Merge branch 'master' of https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/nano into line-folding

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,52 @@
+Changes between v8.3 and v8.4:
+------------------------------
+
+Benno Schulenberg (40):
+      bump version numbers and add a news item for the 8.4 release
+      copyright: update the years for the FSF
+      docs: add a suggestion to the FAQ on how to configure nano for git
+      docs: change two interface colors in the sample nanorc
+      docs: improve the description of the `constantshow` bindable function
+      docs: in the FAQ, replace an old item with an item about Byte Order Marks
+      docs: replace a word that is better not used in the plural
+      docs: use proper emdashes instead of double hyphens: "--" => "\(em"
+      execute: retain what the user typed before a tool was invoked
+      feedback: warn when the cursor sits on a Byte Order Mark (BOM)
+      gnulib: update to its current upstream state
+      input: adjust file browser and help viewer for changed bracketed pastes
+      input: implement bracketed pastes in a different manner
+      input: make bracketed paste more robust against loss of closing sequence
+      input: remove a special-case workaround
+      input: remove single-keycode detection from the bracketed-paste routine
+      input: robustness is good, but dropping a key code is not a good idea
+      input: wait a bit for "~" when bracketed-paste sequence is incomplete
+      prompt: accept tabs in an external paste as literal tabs
+      prompt: beep when an external paste contains a command code
+      syntax: groff: highlight the zeroeth macro argument too
+      syntax: man: highlight some escapes, like \& and \(em, specially
+      syntax: po: colorize also a 'msgctxt' line, and the 'c++-format' flag
+      syntax: po: colorize also format specifiers like "%.6f"
+      syntax: po: colorize also format specifiers like "%<PRIu64>"
+      syntax: po: colorize also Python's "%(name)x" format specifiers
+      syntax: po: colorize also the %llu and %hhi format specifiers
+      syntax: po: colorize also the Python-specific conversion specifier "%r"
+      tweaks: add a translator hint for the three changed file-writing prompts
+      tweaks: add missing closing quotes, as reported by `mandoc -T lint ...`
+      tweaks: avoid running tolower() on an out-of-range value
+      tweaks: change the man-page markup of options that take an argument
+      tweaks: condense a fragment of code
+      tweaks: consistently use "\fR" for switching back to normal, roman font
+      tweaks: prevent some color keywords from getting hyphenated in man page
+      tweaks: prevent some more keywords from getting hyphenated
+      tweaks: remove an unwanted newline from a debugging message
+      tweaks: remove three redundant pairs of parentheses from a nanorc regex
+      tweaks: remove two commented-out lines and two unused variables
+      tweaks: swap two fragments of code, to allow unwrapping a line
+
+Brand Huntsman (1):
+      files: improve the wording of the normal file-writing prompts
+
+
 Changes between v8.2 and v8.3:
 ------------------------------
 

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2025.04.02 - GNU nano 8.4 "Five Miles Out"
+• Bracketed pastes over a slow connection are more reliable.
+• Tabs in an external paste at a prompt are not dropped.
+• Feedback occurs when the cursor sits on a Byte Order Mark.
+• The Execute prompt is more forgiving of a typo.
+
 2024.12.21 - GNU nano 8.3 "like mice in the dream of a tabby cat"
 • A build failure with gcc-15 is fixed.
 • Several translations were updated.

README

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Appearance
     In rough ASCII graphics, this is what nano's screen looks like:
 
    ____________________________________________________________________
-  |  GNU nano 8.3                  filename                  Modified  |
+  |  GNU nano 8.4                  filename                  Modified  |
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
   | This is the text window, displaying the contents of a 'buffer',    |
   | the contents of the file you are editing.                          |

autogen.sh

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Generate configure & friends for GIT users.
 
 gnulib_url="git://git.sv.gnu.org/gnulib.git"
-gnulib_hash="4631e9b4d5d3bd5ba42864c7001cf3509a00c7b3"
+gnulib_hash="f1daedcb4c6c653dfc2936847dfe55f5a076d94b"
 
 modules="
 	canonicalize-lgpl

configure.ac

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 
-AC_INIT([GNU nano], [8.3], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
+AC_INIT([GNU nano], [8.4], [nano-devel@gnu.org], [nano])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/nano.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.14])

doc/faq.html

@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
 <blockquote><p>
   <a href="#4.1">4.1. Alt+Up does nothing on a Linux console. How can I make it scroll?</a><br>
   <a href="#4.2">4.2. How can I make Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right select words on urxvt?</a><br>
-  <a href="#4.3">4.3. Ack! My numeric keypad's keys don't work properly when NumLock is off! What can I do?</a><br>
+  <a href="#4.3">4.3. How do I remove an unwanted Byte Order Mark?</a><br>
   <a href="#4.4">4.4. With what keystroke can I paste text from the clipboard into nano?</a><br>
   <a href="#4.5">4.5. How do I select text for or paste text from the clipboard when nano's mouse support is turned on?</a><br>
   <a href="#4.6">4.6. When I paste text into a document, each line gets indented further than the last. Why? And how can I stop this?</a><br>
   <a href="#4.7">4.7. When I paste from Windows into a remote nano, nano rewraps the lines. What gives?</a><br>
   <a href="#4.8">4.8. I've compiled nano with color support, but I don't see any color when I run it!</a><br>
-  <a href="#4.9">4.9. How do I make nano my default editor (in Pine, mutt, etc.)?</a><br>
+  <a href="#4.9">4.9. How do I make nano my default editor (in Pine, mutt, git, ...)?</a><br>
 </p></blockquote>
 <h3><a href="#5">5. Internationalization</a></h3>
 <blockquote><p>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 <h3 id="1.3">1.3. Why the name change from TIP?</h3>
 <blockquote><p>On January 10, 2000, TIP was officially renamed to nano because of a namespace conflict with another program called 'tip'. The original 'tip' program &quot;establishes a full duplex terminal connection to a remote host&quot;, and was included with many older Unix systems (and newer ones like Solaris). The conflict was not noticed at first because there is no 'tip' utility included with most GNU/Linux distributions (where nano was developed).</p></blockquote>
 <h3 id="1.4">1.4. What is the current version of nano?</h3>
-<blockquote><p>The current version of nano <i>should</i> be <b>8.3</b>.  Of course, you should always check the <a href="https://nano-editor.org/">nano homepage</a> to see what the latest and greatest version is.</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>The current version of nano <i>should</i> be <b>8.4</b>.  Of course, you should always check the <a href="https://nano-editor.org/">nano homepage</a> to see what the latest and greatest version is.</p></blockquote>
 <h3 id="1.5">1.5. I want to read the man page without having to download the program!</h3>
 <blockquote><p>Jeez, demanding, aren't we? Okay, look <a href="https://nano-editor.org/dist/latest/nano.1.html">here</a>.</p></blockquote>
 <hr width="100%">
@@ -219,8 +219,9 @@
     URxvt.keysym.S-Page_Up: \033[5;2~
     URxvt.keysym.S-Page_Down: \033[6;2~</pre>
 <p>Then run <b>xrdb ~/.Xresources</b> and restart your urxvt terminal.  Now <b>Ctrl+Shift+Left</b> and <b>Ctrl+Shift+Right</b> will select words, <b>Alt+Up</b> and <b>Alt+Down</b> will scroll the text without moving the cursor, and several such things more.</p></blockquote>
-<h3 id="4.3">4.3. Ack! My numeric keypad's keys don't work properly when NumLock is off! What can I do?</h3>
+<h3 id="4.3">4.3. How do I remove an unwanted Byte Order Mark?</h3>
