A short introduction to using Nile, mostly for explaining the keybindings.

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Unlike most current word processors, Nile has several different modes. This may seem complicated but the modes are fairly natural. The most commonly used modes are the character, word and sentence modes, through which the user can move with the TAB key. In these modes, the following cursor keys apply: (=,1) colspan=2 Moving and hopping text (+,1) Left/Right (=, 2) Move the cursor (+,1) Shift-Left/Right (=, 2) Extend the cursor (+,1) Ctrl-Left/Right (=, 2) Shrink the cursor (+,1) Alt-Left/Right (=, 2) Hop the selected text (=,1) colspan=2 Deleting text (+,1) Backspace (=, 2) Delete the previous unit. (+,1) Delete (=, 2) Delete the selected text. (=,1) colspan=2 Inserting text and changing modes (+,1) [text] (=, 2) Insert the letter and move to character mode. (+,1) Enter (=, 2) Break the paragraph. (+,1) Tab (=, 2) Move to the next mode.