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Online Documentation

This documentation is built with Docusaurus and lives in the ooregedit-help submodule of the O&O RegEditor repository, in the src folder.

Structure

FolderPurpose
docs/getting-startedSystem requirements, quick start, and the user interface.
docs/core-conceptsRegistry structure and value types.
docs/keys-valuesCreating, editing, renaming, deleting, copying, and moving keys and values.
docs/navigationBrowsing, the address bar, and favourites.
docs/searchFinding data, regular expressions, and search results.
docs/import-exportImporting and exporting .reg files.
docs/permissionsPermissions and advanced security settings.
docs/settingsAppearance, language, and the settings reference.
docs/examplesComplete worked examples.
docs/troubleshootingCommon issues and their solutions.
docs/supportTechnical support and contact.

Terminology

Use the same terms as the application:

  • Key for a container in the tree (like a folder).
  • Value for a named data entry inside a key.
  • Default value for the unnamed value of a key, shown as (Default).
  • Main key (or root key / hive) for one of the five top-level keys.
  • Path for the backslash-separated chain of keys.
  • Result list for the list of search matches.

Screenshots

Screenshots referenced by the documentation live in static/img/screenshots/. Any image that has not yet been captured is shown as a labelled placeholder. The list of screenshots still to be produced, with the exact window or dialog to capture, is maintained in SCREENSHOTS.md at the root of the ooregedit-help submodule.

Local Development

From the src folder of the ooregedit-help submodule:

npm install
npm start

Build the static site with:

npm run build

Generate the PDF manual with:

npm run build:pdf