commit 6e04d697a19a8fcc3e860b70479aceb358cfd677
parent 916b4d81d0210b890ebcfcd3fcaa92b70a3bf84a
Author: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 11:38:53 +0100
docs: describe the new options -J, --guidestripe, and 'set stripecolor'
Diffstat:
3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/nano.1 b/doc/nano.1
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ executed commands, so they can be easily reused in later sessions.
.BR \-I ", " \-\-ignorercfiles
Don't look at the system's \fInanorc\fR nor at the user's \fInanorc\fR.
.TP
+.BR \-J\ \fInumber ", " \-\-guidestripe= \fInumber
+Draw a vertical stripe at the given column, to help judge the width of the
+text. (The color of the stripe can be changed with \fBset stripecolor\fR
+in your \fInanorc\fR file.)
+.TP
.BR \-K ", " \-\-rawsequences
Interpret escape sequences directly (instead of asking \fBncurses\fR to
translate them). If you need this option to get your keyboard to work
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ executed commands, so they can be easily reused in later sessions.
@itemx --ignorercfiles
Don't look at the system's nanorc file nor at the user's nanorc.
+@item -J
+@itemx --guidestripe
+Draw a vertical stripe at the given column, to help judge the width of the
+text. (The color of the stripe can be changed with @code{set stripecolor}
+in your nanorc file.)
+
@item -K
@itemx --rawsequences
Interpret escape sequences directly (instead of asking @code{ncurses} to
@@ -799,6 +805,10 @@ Display line numbers to the left of the text area.
@item set locking
Enable vim-style lock-files for when editing files.
+@item set guidestripe @var{number}
+Draw a vertical stripe at the given column, to help judge the width of the
+text. (The color of the stripe can be changed with @code{set stripecolor}.)
+
@item set matchbrackets "@var{string}"
Set the opening and closing brackets that can be found by bracket
searches. This may not include blank characters. The opening set must
@@ -914,6 +924,10 @@ Use the given program to do spell checking and correcting.
Use this color combination for the status bar.
@xref{@code{set functioncolor}} for valid color names.
+@item set stripecolor @var{fgcolor},@var{bgcolor}
+Use this color combination for the vertical guiding stripe.
+@xref{@code{set functioncolor}} for valid color names.
+
@item set suspend
Allow @command{nano} to be suspended.
diff --git a/doc/nanorc.5 b/doc/nanorc.5
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ Display line numbers to the left of the text area.
.B set locking
Enable vim-style lock-files for when editing files.
.TP
+.B set guidestripe \fInumber
+Draw a vertical stripe at the given column, to help judge the width of the
+text. (The color of the stripe can be changed with \fBset stripecolor\fR.)
+.TP
.B set matchbrackets "\fIstring\fP"
Set the opening and closing brackets that can be found by bracket
searches. This may not include blank characters. The opening set must
@@ -261,6 +265,10 @@ instead of the built-in corrector that calls \fBspell\fR.
Specify the color combination to use for the status bar.
See \fBset titlecolor\fR for more details.
.TP
+.B set stripecolor \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR
+Specify the color combination to use for the vertical guiding stripe.
+See \fBset titlecolor\fR for more details.
+.TP
.B set suspend
Allow \fBnano\fP to be suspended.
.TP
