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+2024 may 1 - <b>GNU nano 8.0</b> "Grus grus"
+<br>
+<table><tr><td><ul>
+<li>By default <tt>^F</tt> is bound to starting a forward search, and <tt>^B</tt> to<br>
+    starting a backward search, while <tt>M-F</tt> and <tt>M-B</tt> repeat the search<br>
+    in the corresponding direction.  (See the documentation if you<br>
+    want the old bindings back.)</li>
+<li>Command-line option --modernbindings (-/) makes <tt>^Q</tt> quit, <tt>^X</tt> cut,<br>
+    <tt>^C</tt> copy, <tt>^V</tt> paste, <tt>^Z</tt> undo, <tt>^Y</tt> redo, <tt>^O</tt> open a file, <tt>^W</tt> write a<br>
+    file, <tt>^R</tt> replace, <tt>^G</tt> find again, <tt>^D</tt> find again backwards, <tt>^A</tt> set<br>
+    the mark, <tt>^T</tt> jump to a line, <tt>^P</tt> show the position, and <tt>^E</tt> execute.</li>
+<li>Above modern bindings are activated also when the name of nano's<br>
+    executable (or a symlink to it) starts with the letter "e".</li>
+<li>To open a file at a certain line number, one can now use also<br>
+    `nano filename:number`, besides `nano +number filename`.</li>
+<li>&lt;Alt+Home&gt; and &lt;Alt+End&gt; put the cursor on the first and last<br>
+    row in the viewport, while retaining the horizontal position.</li>
+<li>When the three digits in an #RGB color code are all the same,<br>
+    the code is mapped to the xterm grey scale, giving access to<br>
+    fourteen levels of grey instead of just four.</li>
+<li>For easier access, <tt>M-"</tt> is bound to placing/removing an anchor,<br>
+    and <tt>M-'</tt> to jumping to the next anchor.</li>
+<li>Whenever an error occurs, the keystroke buffer is cleared, thus<br>
+    stopping the execution of a macro or a string bind.</li>
+<li>The mousewheel scrolls the viewport instead of moving the cursor.</li>
+</ul></td></tr></table>
+<br><br>
+
+
 2023 January 18 - <b>GNU nano 7.2</b> "Boer doe mij 't hekke l&ouml;s!"
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