f96f3546c7
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.2 release
2024-09-05 09:18:12 +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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
d35650b034
docs: document the new --modernbindings option
2024-01-29 10:40:48 +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
4a2729b780
copyright: update the years for the FSF
2024-01-10 11:24:28 +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
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
26025f79ce
docs: add a reference to the 'help-nano' mailing list
2023-01-30 17:13:17 +01:00
1c307bc1be
docs: add a clarifying note to the description of --tabstospaces
2023-01-26 17:01:48 +01:00
d19915ea44
docs: fix "availabilty" typo in the manual and the nanorc manpage
2023-01-19 09:24:58 +01:00
7b48a9f671
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 7.2 release
2023-01-18 09:07:41 +01:00
6e88389fb8
copyright: update the years for the FSF
2023-01-06 10:37:15 +01:00
3791ed86a3
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 7.1 release
2022-12-14 10:50:32 +01:00
972be2df04
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 7.0 release
2022-11-15 11:17:34 +01:00
baa4edc6ca
docs: improve the legibility of an itemized list
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Also, mention my email address in the colophon of the PDF,
to avoid the impression that Chris is the sole responsible.
And improve the general layout by adding three blank lines.
2022-10-20 15:44:44 +02:00
98e9a881c0
docs: mention in the man page how M-V can insert any Unicode code point
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This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63055 .
Inspired-by: Tasos Papastylianou <tpapastylianou@hotmail.com>
2022-09-18 09:05:28 +02:00
bdaec3f934
docs: clarify the distinction between binding a function and "{function}"
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This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63010 .
Inspired-by: Tasos Papastylianou <tpapastylianou@hotmail.com>
2022-09-11 16:29:18 +02:00
e7491920fd
docs: explain how to include a double quote plus space in a nanorc regex
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As double-quote-plus-space indicates the end of a regular expression
in a nanorc file, the inclusion of this combination *in* a regular
expression requires breaking the juxtaposition of the two, which
can be achieved by putting either of them between square brackets.
(It can also be achieved by preceding the space with a backslash,
which is shorter, but... the above method is more symmetrical.)
This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?62997 .
2022-09-01 17:29:04 +02:00
80f7852941
docs: describe --disable-formatter and --disable-linter configure options
2022-08-29 08:30:30 +02:00
8b4bf2bb8d
docs: mention that string binds may contain function names between braces
2022-08-18 09:11:49 +02:00
f4a2e7efe2
tweaks: move the --magic option up, so that --zero comes last
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This makes that the three options that change the default layout
of the interface (--stateflags, --minibar, --zero) come last.
Also, sort the option letters into a consistent order in the code.
2022-08-17 14:31:44 +02:00
f1651abdac
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.4 release
2022-08-02 08:44:50 +02:00
b60a26d40b
tweaks: reshuffle a description and rewrap another
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The reshuffling places the detailed descriptions of some commands
in the same section.
2022-07-25 10:45:02 +02:00
36fcdce886
docs: concisely describe how the linter behaves
2022-07-25 10:27:15 +02:00
1980f1b2ba
docs: stop mentioning the obsoleted keywords that were removed
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But keep the note about --suspendable, as it has been obsoleted rather
recentl. Move it to the NOTES section.
2022-06-19 10:29:46 +02:00
a6b534d760
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.3 release
2022-04-28 10:08:34 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg