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@@ -0,0 +1,1328 @@ +2011.05.10 - GNU nano 2.3.1 "I'm in space" is released. This + release includes some fixes for the new libmagic code, as + well as a fix for improper character counts when using + auto-indent. Also included are new syntax highlighting + definitions for RPM spec and lua files. Thanks for + using nano and keep circulating the tapes. + +2011.02.26 - GNU nano 2.3.0 "Septic surprise" is released. This first + release in the 2.3 unstable series bring several new + features. First, libmagic support for syntax highlighting + has been added on top of the existing file extension + and header support already available. Secondly, cursor + position can be saved between editing sessions with + the -P or --poslog command line flags, or via "set poslog" + in your .nanorc. Also included are some fixes for + compilation with g++, and better handling of issues + writing the backup file, which should reduce the need + for the 'set allow_insecure_backup" nanorc option. + Don't stop, get it get it, don't stop, get it get it. + +2010.08.05 - GNU nano 2.2.5 "Inactivity timeout" is now available. + This release includes slightly less restrictive checkng + when writing files in strange environments (e.g. + when being used out of crontab). For very strange situations + (such as where you cannot change the permissions on the + file you're writing, there is a new rc file option + "allow_insecure_backup" to be even more permissive and + allowing the write to proceed. Also included are + some syntax highlighting updated, and that is about it. + Keep fighting the good fight children. + +2010.04.15 - GNU nano 2.2.4 is nobody's fool. First and foremost, + this relase includes some security fixes due to + an assessment of nano's vulnerability to symlink attacks + on open files. The CVEs fixed with this release are + CVE-2010-1160 and CVE-2010-1161. Also included are fixes + for various crash modes when using the spell checker + on new files in multibuffer mode (surely you've used + that combination recently? No?) as well as a fixing + the 'file was modified' message when saving to a + new filename (since how would nano know?). And + the list would not be complete without our + third-times-the-charm fixes to page up/down due to + the soft wrapping code. The lone new feature + included is a new syntax higlighting definition for + cmake-related files. Please do consider upgrading to + this release if still using the 2.0 series since + fixes for that version are still forthcoming. + + +2010.02.11 - GNU nano 2.2.3 "fumbling toward stability" is released. + This release contains a fix for only one bug, but a + rather irritating one: when paging up/down with smooth + scrolling, the cursor position was not being preserved + due to a bug in 2.2.2. With such a targeted fix + like this what could POSSIBLY go WRONG? Hahaha. + Enjoy and if you find new bugs, as always please + use Savannah's bug tracker. + http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=nano + +2010.01.17 - GNU nano 2.2.2 is released for you, you, you. This + release includes fixes for: crashed when writing + backup files in certain conditions, improper + screen centering when moving up/down in various + combination of smooth scrolling and soft wrapping modes, + a search crash on the armel arch, and issues with + lots of keybinding customizations causing crashing + particularly on FreeBSD. Also included are better + help menu entries for forward/back in the file browser, + some man page tweaks and one assert fix. As always, + share and enjoy! + +2009.12.12 - GNU nano 2.2.1 "DLR strikes back" is open for business. + This release fixes many bugs, including: missing + keybindings for page up/down and GotoDir in the browser, + ^P/^N in the help menu, and restoration of M-W as the + default re-search binding. Other fixes include several + issues with compiler warnings and configure options, and + documentation updates, including the nano texinfo manual, + nano and nanorc man pages, and UPGRADE file, and some + missing syntax highliting entries for the saple nanorc. + And no release would be complete without the latest round + of 'final' soft wrapping fixes! Finally, nano will no + longer print a warning when attempting to insert the + contents of a read-only file into an existing buffer. + Enjoy and Happy Hanukkah. + + +2009.11.30 - GNU nano 2.2.0 "Doc Brown" is released! The culmination + of almost two years of development and hot on the heels + of nano's 10th birthday is available for all your + editing needs! Bugs fixed since the last release + include several fixes for tiny mode (involving both + the help keys and replace menu text), more 'final' + fixes for soft wrapping, and several typo and documentation + updates including nanorc tweaks and a new syntax + highlighting file for makefiles. Also included is a long + standing fix for random crashing when using nanorc on + FreeBSD, and nano will no longer clear the screen on + suspend to maintain compatibility with other *nix editors. + For those who haven't been playing along at home, please + see the official web page for the summary of new + features since 2.0. Special thanks to all who have + submitted bug reports recently in support of our new + stable release, and apologies for all those bugs we + didn't yet find :-) Peace to all. + +2009.11.21 - GNU nano 2.1.99pre2 is available for a special pre-Black + Friday discount. Included are some (hopefully + final) fixes for issues with last page display + caused by the soft wrapping code, and a fix for + a long standing issue with hittig the home key when + going through the search history. On the features + front, nano will now attempt to retain the proper + ownership and permissions when trying to create a + .save file due to receiving a signal. Nano can also + now unbind keys from one or more menus via the 'unbind' + keyword. Finally, passing --fill or --nowrap on + the command line will now override any related + .nanorc entries. Speak now or forever hold your bugs! + +2009.11.15 - GNU nano 2.1.99pre1 "take a bow" is out there, man, it's + out there all right. This release contains mainly + bugfixes, underscoring that we are preparing for the + next stable series release. Included are many fixes + for the new soft wrapping code, compiler warning tweaks, + and the modification time warning no longer triggers + when saving a file as a new name. Also include are + some fixes for various nanorc options, and there are + surely more bugs to find before we call the code base + stable, so please keep those reports coming! + +2009.09.14 - GNU nano 2.1.11 is on very thin ice, very thin ice, very thin + ice. This release includes two new features: first, nano + will check whether the current file is writable when it + is opened, and warn if it is not on the status bar. Secondly, + a new soft-wrapping (AKA full line display) option is + available, which will attempt to fully display the contents + of lines longer than the width of the screen without the + usual truncation and a '$' symbol at the end of the line. + It can be enabled via Meta-$ inside the editor, via the + -$ or --softwrap command line flags, or "set softwrap" + in your .nanorc). As always please report any bugs to the + nano Savannah project page + (http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=nano) + Remember: data loss happens, back up your files. + +2009.07.28 - GNU nano 2.1.10 "Ellie" is released. This version includes + various fixes for portability including some older HP-UX + compiler combos, various compiler warnings, and some crash + fixes in the undo code. On the topic of the latter item, + the undo code is now marked as experimental since it can + cause severe stability and memory issues, and thus now + requires a flag (-u, --undo) in order to enable it. + Please feel free to continue to test the undo code and + thanks again for using nano for your text editing needs. + Go team Nano! + +2009.02.16 - GNU nano 2.1.9 wonders what all that glass is doing on the + floor! This release is primarily meant as a less buggy + version of 2.1.8, particularly for issues with the new + sped-up syntax highlighting code. Other fixes include + configure-time detection of groff HTML