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Changes between v4.8 and v4.9:
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Benno Schulenberg (209):
bindings: remove the translation of ^H to Backspace on the BSDs
build: fix compilation for --enable-tiny --enable-justify
build: restore non-UTF8 fallbacks, to allow compiling with --disable-utf8
build: update the conditional placement of the "Go To Line" menu item
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.9 release
chars: optimize a function for the most common blanks: space and tab
copyright: update to the current year for significantly changed files
cutting: let M-T cut a trailing empty line, but not nothing at all
cutting: with --cutfromcursor, allow ^K to cut the penultimate empty line
display: do not show a "[" double-width placeholder when softwrapping
display: keep the help items aligned, by not writing too many characters
docs: improve the descriptions of --softwrap and 'set softwrap'
docs: mark bracketed pasting as done in the TODO list
docs: mention that ^[ (Esc) is unbindable, and explain why
docs: remove the note saying that nanorc files must be in Unix format
docs: trim some TODO items, and condense several others
docs: update the form of an option, --suspendable / 'set suspendable'
docs: update the missed occurrences of --suspendable / 'set suspendable'
feedback: give a clearer message when trying to justify an empty region
feedback: make sure that a later message can overwrite a short warning
files: be consistent in which code means "New File"
files: don't check uninitialized memory when writing new file [valgrind]
files: when piping, always pipe whatever was cut to the external command
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: do not break a line inside the 17-column keystrokes area
help: increase the minimum help-text width from 32 to 40 columns
input: accommodate silly emulators that have LF instead of CR in a paste
input: after reallocating a string, do not write to its old address
input: allocate sufficient bytes for entering a Unicode codepoint
input: keep a multibyte character together during verbatim entry
justify: do not copy too many bytes when trimming leading whitespace
justify: do not crash when the user attempts to justify an empty region
justify: do not take an empty line as template for first-line indentation
justify: give the first line of a marked region its proper indentation
justify: never break a line in leading whitespace
justify: restore a region properly when it was marked backwards
justify: skip over blanks after the region, to not skew the indentation
justify: skip over in-line whitespace only, not over leading whitespace
justify: trim prefixed whitespace when justifying a marked region
justify: trim the leading blanks of a marked region at the right moment
justify: when appropriate, move end point of marked region forward
justify: when the cursor is at the left edge, keep it there
locking: do not open an empty buffer when respecting the first lock file
moving: do not put the cursor at end-of-line when in a help text
options: rename --suspend to --suspendable, to make more sense
prompt: insert a burst of bytes in one go instead of characterwise
rcfile: allow alternate line endings in nanorc files
rcfile: do not allow a regex for name, header, or magic to be empty
rcfile: don't store a coloring rule before it is complete
rcfile: rename bindable function 'suspendenable' to 'suspendable'
rcfile: when a start= is not matched with an end=, abandon the whole rule
rcfile: when finding a mistake, skip the rest of the line
shutdown: don't refer to an open file when there aren't any
softwrap: when typing goes beyond the bottom row, scroll just one row
syntax: nanorc: colorize 'rawsequences', not the obsolete 'rebindkeypad'
syntax: spec: add two missing % signs, and colorize also "%triggerprein"
syntax: spec: colorize the date and author of changelog items differently
syntax: spec: drop invalid parentheses after "Summary"
tweaks: abort in three situations that should never occur
tweaks: add a COUPLE_END undo item a bit later, instead of updating it
tweaks: add a different helping variable
tweaks: add a supporting variable, in order to condense some statements
tweaks: add calls of die() for five theoretical programming mistakes
tweaks: adjust some whitespace, reshuffle two ifs, and remove two braces
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: always determine the second lead, to simplify the rewrap call
tweaks: avoid a complaint about uninitialized memory [valgrind]
tweaks: call add_undo() before the character is actually added
tweaks: change a function to return the name of the lock file on success
tweaks: change a function with two possible results to boolean
tweaks: change an integer to a short, and reshuffle it for better packing
tweaks: change another function with two possible results to boolean
tweaks: check for a starting quote in one place instead of three
tweaks: combine two ifs into one
tweaks: condense a comment, reshuffle conditions, and remove unwanted one
tweaks: condense a fragment of code
tweaks: condense two fragments of code
tweaks: convert integers to bytes in one place instead of two
tweaks: copy and store a deleted character in a conciser manner
tweaks: correct a typo, improve two indentations, and rewrap a line
tweaks: correct two typos in a changelog, and drop a doubled word
tweaks: create an undo item earlier, and discard it when needed
tweaks: don't bother reallocating the line data when undoing a line join
tweaks: do some text alignments properly: with spaces, not tabs
tweaks: drop a check for something that will not occur
tweaks: drop two comments that contain variable names
tweaks: elide a function call, by copying a byte directly
tweaks: elide an intermediate copy of a character during injection, twice
tweaks: elide an intermediate copy of an added character
tweaks: elide a parameter, and rename a variable
tweaks: elide a supporting variable, to make four loops slightly faster
tweaks: elide a variable and an unneeded iteration
tweaks: elide one variable and three gotos
tweaks: elide three unneeded #defines
tweaks: elide two variables and their two assignments
tweaks: exclude a function when compiled without spell-checking support
tweaks: extend the undo data for deleting and backspacing more directly
tweaks: factor out a three-line condition into a separate function
tweaks: frob a statement, rewrap two lines, and remove a pair of braces
tweaks: frob two statements, condense another, and add a comment
tweaks: highlight keystrokes in the documentation more consistently
tweaks: improve four comments, and condense two fragments of code
tweaks: improve three comments, and reshuffle two declarations
tweaks: improve two comments
tweaks: improve two comments, and remove an unneeded one
tweaks: inject the entire burst of bytes at once into the edit buffer
tweaks: instead of swapping the end points later, assign them correctly
tweaks: invert the logic of a symbol, to make more sense
tweaks: make prompt-bar input more similar to edit-buffer input
tweaks: make two conditions more direct, and thus elide two functions
tweaks: mesh two bits of code together
tweaks: move a function to after the one that it calls
tweaks: move a function to before the one that calls it
tweaks: move a function to before the one that calls it
tweaks: move a function to its proper place in the order of things
tweaks: move a function to where it is used
tweaks: move another function to where it is used
tweaks: move some definitions closer to where they are used
tweaks: move two functions to before the ones that call them
tweaks: normalize a translator hint, update one, and add another
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous two changes
tweaks: pull the NUL-terminating of a string into a function
tweaks: rearrange a case item, so that PASTE is always after CUT
tweaks: rearrange some conditions, for compactness
tweaks: relocate a function to before its callers
tweaks: relocate eleven functions to before they are called
tweaks: remove a now-unused helper function
tweaks: remove an unneeded indirection
tweaks: remove a redundant assignment
tweaks: remove a redundant statement, a spurious reference to 'cutbottom'
tweaks: remove a superfluous assignment, and reshuffle a call
tweaks: remove non-UTF-8 code from three more functions
tweaks: remove some redundant filtering, and thus elide a parameter
tweaks: remove some unneeded braces, not used elsewhere either
tweaks: remove two redundant case labels
tweaks: remove two superfluous checks
tweaks: remove two superfluous conditions
tweaks: rename a constant, and rename and relocate a function
tweaks: rename a function, and condense a few comments
tweaks: rename a function, and split a variable into two separate ones
tweaks: rename a function, to be more fitting, and improve some comments
tweaks: rename a function, to remove an obscuring abbreviation
tweaks: rename another function, to remove the obscuring abbreviation
tweaks: rename a parameter and a variable, and reword two comments
tweaks: rename a symbol, to match the corresponding renamed option
