Changes between v2.9.7 and v2.9.8:
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Benno Schulenberg (64):
build: fix compilation failure when configured with --enable-tiny
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-justify
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-multibuffer
build: fix compilation with --enable-{tiny,help,multibuffer}
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.8 release
copyright: update the years for significantly changed files
credits: sort the names roughly according to amount of influence
docs: add a missing double quote in the default brackets string
docs: describe what constitutes a paragraph
docs: improve description of 'speller' and related bindable functions
docs: improve the description of --nonewlines, and properly sort it
docs: improve the description of the --autoindent option
docs: make quotes around regexes bold, as they are part of the command
docs: mark the filtering of text through an external command as done
docs: register Marco as the author of the filtering feature
docs: remove mention of the quotestr for when regex support is lacking
docs: remove quotes around the name of a syntax -- they are not needed
docs: thank Kamil for his bug fixes, and update an email address
docs, usage: make it clear that the argument of --quotestr is a regex
files: give feedback during writeout also when prepending or appending
filtering: pair the cut and the insert, so they can be undone together
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
justification: find the beginning of a paragraph in a better way
justification: limit the amount of recursion to prevent a stack overflow
justification: recognize indented paragraphs also without --autoindent
justification: when leading whitespace exceeds fill width, wrap anyway
linter: don't try to access absent stat info, as that gives a crash
linter: make sure that the margin is updated before displaying a buffer
linter: make sure the shortcuts bar will redrawn when exiting early
main: add "/" to the quoting regex, to allow justifying //-comments
main: interpret only a double slash (//) as quoting, not a single one
rcfile: don't crash when a bind to a string lacks the closing quote
startup: provide a hint for people unfamiliar with the ^char convention
syntaxes: condense and/or correct some extension regexes
syntax: makefile: color all keywords that GNU make recognizes
tweaks: adjust a translator hint
tweaks: avoid an unused-variable warning with --enable-tiny
tweaks: avoid a warning with --enable-{tiny,help,multibuffer}
tweaks: condense a comment, and elide an unneeded 'if'
tweaks: condense some repetitious comments, and check before assigning
tweaks: condense two statements into one, and elide a 'break'
tweaks: elide a function that is called just once
tweaks: elide another function that is called just once
tweaks: exclude an unneeded 'if' from the single-buffer version
tweaks: frob a couple of comments
tweaks: frob some comments, and rename two parameters to make sense
tweaks: give some continuation lines a more obvious indentation
tweaks: improve a couple of comments, and reshuffle a group of lines
tweaks: make better use of an existing variable
tweaks: make better use of an intermediate variable
tweaks: reduce the abundance of the word 'toggle' in the Info manual
tweaks: remove a superfluous assignment -- the lead length never changes
tweaks: remove two superfluous checks, after making one of them so
tweaks: rename a function, for more aptness and extra contrast
tweaks: rename a variable, for contrast, and improve two comments
tweaks: rename a variable, to give it some meaning
tweaks: rename two variables, to better fit their tasks
tweaks: reshuffle a condition, and adjust a comment and some indentation
tweaks: reshuffle a couple of assignments
tweaks: simplify the determining of the prefix for justified lines
tweaks: stop decreasing both the iterator and the limit of a loop
tweaks: use a more meaningful variable name, and avoid a distant 'else'
wrapping: use "smart" autoindenting only when hard-wrapping is enabled
wrapping: when autoindenting, use indentation of next line as example
Brand Huntsman (1):
tweaks: avoid two unused variable warnings when NLS is disabled
Cristian Caloghera (1):
syntax: makefile: recognize also an all-lowercase makefile name
David Lawrence Ramsey (3):
bindings: add the "flippipe" bindable function
tweaks: avoid an unused variable warning with --enable-tiny
tweaks: fix some grammar plus a typo in the comments
Marco Diego Aurélio Mesquita (2):
linter: check all open buffers, instead of just the next one
new feature: allow piping (selected) text to an external command
Changes between v2.9.6 and v2.9.7:
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Benno Schulenberg (21):
bindings: add the 'linenumbers' bindable function
bindings: rename constupdate to constantshow, cuttoend to cutfromcursor
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.7 release
docs: add notes about deprecated options and function names
docs: break down some old improvements further per version
docs: note a small difference with Pico in the default hard-wrapping
docs: say thanks to three recent translators, and re-sort two others
docs: slightly improve the description of the file browser in the manual
main: clear a spurious error number, to avoid irrelevant messages later
prompt: when asking for Yes/No/All, recognize also UTF-8 letters
scrolling: only do a scroll when the edit window has more than one row
signals: don't trap segfault/abort when envvar NANO_NOCATCH is defined
signals: exclude the crash handler from the tiny version
startup: suggest using ^D to finish reading from standard input
tweaks: improve a couple of comments
tweaks: normalize indentation and whitespace after previous changes
tweaks: put check for -h and -l options in their alphabetical positions
tweaks: put Yes/No/All in a consistent order (for the translators)
tweaks: rename two variables, to be more descriptive
tweaks: sort an option better, and reschedule a removal
tweaks: use symbolic names instead of puzzling TRUE and FALSE
Devin Hussey (1):
signals: upon a crash, save changed buffers and reset terminal state
Mark-Weston (1):
new feature: an option to make the 'nextword' function stop at word ends
Changes between v2.9.5 and v2.9.6:
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Benno Schulenberg (39):
build: do not prefix an alternative rcfilename with a dot
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-help
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.6 release
command-execution: do not crash when opening the pipe would fail
completion: correctly do a signed comparison, to avoid a segfault
files: prevent a hang when a call to sigaction() would fail
formatting, linting: redetermine the argument list for every run
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
memory: use a reallocation to reduce the amount of leakage
prompt: recognize Yes/No/All in English when the locale gives no match
rcfile: skip color commands where some color name is invalid
scrolling: don't redraw entire edit window when cursor goes offscreen
search: always go forward by default, also when coming from Goto-Line
search: use a better value to mean "nothing was typed"
speller: don't add an extra newline when saving the text to a tempfile
syntax: po: highlight also other escaped characters, not just \n
syntax: sh: colorize options only when they are preceded by whitespace
tweaks: adjust the translator hint about Yes/No/All
tweaks: correct or improve a couple of comments
tweaks: elide a function that is called just once
tweaks: fix a typo, remove a blank line, and improve some comments
tweaks: frob a couple of comments
tweaks: group some more of the empty functions together
tweaks: improve some comments, and exit with nonzero status upon error
tweaks: improve the ordering of a couple of functions
tweaks: invert two conditions and reshuffle, to reduce duplication
tweaks: move a function to its proper location
tweaks: move a function to its proper location
tweaks: rearrange a few if statements more symmetrically
tweaks: remove the group handling for undoing/redoing (un)indents
tweaks: rename a function, to be more distinct from its caller
tweaks: rename a function, to be more fitting and descriptive
tweaks: rename a variable, for clarity
tweaks: rename a variable, to be a bit more fitting
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more clear and to match another
tweaks: rename a variable, to match another and to be more visible
tweaks: reshuffle two declarations
tweaks: set the correct flags just once for each spell-fixing session
tweaks: use meaningful names instead of puzzling values
Liu Hao (1):
replacing: always clear the backwards flag for ^\, just like for ^W
Changes between v2.9.4 and v2.9.5:
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Benno Schulenberg (45):
build: exclude more things when configured with --disable-multibuffer
build: fix compilation again when configured with --enable-tiny
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-multibuffer
build: fix compilation with --enable-{tiny,help,multibuffer}
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.5 release
cut: avoid calling renumber() on what might be NULL
docs: clarify how the Linux console is deficient: in the arrow keys
docs: clarify what the scrollup and scrolldown bindable functions do
docs: document the newly added color name "normal"
docs: mention in the FAQ that <Shift+Insert> pastes from the clipboard
files: prevent an infinite loop when reading from standard input fails
files: prevent the undo of reading a file into a new buffer
help: describe the Scroll-Up and Scroll-Down commands more precisely
help: do not reserve space for line numbers, as they are absent
linting: drop messages for other files when configured for one buffer
memory: plug a leak, by actually freeing a discarded undo struct
scrolling: first move the cursor before pushing current chunk offscreen
scrolling: let Scroll-Up/Down keep the cursor in the same text position
selecting: don't cancel a softmark when just scrolling the screen
small addition: understand color name "normal" to mean the default color
syntax: sh: color also the 'cut', 'head', 'tail', and 'sort' commands
syntax: sh: color options distinctively, and color also long options
syntax: sh: uncolor "tar" when it's part of a filename
tweaks: adjust a couple of types, to reduce the number of warnings
tweaks: adjust or correct some comments, and rename a function
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous changes
tweaks: bundle some settings for a new buffer
tweaks: change a parameter of open_buffer() and invert its logic
tweaks: condense some code, to remove a bit of duplication
tweaks: drop a handful of unhelpful asserts
tweaks: elide an unneeded and shadowing variable
tweaks: elide a parameter, as it's always the inverse of another
tweaks: elide a parameter that is always 1
tweaks: elide two parameters and thus a pair of wrapper functions
tweaks: factor out the check for 'viewok' into its own function
tweaks: fix a typo and adjust some wording and formatting in the FAQ
tweaks: frob some comments plus miscellaneous other stuff
tweaks: fuse two ifs into one
tweaks: move an 'if' and then remove an unneeded label
tweaks: reduce the font size of the questions in the FAQ
tweaks: remove an inconsistent space from two pointer declarations
tweaks: remove unneeded settings and unsettings of MULTIBUFFER
tweaks: reshuffle some movement code, to reduce the number of conditions
tweaks: revert commit c88a2fd9 -- the extra variable is needed
tweaks: rewrap and amend some lines in the NEWS file
David Lawrence Ramsey (1):
tweaks: correct several parameter types
Kamil Dudka (1):
input: do not crash if sctofunc() returns NULL
Liu Hao (1):
build: fix compilation error when configured with --disable-justify
Changes between v2.9.3 and v2.9.4:
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Benno Schulenberg (65):
bindings: make a key defined as string work also in browser and viewer
bindings: rename the bindable function 'gototext' to 'flipgoto'
bindings: revert the ^/ changes, as ^/ is not always Go-To-Line
bindings: show ^/ instead of ^_ for Go-To-Line
build: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.4 release
docs: mention that a key can be bound to a string
docs: note also in the Info manual that text can be selected with Shift
editing: when --smooth is used, make <Enter>-at-bottom scroll one row
general: detect in a better way whether we're running on a Linux console
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
goto: avoid a segfault, by initializing 'answer' when it is NULL
help: mention that some keys work on a region when the mark is on
help: tweak the descriptions of ^X and ^R
input: handle the implant() function separately also for the prompt
input: handle the implant() function separately, as it is special
memory: avoid a leak when toggling from Search to Goto
memory: squeal when there is something wrong, instead of stumbling on
new feature: allow binding a key to a string (in a nanorc file)
prompt: disallow pasting when in restricted mode
rcfile: allow a syntax name to be unquoted
search: clear the existing answer when starting a new search
search: get rid of some unneeded recursion when just toggling things
selecting: cancel the softmark upon any attempt to move the cursor
small addition: allow customizing the color of an error message
syntax: color also ^/ in nano's help texts and in nanorc files
syntaxes: remove quotes from each syntax name, and color it differently
syntax: nanorc: color also bindings to a string as valid
tweaks: adjust comments and indentation after the previous change
tweaks: adjust two comments, move two declarations, rewrap three lines