support before + attempting to generate the HTML version of man pages, + and using ~ or ~username syntax in .nanorc should now + work again. Also, nano will now only ask for one + acknowledgement of errors it encounters when parsing + nanorc files, and a new flag -q (--quiet) will silence + these messages altogether. Give it a go, and happy + birthday lenny! + +2009.02.07 - GNU nano 2.1.8 "unsafe at any speed" is released. This + release include some long overdue performance + improvements in syntax color highlighting, the ability + to abort running searches (useful mainly when + editing very large files) and the ability to use nano + like a pager for viewing standard input (i.e. "nano -"). + Additionally, there are gentoo syntax highlighting + updates and fixes for issues with reading files + in a directory with strange parent directory permissions. + The key bindings code was also substantially changed + in order to be more ISO-C compatible. Be sure to use + the Savannah page not only for bug reports but for any + features you would like to see before the next stable + series is released. Have fun with it! + + +2008.11.10 - GNU nano 2.1.7 "Effingham" is ready to make good on those + campaign promises of lower bug rates and 50% more pie. + This release includes a new check for external + modifications when saving a file, some code and + documentation cleanups, and more bug fixes for + the new undo code (but we continue to welcome your bug + reports via the Savananh bug page at + http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=nano. + Come get some. + +2008.10.03 - GNU nano 2.1.6 was for new features before it was against + them. This release includes more undo capability, + several new syntax highlighting configurations including + Objective C, OCaml, and Fortran, and a new capability + to activate highlighting based on the 1st line of the + file being edited. Also, the new default configure + options now include color syntax highlighting, .nanorc + support, multibuffer and extras. These items can still + be disabled and are not enabled with --enable-tiny. Bug + fixes include better signal handling under Cygwin, and + that's about it. Again please remember to + submit bug reports via Savannah at + http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=nano + as undo functions certainly need more testing. + Bon appetit. + +2008.08.30 - GNU nano 2.1.5 is ready to lead on day one. This release + contains a better fix for incorrectly reported successful + writes on full filesystems, more helpful messages when + an internal error occurs in the undo code, and fixes for + various combinations of configure-time options and + compiler flags. Also included is new support for + changing the rc file name at configure time, and + using GNU-style regexes for word-boundaries on systems + which do not support them natively, as well as the ever + popular translation updates. Rock the tarball. + +2008.08.09 - GNU nano 2.1.4 "I told you so!" is released. This release + includes fixes for several severe issues with the new + undo/redo code. Also the behavior of writing + files when using backup mode has changed as well: if writing + the backup file fails, nano will not attempt to write the + current file. This should help folks who enjoy "extreme + text editing" i.e. editing files on file systems which + are likely to run out of space; see Savannah bug 24000. + Have fun with it! + +2008.08.04 - GNY nano 2.1.3 "least stable version ever" is released. This + release includes new (and experimental) undo and redo + functionality for most text operations. The default + key bindings are Meta-U for undo and Meta-E for redo, but + these can be remapped using the new 2.1 keybinding code. + Also included are some fixes for configuring using wide + curses, crashing when invoking the help menu with + certain locales, and not saving the search history when + compiled with configure options. + +2008.04.24 - GNU nano 2.1.2 "New York City" is released. This release + contains fixes for binding bad keys, some + configure-specific compilation failures, and more issues + with the new input back end and in particular the status + bar. Also fixed are some long standing issues with + compiling on AIX, and a segfault when making the terminal + window too small. Rest in Peace Tim and George! + +2008.04.01 - GNU nano 2.1.1 wont get fooled again. This release contains + fixes for the new user-rebindable keys (in particular + bracket match which was mis-bound), and various + problems with translations and configure-related + compilation problems are now fixed as well. + It also contains new syntax highlighting + definitions for TCL, PHP, Gentoo and Debian-related + files, and some documentation updates as well. + Please continue to send reports with the key + binding code to the Savannah page + (https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano). + +2008.03.18 - GNU nano 2.1.0 "under old mismanagement" is released. + This first release in the 2.1 development series + introduces rebinadble keys for most actions inside + the editor. Please see the nanorc(5) page for + more information on configuring key bindings. Please + also report all keybinding bugs (crashes, missing + menu functions) using the Savannah bug tracker URL, + https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano and + thanks for sticking with us! + +2007.12.20- GNU nano 2.0.7 keeps its balance. This release fixes + several bugs, among others: a segfault and several + cursor positioning problems when uncutting text or + inserting files into the current buffer; a problem where + the total number of characters would be miscalculated + when replacing single-byte characters with multibyte + ones; several minor issues with the statusbar prompt + involving text display and mouse support; and several + oddities when tab-completing in the middle of a line. + It also improves autodetection of DOS and Mac format + files, properly supports the mouse wheel when using a + version of ncurses built with the --enable-ext-mouse + option, fixes some problems under NetBSD curses, adds a + lot of translation updates, and adds more minor + documentation updates. Slang curses emulation support + has also been changed to turn off all the options that + --enable-tiny does, as it's hopelessly broken otherwise. + Finally, nano is now licensed under the GNU GPL version + 3 or later, and its documentation is now dual-licensed + under the GNU GPL version 3 or later and the GNU FDL + version 1.2 or later. Have fun. + +2007.04.26- GNU nano 2.0.6 "that was quick" is released. This release + fixes a potential segfault after justifying text marked + from the bottom up. It also adds one more minor + documentation update. Enjoy. + +2007.04.22- GNU nano 2.0.5 braces for impact. Among other things, this + release fixes various problems (including a segfault) + when trying to open or save a file in a directory + beginning with "~" that isn't a home directory; fixes a + problem where a file with no name could be saved over an + existing filename with no warning about overwriting it; + properly disallows opening directories or device files + from "include" commands in nanorc files; no longer + displays a misleading prompt when trying to save in + restricted mode with the mark on; and properly supports + the Cancel and Shift-Cancel keys. It also improves + several color syntaxes to highlight trailing whitespace, + just as the Java syntax does, and adds yet more minor + documentation updates. Have fun. + +2007.04.06 - GNU nano 2.0.4 heralds the dawn. This release contains + proper support for the Ctrl-[arrow key], Shift-[arrow + key], and F13-F16 keys under Xfce's Terminal. It also + adds still more minor documentation updates. Enjoy. + +2007.01.29 - GNU nano 2.0.3 flows toward its ending. This release + contains several minor optimizations to make the + executable a little smaller under some circumstances, + some translation updates, improvements to the color + syntax for Python, and still more minor documentation + updates. Have fun. + +2006.12.20 - GNU nano 2.0.2 forges ahead. This release fixes a segfault + when trying to save in a nonexistent directory; fixes + handling of strings containing nulls at the "Write File", + "Insert