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## Changelog

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[donate]: https://gum.co/textadept
[book]: book.html

### 11.3 beta 3 (01 Dec 2021)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.3 beta 3 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.3 beta 3 -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.3 beta 3 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.3 beta 3 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Format: When formatting on save, check for filename first instead of assuming there is one.
* Scintilla: Fixed primary selection paste within same view.

Changes:

* Added '\`' as an autopair and typeover character.
* `textadept.editing.auto_enclose` keeps text selected.
* Scintilla: DEL (0x7F) is considered a space character.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 5.1.4.

[Textadept 11.3 beta 3 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta_3/textadept_11.3_beta_3.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.3 beta 3 -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta_3/textadept_11.3_beta_3.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.3 beta 3 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta_3/textadept_11.3_beta_3.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.3 beta 3 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta_3/textadept_11.3_beta_3.modules.zip
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 11.3 beta 2 (01 Nov 2021)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.3 beta 2 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.3 beta 2 -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.3 beta 2 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.3 beta 2 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed accidental drawing of whitespace, tab arrows, and indentation guides in margins when
  scrolling horizontally in the terminal version.
* Fixed accidental highlighting in margins when scrolling horizontally in the terminal version.
* Fixed occasional incorrect drawing when scrolling horizontally in the terminal version.
* Lua REPL: Fixed broken REPL on reset.

Changes:

* Hide the terminal cursor when the caret is out of view.
* Format: New module for formatting code and reformatting paragraphs.
* Debugger: Allow watch expressions without breaking on changes.
* Debugger: Implement setting stack frames in Lua and pretty-print variable values.
* Debugger: Prefer status buffers for variables and call stacks.

[Textadept 11.3 beta 2 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta_2/textadept_11.3_beta_2.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.3 beta 2 -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta_2/textadept_11.3_beta_2.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.3 beta 2 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta_2/textadept_11.3_beta_2.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.3 beta 2 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta_2/textadept_11.3_beta_2.modules.zip

### 11.3 beta (01 Oct 2021)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.3 beta -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.3 beta -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.3 beta -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.3 beta -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed Windows directory typos in the manual.
* Prevent running the command entry while in the command entry.
* Fixed uncommenting comments that are not initially aligned.
* Scintilla: Fixed display of fold lines when wrapped so they are only drawn once per line.
* Scintilla: Fixed crash with too many subexpressions in regex searches.
* Scintilla: Fixed lack of display of underscores in some monospaced fonts on Linux.
* Scintilla: Respond to changes in Linux font scaling.

Changes:

* Updated Makefile lexer to support multiple targets.
* Updated VB lexer to support folding.
* Lexers support more complex folding keywords and improved case-insensitivity.
* Scintilla: Added to `view.element_color` the ability to color fold lines and hidden lines.
* Scintilla: Added [`view.caret_line_highlight_subline`][] to highlight just the subline containing
  the caret.
* Scintilla: `view:hide_lines()` can now hide the first line or all lines.
* Scintilla: Make negative settings for extra ascent and descent safer.
* Scintilla: Deprecated `view.property_expanded` in favor of `lexer.property_expanded`.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 5.1.3.

[Textadept 11.3 beta -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta/textadept_11.3_beta.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.3 beta -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta/textadept_11.3_beta.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.3 beta -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta/textadept_11.3_beta.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.3 beta -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.3_beta/textadept_11.3_beta.modules.zip
[`view.caret_line_highlight_subline`]: api.html#view.caret_line_highlight_subline
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 11.2 (01 Aug 2021)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.2 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.2 -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.2 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.2 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed trailing newline bug when filtering through with multiple/rectangular selection.
* Scintilla: Fixed bug in `buffer:get_last_child()` when level is `-1`.
* Scintilla: Word searching behaves more consistently at buffer boundaries.

Changes:

* Scintilla: Allow setting the appearance and color of character [representations][].
* Scintilla: Added [`buffer:replace_rectangular()`][].
* Scintilla: Optimize search in documents that contain mainly ASCII text.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 5.1.1.

[Textadept 11.2 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2/textadept_11.2.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.2 -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2/textadept_11.2.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.2 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2/textadept_11.2.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.2 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2/textadept_11.2.modules.zip
[representations]: api.html#view.representation
[`buffer:replace_rectangular()`]: api.html#buffer.replace_rectangular
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 11.2 beta 3 (11 Jun 2021)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.2 beta 3 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.2 beta 3 -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.2 beta 3 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.2 beta 3 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Allow "Replace All" for empty regex matches like '^' and '$'.
* Fixed display of secondary selections on Linux.
* Fixed instances of incorrect caret/selection placement when typing after clearing buffer text.

Changes:

* Allow syntax highlighting to be preserved in selected text for default themes.
* `textadept.editing.filter_through()` respects multiple and rectangular selections.
* Support "Replace All" in multiple and rectangular selection.

[Textadept 11.2 beta 3 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta_3/textadept_11.2_beta_3.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.2 beta 3 -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta_3/textadept_11.2_beta_3.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.2 beta 3 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta_3/textadept_11.2_beta_3.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.2 beta 3 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta_3/textadept_11.2_beta_3.modules.zip

### 11.2 beta 2 (01 Jun 2021)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.2 beta 2 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.2 beta 2 -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.2 beta 2 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.2 beta 2 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed some file extension conflicts.
* Restore view scroll state after `textadept.editing.filter_through()`.
* Do not clobber user's terminal on initialization error.
* Modules: Refresh debugger breakpoints when buffer content is replaced and persist breakpoints
  and watchpoints on reset.
* Scintilla: Respect system font settings like antialiasing.
* Scintilla: Fix primary selection on GTK 3 and Wayland.

Changes:

* Save/restore view state when undoing/redoing full-buffer changes (e.g. code formatting).
* Added ability to specify find & replace pane font via [`ui.find.entry_font`][].
* Replaced `events.FILE_BEFORE_RELOAD` and `events.FILE_AFTER_RELOAD` with
  [`events.BUFFER_BEFORE_REPLACE_TEXT`][] and [`events.BUFFER_AFTER_REPLACE_TEXT`][].
* Added support for Gleam.
* Scintilla: Added [`view.indic_stroke_width`][], [`view.marker_fore_translucent`][],
  [`view.marker_back_translucent`][], [`view.marker_back_selected_translucent`][], and
  [`view.marker_stroke_width`][].
* Scintilla: Added new EOL annotation styles.
* Scintilla: Added [`view.element_color`][] for setting UI element colors (e.g. selection,
  caret, etc.) and deprecated `view:set_sel_fore()`, `view.sel_alpha`, `view.caret_fore`,
  etc. Also added [`view.element_allows_translucent`][], [`view.element_base_color`][], and
  [`view.element_is_set`][].
* Scintilla: `view.MARK_CHARACTER` markers now support unicode characters.
* Scintilla: added [`view.selection_layer`][], [`view.caret_line_layer`][], and
  [`view.marker_layer`][] in conjunction with `view.element_color` for alpha transparency.
* Scintilla: Included modifiers in `events.INDICATOR_RELEASE`.
* Scintilla: Update to Unicode 13.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 5.0.3.

[Textadept 11.2 beta 2 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta_2/textadept_11.2_beta_2.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.2 beta 2 -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta_2/textadept_11.2_beta_2.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.2 beta 2 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta_2/textadept_11.2_beta_2.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.2 beta 2 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta_2/textadept_11.2_beta_2.modules.zip
[`ui.find.entry_font`]: api.html#ui.find.entry_font
[`events.BUFFER_BEFORE_REPLACE_TEXT`]: api.html#events.BUFFER_BEFORE_REPLACE_TEXT
[`events.BUFFER_AFTER_REPLACE_TEXT`]: api.html#events.BUFFER_AFTER_REPLACE_TEXT
[`view.indic_stroke_width`]: api.html#view.indic_stroke_width
[`view.marker_fore_translucent`]: api.html#view.marker_fore_translucent
[`view.marker_back_translucent`]: api.html#view.marker_back_translucent
[`view.marker_back_selected_translucent`]: api.html#view.marker_back_selected_translucent
[`view.marker_stroke_width`]: api.html#view.marker_stroke_width
[`view.element_color`]: api.html#view.element_color
[`view.element_allows_translucent`]: api.html#view.element_allows_translucent
[`view.element_base_color`]: api.html#view.element_base_color
[`view.element_is_set`]: api.html#view.element_is_set
[`view.selection_layer`]: api.html#view.selection_layer
[`view.caret_line_layer`]: api.html#view.caret_line_layer
[`view.marker_layer`]: api.html#view.marker_layer
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 11.2 beta (01 Apr 2021)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.2 beta -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.2 beta -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.2 beta -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.2 beta -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed inability to replace found text with escapes like '\n' and '\t'.
* Fixed custom theme's overriding of default theme's colors.
* Do not mark GCC-style "note:" output as compile/run/build/test errors.
* Modules: Fixed inability to handle large LSP notifications.
* Modules: Prefer asynchronous LSP response reading on Windows in order to prevent hanging.
* Modules: Fixed bug where LSP is not notified of files opened during a session.
* Modules: Fixed LSP startup errors if the LSP command is ultimately nil.
* Modules: Fixed debugger status when paused.

Changes:

* Added `ui.SHOW_ALL_TABS` option for `ui.tabs`.
* Added support for TypeScript.
* The terminal version now uses a native terminal cursor instead of an artificially drawn one.
* Modules: Keep current line's scroll position when displaying LSP diagnostics.
* Modules: Added option to turn off LSP diagnostic display completely.
* Modules: Added `debugger.project_commands` for making project-specific debugging easier.
* Updated to [Lua][] 5.4.2.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 5.0.0.

[Textadept 11.2 beta -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta/textadept_11.2_beta.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.2 beta -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta/textadept_11.2_beta.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.2 beta -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta/textadept_11.2_beta.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.2 beta -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.2_beta/textadept_11.2_beta.modules.zip
[Lua]: https://lua.org
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 11.1 (01 Feb 2021)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.1 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.1 -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.1 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.1 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Do not prompt for file reload during `io.close_all_buffers()`.
* Ensure a bare `ui.find.focus()` call resets incremental and in files options.
* Fixed `buffer:reload()` only reloading up to a NUL byte, if present.
* Fixed minor file extension issues.
* Fixed bug restoring view state in an intermediate buffer after closing one.
* Fixed navigating back through history from a print buffer.
* Modules: Fixed incorrect LSP mouse hover query position.
* Modules: Only notify LSP servers about opened files after startup in order to avoid overwhelming
  the connection.

Changes:

* Save the current session prior to loading another one.
* Do not show deleted files in recent file list.
* Updated various lexers and fixed various small lexer issues.
* Added support for Clojure, Elm, Fantom, fstab, Julia, Meson, Pony, Reason, RouterOS, Spin,
  systemd, systemd-networkd, Xs, and Zig.
* Compile, run, and build command functions can also return environment tables.
* Added [`textadept.run.test()`][] and [`textadept.run.test_commands`][].
* `io.get_project_root()` accepts an optional flag for returning a submodule root.

[Textadept 11.1 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.1/textadept_11.1.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.1 -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.1/textadept_11.1.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.1 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.1/textadept_11.1.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.1 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.1/textadept_11.1.modules.zip
[`textadept.run.test()`]: api.html#textadept.run.test
[`textadept.run.test_commands`]: api.html#textadept.run.test_commands

### 11.0 (01 Dec 2020)

Please see the [10 to 11 migration guide][] for upgrading from Textadept 10 to Textadept 11.

Download:

* [Textadept 11.0 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.0 -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.0 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.0 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed find & replace entry unfocus when window is refocused.
* Modules: Fixed bug initializing spellcheck module in some instances.

Changes:

* Added optional mode parameter to `ui.command_entry.append_history()`.
* `keys[`*`lexer`*`]` and `snippets[`*`lexer`*`]` tables are present on init.
* Added [`events.FIND_RESULT_FOUND`][].
* Added [`events.UNFOCUS`][].

[10 to 11 migration guide]: manual.html#migrating-from-textadept-10-to-11
[Textadept 11.0 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0/textadept_11.0.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.0 -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0/textadept_11.0.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.0 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0/textadept_11.0.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.0 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0/textadept_11.0.modules.zip
[`events.FIND_RESULT_FOUND`]: api.html#events.FIND_RESULT_FOUND
[`events.UNFOCUS`]: api.html#events.UNFOCUS

### 11.0 beta 2 (01 Nov 2020)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.0 beta 2 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.0 beta 2 -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.0 beta 2 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.0 beta 2 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed the listing of bookmarks for all open buffers.
* Fixed "Enclose as XML Tags" with multiple selections.
* Fixed clearing of "Replace" entry in Find & Replace pane on reset in the GUI.
* Fixed lack of statusbar updating when setting options like buffer EOL mode, indentation,
  and encoding from the menu.
* Do not clear highlighting when searching inside the "Find in Files" buffer.
* `textadept.editing.strip_trailing_spaces` should not apply to binary files.
* Handle recursive symlinks in `lfs.walk()`.
* Modules: Fixed Lua debugger crash when inspecting variables with very large string
  representations.
* Modules: Support non-UTF-8 spelling dictionaries.
* Modules: Fixed YAML syntax checking notification.
* Modules: Fixed various small issues with the C debugger.

Changes:

* New [`textadept.history`][] module.
* Updated German and Russian translations.
* Added [`ui.command_entry.append_history()`][] for special command entry modes that need to
  manually append history.
* Implement `\U`, `\L`, `\u`, and `\l` case transformations in regex replacements.
* Added [`textadept.run.set_arguments()`][].
* Modules: Each module in the separate modules download has its own repository now, but all
  are still bundled into a single archive for release.
* Modules: Greatly improved the speed of file comparison.
* Modules: Added ability to switch spelling dictionaries on the fly.
* Updated to [CDK][] 5.0-20200923.
* Updated to [LuaFileSystem][] 1.8.0.

[Textadept 11.0 beta 2 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_beta_2/textadept_11.0_beta_2.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.0 beta 2 -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_beta_2/textadept_11.0_beta_2.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.0 beta 2 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_beta_2/textadept_11.0_beta_2.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.0 beta 2 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_beta_2/textadept_11.0_beta_2.modules.zip
[`textadept.history`]: api.html#textadept.history
[`textadept.run.set_arguments()`]: api.html#textadept.run.set_arguments
[`ui.command_entry.append_history()`]: api.html#ui.command_entry.append_history
[CDK]: https://invisible-island.net/cdk/
[LuaFileSystem]: https://github.com/keplerproject/luafilesystem

### 11.0 beta (01 Oct 2020)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.0 beta -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.0 beta -- Mac OSX 10.7+][]
* [Textadept 11.0 beta -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.0 beta -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed word left/right key bindings on macOS.
* Fixed regression with showing "No results found" in searches.
* Fixed regression in showing images in Lua command entry completions.
* Fixed restoration of Replace entry text in various instances, such as after "Find in Files"
  and "Replace All".
* Prevent infinite loops when highlighting found text.
* Fixed bugs in `events.KEYPRESS` handlers when command entry is active.
* Fixed bug in "Find in Files" results highlighting when jumping to a result of length 1.
* Fixed emission of `events.UPDATE_UI` when resuming from terminal suspend.
* Fixed initial query of `ui.find.find_text` and `ui.find.repl_text` in the terminal version.
* Fixed incorrect CSS key prefix incompatibility notice.
* Fixed error reporting the number of zero-length find results.
* Fixed call tip display in the terminal version.
* Always refresh during incremental find in the terminal version.
* Fixed `io.quick_open()` doing nothing when file limit was exceeded.
* gtDialog: Fixed potential crash when canceling a running progressbar dialog.
* Scintilla: Fixed position of marker symbols for `view.MARGIN_RTEXT` which were being moved
  based on width of text.
* Scintilla: Fixed hover indicator appearance when moving out of view.
* Scintilla: Fixed display of `buffer.INDIC_TEXTFORE` and gradient indicators on hover.

Changes:

* Rewrote manual and updated lots of other documentation and the documentation generation pipeline.
* Prefer passing an environment table to `os.spawn()`.
* Updated find & replace key bindings.
* Use comma-separated patterns in find & replace pane's "Filter" field.
* Removed "View EOL" menu item, key binding, and buffer setting.
* Accept a directory as a command line argument.
* Save the current working directory to session files.
* "View > Toggle Fold" toggles folding for the current block, regardless of line.
* Recognize Fossil projects.
* Added [`textadept.editing.auto_enclose()`][] for auto-enclosing selected text.
* Show "Match X/Y" in statusbar when searching for text.
* Added [`ui.command_entry.active`][].
* Improved handling of print buffers and splits.
* Added "Edit > Preferences" menu item and key binding for opening *~/.textadept/init.lua*.
* Disable `ui.find.highlight_all_matches` by default.
* GCC 7.1+ is now required for building, added support for [building with Docker][], and dropped
  automated Linux i386 builds.
* Added [`events.FIND_RESULT_FOUND`][].
* Added [`ui.find.active`][] and prevent word highlighting when searching.
* Added support for jq language.
* Record directory in "Find in Files" searches.
* Added `ui.update()`, mainly for unit tests.
* Added `events.FILE_BEFORE_RELOAD` and `events.FILE_AFTER_RELOAD` events, and save/restore
  bookmarks.
* Added [`events.COMMAND_TEXT_CHANGED`][] for when command entry text changes.
* Added `_NOCOMPAT` option to disable temporary key shortcut compatibility checking.
* Updated Spanish translation.
* gtDialog: Improved responsiveness for huge lists (greater than 10,000 items).
* Scintilla: Added [`view.multi_edge_column`][].
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 4.4.5.
* Switched back to utilizing [Scintillua][] and [Scinterm][].

[Textadept 11.0 beta -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_beta/textadept_11.0_beta.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.0 beta -- Mac OSX 10.7+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_beta/textadept_11.0_beta.macOS.zip
[Textadept 11.0 beta -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_beta/textadept_11.0_beta.linux.tgz
[Textadept 11.0 beta -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_beta/textadept_11.0_beta.modules.zip
[`textadept.editing.auto_enclose()`]: api.html#textadept.editing.auto_enclose
[`ui.command_entry.active`]: api.html#ui.command_entry.active
[building with Docker]: manual.html#compiling-using-docker
[`events.FIND_RESULT_FOUND`]: api.html#events.FIND_RESULT_FOUND
[`ui.find.active`]: api.html#ui.find.active
[`events.COMMAND_TEXT_CHANGED`]: api.html#events.COMMAND_TEXT_CHANGED
[`view.multi_edge_column`]: api.html#view.multi_edge_column
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[Scintillua]: https://orbitalquark.github.io/scintillua
[Scinterm]: https://orbitalquark.github.io/scinterm

### 11.0 alpha 3 (01 Aug 2020)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Mac OSX 10.6+][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Linux x86_64][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed toggling of Find & Replace Pane visibility with `ui.find.focus()`.
* Fixed potential hangs with `os.spawn()` in the terminal version.
* Fixed `--line` command line option.
* Fixed `ui.dialogs.optionselect()`'s `text` option.
* Call `os.spawn()` exit callback after `proc:wait()`.
* Fixed an instance of buffer selection data not being saved to a session.
* Fixed initial setting of `ui.find.replace_entry_text` in the GUI.
* Fixed `keys.keychain[i]` access if its length ever exceeded 1.
* Modules: Fixed custom Lua regex for generating Ctags.
* Modules: Fixed file comparison colors in the terminal version.
* Modules: Fixed many bugs in file comparison and merging.
* Modules: Fixed export of styles defined only in lexers.
* Scintilla: Fixed crash when *lexer.lua* cannot be found.
* Scintilla: Fixed crash when setting a style with no token.

Changes:

* Renamed `buffer:set_theme()` to [`view:set_theme()`][].
* Replaced `lfs.dir_foreach()` with [`lfs.walk()`][] generator.
* Renamed some buffer/view fields to use American English instead of Australian English
  (e.g. "colour" to "color").
* Changed key binding modifier keys from `c` (Ctrl), `m` (Meta/Command), `a` (Alt), and `s`
  (Shift) to `ctrl`, `meta`/`cmd`, `alt`, and `shift`, respectively.
* Renamed `ui.bufstatusbar_text` to `ui.buffer_statusbar_text`.
* Only save before compile/run if the buffer has been modified.
* Added support for Fennel.
* Added [`buffer:style_of_name()`][] as an analogue to `buffer:name_of_style()`.
* When requiring modules, read from `LUA_PATH` and `LUA_CPATH` environment variables instead of
  `TA_LUA_PATH` and `TA_LUA_CPATH`.
* `ui.goto_file_found()` and `textadept.run.goto_error()` arguments are now optional.
* Moved Find Incremental into the Find & Replace pane (via [`ui.find.incremental`][]),
  eliminated `ui.find.find_incremental()` and `ui.find.find_incremental_keys`, and added
  [`events.FIND_TEXT_CHANGED`][].
* Replaced `textadept.editing.highlight_word()` with [`textadept.editing.highlight_words`][]
  auto-highlighting option.
* Find & Replace Pane now allows file filters to be specified for Find in Files.
* Use monospaced font in Find & Replace Pane text entries.
* Removed legacy "refresh syntax highlighting" feature.
* Modules: Added documentation for generating ctags and API files.
* Modules: Improved in-place editing of files during comparison.
* Scintilla: added [`lexer.colors`][] and [`lexer.styles`][] tables for use in themes. Also
  added new way to [define and reference styles][].
* Scintilla: Added [`lexer.fold*`][] options instead of setting view properties.
* Scintilla: Optimized performance when opening huge files.
* Scintilla: Added [`buffer.eol_annotation_text`][] analogue to `buffer.annotation_text`,
  but for EOL annotations.
* Scintilla: Display DEL control characters like other control characters.
* Scintilla: Allow caret width to be up to 20 pixel.
* Scintilla: Updated markdown and C lexers.
* Scintilla: Fixed bug with GTK on recent Linux distributions where underscores were invisible.
* Scintilla: Fixed GTK on Linux bug when pasting from closed application.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.21.0.

[Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_3/textadept_11.0_alpha_3.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Mac OSX 10.6+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_3/textadept_11.0_alpha_3.osx.zip
[Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_3/textadept_11.0_alpha_3.i386.tgz
[Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Linux x86_64]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_3/textadept_11.0_alpha_3.x86_64.tgz
[Textadept 11.0 alpha 3 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_3/textadept_11.0_alpha_3.modules.zip
[`view:set_theme()`]: api.html#view.set_theme
[`lfs.walk()`]: api.html#lfs.walk
[`buffer:style_of_name()`]: api.html#buffer.style_of_name
[`ui.find.incremental`]: api.html#ui.find.incremental
[`events.FIND_TEXT_CHANGED`]: api.html#events.FIND_TEXT_CHANGED
[`textadept.editing.highlight_words`]: api.html#textadept.editing.highlight_words
[`lexer.colors`]: api.html#lexer.colors
[`lexer.styles`]: api.html#lexer.styles
[define and reference styles]: api.html#styles-and-styling
[`lexer.fold*`]: api.html#lexer.fold_by_indentation
[`buffer.eol_annotation_text`]: api.html#buffer.eol_annotation_text
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 11.0 alpha 2 (01 Jun 2020)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Mac OSX 10.6+][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Linux x86_64][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed some drive letter case issues on Windows resulting in duplicate open files.
* Fixed `os.spawn` exit callback and `spawn_proc:wait()` inconsistencies.
* Restore prior key mode after running the command entry.
* Fixed regression with word completion not respecting `buffer.auto_c_ignore_case`.
* Scintilla: Fixed display of windowed IME on Wayland.

Changes:

* Views can be used as buffers in most places, resulting in new [API suggestions][] for `buffer`
  and `view`.
* Scintilla: Added [`buffer:marker_handle_from_line()`][] and
  [`buffer:marker_number_from_line()`][] for iterating through the marker handles and marker
  numbers on a line.
* Scintilla: Deprecated `lexer.delimited_range()` and `lexer.nested_pair()` in favor of
  [`lexer.range()`][], and added [`lexer.to_eol()`][] and [`lexer.number`][].
* Scintilla: Automatically scroll text while dragging.
* Scintilla: Improved behavior of IME.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.20.0.

[Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_2/textadept_11.0_alpha_2.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Mac OSX 10.6+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_2/textadept_11.0_alpha_2.osx.zip
[Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_2/textadept_11.0_alpha_2.i386.tgz
[Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Linux x86_64]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_2/textadept_11.0_alpha_2.x86_64.tgz
[Textadept 11.0 alpha 2 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha_2/textadept_11.0_alpha_2.modules.zip
[API suggestions]: manual.html#view-api-additions-and-buffer-api-changes
[`buffer:marker_handle_from_line()`]: api.html#buffer.marker_handle_from_line
[`buffer:marker_number_from_line()`]: api.html#buffer.marker_number_from_line
[`lexer.range()`]: api.html#lexer.range
[`lexer.to_eol()`]: api.html#lexer.to_eol
[`lexer.number`]: api.html#lexer.number
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 11.0 alpha (31 Mar 2020)

Download:

* [Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Mac OSX 10.6+][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Linux x86_64][]
* [Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed `--help` command line option.
* Fixed Textadept API autocompletion and documentation on Windows.
* Fixed bug that regards lexer-specific snippet files as global.
* Fixed hangs on Win32 terminal version with `textadept.editing.filter_through()`.
* Fixed issues with buffer z-order when switching between views.
* Fixed accidental clipping of first character in a snippet under certain circumstances.
* Fixed C autocompletion error with typerefs.
* Fixed skipping of event handlers that come directly after one that was just run, but
  disconnected.
* Fixed bugs in the return values of `ui.dialogs.standard_dropdown` and `msgbox` dialogs.
* Fixed `events.FILE_CHANGED` not emitting a filename.
* Fixed bug with pipes in `textadept.editing.filter_through()`.
* Fixed tab label display on Windows.
* Fixed bug in syntax highlighting with PHP, Django, and other lexers that embed themselves.

Changes:

* All buffer positions, lines, and countable entities start from 1 instead of 0.
* Support more Alt and Shift+Alt keys in the Win32 terminal version.
* `textadept.editing.api_files` acts as if it already has lexer tables defined.
* `textadept.run.goto_error()` wraps searches now.
* Added snippet trigger autocompletion via `textadept.editing.autocomplete('snippet')`.
* Improved Lua API documentation generator.
* Localization keys in `_L` no longer contain GUI mnemonics ('\_').
* `textadept.snippets` functions no longer have a '\_' prefix.
* `--help` command line options are alphabetized.
* The Lua command entry can now run any `view` functions by name (e.g. split).
* Auto-pair, type-over, and auto-deletion of matching braces now works with multiple selections.
* Removed `textadept.file_types.lexers` table in favor of asking the LPeg lexer for known
  lexer names.
* Updated German translation.
* Changed `textadept.bookmarks.toggle()` to only toggle bookmarks on the current line.
* Removed '=' prefix in command entry that would print results; printing results has been the
  default behavior for quite some time.
* Replaced `buffer.style_name[]` with [`buffer:name_of_style()`][].
* Session files are now Lua data files; old formats will no longer work.
* Added [`events.SESSION_SAVE`][] and [`events.SESSION_LOAD`][] events for saving and loading
  custom user data to sessions.
* Removed *~/.textadept/?.lua* and *~/.textadept/?.{so,dll}* from `package.path` and
  `package.cpath`, respectively.
* Lua errors in Textadept can now be jumped to via double-click or Enter.
* `ui.dialogs.filteredlist()` dialogs have a reasonable default width.
* Renamed `keys.MODE` to [`keys.mode`][].
* Moved individual buffer functions in `io` into `buffer`.
* Event handlers can now return any non-`nil` value instead of a boolean value and have that
  value passed back to `events.emit()`.
* Lua command entry completions show images just like in Lua autocompletion.
* Align block comments by column if possible, not indent.
* Added per-mode command entry history which can be cycled through using the `Up` and `Down` keys.
* Added [`ui.dialogs.progressbar()`][], utilize it with Find in Files, and removed
  `ui.find.find_in_files_timeout`.
* GUI find/replace history Up/Down history key bindings swapped, mimicking traditional command
  line history navigation.
* The statusbar now indicates an active snippet.
* Updated to [PDCurses][] 3.9.
* Experimental set of "standard" modules is provided in the modules archive instead of just
  language modules.

[Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha/textadept_11.0_alpha.win32.zip
[Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Mac OSX 10.6+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha/textadept_11.0_alpha.osx.zip
[Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha/textadept_11.0_alpha.i386.tgz
[Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Linux x86_64]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha/textadept_11.0_alpha.x86_64.tgz
[Textadept 11.0 alpha -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_11.0_alpha/textadept_11.0_alpha.modules.zip
[`buffer:name_of_style()`]: api.html#buffer.name_of_style
[`events.SESSION_SAVE`]: api.html#events.SESSION_SAVE
[`events.SESSION_LOAD`]: api.html#events.SESSION_LOAD
[`keys.mode`]: api.html#keys.mode
[`ui.dialogs.progressbar()`]: api.html#ui.dialogs.progressbar
[PDCurses]: https://pdcurses.sourceforge.io/

### 10.8 (01 Jan 2020)

Download:

* [Textadept 10.8 -- Win32][]
* [Textadept 10.8 -- Mac OSX 10.6+][]
* [Textadept 10.8 -- Linux][]
* [Textadept 10.8 -- Modules][]

Bugfixes:

* Fixed incorrect event arguments for `events.AUTO_C_SELECTION_CHANGE`.
* Fixed bug in "Replace All in selection" with match at the end of a selection.
* Fixed long line output for run, compile, and build commands.

Changes:

* Changed [`events.TAB_CLICKED`][] to emit button clicked as well as modifier keys.
* Autocompletion and documentation for Textadept's Lua API only happens in Textadept files now
  (i.e. files in `_HOME` and `_USERHOME`).
* `textadept.editing.api_files` and `_M.lua.tags` can contain functions that return file paths.
* Added support for txt2tags.
* Scintilla: Added access to virtual space at the start and end of multiple selections.
* Scintilla: The target can have virtual space.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.11.2.

[Textadept 10.8 -- Win32]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_10.8/textadept_10.8.win32.zip
[Textadept 10.8 -- Mac OSX 10.6+]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_10.8/textadept_10.8.macOS.zip
[Textadept 10.8 -- Linux]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_10.8/textadept_10.8.linux.tgz
[Textadept 10.8 -- Modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept/releases/download/textadept_10.8/textadept_10.8.modules.zip
[`events.TAB_CLICKED`]: api.html#events.TAB_CLICKED
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 10.7 (01 Nov 2019)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed scroll issues when toggling line wrap.
* Properly handle absolute paths in run/compile/build output and also case-insensitivity
  on Windows.
* Restore virtual space state when switching between buffers.
* Restore rectangular selection state when switching between buffers.
* Fixed opening of non-UTF-8-encoded filenames dropped into a view.
* Fixed macro toggling with some key combinations.
* Ensure `events.BUFFER_AFTER_SWITCH` is emitted properly during `buffer.new()`.
* Prevent double-counting fold points on a single line.

Changes:

* Refactored "Replace All" to be more performant.
* Added back [`textadept.editing.paste_reindent()`][] as a separate menu/key/command from
  `buffer.paste()`.
* Enabled all theme colors by default, and changed line number color in the terminal version.
* Replaced `ui.command_entry.enter_mode()` and `ui.command_entry.finish_mode()` with simplified
  [`ui.command_entry.run()`][].
* Added `ui.find.find_incremental_keys` table of key bindings during "Find Incremental" searches.
* Replaced `textadept.macros.start_recording()` and `textadept.macros.stop_recording()` with
  [`textadept.macros.record()`][].
* Updated C, Rust, Prolog, and Logtalk lexers.
* Added MediaWiki lexer.
* Scintilla: Updated case conversion and character categories to Unicode 12.1.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.11.1.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[`textadept.editing.paste_reindent()`]: api.html#textadept.editing.paste_reindent
[`ui.command_entry.run()`]: api.html#ui.command_entry.run
[`textadept.macros.record()`]: api.html#textadept.macros.record

### 10.6 (01 Sep 2019)

Bugfixes:

* Fail more gracefully when users attempt to create buffers on init.
* Improve caret sticky behavior when switching between buffers.
* Do not auto-indent when pressing enter at the start of a non-empty line.
* Scintilla: Fix deletion of isolated invalid bytes.
* Scintilla: Fix position of line caret when overstrike caret is set to block.