-<blockquote><p>You can use the <b>-K</b> or <b>--rawsequences</b> option on the command line, or add the line <b>set rawsequences</b> to your .nanorc. However, nano's mouse support will be disabled if you do any of these things.</p></blockquote>
+<blockquote><p>To check whether a file contains a Byte Order Mark (BOM), open the file and type <b>Ctrl+Home</b>. If there is a BOM, the status bar will tell you so. Now type <b>Delete</b> to remove the BOM, and <b>^S</b> to save the file.</p>
+  <p>If you've accidentally deleted a Byte Order Mark from a file that needs it, and you want to restore it, then type: <b>Ctrl+Home Alt+V feff Enter</b>. Verify that the BOM is back with <b>Ctrl+Home</b>, and save the file with <b>^S</b>.  (Note that on Unix, files should not contain a BOM.)</p></blockquote>
 <h3 id="4.4">4.4. With what keystroke can I paste text from the clipboard into nano?</h3>
 <blockquote><p>In most desktop environments <b>Shift+Insert</b> pastes the contents of the clipboard.</p></blockquote>
 <h3 id="4.5">4.5. How do I select text for or paste text from the clipboard when nano's mouse support is turned on?</h3>
@@ -233,11 +234,9 @@
   <p><i>Update:</i> Since version 4.8, nano ignores linefeed characters in a paste (when your terminal understands <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracketed-paste">bracketed pastes</a>), so you no longer need the above workaround.</p></blockquote>
 <h3 id="4.8">4.8. I've compiled nano with color support, but I don't see any color when I run it!</h3>
 <blockquote><p>If you want nano to actually use color, you have to specify the color configurations you want it to use in your .nanorc. Several example configurations are in the <b>syntax/</b> subdirectory of the nano source, which are normally installed to <b>/usr/local/share/nano/</b>. To enable all of them, uncomment the line <b># include "/usr/local/share/nano/*.nanorc"</b> in your nanorc. See also section <a href="#3.9">3.9</a>.</p></blockquote>
-<h3 id="4.9">4.9. How do I make nano my default editor (in Pine, mutt, etc.)?</h3>
+<h3 id="4.9">4.9. How do I make nano my default editor (in Pine, mutt, git, ...)?</h3>
 <blockquote><p>You need to make nano your $EDITOR. If you want this to be saved, you should put a line like this in your <b>.bashrc</b> if you use bash (or <b>.zshrc</b> if you believe in zsh):</p>
   <p class="indented"><b>export EDITOR=/usr/local/bin/nano</b></p>
-  <p>or, if you use tcsh, put this in your <b>.cshrc</b> file:</p>
-  <p class="indented"><b>setenv EDITOR /usr/local/bin/nano</b></p>
   <p>Change /usr/local/bin/nano to wherever nano is installed on your system. Type &quot;which nano&quot; to find out. This will not take effect until the next time you log in. So log out and back in again.</p>
   <p>Then, on top of that, if you use Pine, you must go into setup (type <b>S</b> at the main menu), and then configure (type <b>C</b>). Hit Enter on the lines that say:</p>
   <p class="indented"><b>[ ] enable-alternate-editor-cmd</b><br>
@@ -245,7 +244,10 @@
   <p>Then exit (<b>E</b>) and select Yes (<b>Y</b>).</p>
   <p>If you're a mutt user, you should see an effect immediately the next time you log in. No further configuration is needed. However, if you want to let people know you use nano to compose your email messages, you can put a line like this in your <b>.muttrc</b>:</p>
   <p class="indented"><b>my_hdr X-Composer: nano-x.y</b></p>
-  <p>Again, replace x.y with the version of nano you use.</p></blockquote>
+  <p>Again, replace x.y with the version of nano you use.</p>
+  <p>To use nano to edit your git commit messages, you can run:</p>
+  <p class="indented"><b>git config --global core.editor "nano --guide=74 --nohelp +1"</b></p>
+  <p>Note the <b>+1</b> at the end — it makes nano start always at the top of the edit window. The guidestripe helps you keep the text within a reasonable width.</blockquote>
 <hr width="100%">
 