tweaks: appease valgrind concerning syscalls with uninitialized values
tweaks: condense a comment and elide an 'if'
tweaks: correct a typo in NEWS
tweaks: correct a typo that broke binding a key to a string
tweaks: do not needlessly renumber the lines in the buffer
tweaks: don't call strcmp() to determine whether a string is empty
tweaks: drop an assert, add a warning, and change a 'for' to a 'while'
tweaks: drop some debugging stuff, and adjust what remains of it
tweaks: elide another variable, to call a function less often
tweaks: elide an unneeded variable
tweaks: elide an unneeded variable
tweaks: elide an unneeded variable
tweaks: elide an unused variable and parameter
tweaks: elide two unneeded booleans
tweaks: exclude an unlikely error message from the tiny version
tweaks: exclude an unlikely warning from the tiny version
tweaks: fix a copy-and-paste error
tweaks: make the fsfromline() call only for the undo types that need it
tweaks: plug a memory leak when using Verbatim Input at a prompt
tweaks: refactor the implanting of a key expansion
tweaks: remove another superfluous check
tweaks: remove a superfluous check
tweaks: remove two deprecated options and six rebindable function names
tweaks: remove two superfluous checks, and restrict two others
tweaks: rename a parameter and a variable, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename a variable to be more distinct and greppable
tweaks: rename two variables, to be more meaningful
tweaks: reshuffle some code, to be slightly less ugly
tweaks: reshuffle some of the search-and-replace cleanup calls
tweaks: reshuffle the undo types into mostly the same order everywhere
tweaks: shorten the name of two record elements
tweaks: slightly rewrap the FAQ's table of contents
tweaks: transform a 'do' to a 'while', and reshuffle a comment
tweaks: unabbreviate two variable names
undo: when redoing, don't try to find a line number that might not exist
Brand Huntsman (1):
color: remove unneeded bright comparision to prevent duplicate pairs
David Lawrence Ramsey (3):
docs: mention that errorcolor does have default colors
input: don't stop prepending when the user adds text via a shortcut
tweaks: fix typo in rebindable function name
Tom Levy (1):
syntax: go: highlight also floats with leading zeroes as valid
Changes between v2.9.2 and v2.9.3:
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Benno Schulenberg (65):
build: fix compilation when configured with --enable(tiny,color,nanorc}
build: fix compilation with --enable-tiny --enable-justify
build: let ./configure fail (not just warn) when curses.h is missing
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.3 release
copyright: update the years for the FSF
display: wipe the status bar when doing a total refresh
docs: remove the note about needing a recent ncurses for macros to work
docs: update the FAQ for the changed default location of history files
docs: update the TODO file to the current state of affairs
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: don't get stuck when there is an unwrappable piece of text
input: consume only the actual length of an escape sequence
input: fully reset state when a three-digit character code is cut short
input: make <Shift+Tab> do an unindent also on a Manjaro console
input: recognize escape sequences for <Shift+PageUp> and <Shift+PageDown>
input: recognize more escape sequences for <Shift+Home> and <Shift+End>
input: recognize the deviant keycode for <Ctrl+End> in urxvt
options: recognize -M and --trimblanks on the command line
painting: look for an end match only after a start match, if any
prompt: show whitespace only in the filename, not in the whole line
replacing: don't skip the first character of a backwards-marked region
search: suppress the occurrence at the cursor only when replacing
startup: allow a named pipe as file argument when --noread is used
startup: make an error message succinct and to the point
startup: move the initialization of colors, so any error gets printed
syntax: go: colorize only valid octal numbers
syntax: lua: do not color debug.setinfo as it doesn't exist
syntax: nanohelp: color also the Sh-Tab key combo
tweaks: change a 'do' to a 'while', and return early to elide an 'if'
tweaks: check for the type of terminal far earlier
tweaks: condense a condition and a comment, and reshuffle a line
tweaks: condense and rewrap some comments, and reindent two lines
tweaks: condense the conditional compilation of shortcut reassignments
tweaks: don't bother freeing the key buffer, just reallocate it
tweaks: don't bother to reallocate when the keybuffer size decreases
tweaks: drop a superfluous parameter, as it is always 1
tweaks: drop a useless assert, and don't abort over an unhandled option
tweaks: drop two unneeded initializations, and trim a comment
tweaks: elide a tiny intermediate buffer, and rename two variables
tweaks: exclude --trimblanks when no wrapping or justifying is configured
tweaks: fully include Savefile and Wherewas in the tiny version
tweaks: indenting text files with tabs is not a good idea
tweaks: mark the two blocks that have a deviant indentation
tweaks: move a bunch of comments to the lines that they refer to
tweaks: move two functions to their proper place, orderingwise
tweaks: remove a fragment of dead code
tweaks: remove a handful of redundant (because always true) asserts
tweaks: remove a superfluous case -- there can never be four digits
tweaks: remove a superfluous check, as we insert always one code
tweaks: rename a function, for aptness, and drop a superfluous check
tweaks: rename a function, to be more distinct
tweaks: rename a variable, and further condense some comments
tweaks: rename a variable, for more contrast
tweaks: rename a variable, to better fit its usage
tweaks: rename two variables, and swap their declaration order
tweaks: rename two variables, for preciseness and shortness
tweaks: reshuffle a couple of lines
tweaks: reshuffle a couple of lines, to make a bit more sense
tweaks: reshuffle some stuff, and avoid a memory leak
tweaks: reshuffle two condition series, to look better
tweaks: rewrap a bunch of lines in the NEWS file
tweaks: set a modifier in a single place, for conciseness
tweaks: swap the row and col parameters to a more consistent order
tweaks: transform a parameter, from a pointer to the value itself
wrapping: don't trim a blank character that the user just typed
Brand Huntsman (1):
startup: parse interface colors when they are read, not when initialized
Changes between v2.9.1 and v2.9.2:
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Benjamin Mintz (1):
syntax: python: add 'async', 'await', and 'nonlocal' as keywords
Benno Schulenberg (62):
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.2 release
display: ensure that cursor is visible when compiled with --with-slang
docs: mention that the source code is best viewed with a tab size of 4
docs: say thanks to some fairly recent translators, and rename one
gnulib: pull in the fix for the missing stat include
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: show that "Tab" will indent, just like "Sh-Tab" will unindent
help: swap the order of the Complete and Comment functions
indenting: don't exclude last line of region when region is empty
indenting: keep affecting last line of marked region if it was at first
input: allow using <Tab> and <Shift+Tab> to (un)indent selected region
input: make <Ctrl+Shift+Arrow> work also when using --rebindkeypad
input: optimize a bit for non-shortcut keys, as they are most frequent
options: rename 'justifytrim' to 'trimblanks', because it has morphed
prompt: blank the bar when a "continue?" is answered with No or ^C
syntaxes: remove redundant word-boundary markers
syntax: javascript: add some comments, and color explicit numbers too
syntax: javascript: add some keywords, and sort them more logically
syntax: javascript: color strings differently from major keywords
syntax: javascript: require that a comment is preceded by whitespace
syntax: lua: condense some regexes, tweak comments, reorder things
syntax: nanorc: don't color parts of valid strings as if invalid
syntax: python: color also the special values 'False', 'None', 'True'
text: allow unindenting when not all lines are indented
text: keep cursor at left edge when it IS there when indenting/commenting
text: let a Shift-selection persist when indenting and commenting
text: let indenting/commenting skip the last line if its x is zero
text: set and reset the Modified state correctly when undoing/redoing
tweaks: add a separate function that actually wipes the status bar
tweaks: avoid incrementing a variable that won't be used again later
tweaks: condense or rewrap a bunch of repetitious comments
tweaks: condense, reword, and rewrap a bunch of comments
tweaks: condense some debugging code, and rewrap a line
tweaks: convert the indentation of the NEWS file too
tweaks: convert the indentation to use only tabs
tweaks: drop some old debugging code plus a superfluous comment
tweaks: elide two parameters from the get_region() function
tweaks: elide two variables that are used just once
tweaks: factor out a piece of common code
tweaks: fix some whitespace errors, and convert alignment tabs to spaces
tweaks: fold some regexes into one another, for conciseness
tweaks: frob four comments, and rewrap two lines
tweaks: invert the logic of a variable, and rename it
tweaks: limit the resetting of "Modified" to writing a full buffer
tweaks: move some frequently-used keystrokes to the top of the list
tweaks: remove a redundant call of renumber()
tweaks: remove a superfluous condition
tweaks: remove a superfluous placing of a terminating nul byte
tweaks: remove some unneeded parentheses, and shorten two function calls
tweaks: remove two irrelevant conditions
tweaks: rename three variables, for more contrast and variety
tweaks: reshuffle a bit of common code, moving it to an existing function
tweaks: reshuffle another bit of code, for conciseness
tweaks: rewrap some lines and some comments, and trim two others
tweaks: slightly rename four functions, for aptness and variety
tweaks: strip some debugging stuff, and condense a bit of code
tweaks: trim another placing of a terminating nul byte
tweaks: use for git the more faithful "less -x1,5" suggested by Brand
tweaks: use spaces for alignment also in the THANKS file
wrapping: delete trailing blanks upon hardwrapping, when requested
wrapping: keep prepending to the same next line as long as possible
wrapping: we're still on the same line if the next line has not changed
David Lawrence Ramsey (3):
input: support backtab when Slang and/or --rebindkeypad is used
tweaks: use printf's z modifier for (s)size_t, instead of casting
undo: when adding text adds a magicline, an undo should remove both
Liu Hao (1):
syntax: c: increase the color contrast of reminders like FIXME
Michael Francis (1):
syntax: php: function and variable names can contain uppercase and digits
Mike Frysinger (1):
syntax: javascript: add newer keywords and string syntax
Tom Levy (6):
syntax: go: fix word boundary before dot in number literal
syntax: go: sign of exponent in number literal is optional
syntax: lua: add new and missing standard library functions
syntax: lua: correct the word boundaries on standard library functions
syntax: lua: require at least one digit for hexadecimal numbers
syntax: lua: support fractional part and exponent for decimal and hex
Changes between v2.9.0 and v2.9.1:
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Benno Schulenberg (20):
build: fix compilation with --disable-browser --disable-tabcomp
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.1 release
files: always update the stat info when the entire file is written
files: save the marked region only when we've prompted for a file name
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
history: create the path '~/.local/share/' when it is needed
history: make nano's state directory accessible for the user only
history: save the positions file also when a record was deleted
input: make the macro key discoverable by giving feedback when undefined
linting: switch the mark off when the linter starts
selecting: do not cancel the softmark when the cursor is not moved
selecting: let a justification cancel a softmark
syntax: adjust the magic strings for the changes since file-5.10
tweaks: adjust indentation after previous change
tweaks: elide the 'mark_set' boolean -- the 'mark' pointer is enough
tweaks: rename, rewrap, and reshuffle some stuff, and frob some comments
tweaks: reshuffle a couple of lines, and frob a comment or two
tweaks: reshuffle a couple of lines, to put similar things together
undo: clear the Modified state when the very first edit is undone
undo: discarding the stack does not always lose information
Changes between v2.8.7 and v2.9.0:
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Benno Schulenberg (103):
bindings: don't allow calling help when searching in the help viewer
bindings: make ^Q and ^S do something useful by default
bindings: make the search function rebindable again in help and browser
bindings: make ^W start always a forward search (as there is ^Q now)
browser: place the cursor properly on the selected file when -g is used
build: let git ignore also the generated PDF file
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.9.0 release
copyright: update some years, and standardize on the dashed format
display: keep the cursor switched on when resizing the screen
display: rework the switching on and off of the cursor
display: stop the help viewer from turning on the multibuffer indicator
display: switch off the cursor early on during startup
docs: make it clearer that a Signed-off-by is wanted on patches
docs: mention that macros work correctly only on terminal emulators
docs: remove another remark about indenting lacking undo capability
docs: update references to the nanorc files for the XDG changes
