readme: document the new URL mode

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@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator.
1. [Scrollback search](#scrollback-search)
1. [Mouse](#mouse)
1. [Server (daemon) mode](#server-daemon-mode)
1. [URLs](#urls)
1. [Alt/meta](#alt-meta)
1. [Backspace](#backspace)
1. [Keypad](#keypad)
@ -252,6 +253,32 @@ desktop), and then run `footclient` instead of `foot` whenever you
want to launch a new terminal.
## URLs
Foot supports URL detection. But, unlike many other terminal
emulators, where URLs are highlighted when they are hovered and opened
by clicking on them, foot uses a keyboard driven approach.
Pressing <kbd>ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>shift</kbd>+<kbd>u</kbd> enters _“URL
mode”_, where all currently visible URLs are underlined, and is
associated with a _“jump-label”_. The jump-label indicates the _key
sequence_ (e.g. **”AF”**) to use to activate the URL.
The key binding can, of course, be customized, like all other key
bindings in foot. See `show-urls-launch` and `show-urls-copy` in the
`foot.ini` man page.
`show-urls-launch` by default opens the URL with `xdg-open`. This can
be changed with the `url-launch` option.
`show-urls-copy` is an alternative to `show-urls-launch`, that changes
what activating an URL _does_; instead of opening it, it copies it to
the clipboard. It is unbound by default.
Both the jump label colors, and the URL underline color can be
configured, independently.
## Alt/meta
By default, foot prefixes _Meta characters_ with ESC. This corresponds