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Changes between v8.1 and v8.2:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (22):
bindings: at a Yes-No-All prompt, accept also ^A for "All"
bindings: let the central numpad key (with Ctrl) center the current line
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.2 release
docs: do not quote the argument of 'include' statements in sample nanorc
docs: mention former maintainership last among an author's contributions
docs: mention the availability of ^Y, ^N, and ^A at a Yes-No prompt
docs: trim stuff that is more than four years old from the changelog
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
macro: insert it in keystroke buffer without discarding latter's contents
moving: for Alt+Home/Alt+End, refresh the screen when the mark is on
syntax: autoconf: colorize the keywords 'case', 'esac', and 'ifelse' too
syntax: awk: add a missing "|" between "\?" and ":"
syntax: awk: colorize escape sequences specially
syntax: awk: rewrite a regex more densely, and add the missing ~ operator
syntax: man: colorize also the .MT .ME .EX .EE .SY .OP and .YS macros
syntax: nanorc: an unquoted argument of 'include' may not contain blanks
tweaks: delete three redundant checks from the undo/redo code
tweaks: improve or rewrap six comments, and add two missing ones
tweaks: move a condition to the only place that needs it
tweaks: rename a symbol, away from an obscure abbreviation
tweaks: reshuffle a seldom-used function to the end of an if-else series
tweaks: unwrap three lines that don't need to be wrapped
Collin Funk (1):
build: update a symbol that was renamed in gnulib
Changes between v8.0 and v8.1:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (56):
bindings: let ^L put the cursor line at center, then top, then bottom
build: check for the correct function in an #ifdef
build: require version 0.20 of gettext for building nano from git
build: use the standard `autoreconf` invocation
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.1 release
docs: add 'set colonparsing' to the sample nanorc
docs: add the Alt+Home/Alt+End shortcuts to the cheatsheet
docs: avert hyphenation of the technical words "ncurses" and "terminfo"
docs: correct the description of --bold, as function tags are unaffected
docs: document the new --listsyntaxes (-z) option
docs: don't say any more that -z was removed, as it has been repurposed
docs: explain the behavior of the new function `cycle`
docs: explain the details of --colonparsing / -@ / 'set colonparsing'
docs: extend the FAQ item about urxvt modified keys, with M-Home/M-End
docs: properly escape a literal '@' in the texi document
docs: remove the 'filename:linenumber' format from the synopsis
files: avoid mistakenly setting the column number to a given line number
files: look for digits and colons starting from the end of the filename
files: when a filename with a colon and digits exists, open that file
files: with --rectrict, prevent invoking the browser and toggling backups
general: disable the type-ahead checking that ncurses normally does
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: regroup the `center` item, placing it with the new `cycle`
help: show option -Y/--syntax in --help output also in restricted mode
input: drop recognition of the urxvt escape sequences for M-Home/M-End
input: make sure that a string-bind return value is non-negative
input: provide for urxvt setting a high bit or sending an extra escape
input: recognize the raw Xterm escape sequences for Alt+Home and Alt+End
minibar: do not falsely report that a new, empty file is in Mac format
moving: use edit_scroll() only when scrolling one row is enough
new feature: add bindable function `cycle` that pushes cursor line around
new feature: option -z lists the names of available syntaxes
options: remove the deprecated synonym -$ of -S/--softwrap
options: require --colonparsing/-@ to parse colon+number after a filename
rcfile: remove old bindable function 'nowrap', alias of 'breaklonglines'
startup: do not activate --modernbindings when name starts with "e"
syntaxes: mention the original author of most of the syntax files
syntax: man: colorize some of the things that manipulate hyphenation
syntax: patch: recognize also the .rej extension
text: do not check for <Tab> + mark while getting input but in do_tab()
tweaks: add a space after a '+', for consistent formatting
tweaks: discard a bracketed paste in the help viewer with fewer beeps
tweaks: drop two redundant conditions
tweaks: elide unhelpful occurrences of the word "will"
tweaks: exclude the colon-parsing code from the tiny version
tweaks: extend the deprecation period of 'set nowrap' and prefix 'bright'
tweaks: implement do_center() with a single call instead of three
tweaks: in FAQ, use 'id' attribute instead of empty anchor with 'name'
tweaks: make a comment more accurate, and unabbreviate a variable name
tweaks: make the inclusion condition for do_center() more strict
tweaks: remove the now unneeded special keycode INDENT_KEY
tweaks: reshuffle a declaration, adjust a comment, normalize indentation
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to put vaguely related things together
tweaks: rewrap some lines, for more even lengths
tweaks: simplify a condition, to match the same condition five lines back
tweaks: slightly reword a phrase in the explanation of --colonparsing
Jaroslav Fowkes (1):
syntax: fortran: fix a typo (a missing backslash)
Changes between v7.2 and v8.0:
------------------------------
Andy Koppe (2):
input: scroll on mousewheel events instead of moving the cursor
rcfile: map the gray #rgb codes (#111 to #EEE) to the xterm grayscale
Benjamin Valentin (1):
new feature: interpret also <filename>:<linenumber> when opening a file
Benno Schulenberg (155):
bindings: allow speller and friends to be rebound also in restricted mode
bindings: in the tiny version, bind M-6 only in main, not at the prompts
bindings: let <Alt+Home/End> move the cursor to top/bottom of viewport
bindings: let M-" place/remove an anchor, and let M-' jump to one
bindings: let M-& show the ncurses version+patch, as a small Easter egg
bindings: make ^F start a forward search by default
bindings: make ^F start a forward search by default
bindings: set up modern bindings also when binary's name starts with "e"
bindings: show ^- instead of ^/ for 'flipgoto' when on a Linux console
bindings: with --modern, do not let ^Q^Q quit nano without saving
bindings: with --modern, use ^H for Help when the terminal allows it
browser: report an error instead of crashing when the folder disappears
browser: restore typing position at prompt after "^R name ^T ^F ^V ^C"
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.0 release
chars: add a helper function for stripping leading blanks from a string
copyright: update the years for the FSF
display: add a wnoutrefresh() call for NetBSD, to force a cursor update
display: do not attempt to draw a line that is outside the viewport
display: draw a new magic line rightaway when there are multiline regexes
display: show the help lines down to the tiniest possible terminal size
docs: add a caveat in the FAQ about bracketed pastes
docs: add a clarifying note to the description of --tabstospaces
docs: add an example binding for normalizing Unicode to the sample nanorc
