diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index 33f0377..659e423 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,8 +1,15 @@ ****** IMPORTANT NOTE ***** -As of this release, the delimiters for the PROMPT and YESNO features -have changed from [] to {}. Existing configurations files that -use these operations will have to be changed to reflect this. +As of this release, several configuration keywords have changed: + + The delimiters for the PROMPT and YESNO features have changed + from [] to {}. + + The WILDCARD= option is no longer supported (or relevant). + Two new options, WILDFILTER = and WILDSELECT=, have replaced it. + +Existing configurations files that use these will have to be changed +to reflect this. BUG FIXES @@ -105,22 +112,38 @@ The older [PROMPT ...] and [YESNO ...] forms are no longer supported. -- It is now possible to use a wildcard to "filter" which files - are displayed in a given directory. This is helpful when - a directory contains many files, but you are only interested - in a subset of them. +- It is now possible to use a wildcard to "filter" which files are + displayed in a given directory. This is helpful when a directory + contains many files, but you are only interested in a subset of + them. - Rules are the same as for selection wildcards + The rules are the same as for selection wildcards. By default, + the string you enter can appear anywhere in the displayed line + for the filter to declare a match. You can escape this by + prepending a double-quote to your filter expression. In that + case, your entry is treated literally as the wildcard + specification used for matching. - Invoked with new key binding, FILTERWILD (Control-=) + This feature is invoked with new key binding, FILTERWILD (Control-=). - Filter is reset when directory is changed or on a REFRESH (Control-l) + The filter is reset when directory is changed or on a REFRESH + (Control-l). - Filter is applied to entire line in detailed view or just name otherwise + The filter is applied to entire line in detailed view or just the + filename otherwise. - Filter is never applied to the ".." entry. + The filter is never applied to the ".." entry. That is, the the ".." + entry always appears regardless of the wildcard filter in effect. - Menu/Mouse/History????????????????? + The old Wildcard menu has been replaced by the Filter and Selection + menus that track wildcards used for filtering and selection separately. + + The WILDCARD= configuration statement has been replaced by the + WILDFILTER= and WILDSELECT= statements. These are used to + preload the Filter and Selection menus respectively. + + A new mouse binding, MOUSEFILTER (Alt-Control-MiddleButton) has been + added to popup the Filter menu near the current mouse position. A new filter wildcard is always applied against the *entire* directory list, not just what is currently displayed.