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Author SHA1 Message Date
Benno Schulenberg d141e849a3 tweaks: unabbreviate "argument" in the documentation
Also, show that the argument in the extendsyntax format is not optional,
as any command requires at least one argument.  Also mention 'tabgives'
among the commands that are allowed in an included file.
2020-02-04 12:23:58 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 6cd98e32f7 docs: document the new Sh-M-X format for binding <Shift+Meta+letter> 2020-01-23 11:11:34 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg aac3126183 docs: improve the description of which rc-files are read during startup 2020-01-19 13:27:41 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 63cddceeaa docs: document the new -f/--rcfile option 2020-01-19 12:55:43 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg afa4c6b9fc copyright: update the years for the FSF 2020-01-15 11:42:38 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg c00431134f bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.7 release 2019-12-23 11:15:53 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg b56db25a35 docs: mention that all keywords in a nanorc file should be in lowercase 2019-12-12 19:19:07 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 076eb6f6af docs: mention that a negative number after "+" counts from the end
A negative line number given on the command line counts from the end
of the relevant file (-1 meaning the first line from the bottom),
and a negative column number from the end of the relevant line.

The feature was added in version 2.8.5 but not mentioned in the manual.

This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?57342.
Suggested-by: Andreas Schamanek <schamane@fam.tuwien.ac.at>
2019-12-02 17:00:35 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 154742c5e3 bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.6 release 2019-11-29 11:08:22 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 8637acb106 docs: correct the description of the 'spell' menu 2019-11-25 17:42:40 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 51a3f78d69 docs: mention that 'hunspell' is now the first default spelling program 2019-11-25 17:38:50 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 4281b6becb commands: rename 'fixer' to 'formatter', to be less misleading
The word "fixer" sounds too much as if the command would be able
to fix mistakes or correct errors.  Especially when seen next to
"linter", it sounds as if one does a syntax check and the other
fixes the found mistakes.  (Although the command might in theory
be used for this, it is not its intended purpose.)
2019-10-25 17:24:28 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg c51f5f4bff docs: mention that the 'nopauses' option is obsolete 2019-10-15 11:23:05 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg c63f4c1f58 docs: remove the note about the formatter having been removed
The 'fixer' command has taken the place of the 'formatter' command.

(Also, normalize a double blank line before a chapter.)
2019-10-14 10:30:04 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg b5c5cde0d4 docs: document the 'fixer' command, a per-syntax content arranger 2019-10-14 10:28:45 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg f813fd0f4d rcfile: allow binding also F17...F24
For historical reasons the rebinding code allows binding F13...F16,
which on most terminals are typable with Shift plus F1...F4.  But,
at least on an Xfce Terminal, Shift plus F1...F12 produce F13...F24.
On a Linux console, Shift plus F1...F8 produce F13...F20.  So: allow
to bind the full shifted F13...F24 range.  It costs no extra code
and makes things more rounded.
2019-10-07 16:23:40 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg e90b40e651 docs: add a note saying that rebinding ^M or ^I is not advisable
Also say that rebinding ^H is sometimes impossible, or when it's
made possible, that it rebinds the Backspace key too.