files: avoid an abortion when excuting a command in a new buffer
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: don't fall back to other syntaxes if there is no nanohelp one
history: after loading the lists, mark them as unchanged
history: remove the migration service for the old searches file
input: recognize Option+Arrow keys on iTerm2 in "xterm mode"
moving: don't slither and slide over tabs when they are overlong
moving: prevent the cursor sticking on or skipping over overwide tabs
new feature: a bindable function that starts always a backward search
options: remove '--quiet' and 'set quiet', because they hide problems
options: retire 'set backwards' -- it's still recognized but a no-op
organization: move all history-related stuff to its own file
ouch: set the positions-file name also when using the legacy state dir
painting: evade an ncurses bug by adding the A_PROTECT attribute
search: suppress the "not found" message when replacements were made
search: suppress the "Search Wrapped" message when doing replacements
search: wipe reassuring feedback as soon as searching has finished
startup: don't ask the user to press Enter upon an rcfile error
startup: don't produce more than three consecutive beeps
startup: when an rcfile contains errors, report this on the status bar
syntax: default: use colors that are readable also on dark backgrounds
titlebar: don't reshow version when dropping back to a single buffer
titlebar: don't show nano's name and version when in the file browser
titlebar: drop the prefix "File: " from before the filename
tweaks: add a translator hint, and adjust two others
tweaks: adjust a comment, and condense a fragment of code
tweaks: adjust indentation and comments after the previous change
tweaks: adjust two comments, and correct and a few cosmetic mistakes
tweaks: avoid an unused-variable warning with --disable-nanorc
tweaks: change some mayday messages, to urge the user to report a bug
tweaks: change the arrows to triangles also for searching in file browser
tweaks: change the help-text arrows to triangles, to be more visible
tweaks: chuck a bunch of asserts -- they have lost their usefulness
tweaks: chuck an assert, and then condense the code and a comment
tweaks: constify the result strings of getenv(), as a reminder
tweaks: correct two minor things in the documentation
tweaks: discard another set of useless asserts
tweaks: discard some obsolete debugging stuff
tweaks: don't construct the positions-history filename time and again
tweaks: drop a bunch of outdated asserts
tweaks: drop the ineffective cgitrc -- sorting by "age" does not work
tweaks: elide a comment, and improve a couple of others
tweaks: elide an unneeded check
tweaks: elide an unneeded function now that stuff is grouped together
tweaks: elide a superfluous allocation
tweaks: elide two variables by using a pointer instead of an index
tweaks: fix compilation when configured with --disable-histories
tweaks: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
tweaks: fix compilation with --enable-tiny --enable-histories
tweaks: frob a couple of comments
tweaks: frob some comments and rename a few variables and a function
tweaks: get rid of some cluttering conditional compilation
tweaks: improve some comments, and rename a variable for symmetry
tweaks: make the switching on and off of the cursor a bit more compact
tweaks: move a general function to the utils.c file
tweaks: reduce a bit of code duplication
tweaks: remove a comment from the docs that is no longer accurate
tweaks: remove another bit of conditional compilation
tweaks: remove a superfluous no-op function call
tweaks: remove a useless prefix from a hundred constants
tweaks: rename a function and swap its two parameters
tweaks: rename a function plus two parameters, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename a macro, to make a little more sense
tweaks: rename a variable, to avoid a possible confusion
tweaks: rename a variable, to make more sense
tweaks: rename one variable once more
tweaks: rename some constants, to follow the same underscoreless scheme
tweaks: rename three functions, to be shorter or clearer
tweaks: rename three variables, for more contrast
tweaks: rename two variables, for contrast, and frob some comments
tweaks: rename two variables, to be more indicative of what they do
tweaks: rename two variables, to make a little more sense
tweaks: reshuffle a bit of code and elide an unneeded variable
tweaks: reshuffle a couple of lines, and trim some comments
tweaks: reshuffle some code, and rename a variable
tweaks: reshuffle some code in order to elide a variable
tweaks: reshuffle some regexes, for order and compactness
tweaks: strip four unneeded checks
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_COLOR to ENABLE_COLOR
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_EXTRA to ENABLE_EXTRA
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_HISTORIES to ENABLE_HISTORIES
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_JUSTIFY to ENABLE_JUSTIFY
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_OPERATINGDIR to ENABLE_OPERATINGDIR
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_SPELLER to ENABLE_SPELLER
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_WRAPJUSTIFY to ENABLED_WRAPORJUSTIFY
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_WRAPPING to ENABLE_WRAPPING
tweaks: use mnemonic constants instead of TRUE and FALSE
Brand Huntsman (3):
bindings: allow exiting from the help viewer with F1, like with ^G
history: prevent overwriting of positions between multiple instances
syntax: nanohelp: colorize Up, Down, Left and Right (when not in UTF-8)
David Lawrence Ramsey (18):
build: add history.c to the list of files with translatable strings
display: don't cut off zero-width characters at the end of a chunk
docs: decribe the bindable functions 'recordmacro' and 'runmacro'
docs: document the more everyday names of three bindable functions
docs: remove man page reference to indent/unindent lacking undo/redo
files: don't change file format when inserting into an existing buffer
help: allow firstline and lastline to work at the search prompt
history: fix the check for an existing $HOME/.nano/ directory
moving: set the preferred column properly when doing a smart home
search: don't bother saving and restoring the search direction
search: trim a failed search string for width instead of length
softwrap: break before multi-column Unicode blanks when they overshoot
syntax: nanorc: properly color valid arguments of 'selectedcolor'
text: hook up indenting and unindenting to the undo/redo code
text: move the indenting of a single line into its own function
text: move the unindenting of a single line into its own function
tweaks: use printf's z modifier for most of the size_t/ssize_t types
undo: generalize update_comment_undo() into update_multiline_undo()
Lion Yang (1):
input: ensure that standard input uses blocking mode
Marco Diego Aurélio Mesquita (5):
general: do not free strings gotten from getenv(), to avoid a crash
history: remember the commands that were executed during this session
history: remember the list of executed commands across sessions
new feature: show current and total number of open buffers in title bar
new feature: the ability to record and play back a series of keystrokes
Simon Ochsenreither (1):
startup: look for nanorc and history files also in the XDG directories
Viorel Bota (1):
files: check for a changed disk file also for 'savefile' and --tempfile
Changes between v2.8.6 and v2.8.7:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (54):
bindings: hard-bind Alt+Up and Alt+Down to findprevious and findnext
browser: correct the inverted search behavior for Alt+Up/Alt+Down
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.7 release
display: catch all cases where the cursor can be pushed offscreen
display: don't doubly show tabs that cross a chunk boundary
files: do not silently ignore an invalid backup directory, but die
files: don't close a file descriptor when opening failed [coverity scan]
files: don't try to open a negative file descriptor [coverity scan]
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
linting: don't try to put the cursor at a negative x position
linting: skip the introductory message produced by 'gcc -fshow-column'
mouse: one click of the wheel should move three lines, not three pages
moving: don't push x forward when backward movement lands on a split tab
moving: get <Up> unstuck when trying to pass over a sprawling tab
moving: improve retention of the target column somewhat
moving: the current chunk is always 0 when not in softwrap mode
moving: use the correct formula for pushing the index forward
rcfile: don't leak a shortcut when something goes wrong [coverity scan]
softwrap: properly move up and down over tabs that are split over rows
syntax: c: give labels some color too
syntax: html: don't bother coloring tags that cross line boundaries
syntax: python: don't require a character after an opening triple quote
text: properly unindent lines that consist of only whitespace
tweaks: a comma does not end a sentence, and is not part of a variable
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: allow enough space for the Y/N/A characters [coverity scan]
tweaks: avoid trying to stat a file that might be NULL [coverity scan]
tweaks: close a file also in the error path [coverity scan]
tweaks: condense or improve some comments
tweaks: condense some logic, to elide a variable and a comment
tweaks: do not leak the indentation when all lines are empty
tweaks: don't close a descriptor when its stream has already been closed
tweaks: drop some debugging stuff
tweaks: drop some debugging stuff, and frob two comments
tweaks: elide an unneeded pointer
tweaks: elide the global variable 'full_operating_dir'
tweaks: fix compilation with --enable-{tiny,help,multibuffer}
tweaks: group all movement routines in corresponding pairs
tweaks: keep the const qualifier of the syntax name [coverity scan]
tweaks: remove includes that appear to be superfluous
tweaks: rename a function, to let it make more sense
tweaks: rename a label, to better match its task
tweaks: renumber the special key codes, to be in sequence and grouped
tweaks: reshuffle code and frob comments, to reduce the number of lines
tweaks: reshuffle some code to harmonize two related functions
tweaks: reshuffle some declarations and trim a few comments
tweaks: restore an include that is necessary on some platforms
tweaks: show "where is next" in the help lines of the file browser
tweaks: simply set the proper scrolling mode, instead of imitating it
tweaks: snip a superfluous clearing of the bottom bars after help
tweaks: sort the includes, so it's a little easier to see what is there
tweaks: specify more directly in what manner to move the viewport
David Lawrence Ramsey (23):
browser: allow backward/forward re-searches with Alt+Up/Alt+Down
display: constrain line numbers on softwrapped lines with sprawling tabs
display: do show the visible character for a tab when it starts a row
display: revamp how screen updates are done in the movement code
moving: redraw not just the new current line but also the prior one
small addition: allow customizing the color of selected text
softwrap: correctly move vertically through overwide tabs
softwrap: don't push a straddling tab to the next chunk
softwrap: improve left/right navigation across line boundaries
softwrap: make sure char_len is set when a tab is wider than a chunk
softwrap: properly update the viewport when adding text at firstcolumn
text: make indenting add to the beginning of the line
text: make unindenting remove from the beginning of the line
tweaks: adjust spacing and wording in sample.nanorc
tweaks: correct a comment typo and an indentation error
tweaks: harmonize some prototypes with their functions
tweaks: remove unneeded parentheses and blank line and braces
tweaks: replace a misplaced tab with a space
tweaks: set the target row for smooth scrolling more directly
tweaks: use charalloc() instead of (char *)nmalloc() * sizeof(char)
weeding: drop the forreal parameter from place_the_cursor()
weeding: remove redundant casts of nmalloc()
weeding: remove the unused be_clever parameter from do_home()/do_end()
Rishabh Dave (1):
new feature: allow pasting at all input prompts
Urja Rannikko (1):
bindings: hard-bind Alt+Left and Alt+Right to buffer switching
Changes between v2.8.5 and v2.8.6:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (58):
build: for Solaris, tell the linker to use a threading lib
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.6 release
display: avoid a jumpy cursor by redrawing bottom bars only when needed
display: when back in the main loop, always redraw the help lines
display: wipe stale messages from the status bar straightaway
docs: add some more mark-up to the Info document
docs: be more precise about when a dash is given instead of a filename
docs: drop the cluttering Info-style links from the HTML manual
docs: improve cross references and mark-up in the Info document
docs: improve some spacing, especially of the synopsis in the PDF
docs: make the guillemot and the middle dot appear correctly in HTML
docs: move the descriptions of 'header' and 'magic' next to 'syntax'
docs: remove the mention of backslashes for the argument of 'comment'
docs: reword the explanation of the 'syntax' command
docs: use real cross references in the Info document
docs: use the @command and @option mark-up more consistently
files: don't bother counting rows when opening a fresh buffer
files: warn more conspicuously when the file on disk has changed
gnulib: update to its current state
input: recognize the Ctrl+Arrow key sequences from Haiku's Terminal
options: recognize -a and --atblanks on the command line
options: rename --cut to --cutfromcursor, to be clearer