 <h1 id="5">5. Internationalization</h1>

doc/nano.1

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANO 1 "version 8.3" "December 2024"
+.TH NANO 1 "version 8.4" "April 2025"
 
 .SH NAME
 nano \- Nano's ANOther text editor, inspired by Pico

doc/nano.texi

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ The complete manual for the GNU nano text editor.
 
 @smallbook
 @set EDITION 0.8
-@set VERSION 8.3
+@set VERSION 8.4
-@set UPDATED December 2024
+@set UPDATED April 2025
 
 @dircategory Editors
 @direntry
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The complete manual for the GNU nano text editor.
 
 @title GNU @command{nano}
 @subtitle a small and friendly text editor
-@subtitle version 8.3
+@subtitle version 8.4
 
 @author Chris Allegretta
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ For suggesting improvements: @email{nano-devel@@gnu.org}
 @node Top
 @top
 
-This manual documents GNU @command{nano}, version 8.3.
+This manual documents GNU @command{nano}, version 8.4.
 
 @menu
 * Introduction::

doc/nanorc.5

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH NANORC 5 "version 8.3" "December 2024"
+.TH NANORC 5 "version 8.4" "April 2025"
 
 .SH NAME
 nanorc \- GNU nano's configuration file

doc/rnano.1

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\"   Documentation License along with this program.  If not, see
 .\"   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .\"
-.TH RNANO 1 "version 8.3" "December 2024"
+.TH RNANO 1 "version 8.4" "April 2025"
 
 .SH NAME
 rnano \- a restricted nano

doc/sample.nanorc.in

@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@
 # set statuscolor bold,white,green
 # set errorcolor bold,white,red
 # set spotlightcolor black,lightyellow
-# set selectedcolor lightwhite,magenta
+# set selectedcolor lightwhite,#804
 # set stripecolor ,#444
-# set scrollercolor cyan
+# set scrollercolor slate,#222
 # set numbercolor cyan
 # set keycolor cyan
 # set functioncolor green

roll-a-release.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-VERSION="8.3"
+VERSION="8.4"
 
 ./configure -C --enable-tiny &&  make &&  ./configure -C &&
 

src/browser.c

@@ -483,14 +483,7 @@ char *browse(char *path)
 				continue;
 		}
 #endif /* ENABLE_MOUSE */
-#ifndef NANO_TINY
+
-		while (bracketed_paste)
-			kbinput = get_kbinput(midwin, BLIND);
-		if (kbinput == BRACKETED_PASTE_MARKER) {
-			beep();
-			continue;
-		}
-#endif
 		function = interpret(kbinput);
 
 		if (function == do_help || function == full_refresh) {
@@ -641,6 +634,10 @@ char *browse(char *path)
 			implant(first_sc_for(MBROWSER, function)->expansion);
 #endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
+		} else if (kbinput == START_OF_PASTE) {
+			while (get_kbinput(midwin, BLIND) != END_OF_PASTE)
+				;
+			statusline(AHEM, _("Paste is ignored"));
 		} else if (kbinput == THE_WINDOW_RESIZED) {
 			;  /* Gets handled below. */
 #endif

src/definitions.h

@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@
 #define SHIFT_ALT_RIGHT  0x432
 #define SHIFT_ALT_UP     0x433
 #define SHIFT_ALT_DOWN   0x434
-//#define SHIFT_LEFT 0x451
-//#define SHIFT_RIGHT 0x452
 #define SHIFT_UP        0x453
 #define SHIFT_DOWN      0x454
 #define SHIFT_HOME      0x455
@@ -216,16 +214,20 @@
 #define SHIFT_DELETE    0x45D
 #define SHIFT_TAB       0x45F
 
-#define FOCUS_IN	0x491
+#define FOCUS_IN   0x491
-#define FOCUS_OUT	0x499
+#define FOCUS_OUT  0x499
+
+/* Custom keycodes for signaling the start and end of a bracketed paste. */
+#define START_OF_PASTE  0x4B5
+#define END_OF_PASTE    0x4BE
 
