To: vim-dev@vim.org
Subject: Vim version 5.2b ALPHA available
Date: Mon, 04 May 98 09:26:50 +0200
From: Bram Moolenaar <mool@oce.nl>
Message-Id: <9805040721.AA02371@smtp02.oce.nl>

Hello Developers,

I have included a few more patches from others, and made some extra changes.
The result is still an UNSTABLE version, ready for more changes.  It is
supposed to be used to make new patches against.  You can use it for normal
work (like me) but it's a more risky than a normal release.

The files are in the "unreleased" directory, just like version 5.2a.

This is a source-only release!


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

You can find Vim 5.2b here:

        ftp://ftp.nl.vim.org/pub/vim/unreleased/

See this file for Mirrors:

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

unix/vim-5.2b-src.tar.gz           source files for Unix
unix/vim-5.2a-5.2b-src.diff.gz     diff with version 5.2a
unix/vim-5.2b-rt.tar.gz            runtime files for Unix
unix/vim-5.2a-5.2b-rt.diff.gz      diff with version 5.2a

extra/vim-5.2b-extra.tar.gz        extra files
extra/vim-5.2a-5.2b-extra.diff.gz  diff with version 5.2a

pc/vim52bsrc.zip                   source files for PC
pc/vim52brt.zip                    runtime files for PC


WHAT IS NEW
-----------

This is the complete list of changes since version 5.2a.  For a list of
changes since version 5.1, see ":help version-5.2".

Changed:

Buffers for help files are removed from the buffer list as soon as they are
closed.  You can't make them hidden anymore.  And CTRL-O doesn't work for help
files. (Negri)


Added:

Changed more Makefiles to include multbyte.c.

Number function for Perl interface.

Cscope support (Kahn).

":browse" support for Motif. (Kahn)
Improved ":confirm" and ":browse" for a few commands.
Made closing the Win32 GUI window use ":browse" and ":confirm".

'f' flag in 'mouse' option: Window focus follows mouse (Terhaar).

Support for Intellimouse in Athena GUI. (Jensen)

":simalt" command for Win32 GUI.  (Negri)
":tmenu" and ":tunmenu" commands: menu tooltips.  (Negri)

Added 't' option to 'guioptions': Add tearoff menu items for Win32 GUI.

":mksession" stores and restores windows.  File names are made relative to
session file.  (Negri)

Added 'p' flag in 'guioptions': Install callbacks for enter/leave window
events.  Makes cursor blinking work for Terhaar, breaks it for me.

"--help" and "--version" command line arguments.


Fixed:

Didn't interpret "cmd | endif" when "cmd" starts with a range.  E.g. "if 0 |
.d | endif".

Command "+|" on the last line of the file caused ml_get errors.

Memory underrun in eval_vars(). (Aaron)

Keypad keys / * + -, when not mapped, insert the normal character.  They
inserted a text like "<kMultiply>".

Don't rename files in a difficult way, except on Windows 95 (was also done on
Windows NT).

GUI Athena: menus didn't work.

GUI Motif: Help menu wasn't at the right side.

":unmenu File" didn't remove "&File" menu.

Win32 GUI: An external command that produces an error code, put the error
message in a dialog box.  Had to close the window and close the dialog.  Now
the error code is displayed in the console. (Negri)

When abandoning a file when it needs saving, don't ask for "discard all" or
"save all" when there is only one buffer with changes.

Win32 GUI: show popup menu on right button release, instead of down.

Syntax highlighting was slow, because all lines below a simple change (e.g.,
"x") were always redrawn.

When 'mouse' contains 'M', shift-leftmouse drag didn't extend Visual area
properly.