pasting: restore the cap on the number of chunks to move backward
rcfile: don't require backslashing in the argument of 'comment'
screen: defeat a VTE/Konsole bug also for the case of --constantshow
screen: retain the same help-line tags when the window is resized
softwrap: when possible, go back a whole bunch of chunks at a time
startup: don't try parsing color names that were not specified
startup: in default mode, display the tail of the file as Pico does
suspension: prevent entering an invalid byte upon resume (with S-Lang)
syntax: gentoo: make it clearer that the file contains two syntaxes
syntax: man, groff: fix the string that introduces a comment
syntax: nanorc: don't color numeric arguments specially
syntax: nanorc: don't color the argument of 'linter' as if invalid
syntax: texinfo: cover also some special cases like @U, @OE and @TeX
tweaks: adjust an error message so it fits all possible cases
tweaks: avoid a clang warning about an expression being treated as NULL
tweaks: avoid a failure with black diamonds in a PDF
tweaks: avoid an unused-variable warning for the tiny version
tweaks: chuck some debugging stuff
tweaks: chuck two useless asserts, and elide a call to strncasecmp()
tweaks: correct two conditions for conditional compilation
tweaks: drop a bunch of useless asserts
tweaks: elide unneeded calls of get_last_chunk_leftedge()
tweaks: fix compilation with --enable-tiny
tweaks: move an include to the file that actually makes use of it
tweaks: put declarations always first, so it will compile on Haiku
tweaks: recognize the empty string as comment inhibitor, instead of NULL
tweaks: remove two superfluous includes
tweaks: rename a constant, to match the corresponding option
tweaks: rename another constant, to be more precise
tweaks: rename a variable, to have more contrast
tweaks: rename four functions, to be more distinct
tweaks: rename two variables, to make a little sense
tweaks: reshuffle some things to condense the code
tweaks: simplify the parsing of color combinations
tweaks: spell an option correctly in NEWS
tweaks: swap ^X and ^L in the help lines of the help viewer
David Lawrence Ramsey (29):
display: when converting tabs, don't go beyond the screen width
docs: consistently describe the -U/-c and -r/-w overrides
docs: mention that boldtext can be overridden also for function tags
docs: mention the default values for comment and whitespace directives
moving: fix the cursor jumping back and forth with non-smooth paging
moving: make vertical movement account for varying chunk width
new feature: allow lines to be softwrapped at whitespace
replacing: make spotlight() account for varying chunk width
softwrap: add new functions for chunks of varying width
softwrap: don't flag EOL too early, nor break continuous text too early
softwrap: in do_mouse(), keep the cursor before a softwrap breakpoint
softwrap: make the changes to actually allow the chunk width to vary
softwrap: prepare for allowing the chunk width to vary
softwrap: remove unneeded caps on the number of chunks to move
syntax: nanorc: properly color a "fill" option with a negative value
text: adjust the comments in do_indent() and do_unindent()
text: make do_unindent() an exact copy of do_indent()
text: make sure commenting is disabled when comment "" was specified
text: normalize the indentation in do_indent() and do_unindent()
text: remove indent-related code from do_unindent()
text: remove the last usage of cols in do_indent() and do_unindent()
text: remove unindent-related code from do_indent()
text: remove unneeded references to cols from the indentation routines
text: update placewewant properly when indenting/unindenting
tweaks: correct a parameter type, and correct two empty initializations
tweaks: fix a typo in NEWS
tweaks: only compensate for a partially-offscreen line in softwrap mode
tweaks: remove unneeded braces, and mark empty parameter list as void
usage: a dash doesn't have to come first among the filenames
Changes between v2.8.4 and v2.8.5:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (35):
bindings: in the tiny version exclude word jumping from the prompts
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.5 release
display: don't let a SIGCONT write anything to the screen
display: don't show the cursor while we are busy calculating its position
display: redraw title bar and edit window only when needed
display: show the cursor position also when searching took a while
docs: avoid a double "see" for cross references in the HTML manual
docs: spell "title bar" and "status bar" correctly
gnulib: update to its current state
input: give an appropriate message when there are too many errors
startup: allow negative line and column numbers on the command line
startup: allow positioning the cursor also when reading standard input
startup: always open with the file that was mentioned first
startup: don't crash when opening standard input would fail
startup: don't mark the buffer as modified when in view mode
startup: don't mark the buffer as modified when nothing was read
startup: don't try placing the cursor when reading standard input failed
startup: don't use position history when reading from standard input
suspension: fake a SIGWINCH when coming back out of the background
suspension: remove a duplicate setting of the HUP and TERM handler
syntax: default: allow leading whitespace before a hash comment
tweaks: adjust indentation after preceding changes
tweaks: avoid compiler warning about implicit type
tweaks: be consistent in the spelling of title bar and status bar
tweaks: don't bother calculating the position when we won't show it
tweaks: elide a function that should not be a separate one
tweaks: elide a variable
tweaks: frob a few comments, and elide and #ifndef
tweaks: reduce the scope of three variables, and rename them besides
tweaks: reduce the scope of two variables, and rename them too
tweaks: rename a function and a variable, to better match what they do
tweaks: rename a variable, and frob a couple of comments
tweaks: rename two functions and a variable, and invert its logic
tweaks: reshuffle some stuff, to put related things closer together
tweaks: unglobalize the nodelay_mode variable
Changes between v2.8.3 and v2.8.4:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (11):
build: correct the inverted logic for the nanorc man page
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.4 release
gnulib: update to its current state
syntax: default: color also hash comments and email addresses
syntax: php: color "static" again as "function", like it used to be
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the preceding change
tweaks: avoid an unused-variable warning when using --disable-comment
tweaks: do actual screen refreshes in a single call, when possible
tweaks: remove the no-op x$disable tests
tweaks: reorder three items in the Info document
tweaks: reshuffle a few things to reduce duplication
Changes between v2.8.2 and v2.8.3:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (34):
bindings: allow toggling a new buffer when multiple buffers are enabled
build: don't use a dummy dependency, as it breaks non-GNU makes
build: for Solaris, tell the linker where to find clock_gettime()
build: use backticks to avoid a warning during autoreconf
build: use the "force" mechanism to always run the revision rule
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.3 release
chars: optimize moving a character left in the non-UTF-8 case
chars: probe for a valid UTF-8 starter byte, instead of overstepping
chars: valid UTF-8 codes are at most 4 bytes long, so look only that far
display: keep the cursor put, also when toggling nohelp or morespace
files: don't ask "save anyway" when user orders to discard the buffer
history: don't save the cursor position for temporary help files
moving: limit the target column when it is beyond the last chunk
replacing: don't let placewewant influence the placement of the cursor
startup: don't call delwin() with NULL, to avoid crashing on Solaris
syntax: makefile: color comments only at start of line or after whitespace
syntax: nanohelp: color also ^6 as a shortcut keystroke
syntax: php: color also variable names, and color more reserved words
syntax: php: recognize also the .phtml and .php7 extensions
syntax: xml: recognize an XML file also by its first line
tweaks: add another warning for an impossible condition
tweaks: adjust whitespace and comments after the preceding change
tweaks: avoid an empty function call in tiny version with line numbers
tweaks: exclude from the tiny version five error-betraying messages
tweaks: exclude from the tiny version two messages that will never occur
tweaks: fix compilation with --enable-tiny ...-help and ...-multibuffer
tweaks: remove an old fault-catching message
tweaks: remove five dummy function definitions from the tiny version
tweaks: rename three empty functions, and reshuffle some others
tweaks: rewrap a couple of old items in NEWS, and fix an article
tweaks: swap a comparison, to be clearer
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_BROWSER to ENABLE_BROWSER
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_NANORC to ENABLE_NANORC
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_TABCOMP to ENABLE_TABCOMP
David Lawrence Ramsey (2):
display: ensure smooth scrolling when the edit window is resized
tweaks: fix several whitespace irregularities
Changes between v2.8.1 and v2.8.2:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (64):
bindings: allow using <Backspace> to scroll back up in the help viewer
bindings: allow using '/' to start a search in the help viewer
bindings: show Home and End in browser help text, instead of M-| and M-?
browser: make ^End work properly by fixing a paste error
build: make --enable-help properly depend on --enable-multibuffer
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.2 release
display: initialize the colors only when starting to draw the content
display: push the titlebar to the screen as soon as it has been drawn
docs: add an item to the FAQ, about pasting from Windows to a remote nano
docs: harmonize the nanorc man page and Info document a bit
docs: in the FAQ, extend the answer to the pasting problem
docs: reword the main paragraph of the man page
docs: update the list of who authored what
gnulib: update to its current state in git
help: after a search, show the cursor only when something was found
help: allocate enough space for the descriptions, so we don't crash
help: don't crash when nano was started with --noread
help: don't cycle forward in the buffers when exiting from help
help: keep the same position also after M-\ or M-/ has been used
help: keep the text at the same position when the screen is resized
help: remove the final blank line, so <End> does the same as all <Down>
help: set tabsize to the default width while showing a help text
help: suppress nano's name and number to make it clearer this is help
help: use a dedicated syntax to color shortcuts in a help text
help: when searching, do it forward, without case, and without regexes
input: avoid crashing when resizing the window during verbatim input
options: allow -U (--quickblank) to be used in the tiny version
scrolling: don't bother to limit the number of lines to step back
startup: warn about a strange character size only in the UTF-8 case
syntax: nanohelp: change the hue of the keystrokes to match sample.nanorc
tweaks: add a warning for a condition that should never occur
tweaks: add three warnings for conditions that should never occur
tweaks: avoid an unused-variable warning
tweaks: be more precise about what --disable-extra does
tweaks: check for an empty needle in a central place
tweaks: complete the exclusion of backups and such from the tiny version
tweaks: condense two bits of code, and drop two asserts
tweaks: distinguish (in the comments) between buffers and linestructs
tweaks: drop a bunch of asserts
tweaks: elide a function that is used just once
tweaks: fix compilation with --enable-tiny --enable-color --enable-speller
tweaks: fix two typos
tweaks: remove a superfluous check
tweaks: remove a superfluous strlen() call from the reverse searches
tweaks: remove some superfluous placements of the cursor
tweaks: remove two superfluous calls of wnoutrefresh()
tweaks: rename a constant, to match the corresponding option
tweaks: rename a function, to be more accurate
tweaks: rename a function, to better suit what it does
tweaks: rename another function, to better describe what it does
tweaks: rename a parameter, to be more imperative
tweaks: rename a variable, use a faster comparison, and reshuffle a bit
tweaks: rename one variable again
tweaks: rename some more of these 'rev_start' variables
tweaks: rename three variables, elide another, and reshuffle some stuff
tweaks: rename two variables, because this 'rev_start' is irksome
tweaks: reshuffle a couple of lines to avoid a duplicate call
tweaks: reshuffle help-text initialization, to elide a save-and-restore
tweaks: reshuffle some more stuff, and rename two more variables
tweaks: swap the names of two variables, to make more sense
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_MOUSE to ENABLE_MOUSE
tweaks: transform the token DISABLE_MULTIBUFFER to ENABLE_MULTIBUFFER
tweaks: use the logic from revstrstr() also in mbrevstrcasestr()
tweaks: use the logic from revstrstr() also in revstrcasestr()
David Lawrence Ramsey (1):
docs: mention that also numbercolor overrides boldtext
Rishabh Dave (1):
new feature: add a search facility to the help viewer
Changes between v2.8.0 and v2.8.1:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (33):
bindings: make ^Home and ^End go to top and tail of buffer
bindings: make ^Up/^Down go to first/last row in the file browser
bindings: use arrows instead of words to designate the cursor keys
