
@option{-l} command-line option, which turns line numbering on.
@item --disable-mouse
-Disable all mouse functionality. This also eliminates the @option{-m}
+Exclude all mouse functionality. This also eliminates the @option{-m}
command-line option, which enables the mouse functionality.
@item --disable-multibuffer
-Disable support for opening multiple files at a time and switching
+Exclude support for opening multiple files at a time and switching
between them on the fly. This also eliminates the @option{-F} command-line
option, which causes a file to be read into a separate buffer by default.
@item --disable-nanorc
-Disable support for reading the nanorc files at startup. With such
+Exclude support for reading the nanorc files at startup. With such
support, you can store custom settings in a system-wide and a per-user
nanorc file rather than having to pass command-line options to get
the desired behavior. @xref{Nanorc Files} for more info.
@@ -1732,22 +1732,23 @@ Disabling this also eliminates the @option{-I} command-line option,
which inhibits the reading of nanorc files.
@item --disable-operatingdir
-Disable setting the operating directory. This also eliminates the @option{-o}
-command-line option, which sets the operating directory.
+Exclude the code for setting the operating directory. This also eliminates
+the @option{-o} command-line option, which sets the operating directory.
@item --disable-speller
-Disable use of the spell checker. This also eliminates the @option{-s}
+Exclude the code for spell checking. This also eliminates the @option{-s}
command-line option, which allows specifying an alternate spell checker.
@item --disable-tabcomp
-Disable tab completion (when nano asks for a filename or a search string).
+Exclude tab completion (when nano asks for a filename or a search string).
@item --disable-wordcomp
-Disable word completion (@kbd{^]}).
+Exclude word completion (@kbd{^]}).
@item --disable-wrapping
-Disable all hard-wrapping of overlong lines. This also eliminates the
-@option{-w} command-line option, which switches long-line wrapping off.
+Exclude all hard-wrapping of overlong lines. This also eliminates the
+@option{-b} and @option{-w} command-line options, which switch automatic
+long-line wrapping on and off, respectively.
@item --enable-tiny
This option implies all of the above. It also disables some other
@@ -1757,19 +1758,19 @@ counterpart of the above options together with @option{--enable-tiny},
specific features can be switched back on --- but a few cannot.
@item --enable-debug
-Enable support for runtime debug output. This can get pretty messy, so
+Include some code for runtime debugging output. This can get pretty messy, so
chances are you only want this feature when you're working on the nano source.
@item --disable-nls
-Disables Native Language support. This will disable the use of any
+Exclude Native Language support. This will disable the use of any
available GNU @command{nano} translations.
@item --enable-utf8
-Enable support for reading and writing Unicode files. This will require
+Include support for reading and writing Unicode files. This will require
either a wide version of curses, or a UTF-8-enabled version of Slang.
@item --disable-utf8
-Disable support for reading and writing Unicode files. Normally the
+Exclude support for reading and writing Unicode files. Normally the
configure script auto-detects whether to enable UTF-8 support or not.
You can use this or the previous option to override that detection.