tweaks: rename a variable, and add a helping one
tweaks: rename a variable, and reshuffle a declaration
tweaks: rename a variable, away from a single letter
tweaks: rename a variable, away from a single letter
tweaks: rename a variable, for aptness
tweaks: rename a variable, reshuffle an assignment, and change a code
tweaks: rename a variable, to be a bit clearer
tweaks: rename a variable, to get out of the way of a later rename
tweaks: rename a variable, to not be a substring of a function name
tweaks: rename four more functions, to get rid of an abbreviation
tweaks: rename four parameters, to be more distinct and telling
tweaks: rename four variables, to be a bit more telling
tweaks: rename to the same name two variables that have the same role
tweaks: rename two elements of an undo record, to be more telling
tweaks: rename two functions, for shortness
tweaks: rename two functions, to match the style of others
tweaks: rename two more elements of an undo record, for symmetry
tweaks: rename two more functions, to match the style of others
tweaks: rename two more variables, to harmonize with two others
tweaks: rename two parameters, to not overlap with other names
tweaks: rename two symbols, to be more precise
tweaks: rename two variables, and frob four comments
tweaks: rename two variables, and reshuffle a few things
tweaks: rename two variables, for distinctiveness
tweaks: rename two variables, to be different or for more contrast
tweaks: rename two variables, to harmonize with two others
tweaks: rename two variables, to suit both the marked and unmarked case
tweaks: reorder a case item, to have SPLIT_BEGIN always before SPLIT_END
tweaks: reshuffle a condition, for compacter code
tweaks: reshuffle a condition, for compactness
tweaks: reshuffle a few declarations and assignments
tweaks: reshuffle an assignment and a free()
tweaks: reshuffle some code, in preparation for improving it
tweaks: reshuffle some stuff, to have related things together
tweaks: reshuffle the setting of the starting point of a cut
tweaks: reshuffle the trimming of leading whitespace, for compactness
tweaks: reshuffle two declarations plus a fragment of code
tweaks: simplify the undoing and redoing of an <Enter>
tweaks: strip a parameter that is equivalent to 'openfile' for both calls
tweaks: strip a parameter that is TRUE for both calls
tweaks: swap the use of 'head' and 'tail' for CUT and PASTE undo items
tweaks: trim an unnecessary detail from an error message
tweaks: unabbreviate the name of a variable
tweaks: unwrap four lines, and use explicit codes where possible
tweaks: update several comments after the previous changes
tweaks: update some comments after the previous changes
tweaks: use a symbol instead of a number, and drop two unneeded casts
tweaks: use spaces when aligning things, not tabs
tweaks: use the variable that suits 'END' better
tweaks: weld two fragments together, twice, by eliding an unneeded 'if'
tweaks: when appropriate, move starting point of justified region back
tweaks: when extending the marked region, include also exotic blanks
tweaks: when undoing an addition or redoing a deletion, do not reallocate
undo: do not mark the buffer as modified when pasting back nothing
undo: do not try to copy a cutbuffer that is NULL
undo: do not try to paste back an empty cutbuffer
undo: for an automatic hard-wrap, store the correct previous buffer size
undo: store the cursor row, for redoing filtering & justification better
undo: treat a cut-until-end-of-buffer like a backward marked region
undo: use the correct original fusion point when unjoining two lines
undo: when undoing a paste or an insertion, remove an added magic line
usage: improve the description of --softwrap
Neal Gompa (1):
syntax: spec: add some keywords that were added in RPM 4.15 and 4.13
Saagar Jha (1):
rcfile: fix an out-of-bounds read on empty lines
Changes between v4.7 and v4.8:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (166):
bindings: allow to bind shifted Meta+letter combinations with Sh-M-X
bindings: allow to rebind also ^`, although it is synonymous with ^Space
bindings: do not show the Full-Justify keystroke when in View mode
bindings: force the first letter in a key name to uppercase
build: exclude bracketed pasting from the tiny version
build: exclude option '-g' when configured without browser and help
build: exclude the escape sequences for F13...F16 from the tiny version
build: fix compilation for --enable-{tiny,help,multibuffer}
build: restrict the use of --with-slang to together with --enable-tiny
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.8 release
copyright: update the years for significantly changed files
copyright: update the years for the FSF
display: adjust line and column count upon a resize also when using Slang
display: clear the help lines before a briefly shown warning
display: don't let a message write over the second help line
display: ensure the guiding stripe can be shown when not softwrapping
display: exclude a bit of feedback from the tiny version
display: show the cursor during suspension also when built with Slang
display: skip zero-width characters on a Linux console, to avoid a mess
docs: add a FAQ item about a self-compiled nano not reading /etc/nanorc
docs: document the new -f/--rcfile option
docs: document the new Sh-M-X format for binding <Shift+Meta+letter>
docs: for the alternative bindings, rebind ^C only in the main menu
docs: improve the description of which rc-files are read during startup
docs: mention in the FAQ that auto-indentation is suppressed when pasting
docs: mention that -D/--boldtext gets overridden by some nanorc options
docs: put the three new behaviors in a bulleted list, to catch the eye
docs: stop saying that 'set fill' enables hard-wrapping -- it does not
docs: use more generally available arrows in the cheatsheet
feedback: ask a clearer question when a valid lock file is encountered
feedback: report Ctrl+Alt keystrokes as unbindable
feedback: restore a message that can occur in help viewer or file browser
files: alert the user afterward when an overwritten file is being edited
files: revert the previous commit, as the extra warning is annoying
files: warn doubly when the user is about to overwrite an existing file
files: write a lock file also for a new file and when the name changed
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: don't waste the last column in the help viewer on narrow terminals
help: increase the minimum help-text width from 24 to 32 columns
help: prevent double spaces from protruding across the right edge
help: when a key description wraps, indent its wrapped part
input: consume and ignore the raw escape sequences for F17 to F24
input: correct the escape sequence for PageUp/PageDown on Eterm/Urxvt
input: Ctrl+arrow is "Esc O x" on Eterm, as on rxvt -- not "Esc o x"
input: discard partial sequences that Slang produces for F17 to F24
input: do not auto-indent when something is pasted into nano from outside
input: don't discard the first keystroke after a resize when using Slang
input: filter out Ctrl+Meta keystrokes, as they can never be shortcuts
input: ignore bracketed pastes in help viewer and file browser
input: ignore modifiers on a VT while executing a macro or a string bind
input: prevent unintentional marking of text for shifted Meta keystrokes
input: read in an external paste in one go, to allow undoing with one M-U
input: recognize the raw escape sequences for F13 to F16 on xterm too
locking: accept a minimal amount of data, enough for PID plus username
locking: avoid crashing when there is a problem writing the lock file
locking: check two magic bytes, to verify that it is a lock file
locking: do not write a lock file when in view mode
locking: when a lock file is unreadable, open the file itself anyway
locking: when finding a lock file at startup, quit when user cancels
new feature: allow specifying a custom nanorc file on the command line
pasting: retain the mark's position when it was set at the cursor
prompt: for a Yes-No-All, accept the first character of an external paste
rcfile: do set the meta flag for plain <Meta+ASCII> combinations
rcfile: require "bright", "start=", and "end=" to be in lowercase too
rcfile: unbind keys by their key code instead of by their key string
softwrap: suppress the guiding stripe on unaffected chunks
speller: avoid messing up the screen when an unknown locale is used
suspension: put in an extra terminal-initialization call for Slang
syntax: nanohelp, nanorc: colorize the Sh-M-X format as a valid key name
syntax: nanorc: colorize all-lowercase Meta key binds as valid too
tweaks: add a little change that was overlooked in the previous commit
tweaks: add an error message for something that should never occur
tweaks: adjust or reword a few items in the FAQ
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: allocate the lock data only when ready to write them
tweaks: avoid analyzing the key string when the target key code is known
tweaks: avoid determining the key code from the key string twice
tweaks: avoid fiddling with the keybuffer when it's not needed
