Detailed Leafpad manual [not just manpage]?

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

I wish to document a personal project.The desired format will resemble 
the outline for term papers we wrote in school in the 50's. Except some 
items may be a short paragraph or two long.

I did a web search for text editors with an auto-indent feature.
The only one I recognized was Leafpad. But I couldn't find appropriate 
documentation or "howto". Where would I find it?

Any other suggestions for a basic text editor in the Debian repository 
with an auto-indent feature. I'm not interested in a full blown word 
processor.

TIA