Changes:

* Use CP1252 encoding instead of ISO-8859-1.
* Added support for ksh and mksh.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.11.0.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 10.5 (01 Jul 2019)

Bugfixes:

* Do not advance the caret on failed incremental find.
* Fixed bug with filters that have extension includes and pattern excludes.

Changes:

* Added case-insensitive option to [`textadept.editing.show_documentation()`][].
* Updated the default window size and some default dialog sizes.
* Updated Markdown lexer.
* Improved C++ lexer to support single quotes in C++14 integer literals.
* Scintilla: Improved performance opening and closing large files with fold points.
* Scintilla: Tweaked behavior of `buffer.style_case`'s `buffer.CASE_CAMEL` option to treat only
  letters as word characters.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.10.6.

[`textadept.editing.show_documentation()`]: api.html#textadept.editing.show_documentation
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 10.4 (01 May 2019)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed scrolling found text into view on long lines.
* Fixed crash on Mac with malformed regex patterns.

Changes:

* Recognize `.vue` and `.yml` file extensions.
* Line number margin grows for large files as needed.
* Do not emit `events.SAVE_POINT_LEFT` event for unfocused views.
* Updated CSS lexer to support CSS3.
* Updated YAML lexer.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.10.4.
* Updated to [LuaFileSystem][] 1.7.0 and [LPeg][] 1.0.2.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[LuaFileSystem]: https://keplerproject.github.io/luafilesystem/
[LPeg]: http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/lpeg/

### 10.3 (01 Mar 2019)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed block comment support for Nim.
* Fixed escaping of newlines (`\n`) in Lua and C API documentation.

Changes:

* Version control markers like `.git` are not limited to directories.
* Allow redefinition of `WGET` in Makefile for
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.10.2.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 10.3 beta (01 Jan 2019)

Bugfixes:

* Ensure `Esc` clears highlighted words.
* Fixed behavior of `Home` and `Shift+Home` keys on non-OSX platforms.
* Fixed some instances of snippet next/prev not working correctly.
* Fixed Alt+Gr key handling in the Windows terminal version.
* Only pass command entry text to function passed to `ui.command_entry.finish_mode()`.
* Fixed handling of escaped double-quotes in `os.spawn()` in the terminal version.
* Ensure long filenames are visible in the reload dialog prompt in the terminal version.

Changes:

* Added optional position argument to [`textadept.editing.show_documentation()`][].
* `textadept.editing.highlight_word()` does not select the word by default anymore.
* Changed [file filter][] format to be more flat and intuitive.
* Added `-l` and `--line` command line options to jump to a buffer line.
* Updated to [PDCurses][] 3.6 for the Windows terminal version.

[`textadept.editing.show_documentation()`]: api.html#textadept.editing.show_documentation
[file filter]: api.html#io.quick_open
[PDCurses]: https://pdcurses.sourceforge.io/

### 10.2 (01 Nov 2018)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed error when performing "select enclosed" on a non-ASCII character.
* Fixed regression of Retina display support of Mac OSX.
* Fixed key handling on some international keyboards.
* Fixed tab labels not updating when loading message buffers from a session.
* Fixed potential crashes in `string.iconv()` with tiny strings.
* Fixed inability to resize one split view configuration with the mouse in the terminal version.

Changes:

* Renamed `spawn()` to [`os.spawn()`][].
* `os.spawn()` now allows omission of `cwd` and `env` parameters.
* `spawn_proc:wait()` returns the process' exit code.
* `textadept.editing.filter_through()` halts on non-zero status instead of clobbering the buffer
  or selected text.
* Removed `textadept.editing.paste()` and `textadept.editing.paste_reindents` option; Textadept
  no longer reindents pasted text by default.
* Experimentally added [`textadept.macros`][] module for recording, playing, saving, and loading
  keyboard macros.
* Scintilla: Improve efficiency of idle wrapping.
* Scintilla: Updated case conversion and character categories to Unicode 11.
* Scintilla: Updated ConTeXt, HTML, and Markdown lexers.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.10.1.

[`os.spawn()`]: api.html#os.spawn
[`textadept.macros`]: api.html#textadept.macros
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 10.1 (01 Oct 2018)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed view focus synchronization issues when dropping files into split views.
* Fixed potential crash with non-UTF-8 bytes copy-pasted into non-UTF-8 buffer.
* `spawn_proc:read()` correctly handles `\r\n` sequences.

Changes:

* Added ability to save/restore persistent data during a reset event via [`events.RESET_BEFORE`][]
  and [`events.RESET_AFTER`][].
* Replaced `ui.find.find_in_files_filter` with [`ui.find.find_in_files_filters`][] table for
  project-specific filters.
* Added Chinese localization.
* Updated to GTK 2.24.32 on Windows, which fixes a number of various GTK-related issues.

[`events.RESET_BEFORE`]: api.html#events.RESET_BEFORE
[`events.RESET_AFTER`]: api.html#events.RESET_AFTER
[`ui.find.find_in_files_filters`]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files_filters

### 10.0 (01 Aug 2018)

Please see the [9 to 10 migration guide][] for upgrading from Textadept 9 to Textadept 10.

Bugfixes:

* Fixed markdown lexer lists and C# lexer keywords.
* Fixed child lexers that embed themselves into parents and fixed proxy lexers.
* Fixed handling of custom fold functions in legacy lexers.
* Fixed `buffer:set_theme()` for lexers that have their own styles.
* Scintilla: Fixed potential crash with newer versions of ncurses.
* Scintilla: Fixed some regex searching corner-cases.

Changes:

* Updated German localization.
* Scintilla: Added new `buffer.INDIC_GRADIENT` and `buffer.INDIC_GRADIENTCENTRE` indicators.
* Scintilla: Added `buffer.WRAPINDENT_DEEPINDENT` line wrapping option.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.10.0.
* Updated to [Lua][] 5.3.5.

[9 to 10 migration guide]: manual.html#textadept-9-to-10
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[Lua]: https://lua.org

### 10.0 beta 2 (01 Jun 2018)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed unset lexer bug upon splitting a newly created buffer.
* Fixed a potential infinite loop with "replace in selection".
* Fixed crash on Mac OSX with regex searches.
* Fixed selection of "find in files" result if it's at the start of the line.
* Properly handle abbreviated setting of write-only buffer properties via command entry.

Changes:

* Removed `bit32` module in favor of Lua's bitwise operators.
* Makefile can be used to build on case-insensitive filesystems.
* Interpret `\uXXXX` sequences in regex replacement text.

### 10.0 beta (01 May 2018)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed incorrect style settings when splitting views.
* Fixed restoration of vertical scroll for buffers with different line heights.
* Fixed potential crash in terminal version with newer versions of ncurses.

Changes:

* Change SQL comments to use `--` instead of `#`.
* Updated Textadept icon.
* Minimum required Mac OSX version is now 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher.
* Removed LuaJIT version of Textadept.

### 10.0 alpha 3 (01 Apr 2018)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed hang in the terminal version on Windows.
* Fixed accidental stripping of leading newlines in pasted text.
* Fixed initialization errors not showing in the terminal version.

Changes:

* Textadept requires GCC 4.9 (circa early-2014) or later to _compile_ (not run).
* C++11 regex replaces old TRE library.
* Scintillua and Scinterm were merged into Scintilla and are no longer dependencies.
* Emacs-style `^K` for OSX and the terminal version joins lines at EOL.
* Pasted text reindents an extra level after a fold header.
* `buffer.set_theme()` now takes an initial buffer argument like all other buffer functions
  and does not have any call restrictions.
* Scintilla: Added [`events.AUTO_C_SELECTION_CHANGE`][] event.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.8.0.

