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docs: note also in the Info manual that text can be selected with Shift 

And remove a detail that is untrue when 'set selectedcolor' is used.
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Benno Schulenberg 2018-02-27 09:48:46 +01:00
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@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ highlighted), and then use \fB^K\fR to cut it, or \fBM\-6\fR to copy it to the
cutbuffer. One can also save the marked text to a file with \fB^O\fR, or
spell check it with \fB^T\fR.
.PP
Since nano-2.7.0, text can also be selected by holding Shift and moving the
cursor with the arrow keys. Holding down the Alt key too will increase the
stride.
On some terminals, text can be selected also by holding down Shift while
using the arrow keys. Holding down the Alt key too will increase the stride.
Any cursor movement without Shift being held will cancel such a selection.
.PP
The two lines at the bottom of the screen show some important commands;
the built-in help (\fB^G\fR) lists all the available ones.

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@ -497,12 +497,15 @@ the 'Copy Text' command (default key binding: @kbd{M-6}).
Text can be selected by first 'setting the Mark' (default key bindings:
@kbd{^6} and @kbd{M-A}) and then moving the cursor to the other end of the portion
to be selected. The selected portion of text will be highlighted in
reverse video (or in bold if you set the boldtext option).
to be selected. The selected portion of text will be highlighted.
This selection can now be cut or copied in its entirety with a single
@kbd{^K} or @kbd{M-6}. Or the selection can be used to limit the scope of
a search-and-replace (@kbd{^\}) or spell-checking session (@kbd{^T}).
On some terminals, it is also possible to select text by holding down
@kbd{Shift} together with the cursor keys. Such a selection is cancelled
upon any cursor movement where @kbd{Shift} isn't held.
Cutting or copying selected text will toggle the mark off automatically.
If necessary, it can be toggled off manually with another @kbd{^6} or @kbd{M-A}.