Describe move type-in in texi file

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@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ Right-clicking off dots will refresh the graph.
 
 Most other XBoard commands are available from the menu bar. The most
 frequently used commands also have shortcut keys or on-screen buttons.
+These shortcut keystrokes are mostly non-printable characters.
+Typing a letter or digit while the board window has focus
+will bring up a type-in box with the typed letter already in it.
+You can use that to type a move in siuations where it is your
+turn to enter a move,
+type a move number to call up the position after that move
+in the display,
+or, in Edit Position mode, type a FEN.
 Some rarely used parameters can only be set through options on the
 command line used to invoke XBoard.
 
@@ -345,6 +353,13 @@ to another application (such as a text editor or another copy of
 XBoard) using that application's paste command.  In many X
 applications, such as xterm and emacs, the middle mouse button can be
 used for pasting; in XBoard, you must use the Paste Position command.
+@item Copy Game List
+@cindex Copy Game List, Menu Item
+Copies the current game list to the clipboard,
+and sets the X selection to this text.
+A format of comma-separated double-quoted strings is used,
+including all tags,
+so it can be easily imported into spread-sheet programs.
 @item Paste Game
 @cindex Paste Game, Menu Item
 Interprets the current X selection as a game record and loads it, as