To:	vim-announce@vim.org
Subject: Vim version 5.0x BETA sources are available
Date:	Mon, 16 Feb 98 09:36:54 +0100
From:	Bram Moolenaar <mool@oce.nl>
Message-Id: <9802160833.AA18556@smtp02.oce.nl>

Hello Vim users!

This is a source-only BETA version.  I didn't have time to compile the
executables.  There are only a small number of changes, but I wanted to
distribute this for a last check.

Please verify that my last-minute changes didn't screw up anything.  This is
your last chance to help making sure that the 5.0 release will be rock stable!
Especially the tags code deserves extra attention.  Try out the ":tselect",
":pop", ":tag", etc. commands.

If nothing gets in the way, 5.0 will be released later this week.

I'm still taking compilation notes for Unix systems.  Look in src/Makefile for
the format of the line.


WHERE TO GET IT
---------------

You can find Vim 5.0x in the usual place:

	ftp://ftp.oce.nl/pub/vim/beta-test/

Or use one of the mirrors (updated within in a couple of days), see:

	ftp://ftp.oce.nl/pub/vim/MIRRORS


unix/vim-5.0x.tar.gz		Source files for Unix
unix/vim-5.0w-5.0x.diff.gz	Idem, diff with version 5.0w
extra/vime-5.0x.tar.gz		Extra files for Unix and others
extra/vime-5.0w-5.0x.tar.gz	Idem, diff with version 5.0w

Note that the source archives don't have all the files.  This was done to
reduce their size.  If you want to get all the source files, get both the Unix
and the extra archive.


RELEASE NOTES
-------------

Changed:

- Changed behaviour of "tag ident" and CTRL-] back to how it was in Vim 4.6:
  Jump to first matching tag.  But ":tag" and ":pop" now jump to the same
  match in the matchlist.

- Added match number to ":tags" output.

- Moved VisVim DLL and README to archive with OLE binary.

- Updated ctags to version 1.7.8.  (Hiebert)


Added:

- delete() function: delete a file.

- "User" autocommand event.

- ":stselect": split window and ":tselect".


Fixed:

- Dead characters on Win32 GUI still caused problems with some keys.

- Default for 'endofline' was off, should be on.

- In syntax commands, "nextgroup_xx" and "contains_xx" were flagged as an
  error.

- When 'modified' was set by a BufRead* autocommand, it was reset again
  afterwards.  Now the ":set modified" is remembered.

- Win32 GUI: Scrolling the window, making parts visible that were not visible
  previously, were not redrawn properly.

- Would get a wait-return prompt after ":tselect".

- ":tselect" didn't remove /^ and $/ when extra fields are missing.

- At the more-prompt for the ":tselect" command, was not able to quit the
  listing and type a number.

- Avoided a space at end of ":tselect" output.

- Win32 console: save/restore screen didn't work anymore.

- Win32 GUI: When menu disabled, ":set columns=88" increased 'lines' with one.

- With showbreak set, only its first character was highlighted with "NonText",
  when there is other highlighting in the line.

- "vjap", almost at the end of the file, could cause a hangup, with "ml_get"
  errors.


Happy Vimming!