Thanks, I have already installed the new version ;-)
Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Corinna Vinschen > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 4:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Updated: vim-6.3-1 > > > I've just updated vim to version 6.3-1. > > This is an official new release, based on the vanilla sources. > > The official release message as of two hours ago: > > ============================================================== > ========== > Announcing: Vim (Vi IMproved) version 6.3 > Author: Bram Moolenaar et al. > > > Announcement > ------------ > > This is a bugfix release of Vim. Since Vim 6.2 hundreds of reported > problems have been fixed. Also included are new and updated syntax > files, translated menus and messages. > > Two Beta versions revealed a number of problems, mostly for MS-Windows > 98. They have all been fixed and tested again. A few old > problems were > also fixed. I am confident that the 6.3 release is the most > stable Vim > ever! > > The main new features are: > - Support for translated help files. The files themselves > are available > separately, see http://www.vim.org/translations.php. > - More conversions are possible on Macintosh and MS-Windows > without help > of the iconv library. > - Amiga binaries are included again. My Amiga was miraculously healed > from a harddisk problem. > - The Win32 self-installing exe now also includes vim.exe, the console > version. Despite that the file size is smaller than before, because > of using LZMA compression. > - When formatting text, marks are kept at the same position. > - Support for the NetBeans interface on MS-Windows. > - MS-Windows: Vim can run inside an MDI window of another application > (see ":help -P"). Doesn't work for all MDI applications though. > - Mousewheel support on the Macintosh. > > Once you have installed 6.3 you can find details about the > changes since > Vim 6.2 with ":help version-6.3". There is a long list of fixed bugs. > > > What is next? > ------------- > > Vim 7! If I keep getting donations from sponsors and registered Vim > users I will be able to add several "big" features. The list of votes > is an indication of the items that might get added in Vim 7: > http://www.vim.org/sponsor/vote_results.php > > > What is Vim anyway? > ------------------- > > Vim is an almost 100% compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi. Many > new features have been added: Multi level undo, syntax highlighting, > command line history, filename completion, block operations, > etc. Those > who don't know Vi can probably skip this message, unless you are > prepared to learn something new and useful. Vim is especially > recommended for editing programs. > > Vim runs on almost any Unix flavor, MS-DOS, MS-Windows 3.1, MS-Windows > 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, OS/2, Atari MiNT, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, > Macintosh and > Amiga. > > For more information, see http://www.vim.org. This is also a great > place to find Vim tips and scripts! > > > Where to get it > --------------- > > Information about which files to download for what system, > obtaining Vim > through Aap, CVS, etc.: > > http://www.vim.org/download.php > > All files can be found below this directory: > > ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/ > > A list of mirror sites can be found here: > > http://www.vim.org/mirrors.php > > An overview of the files: > > UNIX: > unix/vim-6.3.tar.bz2 sources + runtime files, bzip2 > compressed > The same in parts that fit on a floppy: > unix/vim-6.3-rt1.tar.gz runtime files part 1 > unix/vim-6.3-rt2.tar.gz runtime files part 2 > unix/vim-6.3-src1.tar.gz sources part 1 > unix/vim-6.3-src2.tar.gz sources part 2 > > VARIOUS: > extra/vim-6.3-extra.tar.gz extra files > extra/vim-6.3-lang.tar.gz multi-language files > doc/vim63html.zip help files converted to HTML > > DIFFS between 6.3b and 6.3: > unstable/unix/vim-6.3b-6.3.diff.gz sources and runtime files > unstable/extra/vim-6.3b-6.3-extra.diff.gz extra files > unstable/extra/vim-6.3b-6.3-lang.diff.gz multi-language files > > MS-WINDOWS: > pc/gvim63.exe self-installing, includes all > runtime files, > gvim.exe, vim.exe, etc. > pc/vim63rt.zip runtime files (use with one of > the binaries) > pc/vim63lang.zip files for translated messages and menus > pc/gvim63.zip GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP > pc/gvim63ole.zip GUI binary with OLE support > pc/vim63d16.zip 16 bits real mode - works on any system > pc/vim63d32.zip 32 bits protected mode - needs > 386 and DPMI > pc/vim63w32.zip console version for Windows NT/2000/XP > pc/vim63src.zip sources for PC (with CR-LF) > > AMIGA: > amiga/vim63rt.tgz runtime files (always needed) > amiga/vim63bin.tgz executable files > amiga/vim63src.tgz sources packed for Amiga > > > Mailing lists > ------------- > > For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list. There are a > lot of tips, scripts and solutions. You can ask your Vim > questions, but > only if you subscribe. First search the archive, it is full of useful > hints. > > If you want to help Vim development or get the latest > patches, subscribe > to the vim-dev mailing list. > > Subject specific lists: > Multi-byte issues: vim-multibyte > Macintosh issues: vim-mac > > More info on the maillists and links to the archives: > http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > > Reporting bugs > -------------- > > Send them to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Please describe the problem precisely. > All the time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the > time that is > spent on improving Vim! Always give a reproducable example and try to > find out which settings or other things influence the > appearance of the > bug. Try starting without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE -U NONE". > Try different machines if possible. See ":help bugs" in Vim. > Send me a > patch if you can! > > If something needs discussing with other developers, send a > message to the > vim-dev mailing list. You need to subscribe first. > > > Sponsoring > ---------- > > Fixing bugs and adding new features takes an awful lot of > time. Through > your donations Bram will be able to have a part-time job and > spend more > time on Vim. See: > http://www.vim.org/sponsor/ > > > Happy Vimming! > ============================================================== > ========== > > To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on > the http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your > system. Once you've downloaded setup.exe, run it and select "Editors" > and then click on the appropriate field until the above > announced version > number appears if it is not displayed already. > > If you have questions or comments, please send them to the Cygwin > mailing list at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I would appreciate it > if you would > use this mailing list rather than emailing me directly. This includes > ideas and comments about the setup utility or Cygwin in general. > > If you want to make a point or ask a question, the Cygwin mailing list > is the appropriate place. > > *** CYGWIN-ANNOUNCE UNSUBSCRIBE INFO *** > > If you want to unsubscribe from the cygwin-announce mailing list, look > at the "List-Unsubscribe: " tag in the email header of this message. > Send email to the address specified there. It will be in the format: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you need more information on unsubscribing, start reading here: > > http://sources.redhat.com/lists.html#unsubscribe-simple > > Please read *all* of the information on unsubscribing that is > available > starting at this URL. > > I implore you to READ this information before sending email about how > you "tried everything" to unsubscribe. 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