docs: add notes to draw attention to the changed defaults

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Benno Schulenberg 2019-03-18 20:01:11 +01:00
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@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ nano \- Nano's ANOther editor, inspired by Pico
.B nano
.RI [ options "] [[+" line [, column "]]\ " file "]..."
.SH NOTE
Starting with version 4.0, \fBnano\fR no longer hard-wraps an overlong
line by default, and no longer automatically adds a newline at the end
of the text if one is missing. Furthermore, it uses smooth scrolling
by default and makes use of the line below the title bar.
.sp
If you want the old, Pico behavior back, please use \fB\-\-breaklonglines\fR,
\fB\-\-finalnewline\fR, \fB\-\-jumpyscrolling\fR, and \fB\-\-emptyline\fR
(or \fB\-bfje\fR for short).
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBnano\fP is a small and friendly editor. It copies the look and feel
of Pico, but is free software, and implements several features that Pico

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@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ as is reasonable while offering a superset of Pico's functionality.
@xref{Pico Compatibility} for more details on how @command{nano} and
Pico differ.
Starting with version 4.0, @command{nano} no longer hard-wraps an overlong
line by default, and no longer automatically adds a newline at the end
of the text if one is missing. Furthermore, it uses smooth scrolling
by default and makes use of the line below the title bar.
If you want the old, Pico behavior back, please use @option{--breaklonglines},
@option{--finalnewline}, @option{--jumpyscrolling}, and @option{--emptyline}
(or @option{-bfje} for short).
Please report bugs via @url{https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano}.

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.SH NAME
nanorc \- GNU nano's configuration file
.SH NOTE
Starting with version 4.0, \fBnano\fR no longer hard-wraps an overlong
line by default, and no longer automatically adds a newline at the end
of the text if one is missing. Furthermore, it uses smooth scrolling
by default and makes use of the line below the title bar.
.sp
If you want the old, Pico behavior back, please use \fBset breaklonglines\fR,
\fBset finalnewline\fR, \fBset jumpyscrolling\fR, and \fBset emptyline\fR.
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fInanorc\fP file contains the default settings for \fBnano\fP, a
small and friendly editor. The file should be in Unix format, not in