f96f3546c7
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.2 release
2024-09-05 09:18:12 +02:00
ebddb49041
docs: do not quote the argument of 'include' statements in sample nanorc
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This avoids those arguments getting colorized as if they were regexes
(when the relevant lines are uncommented), and instead allows them to
get colorized in bold purple by a dedicated rule.
2024-08-16 15:42:37 +02:00
4b1a81e773
docs: mention the availability of ^Y, ^N, and ^A at a Yes-No prompt
2024-07-28 13:55:31 +02:00
fe39d137c7
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.1 release
2024-07-12 10:57:24 +02:00
479e56bdd6
tweaks: slightly reword a phrase in the explanation of --colonparsing
2024-07-07 14:27:02 +02:00
d824c4e633
docs: properly escape a literal '@' in the texi document
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This avoids a failing `make pdf`.
Problem existed since commit 4930fbbb
2024-07-01 15:45:51 +02:00
e8cf0f37f1
docs: add 'set colonparsing' to the sample nanorc
2024-06-18 15:55:00 +02:00
12a0c0f690
tweaks: rewrap some lines, for more even lengths
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Also, slightly improve a few descriptions.
2024-06-18 10:53:28 +02:00
77a8841d25
tweaks: elide unhelpful occurrences of the word "will"
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In most cases, "will" is just a filler word and doesn't improve clarity.
And in the bargain improve two descriptions.
2024-06-18 09:56:01 +02:00
3809c67bb2
docs: add the Alt+Home/Alt+End shortcuts to the cheatsheet
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Also, reshuffle Alt+T for balance, slightly reword the description
of Alt+A (as it differs in nature from the other toggles), and add
some spaces for better alignment.
2024-06-17 09:10:07 +02:00
dff779e3ad
tweaks: in FAQ, use 'id' attribute instead of empty anchor with 'name'
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The 'name' attribute for the <a> tag is deprecated -- 'id' is the
standard attribute that can be used in almost every tag.
2024-06-17 09:09:37 +02:00
34dda64610
docs: explain the behavior of the new function `cycle`
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Also colorize {cycle} when found in a nanorc file.
2024-06-15 09:57:06 +02:00
6be1f7e95a
docs: avert hyphenation of the technical words "ncurses" and "terminfo"
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This prevents an observed wrong hyphenation: "ter-minfo".
Also, add markup for "terminfo", like "ncurses" already has.
2024-06-07 14:57:02 +02:00
0c2caa50cc
docs: correct the description of --bold, as function tags are unaffected
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The succinct function descriptions in the help lines are not shown in
reverse video by default, so they are not bolded by -D/--bold either.
Also, mention 'promptcolor' and 'minicolor' where they were missing.
2024-06-04 17:01:11 +02:00
cd53f7cf8c
docs: don't say any more that -z was removed, as it has been repurposed
2024-06-02 09:23:09 +02:00
b3780aab33
docs: remove the 'filename:linenumber' format from the synopsis
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(This should have been part of commit 4930fbbb
2024-05-31 16:48:08 +02:00
b92cbf5f09
rcfile: remove old bindable function 'nowrap', alias of 'breaklonglines'
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The bindable function 'nowrap' has been deprecated for three years,
since version 5.5, commit e14127b8
2024-05-31 15:57:01 +02:00
c26f901ba9
options: remove the deprecated synonym -$ of -S/--softwrap
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The old short option -$ has been deprecated for four years,
since version 5.0, commit 7d3aad40
2024-05-31 12:45:18 +02:00
a590645cde
docs: document the new --listsyntaxes (-z) option
2024-05-31 11:14:24 +02:00
4930fbbba7
docs: explain the details of --colonparsing / -@ / 'set colonparsing'
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Also, remove the earlier explanation, when colon parsing was still
done by default.
2024-05-26 17:11:09 +02:00
0b43c8da11
docs: extend the FAQ item about urxvt modified keys, with M-Home/M-End
2024-05-14 16:39:14 +02:00
ce5513b009
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.0 release
2024-05-01 10:10:15 +02:00
2c8d57fbb2
docs: document the new bindable functions 'toprow' and 'bottomrow'
2024-04-07 10:57:07 +02:00
4f0683a481
docs: add an example binding for normalizing Unicode to the sample nanorc
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This requires `uconv` from the 'icu-devtools' package (on Debian).
2024-03-26 11:37:29 +01:00
b9449de5cf
docs: improve the description of the 'flipexecute' bindable function
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It is bindable only in the Insert menu -- in the Execute menu it has
a "blind", unadvertised binding (because I consider toggling between
menus somewhat of a misfeature).
2024-03-26 11:29:56 +01:00
c2b4c2ae0e
docs: mention that 'light' background colors do not work on Linux console
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This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65501 .
Reported-by: Alan Cristhian Ruiz <alancristhian@protonmail.com>
2024-03-22 11:23:05 +01:00
778f000a3b
docs: use a space after #, like everywhere else in the sample nanorc
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Also, use a more mnemonic example shortcut for copy-to-clipboard.
2024-03-10 17:32:09 +01:00
edd0823d96
docs: mention that --modernbindings overrides --preserve
2024-03-08 11:25:14 +01:00
5bd5bcd06a
docs: mention backreferences (for replacements with regular expressions)
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Also mention that nano prompts for each occurrence, and that, when
a region is marked, replacements are made only within that region.
2024-03-05 15:50:15 +01:00
f60c6b25ad
docs: delete a remark about libvte that is no longer relevant
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Libvte 0.55 is more than five years old -- almost all users will
have upgraded by now to 0.55 or newer.
2024-03-05 08:44:04 +01:00
cdaa43b396
syntax: makefile: ensure that the <Tab> key always produces a tab
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Making it independent from the `tabstospaces` setting.
And remove the now-redundant suggestion from the sample nanorc.
2024-02-05 17:17:37 +01:00
d35650b034
docs: document the new --modernbindings option
2024-01-29 10:40:48 +01:00
1a3ef7e497
docs: fix a ten-year-old typo, reported by `correctmost`
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This fixes https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65193 .
2024-01-23 13:18:09 +01:00
c19012d4cd
docs: say "mini bar", not "minibar", when referring to the actual bar
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Like is done for the other bars: title bar, status bar, prompt bar.
2024-01-20 11:02:54 +01:00
b502631d10
docs: mention the changed meanings of ^F/^B and also in the texi manual
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Also somewhat reword the note for version 4.0.
2024-01-18 11:06:01 +01:00
6728e5d791
docs: mention the missing two options that override --bold
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And improve one word.
2024-01-16 16:15:22 +01:00
101b53b541
docs: add ^T^S (spell check) and M-S (softwrap) to the cheatsheet
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Also, adjust the alignment of the two header lines,
and slightly reword one of the descriptions.
2024-01-16 10:56:41 +01:00
11c492fdd0
docs: add M-C and M-Z to the cheatsheet, and reshuffle for balance
2024-01-13 11:27:28 +01:00
792d4e9a23
docs: adjust the cheatsheet for the changed meanings of ^F, ^B, M-F, M-B
2024-01-13 11:22:14 +01:00
4a2729b780
copyright: update the years for the FSF
2024-01-10 11:24:28 +01:00
cbf5a5b5d3
docs: in the sample nanorc, set the guidestripe to a soft grey
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This gives both an example of the #rgb format and shows that the
guidestripe can be set to an unobtrusive color.
2023-12-18 16:14:10 +01:00
96df9e0a20
docs: mention how to get the old behavior of ^F, ^B, M-F, and M-B back
2023-11-22 10:52:34 +01:00
75b312ded1
revert the previous commit -- forget about -? as a synonym for --help
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An ambiguous option like --back or --word would cause nano to spew
the entire help text. It should do the latter only when the user
explicitly requests it.
2023-08-27 14:56:05 +02:00
e65b0ba654
options: add -? as a synonym of -h (--help)
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The short option '-?' was removed nine years ago in commit 430191895bd92d4c743100fe
2023-07-31 07:40:07 +02:00
7f4c2c6a25
docs: add a caveat in the FAQ about bracketed pastes
2023-06-04 08:07:10 +02:00
7f17777a4b
docs: mention that a restricted nano does not access the history files
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With some imagination, the lack of access could be inferred from the
other descriptions, but it's much better to be clear and explicit.
Also, separate two items that are unrelated and reshuffle them into
a neater order.
Triggered by https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?64181 .
2023-05-14 08:17:25 +02:00
bcdb27416c
docs: describe nano more specifically as a text editor
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Especially the first sentences introducing nano should use the words
"text editor" and not just "editor".
2023-05-14 08:11:44 +02:00
2c19345e58
docs: in a synopsis, use braces around a choice of required parts
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This seems to be the convention. For an example, see `man tar`.
This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?64125 .
Reported-by: Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
2023-05-01 10:48:02 +02:00
bf984ecb9b
docs: document the <filename>:<linenumber> thing for cursor positioning
2023-03-09 16:14:44 +01:00
7681090c12
docs: clarify that a fileregex is matched against the absolute filename
2023-02-16 11:02:15 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg