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Add some more default keybindings for the hints kitten

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Kovid Goyal
2018-04-12 13:01:16 +05:30
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@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
:sc_previous_tab: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+left`]
:sc_previous_window: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+[`]
:sc_restore_font_size: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+backspace`]
:sc_run_simple_kitten_text_url_hints: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+e`]
:sc_run_kitten_text_hints: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+e`]
:sc_run_kitten_text_hints___type_line___program__: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+p → l`]
:sc_run_kitten_text_hints___type_path: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+p → shift+f`]
:sc_run_kitten_text_hints___type_path___program__: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+p → f`]
:sc_scroll_end: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+end`]
:sc_scroll_home: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+home`]
:sc_scroll_line_down: pass:quotes[`ctrl+shift+down` or `ctrl+shift+j`]
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ link:#layouts[layouts] without needing to use an extra program like tmux
* Can be link:remote-control.asciidoc[controlled from scripts or the shell prompt], even over SSH.
* Has a framework for _kittens_, small terminal programs that can be used to extend kitty's functionality.
For example, they are used for link:#unicode-input[Unicode input] and link:#url-hints[URL hints].
For example, they are used for link:#unicode-input[Unicode input] and link:#url-hints[Hints].
* Supports link:#startup-sessions[startup sessions] which allow you to specify the window/tab layout,
working directories and programs to run on startup.
@@ -286,13 +289,23 @@ keys/tab to select the character from the displayed matches. You can also type
a leading period and the index for the match if you dont like to use arrow
keys.
== URL hints
== Hints
kitty has a _hints mode_ to click URLs visible on the screen by using only the keyboard.
Press {sc_run_simple_kitten_text_url_hints} to activate hints mode, as shown below.
kitty has a _hints mode_ to select and act on arbitrary text snippets currently
visible on the screen. For example, you can press {sc_run_kitten_text_hints}
to choose any URL visible on the screen and then open it using your system
browser.
image::hints_mode.png?raw=true[URL hints mode]
Similarly, you can press {sc_run_kitten_text_hints___type_path___program__} to
select anything that looks like a path or filename and then insert it into the
terminal, very useful for picking files from the output of a git or ls command and
adding them to the command line for the next command.
The hints kitten is very powerful to see more detailed help on its various
options and modes of operation, use: `kitty +kitten hints --help`.
== Miscellaneous features
* You can also hold down `ctrl+shift` and click on a URL to open it in a browser.