2017.04.12 - GNU nano 2.8.1 "Ellert" fixes build failures on MacOS and
on musl, fixes scrolling problems in softwrap mode when
double-width characters on row boundaries are involved,
shows double-width characters as ">" and "<" when split
across two rows, moves the cursor more predictably (at
the cost of sometimes putting it on the second "half"
of a character), avoids creating lines that consist of
only blanks when using autoindent, makes ^Home and ^End
go to the start and end of the file (on terminals that
support those keystrokes), places the cursor better when
linting, lets the linter ask only once whether to open
an included file, and adds bindings for ^Up and ^Down
in the file browser. Don't sit on your hands.
GNU nano is a simple and easy-to-use editor for on the terminal.
https://nano-editor.org/
The tarball and its signature are here:
https://nano-editor.org/dist/latest/nano-2.8.1.tar.xz
https://nano-editor.org/dist/latest/nano-2.8.1.tar.xz.asc
Specific bugs that were fixed in this release:
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?47130 (don't ask again to open)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?47131 (cursor placement in linter)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?50687 (failing to scroll in softwrap
mode)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?50691 (undrawn lines in softwrap
mode)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?50705 (build failure with musl)
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?50714 (build failure on MacOS)
Changes between v2.8.0 and v2.8.1:
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Benno Schulenberg (34):
bindings: make ^Home and ^End go to top and tail of buffer
bindings: make ^Up/^Down go to first/last row in the file browser
bindings: use arrows instead of words to designate the cursor keys
bump version numbers and add a news item for the 2.8.1 release
copyright: update the year in --version, and use the standard hyphen
copyright: update the years, use ranges, and explain this usage
display: check the correct character for being double-width
display: with softwrap, show the cursor where the eye expects it
docs: correct an answer to a question in the FAQ
docs: mention another difference with Pico in the Info document
docs: remove the self-referencing stuff and the changelog from the FAQ
docs: trim the TODO file a bit, and put the more important items first
editing: avoid creating blank lines when using autoindent
files: check also for write errors when prepending, not just read errors
gnulib: update to current state
linting: treat a tab as one "column", not eight
linting: when no is said to a file, remove all corresponding entries
moving: when determining where we are on the screen, use placewewant
po: update translations and regenerate POT file and PO files
tweaks: adjust a couple of comments
tweaks: again use memory on the stack instead of malloc() and free()
tweaks: close the backup file also when we skip making a backup
tweaks: delete a function that hasn't been used since 2005
tweaks: delete unnecessary function prototypes
tweaks: elide a variable and a pair of braces
tweaks: fix some inconsistencies in an old Changelog
tweaks: fix two typos in the NEWS file
tweaks: group ^D and ^H together in the help lines
tweaks: keep the help text aligned, also with the narrow arrows
tweaks: put M-A before ^6, to look better above M-6 in the help lines
tweaks: put unshifted shortcuts ^6 and M-6 first, instead of ^^ and M-^
tweaks: reduce the number of additions that actual_x() performs
tweaks: replace a function call or a macro with a hard number
tweaks: use memory on the stack instead of calling malloc() and free()
David Lawrence Ramsey (5):
bindings: use arrows instead of words for search history too
display: show '<' and '>' placeholders for characters that get split
input: support escape sequences for ^Home and ^End
scrolling: properly compensate for the onscreen chunks
tweaks: avoid a compilation warning
Kamil Dudka (1):
backup: prevent a symlink attack by operating on the file descriptor
Mike Frysinger (2):
configure: fix up word boundary regex logic now that we have gnulib
configure: ignore the REG_ENHANCED test when we use gnulib
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