tweaks: comment fully, so that all handled escape sequences are findable
tweaks: condense a fragment of code
tweaks: condense five more fragments of repetitious code
tweaks: condense three comments to one, and do the masking more directly
tweaks: condense three fragments of repetitious code
tweaks: condense two comments, and reshuffle an #endif
tweaks: correct a comment
tweaks: correct a couple of comments about escape sequences
tweaks: correct the description of what nano writes into the lock file
tweaks: delete some fragments of code that have become irrelevant
tweaks: do not leak a file descriptor when fdopen() fails
tweaks: don't bother including Haiku escape sequences in the tiny version
tweaks: don't enable bracketed pasting when not handling such pastes
tweaks: drop a message that will never be seen
tweaks: drop an unneeded call of keypad() -- we never read from topwin
tweaks: drop a pointless suffix from two function names
tweaks: elide a function that has become too small for its two calls
tweaks: elide a helper function, in preparation for an improvement
tweaks: elide an 'if', by moving the relevant code to a better place
tweaks: elide a small function, as it's in fact needed just once
tweaks: elide a somewhat costly call by remembering some state
tweaks: elide a variable, and rename its sister
tweaks: elide three checks of a shortcut's meta flag
tweaks: ensure that editor name and user name are NUL terminated
tweaks: exclude an unneeded fragment of code from the tiny version
tweaks: exclude two unneeded fragments of code from the tiny version
tweaks: free two strings as soon as they are no longer needed
tweaks: frob a couple of indentations and white lines
tweaks: fuse two nearly identical functions into a single one
tweaks: gather four calls that are always done together into a function
tweaks: harmonize the amount of lock data that we read and write
tweaks: improve a comment by indirectly referring to the ncurses docs
tweaks: in comments, reword "titlebar" and "statusbar" to two words each
tweaks: initialize three booleans straightaway, when they are declared
tweaks: initialize three more booleans straightaway, at declaration
tweaks: judge from the key code itself whether it is a Meta keystroke
tweaks: make a couple of comments more precise
tweaks: move a function to after the one that it calls
tweaks: move a function to be before the ones that call it
tweaks: move a function to before the one that calls it
tweaks: move a function to related ones, and after one that it calls
tweaks: move a function to right before the one that calls it
tweaks: move another function to after the one that it calls
tweaks: move another function to before the one that calls it
tweaks: move another function, to group the deleting ones together
tweaks: move three functions to the file where they are mainly used
tweaks: rearrange a few global variables, to group things better
tweaks: recompute the wrapping point just once
tweaks: reduce the scope of a variable, and reshuffle a declaration
tweaks: reduce the scope of two constants and of four variables
tweaks: reformat a comment, and resuffle a line to match byte order
tweaks: remove a feedback message that is never shown
tweaks: remove a redundant call, as there is nothing to free there
tweaks: remove a superfluous check
tweaks: remove some superfluous conditions for rewriting a lock file
tweaks: remove the now-unneeded code related to bracketed pasting
tweaks: remove the now-unused meta flag from 'keystruct'
tweaks: remove two superfluous assignments, and rename a variable
tweaks: rename a function and its parameter, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename a function, to be a bit more expressive
tweaks: rename a function, to make it not contain the name of another
tweaks: rename a parameter and invert its logic, and correct a comment
tweaks: rename five variables, away from a single letter
tweaks: rename two functions, to make more sense
tweaks: rename two parameters, to be more general and to sound shorter
tweaks: rename two variables, to make more sense
tweaks: renumber some FAQ items in preparation for adding another
tweaks: reorder two symbols
tweaks: reshuffle some assignments for a return value
tweaks: reshuffle some declarations
tweaks: reshuffle some declarations, and expand a few variable names
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to avoid tallying the menus when not needed
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to group all ignored keystrokes together
tweaks: reshuffle three lines, to make the grouping tighther
tweaks: reshuffle two lines, to do the linking first, then the content
tweaks: reword two comments, and rewrap another
tweaks: rewrap a comment and a line, and reshuffle a fragment of code
tweaks: rewrap two lines, for consistency with similar lines
tweaks: rewrite the same file name into the lock file as the first time
tweaks: slightly condense a function by conflating case
tweaks: stop recognizing escape sequences for a key without meaning
tweaks: suggest a few more alternative key bindings and unbindings
tweaks: take just one shot at reading the lock file, and correct a type
tweaks: trim some excessive error checking and key-name frobbing
tweaks: tumble three conditions, for consistency in comparisons
tweaks: unabbreviate "argument" in the documentation
tweaks: use a simple subtraction instead of a function call
usage: improve the description of --restricted and --quickblank
Brand Huntsman (2):
input: beep when invalid key is pressed at yesno prompt or in linter menu
input: recognize the start and stop sequences of a bracketed paste
Changes between v4.6 and v4.7:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (39):
build: add the uploading of PDF and cheatsheet to the release script
build: avoid three compiler warnings when using gcc-9.2 or newer
build: fix compilation for --enable-tiny --enable-wrapping
build: fix compilation on macOS, where 'st_mtim' is unknown
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-justify
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.7 release
display: don't color the space that separates line numbers from text
docs: add or improve the 'description' meta tag in the two HTML pages
docs: add the 'lang' attribute in the right place to the two HTML pages
docs: mention that all keywords in a nanorc file should be in lowercase
docs: mention that a negative number after "+" counts from the end
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
input: make <Tab> indent only when mark and cursor are on different lines
justify: distinguish between tabs and spaces when comparing indentation
justify: treat consecutive indentations that look the same as the same
linter: beep when trying to go beyond first or last message
rcfile: accept also function names and menu names only in lowercase
rcfile: accept only keywords in all lowercase, for speed of comparison
rcfile: demand that function 'exit' is bound in the file browser
syntax: nanohelp: colorize also ^/ as a possible keystroke
syntax: sh: recognize shell rc files also in dedicated directories
tweaks: avoid using strlen() where it is not needed
tweaks: drop M-Space and ^Space from the browser's key list
tweaks: improve two comments and the ordering of some operands
tweaks: move three functions to the file where they are used
tweaks: optimize the trimming of trailing whitespace
tweaks: remove a stray space
tweaks: rename a function, to get out of the way for another rename
tweaks: rename a function, to get rid of a useless suffix
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, for brevity or speed or consistency
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, for symmetry with the preceding function
tweaks: reshuffle a fragment of code, for efficiency
tweaks: reshuffle and rename a few things, to elide duplication
tweaks: reshuffle an item, to avoid a lone 'else'
tweaks: reshuffle two declarations, for compactness
tweaks: slightly streamline the search for a possible wrapping point
tweaks: trim or adjust some whitespace in HTML, and add two keywords
tweaks: unwrap a few lines, and move some strings to among their peers
wrapping: never break in the quoting part nor in the indentation part
Changes between v4.5 and v4.6:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (128):
bindings: allow to rebind ^/, even though it is synonymous with ^_
bindings: don't hard-bind ^H in the help viewer or the file browser
bindings: the 'all' keyword should encompass the browser menu too
bindings: the 'all' keyword should include the browser menu always
build: fix compilation for --enable-tiny --enable-histories
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-color
build: slightly speed up the compilation of the tiny version
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.6 release
chars: add a faster version of the character-parsing function
commands: rename 'fixer' to 'formatter', to be less misleading
cutting: do nothing when trying to chop a word leftward at start of file
display: do refresh the edit window when exiting from the help viewer
