void help_init(void)
{
size_t allocsize = 0; /* Space needed for help_text. */
- const char *htx; /* Untranslated help message. */
+ const char *htx[3]; /* Untranslated help message. We break
+ * it up into three chunks in case the
+ * full string is too long for the
+ * compiler to handle. */
char *ptr;
const shortcut *s;
#ifndef NANO_SMALL
/* First, set up the initial help text for the current function. */
if (currshortcut == whereis_list || currshortcut == replace_list
- || currshortcut == replace_list_2)
- htx = N_("Search Command Help Text\n\n "
- "Enter the words or characters you would like to search "
- "for, then hit Enter. If there is a match for the text you "
- "entered, the screen will be updated to the location of the "
- "nearest match for the search string.\n\n The previous "
- "search string will be shown in brackets after the search "
- "prompt. Hitting Enter without entering any text will "
- "perform the previous search. If you have selected text "
- "with the mark and then search to replace, only matches in "
- "the selected text will be replaced.\n\n The following "
- "function keys are available in Search mode:\n\n");
- else if (currshortcut == gotoline_list)
- htx = N_("Go To Line Help Text\n\n "
+ || currshortcut == replace_list_2) {
+ htx[0] = N_("Search Command Help Text\n\n "
+ "Enter the words or characters you would like to "
+ "search for, and then press Enter. If there is a "
+ "match for the text you entered, the screen will be "
+ "updated to the location of the nearest match for the "
+ "search string.\n\n The previous search string will be "
+ "shown in brackets after the search prompt. Hitting "
+ "Enter without entering any text will perform the "
+ "previous search. ");
+ htx[1] = N_("If you have selected text with the mark and then "
+ "search to replace, only matches in the selected text "
+ "will be replaced.\n\n The following function keys are "
+ "available in Search mode:\n\n");
+ htx[2] = NULL;
+ } else if (currshortcut == gotoline_list) {
+ htx[0] = N_("Go To Line Help Text\n\n "
"Enter the line number that you wish to go to and hit "
"Enter. If there are fewer lines of text than the "
- "number you entered, you will be brought to the last line "
- "of the file.\n\n The following function keys are "
+ "number you entered, you will be brought to the last "
+ "line of the file.\n\n The following function keys are "
"available in Go To Line mode:\n\n");
- else if (currshortcut == insertfile_list)
- htx = N_("Insert File Help Text\n\n "
- "Type in the name of a file to be inserted into the current "
- "file buffer at the current cursor location.\n\n "
- "If you have compiled nano with multiple file buffer "
- "support, and enable multiple buffers with the -F "
- "or --multibuffer command line flags, the Meta-F toggle, or "
- "a nanorc file, inserting a file will cause it to be "
- "loaded into a separate buffer (use Meta-< and > to switch "
- "between file buffers). If you need another blank buffer, "
- "do not enter any filename, or type in a nonexistent "
- "filename at the prompt and press Enter.\n\n The following "
+ htx[1] = NULL;
+ htx[2] = NULL;
+ } else if (currshortcut == insertfile_list) {
+ htx[0] = N_("Insert File Help Text\n\n "
+ "Type in the name of a file to be inserted into the "
+ "current file buffer at the current cursor "
+ "location.\n\n If you have compiled nano with multiple "
+ "file buffer support, and enable multiple file buffers "
+ "with the -F or --multibuffer command line flags, the "
+ "Meta-F toggle, or a nanorc file, inserting a file "
+ "will cause it to be loaded into a separate buffer "
+ "(use Meta-< and > to switch between file buffers). ");
+ htx[1] = N_("If you need another blank buffer, do not enter "
+ "any filename, or type in a nonexistent filename at "
+ "the prompt and press Enter.\n\n The following "
"function keys are available in Insert File mode:\n\n");
- else if (currshortcut == writefile_list)
- htx = N_("Write File Help Text\n\n "
+ htx[2] = NULL;
+ } else if (currshortcut == writefile_list) {
+ htx[0] = N_("Write File Help Text\n\n "
"Type the name that you wish to save the current file "
- "as and hit Enter to save the file.\n\n If you have "
+ "as and press Enter to save the file.\n\n If you have "
"selected text with the mark, you will be prompted to "
"save only the selected portion to a separate file. To "
"reduce the chance of overwriting the current file with "
"just a portion of it, the current filename is not the "
"default in this mode.\n\n The following function keys "
"are available in Write File mode:\n\n");
+ htx[1] = NULL;
+ htx[2] = NULL;
+ }
#ifndef DISABLE_BROWSER
- else if (currshortcut == browser_list)
- htx = N_("File Browser Help Text\n\n "
+ else if (currshortcut == browser_list) {
+ htx[0] = N_("File Browser Help Text\n\n "
"The file browser is used to visually browse the "
"directory structure to select a file for reading "
"or writing. You may use the arrow keys or Page Up/"
"Down to browse through the files, and S or Enter to "
"choose the selected file or enter the selected "
- "directory. To move up one level, select the directory "
- "called \"..\" at the top of the file list.\n\n The "
- "following function keys are available in the file "
- "browser:\n\n");
- else if (currshortcut == gotodir_list)
- htx = N_("Browser Go To Directory Help Text\n\n "
+ "directory. To move up one level, select the "
+ "directory called \"..\" at the top of the file "
+ "list.\n\n The following function keys are available "
+ "in the file browser:\n\n");
+ htx[1] = NULL;
+ htx[2] = NULL;
+ } else if (currshortcut == gotodir_list) {
+ htx[0] = N_("Browser Go To Directory Help Text\n\n "