File", "Execute Command", and "Go to Directory" + prompts; fixes several minor memory leaks; fixes two + more potential compilation warnings; adds a few + translation updates; and adds a few more minor + documentation updates. Enjoy. + +2006.11.20 - GNU nano 2.0.1 emerges from its cocoon. This release + contains several bugfixes: saving one file over another + will now always warn about overwriting it, overwriting + a file is no longer possible when saving a new file in + restricted mode, and zero-length Unicode characters are + now highlighted properly when nano is built without + regular expression support. It also adds several minor + documentation updates. Have fun with it. + +2006.11.06 - GNU nano 2.0.0 does its little dance. This release adds + documentation updates and a few cosmetic tweaks. + For those who haven't been following nano 1.3 + development, there are a ton of new features, including + support for UTF-8, moving to a specified line and column + instead of just a line, improved color syntax + highlighting, inserting previously untypeable characters + using "Verbatim Input" mode, and copying text into the + cutbuffer without cutting it. There are also fixes for + some long-standing bugs, such as the "NumLock glitch" + from nano 1.2.x, and the inability to unjustify text + after resizing. Finally, there are also a ton of + translation updates and new translations, as well as new + color syntaxes. See the UPGRADE file for more + information, and enjoy the new stable release. + +2006.10.25 - GNU nano 1.9.99pre3 learns to appreciate life. This + release fixes a bug where the screen sometimes wouldn't + be updated properly after copying text into the + cutbuffer, fixes a potential warning while compiling, + and fixes a few other minor inconsistencies. Have fun. + +2006.10.02 - GNU nano 1.9.99pre2 crosses the threshold. This release + fixes a few more bugs: cursor positioning after leaving + the statusbar prompt has been fixed, and verbatim input + at the statusbar prompt now properly handles newlines. + Enjoy. + +2006.08.29 - GNU nano 1.9.99pre1 passes through the flames. This + release fixes various bugs in the last version: the + mouse support properly ignores everything except clicks + of the left mouse button; the statusbar is now blanked + properly when it should be; indenting and unindenting + operate on the current line when the mark is off; nano + should build on Tru64, NetBSD, and other systems that + use termcap instead of terminfo in their curses + libraries; the built-in file browser now properly + navigates file lists that take up only one row; the + cursor position is now completely restored after + inserting a file into the current buffer, and after + inserting the output of a command into a new buffer; the + ^X shortcut at the search prompt has been removed, as + official Pico doesn't include it and it's too easily + confused with Exit; the screen is updated properly after + scrolling a line without moving the cursor; the keyboard + input routines behave more consistently; and so on. + Have fun with it. + +2006.06.26 - GNU nano 1.3.12 escapes the darkness. This release + contains the last new features that nano will have + before 2.0: copying text into the cutbuffer without + cutting it, indenting lines of marked text with a single + keystroke, reworked help text that should be easier for + new users, searching for filenames in the file browser, + the ability to include color regexes in files separate + from nanorc files, etc. It also contains many bugfixes. + Text can now be unjustified after justifying it and + resizing the window; the screen is now cleared when + suspending; the "default" color syntax is now handled + properly at all times; lines of text containing tabs are + now wrapped at the right place; double-column characters + are now properly displayed when past the right edge of + the screen; invalid multi-line color regexes are now + ignored; and so on. Enjoy. + +2006.03.30 - GNU nano 1.3.11 awakens from its fever dream. This release + focuses mostly on bugfixes, which include better + handling of the cursor at the statusbar prompt, support + for certain combinations of Shift and keypad keys in + both normal and --rebind-keypad mode, a fix for a minor + display problem after some searches, a real fix for a + long-standing segfault when displaying overly long + lines, and a real fix for nano's not hanging up properly + in xterm under certain circumstances. There are also + several new features, such as the ability to set the + characters used as brackets when searching for matching + brackets, and tab completion of directories at the "Go + To Directory" prompt. Have fun. + +2005.12.23 - GNU nano 1.3.10 rises to the surface. This release + contains several new features as well as fixes for + several longstanding bugs. The former include the + ability to scroll up or down single lines without + scrolling the cursor, reworked bracket searching code + that doesn't require regular expression support, + reworked command execution code that uses $SHELL if + available instead of hardcoding "/bin/sh", and the + ability to no longer add newlines to files that don't + end in them via the -L/--nonewlines option. The latter + include fixes to the statusbar prompt so that mouse + clicks work properly on it, fixes to the Yes/No/All + prompt so that mouse clicks on it work properly when + -O/--morespace is used, and fixes to the resize handling + so that nano dies properly when the terminal is too + small to display a prompt. Enjoy. + +2005.10.23 - GNU nano 1.3.9 breaks through the wall. This release + includes major enhancements as well as bugfixes. The + enhancements include better handling of invalid UTF-8, + expansion of the word count option to also count lines + and characters in the file or selection, more efficient + screen update routines, a readded -K/--rebindkeypad + option to work around numeric keypad problems on + terminals that don't show the usual NumLock glitch, a + new -W/--wordbounds option to properly detect words + containing punctuation when moving among them, and + massive improvements to the color code such as handling + of unspecified foreground colors, more efficient memory + usage for color regexes, and new reserved syntaxes + "default" and "none". The bugfixes include fixes for + the rewritten history code, fixes for potential line + numbering problems on 64-bit platforms, fixes for a few + long-standing minor display problems, a fix for erroneous + hangups occurring while waiting for input, and a fix for + a segfault when displaying certain overly long lines. + Have fun with it. + +2005.06.30 - GNU nano 1.3.8 floats at its own level. This release + contains several new features. Among other things, you + can now move to a specified column number as well as + line number within a file, file backups saved in a + backup directory will have unique names, the search and + replace history routines should work more consistently, + you can get a word count by pressing Meta-D at the edit + window, and there's a new -E/--tabstospaces option to + convert all typed tabs to spaces (--backupdir's short + option has been changed to -C). In terms of bugfixes, + this release contains fixes for minor problems with + screen updates, UTF-8 display, and flow control; a fix + for a segfault when displaying some lines ending with + tabs; better handling of constant cursor position + display; improved color parsing in the rcfile; and + support for the "Regexp" toggle in tiny mode + (-R/--regexp is gone, and --restricted's short option + has been changed to -R), among other things. Enjoy. + +2005.04.10 - GNU nano 1.3.7 claws its way to the top. This release + mostly contains bugfixes for the massive amount of new + code in 1.3.6. Among other things, nano builds with + debug support again; going into the help browser at the + "Read File" prompt no longer kicks you out of the prompt + after you exit the help browser; paragraph searching no + longer skips over certain cases of single-line + paragraphs; the titlebar no longer cuts off some UTF-8 + strings prematurely; and the text displayed in the help + browser is now wrapped as it was in nano 1.2.x, taking + UTF-8 support into account. New features include an + --enable/disable-utf8 