pentadactyl-pm/NEWS

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2007-xx-xx:
	* version 0.6
	* THIS VERSION ONLY WORKS WITH FIREFOX 3.0 beta1 or newer
	* IMPORTANT: options are no longer automatically stored - use the
	  ~/.vimperatorrc file instead for persistent options
	* IMPORTANT: Major hints rewrite
	  read up the new help for the f, F and ; commands for details
	  removed the following hint options: 'hintchars' 'maxhints'
	  added the following hint options: 'hinttimeout'
	* IMPORTANT: changed 'I' key to Ctrl-Q to also work in textboxes
    * :au[tocmd] executes commands on events (only 'onPageLoad' actually) on websites
	* @@ to repeat last macro
	* new macro commands q[a-z0-9] and @[a-z0-9] to replay them (thanks Marco!)
	* scroll commands like j/k/gg/etc. have a much better heuristic to find a scrollable frame
    * imap, inoremap, iunmap and imapclear added
	* new g0 and g$ mappings to go to the first/last tab
	* new 'history' option for specifying the number of Ex commands and
	  search patterns to store in the commandline history
	* new ctrl-x and ctrl-a mappings to increment the last number in the URL
	* new ~ mapping to open the home directory
	* :open tries to open a relative filename now, if you do a :open foo.html
	  or :open ../hello.txt;
	* new :cd and :pwd commands
	* new :dialog command to open various firefox dialogs
	* new a and A mappings to deal with bookmarks
	* added ]] and [[ to navigate to the next/previous document based on
	  the regexp specified in 'nextpattern' and 'previouspattern' (thanks kidd)
	* abbreviations for text fields (:abbr etc.) (thanks calmar)
	* you can edit textfields with Ctrl-i now using an external editor (thanks to Joseph Xu)
	* :open, :bmarks, etc. filter on space separated tokens now, so you can
	  search with :open linux windows &lt;tab&gt; all your bookmarks/history
	  which contain linux AND windows in the url or title
	* tags and keyword support for :bmark
	* added full zoom, and changed keybindings slightly for text zoom
	* improvements for scrollable -- more -- prompt
	* sites like msn.com or yahoo.com don't focus search field anymore on keydown
	* new gi browser command to focus last used input box
	* edit TEXTAREAs with many vim commands in a vim and even visual mode if you :set noinsertmode
	* support for emacs/bash-like ctrl-e/a/u/k/h keys in single line text fields
	* support for * and # mappings to search for the text selection or the text under the cursor
	* Escape finally clears any selection made in the document
	* initial start of caret mode. Start with 'i', stop with Escape;
	* many small bug fixes and enhancements

2007-10-11:
	* version 0.5.2
	* changed semantics of :set[!] and :prefs[!] a little, :set shows now all non-default
	  options, use :prefs! to get the about:config window
	* added "s" and "a" mappings to extended hints mode for saving hint targets
	* "d", "D" and :bdelete support count now
	* :back/:forward can use tabcompletion
	* :undoall support, and tabcompletion for :undo <tab>
	* new :redraw and Ctrl-L commands for forced redrawing of the screen
	* added new 'laststatus' option and removed "s" value from 'guioptions'
	* Tab-completion improvements for :javascript and :open
	* IMPORTANT: changed semantics of :echo and :echoerr: Strings must be quoted with " or ' now,
	  but you can do things like :echo 3+2 or :echo window.document now
	* statusline is now white on black with bold font by default (like in (g)vim)
	  (change with userChrome.css if you don't like it until we have :colorscheme)
	* :let mapleader=","  and <Leader> in :map support
	* added new :let and :unlet commands
	* :b2 now allowed, no space required before the 2 anymore
	* :! to run commands through system()
	* separated search and Ex command history
	* added 'visualbellstyle' for styling/hiding the visual bell
	* merge the existing status bar with the standard FF status bar so that
	  security information and extension buttons are included
	* :buffer partial_string works now as in vim, and with ! even better
	* new :time command for profiling
	* added new :sidebar and :sbclose commands
	* added 'more' and standard more-prompt key mappings to control
	  behaviour of the message list pager 
	* added 'hlsearchstyle' option to allow for user CSS styling of the
	  highlighted text strings when 'hlsearch' is set
	* added 'linksearch' option to restrict page searches to link text - \L
	  and \l can be used in the search pattern to override 'linksearch'
	* vimperator trys to stay in command mode after loading pages instead
	  of having a text field focused
	* added a visual bell and replaced 'beep' with 'visualbell'
	* added vimperator logo (can be seen in the addons manager)
	* added 'hlsearch','incsearch', 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' options
	* many small bug fixes and enhancments

2007-09-03:
	* version 0.5.1
	* native / and ? search and n and N working again
	* the URL in the status line can be selected with the mouse again
	* the Windows default RC file is now ~/_vimperatorrc and the plugin
	  directory is ~/vimperator/plugin
	* commandline history now works properly on Windows
	* filename completion now works on Windows
	* the Bookmarks Toolbar Folder is now read when bookmarks are first
	  loaded - it was skipped entirely in the past
	* fixed search for :open (previously needed to do :o <tab> ONCE to
	  initialize them)
	* added :set {option}! support to toggle a boolean option's value
	* added :set all and :set all& support to show the current value of all
	  options and to reset all options to their default value
	* :tabmove! wrapping works again

