Version 1.9.0  2001-07-05

* added bookmark support (M-m sets bookmark, M-' goes to it).
* added $kspd to keymap-emacs, this fixes ^Z for linux terminal.
* more complete lout highlighting (by Abel Morabito).
* perl highlighting (by Vladislav V. Zhuk).
* fixed saving UseMouse parameter in ini file.

Version 1.8.2  2001-05-11

* added a configure test for broken re_search_2 in libc (it helps redhat-7.1).

Version 1.8.1  2001-04-28

* update menu key hints after keymap loading.
* fix key hints in menu in case of 8-bit characters and ^@.

Version 1.8.0  2001-04-16

* sped up file loading.
* use ftruncate/fchmod when they are available.
* stop highlighting if it takes too much time (e.g. for very long lines).
* added lout syntax patterns (by Abel Morabito <amorabito@funescoop.com.ar>).
* added emacs-like keymap (by Abel Morabito).
* stop drag mark on block operations.
* fixed handling of 8-bit characters and ^@ in keymap.

Version 1.7.1  2001-03-21

* don't insert many newline characters at end of file in text mode on
  next-line action.
* html syntax patterns updated (Vladislav V. Zhuk <admin@dru.skif.net>)

Version 1.7.0  2001-03-17

* evil hack for linux console to allow marking text with shift-arrows.
* bind cut/copy/paste to shift-del/ctrl-ins/shift-ins (works on certain
  terminals only - xterm and linux console)
* make it compile with gcc-3.0 prerelease.

Version 1.6.3  2001-01-31

* fix search/replace when replace string ends with a backslash.

Version 1.6.2  2001-01-17

* fix: redisplay correctly after reading block from pipe.
* fix: configure on alpha.

Version 1.6.1  2000-12-20

* add mark-all action.
* fix spinning in block [un]indent when last line of block lacks EOL.
* fix: enable file locks by default.

Version 1.6.0  2000-09-28

* tunable main menu support (.../share/le/mainmenu).
* optimized long lines displaying.

Version 1.5.8  2000-03-16

* fixed keymap loading (le was spinning if keymap file was present).
* when a file loaded in read-only mode and buffer was modified (spaces added),
  don't ask to save the file.
* in hex mode when search fails and cursor was on last line of screen,
  scroll the screen up.

Version 1.5.7  2000-02-24

* added html highlight patterns. An option for case-insensitive syntax
  patterns.
* fixed screen updating in rare cases when searching.
* fixed Shift-End in text mode on new xterm's.
* fixed compilation on OSF/1.

Version 1.5.6  2000-01-21

* fixed cursor positioning in search/replace in text mode.
* fixed compilation with solaris' native curses.

Version 1.5.5  1999-11-06

* better interaction with new xterms (xterm-120 and later). You need an
  improved terminfo.
* ~F11 (or Esc+F11) to yank block, ~F12 (or Esc+F12) to delete (cut) block.
* it is now possible to do block marking with shift-arrows on new xterm.
* help text is now in a separate data file.
* replace inside the block fixed (the `#' replace mode).
* replace to string containing \\ fixed.

Version 1.5.4  1999-10-06

* add start-drag-mark action to keymap and menu.
* handle set-block-begin and set-block-end well in case drag-mark is active.
* option --config to specify alternative config file.
* fix start-drag-mark in text mode when cursor is past eol.
* workaround for problem with curses bool != c++ bool.

Version 1.5.3  1999-08-18

* search/replace is now supported in mmap-rw mode.
* search/replace sped up.
* added search for binary strings given as codes:
   for hex: `$x 5A F4 EC'
   for others: `$n 0x5A 124 0177'
* fixed Tab key (indent) in overstrike mode.

Version 1.5.2  1999-06-11

* fixed backward word search (e.g. for `$w word').
* fixed man page to work with whatis.

Version 1.5.1  1999-02-26

* fixed typo in ReadConf, now terminal options are read in properly.