configure option to explicitly + turn detection of UTF-8 support on or off, and sample + regexes for C++ as well as C. Have fun. + +2005.03.20 - GNU nano 1.3.6 "shout it from the rooftops" is released. + This release finally includes the long-awaited support + for UTF-8. Other new features include the ability to + insert UTF-8 characters using verbatim input; the + ability to delete all text from the cursor position to + the end of the file via ^W^X as (patched) Pico does; + improvements to input and output so that pasted text + displays faster, improvements to the statusbar prompt so + that more edit window shortcuts, including verbatim + input and previous/next word search, work in it; a new + option to allow using the formerly always-blank second + line of the screen as part of the edit window; and the + ability to refresh the help browser and file browser + windows via Ctrl-L. Notable bug fixes include a fix for + a segfault when using full justify, and a fix for the + long-standing bug where nano would keep running if the + terminal it was in died unexpectedly. Enjoy. + +2004.11.22 - GNU nano 1.3.5 hurls itself forward. New features in this + release include the ability to replace only marked text + when the mark is on, improvements to smooth scrolling so + that it applies everywhere instead of just affecting the + movement keys, improvements to how files are opened so + that they are no longer displayed unnecessarily, support + for multiple +LINE arguments in addition to multiple + filenames on the command line, autodetection of the + format to save a file in based on the format it was in + when it was opened, the ability to toggle both ways + between the "Read File" and "Execute Command" prompts + and the "Search" and "Go to Line" prompts, and support + for cross-compiling nano. As for bug fixes, the + "tabsize" nanorc option works again, mouse clicks on the + shortcut list trigger the right shortcuts again, + tab-completing a filename with %'s in it no longer + causes a segfault, the internal spell checker no longer + skips words after the cursor position when the cursor is + in the middle of the file, and spell checking of only + marked text now works properly. Have fun with it. + +2004.08.17 - GNU nano 1.3.4 marches forth after a false start. This + release mainly features fixes for the bugs that crept + into the last release. Among other things, nano now + compiles again with certain options, quoted justify now + works properly on systems without regex.h, full justify + no longer segfaults when used on a file with no + paragraphs, previous paragraph searching works properly + again, tab completion is properly disabled when needed + in restricted mode, Ctrl-C is no longer disabled after + using the alternate spell checker, the permissions of a + newly created file now match those of nano 1.2.x again, + and replacing all text in a file now properly updates + the screen in all cases. New features include sample + regexes for patch files, improvements to the sample + regexes for C files, and support for strings greater + than 1023 characters and/or containing nulls in + .nano_history. Additionally, the full justify keystroke + has been changed to match current Pico, and whitespace + display mode is now turned off by default. Enjoy. + +2004.06.28 - GNU nano 1.3.3 marches forth. There are several new + features in this release, including a restricted mode + that provides better security than just setting an + operating directory, the ability to justify the entire + file at once, support for a "smart" home key that can + leap from the beginning of text on a line to the true + beginning of the line (or the reverse) in one stroke, + support for specifying an alternative spell checker in + $SPELL, the ability to specify the characters used to + display spaces and tabs so that they can easily be told + apart, and the ability to specify the characters marking + the ends of sentences as used in justification. There + are also several bug fixes; among other things, + justification now keeps spaces at the ends of all but + the last line of a paragraph as Pico does, saving a + marked selection no longer changes the current filename + to the filename the selection was saved under, resizing + now works better and no longer corrupts the screen under + slang, and the movement functions now avoid doing + unnecessary redraws and hence work faster. In short, + there are a lot of new things to play with. Enjoy. + +2004.03.31 - GNU nano 1.3.2 is prepared for the void. New features in + this release include the ability to spell-check only + marked text and the ability to save all backup files in + a specified directory instead of wherever the original + files are. Bug fixes include a fix for a segfault when + replacing certain regular expressions, fixes for some + misbehavior when doing searches, minor fixes to verbatim + input mode and keyboard input in general, better + handling of window resizes at certain times, and + allowing the mark to be saved properly again when + switching between multiple file buffers. nano has also + been ported to the Tandem NonStop Kernel. Have fun. + +2004.01.09 - GNU nano 1.3.1 is outside the gates. This release + features, among other things, fixes for the input + routines to deal with some problems they had, a + reorganized shortcut list for the help browser, minor + Pico compatibility improvements for the file browser, + fixes for misbehavior when replacing certain regular + expressions, and the ability to highlight those regular + expressions properly. It also allows searching without + prompting to work in view mode, adds support for glib + 2.x for those systems that need it, updates the .spec + file for the 1.3 branch, prompts you first when you try + to save a file under a different name, and adds a new + verbatim input mode that acts as ^V does under vi, but + with additional Pico compatibility (explained in the + FAQ). Basically, a bunch of fixes and a few new + features for your editor of choice. Enjoy. + +2003.10.22 - GNU nano 1.3.0 is loosed upon the world. This is the first + release in the unstable 1.3.x series, and as such it + includes a lot of new features, including the addition + of a -d option for those FreeBSD users with Backspace + keys that act like Delete keys, the ability to repeat + the last search without prompting, the ability to search + for the beginning or end of a paragraph, new smooth + paging routines to go with the smooth scrolling + routines, and various improvements to the input and + display routines to make them behave more intuitively. + It also includes the usual load of bugfixes. Enjoy. + +2003.08.11 - GNU nano 1.2.2 is released, only four months since the + last version :-). This release includes fixes for + broken regex detection, search history recall, and + keypad handling with -K. Debugging strings are no + longer translated and comments denote where translations + should be as short as possible (i.e. the statusbar). + There are new examples for syntax highlighting, and + documentation updates and fixes. The 1.3.0 CVS tree + will be opening soon for all your nano desires, so stay + tuned! + +2003.04.19 - Happy Easter! GNU nano 1.2.1 is released. This release + features a new check for broken regexec() + implementations and some variable, function and macro + cleanups. Fixes are included for search history, + cutting marked text, alt keyboard mode, and the usual + translation and documentation updates. + +2003.02.19 - GNU nano 1.2.0 is released. Few changes from pre3, just + some doc and translation updates, and bugfixes for + justify and file conversion. For those of you who + haven't kept up with the 1.1 unstable series, v1.2 + brings nanorc support, color syntax highlighting, + multiple file buffers, search/replace history and much + much more. Please read the UPGRADE file for details, + and enjoy GNU nano 1.2.0. + +2003.02.13 - GNU nano 1.1.99pre3 "The last testing version, no + really!" is released. This release includes fixes for + wrapping (again), resizing, color syntax highlighting, + rcfile parsing, the mouse code, more memory leaks, and + some reversion of the code to get the user's home + directory (nano will now again rely on $HOME). There + are also translation updates, a