[`events.AUTO_C_SELECTION_CHANGE`]: api.html#events.AUTO_C_SELECTION_CHANGE
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 10.0 alpha 2 (01 Mar 2018)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed clang build warnings/errors regarding LuaJIT.
* Fixed busy wait in second instance of Textadept on Windows.
* Fixed bug in remote-controlled Textadept when no arguments were initially given.
* Fixed session loading when only it is provided as a command line argument.
* Fixed copy-paste between views in the terminal version.
* Fixed crash when attempting to show a badly-encoded filename in the titlebar.
* Scintilla: Fixed double-click word selection on Windows 10.
* Scintilla: Fixed rectangular and line modal selection movements.

Changes:

* Added `fold.compact` buffer property.
* Added [`buffer.move_extends_selection`][] for enhanced modal keyboard movement.
* Auto-detect UTF-16-encoded files automatically.
* Save to the loaded session on quit and removed the `textadept.session.default_session` option.
* Various Makefile improvements.
* The terminal version can immediately focus on a clicked split view.
* Textadept only minimally supports GTK3 now -- it still compiles, but deprecated function
  calls have not been, and will not be migrated.
* The terminal key sequence for `Ctrl+Space` is now `'c '` instead of `'c@'`.
* The terminal version can now remap `^H` (which was previously locked to
  `Backspace`).

[`buffer.move_extends_selection`]: api.html#buffer.move_extends_selection

### 10.0 alpha (01 Jan 2018)

Bugfixes:

* Scintilla: Fixed a couple of wrapped line drawing cases.
* Scintilla: Ensure overtype caret is drawn when manually set.
* Scintilla: Fixed some instances of incorrect scrollbar drawing and flickering.
* Scintilla: Fixed line selection when clicking in the margin when scrolled.

Changes:

* Textadept requires GTK 2.24 (circa early-2011) or greater.
* Pasted text is reindented by default via `textadept.editing.paste()`, and is configured with
  `textadept.editing.paste_reindents`.
* Replaced `textadept.editing.match_brace()` with a menu function, enhanced
  `textadept.editing.select_enclosed()` behavior, and removed redundant "Select in ..." menu items.
* Removed the need for *~/.textadept/properties.lua*. All `buffer` settings set in
  *~/.textadept/init.lua* will apply to the first and subsequent buffers.
* Renamed `ui.set_theme()` to `buffer.set_theme()`.
* Enforce extra argument to [`buffer.brace_match()`][] added back in Scintilla 3.7.0.
* Added [`events.ZOOM`][].
* New, object-oriented way to [create lexers][].

[`buffer.brace_match()`]: api.html#buffer.brace_match
[`events.ZOOM`]: api.html#events.ZOOM
[create lexers]: api.html#lexer

### 9.6 (01 Nov 2017)

Bugfixes:

* Regular expressions consider `\r` to be a newline character.
* Fixed block comments for APDL.

Changes:

* Scintilla: Block caret appears after selection end instead of on it. (Reverts change from
  Textadept 9.3)

### 9.5 (01 Sep 2017)

Bugfixes:

* Do not attempt to provide code completions when there is no context.
* Properly handle `buffer.margin_left` and `buffer.margin_right`.
* Ensure context menus are configurable outside of `events.INITIALIZE`.
* Various fixes in diff, Forth, and Elixir lexers.
* Character transposing is now UTF-8-aware.

Changes:

* Added z-order parameter to [`ui.switch_buffer()`][].
* When searching in files, show more lines below a match.
* Added optional encoding parameter to [`io.open_file()`][].
* Improved file associations on Mac OSX.
* Added support for Myrddin.
* The terminal version updates its cursor position for display in tools like tmux.

[`ui.switch_buffer()`]: api.html#ui.switch_buffer
[`io.open_file()`]: api.html#io.open_file

### 9.5 beta (01 Jul 2017)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug that deleted characters outside of mangled snippets.
* Fixed start-anchored "Find Prev" regex searches.
* Correctly handle multiple '!'-prefixed patterns in file filters.
* Scintilla: Pressing `Esc` while rectangular selection is active does not collapse it.

Changes:

* Changed "Cancel Snippet" key binding from `Ctrl+Shift+K` (`⌥⇧⇥` on Mac OSX | `M-S-K`
  in curses) to `Esc`.
* Added [`buffer.caret_line_frame`][] option for outlining the current line.
* Added [`buffer:line_reverse()`][] for reversing selected lines.
* Added [`ui.dialogs.colorselect()`][] and [`ui.dialogs.fontselect()`][] dialogs.
* Handle pipes in shell commands for [filter-through][].
* The [Lua command entry][] prints results like Lua 5.3's interactive prompt (e.g. no need for
  explicit '=' prefix).
* The Lua command entry now invokes bare functions as commands (e.g. `copy` invokes
  `buffer:copy()`, `split` invokes `view:split()`, etc.).
* Scintilla: Updated case conversion and character categories to Unicode 9.
* Scintilla: Update scroll bar when annotations are added, removed, or changed.
* Effectively updated to [Scintilla][] 3.7.5.

[`buffer.caret_line_frame`]: api.html#buffer.caret_line_frame
[`buffer:line_reverse()`]: api.html#buffer.line_reverse
[`ui.dialogs.colorselect()`]: api.html#ui.dialogs.colorselect
[`ui.dialogs.fontselect()`]: api.html#ui.dialogs.fontselect
[filter-through]: manual.html#shell-commands-and-filtering-text
[Lua command entry]: manual.html#lua-command-entry
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 9.4 (01 May 2017)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed some C++ and Moonscript file associations.
* Fixed some bugs in "Replace All".
* Fixed some instances of snippet insertion with selected text.
* Fixed `make install` for desktop files and icons.
* Scintilla: Fixed crash in edge-case for fold tags (text shown next to folds).
* Scintilla: Fixed stream selection collapsing when caret is moved up/down.
* Scintilla: Fixed bugs in fold tag drawing.
* Scintilla: Fixed crash in GTK accessibility (for screen readers) code.
* Scintilla: Only allow smooth scrolling in Wayland.
* Scintilla: Fixed popup positioning on a multi-monitor setup.

Changes:

* Added support for Logtalk.
* Scintilla: Accessibility improvements including the ability to turn it off.
* Effectively updated to [Scintilla][] 3.7.4.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 9.3 (01 Mar 2017)

Bugfixes:

* Improved LuaJIT compatibility with 3rd-party modules.
* Do not move over selected typeover characters.
* Fixed "Match Case" toggling during "Regex" searches.
* Fixed building from the source when dependencies are updated.
* Fixed folding in multiple-language lexers.
* Fixed accidental editing of cached lexers.
* Scintilla: Minimize redrawing for `buffer.selection_n_*` settings.
* Scintilla: Fixed individual line selection in files with more than 16.7 million lines.
* Scintilla: Various accessibility fixes for GTK on Linux.
* Scintilla: Fixed a couple of folding regressions.
* Scintilla: Fixed various issues on GTK 3.22.
* Scintilla: Fixed inability to extend selection up or down in stream selection mode.

Changes:

* Lexer initialization errors are printed to the Message Buffer.
* Updated Polish locale.
* Updated C, C++, Scheme, Shell, and JavaScript lexers.
* Added support for rc and Standard ML.
* Scintilla: Block caret appears on selection end instead of after it.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.7.3.
* Updated to [Lua][] 5.3.4.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[Lua]: https://lua.org

### 9.2 (21 Dec 2016)

Bugfixes:

* Scintilla: Fixed crash when destroying Scintilla objects.

Changes:

* None.

### 9.1 (11 Dec 2016)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug in find/replace with consecutive matches.
* Fixed encoding detection for encodings with NUL bytes (e.g. UTF-16).
* Fixed duplicate entries in `io.recent_files` when loading sessions.
* Scintilla: Fixed caret placement after left or right movement with rectangular selection.
* Scintilla: Fixed GTK 3 incorrect font size in autocompletion list.
* Scintilla: Fixed various minor GTK bugs.

