Make cursor movement automatic on insert + remove

[micro.git] / README.md

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--- a/README.md
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@@ -67,14 +67,26 @@ and you'll see all the stable releases with the corresponding binaries.
 
 If you'd like to see more information after installing micro, run `micro -version`.
 
-### Homebrew
+### Package Managers
 
-You can also install micro using Homebrew on Mac:
+You can install micro using Homebrew on Mac:
 
 ```
 brew install micro
 ```
 
+On Windows, you can install micro through Chocolatey:
+
+```
+choco install micro
+```
+
+On Linux, you can install micro through [snap](https://snapcraft.io/docs/core/install)
+
+```
+snap install micro --beta
+```
+
 ### Building from source
 
 If your operating system does not have a binary release, but does run Go, you can build from source.
@@ -82,15 +94,21 @@ If your operating system does not have a binary release, but does run Go, you ca
 Make sure that you have Go version 1.5 or greater (Go 1.4 will work if your version supports CGO) and that your `GOPATH` env variable is set (I recommand setting it to `~/go` if you don't have one).
 
 ```
-go get -d github.com/zyedidia/micro
+go get -d github.com/zyedidia/micro/...
 cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/zyedidia/micro
 make install
 ```
 
+Please make sure that when you are working with micro's code, you are working on your `GOPATH`.
+
 The binary will then be installed to `$GOPATH/bin` (or your `$GOBIN`).
 
 You can install directly with `go get` (`go get -u github.com/zyedidia/micro/cmd/micro`) but this isn't recommended because it doesn't build micro with version information which is useful for the plugin manager.
 
+### MacOS terminal
+
+If you are using MacOS, you should consider using [iTerm2](http://iterm2.com/) instead of the default Mac terminal. The iTerm2 terminal has much better mouse support as well as better handling of key events. The newest versions also support true color.
+
 ### Linux clipboard support
 
 On Linux, clipboard support requires the 'xclip' or 'xsel' commands to be installed.
@@ -107,7 +125,7 @@ If you don't have xclip or xsel, micro will use an internal clipboard for copy a
 
 If you open micro and it doesn't seem like syntax highlighting is working, this is probably because
 you are using a terminal which does not support 256 color. Try changing the colorscheme to `simple`
-by running `> set colorscheme simple`.
+by pressing CtrlE in micro and typing `set colorscheme simple`.
 
 If you are using the default Ubuntu terminal, to enable 256 make sure your `TERM` variable is set
 to `xterm-256color`.
@@ -158,6 +176,7 @@ a brief introduction to the more powerful configuration features micro offers.
 
 If you find any bugs, please report them! I am also happy to accept pull requests from anyone.
 
-You can use the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues) to report bugs, ask questions, or suggest new features.
+You can use the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/zyedidia/micro/issues)
+to report bugs, ask questions, or suggest new features.
 
 For a more informal setting to discuss the editor, you can join the [Gitter chat](https://gitter.im/zyedidia/micro).