commit c5e20164c367760069844d0ea59d4335d5a2a7b9
parent 0f1f53a441dacc8d44d3568626bbc96de310c1fd
Author: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:02:42 +0100
tweaks: rewrap and amend some lines in the NEWS file
Diffstat:
| M | NEWS | | | 70 | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------------ |
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
option 'set numbercolor'. This release furthermore fixes
some bugs with scrolling in softwrap mode, is more strict
in the parsing of key rebindings, and marks a new buffer
- as modified when the output of a command (^R ^X) has been
+ as modified when the output of a command (^R^X) has been
read into it. Come and check it out!
2016.09.01 - GNU nano 2.7.0 "Suni" adds a new feature: allowing text to
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
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
+ can now also 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!
@@ -601,9 +601,9 @@
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 Savannah bug page at
- http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=nano.
+ the new undo code (but we continue to welcome
+ your bug reports via the Savannah 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
@@ -1228,18 +1228,18 @@
with it.
2002.01.05 - 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
+ release is the changed behavior of the keypad. Nano
+ now does the Right Thing and uses keypad() by default.
+ If you wish to use the keypad arrow keys in certain
+ terminals, you may use the -K or --keypad flag to get
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!
+ 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!
2001.12.11 - GNU nano 1.1.4 is released. This release contains
rudimentary color syntax support (but it's still
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@
2001.10.26 - 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 editor. Also, nano will now also 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
@@ -1382,11 +1382,10 @@
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.
+ 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.
2001.01.07 - Nano 0.9.25 is the "Just one more feature I swear!"
release. It includes one new feature that Pico has had
@@ -1397,13 +1396,13 @@
for crashes when tab completion in certain instances.
Have fun and Happy New Year!
-2000.12.18 - 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
+2000.12.18 - 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 now also 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
+ 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.
@@ -1495,15 +1494,14 @@
of the curses library used. Yay.
2000.07.27 - 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.
+ 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 now also
+ 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.
2000.07.23 - 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
@@ -1584,7 +1582,7 @@
concerned with being on the bleeding edge.
2000.04.25 - Nano 0.9.4 fixes some problems in 0.9.3 with the last
- line code and related segfaults. It also now has much
+ line code and related segfaults. It now also has much
better handling for 8-bit characters. The --enable-tiny
code also produces a smaller executable.
