diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 89fd53b4..3b42852e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ For building instructions, see [Building](http://docs.hexchat.org/en/latest/buil
 ## What is it?
 
 HexChat is an IRC client for Windows and UNIX operating systems. I.R.C. is
-Internet Relay Chat, see [IRCHelp.org](http://irchelp.org) for more information about IRC
+Internet Relay Chat, see [IRCHelp.org](http://irchelp.org) for information about IRC
 in general. HexChat runs on most BSD and POSIX compliant operating systems.
 
+For more information please read our documentation: http://hexchat.readthedocs.org.
+
 
 ## Requirements:
 
@@ -39,24 +41,18 @@ HexChat is known to work on, at least:
  * OS X
 
 
-## Notes for packagers:
-
-If you need your packages to work on i386, you don't need to compile with
---disable-mmx, because it's also checked at run-time.
-
-
 ## Python Scripts:
 
 Consider using the Python interface for your scripts, it's a very nice
 API, allows for loading/unloading individual scripts, and gives you
 almost all the features of the C plugin API. For more info, see the
-[HexChat Python Interface](http://docs.hexchat.org/en/latest/script_python.html).
+[HexChat Python Interface](http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/script_python.html).
 
 
 ## Perl Scripts:
 
 Perl 5.8 or newer is required. For more info, see the
-[HexChat Perl Interface](http://docs.hexchat.org/en/latest/script_perl.html).
+[HexChat Perl Interface](http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/script_perl.html).
 
 
 ## Autoloading Scripts and Plugins:
@@ -72,18 +68,3 @@ Referred to as <config> from now. HexChat automatically loads, at startup:
  * <config>/addons/*.py Python scripts
  * <config>/addons/*.dll Plugins (Windows)
  * <config>/addons/*.so Plugins (Unix)
-
-## Control Codes:
-
- * %%     -  A single percentage sign
- * %C     -  Control-C (mIRC color code)
- * %B     -  Bold Text
- * %U     -  Underline Text
- * %R     -  Reverse Text
- * %O     -  Reset all Text attributes
- * %XXX   -  ASCII XXX (where XXX is a decimal 3 digit number, e.g.: %007 sends a BEEP)
-
-%Cforeground,background will produce a color code, e.g.: %C03,10
-
-These are now disabled by default (see _Settings_ `->` _Preferences_ `->` _Input Box_).  
-Instead you can insert the real codes via ctrl-k, ctrl-b and ctrl-o.