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1044 Commits

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Benno Schulenberg
ce5513b009 bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.0 release 2024-05-01 10:10:15 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
2c8d57fbb2 docs: document the new bindable functions 'toprow' and 'bottomrow' 2024-04-07 10:57:07 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
4f0683a481 docs: add an example binding for normalizing Unicode to the sample nanorc
This requires `uconv` from the 'icu-devtools' package (on Debian).
2024-03-26 11:37:29 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
b9449de5cf docs: improve the description of the 'flipexecute' bindable function
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
Benno Schulenberg
c2b4c2ae0e docs: mention that 'light' background colors do not work on Linux console
This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65501.
Reported-by: Alan Cristhian Ruiz <alancristhian@protonmail.com>
2024-03-22 11:23:05 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
778f000a3b docs: use a space after #, like everywhere else in the sample nanorc
Also, use a more mnemonic example shortcut for copy-to-clipboard.
2024-03-10 17:32:09 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
edd0823d96 docs: mention that --modernbindings overrides --preserve 2024-03-08 11:25:14 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
5bd5bcd06a docs: mention backreferences (for replacements with regular expressions)
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
Benno Schulenberg
f60c6b25ad docs: delete a remark about libvte that is no longer relevant
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
Benno Schulenberg
cdaa43b396 syntax: makefile: ensure that the <Tab> key always produces a tab
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
Benno Schulenberg
d35650b034 docs: document the new --modernbindings option 2024-01-29 10:40:48 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
1a3ef7e497 docs: fix a ten-year-old typo, reported by correctmost
This fixes https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65193.
2024-01-23 13:18:09 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
c19012d4cd docs: say "mini bar", not "minibar", when referring to the actual bar
Like is done for the other bars: title bar, status bar, prompt bar.
2024-01-20 11:02:54 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
b502631d10 docs: mention the changed meanings of ^F/^B and also in the texi manual
Also somewhat reword the note for version 4.0.
2024-01-18 11:06:01 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
6728e5d791 docs: mention the missing two options that override --bold
And improve one word.
2024-01-16 16:15:22 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
101b53b541 docs: add ^T^S (spell check) and M-S (softwrap) to the cheatsheet
Also, adjust the alignment of the two header lines,
and slightly reword one of the descriptions.
2024-01-16 10:56:41 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
11c492fdd0 docs: add M-C and M-Z to the cheatsheet, and reshuffle for balance 2024-01-13 11:27:28 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
792d4e9a23 docs: adjust the cheatsheet for the changed meanings of ^F, ^B, M-F, M-B 2024-01-13 11:22:14 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
4a2729b780 copyright: update the years for the FSF 2024-01-10 11:24:28 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
cbf5a5b5d3 docs: in the sample nanorc, set the guidestripe to a soft grey
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
Benno Schulenberg
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
Benno Schulenberg
75b312ded1 revert the previous commit -- forget about -? as a synonym for --help
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
Mateusz Kazimierczuk
e65b0ba654 options: add -? as a synonym of -h (--help)
The short option '-?' was removed nine years ago in commit 43019189,
then restored six years later in 5bd92d4c, and then removed again two
months later in 743100fe due to getopt() returning '?' for options
that aren't recognized, preventing the use of '-?' as a valid option.

However, getopt() provides a way to check for unrecognized options
via the 'optopt' variable, which gets set only for invalid options.

Signed-off-by: Mateusz Kazimierczuk <mataha+savannah@protonmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
2023-07-31 07:40:07 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
7f4c2c6a25 docs: add a caveat in the FAQ about bracketed pastes 2023-06-04 08:07:10 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
7f17777a4b docs: mention that a restricted nano does not access the history files
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
Benno Schulenberg
bcdb27416c docs: describe nano more specifically as a text editor
Especially the first sentences introducing nano should use the words
"text editor" and not just "editor".
2023-05-14 08:11:44 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
2c19345e58 docs: in a synopsis, use braces around a choice of required parts
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
Benno Schulenberg
bf984ecb9b docs: document the <filename>:<linenumber> thing for cursor positioning 2023-03-09 16:14:44 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
7681090c12 docs: clarify that a fileregex is matched against the absolute filename 2023-02-16 11:02:15 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
866490c41f docs: add two examples of custom key bindings to the nanorc manpage 2023-02-16 10:44:10 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
078d612b9e tweaks: add a missing 'type' attribute to a <style> tag
To stop the W3 validator from complaining.
2023-02-03 17:30:27 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
26025f79ce docs: add a reference to the 'help-nano' mailing list 2023-01-30 17:13:17 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
1c307bc1be docs: add a clarifying note to the description of --tabstospaces 2023-01-26 17:01:48 +01:00
Jordi Mallach
d19915ea44 docs: fix "availabilty" typo in the manual and the nanorc manpage 2023-01-19 09:24:58 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
7b48a9f671 bump version numbers and add a news item for the 7.2 release 2023-01-18 09:07:41 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
c33f0b7d8d docs: give ^K and ^U some useful function in the alternative bindings
Make them behave like in a shell: let ^K delete till end-of-line,
and let ^U delete to beginning-of-line.
2023-01-12 15:55:38 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
fd51fee424 docs: put the binding of ^Y after its unbinding, for it to be effective
The misordering existed since commit 16ee4636 from a year ago.
2023-01-12 15:44:01 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
6e88389fb8 copyright: update the years for the FSF 2023-01-06 10:37:15 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
3791ed86a3 bump version numbers and add a news item for the 7.1 release 2022-12-14 10:50:32 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
972be2df04 bump version numbers and add a news item for the 7.0 release 2022-11-15 11:17:34 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg
baa4edc6ca docs: improve the legibility of an itemized list
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
Benno Schulenberg
5b654ce9fb docs: suggest a key binding for snipping trailing blanks
This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63062.
2022-09-18 10:44:05 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
98e9a881c0 docs: mention in the man page how M-V can insert any Unicode code point
This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63055.

Inspired-by: Tasos Papastylianou <tpapastylianou@hotmail.com>
2022-09-18 09:05:28 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
bdaec3f934 docs: clarify the distinction between binding a function and "{function}"
This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63010.

Inspired-by: Tasos Papastylianou <tpapastylianou@hotmail.com>
2022-09-11 16:29:18 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
e7491920fd docs: explain how to include a double quote plus space in a nanorc regex
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
Benno Schulenberg
80f7852941 docs: describe --disable-formatter and --disable-linter configure options 2022-08-29 08:30:30 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
8b4bf2bb8d docs: mention that string binds may contain function names between braces 2022-08-18 09:11:49 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
2a515058be docs: replace control codes in the examples with {command} cartouches
This avoids https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61720.

Problem existed since version 5.8, commit 74c6bdac.
2022-08-18 09:11:49 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg
f4a2e7efe2 tweaks: move the --magic option up, so that --zero comes last
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
Benno Schulenberg
f1651abdac bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.4 release 2022-08-02 08:44:50 +02:00