 /* Special keycodes for when a string bind has been partially implanted
  * or has an unpaired opening brace, or when a function in a string bind
  * needs execution or a specified function name is invalid. */
-#define MORE_PLANTS       0x4EA
+#define MORE_PLANTS        0x4EA
-#define MISSING_BRACE     0x4EB
+#define MISSING_BRACE      0x4EB
-#define PLANTED_A_COMMAND 0x4EC
+#define PLANTED_A_COMMAND  0x4EC
-#define NO_SUCH_FUNCTION  0x4EF
+#define NO_SUCH_FUNCTION   0x4EF
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 /* A special keycode for Ctrl + the central key on the numeric keypad. */
@@ -235,9 +237,6 @@
 #define THE_WINDOW_RESIZED  0x4F7
 #endif
 
-/* A special keycode to signal the beginning and end of a bracketed paste. */
-#define BRACKETED_PASTE_MARKER  0x4FB
-
 /* A special keycode for when a key produces an unknown escape sequence. */
 #define FOREIGN_SEQUENCE  0x4FC
 

src/files.c

@@ -1198,6 +1198,12 @@ void insert_a_file_or(bool execute)
 	/* Reset the flag that is set by the Spell Checker and Linter and such. */
 	ran_a_tool = FALSE;
 
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+	/* If something was typed at the Execute prompt without being run, restore it. */
+	if (execute && *foretext)
+		given = mallocstrcpy(given, foretext);
+#endif
+
 	while (TRUE) {
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 		if (execute) {
@@ -2157,8 +2163,8 @@ int write_it_out(bool exiting, bool withprompt)
 						(method == APPEND) ? _("Append Selection to File") :
 						_("Write Selection to File");
 		else if (method != OVERWRITE)
-			msg = (method == PREPEND) ? _("Prepend to File") :
+			/* TRANSLATORS: Next three prompts are analogous to the above three. */
-										_("Append to File");
+			msg = (method == PREPEND) ? _("Prepend to File") : _("Append to File");
 		else
 #endif
 			msg = _("Write to File");

src/global.c

@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ bool shift_held;
 		/* Whether Shift was being held together with a movement key. */
 bool mute_modifiers = FALSE;
 		/* Whether to ignore modifier keys while running a macro or string bind. */
-bool bracketed_paste = FALSE;
-		/* Whether text is being pasted into nano from outside. */
 
 bool we_are_running = FALSE;
 		/* Becomes TRUE as soon as all options and files have been read. */
@@ -52,8 +50,13 @@ bool more_than_one = FALSE;
 		/* Whether more than one buffer is or has been open. */
 bool report_size = TRUE;
 		/* Whether to show the number of lines when the minibar is used. */
+
 bool ran_a_tool = FALSE;
 		/* Whether a tool has been run at the Execute-Command prompt. */
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+char *foretext = NULL;
+		/* What was typed at the Execute prompt before invoking a tool. */
+#endif
 
 bool inhelp = FALSE;
 		/* Whether we are in the help viewer. */
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ int controlleft, controlright, controlup, controldown;
 int controlhome, controlend;
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 int controldelete, controlshiftdelete;
-int shiftleft, shiftright, shiftup, shiftdown;
+int shiftup, shiftdown;
 int shiftcontrolleft, shiftcontrolright, shiftcontrolup, shiftcontroldown;
 int shiftcontrolhome, shiftcontrolend;
 int altleft, altright, altup, altdown;
@@ -475,11 +478,6 @@ const keystruct *get_shortcut(const int keycode)
 	if (meta_key && keycode < 0x20)
 		return NULL;
 
-#ifndef NANO_TINY
-	/* During a paste at a prompt, ignore all command keycodes. */
-	if (bracketed_paste && keycode != BRACKETED_PASTE_MARKER)
-		return NULL;
-#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_NANORC
 	if (keycode == PLANTED_A_COMMAND)
 		return planted_shortcut;
@@ -1591,8 +1589,9 @@ void shortcut_init(void)
 	add_to_sclist((MMOST & ~MMAIN) | MYESNO, "", KEY_CANCEL, do_cancel, 0);
 	add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "", KEY_CENTER, do_center, 0);
 	add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "", KEY_SIC, do_insertfile, 0);
-	/* Catch and ignore bracketed paste marker keys. */
+	add_to_sclist(MMAIN, "", START_OF_PASTE, suck_up_input_and_paste_it, 0);
-	add_to_sclist(MMOST|MBROWSER|MHELP|MYESNO, "", BRACKETED_PASTE_MARKER, do_nothing, 0);
+	add_to_sclist(MMOST, "", START_OF_PASTE, do_nothing, 0);
+	add_to_sclist(MMOST, "", END_OF_PASTE, do_nothing, 0);
 #else
 	add_to_sclist(MMOST|MBROWSER|MHELP|MYESNO, "", KEY_FRESH, full_refresh, 0);
 #endif

src/help.c

@@ -476,13 +476,6 @@ void show_help(void)
 
