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Chris Allegrettac45d5f42014-07-11 12:45:42 +000012014.07.11 - GNU nano 2.3.5 "lucky day" is released. This release
2 contains many visible and under-the-hood fixes for
3 components such as file locking, more fixes to the
4 undo system, and you no longer have to explicitly ask
5 nano to have undo/redo support as it now defaults to
6 being enabled. Other notable fixes include a better
7 handling of --tempfile mode, and better handling of
8 command line arguments when also attempting to specify
9 +<line number>. As always, please file any bugs you
10 find at the Savannah page for nano, at
11 https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?42639 and
12 thanks for using nano.
13
Chris Allegrettaac1508c2014-06-02 15:17:35 +0000142014.06.02 - GNU nano 2.3.4 won't leave you high, won't leave you dry. This
15 release contains only a small number of fixes, but in
16 particular allows nano to compile on non-UTF8 curses
17 implementations (i.e. libncursesw). Other small fixes to
18 the undo implementation and the default syntax config are
19 also included. As always, Share and Enjoy!
20
Chris Allegrettade8dbf52014-05-29 05:10:20 +0000212014.05.28 - GNU nano 2.3.3 is in its right place. This release contains
22 many many improvements to the core system, including
23 substantial improvements to the undo/redo code, UTF-8
24 handling, the configure script, and display of shortcuts
25 on very wide terminals, New features include the
26 ability to read named pipes (--noread), as well as
27 linter support (see the nanorc man page for details). Also
28 included are much improved syntax highlighting code, and
29 configurations for JSON, texinfo, Go, and a default syntax
30 for catch all highlighting. Finally, nano now has the
31 ability to set the color of the title bar, status bar, and
32 shortcut keys (e.g. "^X") and their descriptions. Again
33 see the nanorc page for details. There's much more, too
34 much to include here, but please keep those reports and
35 general feedback coming! Thank you for helping us help
36 you help us all.
37
Chris Allegretta2b4e4332013-03-22 14:06:58 +0000382013.03.22 - GNU nano 2.3.2 "Annoy your coworkers for fun and profit" is
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000039 released. This release introduces vim-style file locking
Chris Allegretta2b4e4332013-03-22 14:06:58 +000040 (though not backup/restore), useful when using nano
41 in a multi-editor environment. Feedback is welcome if
42 you run into any issues with this new code. Other new
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000043 features include additional support for word boundary
Chris Allegretta2b4e4332013-03-22 14:06:58 +000044 checking when cross compiling, fixes for trying to go to
45 an invalid line number, and the usual documentation
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000046 tweaks.
Chris Allegretta2b4e4332013-03-22 14:06:58 +000047
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000482011.05.10 - GNU nano 2.3.1 "I'm in space" is released. This
Chris Allegretta8d7402f2011-05-11 04:54:39 +000049 release includes some fixes for the new libmagic code, as
50 well as a fix for improper character counts when using
51 auto-indent. Also included are new syntax highlighting
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000052 definitions for RPM spec and lua files. Thanks for
Chris Allegretta8d7402f2011-05-11 04:54:39 +000053 using nano and keep circulating the tapes.
54
Chris Allegretta946b2f42011-02-26 14:28:42 +0000552011.02.26 - GNU nano 2.3.0 "Septic surprise" is released. This first
Benno Schulenbergccb02f72014-02-25 20:53:50 +000056 release in the 2.3 unstable series brings several new
Chris Allegretta946b2f42011-02-26 14:28:42 +000057 features. First, libmagic support for syntax highlighting
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000058 has been added on top of the existing file extension
59 and header support already available. Secondly, cursor
60 position can be saved between editing sessions with
Benno Schulenbergccb02f72014-02-25 20:53:50 +000061 the -P or --poslog command-line flag, or via "set poslog"
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000062 in your .nanorc. Also included are some fixes for
63 compilation with g++, and better handling of issues
64 writing the backup file, which should reduce the need
65 for the 'set allow_insecure_backup" nanorc option.
Chris Allegretta946b2f42011-02-26 14:28:42 +000066 Don't stop, get it get it, don't stop, get it get it.
67
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000682010.11.22 - GNU nano 2.2.6 "Pimp my BBS" wants you to go to
69 www.desertbus.org and donate a few bucks for the great
70 Child's Play Charity! This is just a small release to
71 update a bug where restricted mode was not particularly
72 restricted since key bindings were introduced. It also
73 signals the return of win32 builds which now feature
74 nanorc support; please see the FAQ for details of how
75 to enable it, this feature is a bit of a kludge for now.
76 Remember that when all else fails, USE SPACE JUMP.
77
Chris Allegretta9b1c8682010-08-06 01:20:51 +0000782010.08.05 - GNU nano 2.2.5 "Inactivity timeout" is now available.
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000079 This release includes slightly less restrictive checking
Benno Schulenbergccb02f72014-02-25 20:53:50 +000080 when writing files in strange environments (e.g. when
81 being used out of crontab). For very strange situations
Chris Allegretta9b1c8682010-08-06 01:20:51 +000082 (such as where you cannot change the permissions on the
Benno Schulenbergccb02f72014-02-25 20:53:50 +000083 file you're writing), there is a new rc file option
Chris Allegretta544c56c2010-08-11 02:41:26 +000084 "allow_insecure_backup" to be even more permissive and
Benno Schulenbergccb02f72014-02-25 20:53:50 +000085 allow the write to proceed. Also included are some
86 syntax highlighting updates, and that is about it.
Chris Allegretta9b1c8682010-08-06 01:20:51 +000087 Keep fighting the good fight children.
88
Chris Allegrettaa2c51722010-04-15 07:40:41 +0000892010.04.15 - GNU nano 2.2.4 is nobody's fool. First and foremost,
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000090 this release includes some security fixes due to
Chris Allegrettaa2c51722010-04-15 07:40:41 +000091 an assessment of nano's vulnerability to symlink attacks
92 on open files. The CVEs fixed with this release are
93 CVE-2010-1160 and CVE-2010-1161. Also included are fixes
94 for various crash modes when using the spell checker
95 on new files in multibuffer mode (surely you've used
Benno Schulenbergccb02f72014-02-25 20:53:50 +000096 that combination recently? no?) as well as a fixing
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000097 the 'file was modified' message when saving to a
Chris Allegrettaa2c51722010-04-15 07:40:41 +000098 new filename (since how would nano know?). And
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +000099 the list would not be complete without our
Chris Allegrettaa2c51722010-04-15 07:40:41 +0000100 third-times-the-charm fixes to page up/down due to
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000101 the soft wrapping code. The lone new feature
102 included is a new syntax highlighting definition for
Chris Allegrettaa2c51722010-04-15 07:40:41 +0000103 cmake-related files. Please do consider upgrading to
104 this release if still using the 2.0 series since
105 fixes for that version are still forthcoming.
106
Chris Allegrettaf81d6fe2010-02-11 06:13:55 +00001072010.02.11 - GNU nano 2.2.3 "fumbling toward stability" is released.
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000108 This release contains a fix for only one bug, but a
109 rather irritating one: when paging up/down with smooth
110 scrolling, the cursor position was not being preserved
111 due to a bug in 2.2.2. With such a targeted fix
Chris Allegrettaf81d6fe2010-02-11 06:13:55 +0000112 like this what could POSSIBLY go WRONG? Hahaha.
113 Enjoy and if you find new bugs, as always please
114 use Savannah's bug tracker.
115 http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=nano
116
Chris Allegretta3eacb852010-01-18 03:47:40 +00001172010.01.17 - GNU nano 2.2.2 is released for you, you, you. This
Benno Schulenbergccb02f72014-02-25 20:53:50 +0000118 release includes fixes for: crashes when writing
Chris Allegretta3eacb852010-01-18 03:47:40 +0000119 backup files in certain conditions, improper
120 screen centering when moving up/down in various
121 combination of smooth scrolling and soft wrapping modes,
122 a search crash on the armel arch, and issues with
123 lots of keybinding customizations causing crashing
124 particularly on FreeBSD. Also included are better
125 help menu entries for forward/back in the file browser,
126 some man page tweaks and one assert fix. As always,
127 share and enjoy!
128
Chris Allegretta560a8cd2009-12-13 03:31:00 +00001292009.12.12 - GNU nano 2.2.1 "DLR strikes back" is open for business.
130 This release fixes many bugs, including: missing
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000131 keybindings for page up/down and GotoDir in the browser,
132 ^P/^N in the help menu, and restoration of M-W as the
Chris Allegretta560a8cd2009-12-13 03:31:00 +0000133 default re-search binding. Other fixes include several
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000134 issues with compiler warnings and configure options, and
135 documentation updates, including the nano texinfo manual,
Chris Allegretta560a8cd2009-12-13 03:31:00 +0000136 nano and nanorc man pages, and UPGRADE file, and some
Benno Schulenbergccb02f72014-02-25 20:53:50 +0000137 missing syntax highliting entries for the sample nanorc.
Chris Allegretta560a8cd2009-12-13 03:31:00 +0000138 And no release would be complete without the latest round
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000139 of 'final' soft wrapping fixes! Finally, nano will no
140 longer print a warning when attempting to insert the
141 contents of a read-only file into an existing buffer.
Chris Allegretta560a8cd2009-12-13 03:31:00 +0000142 Enjoy and Happy Hanukkah.
Chris Allegretta560a8cd2009-12-13 03:31:00 +0000143
Chris Allegrettacb9a5be2009-11-30 05:26:30 +00001442009.11.30 - GNU nano 2.2.0 "Doc Brown" is released! The culmination
145 of almost two years of development and hot on the heels
146 of nano's 10th birthday is available for all your
147 editing needs! Bugs fixed since the last release
148 include several fixes for tiny mode (involving both
149 the help keys and replace menu text), more 'final'
150 fixes for soft wrapping, and several typo and documentation
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000151 updates including nanorc tweaks and a new syntax
Chris Allegrettacb9a5be2009-11-30 05:26:30 +0000152 highlighting file for makefiles. Also included is a long
153 standing fix for random crashing when using nanorc on
154 FreeBSD, and nano will no longer clear the screen on
155 suspend to maintain compatibility with other *nix editors.
156 For those who haven't been playing along at home, please
157 see the official web page for the summary of new
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000158 features since 2.0. Special thanks to all who have
159 submitted bug reports recently in support of our new
160 stable release, and apologies for all those bugs we
Chris Allegrettacb9a5be2009-11-30 05:26:30 +0000161 didn't yet find :-) Peace to all.
162
Chris Allegretta6c3d8862009-11-22 02:49:39 +00001632009.11.21 - GNU nano 2.1.99pre2 is available for a special pre-Black
164 Friday discount. Included are some (hopefully
165 final) fixes for issues with last page display
166 caused by the soft wrapping code, and a fix for
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000167 a long standing issue with hittig the home key when
Chris Allegretta6c3d8862009-11-22 02:49:39 +0000168 going through the search history. On the features
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000169 front, nano will now attempt to retain the proper
170 ownership and permissions when trying to create a
171 .save file due to receiving a signal. Nano can also
172 now unbind keys from one or more menus via the 'unbind'
173 keyword. Finally, passing --fill or --nowrap on
174 the command line will now override any related
175 .nanorc entries. Speak now or forever hold your bugs!
Chris Allegretta6c3d8862009-11-22 02:49:39 +0000176
Chris Allegretta2cd2d4b2009-11-15 06:20:21 +00001772009.11.15 - GNU nano 2.1.99pre1 "take a bow" is out there, man, it's
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000178 out there all right. This release contains mainly
179 bugfixes, underscoring that we are preparing for the
180 next stable series release. Included are many fixes
181 for the new soft wrapping code, compiler warning tweaks,
182 and the modification time warning no longer triggers
183 when saving a file as a new name. Also include are
184 some fixes for various nanorc options, and there are
185 surely more bugs to find before we call the code base
Chris Allegretta2cd2d4b2009-11-15 06:20:21 +0000186 stable, so please keep those reports coming!
187
Chris Allegretta1f218fa2009-09-15 03:50:17 +00001882009.09.14 - GNU nano 2.1.11 is on very thin ice, very thin ice, very thin
189 ice. This release includes two new features: first, nano
190 will check whether the current file is writable when it
191 is opened, and warn if it is not on the status bar. Secondly,
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000192 a new soft-wrapping (AKA full line display) option is
Chris Allegretta1f218fa2009-09-15 03:50:17 +0000193 available, which will attempt to fully display the contents
194 of lines longer than the width of the screen without the
195 usual truncation and a '$' symbol at the end of the line.
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000196 It can be enabled via Meta-$ inside the editor, via the
197 -$ or --softwrap command line flags, or "set softwrap"
198 in your .nanorc). As always please report any bugs to the
Chris Allegretta1f218fa2009-09-15 03:50:17 +0000199 nano Savannah project page
200 (http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=nano)
201 Remember: data loss happens, back up your files.
202
Chris Allegretta7f388202009-07-28 05:08:35 +00002032009.07.28 - GNU nano 2.1.10 "Ellie" is released. This version includes
204 various fixes for portability including some older HP-UX
205 compiler combos, various compiler warnings, and some crash
206 fixes in the undo code. On the topic of the latter item,
207 the undo code is now marked as experimental since it can
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000208 cause severe stability and memory issues, and thus now
209 requires a flag (-u, --undo) in order to enable it.
210 Please feel free to continue to test the undo code and
Chris Allegretta7f388202009-07-28 05:08:35 +0000211 thanks again for using nano for your text editing needs.
212 Go team Nano!
213
Chris Allegrettafbdc8b92009-02-17 04:10:37 +00002142009.02.16 - GNU nano 2.1.9 wonders what all that glass is doing on the
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000215 floor! This release is primarily meant as a less buggy
216 version of 2.1.8, particularly for issues with the new
217 sped-up syntax highlighting code. Other fixes include
218 configure-time detection of groff HTML support before
219 attempting to generate the HTML version of man pages,
220 and using ~ or ~username syntax in .nanorc should now
221 work again. Also, nano will now only ask for one
222 acknowledgement of errors it encounters when parsing
223 nanorc files, and a new flag -q (--quiet) will silence
224 these messages altogether. Give it a go, and happy
Chris Allegrettafbdc8b92009-02-17 04:10:37 +0000225 birthday lenny!
226
Chris Allegretta1658d4d2009-02-08 04:12:07 +00002272009.02.07 - GNU nano 2.1.8 "unsafe at any speed" is released. This
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000228 release include some long overdue performance
Chris Allegretta1658d4d2009-02-08 04:12:07 +0000229 improvements in syntax color highlighting, the ability
230 to abort running searches (useful mainly when
231 editing very large files) and the ability to use nano
232 like a pager for viewing standard input (i.e. "nano -").
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000233 Additionally, there are gentoo syntax highlighting
234 updates and fixes for issues with reading files
235 in a directory with strange parent directory permissions.
236 The key bindings code was also substantially changed
237 in order to be more ISO-C compatible. Be sure to use
238 the Savannah page not only for bug reports but for any
239 features you would like to see before the next stable
Chris Allegretta1658d4d2009-02-08 04:12:07 +0000240 series is released. Have fun with it!
Chris Allegretta1658d4d2009-02-08 04:12:07 +0000241
Chris Allegretta2f2f4d32008-11-10 06:33:12 +00002422008.11.10 - GNU nano 2.1.7 "Effingham" is ready to make good on those
243 campaign promises of lower bug rates and 50% more pie.
244 This release includes a new check for external
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000245 modifications when saving a file, some code and
246 documentation cleanups, and more bug fixes for
Chris Allegretta2f2f4d32008-11-10 06:33:12 +0000247 the new undo code (but we continue to welcome your bug
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000248 reports via the Savananh bug page at
Chris Allegretta2f2f4d32008-11-10 06:33:12 +0000249 http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=nano.
250 Come get some.
251
Chris Allegretta8f0a9212008-10-03 22:20:43 +00002522008.10.03 - GNU nano 2.1.6 was for new features before it was against
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000253 them. This release includes more undo capability,
Chris Allegretta8f0a9212008-10-03 22:20:43 +0000254 several new syntax highlighting configurations including
255 Objective C, OCaml, and Fortran, and a new capability
256 to activate highlighting based on the 1st line of the
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000257 file being edited. Also, the new default configure
Chris Allegretta8f0a9212008-10-03 22:20:43 +0000258 options now include color syntax highlighting, .nanorc
259 support, multibuffer and extras. These items can still
260 be disabled and are not enabled with --enable-tiny. Bug
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000261 fixes include better signal handling under Cygwin, and
Chris Allegretta8f0a9212008-10-03 22:20:43 +0000262 that's about it. Again please remember to
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000263 submit bug reports via Savannah at
Chris Allegretta8f0a9212008-10-03 22:20:43 +0000264 http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=nano
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000265 as undo functions certainly need more testing.
Chris Allegretta8f0a9212008-10-03 22:20:43 +0000266 Bon appetit.
267
Chris Allegretta566635e2008-08-30 21:40:33 +00002682008.08.30 - GNU nano 2.1.5 is ready to lead on day one. This release
269 contains a better fix for incorrectly reported successful
270 writes on full filesystems, more helpful messages when
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000271 an internal error occurs in the undo code, and fixes for
272 various combinations of configure-time options and
273 compiler flags. Also included is new support for
Chris Allegretta566635e2008-08-30 21:40:33 +0000274 changing the rc file name at configure time, and
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000275 using GNU-style regexes for word-boundaries on systems
276 which do not support them natively, as well as the ever
Chris Allegretta566635e2008-08-30 21:40:33 +0000277 popular translation updates. Rock the tarball.
278
Chris Allegrettad2780ec2008-08-09 10:25:22 +00002792008.08.09 - GNU nano 2.1.4 "I told you so!" is released. This release
280 includes fixes for several severe issues with the new
281 undo/redo code. Also the behavior of writing
282 files when using backup mode has changed as well: if writing
283 the backup file fails, nano will not attempt to write the
284 current file. This should help folks who enjoy "extreme
285 text editing" i.e. editing files on file systems which
286 are likely to run out of space; see Savannah bug 24000.
287 Have fun with it!
288
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +00002892008.08.04 - GNU nano 2.1.3 "least stable version ever" is released. This
Chris Allegretta599c5592008-08-05 01:35:42 +0000290 release includes new (and experimental) undo and redo
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000291 functionality for most text operations. The default
Chris Allegretta599c5592008-08-05 01:35:42 +0000292 key bindings are Meta-U for undo and Meta-E for redo, but
293 these can be remapped using the new 2.1 keybinding code.
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000294 Also included are some fixes for configuring using wide
295 curses, crashing when invoking the help menu with
Chris Allegretta599c5592008-08-05 01:35:42 +0000296 certain locales, and not saving the search history when
297 compiled with configure options.
298
2992008.04.24 - GNU nano 2.1.2 "New York City" is released. This release
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000300 contains fixes for binding bad keys, some
301 configure-specific compilation failures, and more issues
302 with the new input back end and in particular the status
303 bar. Also fixed are some long standing issues with
Chris Allegretta2c367bf2008-06-25 03:35:15 +0000304 compiling on AIX, and a segfault when making the terminal
305 window too small. Rest in Peace Tim and George!
306
Chris Allegretta599c5592008-08-05 01:35:42 +00003072008.04.01 - GNU nano 2.1.1 wont get fooled again. This release contains
Chris Allegretta9ba66062008-04-02 04:08:24 +0000308 fixes for the new user-rebindable keys (in particular
309 bracket match which was mis-bound), and various
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000310 problems with translations and configure-related
Chris Allegretta9ba66062008-04-02 04:08:24 +0000311 compilation problems are now fixed as well.
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000312 It also contains new syntax highlighting
313 definitions for TCL, PHP, Gentoo and Debian-related
314 files, and some documentation updates as well.
315 Please continue to send reports with the key
Chris Allegretta9ba66062008-04-02 04:08:24 +0000316 binding code to the Savannah page
317 (https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano).
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000318
Chris Allegretta599c5592008-08-05 01:35:42 +00003192008.03.18 - GNU nano 2.1.0 "under old mismanagement" is released.