Changes:

* Added support for Protobuf and Crystal.
* On Linux systems that support it, `make install` installs `.desktop` files too.
* Removed MacRoman encoding detection and options.
* Scintilla: Character-based word selection, navigation, and manipulation.
* Scintilla: Added [`view.EDGE_MULTILINE`][], [`view:multi_edge_add_line()`][], and
  [`view:multi_edge_clear_all()`][] for multiple edge lines.
* Scintilla: Added `buffer.MARGIN_COLOUR` and [`buffer.margin_back_n`][] for setting arbitrary
  margin background colors.
* Scintilla: Added [`buffer.margins`][] for more margins.
* Scintilla: Added accessibility support for GTK on Linux.
* Scintilla: Added [`buffer:toggle_fold_display_text()`][] and [`buffer.fold_display_text_style`][]
  for showing text next to folded lines.
* Scintilla: Added new `buffer.INDIC_POINT` and `buffer.INDIC_POINTCHARACTER` indicators.
* Scintilla: Added [`buffer.tab_draw_mode`][] for changing the appearance of visible tabs.
* Scintilla: Margin click line selection clears rectangular and multiple selection.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.7.1.

[`view.EDGE_MULTILINE`]: api.html#view.EDGE_MULTILINE
[`view:multi_edge_add_line()`]: api.html#view.multi_edge_add_line
[`view:multi_edge_clear_all()`]: api.html#view.multi_edge_clear_all
[`buffer.margin_back_n`]: api.html#buffer.margin_back_n
[`buffer.margins`]: api.html#buffer.margins
[`buffer:toggle_fold_display_text()`]: api.html#buffer.toggle_fold_display_text
[`buffer.fold_display_text_style`]: api.html#buffer.fold_display_text_style
[`buffer.tab_draw_mode`]: api.html#buffer.tab_draw_mode
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 9.0 (01 Oct 2016)

Please see the [8 to 9 migration guide][] for upgrading from Textadept 8 to Textadept 9.

Bugfixes:

* Better error handling with "filter-through".
* Fixed error in building projects.
* Better handling of key bindings on international keyboards.
* Scintilla: Respect indentation settings when inserting indentation within virtual space.
* Scintilla: Fixed bug with expanding folds.
* Scintilla: Fix GTK 3 runtime warning.

Changes:

* Added TaskPaper lexer.
* Scintilla: Added `buffer.VS_NOWRAPLINESTART` option to `buffer.virtual_space_options`.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.6.7.

[8 to 9 migration guide]: manual.html#textadept-8-to-9
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 9.0 beta (01 Sep 2016)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed potential bug with `events.disconnect()`.
* Fixed potential infinite loop with "Replace All" in selection.
* Fixed passing of quoted arguments to OSX `ta` script.
* Fixed CapsLock key handling.
* Fixed button order in the terminal version's dialogs.
* Fixed potential crash on Windows with `textadept.editing.filter_through()` and some locales.
* Fixed infinite loop in "Replace All" with zero-length regex matches.

Changes:

* Added [`events.TAB_CLICKED`][] event.

[`events.TAB_CLICKED`]: api.html#events.TAB_CLICKED

### 9.0 alpha 2 (11 Jul 2016)

Bugfixes:

* Check range bounds for `buffer:text_range()`.
* Fixed inability to properly halt `lfs.dir_foreach()`.

Changes:

* Replaced Lua pattern searches with [regular expressions][].
* Added timeout prompt to Find in Files. (10 second default.)
* Better differentiation between Python 2 and 3 run commands.

[regular expressions]: manual.html#regular-expressions

### 9.0 alpha (01 Jul 2016)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed stack overflow when accessing `nil` keys in `textadept.menu`.
* Fixed inability to re-encode files incorrectly detected as binary.
* Scintilla: Fixed crash when idle styling is active upon closing Textadept.
* Scintilla: Fixed various bugs on GTK 3.20.
* Lua: Fixed potential crash with four or more expressions in a `for` loop.

Changes:

* Renamed `io.snapopen()` to [`io.quick_open()`][] and tweaked its arguments, renamed
  `io.SNAPOPEN_MAX` to [`io.quick_open_max`][], and renamed `io.snapopen_filters` to
  [`io.quick_open_filters`][].
* Removed BOM (byte order mark) encoding detection. (BOM use is legacy and discouraged.)
* Removed detection and use of extinct `\r` (CR) line endings.
* Removed project support for CVS and assume Subversion v1.8+.
* Key and menu commands [must be Lua functions][]; the table syntax is no longer recognized.
* Renamed `lfs.FILTER` to [`lfs.default_filter`][] and tweaked arguments to `lfs.dir_foreach()`.
* Locale files can optionally use `#` for comments instead of `%`.
* Renamed `ui.SILENT_PRINT` to [`ui.silent_print`][].
* Renamed all [`textadept.editing`][]`.[A-Z]+` options to their lower-case equivalents and
  renamed `textadept.editing.braces` to [`textadept.editing.brace_matches`][].
* *post_init.lua* files for language modules are [no longer auto-loaded][]; use
  [`events.LEXER_LOADED`][] to load additional bits instead.
* Renamed `ui.find.FILTER` to [`ui.find.find_in_files_filter`][] and added an optional argument
  to [`ui.find.find_in_files()`][].
* Renamed all [`textadept.session`][]`.[A-Z]+` options to their lower-case equivalents.
* Removed syntax checking support, renamed `textadept.run.RUN_IN_BACKGROUND` to
  [`textadept.run.run_in_background`][], removed `textadept.run.cwd` and `textadept.run.proc`,
  added optional arguments to [`textadept.run.compile()`][], [`textadept.run.run()`][], and
  [`textadept.run.build()`][], and changed the format of [`textadept.run.error_patterns`][].
* Rewrote sections 7-9 in the [manual][] and added a new part to section 11.  Understanding how
  to configure and script Textadept should be easier now.
* `textadept.editing.goto_line()` takes a 0-based line number like all Scintilla functions.
* `ui.goto_view()` and `view:goto_buffer()` now take actual `view` and `buffer` arguments,
  respectively, or a relative number.
* Added [file-based snippet][] capabilities.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.6.6.
* Updated to [Lua][] 5.3.3

[`io.quick_open()`]: api.html#io.quick_open
[`io.quick_open_max`]: api.html#io.quick_open_max
[`io.quick_open_filters`]: api.html#io.quick_open_filters
[must be Lua functions]: manual.html#key-and-menu-command-changes
[`lfs.default_filter`]: api.html#lfs.default_filter
[`ui.silent_print`]: api.html#ui.silent_print
[`textadept.editing`]: api.html#textadept.editing
[`textadept.editing.brace_matches`]: api.html#textadept.editing.brace_matches
[no longer auto-loaded]: manual.html#language-module-handling-changes
[`events.LEXER_LOADED`]: api.html#events.LEXER_LOADED
[`ui.find.find_in_files_filter`]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files_filter
[`ui.find.find_in_files()`]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files
[`textadept.session`]: api.html#textadept.session
[`textadept.run.run_in_background`]: api.html#textadept.run.run_in_background
[`textadept.run.compile()`]: api.html#textadept.run.compile
[`textadept.run.run()`]: api.html#textadept.run.run
[`textadept.run.build()`]: api.html#textadept.run.build
[`textadept.run.error_patterns`]: api.html#textadept.run.error_patterns
[manual]: manual.html
[file-based snippet]: manual.html#snippet-preferences
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[Lua]: https://www.lua.org

### 8.7 (01 May 2016)

Bugfixes:

* Much better UTF-8 support in the terminal version.
* Completely hide the menubar if it is empty.
* Fix building for some BSDs.
* Added some block comment strings for languages lacking them.
* Fixed a number of small encoding issues in various corner cases.
* Fixed bug in `textadept.editing.convert_indentation()` with mixed indentation.
* Fixed an obscure side-effect that reset buffer properties when working with non-focused buffers.
* Fixed incremental find with UTF-8 characters.
* Fixed bug in session restoration of scroll and caret positions in multiple views.
* Fixed bug where existing files were not closed when a session is loaded.
* Fixed corner case in "replace within selection".
* Fixed regression for `%<...>` and `%[...]` in snippets.
* When executing compile/run commands from a different directory, indicate it.
* Fixed error when showing style popup at the end of a buffer.
* "Find in Files" should not print the contents of binary files.
* Fixed lack of environment in spawned processes on Linux.
* Scintilla: Support longer regexes in searches.