"Enter the name of the directory you would like to "
- "browse to.\n\n If tab completion has not been disabled, "
- "you can use the Tab key to (attempt to) automatically "
- "complete the directory name.\n\n The following function "
- "keys are available in Browser Go To Directory mode:\n\n");
+ "browse to.\n\n If tab completion has not been "
+ "disabled, you can use the Tab key to (attempt to) "
+ "automatically complete the directory name.\n\n The "
+ "following function keys are available in Browser Go "
+ "To Directory mode:\n\n");
+ htx[1] = NULL;
+ htx[2] = NULL;
+ }
#endif
#ifndef DISABLE_SPELLER
- else if (currshortcut == spell_list)
- htx = N_("Spell Check Help Text\n\n "
- "The spell checker checks the spelling of all text "
- "in the current file. When an unknown word is "
+ else if (currshortcut == spell_list) {
+ htx[0] = N_("Spell Check Help Text\n\n "
+ "The spell checker checks the spelling of all text in "
+ "the current file. When an unknown word is "
"encountered, it is highlighted and a replacement can "
"be edited. It will then prompt to replace every "
- "instance of the given misspelled word in the "
- "current file, or, if you have selected text with the "
- "mark, in the selected text.\n\n The following other "
- "functions are available in Spell Check mode:\n\n");
+ "instance of the given misspelled word in the current "
+ "file, or, if you have selected text with the mark, in "
+ "the selected text.\n\n The following other functions "
+ "are available in Spell Check mode:\n\n");
+ htx[1] = NULL;
+ htx[2] = NULL;
+ }
#endif
#ifndef NANO_SMALL
- else if (currshortcut == extcmd_list)
- htx = N_("External Command Help Text\n\n "
- "This menu allows you to insert the output of a command "
- "run by the shell into the current buffer (or a new "
- "buffer in multibuffer mode). If you need another blank "
- "buffer, do not enter any command.\n\n The following keys "
- "are available in this mode:\n\n");
+ else if (currshortcut == extcmd_list) {
+ htx[0] = N_("Execute Command Help Text\n\n "
+ "This menu allows you to insert the output of a "
+ "command run by the shell into the current buffer (or "
+ "a new buffer in multiple file buffer mode). If you "
+ "need another blank buffer, do not enter any "
+ "command.\n\n The following keys are available in "
+ "Execute Command mode:\n\n");
+ htx[1] = NULL;
+ htx[2] = NULL;
+ }
#endif
- else
+ else {
/* Default to the main help list. */
- htx = N_(" nano help text\n\n "
- "The nano editor is designed to emulate the functionality and "
- "ease-of-use of the UW Pico text editor. There are four main "
- "sections of the editor. The top line shows the program "
- "version, the current filename being edited, and whether "
- "or not the file has been modified. Next is the main editor "
- "window showing the file being edited. The status line is "
- "the third line from the bottom and shows important messages. "
- "The bottom two lines show the most commonly used shortcuts "
- "in the editor.\n\n "
- "The notation for shortcuts is as follows: Control-key "
- "sequences are notated with a caret (^) symbol and can be "
- "entered either by using the Control (Ctrl) key or pressing the "
- "Esc key twice. Escape-key sequences are notated with the Meta "
- "(M) symbol and can be entered using either the Esc, Alt or "
- "Meta key depending on your keyboard setup. Also, pressing Esc "
- "twice and then typing a three-digit decimal number from 000 to "
- "255 will enter the character with the corresponding value. "
- "The following keystrokes are available in the main editor "
- "window. Alternative keys are shown in parentheses:\n\n");
-
- htx = _(htx);
-
- allocsize += strlen(htx);
+ htx[0] = N_(" nano help text\n\n "
+ "The nano editor is designed to emulate the "
+ "functionality and ease-of-use of the UW Pico text "
+ "editor. There are four main sections of the editor. "
+ "The top line shows the program version, the current "
+ "filename being edited, and whether or not the file "
+ "has been modified. Next is the main editor window "
+ "showing the file being edited. The status line is "
+ "the third line from the bottom and shows important "
+ "messages. The bottom two lines show the most "
+ "commonly used shortcuts in the editor.\n\n ");
+ htx[1] = N_("The notation for shortcuts is as follows: "
+ "Control-key sequences are notated with a caret (^) "
+ "symbol and can be entered either by using the Control "
+ "(Ctrl) key or pressing the Escape (Esc) key twice. "
+ "Escape-key sequences are notated with the Meta (M) "
+ "symbol and can be entered using either the Esc, Alt, "
+ "or Meta key depending on your keyboard setup. ");
+ htx[2] = N_("Also, pressing Esc twice and then typing a "
+ "three-digit decimal number from 000 to 255 will enter "
+ "the character with the corresponding value. The "
+ "following keystrokes are available in the main editor "
+ "window. Alternative keys are shown in "
+ "parentheses:\n\n");
+ }
+
+ htx[0] = _(htx[0]);
+ if (htx[1] != NULL)
+ htx[1] = _(htx[1]);
+ if (htx[2] != NULL)
+ htx[2] = _(htx[2]);
+
+ allocsize += strlen(htx[0]);
+ if (htx[1] != NULL)
+ allocsize += strlen(htx[1]);
+ if (htx[2] != NULL)
+ allocsize += strlen(htx[2]);
/* The space needed for the shortcut lists, at most COLS characters,
* plus '\n'. */
help_text = charalloc(allocsize + 1);
/* Now add the text we want. */
- strcpy(help_text, htx);
+ strcpy(help_text, htx[0]);
+ if (htx[1] != NULL)
+ strcat(help_text, htx[1]);
+ if (htx[2] != NULL)
+ strcat(help_text, htx[2]);
+
ptr = help_text + strlen(help_text);
/* Now add our shortcut info. Assume that each shortcut has, at the
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