Chris Allegretta595d6e02008-03-19 03:01:34 +0000320 This first release in the 2.1 development series
321 introduces rebinadble keys for most actions inside
322 the editor. Please see the nanorc(5) page for
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000323 more information on configuring key bindings. Please
324 also report all keybinding bugs (crashes, missing
Chris Allegretta595d6e02008-03-19 03:01:34 +0000325 menu functions) using the Savannah bug tracker URL,
326 https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano and
327 thanks for sticking with us!
328
Chris Allegretta599c5592008-08-05 01:35:42 +00003292007.12.20- GNU nano 2.0.7 keeps its balance. This release fixes
David Lawrence Ramsey200f0c82007-12-20 18:57:41 +0000330 several bugs, among others: a segfault and several
331 cursor positioning problems when uncutting text or
332 inserting files into the current buffer; a problem where
333 the total number of characters would be miscalculated
334 when replacing single-byte characters with multibyte
335 ones; several minor issues with the statusbar prompt
336 involving text display and mouse support; and several
337 oddities when tab-completing in the middle of a line.
338 It also improves autodetection of DOS and Mac format
339 files, properly supports the mouse wheel when using a
340 version of ncurses built with the --enable-ext-mouse
341 option, fixes some problems under NetBSD curses, adds a
342 lot of translation updates, and adds more minor
343 documentation updates. Slang curses emulation support
344 has also been changed to turn off all the options that
345 --enable-tiny does, as it's hopelessly broken otherwise.
346 Finally, nano is now licensed under the GNU GPL version
347 3 or later, and its documentation is now dual-licensed
348 under the GNU GPL version 3 or later and the GNU FDL
349 version 1.2 or later. Have fun.
350
Chris Allegretta599c5592008-08-05 01:35:42 +00003512007.04.26- GNU nano 2.0.6 "that was quick" is released. This release
David Lawrence Ramsey75500fd2007-12-17 23:07:49 +0000352 fixes a potential segfault after justifying text marked
353 from the bottom up. It also adds one more minor
354 documentation update. Enjoy.
355
Chris Allegretta599c5592008-08-05 01:35:42 +00003562007.04.22- GNU nano 2.0.5 braces for impact. Among other things, this
David Lawrence Ramsey75500fd2007-12-17 23:07:49 +0000357 release fixes various problems (including a segfault)
358 when trying to open or save a file in a directory
359 beginning with "~" that isn't a home directory; fixes a
360 problem where a file with no name could be saved over an
361 existing filename with no warning about overwriting it;
362 properly disallows opening directories or device files
363 from "include" commands in nanorc files; no longer
364 displays a misleading prompt when trying to save in
365 restricted mode with the mark on; and properly supports
366 the Cancel and Shift-Cancel keys. It also improves
367 several color syntaxes to highlight trailing whitespace,
368 just as the Java syntax does, and adds yet more minor
369 documentation updates. Have fun.
370
3712007.04.06 - GNU nano 2.0.4 heralds the dawn. This release contains
372 proper support for the Ctrl-[arrow key], Shift-[arrow
373 key], and F13-F16 keys under Xfce's Terminal. It also
374 adds still more minor documentation updates. Enjoy.
375
David Lawrence Ramsey8a890962007-01-29 12:33:45 +00003762007.01.29 - GNU nano 2.0.3 flows toward its ending. This release
377 contains several minor optimizations to make the
378 executable a little smaller under some circumstances,
379 some translation updates, improvements to the color
380 syntax for Python, and still more minor documentation
381 updates. Have fun.
382
David Lawrence Ramsey518b7fa2006-12-21 02:47:14 +00003832006.12.20 - GNU nano 2.0.2 forges ahead. This release fixes a segfault
384 when trying to save in a nonexistent directory; fixes
385 handling of strings containing nulls at the "Write File",
386 "Insert File", "Execute Command", and "Go to Directory"
387 prompts; fixes several minor memory leaks; fixes two
388 more potential compilation warnings; adds a few
389 translation updates; and adds a few more minor
390 documentation updates. Enjoy.
391
David Lawrence Ramsey16fd49b2006-11-20 14:38:31 +00003922006.11.20 - GNU nano 2.0.1 emerges from its cocoon. This release
393 contains several bugfixes: saving one file over another
394 will now always warn about overwriting it, overwriting
395 a file is no longer possible when saving a new file in
396 restricted mode, and zero-length Unicode characters are
397 now highlighted properly when nano is built without
398 regular expression support. It also adds several minor
399 documentation updates. Have fun with it.
400
David Lawrence Ramseyf8df4a02006-11-06 16:03:12 +00004012006.11.06 - GNU nano 2.0.0 does its little dance. This release adds
402 documentation updates and a few cosmetic tweaks.
403 For those who haven't been following nano 1.3
404 development, there are a ton of new features, including
405 support for UTF-8, moving to a specified line and column
406 instead of just a line, improved color syntax
407 highlighting, inserting previously untypeable characters
408 using "Verbatim Input" mode, and copying text into the
409 cutbuffer without cutting it. There are also fixes for
410 some long-standing bugs, such as the "NumLock glitch"
411 from nano 1.2.x, and the inability to unjustify text
412 after resizing. Finally, there are also a ton of
413 translation updates and new translations, as well as new
414 color syntaxes. See the UPGRADE file for more
415 information, and enjoy the new stable release.
416
David Lawrence Ramsey12956992006-10-25 15:27:08 +00004172006.10.25 - GNU nano 1.9.99pre3 learns to appreciate life. This
418 release fixes a bug where the screen sometimes wouldn't
419 be updated properly after copying text into the
420 cutbuffer, fixes a potential warning while compiling,
421 and fixes a few other minor inconsistencies. Have fun.
422
David Lawrence Ramsey2953f782006-10-02 04:08:20 +00004232006.10.02 - GNU nano 1.9.99pre2 crosses the threshold. This release
424 fixes a few more bugs: cursor positioning after leaving
425 the statusbar prompt has been fixed, and verbatim input
426 at the statusbar prompt now properly handles newlines.
427 Enjoy.
428
David Lawrence Ramsey890ea442006-08-29 17:29:57 +00004292006.08.29 - GNU nano 1.9.99pre1 passes through the flames. This
430 release fixes various bugs in the last version: the
431 mouse support properly ignores everything except clicks
432 of the left mouse button; the statusbar is now blanked
433 properly when it should be; indenting and unindenting
434 operate on the current line when the mark is off; nano
435 should build on Tru64, NetBSD, and other systems that
436 use termcap instead of terminfo in their curses
437 libraries; the built-in file browser now properly
438 navigates file lists that take up only one row; the
439 cursor position is now completely restored after
440 inserting a file into the current buffer, and after
441 inserting the output of a command into a new buffer; the
442 ^X shortcut at the search prompt has been removed, as
443 official Pico doesn't include it and it's too easily
444 confused with Exit; the screen is updated properly after
445 scrolling a line without moving the cursor; the keyboard
446 input routines behave more consistently; and so on.
447 Have fun with it.
448
David Lawrence Ramseydb5b5472006-06-26 04:01:31 +00004492006.06.26 - GNU nano 1.3.12 escapes the darkness. This release
450 contains the last new features that nano will have
451 before 2.0: copying text into the cutbuffer without
452 cutting it, indenting lines of marked text with a single
453 keystroke, reworked help text that should be easier for
454 new users, searching for filenames in the file browser,
455 the ability to include color regexes in files separate
456 from nanorc files, etc. It also contains many bugfixes.
457 Text can now be unjustified after justifying it and
458 resizing the window; the screen is now cleared when
459 suspending; the "default" color syntax is now handled
460 properly at all times; lines of text containing tabs are
461 now wrapped at the right place; double-column characters
462 are now properly displayed when past the right edge of
463 the screen; invalid multi-line color regexes are now
464 ignored; and so on. Enjoy.
465
David Lawrence Ramsey1856ec42006-03-30 06:34:43 +00004662006.03.30 - GNU nano 1.3.11 awakens from its fever dream. This release
467 focuses mostly on bugfixes, which include better
468 handling of the cursor at the statusbar prompt, support
David Lawrence Ramseyce5284b2006-03-30 07:01:57 +0000469 for certain combinations of Shift and keypad keys in
David Lawrence Ramsey1856ec42006-03-30 06:34:43 +0000470 both normal and --rebind-keypad mode, a fix for a minor
471 display problem after some searches, a real fix for a
472 long-standing segfault when displaying overly long
473 lines, and a real fix for nano's not hanging up properly
474 in xterm under certain circumstances. There are also
475 several new features, such as the ability to set the
476 characters used as brackets when searching for matching
477 brackets, and tab completion of directories at the "Go
478 To Directory" prompt. Have fun.
479
David Lawrence Ramsey2cd986c2005-12-23 16:08:19 +00004802005.12.23 - GNU nano 1.3.10 rises to the surface. This release
481 contains several new features as well as fixes for
482 several longstanding bugs. The former include the
483 ability to scroll up or down single lines without
484 scrolling the cursor, reworked bracket searching code
485 that doesn't require regular expression support,
486 reworked command execution code that uses $SHELL if
487 available instead of hardcoding "/bin/sh", and the
488 ability to no longer add newlines to files that don't
489 end in them via the -L/--nonewlines option. The latter
490 include fixes to the statusbar prompt so that mouse
491 clicks work properly on it, fixes to the Yes/No/All
492 prompt so that mouse clicks on it work properly when
493 -O/--morespace is used, and fixes to the resize handling
494 so that nano dies properly when the terminal is too
495 small to display a prompt. Enjoy.
496
David Lawrence Ramsey5a9d4932005-10-24 01:44:23 +00004972005.10.23 - GNU nano 1.3.9 breaks through the wall. This release
498 includes major enhancements as well as bugfixes. The
499 enhancements include better handling of invalid UTF-8,
500 expansion of the word count option to also count lines
501 and characters in the file or selection, more efficient
502 screen update routines, a readded -K/--rebindkeypad
503 option to work around numeric keypad problems on
504 terminals that don't show the usual NumLock glitch, a
505 new -W/--wordbounds option to properly detect words
506 containing punctuation when moving among them, and
507 massive improvements to the color code such as handling
508 of unspecified foreground colors, more efficient memory
509 usage for color regexes, and new reserved syntaxes
510 "default" and "none". The bugfixes include fixes for
511 the rewritten history code, fixes for potential line
512 numbering problems on 64-bit platforms, fixes for a few
513 long-standing minor display problems, a fix for erroneous
514 hangups occurring while waiting for input, and a fix for
515 a segfault when displaying certain overly long lines.