docs: add a note saying that rebinding ^M or ^I is not advisable
docs: add the M-F and M-N keystrokes to the cheatsheet
docs: adjust the compilation instructions to two-digit version numbers
docs: correct the description of the 'spell' menu
docs: document the 'fixer' command, a per-syntax content arranger
docs: mention that color rules are applied in the order they are listed
docs: mention that 'hunspell' is now the first default spelling program
docs: mention that the 'nopauses' option is obsolete
docs: remove some excessive detail from the sample nanorc file
docs: remove the note about the formatter having been removed
feedback: say it when spell check or manipulation did not change anything
files: distinguish between read error and write error when prepending
files: don't mention the name of the temp file when reading goes wrong
files: when opening a file for copying, it should NOT be created
formatter: accept the formatted result also upon a nonzero exit status
formatter: don't let output from the program pollute the screen
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
history: don't wait when there is something wrong with the history files
linter: report it as an error when running the linting program fails
rcfile: allow binding also F17...F24
rcfile: process extensions to file-matching commands straightaway
restored feature: a per-syntax 'fixer' command that processes the buffer
softwrap: when switching to another buffer, re-align the starting column
speller: prefer 'hunspell' over 'spell', because it can handle UTF-8
speller: when 'spell' is not found, try running 'hunspell -l' instead
statusbar: show only the first error message, with dots to indicate more
syntax: c: recognize some C++ header files by their Emacs modeline
syntax: default: don't colorize stuff between two pairs of brackets
syntax: html: add a formatter command, making use of 'tidy'
syntax: html: colorize only full attributes, and colorize strings later
syntax: javascript: colorize also special values 'null' and 'undefined'
syntax: javascript: colorize the boolean values 'true' and 'false' too
syntax: nanorc: colorize all arguments of 'fixer' and 'linter' as valid
syntax: nanorc: colorize in bright red everything that is invalid
syntax: nanorc: colorize only lowercase keywords as valid
syntax: nanorc: colorize the 'fixer' command as valid
syntax: ruby: colorize also lowercase global/instance variables
syntaxes: put the 'linter' and 'formatter' commands on a separate line
tweaks: add a helper function without the ubiquitous NULL argument
tweaks: add a local variable, for clarity, to not preuse another one
tweaks: add some "fall-through" comments, and reshuffle some breaks
tweaks: add two translator hints
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change, and another
tweaks: adjust two comments, to better fit the actual functions
tweaks: avoid setting and resetting a variable when there is no need
tweaks: avoid three unneeded calls of umask() in the normal case
tweaks: be explicit about which program complained
tweaks: check the return value of copy_file() also after its other uses
tweaks: close the unused reading ends of two more output pipes
tweaks: condense a fragment of code by making use of a helper function
tweaks: condense or improve some comments
tweaks: condense two comments, and rename two parameters
tweaks: condense two comments, and rewrap a line
tweaks: correct a comment, and retype a variable
tweaks: die on an impossible condition -- to be removed later
tweaks: don't do in the parent something that only the child needs
tweaks: don't wrap calls of statusline() that slightly overshoot 80 cols
tweaks: drop the unneeded closing of descriptors when exiting anyway
tweaks: elide a duplicate opening of the existing file when prepending
tweaks: elide a function call for the plain ASCII case
tweaks: elide another two calls of umask(), and rename two variables
tweaks: elide an unneeded and leaky function
tweaks: elide an unneeded check when making a backup
tweaks: elide a variable, and add a condition to elide an assignment
tweaks: elide a variable that is the same as another
tweaks: exclude two fragments of code from the tiny version
tweaks: fuse two regexes into one
tweaks: group the closing of descriptors together, for compactness
tweaks: group the closing of two descriptors, and reword two comments
tweaks: harmonize a message with another
tweaks: improve some comments, and trim some repetitive ones
tweaks: make a function do a check so its calls don't need to
tweaks: mark two strings for translation
tweaks: move a call of umask() closer to where it is relevant
tweaks: move two functions to after the one that they make use of
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: order two functions more sensibly
tweaks: pass an empty string as an answer instead of a NULL pointer
tweaks: pass an empty string for copying instead of a non-existent one
tweaks: pass any special undo/redo messages to the add_undo() function
tweaks: remove a pointless updating of the title bar
tweaks: remove a redundant check for an existing emergency file
tweaks: remove the superfluous closing of a file descriptor
tweaks: remove two pointless re-inclusion guards
tweaks: remove two superfluous conditions when prepending
tweaks: rename a function and add a parameter, so it becomes more general
tweaks: rename a function, and elide a parameter that is always NULL
tweaks: rename a function and elide its first parameter
tweaks: rename a local variable, to not shadow another
tweaks: rename a variable, to be a bit more fitting
tweaks: rename a variable, to be distinct and visible
tweaks: rename three variables, and reshuffle some lines
tweaks: rename three variables, to be consistent with other linestructs
tweaks: rename three variables, to be more descriptive
tweaks: rename three variables, to match others elsewhere
tweaks: rename two parameters, for contrast and to match others
tweaks: rename two parameters plus a variable, to match others
tweaks: rename two variables, and add a third, for more contrast
tweaks: reshuffle a few declarations, and reduce the scope of one
tweaks: reshuffle a fragment of code into two alternatives
tweaks: reshuffle an 'if' to avoid a negation, and improve a comment
tweaks: reshuffle some declarations, and rename a variable
tweaks: reword an undo/redo string that was overlooked during the rename
tweaks: silence a warning when configured with --enable-tiny
tweaks: simplify the opening of files when prepending
tweaks: slightly reword some fragments in the manual's rebinding section
tweaks: use a better variable name for the argument of an option
tweaks: use a literal NULL instead of a variable that is NULL
tweaks: use a simpler positive/negative check for after copy_file()
tweaks: use a string-copy function that checks for out-of-memory
tweaks: use the given string instead of the found match, for clarity
undo: don't try to copy a string that doesn't exist
undo: put the cursor back on the original row for a full-buffer operation
utils: don't accept NULL for the string to be copied
Jeroen Roovers (1):
syntax: gentoo: highlight the BDEPEND variable as well
Changes between v4.4 and v4.5:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (60):
bindings: add a dedicated keycode for <Tab> for when a region is marked
2019-10-04 13:00:09 +03:00
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.5 release
color: don't concatenate an absolute path with the working directory
docs: add two examples of the 'tabgives' command to the sample nanorc
docs: describe the new syntax-specific 'tabgives' command
docs: mark the undoing of justifications as done in the TODO list
docs: mention that gcc must be at least version 5.0
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
mouse: make the clickable width of menu items more consistent
new feature: a 'tabgives' command to define what the Tab key produces
search: after search-at-startup, store the column (for vertical movement)
tweaks: add a translator hint, and correct two others
tweaks: add some translator hints, be more precise on permissible length
tweaks: add two hints for translators, to try and help avoid mistakes
tweaks: adjust indentation after previous change, reshuffle declarations
tweaks: avoid a comparison between signed and unsigned [coverity]
tweaks: avoid leaking memory when finding an invalid string [coverity]
tweaks: avoid recomputing a maximum value every time round the loop
tweaks: don't burden all menus with something meant for the WriteOut menu
tweaks: elide a function from a non-UTF8 build
tweaks: elide two multiplications with something that is always 1
tweaks: frob a few comments
tweaks: improve a bunch of comments, and reshuffle some declarations
tweaks: improve a handful of comments, and reduce the needed padding
tweaks: mark as 'const' a parameter that takes fixed strings [coverity]
tweaks: meld two calls of free() into a single one, to elide an 'else'
tweaks: move a fragment of common code into the appropriate function
tweaks: move a function to a better file, to be amongst its kind
tweaks: move a function to before its callers and next to its kind