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 		spotlighted = FALSE;
-
-		while (bracketed_paste)
-			kbinput = get_kbinput(midwin, BLIND);
-		if (kbinput == BRACKETED_PASTE_MARKER) {
-			beep();
-			continue;
-		}
 #endif
 		function = interpret(kbinput);
 
@@ -511,6 +504,10 @@ void show_help(void)
 			get_mouseinput(&dummy_row, &dummy_col, TRUE);
 #endif
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
+		} else if (kbinput == START_OF_PASTE) {
+			while (get_kbinput(midwin, BLIND) != END_OF_PASTE)
+				;
+			statusline(AHEM, _("Paste is ignored"));
 		} else if (kbinput == THE_WINDOW_RESIZED) {
 			;  /* Nothing to do. */
 #endif

src/nano.c

@@ -1446,25 +1446,25 @@ void suck_up_input_and_paste_it(void)
 	linestruct *was_cutbuffer = cutbuffer;
 	linestruct *line = make_new_node(NULL);
 	size_t index = 0;
+	int input = ERR;
 
 	line->data = copy_of("");
 	cutbuffer = line;
 
-	while (bracketed_paste) {
+	while (TRUE) {
-		int input = get_kbinput(midwin, BLIND);
+		input = get_kbinput(midwin, BLIND);
 
-		if (input == '\r' || input == '\n') {
+		if ((0x20 <= input && input <= 0xFF && input != DEL_CODE) || input == '\t') {
+			line->data = nrealloc(line->data, index + 2);
+			line->data[index++] = (char)input;
+			line->data[index] = '\0';
+		} else if (input == '\r' || input == '\n') {
 			line->next = make_new_node(line);
 			line = line->next;
 			line->data = copy_of("");
 			index = 0;
-		} else if ((0x20 <= input && input <= 0xFF && input != DEL_CODE) ||
+		} else
-														input == '\t') {
+			break;
-			line->data = nrealloc(line->data, index + 2);
-			line->data[index++] = (char)input;
-			line->data[index] = '\0';
-		} else if (input != BRACKETED_PASTE_MARKER)
-			beep();
 	}
 
 	if (ISSET(VIEW_MODE))
@@ -1472,6 +1472,9 @@ void suck_up_input_and_paste_it(void)
 	else
 		paste_text();
 
+	if (input != END_OF_PASTE)
+		statusline(ALERT, _("Flawed paste"));
+
 	free_lines(cutbuffer);
 	cutbuffer = was_cutbuffer;
 }
@@ -1728,9 +1731,6 @@ void process_a_keystroke(void)
 	} else if (openfile->current != was_current)
 		also_the_last = FALSE;
 
-	if (bracketed_paste)
-		suck_up_input_and_paste_it();
-
 	if (ISSET(STATEFLAGS) && openfile->mark != was_mark)
 		titlebar(NULL);
 #endif
@@ -2392,6 +2392,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			whitelen[1] = 1;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* Initialize a special stash for something typed at the Execute prompt. */
+	foretext = copy_of("");
 #endif /* !NANO_TINY */
 
 	/* Initialize the search string. */
@@ -2483,6 +2486,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	shiftaltright = get_keycode("kRIT4", SHIFT_ALT_RIGHT);
 	shiftaltup = get_keycode("kUP4", SHIFT_ALT_UP);
 	shiftaltdown = get_keycode("kDN4", SHIFT_ALT_DOWN);
+
+	/* Tell ncurses to transform bracketed-paste sequences into keycodes. */
+	define_key("\e[200~", START_OF_PASTE);
+	define_key("\e[201~", END_OF_PASTE);
 #endif
 	mousefocusin = get_keycode("kxIN", FOCUS_IN);
 	mousefocusout = get_keycode("kxOUT", FOCUS_OUT);
@@ -2684,6 +2691,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		as_an_at = TRUE;
 