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.1 release
copyright: update the year in --version, and use the standard hyphen
copyright: update the years, use ranges, and explain this usage
display: check the correct character for being double-width
display: with softwrap, show the cursor where the eye expects it
docs: correct an answer to a question in the FAQ
docs: mention another difference with Pico in the Info document
docs: remove the self-referencing stuff and the changelog from the FAQ
docs: trim the TODO file a bit, and put the more important items first
editing: avoid creating blank lines when using autoindent
files: check also for write errors when prepending, not just read errors
gnulib: update to current state
linting: treat a tab as one "column", not eight
linting: when no is said to a file, remove all corresponding entries
moving: when determining where we are on the screen, use placewewant
tweaks: adjust a couple of comments
tweaks: again use memory on the stack instead of malloc() and free()
tweaks: close the backup file also when we skip making a backup
tweaks: delete a function that hasn't been used since 2005
tweaks: delete unnecessary function prototypes
tweaks: elide a variable and a pair of braces
tweaks: fix some inconsistencies in an old Changelog
tweaks: fix two typos in the NEWS file
tweaks: group ^D and ^H together in the help lines
tweaks: keep the help text aligned, also with the narrow arrows
tweaks: put M-A before ^6, to look better above M-6 in the help lines
tweaks: put unshifted shortcuts ^6 and M-6 first, instead of ^^ and M-^
tweaks: reduce the number of additions that actual_x() performs
tweaks: replace a function call or a macro with a hard number
tweaks: use memory on the stack instead of calling malloc() and free()
David Lawrence Ramsey (5):
bindings: use arrows instead of words for search history too
display: show '<' and '>' placeholders for characters that get split
input: support escape sequences for ^Home and ^End
scrolling: properly compensate for the onscreen chunks
tweaks: avoid a compilation warning
Kamil Dudka (1):
backup: prevent a symlink attack by operating on the file descriptor
Mike Frysinger (2):
configure: fix up word boundary regex logic now that we have gnulib
configure: ignore the REG_ENHANCED test when we use gnulib
Changes between v2.7.5 and v2.8.0:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (56):
bindings: accept "q" and "x" to exit from help viewer and file browser
bindings: group the three search-again shortcuts together
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.0 release
docs: mention some more differences with Pico in the Info document
files: drop the pointless "[from ./]" from the insert-file prompt
files: on second thought... keep the "[from ./]"
input: count a manually entered unicode as one character
moving: don't try to redraw lines that have gone outside the viewport
moving: /do/ redraw the prior line when the viewport hasn't changed
moving: the current chunk cannot be beyond the last chunk of a line
oops -- that's what you get when you don't test things before pushing
painting: don't try to start highlighting before column zero
screen: don't push the longer-line indicator ($) to the next row
spelling: keep the cursor at end-of-line if it was there
startup: add option 'nopauses' to disable pausing after a warning
tweaks: add a warning for a condition that should never occur
tweaks: avoid a few needless reallocations
tweaks: chuck some debugging stuff and some useless asserts
tweaks: condense some declarations by reshuffling
tweaks: correct some formatting irregularities in the FAQ
tweaks: don't loop over an initializer
tweaks: don't optimize for the wrong case
tweaks: don't turn the mark off before it's needed
tweaks: ehm... the warning is more important for the softwrap case
tweaks: elide an intermediate variable
tweaks: elide a small intermediate buffer
tweaks: elide a variable
tweaks: elide two variables, and condense some statements
tweaks: factor out a bit of common code
tweaks: fix compilation with --enable-tiny --enable-help
tweaks: frob a couple of comments
tweaks: frob some parentheses and other things, to be more consistent
tweaks: gettextize a forgotten error message
tweaks: make WhereIsNext available in browser in tiny version
tweaks: mark a message for translation
tweaks: optimize determining the number of columns that a text spans
tweaks: reduce the scope of five variables, and frob some comments
tweaks: remove a disabled warning, and adjust a translator hint
tweaks: rename and shorten a small helper function
tweaks: rename a variable and invert its logic
tweaks: rename a variable, drop a false assert, and reshuffle a bit
tweaks: rename three variables, to better distinguish bytes from columns
tweaks: rename two variables, to be more distinctive
tweaks: reshuffle some lines and adjust some comments
tweaks: reshuffle some more lines and improve four comments
tweaks: reshuffle some statements, to avoid double assignments
tweaks: reshuffle the bindings to group things more logically
tweaks: reshuffle three statements, and shorten a comment
tweaks: reshuffle two declarations for a more consistent order
tweaks: shorten a bit of logic
tweaks: simplify and correct a computation
tweaks: suggest a separate color scheme for root
tweaks: trim a displayable string in a more efficient manner
tweaks: use two extra variables to make it clearer what is being done
usage: don't mention +LINE,COLUMN as an option, because it isn't
wrapping: add the correct char length when skipping consecutive blanks
David Lawrence Ramsey (52):
configure: don't check for the existence of iswspace() anymore
display: don't compensate for chunks before firstcolumn
display: don't draw more chunks than the screen can hold
display: limit an optimization to non-softwrap mode
display: make PageUp/PageDown use the correct beginning of the viewport
docs: update README.GIT for gnulib-related changes
files: revamp the insertion of a file, to be more like pasting text
moving: determine the correct leftedge when paging up/down too
replacing: fix spotlight() to highlight words properly in softwrap mode
softwrap: account for firstcolumn in reset_cursor()
softwrap: account for firstcolumn when checking for offscreen current
softwrap: account for firstcolumn when scrolling up a line
softwrap: account for softwrap in get_page_start()
softwrap: account for softwrapped chunks when adding text
softwrap: account for softwrap when checking whether current is offscreen
softwrap: add two chunk-iterator functions
softwrap: adjust firstcolumn when the window width changes
softwrap: count softwrapped chunks properly in do_gotolinecolumn()
softwrap: count softwrapped chunks properly in do_uncut_text()
softwrap: count softwrapped chunks properly in read_file()
softwrap: improve End's behavior with softwrapped chunks
softwrap: improve Home's behavior with softwrapped lines
softwrap: improve Left and Right's behavior with softwrapped chunks
softwrap: improve PageUp and PageDown's behavior with softwrapped chunks
softwrap: improve Up and Down's behavior with softwrapped chunks
softwrap: iterate through softwrapped chunks better in do_mouse()
softwrap: iterate through softwrapped chunks in adjust_viewport()
softwrap: iterate through softwrapped chunks in edit_scroll()
softwrap: move the updating of a softwrapped line to a new function
softwrap: prepare for a more flexible viewport
softwrap: remove and replace workarounds for firstcolumn
softwrap: save and restore firstcolumn when copying text
softwrap: save and restore firstcolumn when internally spell-fixing text
softwrap: save and restore firstcolumn when replacing text
softwrap: save firstcolumn when justifying, restore it when unjustifying
speller: fix replacing marked text in the alternate spell checker
syntax: nanorc: color also the option "linenumbers" as being valid
tweaks: add a parameter to do_home() and do_end()
tweaks: fix a comment typo
tweaks: mention nano's ability to read from standard input in usage()
tweaks: move comments outside of if blocks in break_line()
tweaks: prepare for improvements to do_home() and do_end()
tweaks: remove cluttering #ifdefs from break_line()
tweaks: rename need_horizontal_scroll() to line_needs_update()
tweaks: slightly optimize an allocation in display_string()
tweaks: stop converting text once we overshoot span columns
undo: fix undoing/redoing insertions, since they no longer do partitioning
usage: mention the -g/--showcursor option
weeding: remove ensure_line_is_visible()
weeding: remove maxlines and related code
weeding: remove partitioning and related stuff from do_insertfile()
weeding: remove partitioning and related stuff from do_justify()
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (1):
tweaks: make sure calls to <ctype.h> functions/macros use "unsigned char"
Mike Frysinger (19):
add an explicit test for set_escdelay()
add support for gnulib
assume getopt_long support is always available
assume regex.h support is always available
configure: require autoconf-2.69/automake-1.14
configure: require gettext-0.18.3, and drop our bundled m4 files
drop the getdelim/getline fallback functions
drop the glib fallback for snprintf/vsnprintf
drop the isblank/iswblank fallback functions
drop the wchar.h/wctype.h/stdarg.h checks
drop various str fallback functions
fix build on systems without pwd.h
handle builds on systems without termios.h
handle deficient signal systems
pull in the glob module from gnulib
pull in the lstat module from gnulib
pull in the nl_langinfo & wcwidth modules from gnulib
pull in the sys_wait module from gnulib
tweaks: disable gnulib's workaround for the globbing of broken symlinks
Changes between v2.7.4 and v2.7.5:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (65):
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.7.5 release
files: leave out the confusing "[from ./]" when prompting for a command
general: stop the spell checker from crashing after the changes in search
justify: reduce the character count when trimming trailing spaces
painting: account for index maybe being zero after the preceding change
painting: advance only when both start /and/ end match are zero-length
painting: do not bluntly ignore zero-length start matches -- handle them
painting: do not let a match for 'end' overlap a match for 'start'
painting: don't look at the current multidata when coloring a line
painting: make use of the multidata of the preceding line
painting: mark an unpaired start match as CWOULDBE
painting: properly detect a change in start/end matches
painting: properly look for a new start match only after the end match
painting: stay within the line when skipping zero-length matches
painting: when skipping a zero-length match, skip a character, not a byte
rcfile: don't accept empty regexes for syntax coloring
replacing: compensate cursor position only for replacements /before/ it
replacing: detect when the whole region has already been covered
replacing: don't go outside of the selected region
replacing: ignore the first match when the user said no
replacing: start at the region's edge instead of one step before it
replacing: stop searching in a region when edge of buffer is reached
screen: don't compare a character index with a column position
screen: ehm... no, that was wrong: page_start /is/ a column position
search: begin from where we are, to be able to find the first \B
search: make the \b and \B anchors work correctly in both directions
spelling: correctly adjust the length of a single-line region
spelling: don't unnecessarily fiddle with the viewport
startup: report an error when the given line or column number is invalid
statusbar: display at most three consecutive alert messages
tweaks: adjust some comments, reshuffle a line, and use a while loop
tweaks: adjust two comments, to be more accurate
tweaks: adjust whitespace after preceding changes
tweaks: and rename another variable, to keep in style
tweaks: chuck some obscuring debugging stuff
tweaks: condense a comment, rename a variable, and use a while loop
tweaks: differentiate single-regex matches from paired-regex matches
tweaks: discard the now unused multidata-resetting routine
tweaks: elide a variable plus its corresponding dark logic
tweaks: fiddle with some wordings in the texinfo document
tweaks: free an option string also when it was invalid
tweaks: move a comment and rewrap a line
tweaks: normalize some paragraph formatting in the FAQ
tweaks: rearrange some code to separate softwrap and normal mode more
tweaks: rename a function, and drop an unneeded parameter
tweaks: rename a function, to show it refers to screen rows
tweaks: rename another variable, to be shorter
tweaks: rename a variable and condense an if
tweaks: rename a variable -- lines refers to buffer, rows to screen
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more general
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more general and match one elsewhere
tweaks: rename some variables, to better distinguish rows from lines
tweaks: rename some variables, to show they refer to screen rows
tweaks: rename two variables, and always pass a valid result back
tweaks: rename two variables, to avoid double negatives
tweaks: reshuffle an assignment and trim some comments
tweaks: reshuffle a test to a better place
tweaks: reshuffle three variables
tweaks: scrap a bunch of debugging lines -- they obscure the logic
tweaks: scrap some debugging stuff
tweaks: slightly speed up the change detection for multiline matches
tweaks: swap two blocks of code to reduce the number of #ifdefs
tweaks: update some copyright years
tweaks: use a cheaper way to detect an end-of-line
tweaks: use a subtraction instead of a counter
David Lawrence Ramsey (16):
docs: mention the ability to read from stdin
screen: don't hide two-column characters at left edge in softwrap mode