docs: add a reference to the 'help-nano' mailing list
docs: add M-C and M-Z to the cheatsheet, and reshuffle for balance
docs: add ^T^S (spell check) and M-S (softwrap) to the cheatsheet
docs: add two examples of custom key bindings to the nanorc manpage
docs: adjust an example help line in the README to the current state
docs: adjust the cheatsheet for the changed meanings of ^F, ^B, M-F, M-B
docs: clarify that a fileregex is matched against the absolute filename
docs: delete a remark about libvte that is no longer relevant
docs: describe nano more specifically as a text editor
docs: document the <filename>:<linenumber> thing for cursor positioning
docs: document the new bindable functions 'toprow' and 'bottomrow'
docs: document the new --modernbindings option
docs: fix a ten-year-old typo, reported by `correctmost`
docs: improve the description of the 'flipexecute' bindable function
docs: in a synopsis, use braces around a choice of required parts
docs: in the sample nanorc, set the guidestripe to a soft grey
docs: mention backreferences (for replacements with regular expressions)
docs: mention how to get the old behavior of ^F, ^B, M-F, and M-B back
docs: mention that a restricted nano does not access the history files
docs: mention that 'light' background colors do not work on Linux console
docs: mention that --modernbindings overrides --preserve
docs: mention the changed meanings of ^F/^B and also in the texi manual
docs: mention the missing two options that override --bold
docs: say "mini bar", not "minibar", when referring to the actual bar
docs: trim stuff that is more than five years old from the changelog
docs: use a space after #, like everywhere else in the sample nanorc
editing: adjust the mark before trimming redundant blanks
execute: show "Older" and "Newer" in the help lines, to allow rebinding
feedback: drop an unnecessary warning, to not bother the user
feedback: lowercase a letter, as the phrase is not a full sentence
feedback: raise the level of "Macro is empty", to match similar messages
feedback: suppress filename and linecount when --zero is active
feedback: suppress format-conversion messages for --zero and --mini
files: do not allow M-U to remove text read from standard input
files: run `chmod` and `chown` on the descriptor, not on the filename
formatter: do not crash when the formatter command is empty
general: include the Copy function (M-6 or ^C) into the tiny version
general: let the constant-show toggle override the zero-interface mode
gnulib: update to current upstream state, to make a fresh checkout work
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: give the "Replace with" prompt its own help text
help: mention M-Home and M-End in the help text and help lines
help: rebalance the help items when --preserve is used
help: restore ^H and ^D as the primary shortcuts for Backspace and Delete
help: show ^F/^B as primary shortcuts for search, not as secondary
indicator: do not oversize the scroller when softwrapping
input: avoid hanging after a 39-character paste on a VSCode terminal
input: flush the keystroke buffer upon any kind of error condition
input: for one bump of the mousewheel scroll two lines, not three
input: intercept a spurious keycode and say what the actual problem is
input: let the handler of string binds return a byte whenever possible
input: neutralize two spurious keycodes from VTE terminals
input: prevent 'macro_length' from underflowing when hammering M-:
input: recognize certain escape sequences for F13 to F16 again
input: snip the `recordmacro` and `runmacro` keystrokes in a better way
input: store key codes in the macro buffer as they come in from ncurses
input: store keystroke in macro buffer only when about to interpret it [reverted]
justify: keep as much of the marked region onscreen as possible
justify: keep the cursor at the original end of a marked region
justify: recompute the multidata for paragraphs larger than the viewport
justify: set the correct starting point also with --cutfromcursor
justify: set `x = 0` for the undo item, for when using --cutfromcursor
linter: do not mess up the input stream when the linter command is empty
linter: use a format string, to deflect format-string attacks
memory: prevent a leak by freeing a possibly already existing color combo
minibar: mention the file format when it's DOS or Mac
moving: preserve horizontal position when jumping to top or bottom row
new feature: functions that jump to the top or bottom of the viewport
new feature: option --modernbindings sets up more widespread key bindings
options: make --modernbindings actually override --preserve
rcfile: add bindable functions for moving the cursor to top or bottom row
rcfile: avoid crashing on an include path that is way too long
replacing: stash the string to be replaced while asking for replacement
revert the previous commit -- forget about -? as a synonym for --help
screen: recalculate the multidata when detecting the need for it
search: avoid a crash after a nested search, reported by `correctmost`
search: avoid crashing after searching a help text during a regex replace
shutdown: ignore a modified buffer when in view mode
softwrap: adjust start-of-screen when the 'edittop' line is hard-wrapped
softwrap: realign start-of-screen when redoing an automatic hard-wrap
softwrap: remember the actual breaking point when wrapping at blanks
startup: use a format string, to deflect format-string attacks
syntax: c: require a preceding blank when a line comment contains a quote
syntax: javascript: recognize also the .mjs extension
syntax: makefile: ensure that the <Tab> key always produces a tab
syntax: makefile, sh: recognize also a fresh Makefile and fresh .profile
syntax: nanorc: colorize {toprow} and {bottomrow} for string binds
syntax: sh: recognize more shells than `sh` on a shebang line for busybox
tweaks: add a comment that refers to the VTE spurious-code issue
tweaks: add a missing 'type' attribute to a <style> tag
tweaks: add an extra variable, to avoid reusing one for another purpose
tweaks: add another translator hint, to help avoid overlong key tags
tweaks: adjust a comment for the changed handling of gray #rgb codes
tweaks: avoid calling isblank()/isalpha() on what could be a signed char
tweaks: condense the code that searches for a colon plus line number
tweaks: delete a redundant fragment of code from do_replace_loop()
tweaks: elide a redundant variable
tweaks: express an 'if' more concisely, and add two blank lines
tweaks: implement the fix of the previous commit somewhat differently
tweaks: improve three translator hints
tweaks: make two strings equal to a third, to slightly ease translation
tweaks: move two static declarations to the only function that uses them
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous changes
tweaks: pull a fragment of code a bit forward, to enable the next commit
tweaks: remove two pairs of unneeded braces, and normalize a line
tweaks: rename a function and variable, to describe better what they do
tweaks: rename a function, for contrast, and update antiquated comments
tweaks: rename a struct element, to avoid a theoretical name collision
tweaks: rename a symbol (to be clearer), and add three missing comments
tweaks: rename a variable, away from an abbreviation
tweaks: rename a variable, away from an abbreviation
tweaks: rename a variable, to be a bit more indicative
tweaks: rename a variable, to be clearer when seen in context
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more readable
tweaks: rename a variable, to better indicate what it represents
tweaks: rename two variables, to be clearer and to match others
tweaks: reshuffle four lines, to allow folding some #ifdefs together
tweaks: reshuffle three fragments of code, moving related things together
tweaks: rewrap a comment, and reshuffle seven declarations
tweaks: rewrap two old news items
tweaks: shrink the set of characters recognized as line-column separator
tweaks: slightly improve a comment, to be more accurate
tweaks: slightly reword the help text for the Replace-With prompt
tweaks: ungettextize three strings, to make a translator hint right again
tweaks: use a pair of parentheses to clarify the order of operations
undo: force a screen refresh also for the special case Bsp-at-EOF
undo: prevent a use-after-free, reported by `correctmost`
undo: recompute the multidata when a piece of text is replaced
undo the prelast commit in order to redo it with a fuller commit message
verbatim: avoid referencing an uninitialized value
wrapping: delete only single characters, not a possibly marked region
Jordi Mallach (1):
docs: fix "availabilty" typo in the manual and the nanorc manpage
Mateusz Kazimierczuk (1):
options: add -? as a synonym of -h (--help) [reverted]
Matteo Raso (1):
syntax: python: colorize decorators specially
Mike Frysinger (2):
build: link in $(GETRANDOM_LIB) from gnulib
gnulib: import canonicalize-lgpl for realpath
Changes between v7.1 and v7.2:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (11):
bindings: let ^/ toggle between the 'search' and 'gotoline' menus
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 7.2 release
copyright: update the years for the FSF
docs: give ^K and ^U some useful function in the alternative bindings
docs: put the binding of ^Y after its unbinding, for it to be effective
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
input: disallow bracketed pastes when in view mode
syntax: html: colorize specially the other two emphasizing tags too
tweaks: avoid warnings when compiling with -Wpedantic
tweaks: rewrap an old news item
tweaks: separate a special thanks from the preceding ones
Changes between v7.0 and v7.1:
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Benno Schulenberg (8):
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-comment
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 7.1 release
copyright: update the last year for significantly changed files
docs: say thanks to the Albanian translator
rcfile: report an error when an included file does not exist
text: upon Enter, eat only lefthand blanks, not any other characters
tweaks: avoid passing NULL to access()
tweaks: wrap overlong lines in the Tcl syntax, to make them manageable
Changes between v6.4 and v7.0:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (94):
build: add options --disable-formatter and --disable-linter to configure
build: exclude some pieces that are not needed with --disable-nanorc
build: exclude two unneeded functions correctly from the tiny version
build: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 7.0 release
completion: search through all open buffers for possible completions
docs: clarify the distinction between binding a function and "{function}"
docs: describe --disable-formatter and --disable-linter configure options
docs: explain how to include a double quote plus space in a nanorc regex
docs: improve the legibility of an itemized list
docs: mention in the man page how M-V can insert any Unicode code point
docs: mention that string binds may contain function names between braces
docs: replace control codes in the examples with {command} cartouches
docs: suggest a key binding for snipping trailing blanks
execute: show "Cancelled" instead of "Error" when the user hits ^C
extra: use the whole terminal for the crawl, and quicken it a bit
feedback: suppress undo/redo messages when option --zero is in effect
files: before sending data to an external command, decode LF back to NUL
files: improve the error handling when executing an external command
filtering: terminate also the sender process when the user hits ^C
filtering: when returning to a line number, ensure it is within range
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
goto: don't center the current line when the user specified a column only
help: don't show the New-Buffer toggle when in view mode
help: move the M-Del item up, so that M-PgUp and M-PgDn are paired
help: prioritize the unshifted Meta keystrokes for buffer switching
input: allocate a small keystroke buffer, and never free it
input: allocate two small character buffers too, and never free them
input: give up when the capacity of the keystroke buffer overflows
input: interpret commands of the form {functionname} inside string binds
memory: avoid a leak when a string bind specifies an unknown menu
prompt: allow rebinding also ^N, ^Q, and ^Y at the yes-no prompt
prompt: ingest queued characters before handling any subsequent function
prompt: prevent execution of inadmissible functions in view mode
prompt: return FALSE for non-editing functions also in the tiny version
prompt: toggle the help lines only for the 'nohelp' toggle
search: skip a match on the magic line, as it is a just convenience line
startup: ensure that +/string centers the match also with --linenumbers
startup: for +/string, center the found occurrence when possible
startup: quit when standard input is not a TTY (after handling arguments)
startup: report an empty search string also when there is a modifier
syntax: nanorc: colorize valid function names plus surrounding braces
tweaks: add parentheses for consistency, and reshuffle for conciseness
tweaks: allow the linter to be used in view mode, as it makes no changes
tweaks: attribute some of the features that were added in the last years
tweaks: avoid iterating over the same string twice in a row
tweaks: avoid sometimes calling a function three times in a row
tweaks: check the multiline regexes only for Delete and Backspace
tweaks: condense a comment, add two small ones, and reshuffle a line
tweaks: delete a flag that is no longer used
tweaks: determine in another way whether a shortcut is okay in view mode
tweaks: discard a bracketed paste in the browser more efficiently
tweaks: don't use a pointer when the value itself is all that is needed
tweaks: drop an unneeded check for permissibility of prompt shortcuts
tweaks: drop a parameter that is no longer used
tweaks: drop shunting of flags by calling the needed function directly
tweaks: elide a function that does not need to be a separate function
tweaks: elide an assignment by iterating with the target variable
tweaks: elide an intermediary variable that is no longer needed
tweaks: elide an unused parameter
tweaks: elide an unused return value
tweaks: elide a parameter by moving the general case one level up
tweaks: elide a variable, rename another, and reshuffle an assignment
tweaks: fold two cases together, because they basically do the same
tweaks: group the special keycodes for implanted strings together
tweaks: improve two comments, and exclude two unneeded prototypes
tweaks: make the crawl use the whole screen also in the tiny version
tweaks: make two error messages more succinct and easier to translate
tweaks: move the arrays of menu names and symbols to where they are used
tweaks: move the --magic option up, so that --zero comes last
tweaks: move to a given line number more efficiently
tweaks: move two checks plus corresponding calls to a better place
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: reduce four variations of a message to a single common form
tweaks: rename a macro for clarity, and normalize some indentation
tweaks: rename a variable, away from an abbreviation
tweaks: rename two record elements and three parameters, for clarity
tweaks: replace sizeof(char) with 1, as that is assumed anyway
tweaks: reshuffle a declaration, and correct the wording of a comment
tweaks: reshuffle a line, to group things better
tweaks: reshuffle some code and drop some comments, for conciseness
tweaks: reshuffle some code, to not determine a shortcut twice
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, to be more readable instead of compact
tweaks: reshuffle two lines, for conciseness and in preparation
tweaks: reword and/or condense four comments
tweaks: rewrap line, improve wording, and correct typo in old news item
tweaks: rewrap some lines, drop a redundant call, and reshuffle a line
tweaks: simplify a function now that a Unicode code can be typed quicker
tweaks: simplify a pasting routine, modelling it after the injection one
tweaks: use an auxiliary variable to avoid dereferences of 'shortcut'
undo: make sure the current line is defined before it is referenced
verbatim: allow the user to finish Unicode input with <Enter> or <Space>
verbatim: do not overwrite the status bar when the code is invalid
verbatim: don't show dots during Unicode input, as they give wrong idea
Changes between v6.3 and v6.4:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (24):
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.4 release
display: remember text and column positions when softwrapping a line
docs: concisely describe how the linter behaves
docs: remove the two notices about the changed defaults
docs: rename README.GIT to README.hacking, so it's clearer what is meant
docs: stop mentioning the obsoleted keywords that were removed
files: designate the root directory with a simple "/", not with "//"
formatter: instead of leaving curses, use full_refresh() to wipe messages
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: reshuffle two shortcuts so that more help-line items are paired
options: stop accepting -z, as --suspendable has been dropped too
rcfile: remove five obsolete or deprecated keywords
syntax: default: do not colorize a square or angle bracket after a URL
syntax: perl: add missing keywords, and reduce the length of some lines
syntax: python: mention an alternative linter in a comment
tweaks: add a missing word to a news item
tweaks: add a translator hint
tweaks: improve a comment, and reshuffle two functions plus some lines
tweaks: put each regex on separate line, to better show many keywords
tweaks: rename a variable, to not be the same as a function name
tweaks: rename two variables, to not contain the name of another
tweaks: reshuffle a description and rewrap another
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, to group things better
version: condense the copyright message, to not dominate the output
LIU Hao (1):
build: ignore errors from `git describe`
Changes between v6.2 and v6.3:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (41):
build: add the --disable-maintainer-mode option to ./configure
build: fix compilation for --enable-{tiny,nanorc,color}
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-color
build: remove an obsolete check -- the dependent code was deleted
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.3 release
display: suppress spotlight yellow and error red when NO_COLOR is set
docs: add an example binding for copying text to the system clipboard
execute: clear an anchor only when the whole buffer gets filtered
execute: don't crash when an empty buffer is piped through a command
execute: stay on the same line number when filtering the whole buffer
feedback: show extra warning when writing failed due to "No space left"
files: do not change to a higher directory when the working one is gone
files: show a warning when the working directory is gone (when used)
files: when the working directory exists, still check its accessibility
filtering: close all output descriptors, so that 'xsel' will terminate
formatting: change cursor position only after saving it in the undo item
gnulib: pull in the workaround for a build problem on NetBSD
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
justify: stay at the same line number when doing a full justification
painting: colorize text also after an unterminated start match
painting: look for another start match only after the actual end match
painting: recalculate the multidata when making large strides or changes
painting: stop coloring an extremely long line after 2000 bytes
painting: tighten the check for a lacking end match on a colored line
syntax: xml: colorize /> properly, and colorize prolog tags differently
syntax: xml: colorize user-defined entities differently
tweaks: avoid a function call when two plain assignments will do
tweaks: change the indentation of a list, to match other indentations
tweaks: don't leave an orphaned temporary file behind when writing fails
tweaks: elide an unneeded call of strlen()
tweaks: exclude the extra truncation warning from the tiny version
tweaks: make the triggering of the recalculation of multidata less eager
tweaks: move the saving and restoring of flags to where it is needed
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: prevent the adding of an unwanted newline in a different way
tweaks: remove redundant braces, and add two translator hints
tweaks: remove some stray spaces before a comma
tweaks: simplify a bit of code, eliding two labels and three gotos
tweaks: simplify a fragment of code, and fold two lines together
tweaks: trim a few comments, rename a function, and reshuffle some code
verbatim: with --zero, keep cursor in viewport when it was on bottom row
Mike Frysinger (1):
general: fix building for Windows
Changes between v6.1 and v6.2:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (14):
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.2 release
display: suppress the bottom-bar wiping only when the user is editing
linter: adjust the parsing to accommodate for a modern 'pyflakes'
syntaxes: fold a couple of regexes together, and improve a few comments
tweaks: change the type of a variable, to avoid a compiler warning
tweaks: consistently backslash-escape the dash in M-letter keystrokes
tweaks: rename a misnamed variable
tweaks: rename a variable, reshuffle five lines, and snip two comments
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more correct, and adjust two comments
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename two more variables, and drop unneeded initializations
tweaks: rename two variables (to get rid of a prefix), and elide a third
tweaks: store a result, to avoid calling a function twice
tweaks: use an intermediate variable, to avoid using one for two purposes
Changes between v6.0 and v6.1:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (37):
build: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
build: prevent autopoint from overwriting a newer M4 file from gnulib
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.1 release
copyright: update the last year for significantly changed files
copyright: update the years for the FSF
docs: mention bindable function 'zero', for toggling the interface bars
docs: mention 'set guidestripe' and 'set unix' in the sample nanorc
docs: remove obsolete Ctrl+Z from the cheatsheet; mention Alt+X instead
files: let ^C cancel the exiting when the file on disk was changed
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: make the description of <Tab> more accurate
help: update the description of M-D, to match the actual order of counts
input: instead of moving waiting keycodes, just increment a pointer
input: suppress any spotlighting when there are more keycodes waiting
menus: don't show M-6 in the help lines of any prompt
prompt: allow the user to copy the answer to the cutbuffer (with M-6)
prompt: let ^K erase text after cursor (if any), otherwise whole answer
tweaks: add some feedback to the autogen.sh script, to ease the wait
tweaks: add some small, clarifying comments
tweaks: adjust a translator hint, to fit the order in the POT file
tweaks: drop foreign M-U and M-R from among the sample CUA bindings
tweaks: remove a redundant check -- add a different one for symmetry
tweaks: remove two redundant checks
tweaks: rename a function and its two parameters, for clarity
tweaks: rename a function and reshuffle its call
tweaks: rename a function, to not contain the name of a variable
tweaks: rename another variable, to better fit in with its sisters
tweaks: rename a variable and a parameter, to be more descriptive
tweaks: rename a variable, away from an abbreviation
tweaks: rename a variable, for clarity and contrast
tweaks: rename a variable, to make it clearer it refers to a window
tweaks: rename two variables, and elide a near-enough duplicate
tweaks: reshuffle some sample bindings, to group them differently
tweaks: reword two comments, and rename a variable (away from an abbrev)
tweaks: stop asking the terminal for its new size -- let ncurses do it
tweaks: use some symbolic names instead of unclear numeric values
tweaks: when discarding keycodes, don't bother parsing them
Changes between v5.9 and v6.0:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (192):
bindings: allow rebinding ^Z also on a Linux console (a VT)
bindings: allow toggling line numbers (when enabled) also in tiny version
bindings: let ^T in the tiny version invoke spell checker (when included)
browser: with --zero, do not use the bottom row for displaying filenames
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-color
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-nanorc
build: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
build: fix compilation with --enable-tiny --enable-nanorc
build: fix compilation with --enable-tiny --enable-wrapping
build: include the YAML syntax file among the distributed files
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 6.0 release
display: clear the status bar early enough, so that --zero can show text
display: do not wipe the status bar when --zero or --minibar is active
display: ensure feedback will be cleared also on a one-row terminal
display: make sure there are at least as many text lines as help lines
display: move some code for overwriting verbatim feedback with --zero
display: redraw the screen in tiny version upon resuming from suspension
display: with --zero, redraw the bottom row instead of wiping a message
docs: add a hint about making ^L do just 'refresh' to the sample nanorc
docs: add a meta description for the HTML rendering of the manual
docs: add a suggested rebind and three suggested unbinds to the sample rc
docs: avoid large Table of Contents at top of HTML version of manual
docs: clarify that --enable options do not fully counteract --enable-tiny
docs: correct the description of the layout -- four areas, not five
docs: document the effect of --quickblank together with --zero/--minibar
docs: explain the effect of --zero / -0 / 'set zero'
docs: explain what it means when --rawsequences is needed
docs: give more examples of things that --enable-tiny excludes
docs: improve the title of the manual, away from the bare "nano"
docs: list the new color names, from 'rosy' to 'crimson'
docs: mark options -z, --suspendable, and 'set suspendable' as obsolete
docs: mention "grey" also at the other place where color names are listed
docs: mention M-Z (for toggling the interface) among the Feature Toggles
docs: mention that --zero and 'set zero' hide also the help lines
docs: move the chapter about editor basics into third position
docs: prevent a black square in the PDF after the long synopsis line
docs: reshuffle a GNU marker, to make the title clearer in search engines
docs: reword several of the descriptions in the chapter on building nano
docs: reword the beginning of the chapter on nanorc files
docs: say thanks to the Indonesian translator
feedback: give a more accurate message when the help lines won't appear
feedback: refuse the --constantshow toggle (M-C) on a one-row terminal
feedback: report an unbindable function key as an "Unknown sequence"
feedback: report the number of inserted lines also with --zero or --mini
feedback: show a relevant message for M-O when the syntax has 'tabgives'
feedback: suppress chatty messages when --zero is active
feedback: to have a status bar, suppress --zero while in the help viewer
feedback: when reporting an unbound function key, mention its number
feedback: when the user types ^Z, say they can suspend nano with ^T^Z
feedback: with --mini or --zero, suppress number of lines for new buffer
feedback: with --mini/--zero, suppress message when toggling whitespace
feedback: with --zero, drop a message in a short while, as with --minibar
files: allow inserting also when started with the --noread option
files: clear original filename when the user toggles Append or Prepend
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: do not show ^S when --preserve is in effect
help: ensure there is a blank line between title bar and start of text
help: group the now lone mouse toggle with the "behavioral" ones
help: remove an unneeded restriction for small terminals
help: skip the leading blank line when the terminal is very flat
help: when done, always redraw the "bottom bars", also with --zero
history: process file faster by not filtering out hypothetical duplicates
input: ensure that no more bytes are consumed than are available
justify: correctly determine whether top-of-buffer has been reached
memory: avoid a tiny leak when an option with an argument is given twice
memory: avoid leaking the filename when dottifying it on the minibar
new feature: option --zero for an interface without bars
options: make --zero imply --nohelp, and 'set zero' imply 'set nohelp'
pasting: when less than a line is pasted, allow automatic hard-wrapping
prompt: avoid resetting the history pointer when the search is cancelled
prompt: begin at bottom of history list when at secondary prompt
prompt: keep a clear answer clear also after an excursion into history