new manual page for the + nanorc file, and an UPGRADE file detailing the changes + since version 1.0. Please submit reports for any bugs + you might find to the development team + (nano-devel@gnu.org), and enjoy nano almost-1.2.0 ;-) + +2003.02.03 - GNU nano 1.1.99pre2 "bugs in my pockets, bugs in my + shoes" is released. There are, not surprisingly, only + bugfixes in this release as we move toward the stable + 1.2.0 release. Fixes are included for translatable + string format, subexpression replacement, constant + cursor position, invalid search regexes, justify, screen + state on SIGHUP and SIGTERM, cutting to end cuts with + long lines, many file browser and operating directory + bugs, memory and file descriptor leaks, marker code, + spell checker, the mouse code with long lines, multiple + buffers and non-file open errors, replacement string + length, and a silly but serious history message crash. + There is also a drastic improvement in CPU utilization + for the color regex code. + Depending on the number of bugs found in this + release, there may be a 1.1.99pre3 or RC1, or just a + 1.2.0 release. Most of the major bugs seem to have been + worked out, so if you are waiting for a good time to + test nano before the official 1.2.0 release, this would + be the one to use. Happy bug hunting! + +2003.01.17 - GNU nano 1.1.99pre1 "enough already" has been released. + This release is, barring bug fixes and documentation + updates, what version 1.2.0 has looked like, feature + wise. There will very likely be bugs, just due the + volume of changes made in this release. Search and + replace string history has been added, including an + option to log history to ~/.nano_history (-H, + --historylog). Because of this, the Pico incompatible + search/replace string behavior that used to be the + default has been deleted. The old "pico" flag (-p) is + now compatible with Pico's "preserve" mode for allowing + flow control characters; by default this version ignores + both ^Q and ^S. The --disable-wrapping-as-root + configure option has been forward ported from version + 1.0.x, and a new flag to enable all extra options + (--enable-all) has been added. The internal spell + checker has been improved, meaning you will now be + prompted only once for each unique capitalization of a + given word. + There have also been lots of bug fixes, + including the "trying to insert a directory name in + multibuffer mode bug", the ugly spell checker scrolling, + the color code, cutting text crashes, justification, + deleting the "magic line" via replace, and cursor + positioning on the statusbar. There have also been the + usual helping of translation and documentation updates. + Please send all new feedback on this release + direct to the development list (nano-devel@gnu.org). + +10/24/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.12 "Make Jordi happy" is released. This + release demonstrates that nano is starting to freeze for + version 1.2. New features include a Meta-Y toggle for + syntax highlighting, pluralized i18n, and a handler for + SIGTERM. Nano now ignores XOFF (^S) to stop accidental + lock-ups, and no longer references malloc.h. + Also included are fixes for zero-length regex + matches, segfaults with --disable-mouse, justification, + memory corruption with the browser, version and help + cmdline output, and translation updates. Aside from the + (currently up in the air) search history behavior, the + next version of nano should be 1.1.99pre1. Have fun! + +10/01/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.11 "Oddball" is released. This release + features a new version of gettext, a new and improved + syntax highlighting engine, and some updates for the + nanorc.sample file. The toggles for case sensitivity + (Meta-C) and regular expressions (Meta-R) have changed + in the search and replace prompts, multibuffer status is + now displayed and can be toggled from the insert file + menu, and some wrapping behavior that changed in 1.1.10 + has reverted. The --enable-color warning was also made + less severe, as the color syntax code has improved, and + nano now uses extended regexes in the .nanorc file. + Also included are fixes for various memory + leaks, the operating directory option, username tab + completion, the page_up and down arrow, go to previous + word and next word, nanorc parser and line wrapping + code. Have fun! + +07/25/2002 - At long last! GNU nano 1.1.10 "What didn't we break?" is + released. This version of GNU nano features version + 0.11.2 of gettext, building with automake 1.6, some new + code for displaying control characters, browser + improvements, a new backup file option (-B, --backup), a + new option to ignore rc files (-I,--ignorercfiles), + compatibility with -pedantic, handling null characters + before EOF, a slightly sportier nanorc.sample and more. + Fixes are included included for justification, + the reading and writing file routines, resizing and fill + length, millions of memory leaks, the usage screen was + updated, and the the --quotestr and --regexp really work + now ;-) Enjoy :) + +05/12/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.9 is released, happy Mother's Day! This + release includes many new features, including a prepend + mode (^O,M-P), a new "syntax" command in the .nanorc to + allow multiple syntax highlighting types, and a new -Y, + --syntax flag to set a specific one if there's no + filename regex to match it against (i.e. w/mutt). The + ^space and M-space keys will now show up in the help + menu, which itself has been tweaked a bit, and many more + configure options should now cooperate (like the odd + pairing of --enable-tiny and --enable-multibuffer). The + marker should now work when using multiple buffers, and + the huge memory leak in color syntax highlighting has + been fixed. A lot of new stuff for everyone's favorite + text editor ;) Have fun! + +03/30/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.8 is released. New features include an + "Insert Output of External Command", ^R^X, and a .spec + file is now included in the distribution. There are + cleanups in the usage code, fixes for regex parsing, the + file browser, the NO_CONVERT auto-detect, indented + justification, the internal spell checker, and a serious + bug where reading a file of 0 lines would hang nano. + Also, the "show position" code now shows the starting + column as 1 instead of 0. Have fun! + +03/05/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.7 "lets change everything and see what breaks" + is released. New features include new flags + -N,--noconvert to stop any file format conversion and + -Q, --quotestr for the new quoted text justification, a + new tempnam() implementation to avoid silly warnings, + DOS and Mac file options in the Write File dialog, + multiple save files (file.1) for abnormal exits, ^C now + shows column as well as character position, and + multibuffer allows duplicate files, even unnamed ones. + Also, the static shortcut and toggle lengths are + history, nano now reads SYSCONFDIR/nanorc if rc file + support is enabled, and nano is now built with (and + requires for rebuilding) autoconf 2.5. + This release also includes fixes for some memory + leaks, detecting DOS and Mac file format, justification, + suspending keys, search & replace under various + conditions, variable width for shortcuts, and the usual + ton of translation updates. + +01/25/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.6 is released. Lots of new features in this + release. New Meta-keys were added as alternates for + control sequences: Meta-A for the marker key (^^), and + Meta-G for the 'goto dir' key in the file browser (^_). + The color syntax highlighting now supports multiple + lines via start="regex" end="regex" syntax, and the + .nanorc regex format itself has changed. Also, the + gettext code was upgraded to version 0.10.40, and nano + will now display a message if only occurrence of a given + search exists. + For bugfixes, there are fixes for spelling, + stray newlines in the usage() function, suspend issues + with tcsh, auto-indent and wrapping clashes, ugly code + in rcfile.c, global variable compatibility with AIX. + There are also oodles of translation updates. Have fun + with