tweaks: adjust and correct some comments
tweaks: always directly do a refresh when the margin changes
tweaks: do a comparison a bit differently in do_output() and do_deletion()
tweaks: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
tweaks: improve comments and formatting in update_line()
tweaks: let update_line() return the correct value on error
tweaks: reduce duplicate code in new_magicline() and move_to_filestruct()
tweaks: rename a variable and adjust some types in edit_scroll()
tweaks: rename a variable in edit_redraw(), to make sense
tweaks: rename a variable in edit_scroll(), to make sense
tweaks: rename mouse_x & mouse_y to mouse_col & mouse_row in do_mouse()
tweaks: rename the functions for moving to and copying from a buffer
tweaks: rewrap two lines and fix two typos
tweaks: split the grafting code off from copy_from_buffer()
Mike Frysinger (3):
syntax: c++: add override keyword
syntax: gentoo: flag mixed whitespace
syntax: gentoo: match .eblit files too
Changes between v2.7.3 and v2.7.4:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (48):
build: check for GNU-style word-boundary support also in the tiny version
build: include the old Changelogs in the tarball
build: install the Info and Html manuals even when 'makeinfo' is missing
build: move all documentation into a single directory
build: move the syntax files out of the doc/ directory
build: rename the sample config file, so it will be colored like a nanorc
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.7.4 release
copy: properly set preferred x position when region was marked backwards
cut: indicate a buffer as modified only if actually something was deleted
docs: add a new Changelog -- a list of the short commit messages
docs: bring some air into the FAQ, so that <Ctrl+Up/Down> become useful
docs: fix some spellos and trim some trailing tabs in the old Changelog
docs: rename the Changelogs to indicate which periods they cover
docs: snip some obsolete items from the FAQ, and normalize its dates
docs: standardize the dates in the old Changelog
inserting: adjust the desired x position (don't restore the old one)
screen: examine the whole line when painting, to set the correct info
search: make a regex with a beginning-of-word anchor work correctly
softwrap: don't scroll half a page when just a few lines will do
softwrap: when pasting an overlong line, ensure it is fully visible
softwrap: when typing M-/, ensure the last line is fully visible
syntax: html: be more precise with tags, and paint attribute names
tweaks: adjust whitespace after the previous change
tweaks: chuck a couple of useless asserts
tweaks: condense two ifs to a single one
tweaks: discard some conditional compilation
tweaks: don't compare a character offset with a column position
tweaks: don't use a variable for two different purposes
tweaks: fix compilation when configured with --disable-wrapping
tweaks: frob some comments, and transform one variable
tweaks: frob some comments, elide a variable, and use 'while' loops
tweaks: if there is no end match, there is nothing to paint
tweaks: miscellaneous frobbings
tweaks: rearrange and reindent some lines in the painting routines
tweaks: remove the cluttering conditional compilation of a parameter
tweaks: rename another variable, to show it refers to columns not chars
tweaks: rename a variable, chuck an assert, and frob a comment
tweaks: rename three painting variables, to be more distinct
tweaks: rename two variables, for distinguishing characters from columns
tweaks: rename two variables to be just one as they play the same role
tweaks: rename two variables, to be more telling
tweaks: reshuffle a statement to a better place and condense some comments
tweaks: set the length of a search match in a clearer manner
tweaks: slightly condense a function and its comment
tweaks: terminate lots of sentences with a period in the old Changelog
tweaks: the starting point for painting /cannot/ be offscreen
tweaks: when allow_tabs is FALSE, allow_files is irrelevant
undo: properly create separate items for deletes at different positions
David Lawrence Ramsey (7):
screen: properly place the cursor after inserting a file
softwrap: ensure the current line is fully visible after inserting a file
tweaks: avoid an unnecessary fiddling with current_y in do_mouse()
tweaks: line numbers are ssize_t, not int
tweaks: move a setting, fix a type, and rearrange a line in do_mouse()
weeding: remove another unnecessary setting of openfile->current_y
weeding: remove unnecessary settings of openfile->current_y
Felix Janda (1):
speller: fix build when tiny build is enabled
Changes between v2.7.2 and v2.7.3:
----------------------------------
Arturo Borrero González (1):
syntax: nftables: add two new families, and add set references
Benno Schulenberg (62):
binding: use plain codes instead of function calls for the jumping keys
binding: use the code for the Enter directly instead of a function call
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.7.3 release
chars: optimize for the most common case
chars: use memory on the stack instead of calling malloc() and free()
docs: clarify the difference between "Esc Esc ddd" and "M-V xxxxxx"
files: don't change embedded newlines into nulls in filenames
files: show newlines in filenames as ^J also in error messages
general: simplify the detection of a SIGWINCH
history: avoid crashing when the positionlog file is malformed
history: don't bother encoding search items -- they cannot contain newlines
history: encode newlines in filenames as nulls
history: search for the two position numbers from EOL instead of BOL
history: search items *can* contain newlines -- encoded NUL bytes
input: detect again when both Shift and Ctrl are being held on a VT
input: discard a verbatim 0x0A or 0x00 byte, depending on the mode
input: don't crash when receiving a KEY_CANCEL
locking: disable an annoying warning
memory: don't bother making a snug fit for things that will be freed soon
oops: forgot to add and amend this to the previous commit
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
prompt: do not treat a leading newline in a filename specially
prompt: represent newlines as ^J instead of breaking the bar
screen: display byte value 0x0A in the right places as ^@ or as ^J
screen: draw new content immediately, to prevent color flashes
screen: show an embedded newline in filenames as ^J instead of ^@
text: avoid a crash when a spell-checked line has gotten shorter
text: discard the undo stack after formatting and after spell checking
titlebar: always pass a pathname through display_string()
tweaks: adjust some comments and indentation and ordering
tweaks: chuck a special case, and reduce the scope of two variables
tweaks: condense the setting of three flags
tweaks: conditionalize a function that is not used in the tiny version
tweaks: delete a bunch of unneeded asserts
tweaks: don't bother making the next line of an end point NULL
tweaks: don't bother reallocating a string of which there is only one
tweaks: don't bother trimming the final newline from a position item
tweaks: drive closer to the edge
tweaks: elide a counter and a comparison
tweaks: elide a function that is called just once
tweaks: move a setting to a better place -- it needs setting just once
tweaks: put some prototypes in the proper order, and move a bit of code
tweaks: remove pointless or obscuring asserts
tweaks: rename a function to describe what it does
tweaks: rename a function to something less abbrevy
tweaks: rename a variable and rewrap two lines
tweaks: rename a variable to be shorter and clearer
tweaks: rename five variables, for uniformity with a few others
tweaks: rename four variables, for density and aptness
tweaks: rename three variables, for visibility
tweaks: rename three variables, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename two variables, for self-documentation
tweaks: retype, rename, and reshuffle a function
tweaks: start searching at a better place
tweaks: use a faster comparison
tweaks: use a slightly faster comparison
tweaks: use memory on the stack instead of calling malloc() and free()
tweaks: write two pieces of conditionalized code like all others
undo: there are just two forms of deletion: backspacing and deleting
utils: go on to parse the line number even if the column number is bad
utils: slightly speed up the calculation of the size of a buffer
version: properly mention --disable-wordcomp if it was used
David Lawrence Ramsey (2):
tweaks: adjust the type of two arguments
tweaks: elide two unneeded variables from line numbering mode
Changes between v2.7.1 and v2.7.2:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (53):
binding: allow to rebind the word-completion function, and document it
binding: always initialize some keycode variables to a standard value
build: add configure option --disable-wordcomp to disable word completion
build: clean out the revision.h file, to make 'make distcheck' pass
bump version numbers and add a news item for 2.7.2
docs: correct and improve the description of --disable-wrapping
docs: harmonize the indentation of the README, and tweak some wordings
docs: mention that a foreground color can be bright
docs: mention that libncursesw5-dev is needed for building from git
docs: note Sumedh as the author of the word-completion feature
docs: tweak some lines in the NEWS file
files: trying to open a non-existent file will never succeed
input: add the shifted PageUp and PageDown keycodes produced by VTE
input: distinguish <Alt+Left> from <Alt+Right> on an rxvt terminal
input: distinguish <Shift+Home> from <Home> on an rxvt terminal
mouse: use the correct screen width for calculating the cursor position
oops: the yesno prompt for replacing does not want a visible cursor
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
prompt: remove two fragments of dead code
rcfile: actually avoid opening directories and devices
rcfile: actually don't try to open things that cannot be syntax files
rcfile: check the vital shortcuts just once, not for every included file
rcfile: let a 'set fill' reenable hardwrapping
screen: do a refresh before changing the value of 'focusing'
screen: don't hide the cursor when --constantshow is used
screen: don't request an update of the edit window for every yesno prompt
screen: don't restore the previous menu after a yesno prompt
screen: remove an unneeded blanking of the statusbar
screen: switch the cursor back on only in the main loop
screen: use the correct width to determine whether a softwrap occurred
spelling: correctly restore the selected region
startup: activate restricted mode earlier, so --help will reflect it
syntax: don't leave the number after 'fill' and 'tabsize' in red
syntax: give the statistics part of a git patch a different color
tweaks: add a few translator hints
tweaks: correct the wording of a string
tweaks: delete some obscuring debugging stuff
tweaks: factor out a small function
tweaks: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
tweaks: get rid of some spurious textual references to edit_refresh()
tweaks: miscellaneous frobbings and rewrappings
tweaks: move a cursor-on switch to a more logical place (again)
tweaks: move a switching on of the cursor to a more logical place
tweaks: remove a bit of obscuring conditional compilation
tweaks: remove an annoying conditional compilation of an argument
tweaks: remove a superfluous cleanup call
tweaks: remove some cluttering conditional compilation
tweaks: remove some more annoying conditional compilation
tweaks: rename two variables to make more sense
tweaks: replace some unneeded direct calls of edit_refresh()
tweaks: reshuffle some things in a more linear manner
tweaks: reshuffle three initializations and trim some comments
tweaks: use a while loop when the end point is not known in advance
David Lawrence Ramsey (8):
docs: add info about Slang to README.GIT, and improve info about glib2
files: give feedback when restricted mode prevents overwriting a file
general: gettextize three overlooked statusbar messages
input: make Shift+Alt+Arrow work properly on rxvt and Eterm terminals
input: properly check the full escape sequences for all keys
moving: always account for the margin when in line numbering mode
tweaks: adjust the type of four lockfile variables
tweaks: conditionalize a bit of softwrap code
Mike Frysinger (3):
configure: fix ncurses lib symbol checking
syntax: avoid using black colors
syntax: gentoo: various updates
Sumedh Pendurkar (1):
new feature: complete a fragment to a longer word found in the buffer
Changes between v2.7.0 and v2.7.1:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (71):
binding: fix some duplicated carets and too restrictive menus
binding: properly conditionalize the UTF-8 parts
binding: supply the keycode for most special keys directly
binding: use arrows instead of words to designate the cursor keys
browser: add the option showcursor, to place the cursor on the highlight
build: avoid an annoying warning at configure time
build: avoid updated PO files being remerged upon every make
bump version numbers and add a news item for 2.7.1
docs: add 'linenumbers' and 'numbercolor' to the sample nanorc
docs: add 'set linenumbers' and '--linenumbers' to the texinfo document
docs: brush up the TODO list
docs: mark some rebindable function names as deprecated
docs: mention the existence of the toggles in the man page
docs: refresh some info in the FAQ
docs: remove a reference that was only valid on Debian systems
files: alert about an unwritable file also in the tiny version
files: mark a new buffer as modified after inserting command output
general: add the option -g/--showcursor, to match Pico
general: include word-jumping and block-jumping into the tiny version
history: slate the search-history migration for removal
input: don't return zero when some function is completely unbound
input: handle the "resize key" in a better way
input: keep the Ctrl+Arrow keys working when their synonyms are unbound
moving: adjust the Y position to correspond with the changed X position
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
rcfile: add an option to customize the color of line numbers
screen: defeat a VTE bug by doing an extra cursor move and update
screen: keep the help items aligned in more configurations
screen: keep the help items nicely lined up also in the tiny version
screen: move the margin determination to the main loop
screen: refresh when a new magicline is added in line-numbering mode
screen: repaint the edit window in a single place -- the main loop
screen: suppress line numbers when the terminal is very narrow
scrolling: don't put the last line at the bottom when softwrap in on
scrolling: use a comparison that will work also in softwrap mode
softwrap: ensure the current line is fully visible when moving in it
softwrap: initialize 'editwincols' early, for computing the number of wraps
softwrap: scroll 'enough' whenever it surpasses 'amount'
softwrap: scroll the current line fully into view when jumping words
softwrap: scroll when searching lands on an overlong bottom line
startup: allow to rebind the RegExp toggle also in the tiny version
startup: always initialize 'margin' and 'editwincols'
syntax: make the contents of the X-Bugs field in a PO file stand out
syntax: show another deprecated keyword (replace2) in red
syntax: show deprecated keywords in red, and 'wordchars' in green
tweaks: adjust some comments and reduce the scope of some variables
tweaks: adjust some indentation
tweaks: adjust some whitespace and a comment
tweaks: compile two parameters unconditionally
tweaks: don't bother redrawing some lines when whole screen will be redrawn
tweaks: don't spread a statement over multiple lines unnecessarily
tweaks: elide an unneeded variable
tweaks: elide a parameter that is always FALSE
tweaks: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
tweaks: frob a few comments
tweaks: make several small adjustments to the documentation
tweaks: make tiny nano a teeny bit smaller
tweaks: move a variable that doesn't need to be global
tweaks: preen some comments, and reshuffle a few ifdefs
tweaks: remove a band-aid condition that is no longer needed
tweaks: remove a bit of duplication
tweaks: remove a superfluous blanking of the statusbar
tweaks: remove a superfluous setting, and add a comment
tweaks: remove a useless cursor movement
tweaks: rename a function to better describe what it does
tweaks: rename a variable, for consistency
tweaks: reshuffle a couple of items
tweaks: reshuffle an if statement
tweaks: reshuffle some ifdefs, for less fragmentation
tweaks: stop compiling the whole_word_only parameter conditionally
tweaks: use hard-baked keycodes where possible
Faissal Bensefia (1):
new feature: the ability to show line numbers before the text
Rishabh Dave (2):
rcfile: reject key names that are wrong or too long
rcfile: reject rebindings that have no effect or have side effects
Changes between v2.6.3 and v2.7.0:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (47):
AUTHORS: add Mahyar Abbaspour and Mike Scalora for their contributions
bottombar: only count help items that have a shortcut bound to them
bump version numbers and add a news item for 2.7.0
docs: explain how to contribute code
files: close a lockfile after reading it
input: ignore the resize "key", to prevent reporting an unbound key
input: look at the modifier keys only when compiled on Linux
input: unset a softmark whenever a character is typed
moving: make PgUp and PgDown functional also in very flat terminals
new feature: allow text selection by holding Shift with the cursor keys
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
prompt: don't crash when the terminal is less than four columns wide
prompt: leave always at least the last character of the answer visible
prompt: mouse clicks that moved the cursor need no further processing
prompt: recompose the statusbar text whenever the window size changes
prompt: set up the prepared answer before allowing to change it
prompt: show a trailing $ when the tail of the answer is offscreen
prompt: use angular brackets as continuation mark, as Pico does
prompt: work around a VTE bug by outdancing an ncurses optimization
restore the GNU marker in nano's name
screen: continue to function also in a terminal with very few lines
screen: don't die when the window is narrower than four columns
screen: retain the placewewant also when using an alternate speller
startup: don't crash when dying early
statusbar: leave out the brackets when the message is very long
tweaks: adjust indentation after previous change
tweaks: adjust indentation after previous change
tweaks: adjust some braces and indentations
tweaks: adjust some comments and remove needless asserts
tweaks: don't bother avoiding unneeded rewrites of the promptbar
tweaks: don't bother trimming the prompt again
tweaks: elide a variable and rename some others
tweaks: fix compilation when configured with --with-slang
tweaks: fix compilation with --disable-histories
tweaks: fix compilation with --enable-tiny again
tweaks: improve some indentation and reshuffle a few lines
tweaks: make a call in one place instead of in four different ones
tweaks: remove an unneeded check, reshuffle some things, add a comment
tweaks: rename a function and adjust indentation
tweaks: rename three variables
tweaks: rename two variables, to make some sense
tweaks: reshuffle some stuff in a more logical order
tweaks: reshuffle some things, and remove a misplaced comment
tweaks: simplify the determination of the number of shown help items
tweaks: use a separate function to ask ncurses for keycodes
update the copyright notices
update the license text to the preferred version
Changes between v2.6.2 and v2.6.3:
----------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (53):
bump version numbers and add a news item for 2.6.3
chars: don't persist when only one of the compared sequences is invalid
chars: make searching case-insensitively some ten percent faster
chars: properly compare strings of different lengths
chars: remove a special case that never occurs
chars: remove superfluous afterchecks
chars: straighten out the flow of a loop, so it is easier to follow
debug: add a timing instrument to the main search routine
docs: tweak some spacing and spelling
files: avoid a warning about not being able to write a lockfile
files: make allowances for 32-bit PIDs
input: after an Esc, don't discard starter byte of a multibyte sequence
input: be more strict in recognizing certain escape sequences
input: don't bother putting a keycode into byte range
input: don't use a function call when a literal value will do
input: fix a pasto from eight years ago, from commit e347efb
input: ingest as verbatim just one control code or one or two escapes
input: make the Ctrl+Arrow keys work on a Linux console
locking: remove any lock files when dying
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
screen: don't look at placewewant but at where we actually were and are
screen: remove redundant redrawings of the entire edit window
shortcuts: group the setting of key string and keycode into one function
shortcuts: remove any unnecessary classifying of keys
spelling: don't abort when a misspelled word isn't found, just note it
spelling: don't consider digits as word parts, because GNU spell doesn't
tweaks: add a variable, in preparation for making returning easier
tweaks: adjust indentation after previous changes
tweaks: adjust indentation after the previous changes
tweaks: check earlier on for sufficient length of the sequence
tweaks: compile a parameter unconditionally
tweaks: condense three asserts into a single one
tweaks: consistently use a parameter instead of a struct element
tweaks: correct one comment, and adjust another
tweaks: don't bother setting meta_key to false when a key is invalid
tweaks: don't optimize for a special case -- it is far too seldom
tweaks: don't use a function call when reference to the variable will do
tweaks: elide the global variable 'func_key'
tweaks: move some debugging stuff, and move modified editing keys too
tweaks: move the modified editing keys again
tweaks: normalize some indentation
tweaks: normalize some whitespace and adjust several comments
tweaks: reduce two comparisons to a single one
tweaks: remove some unnecessary keycodes from a switch statement
tweaks: rename a function, and adjust some comments
tweaks: rename a struct element, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename three constants, for clarity, and hardcode two others
tweaks: replace a three-case switch with an if and an else
tweaks: reshuffle two ifs for a little more speed
tweaks: restore earlier conditions to prevent superfluous redrawings
tweaks: return quicker from the key parsing routine
tweaks: unconditionally compile a couple of parameters
usage: show that the option --wordchars needs an argument
Rishabh Dave (1):
shortcuts: zero the value of 'toggle' for keys that are not toggles
Changes between v2.6.1 and v2.6.2:
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Benno Schulenberg (81):
browser: elide another call of opendir()
browser: trim all trailing slashes (just in case there are more)
build: refresh the git description whenever something is recompiled
build-sys: ignore the revision header file
bump version numbers and add a news item for 2.6.2
chars: delete a now-unused function
chars: don't try to see a character in an empty line
chars: invalid sequences are not blank, nor text, nor punctuation
chars: look at bytes in their context, so only valid sequences are accepted
chars: measure invalid sequences and unassigned codepoints more quickly
chars: plug a gushing memory leak
chars: represent the high-bit controls more intelligibly
chars: speed up the determination whether something is a control character
chars: speed up two reverse-searching routines a bit
chars: the representation of a control character is always two bytes
color: forget about aborting the precalculation for multiline regexes
color: integrate the hilite attribute into the pair number
color: push the resets further when start and end match are equal
color: refresh the screen whenever the active syntax changes
credits: don't bother blanking the second line nor the help lines
debug: remove duplicate information
files: beep whenever writing out a file fails
input: accept only the four iTerm sequences that actually get handled
input: add some missing keycodes to the parsing routine
input: consider only O, o and [ as starters of multi-character sequences
input: don't crash when the window is resized during verbatim input
input: don't drop a keystroke on the floor when the terminal resizes
input: don't drop the first byte when user starts typing during loading
input: elide an extra buffer for inserting stuff into the text
input: plug a memory leak
input: report keystroke M-[ as being unbindable instead of just unbound
input: treat Ctrl+Alt+key different from Esc followed by Ctrl+key
moving: don't do an automatic smart home with Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down
new feature: add the option --wordchars, to set extra word characters
new feature: functions to jump to previous or following block of text
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
screen: again, look at the bytes in their context
screen: avoid converting each character twice from multibyte to wide
screen: avoid looking up the width of whitespace and control codes
screen: don't check for every character whether there is still enough space
screen: don't simulate a sigwinch but directly reinitialize the screen
screen: elide another intermediate buffer for every visible character
screen: elide the intermediate buffer for every single character
screen: include a workaround only when compiling against older ncurses
search: match a beginning-of-line anchor just once per line
tweaks: adjust a comment for removed definitions
tweaks: adjust a couple of comments
tweaks: adjust indentation after the previous change, and edit comments
tweaks: avoid a runtime error when compiled with -fsanitize=undefined
tweaks: avoid two compiler warnings
tweaks: compute the sizes of the subwindows in a more direct manner
tweaks: correct a comment
tweaks: delete an element that is always FALSE and never used
tweaks: don't bother resetting the Unicode code holder
tweaks: don't call a thing malloc... when it doesn't call malloc()
tweaks: elide a bit of code duplication
tweaks: elide a typedef, as it now has just one element
tweaks: elide two unneeded variables
tweaks: factor out a common condition
tweaks: fix compilation with --enable-tiny
tweaks: fuse two handlings of a delete key, and fix a comment
tweaks: improve a few comments
tweaks: improve two comments
tweaks: move a debug statement to its proper place, and improve aspect
tweaks: put all the movement functions together
tweaks: put similar things together
tweaks: put some case labels closer to their statements
tweaks: put the case labels (the keycodes) in a more sensible order
tweaks: rearrange a function in my style, and rename a variable
tweaks: reduce the scope of two variables
tweaks: rename another variable, for aptness
tweaks: rename a variable and a type, to be less confusing
tweaks: rename a variable to be more accurate
tweaks: rename a variable, to clarify it refers to columns, not to bytes
tweaks: rename a variable -- to match others and to be more concise
tweaks: rename two variables, to match others
tweaks: shuffle the resetting of a counter to the tail of the routine
tweaks: straighten out the flow of a loop
tweaks: trim some comments, and simplify a condition
tweaks: use mallocstrcpy() instead of strdup(), for a graceful death
utils: don't bother to check line and column for NULL