tweaks: move two functions to after the ones that they call
tweaks: remove some timing code that has served its purpose
tweaks: remove two superfluous macros, as sizeof(char) is always 1
tweaks: rename a function, to be a bit more fitting
tweaks: rename another type, again to better fit the general pattern
tweaks: rename another type, to also better fit the general pattern
tweaks: rename another variable, for a better fit
tweaks: rename a type, to better fit the general pattern
tweaks: rename a variable, normalize a comment, and reshuffle a free()
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more compact
tweaks: rename three variables, for contrast and more sense
tweaks: rename three variables, for more contrast
tweaks: rename three variables, to better indicate what they hold
tweaks: rename two variables, away from single letters
tweaks: rename two variables, to better describe what they contain
tweaks: reshuffle a fragment, to group some toggles together
tweaks: reshuffle a line, to group things better
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to elide an unneeded assignment
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to have the same order as elsewhere
tweaks: reshuffle two fragments, to group things better
tweaks: rewrap a line, reshuffle a declaration, and improve some comments
tweaks: simplify a calculation, as done elsewhere
tweaks: simplify the determination of a canonical path
tweaks: sort two keywords strictly alphabetically
tweaks: speed up determining the width of plain ASCII characters
tweaks: speed up the counting of the menu entries to be shown
tweaks: use a more efficient way to skip storing an empty file name
tweaks: use an early return when there is no tilde
tweaks: use 'void' in prototypes of parameterless functions [coverity]
usage: mark the -J/--guidestripe option plus argument as translatable
usage: properly align --help output also when it has accented characters
Brand Huntsman (1):
search: accept a match at start of file when searching from command line
Dirkjan Ochtman (1):
syntax: rust: add the words reserved in 2018, and remove unreserved ones
Changes between v4.3 and v4.4:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (53):
browser: draw a bar of spaces only where needed -- for the selected item
build: exclude the search-at-startup feature from the tiny version
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.4 release
copying: do not prevent M-6 from copying emptiness into the cutbuffer
display: blank the status bar on a successful cut or paste
display: clear the remainder of a row only when there actually is some
display: don't clear a row beforehand -- just clear the remainder
display: use a somewhat faster method to clear a row
display: when linenumbering, correctly spotlight text that spans two rows
display: where needed, use slow blanking, but elsewhere do it much faster
docs: change a few URLs over to https, and rewrap a couple of NEWS items
docs: document the search-at-startup feature (+/string or +?string)
docs: make the synopsis of --speller and 'set speller' more accurate
docs: mention the M-N toggle instead of the obsolete M-# one
docs: slightly reword some of the descriptions around syntax highlighting
docs: slightly reword the descriptions of most configure options
docs: stop mentioning the 'unjustify' function, as it no longer exists
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
new document: a condensed overview of nano's shortcut keystrokes
new feature: allow specifying a search string to "jump to" at startup
rcfile: properly handle an empty syntax before an 'include' statement
scrolling: don't overscroll when the edit window has just one row
search: don't wipe the status bar at startup when there was an error
search: wipe the status bar before searching again (M-W / M-Q)
syntax: c: allow an underscore in lowercase type names
syntax: default: colorize bracketed section headers in some config files
syntaxes: change some unneeded 'icolor' commands to 'color' commands
syntaxes: recognize .ctp extension as a PHP file, and .cu as a C/C++ file
syntax: perl: avoid recognizing embedded hash signs as a comment starter
syntax: perl: avoid upsetting older glibcs with crafty range expression
syntax: perl: don't color the character after a variable name
syntax: po: colorize numbers only when they form a self-contained word
text: copy leading quote characters when automatic hard-wrapping occurs
tweaks: add a translator hint, to clarify four short words
tweaks: call the correct lighting function directly when softwrapping
tweaks: condense some comments, and drop two unneeded initializations
tweaks: drop two parameters that are no longer needed
tweaks: improve a comment, and drop a superfluous one
tweaks: improve a handful of comments
tweaks: make a function name unique, to not overlap with others
tweaks: move a call from two different places to a single place
tweaks: move a function to before the first one that calls it
tweaks: move a general function to a better place
tweaks: remove a saving and restoring that has become superfluous
tweaks: rename a function, to suit better, and reshuffle its parameters
tweaks: rename a parameter in three functions, to say what it points to
tweaks: reshuffle an assignment, and trim some excessive blank lines
tweaks: reshuffle an 'if' out of a function, and rename the function
tweaks: reword and condense two comments, and correct another
tweaks: rewrap two lines, and reshuffle some logic to make more sense
tweaks: shorten two messages that translators tend to make too long
tweaks: try the allocation of a multidata cache just once per line
tweaks: when precalculating, allocate all the cache space upfront
Brand Huntsman (3):
rcfile: for an empty syntax, show the line number of the 'syntax' command
rcfile: report the correct command location for an invalid 'include'
search: accept toggles for case and regex when searching at startup
Changes between v4.2 and v4.3:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (235):
bindings: at a Yes-No prompt, accept also ^N and ^Q for "No"
bindings: at a Yes-No prompt, accept also ^Y for "Yes"
bindings: bind the Alt+arrow keystrokes also in non-UTF-8 locales
browser: don't show a mistaken message when exiting from help viewer
build: avoid a warning on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Alpine
build: avoid a warning when using --disable-utf8
build: exclude the ability to open a FIFO from the tiny version
build: fix compilation on another system
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-color
build: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
build: move an #include to where it is needed
build: remove two #includes that don't seem to be needed
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.3 release
chars: create a dedicated function for getting the length of a character
chars: redo the speedup for plain ASCII from three commits ago
chars: speed up case-insensitive searching by roughly one percent
chars: speed up the determination of length and width for plain ASCII
copying: let a copy command break a chain of cut or zap commands
copying: make M-6 do nothing when at end of buffer
copying: scroll just one line when M-6 is pressed on the bottom row
cutting: clear the cutbuffer when the previous operation was copying
cutting: ignore the mark when a word is deleted
display: properly show all characters in a non-UTF-8 build
docs: add a light warning to the explanation of --nonewlines
docs: adjust the wording of the README to be factually correct
docs: clarify that in nano regexes are extended regular expressions
docs: mention the default value for 'errorcolor'
docs: note Brand as the author of the delayed syntax parsing
docs: note David as author of undoable indenting and undoable justifying
docs: remove "--" from the default value of 'quotestr'
docs: say thanks to the Korean translator, and trim a double space
docs: show double quotes where they are needed
docs: slightly reword the notice about the changed defaults since 4.0
feedback: don't clear off possible error messages after a spell check
feedback: don't try to represent keys outside of the seven-bit range
feedback: make an error check work also when curses hasn't started yet
feedback: print helpful message only when data comes from keyboard
feedback: show a more fitting message when opening a FIFO is interrupted
feedback: show an appropriate message when reading a file was cut short
feedback: treat statusline() being called outside of curses mode as a bug
feedback: when the last line is empty, don't include it in the count
files: allow a given file to be a special file but not a directory
files: allow to abort the reading of slow files with Ctrl+C
files: allow to interrupt the opening of a FIFO for writing with Ctrl+C
files: allow to interrupt the opening of a FIFO with Ctrl+C
files: check for writability by the access bits, not by trying to append
files: don't close a newly-created buffer when it is the only one
files: don't save the state of the terminal a second time
files: don't say "Error...: Success" when aborting after resizing