it. + +01/05/2002 - GNU nano 1.1.5 is out. The main new feature in this + release is the changed behavior of the keypad. Nano now + does the Right Thing and used keypad() by default. If + you wish to use the keypad arrow keys in certain + terminals, you may use the -K or --keypad flag to use + the old behavior. Users of other OSes should see better + handling of their non-keypad keys in this release. Other + changes include more Hurd fixes, fixes parsing the + .nanorc, display fixes for the color syntax + highlighting, gettext stabilization and many translation + updates. This is almost like a stable release, much + like in the 0.9.x series when every other release was + the most stable one :) Have fun! + +12/11/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.4 is released. This release contains + rudimentary color syntax support (but it's still + broken), compatibility fixes for the Hurd and FreeBSD, + spell checker and wrapping fixes, and more. It seems + that the amount of interest in the code is inversely + proportional to the amount of time since last release, + so it's time to show the world all the changes since + 1.1.3 ;) Have fun with it! + +10/26/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.3 is released. As far as new features go, + the help system is now available for all functions in + the editor. Also, nano will also now print a message on + the status bar when it automatically converts a file + from Mac or DOS format, and trying to load a file that + has already been loaded in multibuffer mode will now + also cause an error message. There is now a "goto + previous word" which you can use by hitting Meta-Space + Bar. + As for fixes, a SEVERE bug in the null_at code + which discarded the memory address of reallocated memory + has been fixed. This is probably the biggest bug fix in + well over the last year of development. There are also + some display fixes for when the screen shouldn't center + itself on cut or uncut text. Also, the comments in the + header files incorrectly said that nano was distributed + under version 1 of the GPL when the accompanying license + was the GPLv2. + If you're using nano-1.1, it is highly + recommended you upgrade to this release. If using 1.0, + wait for version 1.0.6 which should be available early + next week. Enjoy! + +10/03/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.2 is out there. Many new features in this + release, including support for auto-converting from DOS + and Mac formatted files, as well as toggles for writing + out files in these formats. Pico's -o flag has been + implemented, as has some new smooth scrolling code + (which can be used in place of the default jerky + scrolling behavior). Also, there is now a "find + matching bracket/brace/etc" feature (Meta-]). The + .nanorc file now accepts setting the tabsize, and the + help text at the bottom of the editor is now better + spaced out in the search/replace prompts. There are + also the usual helping of bugfixes, translation updates + and, surely a bug or two. You better get ready! + +07/28/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.1 is released. Our second 1.1 unstable + release features many bugfixes from the initial release, + in particular fixes for the multibuffer code, and + various compiler macro fixes. The shortcut lists for + the search and replace prompts are a little more logical + (with cancel the last option again), and the included + gettext was re-downgraded to 0.10.35 due to problems on + the PPC platform. GNU nano now includes its own aclocal + macros in the m4/ directory to allow rebuilding the + configure script to work on platforms regardless of + their gettext version. + +07/15/2001 - GNU nano 1.1.0 is released. This is the first release + in the 1.1.x unstable series of GNU nano. It + incorporates all changes up to the 1.0.3 release, and + also includes many many new features, including + appending to as well as overwriting files, writing + marked text to a separate file, dynamic wrap length, + lots more compatibility with Pico, and new optional + features like .nanorc file support and multiple file + buffers! All in all, plenty of new stuff that's sure to + introduce lots of bugs ;-) Have fun with it, but be + careful, unstable means unstable. + +07/01/2001 - GNU nano 1.0.3 is the "mutt" release. This release + features oodles of bug fixes with cutting text, + especially with the -k (cut to end) option. There is + also a new suspend handler which should make nano play + better with mutt (the code for which came from mutt + itself; many many thanks to Jordi Mallach and Tom Lear + for working late into the night fixing this). Nano now + also features mutt's case insensitive string compare + function for more speed and less memory usage. Two new + translations are included, Ukrainian and Russian. + +05/12/2001 - GNU nano 1.0.2 is the "just the bugfixes ma'am" release. + The most noticeable fixes are for display errors using + page up/down with the marker code, and view mode (-v) + not stopping the replace function. Other fixes include + being able to use the arrow keys while holding down the + ctrl key in certain TERMs, and there are many + documentation updates and spelling tweaks. We also have + a new Galician translation (provided by Jacobo Tarrío). + Have fun with it! + +04/06/2001 - GNU nano 1.0.1 is out there. The only new feature is a + configure option for those who want to disable all word + wrapping from nano, --disable-wrapping. Bug fixes this + release include some bugs with autoconf and i18n, and + several fixes in the file browser including a segfault + on Solaris, symlinks to directories now work properly, + and nano now sorts files case insensitively like Pilot. + Have fun with it. + +03/22/2001 - GNU Nano 1.0 is released! The autoindent wrapping bug + has been fixed, as well as strange bug when using Pico + mode and regex search. There have also been some minor + spelling and documentation updates. As stated on the + website, there are currently no known bugs with nano, + but some will pop up eventually and they will be + addressed in subsequent releases. We hope you enjoy + this first stable release of nano, and as always, + feedback is welcome! nano@nano-editor.org. + +02/19/2001 - Nano 0.9.99pre3 brings a lot of changes! The most + important being that nano is now officially a GNU + program. Some changes have been made for GNU + compatibility (like the default list of shortcuts, "^G + Get Help" is now Listed and "^_ Goto Line" is not). The + Yes/No/All keys have finally been internationalized + also. All in all, quite a few changes, considering nano + is supposed to be in a code freeze. But there are the + usual helping of bugfixes, a nasty bug when cutting text + in -k mode and some compatibility issues with older + ncurses libraries have also been fixed. All in all, a + lot to see. + +01/31/2001 - Nano 0.9.99pre2 is released. Not surprisingly, all that is + new is bugfixes, bugfixes, bugfixes. There were a few + cleanups in unneeded global variables and duplicate + functions, but most is just fixing. Specifically, there + is now a preliminary (read: needs testing) fix for + resizing the editor in any mode other than normal edit + mode. Other fixes include some more tab completion + segfaults, and an silly segfault that occurred when + successfully writing a file on the 2nd try (i.e. after + an initial write error). Slowly but surely, on toward + 1.0 we travel. + +01/17/2001 - Nano 0.9.99pre1 is released. This is the first pre-1.0 + release of nano, and is also the first release since the + code freeze for nano 1.0. Don't expect (or request) any + new features between now and nano 1.0, only bugfixes, + optimizations and doc/translation updates. For fixes, a + nasty segfault when trying to insert one's home + directory (~), some checks for the NumLock key making + the keypad go awry, window size sanity checks, many + autoconf fixes, and support for the KDE konsole keypad + layout. Have fun. + +01/07/2001 - Nano 0.9.25 is the "Just one more feature I swear!" + release. It includes one new feature that Pico has had + forever, a built-in file browser. Since not everyone + may want this option, there is a --disable-browser + option to the configure script as well. Other