David Lawrence Ramsey (1):
input: provide feedback on the Unicode digits typed so far
Dirkjan Ochtman (1):
syntax: allow capital letters in Rust struct/trait names
Rishabh Dave (4):
browser: elide a variable by fusing the uses of 'newpath' and 'path'
browser: select an inaccessible directory also when tabbed
tweaks: reduce the number of wattron/wattrof calls
utils: accept mistypings and common separators between line and column
Changes between v2.6.0 and v2.6.1:
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Benno Schulenberg (20):
browser: don't use a term that is not explained in the documentation
bump version numbers and add a news item for 2.6.1
docs: adjust the description of the verbatim function
linter: refresh the edit window in order to actually place the cursor
main: let the main loop restore the main menu, if needed
moving: allow specifying negative numbers in "Go To Line"
moving: ignore any number when ^Y or ^V is given
po: make the linguas script regenerate the POT file
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
tabs: compute the number of required spaces without iterating
tweaks: add a reporter's name
tweaks: add a translator hint
tweaks: elide an impossible case
tweaks: elide an intermediate copy of some line data
tweaks: elide an unneeded variable
tweaks: fix a date and an email address
tweaks: normalize a type, and rewrap a line
tweaks: reshuffle two lines and improve two comments
tweaks: rewrap a bunch of lines and some comments
tweaks: try to distinguish between keystrokes and characters
Jordi Mallach (2):
docs: bump pointers to the newest version available
docs: use https for nano-editor.org, and drop the www
Luke Francl (1):
syntaxes: add highlighting rules for Rust
Rishabh Dave (1):
browser: don't seem to enter a directory when it is inaccessible
Changes between v2.5.3 and v2.6.0 since 2016 April 1:
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Benno Schulenberg (192):
all: eradicate SVN's $Id$ tags
backups: take an unlikely condition into account
browser: add a binding for the refresh function
browser: after getting a mouse click, don't try any further interpretation
browser, files: use full path in error message when in confined mode
browser: fix a memory leak
browser: keep the highlight in the same spot or column, when possible
browser: make Ctrl+Left and Ctrl+Right jump to left and right column
browser: make the calculation of files-per-line a straightforward one
browser: provide tab completion also outside of the working directory
browser: rearrange the search loop to elide two unneeded variables
browser: show a message when getcwd() fails, instead of just beeping
browser: show an error message when selecting an inaccessible directory
browser: use the reselection mechanism also after resizing and after help
browser: when nothing was found, restore the global search flags
build-sys: detect a build from git and show its short commit hash
build-sys: identify a build from git not as one from svn
build-sys: ignore .patch, .orig and .swp files
chars: a control character can never be an invalid multibyte sequence
chars: ensure that files are sorted also when strncasecmp() is strange
chars: make comparing multibyte strings twice as fast
chars: the representation of control characters is always two columns wide
docs: add a list of the important changes since version 2.2.6
docs: mention that pkg-config is needed when building from git
docs: rename a file, to be less confusing
docs: update the version number for the upcoming release
files: allocate enough space for the prompt when finding a lock file
files: do not call free on the result of dirname
files: do not use two variables for two different purposes each
files: don't reuse a variable that may have been modified by dirname()
files: fix a memory leak
files: free all the multidata when a file is saved, then recompute it
files: handle systems that disallow NULL as first parameter of getcwd
files: it is fine to "change" the name of a nameless buffer
files: limit the number of attempts at climbing up the directory tree
files: make an 'if' more transparent and snip an unneeded condition
files: miscellaneous tweaks of braces, comments, and variable names
files: prevent dereferencing a possible (although very unlikely) NULL
files: prune a message to be less than 76 characters
files: recompute the multidata only when the applicable syntax changed
files: remove a redundant condition
files: remove a superfluous condition, and do not ignore a "No"
files: remove the special 'quiet' mechanism for not overwriting messages
files: report an unwritable file in a separate message
files: rewrap en reindent some lines
files: tweak the function tail() and rename two variables
files: upgrade the locking errors, so they will not be overwritten
files: when opening a buffer, make sure to expand a tilde in its name
files: when the requested operating directory cannot be set, fail
files: when writing a lockfile fails, continue loading the file
help: add an extra blank line to the lists of searching shortcuts
help: bring some air into the lists of shortcuts, giving the eye a hold
help: only speak of Control and Meta sequences
i18n: advise the translators about the maximum length of some strings
i18n: gather three more translatable strings into the POT file
input: after an unknown sequence, reenable cursor only when in main menu
input: distinguish an unknown escape sequence from an unbound key
input: don't allocate too much, and don't move too many
input: don't take multiple keystrokes to be a single sequence
input: give more detailed feedback when an unbound key is struck
input: properly restore waiting mode, or retain non-waiting mode
input: simplify a bit of code, reducing a four-case switch to a single if
input: trim some oververbose comments
input: write a few ifs more compactly
inserting: differentiate not finding a file from not finding a string
inserting: don't bother zero-terminating every single character
inserting: prune a duplicate variable
inserting: prune some superfluous settings, and do one differently
inserting: reshuffle some conditions for a teeny bit more speed
inserting: strip a carriage return before copying the line
inserting: treat also the final \r of a Mac file as a newline
justify: enable cursor display also for the first keystroke afterward
keyboard: reshuffle some lines to avoid an empty while
locking: don't try to read more bytes than the buffer can hold
po: correctly advertise whether new PO files have arrived
po: delete an obsolete script
po: regenerated POT file, and updated PO files from TP
prompt: properly save and restore the x position in the statusbar
rcfile: disallow 'bind' and 'unbind' in an included file
rcfile: make an error message equal to another, and more informative
README.GIT: reformat the text a bit
remove the GNU marker from nano's name
replacing: properly detect when we've rereached the starting position
screen: a full refresh is only needed when softwrap is on
screen: avoid redrawing a line twice
screen: catch a window resize also when the keyboard is in nodelay mode
screen: check for the most frequent character first: a space
screen: concentrate the setting of placewewant
screen: displaying the cursor position should not suppress it next time
screen: don't always set 'edit_refresh_needed' when adjusting edittop
screen: don't redraw some lines when doing a full refresh anyway
screen: don't redraw the current line unnecessarily
screen: elide a variable and serialize some logic for clarity
screen: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
screen: improve the conditional placement of a help-line item
screen: make better use of the available space in the titlebar
screen: rename a variable, because 'disable' sounds too permanent
screen: rename 'edit_refresh_needed' to 'refresh_needed'
screen: when using positionlog, show as much of the file as possible
scrolling: catch the special case of reading a file from standard input
scrolling: center the cursor when inserted stuff does not fit on screen
scrolling: don't scroll too much when having to bridge blank lines
scrolling: elide a variable, to make clearer that edittop is being moved
search: avoid saving and restoring placewewant when bracket matching
search: don't set placewewant when we are just iterating
search: elide an unneeded function
search: find, and thus delete, only exact matches from history
search: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
searching: don't keep track of current_y, but calculate it at the end
search: modify a function to take a length as parameter instead of a word
search: rename a variable and a function, for clarity and contrast
search: terminate the loop a tiny bit earlier when spell checking
search: untangle two lines and tweak two comments
search: when looking for whole words, examine the entire line
search: when polling the keyboard, consume all waiting keystrokes
softwrap: adjust for current_x when computing the amount to scroll
speller: don't proceed when the user aborts the searching
speller: simplify the calculation of the width of the misspelled word
spelling: don't partition the file for replacements in a marked region
spelling: gettextize the next-word message
spelling: if rereading the file fails, don't destroy the current buffer
spelling: pass the correct position of the cursor
spelling: retreat one x position, to not miss the first word
spelling: separate the fixing of different words with a short pause
startup: show an error message when argument of --operatingdir is invalid
statusbar: add a non-beeping message type that does not get overwritten
statusbar: prevent error messages from overwriting each other
syntax: don't call getcwd() with a NULL pointer
tabbing: avoid recalculating the length of the first match every time
tabbing: don't null-terminate a directory name on the slash but after it
tabbing: don't refresh the edit window when nothing was printed on it
tabbing: fix erroneous use of strnlenpt()
tabbing: make sure to refresh the edit window when returning to it
tabbing: refresh the edit window in case a previous tab listed names
tabbing: refresh the window also when Goto-Dir in browser was cancelled
tabbing: rename four variables, snipping a redundant part
text: add an undo item before starting to comment or uncomment lines
text: after undoing or redoing something, unset the mark
text: remove a pointless setting of an undo element; it is never used
text: remove a redundant undo element
text: store the new file size in the undo item also when joining lines
titlebar: snip two superfluous tests for having enough space
TODO: tidy up the punctuation
tweaks: add come comments and rename a variable
tweaks: adjust a couple of comments
tweaks: a few last tiny adjustments before release
tweaks: avoid a warning when configured with --disable-wrapping
tweaks: do an assignment in a more transparent way
tweaks: elide an unneeded variable
tweaks: elide four #ifdefs, improve one comment and unwrap some others
tweaks: elide unneeded intermediate assignments
tweaks: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
tweaks: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny --enable-browser
tweaks: harmonize some indentations, elide an #ifdef, and rewrap a line
tweaks: harmonize the routine for tabs with the one for spaces
tweaks: improve a couple of comments
tweaks: improve a few comments
tweaks: improve a few comments
tweaks: make advancing and retreating more symmetrical
tweaks: make the conditions for statusbar blanking more transparent
tweaks: more consistently use * instead of [0] when checking for '\0'
tweaks: normalize some whitespace
tweaks: normalize some whitespace
tweaks: put some conditions in a better order: the main one first
tweaks: rearrange some key reading stuff in a clearer way
tweaks: reindent and rewrap a few lines, and shorten a comment
tweaks: remove an unnecessary intermediate assignment
tweaks: remove a redundant assignment
tweaks: remove a superfluous call of 'wnoutrefresh'
tweaks: remove a superfluous condition
tweaks: remove a superfluous setting of 'refresh_needed'
tweaks: remove the fiddling with an unrelated setting
tweaks: remove two redundant assignments
tweaks: rename a function, and move the sorting there too
tweaks: rename a variable, because nothing is returned there
tweaks: rename a variable, for aptness
tweaks: rename a variable, to indicate better what it contains
tweaks: rename a variable, to indicate what it contains
tweaks: rename some variables for contrast
tweaks: rename some variables to be more readable
tweaks: rename two more variables
tweaks: rename two variables, and elide a third
tweaks: rename two variables, to avoid using a name for different purposes
tweaks: reshuffle a few things
tweaks: trim or improve some comments, and rewrap two lines
tweaks: use an available macro to silence a compiler warning
undo: start renumbering from the head of the paste, not from its tail
utils: distinguish between width (columns) and length (bytes)
utils: provide a failure message for all uses of 'fsfromline'
utils: rename some variables, to match those in strnlenpt()
utils: snip a superfluous check for NULL
version: cover the copyrights that are not assigned to the FSF
Chris Allegretta (2):
add /intl to gitignore
rename README.SVN -> README.GIT and take out the branch details
Mike Frysinger (3):
more svn->git updates
README.GIT: update a few more points to match current tree
syntax: changelog: support more bug/issue styles
Mike Scalora (3):
keyboard: recognize four escape sequences produced by iTerm2
new feature: comment/uncomment current line or selected lines
text: keep the file size correct when undoing/redoing a comment/uncomment
Rishabh Dave (2):
browser: keep the same file selected when the directory contents change
browser: move all openings and closings of a directory to the same function