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@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@ +GNU nano upgrading information +============================== + +Visible changes since 2.0 +------------------------- +* Editor Features + - The ability to rebind (reassign) keys using the nanorc. + - The ability to read standard input like a pager ("nano -"). + - Color syntax highlighting can be set by the first line of a file. + - The ability to silence nanorc error messages (-q). + - Undo/redo operations (-u). + - Soft wrapping of text (-$). + +* File Handling + - Better handling of backup files: if nano can't write a backup file, + it won't try to write the original file afterward. + - Emergency savefiles retain ownerships and permissions when possible. + - Performance improvements in color syntax highlighting. + +Visible changes since 1.2 +------------------------- +* Editor Features + - Support for UTF-8. + - Moving to a specified line and column of a file, instead of just a + line (+LINE,COLUMN). + - Smart home key (-A). + - Creation of unique backup files in a specified directory (-C <dir>). + - Insertion of spaces instead of a tab when Tab is pressed (-E). + - The long option for -K is now --rebindkeypad. + - Regular expression searching can now be toggled when nano is built + with --enable-tiny, so -R now means something else (see below). + - Restricted mode that provides more security than -o (-R). + - Blanking of the statusbar after 1 keystroke instead of 25 (-U). + - Word searches can optionally skip over punctuation (-W). + - Workaround for Delete's acting like Backspace (-d). + - Many more options are supported in the nanorc. + - Improvements to color syntax highlighting support: case insensitive + matching, the ability to include color syntaxes in separate files, + the ability to specify background colors without foreground colors, + etc. + - Insertion of single-byte characters via Esc Esc <000-255>. + - Insertion of all characters via "Verbatim Input" mode. + - Workaround for the "NumLock glitch". + - Meta-W now repeats the last search. Wrapping is now toggled via + Meta-L. + - Replacing and spell checking only selected text. + - Indenting lines with one keystroke. + - Copying text into the cutbuffer without cutting it. + - Scrolling the text up and down single lines without moving the + cursor. + - PageUp and PageDown work more smoothly when using -S. + - Scrolling the help text up and down single lines. + - Cutting all text from the current position to the end of the file + with one keystroke. + - Justifying the entire file with one keystroke. + - Justifying without removing spaces from the ends of lines. + - Unjustifying after justifying and immediately resizing. + - Going to the first or last line of the current paragraph. + - Going to the first or last line of the file without having to go to + the "Search" prompt. + - Searching for filenames in the file browser. + - Displaying spaces and tabs differently to make it easier to tell + them apart. + - Many more functions available at the statusbar prompt: moving to the + next or previous word, searching for matching brackets, "Verbatim + Input" mode, etc. + - The glibc 2.2.3 crashes involving extended regular expressions are + no longer worked around, as they can break anything using extended + regular expressions, and glibc 2.2.3 is old. You should upgrade to + at least glibc 2.2.4. + +* File Handling + - Automatic adding of newlines to the ends of files without them can + now be disabled (-L). + - Converting from and to DOS/Mac file format is now toggled only at + the "Write File" prompt, via Meta-D and Meta-M, and the default file + format to save in is now set depending on what format the file was + originally in. -D now makes nano use bold text instead of reverse + video text, and Meta-D at the edit window now does a + word/line/character count. -O now makes the unused second line of + the screen part of the edit window, and Meta-O at the edit window + now toggles this behavior. + - Converting files that contain a mix of DOS and Mac format lines. + - Automatic switching on of -N with binary files has been removed, as + it causes problems with UTF-8 support. + +Visible changes since 1.0 +------------------------- +* Editor Features + - Complete Pico compatibility (--pico has been removed, and -p means + something else, see below). + - nanorc support (see nanorc.sample included in sources). + - Smooth scrolling (-S). + - Support for searching for matching braces, brackets, etc. + - Help for all editor features. + - Color syntax highlighting support. + - Quote string support, useful for mail agents, etc. (-Q). + - Insertion of output of external commands. + - Optional enabling of XON and XOFF control characters (-p). + - Tons of bugfixes/enhancements for already existing features. + +* File Handling + - Overwriting and appending or prepending to files. + - Writing marked text to separate files. + - Multiple file buffers (-F). + - Converting from and to DOS/Mac file format (-D/-M, -N to disable). + - Better control character handling. + - Creation of backup files (-B). + - Search/replace history (-H). + +See the GNU nano manual for detailed information on each feature. |