diff help/topics/12.txt @ 498:21aa41b62c3a

Add back/forward/home to Help window, and some Help edits

--- a/help/topics/12.txt	Mon Aug 22 15:19:00 2011 +0100
+++ b/help/topics/12.txt	Mon Aug 22 18:46:06 2011 +0100
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 {Opening and initialising things}
 
-I have a Mercurial repository on my local computer and I want to use it with EasyMercurial
+I want to start a completely new project using version control
 
-Just open it:
+To start using version control for an initially empty project, just
+initialise a repository in an empty folder:
 
 *1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open*
 
-#openlocal50
+#openfolder50
 
-*2. Select "Local repository" as the thing you want to open*
+*2. Select "File folder" as the thing you want to open*
 
-*3. Browse to the working folder for your local repository*
+*3. Make a new folder in the file dialog and browse to it*
 
 *4. Click OK*
 
+A new repository will be created, stowed into the empty working folder
+you selected.  At first, it will have an empty history.  You can then
+start to add and commit changes to your files.
+
+ * Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is *hg init*