rcfile: recognize fourteen new color names, mostly for subdued shades
rcfile: remove the deprecated 'cutwordleft' and 'cutwordright' keywords
replacing: keep centering the occurrence, also after toggling help lines
replacing: keep the spotlighted occurrence in view, also with --zero
replacing: keep the spotlighting, also after toggling the help lines
search: with --zero, do not obscure an occurrence on the bottom row
search: with --zero, drop a message at the same time as the spotlight
statusbar: count words in the way that matches how Ctrl+Right moves
statusbar: overwrite a message also when using --constant with --zero
suspension: enable ^Z by default -- ignore -z option and drop M-Z toggle
suspension: leave ^Z unbound by default -- just ^T^Z will suspend nano
syntax: debian: remove file -- Debian itself will have to handle it
syntax: default: colorize comments as one of the last things
syntax: default: colorize dates, URLs, and nano's release motto
syntax: email: use a character class, as \s does not work inside brackets
syntax: gentoo: remove file -- Gentoo itself will have to handle it
syntax: nanorc: add 'execute' menu for unbind, and drop a bad constraint
syntax: nanorc: avoid colorizing #rgb codes as if they were comments
syntax: nanorc: colorize a trailing comment when it begins with non-hex
syntax: nanorc: colorize each of the fourteen new color names as valid
syntax: nanorc: improve the file-matching regex
syntax: nanorc: paint arguments of 'include' and 'extendsyntax' specially
syntax: nanorc: require whitespace before the start= and end= keywords
syntax: python: colorize backslash escapes, such as \n and \xef
syntax: ruby: colorize embedded documentation as a comment
syntax: rust: do not colorize as string the text between two strings
syntax: sql: add a few more missing keywords, like TRUE and FALSE
syntax: sql: add more missing keywords, like INNER and OUTER JOIN
syntax: sql: add some missing keywords, like ALL and ANY and OR
syntax: sql: add two missing data types -- xml and tsquery
syntax: sql: colorize as flow control only keywords that clearly are such
syntax: sql: colorize keywords regardless of case, and tweak the colors
syntax: sql: colorize only single-quoted things as strings
syntax: sql: colorize strings differently than types
syntax: sql: remove alien stuff -- it was copied mostly from ruby syntax
syntax: texinfo: be more precise in colorizing @commands
syntax: texinfo: colorize the special @-plus-punctuation commands too
syntaxes: avoid coloring "this\" as if it were a valid string
syntaxes: colorize hex more strictly by using character class [:xdigit:]
syntaxes: drop three redundant end-of-line anchors
syntaxes: undouble the backslash within bracket expressions
syntaxes: use one regex for coloring quoted strings, to avoid overlap
tabbing: also with --zero, stay one row away from the prompt bar
tweaks: add an auxiliary variable, to prepare for handling --zero
tweaks: add two spaces and two comments, and drop an internal check
tweaks: adjust two values -- help lines need at least 6 rows to be shown
tweaks: avoid a compiler warning with --enable-tiny --enable-linenumbers
tweaks: avoid redrawing the entire window when just a 'touch' will do
tweaks: condense the definitions of all the empty functions
tweaks: condense the regexes for Types in the SQL syntax
tweaks: don't redraw the help lines (if present), and normalize a brace
tweaks: drop a fragment of code that became functionless
tweaks: elevate two messages, so they get shown with --mini or --zero
tweaks: elide a variable that is confusing and has just one use case
tweaks: elide two functions that each were called just once
tweaks: elide two parameters, as they are now always the same
tweaks: exclude some hidden-interface code from the tiny version
tweaks: exclude some suspension code from the tiny version
tweaks: fix a parentheses mistake -- found by a warning from Clang
tweaks: fix a somewhat humorous typo
tweaks: fix typo, and improve description of 'set zero' in sample nanorc
tweaks: fold a special case into the general one
tweaks: fold some regexes together, and trim or improve some comments
tweaks: frob a couple of comments, and drop two, for conciseness
tweaks: improve a comment, and drop two cluttering compile conditions
tweaks: invert a condition, to get an early return instead of indentation
tweaks: just let do_wrap() set 'refresh_needed' instead of returning TRUE
tweaks: mark keystrokes consistently with @kbd in the manual
tweaks: move a translator hint to where xgettext will see it
tweaks: normalize whitespace, drop unneeded prototype, condense comment
tweaks: on one-row terminals, suppress the message for two toggles
tweaks: place the unsetting of a flag better, and rename a variable
tweaks: put three email addresses between the customary angled brackets
tweaks: reassign a copy of a string to a variable more economically
tweaks: reduce redundancy (--enable-color implies --enable-nanorc)
tweaks: remove redundant pair of parentheses, and swap two alternatives
tweaks: remove redundant parentheses, trim comments, fold some regexes
tweaks: remove two unneeded unsettings
tweaks: rename a function and its parameter, to be clearer
tweaks: rename a function, away from using an abbreviation
tweaks: rename a function, for some contrast and to get rid of a suffix
tweaks: rename a function, to describe better what it does nowadays
tweaks: rename a function, to make it make sense
tweaks: rename a variable, to be distinctive and less confusing
tweaks: rename a variable, to be easier to read and to make more sense
tweaks: rename five empty functions, to get rid of a meaningless suffix
tweaks: rename three functions, to better fit the general scheme
tweaks: rename three parameters, away from single letters
tweaks: rename two empty functions, to be more to the point
tweaks: rename two functions, to get rid of another senseless suffix
tweaks: rename two functions, to get rid of one more senseless suffix
tweaks: rename two functions, to get rid of the senseless suffix of one
tweaks: rename two more functions, to lose a senseless suffix
tweaks: rename two parameters and one variable, away from single letters
tweaks: rename two variables, away from abbreviations
tweaks: rename two variables, to fit with the names of similar ones
tweaks: replace a verbose condition with a simpler early return
tweaks: replace the obscure @* with the slightly clearer @sp
tweaks: replace two direct refreshes with two scheduled ones
tweaks: reshuffle a coloring rule, to have related ones together
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, and rename a variable
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, for Christmas and to group things better
tweaks: reshuffle a fragment of code to a better place
tweaks: reshuffle a line and adjust indentation after previous change
tweaks: reshuffle a line into its proper order, and improve two comments
tweaks: reshuffle some conditions, so that the ifs have similar formats
tweaks: reshuffle some conditions, to have more balanced lines
tweaks: reshuffle some lines, one for clarity, others for conciseness
tweaks: reshuffle the flag conversion into their order in the help text
tweaks: reshuffle two conditions, re-indent, and rewrap a line
tweaks: reword a paragraph, and use usual M- to depict Meta keystrokes