Version 1.5.0

* mouse support inside option forms
* mouse is now optional
* allow to choose one of predefined color schemes
* hold read lock while editing, and set write lock only on load and save
* added M-f for formatting commands
* added key_ll for end-of-line
* 'r' in format mode ajusts to the right only one line instead of paragraph
* *.po syntax support
* don't set environment variable NAME, use FNAME (the former conflicts with
  mail programs)
* syntax and predefined colors tweaks
* search options: ``$options string'' where options is string of chars:
  `i' for case insensitive, `w' for whole words only. Then it searches for
  string using the options.
* rectangular block operations sped up
bugs fixed:
* extra space was left in right-only formatting - fixed
* disallow block yank in r/o mode
* a bug made deleting of rectangular block very slow
* rectangular block copy in Text mode fixed.

Version 1.4.2

* extended maximum line length for formatting
* backup number was not saved in options file - fixed
* backup files were not created with no suffix in specified backup directory
* F2, ~F2 in options form did not work

Version 1.4.1

* auto word wrap added (turn on in format options)
* sped up automatic search/replace
* added java syntax patterns
* Display problem in hex mode for huge files fixed
* ^P (quoted-insert) in mmap mode fixed
* tables drawing fixed

Version 1.4.0

* now it is possible to use default colors of xterm in palette
* some bugs in palette handling fixed
* save many versions of old file contents, %d in backup suffix.
* do not save position when file save is not confirmed
* save offset in position file -- speeds up startup in hex mode
* new editing mode selected with --mmap or --mmap-rw. Now it is possible to
  edit/view directly very large files or even devices. (e.g. /dev/kmem)
* search file history for first available from cwd file to load automatically
* added python, eiffel, sather and shell syntax patterns (Serge Vakulenko
  <vak@cronyx.ru>)
* make rx the default, as it seems to be faster
* milti-line constructs can now be highlighted; nested constructs disallowed
* mark last on-screen char of lines longer than screen width
* drag mode block marking added (F4+V; mark; F4)
* mouse support in xterm (via ncurses)
* added two checks for environment sanity
* cleaned up keyboard input code/improved typeahead feature
* improved scroling by pages in hex mode; optional page scrolling mode
* dump text into ~/.le/tmp - it is safer than cwd
* dump large files smoothly, 128k at a time
* save block marks on Reopen
* save timestamp on backup files
* fixed backward search (broken since 1.3.0)
* in history.cc, fixed history wrap in Prev
* fixed transformation for rectangular, unlimited to the right block
* removed accidently forgotten idcok(0)
* added fnmatch.[ch]

Version 1.3.1

* changed regex options for search
bugs fixed:
* remove condition for refresh in getch.cc - sometimes cursor was not
  positioned correctly
* ^V/^T sometimes did not refresh screen properly after copying a tab
* rectangular block was copied at wrong place

Version 1.3.0

* full regular expressions search and replace
* tunable syntax highlighting based on regular expressions
* added a buffer for old block, so it is possible now to yank
  a block from one file to another; deleted block can be yanked too.
* color palette editing form
* a short man page written
* M-e for line-end, M-a for line-begin; ESC+[1-0] is now equivalent to F[1-10]
* automake used
* eliminated sscanf in key recognition, so it would be faster (esp. on fbsd22)
bugs fixed:
* allow creating files when R/O file loaded
* don't turn R/O on when the load is unsuccessful
* don't bring up file selection box when reading block from pipe and the
  command has * or ?
* rectangular blocks should now work better when there are tabs in text

Version 1.2.0b
* don't add -I/usr/include -L/usr/lib
* fix using TIOCGWINSZ on sco
* block.cc:Transform update
* increase delay in GetNextAction to 500ms

Version 1.2.0a
* History::operator- fixed a coredump due to extra ;

Version 1.2.0
* this is the first public release