+#if defined(ENABLE_UTF8) && !defined(NANO_TINY)
+#define byte(n)  (unsigned char)openfile->current->data[n]
+		/* Tell the user when the cursor sits on a BOM. */
+		if (openfile->current_x == 0 && byte(0) == 0xEF && byte(1) == 0xBB &&
+										byte(2) == 0xBF && using_utf8()) {
+			statusline(NOTICE, _("Byte Order Mark"));
+			set_blankdelay_to_one();
+		}
+#endif
+
 		if ((refresh_needed && LINES > 1) || (LINES == 1 && lastmessage <= HUSH))
 			edit_refresh();
 		else

src/prompt.c

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void absorb_character(int input, functionptrtype function)
 	 * Apart from that, only accept input when not in restricted mode, or when
 	 * not at the "Write File" prompt, or when there is no filename yet. */
 	if (!function) {
-		if (input < 0x20 || input > 0xFF || meta_key)
+		if ((input < 0x20 && input != '\t') || meta_key || input > 0xFF)
 			beep();
 		else if (!ISSET(RESTRICTED) || currmenu != MWRITEFILE ||
 						openfile->filename[0] == '\0') {
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ functionptrtype acquire_an_answer(int *actual, bool *listed,
 	size_t fragment_length = 0;
 		/* The length of the fragment that the user tries to tab complete. */
 #endif
+#endif
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+	bool bracketed_paste = FALSE;
 #endif
 	const keystruct *shortcut;
 	functionptrtype function;
@@ -450,6 +453,8 @@ functionptrtype acquire_an_answer(int *actual, bool *listed,
 #endif
 			return NULL;
 		}
+		if (input == START_OF_PASTE || input == END_OF_PASTE)
+			bracketed_paste = (input == START_OF_PASTE);
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_MOUSE
 		/* For a click on a shortcut, read in the resulting keycode. */
@@ -462,10 +467,23 @@ functionptrtype acquire_an_answer(int *actual, bool *listed,
 		/* Check for a shortcut in the current list. */
 		shortcut = get_shortcut(input);
 		function = (shortcut ? shortcut->func : NULL);
-
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+		/* Tabs in an external paste are not commands. */
+		if (input == '\t' && bracketed_paste)
+			function = NULL;
+#endif
 		/* When it's a normal character, add it to the answer. */
 		absorb_character(input, function);
 
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+		/* Ignore any commands inside an external paste. */
+		if (bracketed_paste) {
+			if (function && function != do_nothing)
+				beep();
+			continue;
+		}
+#endif
+
 		if (function == do_cancel || function == do_enter)
 			break;
 
@@ -538,6 +556,11 @@ functionptrtype acquire_an_answer(int *actual, bool *listed,
 		else if (function && !handle_editing(function)) {
 			/* When it's a permissible shortcut, run it and done. */
 			if (!ISSET(VIEW_MODE) || !changes_something(function)) {
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+				/* When invoking a tool at the Execute prompt, stash an "answer". */
+				if (currmenu == MEXECUTE)
+					foretext = mallocstrcpy(foretext, answer);
+#endif
 				function();
 				break;
 			} else
@@ -549,6 +572,11 @@ functionptrtype acquire_an_answer(int *actual, bool *listed,
 #endif
 	}
 
+#ifndef NANO_TINY
+	/* When an external command was run, clear a possibly stashed answer. */
+	if (currmenu == MEXECUTE && function == do_enter)
+		*foretext = '\0';
+#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_HISTORIES
 	/* If the history pointer was moved, point it at the bottom again. */
 	if (stored_string != NULL) {
@@ -701,10 +729,11 @@ int ask_user(bool withall, const char *question)
 			continue;
 
