v1.4.0

• Fixes:

  • Make sure certain variables are initialized before using them.
  • Fixed cursor attribute on search failure.
  • Some option names contain - instead of _.
  • Correction of potential dereferencing of a NULL pointer.
  • Correction of compiler warnings.

• Improvements:

  • Reworked code to go to start/end of line in col/line mode.
  • Added a scrollbar below the window in col/line mode that displays
    when necessary.
  • UTF-8 space support for empty strings.
  • Support for UTF-8 extended grapheme clusters if supported by the
    terminal.

• Miscellaneous:

  • Changed the appearance of scrollbars to make them more discreet.
  • Correction of typos in comments and in the manual.
  • Code simplification and redesign.
  • Reformatting the code to make it more readable.
  • Made more NULL comparisons explicit.

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v1.3.0

• Version 1.3.0

• Fixes:
  • Correction of an error in the calculation of the size of the longest word.
  • Corrects the calculation of the space taken by the first direct access
    numbers when it is explicitly specified.
  • Increase the size of the buffer to store the scancode to prevent it
    being truncated.
  • Make decoding the column or row number more robust in command line analysis.
  • Prevents the introduction of colours outside the range supported by
    the terminal.
• Improvements:
  • Add the -sb|-sbw|-show_blank_words option to help display all words
    composed entirely of spaces.
  • Allow selection intervals to have no start or end number.
  • In column mode, words can now be aligned left/right or centred.
  • When numbering is active, unnumbered words are now always filled in with
    blanks in col/line/tab mode.
  • The -start_pattern option has been extended so that all words matching
    the pattern can be searched directly using the Next/previous keys,
    without having to enter search mode.
  • The order in which -C/-R elements appear on the command line is now
    taken into account.
  • In column mode, columns and/or rows can have their own colour
    and/or style.
    Miscellaneous:
  • Corrections and improvements to the manual.
  • Removal of dead code.
  • Addition of an FAQ entry on alignments.
  • The memory consumption has been reduced.

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v1.2.0

• Version 1.2.0

• Fixes:
  • Correction of word selections with the mouse in long lines.
  • Fixed support for the double-click mouse delay setting.
  • Prevention of spurious commands being sent by the mouse paste function.
  • Allowed compilation with old glibc versions.
• Improvements:
  • Redesign of the multiple selection mechanism with the possibility to undo.
  • Improved initialization of mouse tracking modes.
• Miscellaneous:
  • Corrections and improvements to the manual.
  • Removal of dead code.

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v1.1.0

• Version 1.1.0

• Fixes:
  • Fix and improve the instant help (?) display.
  • Fix and improve the substitution code.
  • Fix and simplify the "End" key management code.
• Improvements:
  • Add mouse support.
  • Allows to shift the window's content horizontally without moving the cursor.
  • Small adjustments in UTF-8 symbols and comments.
  • Improve the documentation.
• Miscellaneous:
  • Various code simplifications.

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v1.0.0

• Fix and improve the content of the integrated help system.
• Allow multiple instances of the "-limits" option.

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v1.0.0.RC2

• Improve memory management.
• Reduce the scope of some variables.
• Rework parts of the list code.
• Sync with github's ctxopt commit b943e6b.
• Switch to Mozilla Public License 2.0.
• Modify the URL to find the package maintainers.
• Fix a potential memory corruption.

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v1.0.0.RC1

• Fixes:
  • Fix configure.ac for autoconf >= 2.70.
  • Fixed a bug in the bash example in the README.
  • Synchronization with the commit 9ddac73 of ctxopt on github.
  • Use the right format to print size_t values (C99).
  • Add a missing break.
  • Fix a potential segfault when allocating .ini paths.
  • Fixed color and attribute parsing.
  • Fix some tests.
• Improvements:
  • Update to autoconf 2.71.
  • Added "invisible" style attribute (n).
  • Prevent smenu from running in the background.
  • Catch and handle SIGPIPE signal.
  • Improve the manual.
• Miscellaneous:
  • Various code simplifications.
  • Removal of some unnecessary parameter.
  • Removal of unnecessary code.
  • Fixed typos in the README file.

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v0.9.19

• Fixes:
  • Prevent an attempt to free memory that has already been freed.
  • Prevent memory leaks when requesting help.
  • Correctly handle the order of invocation of -i/-e options.
  • Apply a PR from h1z1 with a small correction.
  • Fix the UTF-8 byte sequence generation from a given UCS-4 codepoint.
  • Many small fixes.
• Improvements:
  • Improve the documentation.
  • Improve compatibility with some older compilers.
  • Added the ability to set a global inactivity timeout.
  • Improve the reliability of the code.
• Miscellaneous:
  • Removed the generation of the SUSE specific specfile.
  • Many typos have been corrected.
  • Various code simplifications.

v0.9.18

• Fixes:
  • A mismatch between signed and unsigned chars has been corrected.
  • A fatal error in the direct access code has been corrected.
  • A logic error that could cause a crash has been fixed.
• Improvements:
  • The user manual has been updated.
  • An early substitution option -ES similar to -S has been added.
  • Special levels are now considered when displaying searched words.
  • An option to change the behaviour of the multi-selection mode has
    been added.
  • 4 more special levels (-6, -7, -8 and -9) are now available.
  • The missing blink attribute has been added.
  • The possibility to overload initial limits has been added.
  • A new search session now starts from scratch by default.
  • The integer checking function is now more reliable.
  • A better code for validating UTF-8 byte sequences is now used.
  • Tests have been added.
• Misc:
  • A missing licence reminder in the usage.c file has been added.
  • An example in the README file has been added.
  • Error messages are now more consistent.

v0.9.17

• Fixes:
  • The method to get the cursor location has been fixed and improved.
  • A display problem when the title takes too many lines has been fixed.
  • A failure when reopening /dev/tty is now fatal.
  • Interesting signals are now trapped only when needed.
  • The refresh mechanism when resizing the terminal has been fixed
    and improved.
  • \U does not need too be escaped anymore.
• Improvements:
  • The -Q|-ignore_quotes option has been added to provide a way to
    ignore quotes when splitting the input stream/file into words.
  • The -!|-int|-int_string option has been added to define a string to
    be displayed on stdout when ^C is entered during a smenu session.
  • The usage text is now displayed in case of an error on the command
    line.
  • The code to create include/exclude RE patterns has been simplified.
  • smenu now mimics the Unix shell signal processing.
• Misc:
  • The availability of str(n)dup is now checked at compile time.
  • Tests for RE patterns/inv. character have bee added.
  • The obsolete autogen.sh script has been removed.
  • github's ctxopt commit f779fb8 is now used.
  • The code is now a little more readable.