This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56994.
Reported-by: Tiago Almeida <tjamadeira@gmail.com>
2019-10-07 13:28:27 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 07c1e72216 tweaks: slightly reword some fragments in the manual's rebinding section 2019-10-07 13:01:18 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg c95e5362e6 docs: mention that color rules are applied in the order they are listed
Suggested-by: Tiago Almeida <tjamadeira@gmail.com>
2019-10-06 14:27:29 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 9a2ef3a542 bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.5 release 2019-10-04 11:31:29 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 310c971d50 docs: describe the new syntax-specific 'tabgives' command 2019-09-25 19:42:16 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg aecbc6faa9 bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.4 release 2019-08-25 10:29:14 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg a06b921f12 docs: document the search-at-startup feature (+/string or +?string) 2019-08-20 19:22:25 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 55983ee9d1 docs: make the synopsis of --speller and 'set speller' more accurate 2019-08-16 18:50:49 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 94c9defde1 docs: slightly reword some of the descriptions around syntax highlighting 2019-08-09 19:16:16 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 52e39ae5f7 docs: slightly reword the descriptions of most configure options 2019-08-02 17:10:11 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 5e7ba03ad1 docs: stop mentioning the 'unjustify' function, as it no longer exists
Unjustifying is done by using the general undo function (M-U).
2019-07-29 19:42:52 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 97fec5603f docs: mention the M-N toggle instead of the obsolete M-# one
Reported-by: Bill Hager <prog00@protonmail.com>
2019-07-29 19:29:55 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 895d2b8e9c bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.3 release 2019-06-18 10:04:16 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 3bf04afa6d tweaks: specifically refer to the manual of GNU grep for more regex info 2019-06-09 12:30:35 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg fea1901592 docs: remove "--" from the default value of 'quotestr'
Adjust the documentation to the removal of "--" in the previous commit.
2019-06-08 17:48:44 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg f2c61c4b9a docs: mention the default value for 'errorcolor' 2019-06-07 11:24:51 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg c4e04eb682 docs: show double quotes where they are needed
Instead of saying that string parameters should be enclosed in
double quotes, just show the quotes in the relevant commands.

Also, rename the parameters, to better fit the subsequent description.
2019-06-07 11:15:02 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 941637615b docs: clarify that in nano regexes are extended regular expressions
And add a concise summary of the most important special characters.

This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56438.
2019-06-06 15:16:56 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 378aa8bc41 docs: slightly reword the notice about the changed defaults since 4.0 2019-06-05 19:40:15 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg edbdcb9b9a docs: add a light warning to the explanation of --nonewlines 2019-06-04 19:54:58 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 1ca9241eaa bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.2 release 2019-04-24 10:55:23 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 8a4639cdd6 docs: put the 'set guidestripe' option into its alphabetical position 2019-04-16 10:05:35 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 3a0a6b5db8 bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.1 release 2019-04-15 09:33:07 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 1fe3e2ed69 docs: mention that -b is the opposite of -w also in the latter's item 2019-04-14 08:49:25 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg d79b9823ae bindings: add easier keystrokes for the linenumber and softwrap toggles
For most people, M-N and M-S are simpler to type than M-# and M-$,
and more mnemonic.
2019-04-09 17:48:26 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 82f1ce8ebf bindings: remove the jumpy-scrolling toggle entirely
It is still possible to use --jumpyscrolling on the command line or
'set jumpyscrolling' in a nanorc file, but a user will have to restart
nano when they decide they want chunky instead of smooth scrolling,
a decision that should be rather rare.

This frees up the M-S keystroke to be reused for toggling softwrap.
2019-04-09 17:46:21 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg 209531a761 docs: remove all mention of --finalnewline, and undefault --nonewlines 2019-04-07 10:02:22 +02:00
Benno Schulenberg f6a7983a8a docs: for two of the toggles, mention the new instead of the old option 2019-03-26 17:08:31 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 3e4edb2a5a bump version numbers and add a news item for the 4.0 release 2019-03-24 12:14:12 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 37477bfbb5 tweaks: slightly reword, for esthetics of the resulting Info document 2019-03-24 10:57:55 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg bc40dd645a docs: adjust and extend the Pico-compatibility section in the manual 2019-03-24 10:49:47 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 69601315c4 docs: add notes to draw attention to the changed defaults 2019-03-18 20:08:01 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg d5b21d7bd0 copyright: update the years for the FSF in the documentation too 2019-03-11 08:27:19 +01:00
Benno Schulenberg 6e04d697a1 docs: describe the new options -J, --guidestripe, and 'set stripecolor' 2019-03-09 09:27:08 +01:00