tweaks: rewrap an old news item, for distraction
tweaks: rewrap three old NEWS items, for esthetics, and fix a date
tweaks: shorten a comment, and drop some conditionalizing
tweaks: shorten the description of --zero in the manuals a bit
tweaks: shorten two comments, and fold two statements together
tweaks: swap two parts of specific regexes, for consistency with others
tweaks: untangle two case items, and shorten a message
tweaks: use a color closer to the rest of the string, to reduce contrast
tweaks: use a few fewer capitals, and drop an unneeded synonym
Brad Town (2):
docs: add a description of the hexadecimal #rgb color specification
rcfile: support #rgb format for specifying colors in 256-color terminals
Changes between v5.8 and v5.9:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (88):
browser: make the keystrokes ^W^Y and ^W^V work again
build: ensure that mkstemps() is available by importing the gnulib module
build: help Haiku find the header files that define mkstemps()
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.9 release
copyright: update to the current year for significantly changed files
cutting: copy anchors into the cutbuffer, so that undo can restore them
docs: add a paragraph at the start of the README about what nano is
docs: add a simulated "screenshot" of nano to the README
docs: add some details to the bug-reporting paragraph in the README
docs: correct the descriptions of how to invoke the spell checker
docs: don't use "light" after "bold", as the latter often implies "light"
docs: improve the description of the spotlighting of a search match
docs: improve the description of the 'tabstospaces' option
docs: improve the descriptions of several bindable functions
docs: improve the recipe in the FAQ for dealing with Alt+Up on a console
docs: indent the paragraphs in the FAQ that list commands to be typed
docs: list the default color combo for 'spotlightcolor' in sample nanorc
docs: mention how to properly colorize all types in nano's source code
docs: mention in the README which licenses cover nano's code and docs
docs: move the notice in the main man page, to try and catch other eyes
docs: refer to the FAQ when <Alt+Up> does nothing on a Linux console
docs: replace a non-problem in the FAQ with something possibly useful
docs: spell "filename" as a single word, like in most other occurrences
feedback: use a smaller diamond to represent an anchor, to not overflow
feedback: when not in curses mode, just skip displaying any message
feedback: when not in curses mode, write error messages to the terminal
files: add the original file's suffix to the name of a temporary file
files: check for a fifo only when it is an existing file
files: check the result of fdopen(), to avoid a possible crash
files: do not call fsync() on a fifo, to avoid a spurious error message
files: exclude the call of fsync() from the tiny version
files: give the user time to absorb a warning about someone else editing
files: making a backup of a fifo makes no sense, so do not try that
files: prepending to a fifo makes no sense, so do not try that
files: when the buffer is nameless, include the PID in name of dump file
files: when there is a slash after the dot, then there is no extension
files: write a lock file also for a freshly saved buffer
general: prevent die() from getting recursed into
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: make the keystrokes ^W^Y and ^W^V work again
history: emit a warning when file cannot be made private [coverity]
input: give up on the input stream only after millions of errors
memory: free any allocated strings, also in the emergency code path
po: delete the ancient PO files for Indonesian and Nynorsk
po: permit the Indonesian PO file to come back -- there was a big update
shutdown: when dying, do not install/restore a handler for Ctrl+C
startup: if TERM is unset, try falling back to VT220 instead of failing
syntax: nanorc: recognize also the template of the sample nanorc file
syntax: rust: update the license to GPL3 or newer
syntax: yaml: allow any character in tags except whitespace
syntax: yaml: allow double colon in key & do not colorize unspaced colon
syntax: yaml: allow slash and period in key names
syntax: yaml: colorize backslash-escaped characters as valid or invalid
syntax: yaml: colorize the question mark of complex mappings too
syntax: yaml: colorize the two known directives
syntax: yaml: new file -- coloring rules for YAML files
tweaks: add Schiermonnikoog to the list of friendly islands
tweaks: adjust a description of 'showcursor', to match the other ones
tweaks: adjust three parameters -- two were mistaken, one superfluous
tweaks: correct two typos and a spello [codespell]
tweaks: fix a typo
tweaks: fold two lines into two others, for conciseness
tweaks: harmonize the indentations in the FAQ somewhat
tweaks: in comments, say "buffer" instead of "file" where appropriate
tweaks: instead of "one" use "you", like in the rest of the man page
tweaks: remove a redundant feedback message
tweaks: rename a defined type, to fit within the general pattern
tweaks: rename a function, to be more fitting
tweaks: rename a parameter and invert its logic
tweaks: rename a parameter, to fit better what it is used for
tweaks: rename a variable and flip its logic, to avoid two negations
tweaks: rename a variable, away form an abbreviation
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more grammatical
tweaks: rename a variable, to be more visible and to match others
tweaks: rename a variable, to make more sense
tweaks: rename three variables, to follow the general scheme
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines, for esthetics and to elide an #ifdef
tweaks: reshuffle a few lines to avoid an #ifdef and unbalanced braces
tweaks: reshuffle a fragment of code, to prepare for the next change
tweaks: reshuffle some code to elide a variable, and improve a comment
tweaks: reshuffle some lines and adjust some indentation
tweaks: reshuffle some lines to elide a variable
tweaks: restore a quote that was accidentally deleted four months ago
tweaks: rewrap three lines, for esthetics
tweaks: slightly reword or rewrap some comments in the sample nanorc
tweaks: try chmodding a dump file only when it was actually written
tweaks: use five symbolic names, to make eight function calls clearer
usage: improve the description of the --positionlog option
David Michael (2):
syntax: gentoo: highlight additional EAPI 7/8 variables
syntax: gentoo: remove some obsolete keywords and add some new ones
Hussam al-Homsi (3):
docs: correct the default value of the errorcolor option
syntax: perl, ruby: remove arbitrary highlighting of here documents
tweaks: change 'return ++var;' to 'return var + 1;'
Changes between v5.7 and v5.8:
------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (53):
bindings: show either "^/" or "^-" in the help lines, instead of "^_"
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.8 release
display: when a message gets overwritten, note that it is cleared
docs: add a relevant item to the news for the 4.3 release
docs: add example bindings for uppercasing and lowercasing a word
docs: improve the contact info and some line spacing in the PDF
docs: make ^E access the Execute menu in the example CUA bindings
