Current Status
- This is the 1.1 or unstable branch of nano. New features
- will be added and things will be changed around and basically
- stability is not guaranteed. If this is not what you're
- interested in, please use the latest 1.0.x release of nano.
-
- New features in this branch include:
- + .nanorc file support (--enable-nanorc configure option,
- see sample.nanorc file)
- + Negative -r value for "#cols from right", allows dynamic adjustment
- of wrap margin based on window size.
- + Write marked text to separate file (^O after selecting with ^^).
- + Append to file (Meta-A at write file menu).
- + Multiple file buffers! (--enable-multibuffer configure option,
- --multibuffer, -F cmdline flag, Meta-F toggle, then ^R to load).
- + Better compatibility with Pico. Mouse mode now supports clicking
- shortcuts and files in browser, search toggles that are Pico
- extensions moved to Meta keys so as to not interfere with Pico
- control sequences.
- + Smooth scrolling through files, instead of the jerky half-page
- down, half-page up method. This is available by using the
- -S or --smooth switch, or the Meta-S toggle.
- + Better non-*nix file support. GNU nano now automatically
- converts files from DOS format or Mac format to standard file
- format. It can also write files in either format by using the
- appropriate command line (-D, --dos or -M, --mac) or toggle
- (Meta-D, Meta-O).
+ GNU nano has reaching its second major milestone, 1.2.x. Development
+ of new features will continue in the 1.3.x branch, while 1.2.x
+ versions will be dedicated to bugfixing and polishing.
Chris Allegretta (chrisa@asty.org)
* Editor Features
- Complete Pico compatibility (--pico has been removed, and -p means
something else, see below).
- - nanorc support.
+ - nanorc support (see sample.nanorc included in sources).
- Smooth scrolling (-S).
- Searching of matching brace/bracket/etc.
- Help for all editor features.