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Subject: [ANNOUNCE] nano-2.9.0 is released
From: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg () telfort ! nl>
Date: 2017-11-18 11:48:28
Message-ID: 8092ca1b-401b-2cb6-51a9-2db0b24a40c0 () telfort ! nl
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2017.11.18 - GNU nano 2.9.0 "Eta" introduces the ability to record and
replay keystrokes (M-: to start and stop recording, M-;
to play the macro back), makes ^Q and ^S do something
useful by default (^Q starts a backward search, and ^S
saves the current file), changes ^W to start always a
forward search, shows the number of open buffers (when
more than one) in the title bar, no longer asks to press
Enter when there are errors in an rc file, retires the
options '--quiet' and 'set quiet' and 'set backwards',
makes indenting and unindenting undoable, will look in
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME for a nanorc file and in $XDG_DATA_HOME
for the history files, adds a history stack for executed
commands (^R^X), does not overwrite the position-history
file of another nano, and fixes a score of tiny bugs.
GNU nano is a simple and easy-to-use editor for on the terminal.
https://nano-editor.org/
The tarball and its signature are here:
https://nano-editor.org/dist/latest/nano-2.9.0.tar.xz
https://nano-editor.org/dist/latest/nano-2.9.0.tar.xz.asc
Specific bugs that were fixed in this release:
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?46860 (undoable indenting [request])
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50314 (record/replay keystrokes [request])
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51040 (check for changed file also for ^S)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51671 (miswrapping of wide Unicode space)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51918 (suppressing warnings kept the beeps)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51923 (cursor flashes on status bar)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52042 (smarthome forgets column position)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52051 (build failure with --enable-tiny)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52057 (mistakenly dottified message)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52078 (cursor disappearing from browser)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52079 (same thing, different circumstances)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52114 (miscolored names for selectedcolor)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52125 (<Up> getting stuck on wide tabs)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52139 (<Down> slipping over wide tabs)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52147 (colored whitespace in help texts)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52182 (miscoloring on Haiku and Gentoo)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52183 (<Up> forgetting position on wide tabs)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52246 (rebinding help could cause crash)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52257 (lack of ^W^Y and ^W^V in help viewer)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52258 (trailing combining characters not shown)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52282 (unneeded messages with speech output)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52377 (lingering "Searching..." on status bar)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?52392 (inserting other file changed format)
Changes between v2.8.7 and v2.9.0:
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Marco Diego Aurélio Mesquita (5):
new feature: the ability to record and play back a series of keystrokes
new feature: show current and total number of open buffers in title bar
history: remember the commands that were executed during this session
history: remember the list of executed commands across sessions
general: do not free strings gotten from getenv(), to avoid a crash
Brand Huntsman (3):
history: prevent overwriting of positions between multiple instances
bindings: allow exiting from the help viewer with F1, like with ^G
syntax: nanohelp: colorize Up, Down, Left and Right (when not in UTF-8)
Viorel Bota (1):
files: check for a changed disk file also for 'savefile' and --tempfile
Simon Ochsenreither (1):
startup: look for nanorc and history files also in the XDG directories
Lion Yang (1):
input: ensure that standard input uses blocking mode
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()
Benno Schulenberg (104):
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
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
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
--
Benno
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