516 Have fun with it.
517
David Lawrence Ramsey665b1fb2005-06-30 17:16:16 +00005182005.06.30 - GNU nano 1.3.8 floats at its own level. This release
519 contains several new features. Among other things, you
520 can now move to a specified column number as well as
521 line number within a file, file backups saved in a
522 backup directory will have unique names, the search and
523 replace history routines should work more consistently,
524 you can get a word count by pressing Meta-D at the edit
525 window, and there's a new -E/--tabstospaces option to
526 convert all typed tabs to spaces (--backupdir's short
527 option has been changed to -C). In terms of bugfixes,
528 this release contains fixes for minor problems with
529 screen updates, UTF-8 display, and flow control; a fix
530 for a segfault when displaying some lines ending with
531 tabs; better handling of constant cursor position
532 display; improved color parsing in the rcfile; and
533 support for the "Regexp" toggle in tiny mode
534 (-R/--regexp is gone, and --restricted's short option
535 has been changed to -R), among other things. Enjoy.
536
David Lawrence Ramseyc32a5e72005-04-10 03:58:44 +00005372005.04.10 - GNU nano 1.3.7 claws its way to the top. This release
538 mostly contains bugfixes for the massive amount of new
539 code in 1.3.6. Among other things, nano builds with
540 debug support again; going into the help browser at the
541 "Read File" prompt no longer kicks you out of the prompt
542 after you exit the help browser; paragraph searching no
543 longer skips over certain cases of single-line
544 paragraphs; the titlebar no longer cuts off some UTF-8
545 strings prematurely; and the text displayed in the help
546 browser is now wrapped as it was in nano 1.2.x, taking
547 UTF-8 support into account. New features include an
548 --enable/disable-utf8 configure option to explicitly
549 turn detection of UTF-8 support on or off, and sample
550 regexes for C++ as well as C. Have fun.
551
David Lawrence Ramseybec01bd2005-03-20 20:02:51 +00005522005.03.20 - GNU nano 1.3.6 "shout it from the rooftops" is released.
553 This release finally includes the long-awaited support
David Lawrence Ramsey7ec8d7c2005-03-21 08:03:46 +0000554 for UTF-8. Other new features include the ability to
David Lawrence Ramseybec01bd2005-03-20 20:02:51 +0000555 insert UTF-8 characters using verbatim input; the
556 ability to delete all text from the cursor position to
557 the end of the file via ^W^X as (patched) Pico does;
558 improvements to input and output so that pasted text
559 displays faster, improvements to the statusbar prompt so
560 that more edit window shortcuts, including verbatim
561 input and previous/next word search, work in it; a new
562 option to allow using the formerly always-blank second
563 line of the screen as part of the edit window; and the
564 ability to refresh the help browser and file browser
565 windows via Ctrl-L. Notable bug fixes include a fix for
566 a segfault when using full justify, and a fix for the
567 long-standing bug where nano would keep running if the
568 terminal it was in died unexpectedly. Enjoy.
569
David Lawrence Ramsey2c86dc62004-11-22 17:55:17 +00005702004.11.22 - GNU nano 1.3.5 hurls itself forward. New features in this
571 release include the ability to replace only marked text
572 when the mark is on, improvements to smooth scrolling so
573 that it applies everywhere instead of just affecting the
574 movement keys, improvements to how files are opened so
575 that they are no longer displayed unnecessarily, support
576 for multiple +LINE arguments in addition to multiple
577 filenames on the command line, autodetection of the
578 format to save a file in based on the format it was in
579 when it was opened, the ability to toggle both ways
580 between the "Read File" and "Execute Command" prompts
581 and the "Search" and "Go to Line" prompts, and support
582 for cross-compiling nano. As for bug fixes, the
583 "tabsize" nanorc option works again, mouse clicks on the
584 shortcut list trigger the right shortcuts again,
585 tab-completing a filename with %'s in it no longer
586 causes a segfault, the internal spell checker no longer
587 skips words after the cursor position when the cursor is
588 in the middle of the file, and spell checking of only
589 marked text now works properly. Have fun with it.
590
David Lawrence Ramseyc6718cf2004-08-17 20:38:44 +00005912004.08.17 - GNU nano 1.3.4 marches forth after a false start. This
592 release mainly features fixes for the bugs that crept
593 into the last release. Among other things, nano now
594 compiles again with certain options, quoted justify now
595 works properly on systems without regex.h, full justify
596 no longer segfaults when used on a file with no
597 paragraphs, previous paragraph searching works properly
598 again, tab completion is properly disabled when needed
599 in restricted mode, Ctrl-C is no longer disabled after
600 using the alternate spell checker, the permissions of a
601 newly created file now match those of nano 1.2.x again,
602 and replacing all text in a file now properly updates
603 the screen in all cases. New features include sample
604 regexes for patch files, improvements to the sample
David Lawrence Ramsey86058fa2007-01-17 16:24:24 +0000605 regexes for C files, and support for strings greater
606 than 1023 characters and/or containing nulls in
David Lawrence Ramseyc6718cf2004-08-17 20:38:44 +0000607 .nano_history. Additionally, the full justify keystroke
608 has been changed to match current Pico, and whitespace
609 display mode is now turned off by default. Enjoy.
610
David Lawrence Ramseye1151562004-06-28 13:17:33 +00006112004.06.28 - GNU nano 1.3.3 marches forth. There are several new
612 features in this release, including a restricted mode
613 that provides better security than just setting an
614 operating directory, the ability to justify the entire
615 file at once, support for a "smart" home key that can
616 leap from the beginning of text on a line to the true
617 beginning of the line (or the reverse) in one stroke,
618 support for specifying an alternative spell checker in
619 $SPELL, the ability to specify the characters used to
620 display spaces and tabs so that they can easily be told
621 apart, and the ability to specify the characters marking
622 the ends of sentences as used in justification. There
623 are also several bug fixes; among other things,
624 justification now keeps spaces at the ends of all but
625 the last line of a paragraph as Pico does, saving a
626 marked selection no longer changes the current filename
627 to the filename the selection was saved under, resizing
628 now works better and no longer corrupts the screen under
629 slang, and the movement functions now avoid doing
630 unnecessary redraws and hence work faster. In short,
631 there are a lot of new things to play with. Enjoy.
632
David Lawrence Ramseyf70f0cf2004-03-31 18:42:52 +00006332004.03.31 - GNU nano 1.3.2 is prepared for the void. New features in
634 this release include the ability to spell-check only
635 marked text and the ability to save all backup files in
636 a specified directory instead of wherever the original
637 files are. Bug fixes include a fix for a segfault when
638 replacing certain regular expressions, fixes for some
639 misbehavior when doing searches, minor fixes to verbatim
640 input mode and keyboard input in general, better
641 handling of window resizes at certain times, and
642 allowing the mark to be saved properly again when
643 switching between multiple file buffers. nano has also
644 been ported to the Tandem NonStop Kernel. Have fun.
645
David Lawrence Ramseyfa1497b2004-01-09 23:22:02 +00006462004.01.09 - GNU nano 1.3.1 is outside the gates. This release
647 features, among other things, fixes for the input
648 routines to deal with some problems they had, a
649 reorganized shortcut list for the help browser, minor
650 Pico compatibility improvements for the file browser,
651 fixes for misbehavior when replacing certain regular
652 expressions, and the ability to highlight those regular
653 expressions properly. It also allows searching without
654 prompting to work in view mode, adds support for glib
655 2.x for those systems that need it, updates the .spec
656 file for the 1.3 branch, prompts you first when you try
657 to save a file under a different name, and adds a new
658 verbatim input mode that acts as ^V does under vi, but
659 with additional Pico compatibility (explained in the
660 FAQ). Basically, a bunch of fixes and a few new
661 features for your editor of choice. Enjoy.
662
David Lawrence Ramsey133f7b12003-10-22 17:15:12 +00006632003.10.22 - GNU nano 1.3.0 is loosed upon the world. This is the first
664 release in the unstable 1.3.x series, and as such it
665 includes a lot of new features, including the addition
666 of a -d option for those FreeBSD users with Backspace
667 keys that act like Delete keys, the ability to repeat
668 the last search without prompting, the ability to search
669 for the beginning or end of a paragraph, new smooth
670 paging routines to go with the smooth scrolling
671 routines, and various improvements to the input and
672 display routines to make them behave more intuitively.
673 It also includes the usual load of bugfixes. Enjoy.
674
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00006752003.08.11 - GNU nano 1.2.2 is released, only four months since the
Chris Allegretta33642142003-08-12 01:49:20 +0000676 last version :-). This release includes fixes for
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000677 broken regex detection, search history recall, and
678 keypad handling with -K. Debugging strings are no
679 longer translated and comments denote where translations
David Lawrence Ramseyb159f942006-07-28 17:06:27 +0000680 should be as short as possible (i.e. the statusbar).
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000681 There are new examples for syntax highlighting, and
682 documentation updates and fixes. The 1.3.0 CVS tree
683 will be opening soon for all your nano desires, so stay
684 tuned!
Chris Allegretta33642142003-08-12 01:49:20 +0000685
Chris Allegrettaaa459312003-04-20 16:20:15 +00006862003.04.19 - Happy Easter! GNU nano 1.2.1 is released. This release
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000687 features a new check for broken regexec()
Chris Allegrettaaa459312003-04-20 16:20:15 +0000688 implementations and some variable, function and macro
689 cleanups. Fixes are included for search history,
690 cutting marked text, alt keyboard mode, and the usual
691 translation and documentation updates.
692
Chris Allegretta2b4ead92003-02-20 01:56:02 +00006932003.02.19 - GNU nano 1.2.0 is released. Few changes from pre3, just
694 some doc and translation updates, and bugfixes for
695 justify and file conversion. For those of you who
696 haven't kept up with the 1.1 unstable series, v1.2
697 brings nanorc support, color syntax highlighting,
698 multiple file buffers, search/replace history and much
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000699 much more. Please read the UPGRADE file for details,
700 and enjoy GNU nano 1.2.0.
Chris Allegretta2b4ead92003-02-20 01:56:02 +0000701
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00007022003.02.13 - GNU nano 1.1.99pre3 "The last testing version, no
Chris Allegretta7ba32792003-02-14 03:09:35 +0000703 really!" is released. This release includes fixes for
704 wrapping (again), resizing, color syntax highlighting,
705 rcfile parsing, the mouse code, more memory leaks, and
706 some reversion of the code to get the user's home
707 directory (nano will now again rely on $HOME). There
708 are also translation updates, a new manual page for the
709 nanorc file, and an UPGRADE file detailing the changes
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000710 since version 1.0. Please submit reports for any bugs
Chris Allegretta7ba32792003-02-14 03:09:35 +0000711 you might find to the development team
712 (nano-devel@gnu.org), and enjoy nano almost-1.2.0 ;-)
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000713
Chris Allegretta5c8c2762003-02-03 15:21:27 +00007142003.02.03 - GNU nano 1.1.99pre2 "bugs in my pockets, bugs in my
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000715 shoes" is released. There are, not surprisingly, only
716 bugfixes in this release as we move toward the stable
717 1.2.0 release. Fixes are included for translatable
718 string format, subexpression replacement, constant
719 cursor position, invalid search regexes, justify, screen
720 state on SIGHUP and SIGTERM, cutting to end cuts with
721 long lines, many file browser and operating directory
722 bugs, memory and file descriptor leaks, marker code,
723 spell checker, the mouse code with long lines, multiple
724 buffers and non-file open errors, replacement string
725 length, and a silly but serious history message crash.
726 There is also a drastic improvement in CPU utilization
727 for the color regex code.
Chris Allegretta5c8c2762003-02-03 15:21:27 +0000728 Depending on the number of bugs found in this
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000729 release, there may be a 1.1.99pre3 or RC1, or just a
730 1.2.0 release. Most of the major bugs seem to have been
731 worked out, so if you are waiting for a good time to
732 test nano before the official 1.2.0 release, this would
733 be the one to use. Happy bug hunting!
Chris Allegretta5c8c2762003-02-03 15:21:27 +0000734
Chris Allegrettad46f5442003-01-17 21:47:33 +00007352003.01.17 - GNU nano 1.1.99pre1 "enough already" has been released.
736 This release is, barring bug fixes and documentation
737 updates, what version 1.2.0 has looked like, feature
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000738 wise. There will very likely be bugs, just due the
739 volume of changes made in this release. Search and
740 replace string history has been added, including an
741 option to log history to ~/.nano_history (-H,
742 --historylog). Because of this, the Pico incompatible
743 search/replace string behavior that used to be the
744 default has been deleted. The old "pico" flag (-p) is
745 now compatible with Pico's "preserve" mode for allowing
746 flow control characters; by default this version ignores
747 both ^Q and ^S. The --disable-wrapping-as-root
748 configure option has been forward ported from version
749 1.0.x, and a new flag to enable all extra options
750 (--enable-all) has been added. The internal spell
751 checker has been improved, meaning you will now be
752 prompted only once for each unique capitalization of a
753 given word.
Chris Allegrettad46f5442003-01-17 21:47:33 +0000754 There have also been lots of bug fixes,
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000755 including the "trying to insert a directory name in
Chris Allegrettad46f5442003-01-17 21:47:33 +0000756 multibuffer mode bug", the ugly spell checker scrolling,
757 the color code, cutting text crashes, justification,
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000758 deleting the "magic line" via replace, and cursor
759 positioning on the statusbar. There have also been the
760 usual helping of translation and documentation updates.
Chris Allegrettad46f5442003-01-17 21:47:33 +0000761 Please send all new feedback on this release
762 direct to the development list (nano-devel@gnu.org).
763
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +000076410/24/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.12 "Make Jordi happy" is released. This
David Lawrence Ramseye30c3082006-04-20 03:20:13 +0000765 release demonstrates that nano is starting to freeze for
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000766 version 1.2. New features include a Meta-Y toggle for
767 syntax highlighting, pluralized i18n, and a handler for
768 SIGTERM. Nano now ignores XOFF (^S) to stop accidental
769 lock-ups, and no longer references malloc.h.
Chris Allegretta22578932002-10-25 03:14:11 +0000770 Also included are fixes for zero-length regex
771 matches, segfaults with --disable-mouse, justification,
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000772 memory corruption with the browser, version and help
773 cmdline output, and translation updates. Aside from the
774 (currently up in the air) search history behavior, the
775 next version of nano should be 1.1.99pre1. Have fun!
Chris Allegretta22578932002-10-25 03:14:11 +0000776
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +000077710/01/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.11 "Oddball" is released. This release
778 features a new version of gettext, a new and improved
779 syntax highlighting engine, and some updates for the
780 nanorc.sample file. The toggles for case sensitivity
781 (Meta-C) and regular expressions (Meta-R) have changed
782 in the search and replace prompts, multibuffer status is
783 now displayed and can be toggled from the insert file
784 menu, and some wrapping behavior that changed in 1.1.10
785 has reverted. The --enable-color warning was also made
786 less severe, as the color syntax code has improved, and
787 nano now uses extended regexes in the .nanorc file.
788 Also included are fixes for various memory
789 leaks, the operating directory option, username tab
790 completion, the page_up and down arrow, go to previous
791 word and next word, nanorc parser and line wrapping
792 code. Have fun!
Chris Allegretta6866f6f2002-10-02 00:20:19 +0000793
Chris Allegretta70bb8862002-07-24 01:34:13 +000079407/25/2002 - At long last! GNU nano 1.1.10 "What didn't we break?" is
795 released. This version of GNU nano features version
796 0.11.2 of gettext, building with automake 1.6, some new
797 code for displaying control characters, browser
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000798 improvements, a new backup file option (-B, --backup), a
799 new option to ignore rc files (-I,--ignorercfiles),
Chris Allegretta70bb8862002-07-24 01:34:13 +0000800 compatibility with -pedantic, handling null characters
801 before EOF, a slightly sportier nanorc.sample and more.
Benno Schulenberg16fe1782014-02-27 20:54:26 +0000802 Fixes are included for justification,
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000803 the reading and writing file routines, resizing and fill
804 length, millions of memory leaks, the usage screen was
Chris Allegretta1642e6a2013-01-03 04:41:41 +0000805 updated, and the --quotestr and --regexp really work
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000806 now ;-) Enjoy :)
Chris Allegretta70bb8862002-07-24 01:34:13 +0000807
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +000080805/12/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.9 is released, happy Mother's Day! This
809 release includes many new features, including a prepend
810 mode (^O,M-P), a new "syntax" command in the .nanorc to
811 allow multiple syntax highlighting types, and a new -Y,
812 --syntax flag to set a specific one if there's no
David Lawrence Ramseyb159f942006-07-28 17:06:27 +0000813 filename regex to match it against (i.e. w/mutt). The
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000814 ^space and M-space keys will now show up in the help
815 menu, which itself has been tweaked a bit, and many more
816 configure options should now cooperate (like the odd
817 pairing of --enable-tiny and --enable-multibuffer). The
818 marker should now work when using multiple buffers, and
819 the huge memory leak in color syntax highlighting has
820 been fixed. A lot of new stuff for everyone's favorite
821 text editor ;) Have fun!
Chris Allegretta8b75a782002-05-13 00:09:30 +0000822
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +000082303/30/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.8 is released. New features include an
Chris Allegretta4ceb30c2002-03-30 16:56:53 +0000824 "Insert Output of External Command", ^R^X, and a .spec
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000825 file is now included in the distribution. There are
826 cleanups in the usage code, fixes for regex parsing, the
827 file browser, the NO_CONVERT auto-detect, indented
828 justification, the internal spell checker, and a serious
829 bug where reading a file of 0 lines would hang nano.
830 Also, the "show position" code now shows the starting
Chris Allegretta4ceb30c2002-03-30 16:56:53 +0000831 column as 1 instead of 0. Have fun!
832
Chris Allegretta97489d22002-03-05 23:47:44 +000083303/05/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.7 "lets change everything and see what breaks"
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000834 is released. New features include new flags
Chris Allegretta97489d22002-03-05 23:47:44 +0000835 -N,--noconvert to stop any file format conversion and
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000836 -Q, --quotestr for the new quoted text justification, a
837 new tempnam() implementation to avoid silly warnings,
Chris Allegretta97489d22002-03-05 23:47:44 +0000838 DOS and Mac file options in the Write File dialog,
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000839 multiple save files (file.1) for abnormal exits, ^C now
840 shows column as well as character position, and
Chris Allegretta97489d22002-03-05 23:47:44 +0000841 multibuffer allows duplicate files, even unnamed ones.
842 Also, the static shortcut and toggle lengths are
David Lawrence Ramsey81bfd822006-03-26 17:41:47 +0000843 history, nano now reads SYSCONFDIR/nanorc if rc file
Chris Allegretta97489d22002-03-05 23:47:44 +0000844 support is enabled, and nano is now built with (and
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000845 requires for rebuilding) autoconf 2.5.
Chris Allegretta97489d22002-03-05 23:47:44 +0000846 This release also includes fixes for some memory
David Lawrence Ramsey1eadebe2004-01-25 21:36:38 +0000847 leaks, detecting DOS and Mac file format, justification,
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000848 suspending keys, search & replace under various
Chris Allegretta97489d22002-03-05 23:47:44 +0000849 conditions, variable width for shortcuts, and the usual
850 ton of translation updates.
851
Chris Allegretta491029e2002-01-25 17:02:32 +000085201/25/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.6 is released. Lots of new features in this
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000853 release. New Meta-keys were added as alternates for
Chris Allegretta05f40652002-01-23 02:37:36 +0000854 control sequences: Meta-A for the marker key (^^), and
855 Meta-G for the 'goto dir' key in the file browser (^_).
856 The color syntax highlighting now supports multiple
857 lines via start="regex" end="regex" syntax, and the
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000858 .nanorc regex format itself has changed. Also, the
Chris Allegretta05f40652002-01-23 02:37:36 +0000859 gettext code was upgraded to version 0.10.40, and nano
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000860 will now display a message if only occurrence of a given
861 search exists.