files: give feedback while waiting for a FIFO to open up
files: suppress feedback when writing an emergency or temporary file
files: try matching a syntax after scooping data from standard input
files: when needed, reconnect the keyboard and reenter curses mode
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: don't check for confinement when opening a temporary help-text file
help: don't cycle through the buffers for every resizing step
help: don't show Alt+Left and Alt+Right when running on a Linux console
help: make the column for the first keystroke a little wider
help: write the text directly into a new buffer, without using a tempfile
justify: remove "--" from the quoting regex, to avoid false paragraphs
oops: apparently the line numbers in the cutbuffer do matter
rcfile: at terminating points, verify that a defined syntax is not empty
rcfile: check for missing color commands only when a syntax is still open
rcfile: close off a syntax when a non-syntax command is encountered
rcfile: disallow extending a syntax that is defined in a main nanorc
rcfile: fully read each included file, so all its syntaxes are seen
search: stay in the Search menu when trying to Replace in view mode
softwrap: use smooth scrolling when softwrapping is toggled on
speller: be more concise and to the point when something goes wrong
speller: don't crash when the spell-checked tempfile cannot be opened
speller: ensure that a Shift-selected region is retained
speller: when something goes wrong with 'sort', do not blame 'spell'
startup: remove the now-unneeded workaround for a SIGWINCH during input
startup: resave the terminal's state only when there were no signals
syntax: po: colorize also escaped hex and octal codes
syntax: python: avoid miscoloring stuff between two empty strings
tweaks: add a missing forward declaration of make_new_buffer()
tweaks: add a pair of braces, to silence a compiler warning
tweaks: add a warning for something that shouldn't occur
tweaks: adjust a comment and drop two others, and reshuffle two lines
tweaks: adjust some indentation after the previous change
tweaks: adjust some whitespace and rewrap a few lines
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: avoid an unneeded, extra stat() for temporary files
tweaks: avoid parsing a character twice
tweaks: be more sparing in redrawing things when exiting from help viewer
tweaks: change a function to void, to make things more direct
tweaks: check in a single place for files that should not be opened
tweaks: close a buffer differently and elide a parameter
tweaks: condense a comment and reshuffle a couple of lines
tweaks: condense a couple of comments, and reshuffle a line
tweaks: condense the setup of the two signal handlers for Ctrl+C
tweaks: condense two comments, and normalize the whitespace of a label
tweaks: consistently report failures to fork (and the like) as errors
tweaks: delete a leftover
tweaks: delete a now-unused function
tweaks: delete a now-unused function
tweaks: don't bother calling mblen() in a non-UTF-8 build
tweaks: don't bother checking the return value of wait()
tweaks: don't bother keeping track of whether a squeezed line has shrunk
tweaks: don't bother renumbering the lines in the cutbuffer
tweaks: don't bother saving and restoring 'cutbottom' all the time
tweaks: don't bother to free the content of 'extendsyntax' commands
tweaks: don't check the user's nanorc file for accessibility twice
tweaks: drop an unneeded parameter from open_file()
tweaks: drop a useless tidying-up call, as spelling does not use regexes
tweaks: drop most of the remaining debugging code, and some timing code
tweaks: drop some checks that were made redundant by the previous commit
tweaks: drop two checks that were made redundant by the previous commit
tweaks: elide a function that is an amalgam of three others
tweaks: elide a function that is called in just one place
tweaks: elide a function that is used just once
tweaks: elide another parameter, and rename the function to match
tweaks: elide an unneeded, duplicate stat() for the FIFO check
tweaks: elide an unneeded 'if' and 'break'
tweaks: elide an unneeded variable
tweaks: elide a parameter and a return value
tweaks: elide a pre-processor #else clause, by using braces instead
tweaks: elide a variable, drop a comment, and remove unneeded braces
tweaks: elide two unneeded variables
tweaks: enforce the miminum amount of scrolling in a simpler way
tweaks: exclude a bug check from the tiny version
tweaks: exclude another bug check from the tiny version
tweaks: factor out a fragment of code that is repeated three times
tweaks: factor out the installing and restoring of the ^C signal handler
tweaks: improve a couple of comments
tweaks: improve a handful of comments
tweaks: improve some comments, reshuffle a line, and rename a variable
tweaks: include the enabling of SIGINT into the tiny version
tweaks: invert a condition, in order to return earlier
tweaks: invert two conditions, in order to elide an extra variable
tweaks: just mark four rcfile errors for translation, like the others
tweaks: make better use of two variables, and reshuffle two comments
tweaks: merge two functions, as the first is called just once
tweaks: merge two functions, as the one is used only by the other
tweaks: merge two very similar functions into a single one
tweaks: move a bit of timing code to where it will be needed
tweaks: move a function to the file where it is used
tweaks: move an assignment that is useful only when searching forward
tweaks: move a syntax check to a better place, to reduce duplication
tweaks: move the tyding-up-after-a-search to a single exit point
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous two changes
tweaks: place a function better, and reduce some comments to a single one
tweaks: put some timing code back into the search function
tweaks: really don't bother renumbering the lines in the cutbuffer
tweaks: reduce a bit of mark-adjusting code to its essence
tweaks: reduce the scope of a variable, and let the compiler zero it
tweaks: remove a bit of redundant code
tweaks: remove a check that is no longer relevant
tweaks: remove a condition that has become superfluous
tweaks: remove an unneeded "closing" of a syntax after extending it
tweaks: remove an unneeded setting and unsetting of a flag
tweaks: remove a superfluous and ineffective assignment
tweaks: remove a superfluous condition, in three places
tweaks: remove four unneeded pre-processor directives
tweaks: remove some unneeded braces, and reshuffle for more symmetry
tweaks: remove the two remaining handfuls of asserts
tweaks: remove two more unneeded assignments
tweaks: remove two unneeded assignments, and improve a comment
tweaks: remove two unneeded checks for NULL
tweaks: rename a bunch of variables, to become identical to others
tweaks: rename a function and a variable, for contrast and variety
tweaks: rename a function and its parameters, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename a function, to be clearer and to stop using an old abbrev
tweaks: rename a function, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename a function, to better indicate what it does
tweaks: rename a function, to better suit what it does
tweaks: rename a parameter and a variable, to be more distinct
tweaks: rename a struct element, to be distinct
tweaks: rename a type, for more contrast
tweaks: rename a type, to make more sense
tweaks: rename a variable, reduce its scope, and use it consistently
tweaks: rename a variable, reshuffle declarations, and drop an assert
tweaks: rename a variable, to be shorter
tweaks: rename a variable, to better indicate it contains two characters
tweaks: rename a variable, to better suit its counterpart
tweaks: rename a variable, to fit a bit better
tweaks: rename a variable, to fit a little better
tweaks: rename a variable, to get out of the way of the next commit
tweaks: rename a variable, to match another with the same meaning
tweaks: rename a variable, to match the style of its brothers
tweaks: rename four elements of the holder struct, for more contrast
tweaks: rename some single-letter variables to the same significant word
tweaks: rename three variables, to get rid of a suffix or an underscore
tweaks: rename three variables, to use full words instead of abbrevs
tweaks: rename two functions, to be simpler
tweaks: rename two functions, to better describe what they do
tweaks: rename two functions, to get rid of the "mb" abbreviation
tweaks: rename two more functions, to be simpler too
tweaks: rename two parameters, away from single letters
tweaks: rename two parameters, for more contrast, and elide another
tweaks: rename two parameters, to differentiate them from function names
tweaks: rename two variables, and frob some comments
tweaks: rename two variables, and reshuffle their declarations
tweaks: rename two variables, away from a single letter
tweaks: rename two variables, for more contrast
tweaks: rename two variables, for more contrast with the partition stuff
tweaks: rename two variables, to be less cryptic
tweaks: rename two variables, to be unique
tweaks: rename two variables, to not be abbreviations