2007-08-16:
	* version 0.5
	* :map support (also :noremap, :unmap)
	* :bmarks and :history now use the multiline message window for output
	* rename :bm, :bmadd, and :bmdel to :bmarks, :bmark, and :delbmarks respectively
	* new :normal command
	* the command line keeps focus now, even when clicking outside of it
	* vimperator.events.feedkeys("2zi") support for scripts
	* Ctrl-U/Ctrl-D for scrolling the window up/down and the associated
	'scroll' option
	* files in ~/.vimperator/plugin/ are auto-sourced
	* :winopen support (multiple windows still very very experimental)
	* 'activate' option implemented
	* search engines which use POST instead of GET work now
	* :javascript <<EOF uses a better multiline input widget now
	* new :map, :noremap, :mapclear and :unmap commands
	* :saveas finally works (by calmar)
	* Shift-insert pastes the X11 selection content in text fields now
	* Changed "|" to ", " as a url seperator in :open
	* Ctrl-^ mapping for selecting the alternate tab/buffer
	* QuickMarks support (new commands :qmark/:qmarks/:delqmarks and
	  mappings go{a-z}, gn{a-z} and M{a-z}
	* Multiline echo support
	* Command line is now cleared on most redraws like in vim
	* The RSS feed button in the address bar works again
	* reload/stop buttons update enabled state again
	* added local/url marks support (thanks Viktor Kojouharov)
	* temporary shortcut Y to yank current selection (for non X11-users)
	* Flashing frame with ]f now works as expected
	* many help fixes (most of them by Doug Kearns)
	* new :reloadall command
	* :hardcopy works now and shows the printing dialog
	* changed "R" to reload without cache instead of reload all due to popular request
	* changed secure sites -> green, broken sites -> red in the statusbar
	* Vimperator now sets the window title, so it's "vimperator.mozdev.org -
	  Vimperator" instead of "vimperator.mozdev.org - Mozilla Firefox"
	  Use :set titlestring=... to change it back (help from Hannes Rist)
	* :tabmove command (by Doug Kearns)
	* 'showstatuslinks' option to control where/if we show the destination of
	a hovered link
	* :version! shows firefox version page
	* hovered links appear in the command line again, not statusbar
	* :help now opens in the current tab even for xhtml pages like "about:"
	* hints work on xhtml pages now (you need to reset the 'hinttags' and
	  'extendedhinttags' settings with :set hinttags& and :set extendedhinttags&)
	* :set option& resets the option to the default value
	* added :tabonly and :tabrewind and :tablast commands and some futher aliases :tabNext, etc. (by Doug Kearns)
	* added vimparator.vim for .vimperatorrc syntax highlighting in the XPI (by Doug Kearns)
	* Added keyword support for bookmarks to the :[tab]open commands
	* many small bug fixes and enhancements

2007-05-02:
	* version 0.4.1
	* Fixed bug that :open google.com/mail opened ".com/mail" in google search
	* made <tab> <up> <down> etc. perform the default action, so menus kinda
	work, and it doesn't beep anymore on tab.
	* added 'defsearch' setting for setting default search engine

2007-05-01:
	* version 0.4
	* extension GUID was changed to 'vimperator@mozdev.net' -> YOU WILL HAVE
	  TO UNINSTALL ANY OLD VIMPERATOR INSTALLATION BEFORE INSTALLING THIS VERSION
	* support for internal search engines was dropped. Now we use Firefox search engines
	* support for 'wildmode' completion setting with support for matching the
	  longest common substring. Also new 'wildoptions' setting
	* added 'f' to the 'complete' option to allow listing of filenames in :open prompt
	* changed regexp search to normal text search for completion -> massive speedup, but limited functionality
	* support for :open ./ , :open .. and :open ... (patch from Lee Hinman)
	  'gu' and <BackSpace> goes up a directory component, gU and <C-BackSpace> to the root directory
	* Esc now doesn't stop loading the webpage, use Ctrl-c instead, :stop command added
	* changed hinttags to work with dict.leo.org and hintstyle to work with digg.com
	* :back! goes to beginning of history now
	* diabled firefox 3.0 support for now, as there are just too many small
	  bugs
	* new Makefile instead of build.sh (only important for developers)
	* newly designed help page
	* :help section supported, :help :set will show help for the :set command
	  (patch from Viktor Kojouharov)
	* :source support, and auto-sourcing ~/.vimperatorrc on startup
	* :javascript <<EOF support to execute multiline javascript code
	  also changed :exec to behave more vim like
	* fixed saving of session
	* fixed hints display when zooming in/out of a web page
	* added 'B' command for continous buffer display
	* changed hintsize to 12px by default
	* 'previewheight' setting to set the maximum size for the preview window
	* showmode setting which shows the current mode in the command line (patch from Виктор Кожухаров)
	* gh goes home :) gH in a new tab
	* :open! bypasses cache
	* :buffer and :buffers support (patch from Lars Kindler)
	* added :edit, :e and :tabedit aliases for :open, :tabopen
	* settings can now be changed with += and -= like in vim (patch from Виктор Кожухаров)
	* Support for space/shift-space/alt-left/alt-right keys without beeping
	* :open without argument reloads current page, :tabopen opens an empty tab
	* added 'n' and 'N' to repeat a search
	* many small bug fixes

17/04/2007:
	* version 0.3
	* added Ctrl-v support to pass one key to firefox (patch by Muthu Kannan)
	* also 'I' will go to 'ignorekeys' mode until esc is pressed, presenting a workaround
	  for many javascript form fields like GMail, until something better comes along.
	* Vimperator can now be automatically updated in the :addons screen like other extensions
	* fixed :tabnext/:tabprevious commands
	* documented 's' and 'b' guioptions flag for statusbar/bookmark bar
	* implemented the possibility to use CTRL-[ as an alternative to ESC, to leave the command line
	* added Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab support for switching tabs without beeping
	* ability to use shift and ctrl with special keys like F1 in mappings
	* small documentation and other fixes

11/04/2007:
	* version 0.2
	* first public release
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