Chris Allegretta05f40652002-01-23 02:37:36 +0000862 For bugfixes, there are fixes for spelling,
863 stray newlines in the usage() function, suspend issues
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000864 with tcsh, auto-indent and wrapping clashes, ugly code
Chris Allegretta05f40652002-01-23 02:37:36 +0000865 in rcfile.c, global variable compatibility with AIX.
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000866 There are also oodles of translation updates. Have fun
867 with it.
Chris Allegretta05f40652002-01-23 02:37:36 +0000868
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +000086901/05/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.5 is out. The main new feature in this
870 release is the changed behavior of the keypad. Nano now
Chris Allegrettabdea41e2002-01-05 18:54:43 +0000871 does the Right Thing and used keypad() by default. If
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000872 you wish to use the keypad arrow keys in certain
873 terminals, you may use the -K or --keypad flag to use
874 the old behavior. Users of other OSes should see better
875 handling of their non-keypad keys in this release. Other
876 changes include more Hurd fixes, fixes parsing the
877 .nanorc, display fixes for the color syntax
Chris Allegrettabdea41e2002-01-05 18:54:43 +0000878 highlighting, gettext stabilization and many translation
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000879 updates. This is almost like a stable release, much
880 like in the 0.9.x series when every other release was
881 the most stable one :) Have fun!
882
88312/11/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.4 is released. This release contains
Chris Allegretta7bf25092001-12-12 02:44:40 +0000884 rudimentary color syntax support (but it's still
885 broken), compatibility fixes for the Hurd and FreeBSD,
886 spell checker and wrapping fixes, and more. It seems
887 that the amount of interest in the code is inversely
888 proportional to the amount of time since last release,
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000889 so it's time to show the world all the changes since
Chris Allegretta7bf25092001-12-12 02:44:40 +0000890 1.1.3 ;) Have fun with it!
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000891
89210/26/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.3 is released. As far as new features go,
893 the help system is now available for all functions in
894 the editor. Also, nano will also now print a message on
895 the status bar when it automatically converts a file
896 from Mac or DOS format, and trying to load a file that
897 has already been loaded in multibuffer mode will now
898 also cause an error message. There is now a "goto
899 previous word" which you can use by hitting Meta-Space
900 Bar.
901 As for fixes, a SEVERE bug in the null_at code
902 which discarded the memory address of reallocated memory
903 has been fixed. This is probably the biggest bug fix in
904 well over the last year of development. There are also
905 some display fixes for when the screen shouldn't center
906 itself on cut or uncut text. Also, the comments in the
907 header files incorrectly said that nano was distributed
908 under version 1 of the GPL when the accompanying license
909 was the GPLv2.
Chris Allegrettadc57bba2001-10-26 16:14:45 +0000910 If you're using nano-1.1, it is highly
Chris Allegrettad46f5442003-01-17 21:47:33 +0000911 recommended you upgrade to this release. If using 1.0,
Chris Allegrettadc57bba2001-10-26 16:14:45 +0000912 wait for version 1.0.6 which should be available early
913 next week. Enjoy!
914
Chris Allegretta03260b42001-10-04 01:24:07 +000091510/03/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.2 is out there. Many new features in this
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000916 release, including support for auto-converting from DOS
917 and Mac formatted files, as well as toggles for writing
918 out files in these formats. Pico's -o flag has been
919 implemented, as has some new smooth scrolling code
920 (which can be used in place of the default jerky
921 scrolling behavior). Also, there is now a "find
922 matching bracket/brace/etc" feature (Meta-]). The
923 .nanorc file now accepts setting the tabsize, and the
924 help text at the bottom of the editor is now better
925 spaced out in the search/replace prompts. There are
926 also the usual helping of bugfixes, translation updates
927 and, surely a bug or two. You better get ready!
Chris Allegretta03260b42001-10-04 01:24:07 +0000928
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +000092907/28/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.1 is released. Our second 1.1 unstable
930 release features many bugfixes from the initial release,
931 in particular fixes for the multibuffer code, and
932 various compiler macro fixes. The shortcut lists for
Chris Allegretta0e8c8d82001-07-29 01:16:27 +0000933 the search and replace prompts are a little more logical
934 (with cancel the last option again), and the included
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000935 gettext was re-downgraded to 0.10.35 due to problems on
936 the PPC platform. GNU nano now includes its own aclocal
937 macros in the m4/ directory to allow rebuilding the
938 configure script to work on platforms regardless of
Chris Allegretta0e8c8d82001-07-29 01:16:27 +0000939 their gettext version.
940
Chris Allegretta9a748602001-07-15 16:07:23 +000094107/15/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.0 is released. This is the first release
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000942 in the 1.1.x unstable series of GNU nano. It
943 incorporates all changes up to the 1.0.3 release, and
944 also includes many many new features, including
945 appending to as well as overwriting files, writing
946 marked text to a separate file, dynamic wrap length,
947 lots more compatibility with Pico, and new optional
948 features like .nanorc file support and multiple file
949 buffers! All in all, plenty of new stuff that's sure to
950 introduce lots of bugs ;-) Have fun with it, but be
951 careful, unstable means unstable.
Chris Allegretta9a748602001-07-15 16:07:23 +0000952
David Lawrence Ramsey6c6d2bc2006-11-08 18:03:53 +000095307/01/2001 - GNU nano 1.0.3 is the "mutt" release. This release
954 features oodles of bug fixes with cutting text,
955 especially with the -k (cut to end) option. There is
956 also a new suspend handler which should make nano play
957 better with mutt (the code for which came from mutt
958 itself; many many thanks to Jordi Mallach and Tom Lear
959 for working late into the night fixing this). Nano now
960 also features mutt's case insensitive string compare
961 function for more speed and less memory usage. Two new
962 translations are included, Ukrainian and Russian.
Benno Schulenbergb55ce292014-02-22 10:28:58 +0000963
David Lawrence Ramsey6c6d2bc2006-11-08 18:03:53 +000096405/12/2001 - GNU nano 1.0.2 is the "just the bugfixes ma'am" release.
965 The most noticeable fixes are for display errors using
966 page up/down with the marker code, and view mode (-v)
967 not stopping the replace function. Other fixes include
968 being able to use the arrow keys while holding down the
969 ctrl key in certain TERMs, and there are many
970 documentation updates and spelling tweaks. We also have
971 a new Galician translation (provided by Jacobo Tarrío).
972 Have fun with it!
973
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +000097404/06/2001 - GNU nano 1.0.1 is out there. The only new feature is a
975 configure option for those who want to disable all word
976 wrapping from nano, --disable-wrapping. Bug fixes this
977 release include some bugs with autoconf and i18n, and
978 several fixes in the file browser including a segfault
979 on Solaris, symlinks to directories now work properly,
980 and nano now sorts files case insensitively like Pilot.
981 Have fun with it.
Chris Allegretta38068cd2001-04-06 20:04:23 +0000982
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +000098303/22/2001 - GNU Nano 1.0 is released! The autoindent wrapping bug
Chris Allegretta4aa302f2001-03-18 18:50:04 +0000984 has been fixed, as well as strange bug when using Pico
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000985 mode and regex search. There have also been some minor
Chris Allegretta4aa302f2001-03-18 18:50:04 +0000986 spelling and documentation updates. As stated on the
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000987 website, there are currently no known bugs with nano,
988 but some will pop up eventually and they will be
989 addressed in subsequent releases. We hope you enjoy
990 this first stable release of nano, and as always,
991 feedback is welcome! nano@nano-editor.org.
Chris Allegretta4aa302f2001-03-18 18:50:04 +0000992
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +000099302/19/2001 - Nano 0.9.99pre3 brings a lot of changes! The most
994 important being that nano is now officially a GNU
995 program. Some changes have been made for GNU
996 compatibility (like the default list of shortcuts, "^G
997 Get Help" is now Listed and "^_ Goto Line" is not). The
998 Yes/No/All keys have finally been internationalized
999 also. All in all, quite a few changes, considering nano
1000 is supposed to be in a code freeze. But there are the
1001 usual helping of bugfixes, a nasty bug when cutting text
1002 in -k mode and some compatibility issues with older
1003 ncurses libraries have also been fixed. All in all, a
1004 lot to see.
Chris Allegrettaf4a98642001-02-19 05:28:00 +00001005
Chris Allegretta90e04042001-01-31 18:01:24 +0000100601/31/2001 - Nano 0.9.99pre2 is released. Not surprisingly, all that is
1007 new is bugfixes, bugfixes, bugfixes. There were a few
1008 cleanups in unneeded global variables and duplicate
1009 functions, but most is just fixing. Specifically, there
1010 is now a preliminary (read: needs testing) fix for
1011 resizing the editor in any mode other than normal edit
1012 mode. Other fixes include some more tab completion
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001013 segfaults, and an silly segfault that occurred when
David Lawrence Ramseyb159f942006-07-28 17:06:27 +00001014 successfully writing a file on the 2nd try (i.e. after
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001015 an initial write error). Slowly but surely, on toward
1016 1.0 we travel.
Chris Allegretta90e04042001-01-31 18:01:24 +00001017
Chris Allegretta9d6f3f32001-01-21 02:35:03 +0000101801/17/2001 - Nano 0.9.99pre1 is released. This is the first pre-1.0
Chris Allegretta9faa3f12001-01-18 04:37:09 +00001019 release of nano, and is also the first release since the
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001020 code freeze for nano 1.0. Don't expect (or request) any
Chris Allegretta9faa3f12001-01-18 04:37:09 +00001021 new features between now and nano 1.0, only bugfixes,
1022 optimizations and doc/translation updates. For fixes, a
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001023 nasty segfault when trying to insert one's home
1024 directory (~), some checks for the NumLock key making
1025 the keypad go awry, window size sanity checks, many
1026 autoconf fixes, and support for the KDE konsole keypad
1027 layout. Have fun.