changes + include slightly different keypad handling, and a bugfix + for crashes when tab completion in certain instances. + Have fun and Happy New Year! + +12/18/2000 - Nano 0.9.24 is released. This version contains the last of + the security fixes for writing files, as well as for a + nasty segfault when nano is unable to open a file for + reading, among other fixes. Nano also now cowardly + refuses to open device files, to stop silly things like + trying to open /dev/zero. New features include being + Able to use Meta-Meta-<key> as Control-<key>, better + HURD support, and some new flags have been added for + Pico compatibility. Upgrading to this version is highly + recommended. + +12/08/2000 - Nano 0.9.23 is the "race conditions bite" release. The + main reason for this release is the less-than-optimal + fix for the security issue in nano with following + symbolic links. Hopefully this will fix the problem + permanently. The --nofollow option also works again for + those who are real security nuts. There are also some + display and search fixes, and the --disable-spell + function was renamed to --disable-speller to be in line + with nano and Pico's "speller" term. + +12/02/2000 - Nano 0.9.22 is released, with many more changes and + additions than imaginable. The most important change is + a fix for unsafe handling of symbolic links which could + lead to symlink attacks if nano were to exit because of + an error or signal. Also there are better checks when + saving files. + As for new features, username tab completion is now + working well, the internal spell checker code has been + tweaked, you can now unjustify if you don't like how the + justify formatted your text, and there are more options + for configure, including --disable-spell and + --disable-justify and --enable-extra (for those who like + surprises). All in all, a whole lot of changes in a + little over a week. + +11/23/2000 - Happy Thanksgiving! Nano 0.9.21 is our "last version was + a big turkey" release. It fixes several bugs introduced + by the previous version, as well as a few long- standing + display bugs. All 0.9.20 users are strongly encouraged + to upgrade to this release. + +11/18/2000 - Nano 0.9.20 is finally out the door. Probably the biggest + change is the brand new way nano displays previous + search and replace strings (they are now editable!) + This is a break from Pico's (inconsistent) interface, so + if you don't like the new way, "Pico" mode (-p on the + command line or Meta-P within nano) still works the + "old" way. + Other new features include being able to deal with + search strings of any length, a new internal spell + feature (courtesy of Mr. Rocco Corsi) and tab completion + when reading in or writing out files! There's also the + usual billion or so bug fixes. Feedback on this release + is welcome because so much has changed, especially with + the previous string display in search and replace. + Email -> nano@nano-editor.org <-. If you like + something, don't like something, or just want to order a + pizza, let us know! + +10/02/2000 - Nano 0.9.19 is the "Chris is getting married in less than + a week and needs a distraction" release. There are only + a few actual code changes, mainly portability and + compiler warning fixes. Nano now also supports + PDCurses, which enables easily-built nano executables + for Windows NT and 95/98 for the brave. The official + nano site has changed (again) as well, check out + www.nano-editor.org for all the latest nano schtuff. + +09/18/2000 - Nano 0.9.18 is unleashed. It has some new keyboard + handling code, Cygwin support out of the box, and a more + portable handler for the NOHELP toggle. There is also a + fix for a somewhat serious bug whereby trying to insert + a directory instead of a normal file would destroy the + contents of the editor. A must-see. Four stars. + +09/04/2000 - Nano 0.9.17, the Labor Day release, is released after a + quiet spell (almost an entire month since last release!) + New features include better (not yet perfect) binary + display support and toggle support for most of the + program flags (M-c, M-i, M-z, M-x, M-p, M-w, M-m, M-k + and M-e for -c, -i, -x, -p, -w, -k, and -R). + +08/09/2000 - Nano 0.9.16, after some struggling, is released. This + release should fix a few of the holes that 0.9.15 dug. + The "cutting text on the first line" bug is fixed, as is + the "cutting text on the last line" bug. Nice symmetry + there huh? Also the --tabsize argument should now work + as well as by using -T. + +08/03/2000 - Nano 0.9.15 is the "I can't think of a release description" + release. There are the usual gala of display bugfixes, + a fix for the the nasty bug in -k mode that could create + a loop in the file being edited, and some other code + cleanup. Also, the -T option should now work regardless + of the curses library used. Yay. + +07/27/2000 - Nano 0.9.14 is officially the "13 is so unlucky it should + be skipped as a version number" release. One typo + caused unending problems (calling nano with either -t or + -k caused both flags to be used). The -k code is also + now closer in functionality to Pico's -k mode; please + note that this code is not finished yet. Working on + this code has made me realize that there is not enough + abstraction in the code, and I will be working on that + for the next release. Until then, have fun with this + version. + +07/23/2000 - Nano 0.9.13 has a few new bits and bobs, most notably the + -k option from Pico (cut to end of line). The majority + of changes in this release are bugfixes, however, + including the usual display fixes and fixes for writing + to symbolic links and un-writable files. Barring any + other major changes, this should be the feature set for + nano 1.0, whenever it might be released =-) + +07/07/2000 - Nano 0.9.12 (The "lucky day" release) is bursting with new + features, bug fixes, and yummy fruit flavor. For + changes, the alternate replace keystroke ^W^T is now + ^W^R to be compatible with later versions of Pico. ^W^T + is now goto line, again for Pico compatibility. As for + new features, the wonderful/hated magic line code has + returned with a vengeance! Also, regular expression + searches and replaces have been incorporated via the -R + flag. And, of course, there are the usual helping of + display and other bug fixes to top it all off. + +06/20/2000 - Nano 0.9.11 presents drastic rewrites of the most buggy + routines in the program, specifically the wrapping code + and almost all of the display routines. There are many + improvements and bugfixes to the display subsystem in + general, but there may be bugs lurking yet. Also, after + many MANY requests, there is now an option to set the + displayed tab width (-T, --tabsize). Note that this + function just changes the way tabs LOOK in the editor, + the tabs you input are still real tabs of normal width + (usually 8 characters); nano just makes them look + smaller or bigger while in the editor. New in the + translation department is an Indonesian translation + (id). + +06/06/2000 - Nano 0.9.10 is primarily a bugfix for the loss of SIGINT + when using "run and terminate" flags (for example, + --help). There are also some minor documentation + updates. This version of nano is the most stable in + quite some time, and is likely to be the most stable for + awhile. Users are encouraged to upgrade to this + version. + +05/31/2000 - Nano 0.9.9 introduces much better working i18n support, + more portability, and a ton of bugfixes. While nano is + not likely anywhere near 1.0 in terms of code quality, + it gets a quantum leap closer with this release. + +05/18/2000 - Nano 0.9.8 (the 'what broke now?' release) should fix + the resize crash people have been experiencing. It also + offers a new input method that should allow nano to do + things the right way (like ^S, ^Q, custom suspend keys) + and hopefully won't break with non-US keyboards. There + are also the obligatory display fixes and speedups. + Have fun with it. + +05/14/2000 - Nano 0.9.7 (the Mother's Day release) continues in the long + line of display fixes, and also fixes the broken symlink + behavior (i.e. symlinks weren't being followed by + default). Hopefully all major bugs can be worked out + soon and we can have a 1.0 