tweaks: reorder some code, to further optimize display_string() for ASCII
tweaks: reshuffle a bit of code, to be less intertwined
tweaks: reshuffle a couple of lines and adjust a few comments
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, to be more straightforward
tweaks: reshuffle a few things, partly to make two chunks more alike
tweaks: reshuffle an assignment, to be able to return earlier
tweaks: reshuffle some closing and switching to a better place
tweaks: reshuffle some code to the one place that needs it
tweaks: reshuffle some lines and frob some comments
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to group things more sensibly
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to put the most likely candidate first
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to reduce duplication
tweaks: reshuffle two #ifdefs, to avoid an unpaired brace
tweaks: reuse the install and restore functions for a signal handler
tweaks: set a boolean directly, instead of using a function call
tweaks: set a boolean directly, instead of using a function call
tweaks: sort three translator names better
tweaks: specifically refer to the manual of GNU grep for more regex info
tweaks: speed up the counting of characters in mbstrlen()
tweaks: squeeze excess spaces out of a line in situ
tweaks: step away one character from the current bracket, not one byte
tweaks: stop allocating and freeing a holder struct for every cut/paste
tweaks: stop checking for a NULL result from line_from_number()
tweaks: stop passing 'cutbuffer' and 'cutbottom' back and forth
tweaks: switch to the preceding buffer in a cheaper way (when in help)
tweaks: use a cheaper way to switch between buffers where possible
tweaks: use a more direct call when a single linestruct is deleted
tweaks: use a slightly faster function where appropriate
tweaks: use a symbol instead of zero to refer to standard input
tweaks: use FALSE for booleans instead of zero
tweaks: when OR'ing, put the most likely condition first
usage: make the --help output independent from the terminal's tab size
zapping: disjoin a zap command from earlier ones when the mark is set
zapping: use the 'keep_cutbuffer' logic to keep undo items apart
Brand Huntsman (6):
files: block SIGWINCH while opening a FIFO for reading or writing
rcfile: compile the color regexes just once
rcfile: fully parse a syntax file only when needed
rcfile: store errors and display them when nano terminates
startup: prevent a crash when no applicable syntax is found
tweaks: remove an unneeded pre-processor '#else' clause
Changes between v4.1 and v4.2:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (23):
build: be more specific and avoid committing accidentally changed files
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.2 release
docs: put the 'set guidestripe' option into its alphabetical position
options: make --breaklonglines work also when --ignorercfiles is used
speller: do not crash by trying to free something that cannot be freed
tweaks: adjust a few comments and some indentation
tweaks: condense and improve a handful of comments
tweaks: declare a function as const and let its allocated string leak
tweaks: drop an unneeded saving and restoring of a variable
tweaks: elide an unneeded intermediate variable
tweaks: elide an unneeded parameter, as the function already assumes it
tweaks: elide an unneeded variable
tweaks: exclude a bit more code from a single-buffer build
tweaks: remove an unneeded condition
tweaks: remove a redundant, enclosed #ifdef
tweaks: rename a function, to be distinct and fitting
tweaks: rename another function, to be distinct and fitting
tweaks: rename a variable, for a little more meaning
tweaks: rename a variable, to distinguish it from a browser function
wrapping: add a missing space only when the remainder will be prepended
wrapping: compute the width of a succeeding line in the correct manner
wrapping: improve the persistence of the prepending behavior
wrapping: trim any trailing blanks when cursor goes to next line
Changes between v4.0 and v4.1:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (85):
bindings: add easier keystrokes for the linenumber and softwrap toggles
bindings: disallow executing an external command when in view mode
bindings: recognize the ^W^Y and ^W^V legacy keystrokes again
bindings: remove the jumpy-scrolling toggle entirely
build: add gnulib modules to the list of files with translatable strings
build: add src/cut.c to the list of files with translatable strings
build: don't do fuzzy matching when merging PO files against the POT file
build: remove obsolete translations from the PO files after merging
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.1 release
display: report and catch a bad state, to prevent a possible hang
docs: for two of the toggles, mention the new instead of the old option
docs: give the FILES section in the man page its canonical title
docs: mention that -b is the opposite of -w also in the latter's item
docs: mention that M-S now toggles softwrap and M-N line numbers
docs: put paths and filenames in italics, per 'man man-pages'
docs: remove all mention of --finalnewline, and undefault --nonewlines
docs: remove the AUTHOR section, per advice from 'man man-pages'
docs: re-title the temporary section about the changed defaults
feedback: replace an assert with a check plus error message at startup
feedback: show a message while executing an external command
feedback: spare the user a superfluous scaring when trying to exit
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: don't doubly list toggles that have two keys assigned to them
indenting, commenting: ensure a partial line stays displayed properly
justify: correctly compute the number of lines to take, to avoid a crash
options: make --nowrap override again a contrary nanorc setting
options: remove -f (--finalnewline); go back to auto-adding this newline
rcfile: don't break a chain of 'else if' [scan-build]
rcfile: read the syntax files in alphabetical order when globbing
speller: block the resizing signal again during an external spell check
speller: block the resizing signal also during an integrated spell check
speller: resizing can happen also when configured with --enable-tiny
syntax: c: color as a type any lowercase word that ends with "_t"
syntax: default: color in red also versions 4.x of nano
syntax: man: add comments, and color all the safe lowercase macros
syntax: man: anchor macros at start of line, as only then they are valid
syntax: man: require the dot to be at start of line, not the comment
syntax: nanorc: colorize also strings preceded by 'start=' or 'end='
syntax: nanorc: require whitespace both before and after a quoted string
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: condense a bit of copying code
tweaks: consistently use .sp instead of .PP to insert a blank line
tweaks: do a check up front instead of every time round the loop
tweaks: don't bother copying the NUL byte -- it is set nine lines down
tweaks: don't bother reallocating the data when a line gets hard-wrapped
tweaks: don't bother reallocating the squeezed string, just terminate it
tweaks: don't bother special-casing non-UTF8 when seeking a character
tweaks: drop an assignment whose value is never used [scan-build]
tweaks: drop two 'const' qualifiers, to silence the compiler
tweaks: free some memory before a possible error exit [coverity]
tweaks: free the copy of a linter message in all cases [valgrind]
tweaks: free the result string from an invocation error [coverity]
tweaks: initialize a boolean before it is referenced [valgrind]
tweaks: put the unblocking of SIGWINCHes in a better place
tweaks: remove a function that is now unused
tweaks: remove an unneeded check for NULL and its associated message
tweaks: remove an unneeded check for NULL [coverity]
tweaks: remove an unpaired closing parenthesis from the NEWS file
tweaks: remove a superfluous check for NULL plus the associated message
tweaks: remove several unneeded bad-state checks and their messages
tweaks: rename a cryptic type to something that makes a little sense
tweaks: rename a function plus parameter, to stay closer to what it does
tweaks: rename another variable, to be more descriptive
tweaks: rename another variable, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename an overshort type to something that makes some sense
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more distinct and more apt
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more distinct and more descriptive
tweaks: rename a variable, to get out of the way for another rename
tweaks: rename some variables, for more contrast and to match others
tweaks: rename some variables, to be less repititious
tweaks: rename two variables, for more contrast
tweaks: rename two variables, to be more distinct and more fitting
tweaks: rename two variables, to make more sense
tweaks: rename two variables, to match others
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, condense a comment and drop another
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to elide an 'if'
tweaks: reshuffle two lines, and reword a comment