Chris Allegretta9faa3f12001-01-18 04:37:09 +00001028
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000102901/07/2001 - Nano 0.9.25 is the "Just one more feature I swear!"
1030 release. It includes one new feature that Pico has had
1031 forever, a built-in file browser. Since not everyone
1032 may want this option, there is a --disable-browser
1033 option to the configure script as well. Other changes
1034 include slightly different keypad handling, and a bugfix
1035 for crashes when tab completion in certain instances.
1036 Have fun and Happy New Year!
Chris Allegretta16991442001-01-07 22:06:11 +00001037
Chris Allegretta88520c92001-05-05 17:45:54 +0000103812/18/2000 - Nano 0.9.24 is released. This version contains the last of
Chris Allegretta66149e72000-12-19 02:51:06 +00001039 the security fixes for writing files, as well as for a
1040 nasty segfault when nano is unable to open a file for
1041 reading, among other fixes. Nano also now cowardly
1042 refuses to open device files, to stop silly things like
1043 trying to open /dev/zero. New features include being
1044 Able to use Meta-Meta-<key> as Control-<key>, better
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001045 HURD support, and some new flags have been added for
1046 Pico compatibility. Upgrading to this version is highly
Chris Allegretta66149e72000-12-19 02:51:06 +00001047 recommended.
1048
Chris Allegretta88167602000-12-09 00:07:06 +0000104912/08/2000 - Nano 0.9.23 is the "race conditions bite" release. The
1050 main reason for this release is the less-than-optimal
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001051 fix for the security issue in nano with following
1052 symbolic links. Hopefully this will fix the problem
1053 permanently. The --nofollow option also works again for
1054 those who are real security nuts. There are also some
1055 display and search fixes, and the --disable-spell
1056 function was renamed to --disable-speller to be in line
1057 with nano and Pico's "speller" term.
Chris Allegretta88167602000-12-09 00:07:06 +00001058
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000105912/02/2000 - Nano 0.9.22 is released, with many more changes and
Chris Allegrettaac139dd2000-12-02 21:31:17 +00001060 additions than imaginable. The most important change is
1061 a fix for unsafe handling of symbolic links which could
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001062 lead to symlink attacks if nano were to exit because of
1063 an error or signal. Also there are better checks when
Chris Allegrettaac139dd2000-12-02 21:31:17 +00001064 saving files.
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001065 As for new features, username tab completion is now
1066 working well, the internal spell checker code has been
Chris Allegrettaac139dd2000-12-02 21:31:17 +00001067 tweaked, you can now unjustify if you don't like how the
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001068 justify formatted your text, and there are more options
1069 for configure, including --disable-spell and
Chris Allegretta9ee2a0d2000-12-02 21:50:57 +00001070 --disable-justify and --enable-extra (for those who like
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001071 surprises). All in all, a whole lot of changes in a
1072 little over a week.
Chris Allegrettaac139dd2000-12-02 21:31:17 +00001073
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000107411/23/2000 - Happy Thanksgiving! Nano 0.9.21 is our "last version was
Chris Allegretta71366cd2000-11-23 21:04:27 +00001075 a big turkey" release. It fixes several bugs introduced
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001076 by the previous version, as well as a few long- standing
1077 display bugs. All 0.9.20 users are strongly encouraged
1078 to upgrade to this release.
Chris Allegretta71366cd2000-11-23 21:04:27 +00001079
108011/18/2000 - Nano 0.9.20 is finally out the door. Probably the biggest
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001081 change is the brand new way nano displays previous
1082 search and replace strings (they are now editable!)
1083 This is a break from Pico's (inconsistent) interface, so
1084 if you don't like the new way, "Pico" mode (-p on the
1085 command line or Meta-P within nano) still works the
1086 "old" way.
Chris Allegretta44b52ca2000-11-18 16:46:14 +00001087 Other new features include being able to deal with
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001088 search strings of any length, a new internal spell
1089 feature (courtesy of Mr. Rocco Corsi) and tab completion
1090 when reading in or writing out files! There's also the
1091 usual billion or so bug fixes. Feedback on this release
1092 is welcome because so much has changed, especially with
1093 the previous string display in search and replace.
1094 Email -> nano@nano-editor.org <-. If you like
1095 something, don't like something, or just want to order a
1096 pizza, let us know!
Chris Allegretta44b52ca2000-11-18 16:46:14 +00001097
Chris Allegretta07e97d62000-10-03 01:52:50 +0000109810/02/2000 - Nano 0.9.19 is the "Chris is getting married in less than
1099 a week and needs a distraction" release. There are only
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001100 a few actual code changes, mainly portability and
1101 compiler warning fixes. Nano now also supports
1102 PDCurses, which enables easily-built nano executables
1103 for Windows NT and 95/98 for the brave. The official
1104 nano site has changed (again) as well, check out
1105 www.nano-editor.org for all the latest nano schtuff.
Chris Allegretta07e97d62000-10-03 01:52:50 +00001106
Chris Allegretta629edad2000-09-19 00:27:19 +0000110709/18/2000 - Nano 0.9.18 is unleashed. It has some new keyboard
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001108 handling code, Cygwin support out of the box, and a more
1109 portable handler for the NOHELP toggle. There is also a
1110 fix for a somewhat serious bug whereby trying to insert
1111 a directory instead of a normal file would destroy the
1112 contents of the editor. A must-see. Four stars.
Chris Allegretta629edad2000-09-19 00:27:19 +00001113
Chris Allegretta423cbfd2000-09-04 16:21:29 +0000111409/04/2000 - Nano 0.9.17, the Labor Day release, is released after a
1115 quiet spell (almost an entire month since last release!)
1116 New features include better (not yet perfect) binary
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001117 display support and toggle support for most of the
1118 program flags (M-c, M-i, M-z, M-x, M-p, M-w, M-m, M-k
1119 and M-e for -c, -i, -x, -p, -w, -k, and -R).
Chris Allegretta423cbfd2000-09-04 16:21:29 +00001120
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000112108/09/2000 - Nano 0.9.16, after some struggling, is released. This
1122 release should fix a few of the holes that 0.9.15 dug.
1123 The "cutting text on the first line" bug is fixed, as is
1124 the "cutting text on the last line" bug. Nice symmetry
1125 there huh? Also the --tabsize argument should now work
1126 as well as by using -T.
Chris Allegrettaba96f7a2000-08-09 21:38:28 +00001127
Chris Allegretta88520c92001-05-05 17:45:54 +0000112808/03/2000 - Nano 0.9.15 is the "I can't think of a release description"
Chris Allegretta0bf4e142000-08-04 02:42:04 +00001129 release. There are the usual gala of display bugfixes,
Chris Allegretta1642e6a2013-01-03 04:41:41 +00001130 a fix for the nasty bug in -k mode that could create
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001131 a loop in the file being edited, and some other code
Chris Allegretta0bf4e142000-08-04 02:42:04 +00001132 cleanup. Also, the -T option should now work regardless
1133 of the curses library used. Yay.
1134
Chris Allegrettaa1a55c72000-07-28 00:36:03 +0000113507/27/2000 - Nano 0.9.14 is officially the "13 is so unlucky it should
1136 be skipped as a version number" release. One typo
1137 caused unending problems (calling nano with either -t or
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001138 -k caused both flags to be used). The -k code is also
1139 now closer in functionality to Pico's -k mode; please
1140 note that this code is not finished yet. Working on
1141 this code has made me realize that there is not enough
Chris Allegrettaa1a55c72000-07-28 00:36:03 +00001142 abstraction in the code, and I will be working on that
1143 for the next release. Until then, have fun with this
1144 version.
1145
Chris Allegrettaedebbe62000-07-23 16:45:20 +0000114607/23/2000 - Nano 0.9.13 has a few new bits and bobs, most notably the
Chris Allegretta231d3d62000-07-22 19:33:19 +00001147 -k option from Pico (cut to end of line). The majority
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001148 of changes in this release are bugfixes, however,
1149 including the usual display fixes and fixes for writing
1150 to symbolic links and un-writable files. Barring any
1151 other major changes, this should be the feature set for
1152 nano 1.0, whenever it might be released =-)
Chris Allegretta231d3d62000-07-22 19:33:19 +00001153
Chris Allegrettae955dae2000-07-07 22:24:59 +0000115407/07/2000 - Nano 0.9.12 (The "lucky day" release) is bursting with new
1155 features, bug fixes, and yummy fruit flavor. For
1156 changes, the alternate replace keystroke ^W^T is now
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001157 ^W^R to be compatible with later versions of Pico. ^W^T
1158 is now goto line, again for Pico compatibility. As for
1159 new features, the wonderful/hated magic line code has
1160 returned with a vengeance! Also, regular expression
1161 searches and replaces have been incorporated via the -R
1162 flag. And, of course, there are the usual helping of
1163 display and other bug fixes to top it all off.
Chris Allegrettae955dae2000-07-07 22:24:59 +00001164
Chris Allegretta4da1fc62000-06-21 03:00:43 +0000116506/20/2000 - Nano 0.9.11 presents drastic rewrites of the most buggy
Chris Allegretta37985882000-06-20 00:39:20 +00001166 routines in the program, specifically the wrapping code
1167 and almost all of the display routines. There are many
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001168 improvements and bugfixes to the display subsystem in
Chris Allegretta37985882000-06-20 00:39:20 +00001169 general, but there may be bugs lurking yet. Also, after
1170 many MANY requests, there is now an option to set the
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001171 displayed tab width (-T, --tabsize). Note that this
1172 function just changes the way tabs LOOK in the editor,
1173 the tabs you input are still real tabs of normal width
1174 (usually 8 characters); nano just makes them look
Chris Allegretta88520c92001-05-05 17:45:54 +00001175 smaller or bigger while in the editor. New in the
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001176 translation department is an Indonesian translation
1177 (id).
Chris Allegretta37985882000-06-20 00:39:20 +00001178
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000117906/06/2000 - Nano 0.9.10 is primarily a bugfix for the loss of SIGINT
1180 when using "run and terminate" flags (for example,
1181 --help). There are also some minor documentation
1182 updates. This version of nano is the most stable in
1183 quite some time, and is likely to be the most stable for
1184 awhile. Users are encouraged to upgrade to this
1185 version.
