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diff --git a/QUICKSTART.md b/QUICKSTART.md index f35b9cd..0f65115 100644 --- a/QUICKSTART.md +++ b/QUICKSTART.md @@ -1,27 +1,43 @@ -## Keyboard shortcuts +## Principles -### Navigation -- F4 to focus the address bar and type an address; F2 show its menu -- Ctrl + Left - go back -- Ctrl + Right - go forward +### Simplicity +This should be a simple browser that only does its browsing job with as little +fuss as possible. This is not a platform. + +### Customizability +This browser should be usable with minimal configuration necessary. At the same +time, all functionality should be user-customizable. It is the user's +responsibility to ensure a stable working state when changing settings. + +This browser should be kept as platform-agnostic as possible, while learning +from and implementing the UNIX philosophy as applicable. -### Tabs +### Pragmatic Freedom +Free software should serve the user, not impose unbreakable barriers for +ideological reasons. + +QtWebEngine allows the usage of third-party non-free codecs and non-free +plugins. This browser does not prevent you from doing so. It's up to you how +you exercise your freedom. + +## Keyboard shortcuts +- F4 to focus the address bar and type an address; F2 show its menu +- Ctrl + Left/Right - go back/forward - Ctrl + T - new tab - Ctrl + X - close tab -- Ctrl + O - previous tab -- Ctrl + P - next tab +- Ctrl + O/P - previous tab/next tab +- Ctrl + Shift + O/P - move tab left/right +- Ctrl + B - show/hide bookmarks +- Ctrl + D - show/hide downloads -### Subwindows -A subwindows is a collection of tabs. It can be minimized, resized, moved, +## Subwindows +A subwindow is a multiple document interface window that contains a collection +of tabs and has a default profile. It can be minimized, resized, moved, maximized, tiled (F9) and cascaded (F10) within the main window. - Ctrl + G - new subwindow - Ctrl + W - close subwindow -### Other -- Ctrl + B - show/hide bookmarks -- Ctrl + D - show/hide downloads - ## Profiles A Profile is a collection of settings, policies, scripts, cookies, cache and history. Profiles can be used to isolate pages from each other. @@ -39,4 +55,5 @@ site would still be using the default off-the-record profile. ## Configuration files Configuration is saved in: -- on Linux, _~/.config/smolbote/smolbote.cfg_ +- on Linux, _~/.config/smolbote/_ + |