docs: mention that "grey"/"gray" may be used as a synonym of "lightblack"
docs: mention the new 'set minicolor' option
docs: say thanks to the Icelandic and Slovak translators
feedback: ensure that the reporting of DOS/Mac format is truthful
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
help: use smaller triangles for the arrows
linter: block the resizing signal while reading output from the linter
linter: strip filename and line plus column number from the message
memory: move the correct number of bytes, and not one too many
memory: prevent a leak when copying the leading quoting to the next line
minibar: stay out of sight when the terminal has just one row
options: accept 'set minicolor' for setting the color of the minibar
rcfile: allow using "grey" or "gray" as a synonym for "lightblack"
rcfile: do not allow color name "normal" to have a prefix
replacing: report the number of replacements also on a one-row terminal
search: automatically drop the spotlighting after a few moments
search: show "This is the only occurrence" also on a one-row terminal
startup: allow using a bare "+" to mean put-cursor-on-last-line
startup: do not accept stray characters after a "+" on the command line
startup: skip drawing edit window when having message on one-row terminal
startup: suppress "Search Wrapped" when using +? to search from EOF
statusbar: ensure that "No further matches" does not get overwritten
statusbar: on a one-row terminal, drop light messages after a few moments
statusbar: suppress --constantshow when the terminal has just one row
statusbar: suppress the cursor when the terminal has just one row
syntax: nanohelp: avoid colorizing M-) in (M-) and M-" in "M-"
syntax: nanorc: colorize "light" as valid only for the eight basic colors
syntax: nanorc: colorize literal control codes, to make them stand out
syntax: php: colorize the full short tag for echo (<?=)
tweaks: avoid the subtraction of two size_t variables becoming negative
tweaks: condense and correct a comment, and move another
tweaks: condense some code by putting all color names in a single array
tweaks: drop an assignment that is already part of the called function
tweaks: frob some whitespace, and rewrap a line
tweaks: improve a comment, remove unneeded braces, reshuffle some lines
tweaks: normalize the indentation after the previous change
tweaks: prevent two more size_t subtractions from going negative
tweaks: redraw only the affected line instead of doing a full refresh
tweaks: remove a check that has become superfluous
tweaks: remove a check that is not needed
tweaks: rename a variable, for contrast with the function name
tweaks: rename two functions, to get rid of an ugly _void suffix
tweaks: reshuffle the coloring of color names, to remove some duplication
tweaks: use a symbol instead of a hard-coded number
tweaks: use two symbolic names instead of TRUE and FALSE, for clarity
wrapping: when copying the quoting part, adjust the file size accordingly
Hussam al-Homsi (1):
bindings: allow copying text (with M-6) also when in view mode
Changes between v5.6.1 and v5.7:
--------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (62):
build: drop the check for two functions that we don't use any more
build: fix compilation for --enable-tiny plus --enable-multibuffer
build: fix compilation when configured with --disable-multibuffer
build: fix compilation when configured with --enable-tiny
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.7 release
chars: implement mblen() ourselves, for efficiency
chars: implement mbtowc() ourselves, for more efficiency
chars: work around a UTF-8 bug in glibc, to display invalid codes right
chars: work around the wrong private-use-character widths on OpenBSD
display: avoid determining twice from and until where to draw each row
display: make the output of --constantshow less jittery
editing: prevent the pointer for the top row from becoming dangling
feedback: upon first switch to a buffer, show its error message (if any)
files: always register the format, also when the file is unwritable
files: create a new buffer earlier, so that error messages can be stored
files: when Mac format has been detected, stay with it
gnulib: pull in the fix for a build problem on older Debian
gnulib: update to its current upstream state
indicator: adjust the size to the number of visible lines, not chunks
input: accept Unicode codes for non-characters as valid, since they are
memory: do not allocate space for multidata when it's already allocated
memory: fix an off-by-one error to free also the last line in a group
memory: prevent a use-after-free when the user respects a lock file
oops: that doesn't work -- you can't break out of two for loops at once
options: retire the obsolete 'smooth', 'morespace', and 'nopauses'
softwrap: avoid time-consuming computations, to burden large files less
startup: do not crash when trying to open a device or directory
startup: do not store an error message in the record of another buffer
startup: save the compiled file-matching regexes, to avoid recompiling
startup: show the helpful message only when ^G has not been rebound
syntax: c: colorize also labels that contain digits, and uncolorize colon
syntax: po: improve the coloring of format specifiers
syntaxes: replace [[:space:]] with [[:blank:]] to exclude carriage return
tweaks: adjust and improve one comment, and frob another
tweaks: adjust two comments, and reshuffle two fragments
tweaks: avoid a warning on newer compilers, by writing an extra byte
tweaks: avoid calling extra_chunks_in() when not softwrapping
tweaks: avoid converting a file name for more than will fit on screen
tweaks: avoid parsing a multibyte character twice
tweaks: condense three comments, drop another, and rewrap a line
tweaks: drop unneeded braces and adjust indentation after previous change
tweaks: elide a call of strlen() for every row
tweaks: elide a function that is now basically just two lines
tweaks: elide an unneeded resetting NULL call to wctomb()
tweaks: elide a small function that is used just once
tweaks: elide the pointless is_valid_unicode() function
tweaks: elide two more instances of useless character copying
tweaks: improve a couple of comments
tweaks: morph a function into what it is actually used for
tweaks: normalize the indentation after an earlier change
tweaks: put the most likely condition first, for a quicker return
tweaks: reduce the maximum character length from six bytes to four
tweaks: remove a misplaced (and nested) #ifdef
tweaks: rename a variable, away from an abbreviation
tweaks: rename a variable, for contrast with another
tweaks: reshuffle a comment, and put the main extension first
tweaks: reshuffle a fragment of code, to prepare for the next change
tweaks: reshuffle two conditions, to have the most unlikely one first
tweaks: set the file format only when unset, so it doesn't need saving
tweaks: shorten a comment and trim an #ifdef
tweaks: simplify two fragments of code
tweaks: simplify two fragments of code, eliding useless character copying
Hussam al-Homsi (1):
syntax: c: make the highlighting of '#include <...>' more compliant
Mike Frysinger (1):
syntax: tcl: support Expect scripts too
Changes between v5.6 and v5.6.1:
--------------------------------
Benno Schulenberg (4):
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 5.6.1 release