Chris Allegretta2b26e0a2000-06-07 04:02:06 +00001186
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +0000118705/31/2000 - Nano 0.9.9 introduces much better working i18n support,
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001188 more portability, and a ton of bugfixes. While nano is
1189 not likely anywhere near 1.0 in terms of code quality,
1190 it gets a quantum leap closer with this release.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001191
119205/18/2000 - Nano 0.9.8 (the 'what broke now?' release) should fix
1193 the resize crash people have been experiencing. It also
1194 offers a new input method that should allow nano to do
1195 things the right way (like ^S, ^Q, custom suspend keys)
Chris Allegretta88520c92001-05-05 17:45:54 +00001196 and hopefully won't break with non-US keyboards. There
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001197 are also the obligatory display fixes and speedups.
1198 Have fun with it.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001199
120005/14/2000 - Nano 0.9.7 (the Mother's Day release) continues in the long
1201 line of display fixes, and also fixes the broken symlink
David Lawrence Ramseyb159f942006-07-28 17:06:27 +00001202 behavior (i.e. symlinks weren't being followed by
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001203 default). Hopefully all major bugs can be worked out
1204 soon and we can have a 1.0 release before the end of the
1205 year, but who knows.
1206
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +0000120705/08/2000 - Nano 0.9.6 cleans up a lot of the display bugs that 0.9.5
1208 uncovered. There are improvements (and some remaining
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001209 segfaults) in the wrapping code, and even more display
1210 optimizations. I would still say 0.9.4 or 0.9.2 are the
1211 most stable versions of nano to date, but this one may
1212 not be too bad =-)
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001213
121405/01/2000 - Nano 0.9.5 attempts to speed up the display of text
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001215 to be at least somewhat reasonable. Much code profiling
1216 has been done to reduce the ridiculous number of
1217 redundant display updates. This will probably expose a
1218 lot of bugs that can then be fixed, so this release is
1219 probably not for the faint of heart. For anyone
1220 curious, I would call nano 0.9.2 the most stable version
1221 recently, so use that if you're not particularly
1222 concerned with being on the bleeding edge.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001223
122404/25/2000 - Nano 0.9.4 fixes some problems in 0.9.3 with the last
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001225 line code and related segfaults. It also now has much
1226 better handling for 8-bit characters. The --enable-tiny
1227 code also produces a smaller executable.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001228
122904/19/2000 - Nano 0.9.3 is officially the "Micro$oft" release. It
1230 underscores the recent problem of bugfixes introducing
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001231 more bugs than they fix. The most important change to
1232 this version of nano is the removal of the "magic line".
1233 You will no longer see a blank line at the end of the
1234 file. If you want a new line at the end of your file,
1235 you'll have to hit enter to get one.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001236
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001237 NOTE: THIS BREAKS COMPATIBILITY WITH PICO.
1238 Unfortunately, this feature has been causing many many
1239 problems with nano so it is being removed for the time
1240 being, and perhaps indefinitely.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001241
Chris Allegretta88520c92001-05-05 17:45:54 +00001242 Other new stuff includes an --enable-tiny option to make
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001243 nano ultra small (disabling i18n, detailed help and the
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001244 marker and mouse code), and --with-slang to use the
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001245 slang libraries instead of ncurses.
1246
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000124704/15/2000 - Nano 0.9.2 just fixes the serious segfault problem if
1248 nano is invoked any way other than using the absolute
1249 path. The bug was in the new code for checking whether
Chris Allegretta6df90f52002-07-19 01:08:59 +00001250 nano is invoked as 'pico'.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001251
125204/14/2000 - 0.9.1 has some more Pico compatibility built-in. The
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001253 option to switch to/from Search and Search/Replace (^T)
1254 is now available, and nano now displays the more
David Lawrence Ramseyb159f942006-07-28 17:06:27 +00001255 Pico-like shortcut list when invoked as 'pico' (i.e. if
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001256 'pico' is a symlink to nano). There is an important
1257 change to the handling of symbolic links as well. Now,
1258 nano does the "correct" thing and automatically writes
1259 to the object of the symlink, rather than replace the
1260 symlink with the updated file. This behavior is still
1261 available with the --nofollow or -l flags.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001262 Other new things include a fix for the infamous
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001263 "recursive replace" bug, and more bugfixes in the
1264 wrapping code.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001265
126604/07/2000 - Nano 0.9.0 has some updates, new language support and
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001267 a much better refresh setup (It's still not great,
1268 but...) There should also be more stability editing
1269 long lines, as there was a stupid mistake in the
1270 update_line call. Silly me =)
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001271
127203/22/2000 - Nano 0.8.9 is basically just a bugfix release of 0.8.8
1273 to reflect the current stagnant status of the project.
1274 Most things work, the rest doesn't doesn't work because
1275 (a) I can't fix it or I would have already done so, and
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001276 (b) the amount of patches I'm receiving right now is
1277 quite negligible. Fortunately, this release marks the
1278 first release since I have acquired ownership of the
1279 nano pages on SourceForge. Here's hoping SF will get us
1280 some more visibility, translators and patches.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001281
128203/12/2000 - After a hiatus, I have finally moved (not unpacked though)
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001283 to my new home into Albany. Thus I should now have more
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001284 time to work on nano. Nano 0.8.8, the "dear god what
1285 broke this time?" release, incorporates patches for both
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001286 i18n and many bugfixes. It is VERY likely something
1287 broke this version, and it's likely I didn't even apply
1288 the i18n stuff properly, so *it* may not even work.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001289
1290 I would like to announce that I'm going to need
1291 translations soonish, so if you are fluent in other
Chris Allegretta88520c92001-05-05 17:45:54 +00001292 languages than English (or even better, if your native
1293 language is not English) and you would like to submit a
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001294 translation file to me, please feel free to do so. If
1295 you do, I will list your name and email in the AUTHORS
1296 file as the maintainer of the .po file, and from then on
1297 it is yours to take care of and keep up to date.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001298
129903/01/2000 - Well, to continue my trend of going back on my previous
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001300 release's comments, nano 0.8.7 is released. The
1301 crashing behavior was still occurring, and this most
1302 recent fix also fixes some other wrapping problems, so
1303 here you go. There may be another release soon, there
1304 may not be, is that vague enough? =)
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001305
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000130602/25/2000 - More minor bugfixes in 0.8.6, the bizarre behavior at the
1307 end of a page has ceased, thankfully. I'm also moving
1308 next weekend, so don't be shocked if you don't see a new
1309 version of nano next week =-)
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001310
131102/11/2000 - Okay, here we go again. Aside from a few minor fixes and
1312 some under-the-hood changes, you won't notice much
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001313 different in this version of nano. I haven't gotten
1314 much feedback on the help feature, is it simply amazing
1315 or does no one care? Write and let me know! =)
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001316
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000131702/08/2000 - Nano 0.8.3 marks the first time in a long time that there
1318 has been more than three days since the last release.
1319 New features include an initial help mode (YAY!),
1320 hopefully much more support for i18n out of the box, and
1321 a flag for more Pico compatibility in the shortcut lists
1322 displayed. This release also marks the new nano
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001323 distribution site, http://www.asty.org/nano and email
1324 address nano@asty.org for bugs, etc.
1325
132602/02/2000 - Okay, I hate to go back on what I said in the last release,
1327 but I may be changing jobs very soon. I will release
1328 version 0.8.2 as is (no i18n, no help menu (yet). I
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001329 expect things to settle down by the end of next week,
1330 and then I can try to start on the i18n support and help
1331 menu; look for these new features in version 0.8.5 to
1332 0.9.0.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001333
133401/28/2000 - Nano 0.8.1 marks our first official step toward
Chris Allegretta88520c92001-05-05 17:45:54 +00001335 internationalization (i18n) and the help system (^G). I
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001336 will be merging in Jordi's patches for initial i18n in
1337 the next version, and will implement the help system
1338 with i18n built into it shortly after that. Please
1339 don't hesitate to send bug reports, as long as you're
1340 sure the fault lies with nano =-).
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001341
134201/25/2000 - Nano 0.8.0 is officially the 'let's try and be at least a
1343 little portable, mmmmkay?' release. There are many
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001344 portability checks and fixes; many thanks to Andy Kahn
1345 for his patches. I removed the broken do_spell behavior
1346 with the 'spell' program; for now, we only try to call
1347 'ispell' until I write a better method to handle the
1348 output of the normal 'spell' command.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001349
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000135001/24/2000 - Nano 0.7.9 features many new features. Among them are a
1351 new autoindent feature (-i, --autoindent), tempfile flag
1352 like Pico's -t flag (-t, --tempfile), and preliminary
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001353 spelling program support. The spelling function tries
1354 to run 'spell' and then 'ispell' in that order, but you
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001355 can specify another spelling program with -s or
1356 --speller.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001357
135801/17/00 - Nano 0.7.7 is officially the 'way too much stuff changed this
1359 release' release. It's the busy time at work for me, so
1360 please don't get offended if your patch doesn't get
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +00001361 included in the next immediate version of nano. I'm
1362 sure all the changes in this release will cause a few
1363 bugs, so 0.7.8 will primarily be about fixing those
1364 bugs.
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001365
Chris Allegretta88520c92001-05-05 17:45:54 +00001366 Things added this release include resizability (kinda),
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001367 new -x and -c flags (see nano -h for help), long command
1368 line flag support, and the usual array of bugfixes.
1369
David Lawrence Ramsey9e45a472004-01-06 17:12:28 +0000137001/15/00 - Nano 0.7.6 is officially the 'lightning' release. It now
1371 loads large files much faster than previous versions,
1372 and is even much faster than Pico or vi in some rather
1373 rudimentary tests. Many thanks to Adam Rogoyski for the
Chris Allegrettaa2ea1932000-06-06 05:53:49 +00001374 read_byte patch!
1375
137601/09/00 - As of this version (0.7.4), TIP has officially been renamed
1377 to nano. The new homepage is at
1378 http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/astyanax/nano. Please
1379 update your bookmarks, tell your friends, and all that
1380 jazz.
Chris Allegrettac87a4112000-08-07 02:16:24 +00001381
1382$Id$