 		/* Accept first character of an external paste and ignore the rest. */
-		if (bracketed_paste)
+		if (kbinput == START_OF_PASTE) {
 			kbinput = get_kbinput(footwin, BLIND);
-		while (bracketed_paste)
+			while (get_kbinput(footwin, BLIND) != END_OF_PASTE)
-			get_kbinput(footwin, BLIND);
+				;
+		}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS

src/prototypes.h

@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ extern bool shifted_metas;
 extern bool meta_key;
 extern bool shift_held;
 extern bool mute_modifiers;
-extern bool bracketed_paste;
 
 extern bool we_are_running;
 extern bool more_than_one;
 extern bool report_size;
+
 extern bool ran_a_tool;
+extern char *foretext;
 
 extern bool inhelp;
 extern char *title;
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ extern int controlup, controldown;
 extern int controlhome, controlend;
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 extern int controldelete, controlshiftdelete;
-extern int shiftleft, shiftright;
 extern int shiftup, shiftdown;
 extern int shiftcontrolleft, shiftcontrolright;
 extern int shiftcontrolup, shiftcontroldown;
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ void confirm_margin(void);
 #endif
 void unbound_key(int code);
 bool changes_something(functionptrtype f);
+void suck_up_input_and_paste_it(void);
 void inject(char *burst, size_t count);
 
 /* Most functions in prompt.c. */

src/winio.c

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void read_keys_from(WINDOW *frame)
 	nodelay(frame, FALSE);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	fprintf(stderr, "\nSequence of hex codes:");
+	fprintf(stderr, "Sequence of hex codes:");
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < waiting_codes; i++)
 		fprintf(stderr, " %3x", key_buffer[i]);
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
@@ -777,19 +777,10 @@ int convert_CSI_sequence(const int *seq, size_t length, int *consumed)
 				/* Esc [ 2 0 0 ~ == start of a bracketed paste,
 				 * Esc [ 2 0 1 ~ == end of a bracketed paste. */
 				*consumed = 4;
-				if (seq[2] == '0') {
+				return (seq[2] == '0') ? START_OF_PASTE : END_OF_PASTE;
-					bracketed_paste = TRUE;
-					return BRACKETED_PASTE_MARKER;
-				} else if (seq[2] == '1') {
-					bracketed_paste = FALSE;
-					return BRACKETED_PASTE_MARKER;
-				}
 			} else {
-				/* When invalid, assume it's a truncated end-of-paste sequence,
-				 * in order to avoid a hang -- https://sv.gnu.org/bugs/?64996. */
-				bracketed_paste = FALSE;
 				*consumed = length;
-				return ERR;
+				return FOREIGN_SEQUENCE;
 			}
 #endif
 			break;

syntax/po.nanorc

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ color brightblue "^(msgid|msgid_plural|msgstr)\>"
 color red " fuzzy(,|$)"
 color yellow " (no-)?([a-z-]+|c\+\+)-format(,|$)"
 # Format specifiers.
-color brightmagenta "%([1-9]\$)?[#0 +'I-]?(\*([1-9]\$)?|[1-9](\.[0-9]?)?)?(hh|ll|[hlLjzt])?[diouxXeEfFgGaAcspnmr]|%%"
+color brightmagenta "%([1-9]\$)?[#0 +'I-]?(\*([1-9]\$)?|[0-9]\.?|[0-9]?\.[0-9])?(hh|ll|[hlLjzt])?([diouxXeEfFgGaAcspnmr]|<PRI[diouxX](32|64)>)|%%"
-color rosy "%\([[:alpha:]][[:alnum:]_]*\)([1-9](\.[0-9])?)?[#0 +-]?[diouxXeEfFgGcrs]"
+color rosy "%\([[:alpha:]][[:alnum:]_]*\)([0-9]\.?|[0-9]?\.[0-9])?[#0 +-]?[diouxXeEfFgGcrs]"
 # Quotes and escaped characters.
 color yellow """
 color cyan "\\([abcefnrtv"\]|x[[:xdigit:]]{2}|[0-7]{3})"