Benno Schulenberg
c00c12b64b
docs: list the new color names, from 'rosy' to 'crimson'
2021-12-12 12:01:45 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
a43ee17ad0
docs: document the effect of --quickblank together with --zero/--minibar
2021-11-29 10:47:49 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
9ebee362a5
tweaks: fix typo, and improve description of 'set zero' in sample nanorc
2021-11-27 16:52:54 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
27928e47be
docs: mention that --zero and 'set zero' hide also the help lines
2021-11-26 11:01:33 +01:00
Brad Town
9a778f9a00
docs: add a description of the hexadecimal #rgb color specification
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Also, update the syntax to colorize these codes the same as color names.
Signed-off-by: Brad Town <brad@bradtown.com>
2021-11-23 11:56:06 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
b66a040828
tweaks: shorten the description of --zero in the manuals a bit
2021-11-16 16:23:23 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
a623f5836c
docs: explain the effect of --zero / -0 / 'set zero'
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Also, colorize 'set zero' as valid option in a nanorc file.
2021-11-09 16:31:04 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
d0c2c1e6b9
suspension: leave ^Z unbound by default -- just ^T^Z will suspend nano
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Suggest in the documentation how to get a one-keystroke Suspend.
2021-11-05 15:24:45 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
7365ef4092
docs: mention "grey" also at the other place where color names are listed
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And harmonize the wrapping of the phrase.
Indirectly-reported-by: Brad Town <brad@bradtown.com>
2021-11-03 11:21:39 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
52d4b96639
docs: mark options -z, --suspendable, and 'set suspendable' as obsolete
2021-10-31 10:55:07 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
ba9e5ac05d
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.9 release
2021-10-06 10:04:22 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
88f7ec38f8
docs: spell "filename" as a single word, like in most other occurrences
2021-09-15 10:27:31 +02:00
Hussam al-Homsi
b8daf1fb0b
docs: correct the default value of the errorcolor option
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It should be "bold,white,red" instead of "brightwhite,red"
because "bright" is deprecated and not documented.
Signed-off-by: Hussam al-Homsi <sawuare@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
2021-09-14 12:03:04 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
0ac2dfd920
docs: refer to the FAQ when <Alt+Up> does nothing on a Linux console
2021-09-04 12:29:31 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
c6ba4ae89a
docs: improve the descriptions of several bindable functions
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Some functions behave differently when some lines or a region is marked.
2021-08-23 10:12:55 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
d3a7f3abed
tweaks: restore a quote that was accidentally deleted four months ago
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Commit a69a8ce3
unintentionally removed the double quote that should
terminate the version string.
2021-08-23 09:39:12 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
0694255893
tweaks: adjust a description of 'showcursor', to match the other ones
2021-07-01 16:12:06 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
5563c710d0
docs: improve the description of the 'tabstospaces' option
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It never mentioned to how many spaces a tab would be converted.
2021-07-01 09:52:10 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
a2cb22faab
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.8 release
2021-06-15 09:52:45 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
f895f1beba
docs: mention the new 'set minicolor' option
2021-06-08 10:51:19 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
b27efce732
docs: mention that "grey"/"gray" may be used as a synonym of "lightblack"
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Also, colorize "grey" and "gray" as valid names in a nanorc file.
2021-05-26 15:31:04 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
a69a8ce3ca
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.7 release
2021-04-29 11:28:21 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
5efb6836a8
options: retire the obsolete 'smooth', 'morespace', and 'nopauses'
2021-04-15 11:43:39 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
b72d9af52c
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.6.1 release
2021-03-03 09:47:41 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
ac5e5179fb
options: rename 'highlightcolor' to the more distinct 'spotlightcolor'
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This way there cannot be any confusion with syntax highlighting,
and it indicates better that a single place will be highlighted.
2021-03-03 09:31:46 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
1e9d12abc5
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.6 release
2021-02-24 09:23:50 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
0a57da42e0
docs: correct the description of --quickblank for the changed base value
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And mention that --minibar overrides the option too.
2021-02-22 12:24:06 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
282f438967
color: use bright yellow to highlight a search match
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Plain yellow is too dark (more like brown) on some machines.
Lightyellow is a bit loud, but... very visible.
2021-02-15 12:29:15 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
1b01adfa9f
docs: mention the new 'set highlightcolor' option
2021-02-14 12:51:09 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
eb0962fb06
docs: remove all mentions of --markmatch and 'set markmatch'
2021-02-07 09:18:15 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
0d11964503
docs: say that --minibar is modified by --constantshow and --stateflags
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The previous two commits reduced what is shown by default on the minibar.
Mention which extra options are needed to show the extra information.
2021-02-02 11:10:09 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
7519a458b2
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.5 release
2021-01-14 11:08:05 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
6360e4170a
copyright: update the years for the FSF
2021-01-11 14:22:51 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
e14127b843
rcfile: rename 'nowrap' toggle to 'breaklonglines', to match the option
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Now all toggle functions have the same name as their corresponding
long command-line option. Also, all names now indicate the effect
of the toggle when it is invoked from a default setting.
2021-01-02 17:14:07 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
ca398fdfdf
docs: explain the purpose of --markmatch / -^ / 'set markmatch'
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Also, colorize 'set markmatch' as a valid option in a nanorc file.
2020-12-24 11:49:49 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
e353203010
docs: explain the effect of --minibar / -_ / 'set minibar'
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Also, colorize 'set minibar' as valid option in a nanorc file.
2020-12-23 17:15:06 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
c1bd54dd47
tweaks: move 'set indicator' to its alphabetical place in the manual
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Also, reword some option descriptions, to mention the effect of the
option instead of what the user should give as argument.
2020-12-06 16:34:42 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
3efb9c3a2e
docs: mention the new 'set promptcolor' option
2020-12-06 16:34:42 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
587e6e2c88
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.4 release
2020-12-02 11:15:31 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
26f5c8b9d5
rcfile: stop accepting 'set view' in a nanorc file, and undocument it
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Like --restricted, --view really only makes sense on the command line.
2020-10-10 12:42:20 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
ced0019b6c
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.3 release
2020-10-07 10:40:12 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
777082a7b8
docs: add a link to the website also to the info manual
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And add a reference to the "cheat sheet" to the nanorc man page.
2020-10-02 10:32:44 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
2c41600957
docs: explain the purpose of -! / --magic / 'set magic'
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Also, colorize 'set magic' as valid option in a nanorc file.
2020-09-25 16:35:50 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
844c671bf1
docs: explain what the options --stateflags (-%) and 'set stateflags' do
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Also, colorize 'set stateflags' as valid option in a nanorc file.
2020-09-23 19:48:03 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
82080b044b
docs: mention that syntax definitions are available in /usr/share/nano/
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Inspired-by: Hussam al-Homsi <sawuare@gmail.com>
2020-09-12 12:48:37 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
93b25ce014
tweaks: adjust some whitespace in the docs, and improve a comment
2020-09-12 12:21:24 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
586a7d22e7
docs: add the customary (1) after the name of command-line programs
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Also, don't format the wrapping quotes of strings,
and normalize the formatting of default values.
This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59064 .
Reported-by: Helge Kreutzmann <debian@helgefjell.de>
2020-09-05 19:43:51 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
b122d3b8e5
docs: explain the 'set scrollercolor' option, for coloring the indicator
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And mention that a background color does not work on libvte before 0.55.
To find out the version of libvte on your system:
ls -R1 /usr/lib | grep libvte | grep 00 | grep -o "0\..."
2020-09-02 19:55:24 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
63ac050733
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.2 release
2020-08-24 09:53:07 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
a14c894325
docs: add a cross-reference from 'findbracket' to 'set matchbrackets'
2020-08-17 14:20:03 +02:00