release before the end of the + year, but who knows. + +05/08/2000 - Nano 0.9.6 cleans up a lot of the display bugs that 0.9.5 + uncovered. There are improvements (and some remaining + segfaults) in the wrapping code, and even more display + optimizations. I would still say 0.9.4 or 0.9.2 are the + most stable versions of nano to date, but this one may + not be too bad =-) + +05/01/2000 - Nano 0.9.5 attempts to speed up the display of text + to be at least somewhat reasonable. Much code profiling + has been done to reduce the ridiculous number of + redundant display updates. This will probably expose a + lot of bugs that can then be fixed, so this release is + probably not for the faint of heart. For anyone + curious, I would call nano 0.9.2 the most stable version + recently, so use that if you're not particularly + concerned with being on the bleeding edge. + +04/25/2000 - Nano 0.9.4 fixes some problems in 0.9.3 with the last + line code and related segfaults. It also now has much + better handling for 8-bit characters. The --enable-tiny + code also produces a smaller executable. + +04/19/2000 - Nano 0.9.3 is officially the "Micro$oft" release. It + underscores the recent problem of bugfixes introducing + more bugs than they fix. The most important change to + this version of nano is the removal of the "magic line". + You will no longer see a blank line at the end of the + file. If you want a new line at the end of your file, + you'll have to hit enter to get one. + + NOTE: THIS BREAKS COMPATIBILITY WITH PICO. + Unfortunately, this feature has been causing many many + problems with nano so it is being removed for the time + being, and perhaps indefinitely. + + Other new stuff includes an --enable-tiny option to make + nano ultra small (disabling i18n, detailed help and the + marker and mouse code), and --with-slang to use the + slang libraries instead of ncurses. + +04/15/2000 - Nano 0.9.2 just fixes the serious segfault problem if + nano is invoked any way other than using the absolute + path. The bug was in the new code for checking whether + nano is invoked as 'pico'. + +04/14/2000 - 0.9.1 has some more Pico compatibility built-in. The + option to switch to/from Search and Search/Replace (^T) + is now available, and nano now displays the more + Pico-like shortcut list when invoked as 'pico' (i.e. if + 'pico' is a symlink to nano). There is an important + change to the handling of symbolic links as well. Now, + nano does the "correct" thing and automatically writes + to the object of the symlink, rather than replace the + symlink with the updated file. This behavior is still + available with the --nofollow or -l flags. + Other new things include a fix for the infamous + "recursive replace" bug, and more bugfixes in the + wrapping code. + +04/07/2000 - Nano 0.9.0 has some updates, new language support and + a much better refresh setup (It's still not great, + but...) There should also be more stability editing + long lines, as there was a stupid mistake in the + update_line call. Silly me =) + +03/22/2000 - Nano 0.8.9 is basically just a bugfix release of 0.8.8 + to reflect the current stagnant status of the project. + Most things work, the rest doesn't doesn't work because + (a) I can't fix it or I would have already done so, and + (b) the amount of patches I'm receiving right now is + quite negligible. Fortunately, this release marks the + first release since I have acquired ownership of the + nano pages on SourceForge. Here's hoping SF will get us + some more visibility, translators and patches. + +03/12/2000 - After a hiatus, I have finally moved (not unpacked though) + to my new home into Albany. Thus I should now have more + time to work on nano. Nano 0.8.8, the "dear god what + broke this time?" release, incorporates patches for both + i18n and many bugfixes. It is VERY likely something + broke this version, and it's likely I didn't even apply + the i18n stuff properly, so *it* may not even work. + + I would like to announce that I'm going to need + translations soonish, so if you are fluent in other + languages than English (or even better, if your native + language is not English) and you would like to submit a + translation file to me, please feel free to do so. If + you do, I will list your name and email in the AUTHORS + file as the maintainer of the .po file, and from then on + it is yours to take care of and keep up to date. + +03/01/2000 - Well, to continue my trend of going back on my previous + release's comments, nano 0.8.7 is released. The + crashing behavior was still occurring, and this most + recent fix also fixes some other wrapping problems, so + here you go. There may be another release soon, there + may not be, is that vague enough? =) + +02/25/2000 - More minor bugfixes in 0.8.6, the bizarre behavior at the + end of a page has ceased, thankfully. I'm also moving + next weekend, so don't be shocked if you don't see a new + version of nano next week =-) + +02/11/2000 - Okay, here we go again. Aside from a few minor fixes and + some under-the-hood changes, you won't notice much + different in this version of nano. I haven't gotten + much feedback on the help feature, is it simply amazing + or does no one care? Write and let me know! =) + +02/08/2000 - Nano 0.8.3 marks the first time in a long time that there + has been more than three days since the last release. + New features include an initial help mode (YAY!), + hopefully much more support for i18n out of the box, and + a flag for more Pico compatibility in the shortcut lists + displayed. This release also marks the new nano + distribution site, http://www.asty.org/nano and email + address nano@asty.org for bugs, etc. + +02/02/2000 - Okay, I hate to go back on what I said in the last release, + but I may be changing jobs very soon. I will release + version 0.8.2 as is (no i18n, no help menu (yet). I + expect things to settle down by the end of next week, + and then I can try to start on the i18n support and help + menu; look for these new features in version 0.8.5 to + 0.9.0. + +01/28/2000 - Nano 0.8.1 marks our first official step toward + internationalization (i18n) and the help system (^G). I + will be merging in Jordi's patches for initial i18n in + the next version, and will implement the help system + with i18n built into it shortly after that. Please + don't hesitate to send bug reports, as long as you're + sure the fault lies with nano =-). + +01/25/2000 - Nano 0.8.0 is officially the 'let's try and be at least a + little portable, mmmmkay?' release. There are many + portability checks and fixes; many thanks to Andy Kahn + for his patches. I removed the broken do_spell behavior + with the 'spell' program; for now, we only try to call + 'ispell' until I write a better method to handle the + output of the normal 'spell' command. + +01/24/2000 - Nano 0.7.9 features many new features. Among them are a + new autoindent feature (-i, --autoindent), tempfile flag + like Pico's -t flag (-t, --tempfile), and preliminary + spelling program support. The spelling function tries + to run 'spell' and then 'ispell' in that order, but you + can specify another spelling program with -s or + --speller. + +01/17/00 - Nano 0.7.7 is officially the 'way too much stuff changed this + release' release. It's the busy time at work for me, so + please don't get offended if your patch doesn't get + included in the next immediate version of nano. I'm + sure all the changes in this release will cause a few + bugs, so 0.7.8 will primarily be about fixing those + bugs. + + Things added this release include resizability (kinda), + new -x and -c flags (see nano -h for help), long command + line flag support, and the usual array of bugfixes. + +01/15/00 - Nano 0.7.6 is officially the 'lightning' release. It now + loads large files much faster than previous versions, + and is even much faster than Pico or vi in some rather + rudimentary tests. Many thanks to Adam Rogoyski for the + read_byte patch! + +01/09/00 - As of this version (0.7.4), TIP has officially been renamed + to nano. The new homepage is at + http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/astyanax/nano. Please + update your bookmarks, tell your friends, and all that + jazz. + +$Id: NEWS 4536 2011-02-26 14:28:42Z astyanax $ |