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authorFrederic Culot <calcurse@culot.org>2008-12-09 21:09:17 +0000
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
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/*
- * $calcurse: manual_en.html,v 1.20 2008/09/21 14:08:59 culot Exp $
+ * $calcurse: manual_en.html,v 1.21 2008/12/09 21:09:17 culot Exp $
*
* Calcurse - text-based organizer
* Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frederic Culot
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ well as the way one can contribute to <code>calcurse</code> development.
<li><a href="#options">5. Options</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#options_general">5.1 General options</a></li>
- <li><a href="#options_colors">5.2 Color themes</a></li>
- <li><a href="#options_layout">5.3 Layout configuration</a></li>
- <li><a href="#options_notify">5.4 Notify-bar settings</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#options_keys">5.2 Key bindings</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#options_colors">5.3 Color themes</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#options_layout">5.4 Layout configuration</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#options_notify">5.5 Notify-bar settings</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#known_bugs">6. Known bugs</a></li>
<li><a href="#bugs">7. Reporting bugs and feedback</a></li>
@@ -180,8 +181,9 @@ All of the commands are documented within an online help system.
in mind, and tends to be as friendly as possible. This means
a complete on-line help system, together with having all of
the possible actions displayed at any time inside a status bar.
- The user interface is also configurable, and one can choose
+ The user interface is configurable, and one can choose
between several color and layout combinations.
+ Key bindings are also configurable, to fit everyone's needs.
Last, a configurable notification system reminds user of upcoming
appointments.
</p>
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ All of the commands are documented within an online help system.
<h2>3.2 Install process<a name="install_process"></a></h2>
<p>
First you need to gunzip and untar the source archive:</p>
- <pre>tar zxvf calcurse-2.3.tar.gz</pre>
+ <pre>tar zxvf calcurse-2.4.tar.gz</pre>
<p>
Once you meet the requirements and have extracted the archive,
the install process is quite simple, and follows the standard
@@ -433,7 +435,14 @@ All of the commands are documented within an online help system.
<h3>4.2.2 Interactive mode<a name="basics_interface_interactive"></a></h3>
<p>
- When called without any argument or only with the
+ <p class="rq"><span class="valorise">Note:</span>
+ Key bindings that are indicated in this manual correspond to
+ the default ones, defined when <code>calcurse</code> is launched
+ for the first time. If those key bindings do not suit user's needs,
+ it is possible to change them within the keys configuration menu
+ (see <a href="#options_keys">key bindings</a>).</p>
+
+ <p>When called without any argument or only with the
<code>-c</code> option, <code>calcurse</code> is started in
interactive mode. In this mode, you are shown an interface
containing three different panels which you can browse using
@@ -551,6 +560,7 @@ All of the commands are documented within an online help system.
$HOME/.calcurse/
|___notes/
|___conf
+ |___keys
|___apts
|___todo
</pre>
@@ -562,6 +572,8 @@ $HOME/.calcurse/
unique, but with no relation with the corresponding item's description.</dd>
<dt><code>conf</code>:</dt>
<dd>this file contains the user configuration</dd>
+ <dt><code>keys</code>:</dt>
+ <dd>this file contains the user-defined key bindings</dd>
<dt><code>apts</code>:</dt>
<dd>this file contains all of the events and user's appointments</dd>
<dt><code>todo</code>:</dt>
@@ -632,13 +644,13 @@ $HOME/.calcurse/
<p>
All of the <code>calcurse</code> parameters are configurable from the
Configuration menu available when pressing 'C'. You are then
- driven to a submenu with four possible choices : pressing 'C'
+ driven to a submenu with five possible choices : pressing 'C'
again will lead you to the Color scheme configuration,
pressing 'L' allows you to choose the layout of the main
<code>calcurse</code> screen (in other words, where to put the three
different panels on screen), pressing 'G' permits you to choose between
- different general options, and last you can modify the notify-bar
- settings by pressing 'N'.</p>
+ different general options, pressing 'K' opens the key bindings configuration
+ menu, and last you can modify the notify-bar settings by pressing 'N'.</p>
<h2>5.1 General options<a name="options_general"></a></h2>
<p>
@@ -711,7 +723,39 @@ $HOME/.calcurse/
</dl>
-<h2>5.2 Color themes<a name="options_colors"></a></h2>
+<h2>5.2 Key bindings<a name="options_keys"></a></h2>
+<p>
+ One can define it's own keybindings within the 'Keys' configuration
+ menu. The default keys look like the one used by the <code>vim</code>
+ editor, especially the displacement keys. Anyway, within this
+ configuration menu, users can redefine all of the keys available from
+ within calcurse's user interface.</p>
+<p>
+ To define new keybindings, first highlight the action to which it will
+ apply. Then, delete the actual key binding if necessary, and add a new
+ one. You will then be asked to press the key corresponding to the new
+ binding. It is possible to define more than one key binding for a single
+ action.</p>
+<p>
+ An automatic check is performed to see if the new key binding
+ is not already set for another action. In that case, you will be asked
+ to choose a different one. Another check is done when exiting from this
+ menu, to make sure all possible actions have a key associated with it.</p>
+<p>
+ The following keys can be used to define bindings:
+ <ul>
+ <li>lower-case, upper-case letters and numbers, such as 'a', 'Z', '0'</li>
+ <li>CONTROL-key followed by one of the above letters</li>
+ <li>escape, horizontal tab, and space keys</li>
+ <li>arrow keys (up, down, left, and right)</li>
+ </ul> </p>
+<p>
+ While inside the key configuration menu, an online help is available for
+ each one of the available actions. This help briefly describes what the
+ highlighted action is used for.</p>
+
+
+<h2>5.3 Color themes<a name="options_colors"></a></h2>
<p>
<code>calcurse</code> color theme can be customized to suit user's
needs. To change the default theme, the configuration page
@@ -738,7 +782,7 @@ $HOME/.calcurse/
</p>
-<h2>5.3 Layout configuration<a name="options_layout"></a></h2>
+<h2>5.4 Layout configuration<a name="options_layout"></a></h2>
<p>
The layout corresponds to the position of the panels inside
<code>calcurse</code> screen. The default layout makes the
@@ -753,7 +797,7 @@ $HOME/.calcurse/
his needs by placing the different panels where needed.</p>
-<h2>5.4 Notify-bar settings<a name="options_notify"></a></h2>
+<h2>5.5 Notify-bar settings<a name="options_notify"></a></h2>
<p>
The following options are used to modify the notify-bar behavior:</p>
<dl>
@@ -1126,7 +1170,7 @@ msgid ""
<div class="footer">
Copyright (c) 2004-2008 Frédéric Culot<br>
- Calcurse version 2.3 - Last change: September 21, 2008<br>
+ Calcurse version 2.4 - Last change: December 09, 2008<br>
</div>
</div>