tweaks: reword a comment, and drop an unneeded assert
tweaks: shorten a comment to its essence
tweaks: shorten and improve some comments, and reshuffle a few lines
tweaks: simplify a message, and normalize the spelling of another one
tweaks: stop doing tandem assignments (one passing through the other)
tweaks: switch back from checking FINAL_NEWLINE to checking NO_NEWLINES
tweaks: use a signed type for a result that could be negative [coverity]
unindent: ensure that a partial line gets displayed properly afterwards
Brand Huntsman (1):
files: block the resizing signal while reading from an external command
Devin Hussey (1):
files: initialize a variable before referencing it
Liu Hao (1):
syntax: c: change the highlighting of preprocessor directives
Changes between v3.2 and v4.0:
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Benno Schulenberg (190):
bindings: change the action of <Alt+Up>/<Alt+Down> to 'scroll linewise'
bindings: hard-bind ASCII code 0x08 (BS) to the backspace function
bindings: make the normal scrolling keystrokes work also in help viewer
bindings: provide usable shortcuts for prevword/nextword in tiny version
bindings: rename 'cutwordleft' to 'chopwordleft', and similar for right
browser, help: make <Bsp> page up also when terminfo mismatches terminal
browser: say "Close" instead of "Exit" for the ^X shortcut
browser: show the ^G item again in the help lines
build: eradicate the --disable-wrapping-as-root configure option
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-utf8
build: use wget over https (instead of plain rsync) to fetch PO files
build: verify that 'pkg.m4' is available when building from git
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.0 release
copyright: update the years for significantly changed files
copyright: update the years for the FSF
copyright: update the years for the FSF in the documentation too
cutting: cover the corner cases where cut commands do not cut anything
cutting: give feedback when otherwise nothing happens
cutting: when ^K does not actually cut anything, do not add an undo item
display: account for horizontal scrolling when drawing the guide stripe
display: account for zero-width characters when reserving space for '>'
display: change the "$" continuation character to ">" and "<"
display: dot the stripe when it's in the last column, to defeat a VTE bug
display: ensure that spotlighted text is not treated as a prompt answer
display: highlight the ">"/"<" continuation characters in reverse video
display: represent half of a double-width character with "[" and "]"
display: scroll horizontally one column earlier
display: show "[" for half of two-column character also when softwrapping
display: show it in title bar when starting up in restricted mode
display: use non-breaking space instead of dot for VTE-bug workaround
docs: add notes to draw attention to the changed defaults
docs: adjust and extend the Pico-compatibility section in the manual
docs: adjust for the enhancement of the default quoting regex
docs: correct the descriptions of 'speller' and 'linter' functions
docs: deprecate the use of morespace, smooth, nonewlines, and nowrap
docs: describe breaklonglines, emptyline, finalnewline, jumpyscrolling
docs: describe the four new options (-b, -f, -j, -e)
docs: describe the new options -J, --guidestripe, and 'set stripecolor'
docs: harmonize the style of bindable-function descriptions
docs: mention nano's major features directly instead of referring
docs: mention that 'cutwordleft' is bound to <Shift+Ctrl+Delete>
docs: mention that --morespace and --smooth are obsolete and ignored
docs: mention that 'quotestr' enables the rewrapping of comment blocks
docs: mention three features in their proper place
docs: remove from the FAQ some items that are no longer relevant
docs: remove the mentioning of --disable-wrapping-as-root from the FAQ
docs: reword and reshuffle the description of --rawsequences
docs: say that --rebinddelete can correct both <Backspace> and <Delete>
docs: stop implying that nano wants to be fully compatible with Pico
docs: stop saying that --fill switches on automatic hard-wrapping
docs: suggest a setting for 'stripecolor' in the sample nanorc
docs: update the links in the FAQ to the mailing-list info pages
feedback: complete the removal of some superfluous words
feedback: make two error messages better match the option
feedback: remove some superfluous words from Undid/Redid messages
files: retain a Shift-selected region when switching between buffers
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help, docs: say "Delete" when things don't go into the cutbuffer
help: don't advertise ^S and ^Q when --preserve is used
help: don't list the obsoleted -O and -S options in the --help output
help: don't list the unbound <Alt+Up> and <Alt+Down> in the tiny version
help: in the tiny version, don't list an option that is the default
help: reword the description of ^U to avoid the impression of "Undo"
help: reword the tags for deleting a word left and right
justify: correctly detect when we've reached end of buffer
justify: extend the quoting regex, to cover more types of comments
justify: move the check for a bad quoting regex to a better place
menus: don't show ^S and ^Q in the help lines in the tiny version
menus: move the paragraph-jumping functions from Search to Goto-Line
menus: put the ^T toggle in Search in the same position as in Goto-Line
menus: remove the ^Y and ^V shortcuts from the Search menus
new feature: option --guidestripe that shows a vertical guiding bar
options: actually rename --rebindkeypad to --rawsequences (-K)
options: add -b, --breaklonglines, the counterpart of --nowrap
options: add -e, --emptyline, the counterpart of --morespace
options: add -f, --finalnewline, the counterpart of --nonewlines
options: add -j, --jumpyscrolling, the counterpart of --smooth
options: disable hard-wrapping and automatic newlines by default
options: let --fill no longer imply automatic hard-wrapping
options: make -d (--rebinddelete) work without -K (--rebindkeypad)
options: make --rawsequences disable --mouse, to prevent entering junk
options: rename long version of -K from --rebindkeypad to --rawsequences
options: stop recognizing and ignoring -b, -e, -f, -j, and -q
options: stop recognizing and mentioning --quiet and 'set quiet'
options: warn when option -O or -S is given, and ignore them
prompt: trim a double-width character at the screen's edge
rcfile: add 'stripecolor' for changing the color of the guiding stripe
rcfile: add the options that correspond to -b, -f, -j, and -e
rcfile, docs: remove deprecated forms of two options and five bindables
rcfile: don't report an error when the globbing pattern matches nothing
rcfile: reject an attempt to bind ^[
rcfile: when a keystroke is rebound, don't bother unbinding it
rcfile: when an old flag is unset, set the corresponding new flag
rcfile: when rebound, DO unbind a keystroke from its earlier function
startup: check again for a Linux console after reading all files
startup: check that a backup directory is valid also when backups are off
startup: improve two error messages by mentioning the invalid operand
syntax: nanorc: stop coloring 'unset fill ...' as if it were valid
syntax: tcl: colorize comments normally, not with a background hue
text: turn the mark off when justifying, to not confuse an undo
tweaks: add a consistency check plus a corresponding warning
tweaks: add an alias for a string variable, so the code makes more sense
tweaks: add deprecation comments to the four superseded options
tweaks: add two comments, and reduce the scope of another variable
tweaks: adjust indentation after previous change, and rename a parameter
tweaks: adjust the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: avoid parsing the same character twice
tweaks: calculate the length of a completion word in a more direct way
tweaks: change do_para_end() to not step beyond end of paragraph
tweaks: condense a comment, and drop two others
tweaks: condense a couple of comments and rewrap a few lines
tweaks: condense a handful of comments
tweaks: condense and correct a comment
tweaks: condense and improve a couple of comments
tweaks: condense and improve a handful of comments, and rewrap two lines
tweaks: condense the logic of find_paragraph()
tweaks: condense two regexes in the Tcl syntax, and add a comment
tweaks: correct a comment typo, and trim a few other comments
tweaks: don't bother executing two functions that are empty
tweaks: don't bother special-casing non-UTF8 when checking for a blank
tweaks: don't bother trying to draw characters beyond the screen's edge
tweaks: don't bother zeroing the x position when doing a full justify
tweaks: don't pass a pointer when a boolean is expected
tweaks: elide a function that is called just once
tweaks: elide an unneeded intermediate variable
tweaks: elide a one-line function that is used just twice
tweaks: elide a parameter -- do the NULL checks in the caller
tweaks: elide a parameter that is always TRUE
tweaks: elide a tiny function by making a variable global
tweaks: elide a variable that is a copy o