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Clarify selection expansion by word motion (#571)
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Motions are useful for extending the current selection and for
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quick movement around the text. After selecting the word under
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the cursor with \\[meow-mark-word] you can extend the selection with some common
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movements listed below.
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quick movement around the text.
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\\[meow-next-word] - Moves forward to the end of the current word.
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\\[meow-back-word] - Moves backward to the beginning of the current word.
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\\[meow-next-symbol] - Moves to the end of the current symbol.
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\\[meow-back-symbol] - Moves to the start of the current symbol.
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Cursor position can be reversed with \\[meow-reverse] to extend the selection
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the other directions. In-case too much gets selected, you can
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undo the previous selection with \\[meow-pop-selection] key.
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After selecting the word under the cursor with \\[meow-mark-word] you can
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extend the selection using the same commands.
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\\[meow-next-word] - Adds the next word to the selection.
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\\[meow-back-word] - Adds the previous word to the selection.
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\\[meow-next-symbol] - Adds the next symbol to the selection.
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\\[meow-back-symbol] - Adds the previous symbol to the selection.
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In-case too much gets selected, you can undo the previous selection
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with \\[meow-pop-selection] key.
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1. Move the cursor to the line below marked -->.
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2. Select the word with \\[meow-mark-word].
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3. Extend the selection with \\[meow-next-word].
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4. Press \\[meow-kill] to delete the selection.
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5. (Optional) Try reversing the cursor and extending the selection.
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--> This sentence is most definitelly not at all short.
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This sentence is short.
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Pressing \\[meow-line] will select the whole line. Pressing it again will
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add the next line to the selection. Numbers can also be used
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to select multiple lines at once.
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to select multiple lines at once. Cursor position can be reversed with
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\\[meow-reverse] to extend the selection in the other direction.
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1. Move the cursor to the second line below marked -->.
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2. Press \\[meow-line] to select the current line, and \\[meow-kill] to delete it.
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3. Move to the fourth line.
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4. Select 2 lines either by hitting \\[meow-line] twice or \\[meow-line] 1 in combination.
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5. Delete the selection with \\[meow-kill].
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6. (Optional) Try reversing the cursor and extending the selection.
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--> 1) Roses are red,
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--> 2) Mud is fun,

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