Changes:

* Support UTF-8 pattern matching in "Lua Pattern" searches by incorporating bits of [luautf8][].
* Improved efficiency of autocompleting words from all open buffers.
* "Find in Files" defaults to the current project's root directory.
* Submenus and menu items can be accessed by name. (See [`textadept.menu.menubar`][] for an
  example.)
* Only show snippet trigger and text when selecting from a dialog.
* More efficient screen refreshes in the terminal version.
* Save and restore horizontal scroll position when switching buffers.
* The undocumented `keys.utils` was removed. This will break custom key bindings that depend
  on it. See [this mailing list post][] for more information.
* The menubar is loaded on `events.INITIALIZED` now. See the above mailing list post for more
  information.
* Allow file-specific [compile commands][] and [run commands][].
* Added new dialog for specifying compile/run command arguments to "Tools" menu.
* `textadept.editing.enclose()` works with multiple selections.
* Disabled `textadept.run.CHECK_SYNTAX` by default.
* Updated to lspawn 1.5.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.6.5.
* Updated to Scinterm 1.8.

[luautf8]: https://github.com/starwing/luautf8
[`textadept.menu.menubar`]: api.html#textadept.menu.menubar
[this mailing list post]: https://foicica.com/lists/code/201604/3171.html
[compile commands]: api.html#textadept.run.compile_commands
[run commands]: api.html#textadept.run.run_commands
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 8.6 (01 Mar 2016)

Bugfixes:

* Prevent silent crash reports from being generated on Mac OSX when child processes fail to
  be spawned.
* Do not "busy wait" for spawned process stdout or stderr on Mac OSX.
* Fixed bug in escaping `([{<` after mirrors in snippets.
* Only change spawned process environment if one was specified on Mac OSX.
* Fixed focus bug in `view:goto_buffer()` with non-focused view.
* Fixed building the terminal version in debug mode.
* Fixed potential crash with malformed style properties.
* Fixed unlikely buffer overflow in messages coming from Scintilla.
* Fixed potential memory access error when closing Textadept while a spawned process is still
  alive.
* Fixed bug in setting view properties when restoring sessions with nested splits.

Changes:

* Added support for APL, Docker, Faust, Ledger, MoonScript, man/roff, PICO-8, and Pure.
* Enabled idle-styling of buffers in the background in the GUI version.
* Undocumented `buffer:clear_cmd_key()` only takes one argument now.
* Added `-v` and `--version` command line parameters.
* Added single-instance functionality on Win32.
* Require GLib 2.28+.
* Recognize the `weight` [style property][].
* Added [`lexer.line_state`][] and [`lexer.line_from_position()`][] for [stateful lexers][].
* Updated to lspawn 1.4.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.6.3.
* Updated to Scinterm 1.7.

[style property]: api.html#styles-and-styling
[`lexer.line_state`]: api.html#lexer.line_state
[`lexer.line_from_position()`]: api.html#lexer.line_from_position
[stateful lexers]: api.html#lexers-with-complex-state
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 8.5 (01 Jan 2016)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed some '%' escape sequences in snippets.
* Fixed bug resolving relative paths with multiple '../' components.
* Do not visit buffers that do not need saving in `io.save_all_files()`.
* Fixed various small bugs in snippets.
* Fixed restoration of split view sizes in large windows.
* Lua: Fixed potential crash in `io.lines()` with too many arguments.

Changes:

* Allow [compile, run, and build commands][] functions to specify a working directory.
* Added support for SNOBOL4.
* Added support for Icon.
* Added support for AutoIt.
* Updated to [Lua][] 5.3.2.

[compile, run, and build commands]: api.html#textadept.run.build_commands
[Lua]: https://www.lua.org

### 8.4 (11 Nov 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Various fixes for snippet bugs introduced in the refactoring.
* Fixed `S-Tab` in Find & Replace pane in the terminal version.
* Do not error when attempting to snapopen a non-existant project.
* Scintilla: fixed height of lines in autocompletion lists.
* Scintilla: fixed bug in `buffer:line_end_display()`.

Changes:

* Bookmarks are saved in sessions.
* New snippet placeholder for a list of options (`%`_`n`_`{`_`list`_`}`).
* Snippets can now be functions that return snippet text.
* Added Lua API tags to the "ansi\_c" module.
* Updated Swedish translation.
* Added support for Gherkin.
* Scintilla: whitespace can be shown only in indentation.
* Scintilla: optimized marker redrawing.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.6.2.
* Updated to [LPeg][] 1.0.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[LPeg]: http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/lpeg/

### 8.3 (01 Oct 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Stop annoying black box from flashing when saving some files on Win32.
* Fixed bug in parsing Ruby error output.
* Do not emit `events.LEXER_LOADED` for the command entry.
* Fixed bug with Python syntax checking on Win32.
* Scintilla: fixed bug in `buffer:count_characters()`.
* Scintilla: small GTK fixes.

Changes:

* Improved API documentation lookup behind the caret.
* [Refactored snippets][] to longer display placeholder text.
* [`os.spawn()`][] can now optionally specify the child's environment.
* Added Gherkin lexer.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.6.1.

[Refactored snippets]: https://foicica.com/lists/code/201509/2687.html
[`os.spawn()`]: api.html#os.spawn
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 8.2 (01 Sep 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed crash when quitting while the command entry is open.
* Block commenting respects indentation levels.
* Handle `typeref` in ansi\_c module's ctags support.
* Do not error when block commenting in an unsupported language.
* Scintilla: fix scrollbar memory leaks.

Changes:

* Highlight found text in "Find in Files" searches.
* Added Italian translation and updated French translation.
* Added automatic syntax checking as source files are saved, along with
  `textadept.run.CHECK_SYNTAX` and `textadept.run.GOTO_SYNTAX_ERRORS` configuration fields.
* Scintilla: multiple selection works over more key commands like caret movement, selections,
  and word and line deletions.
* Scintilla: new [`events.AUTO_C_COMPLETED`][] event for when autocompleted text has been inserted.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.6.0.

[`events.AUTO_C_COMPLETED`]: api.html#events.AUTO_C_COMPLETED
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 8.1 (01 Jul 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Detect `#!/usr/bin/env ...` properly.
* Fix incorrect menu shortcut key display on Windows.
* Fixed ASP, Applescript, and Perl lexers.
* Fixed segfault in parsing some instances of style definitions.
* Scintilla: fixed performance when deleting markers from many lines.
* Scintilla: fixed scrollbar drawing on GTK 3.4+.
* Scintilla: respect encoding for margin text.

Changes:

* Added support for Elixir and Windows Script Files (WSF).
* Added parameter to [`textadept.editing.select_word()`][] for selecting all occurrences.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:multiple_select_add_next()`][] and
  [`buffer:multiple_select_add_each()`][] for creating multiple selections from selected text.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:is_range_word()`][] and [`buffer:target_whole_document()`][] helper
  functions for search and replace.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.5.7.
* Updated to [Lua][] 5.3.1.

[`textadept.editing.select_word()`]: api.html#textadept.editing.select_word
[`buffer:multiple_select_add_next()`]: api.html#buffer.multiple_select_add_next
[`buffer:multiple_select_add_each()`]: api.html#buffer.multiple_select_add_each
[`buffer:is_range_word()`]: api.html#buffer.is_range_word
[`buffer:target_whole_document()`]: api.html#buffer.target_whole_document
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[Lua]: https://lua.org

### 8.0 (01 May 2015)

Please see the [7 to 8 migration guide][] for upgrading from Textadept 7 to Textadept 8.

Bugfixes:

* Fixed filename encoding issues on Windows.

Changes:

* Added [`textadept.run.RUN_IN_BACKGROUND`][] for shell commands.

[7 to 8 migration guide]: manual.html#textadept-7-to-8
[`textadept.run.RUN_IN_BACKGROUND`]: api.html#textadept.run.run_in_background

### 8.0 beta (21 Apr 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed `require()` bug with lfs and utf8 libraries in LuaJIT version.
* Fixed Perl lexer corner-case.
* VB lexer keywords are case-insensitive now.

Changes:

* Added `symlink` filter option for ignoring symlinked files and folders to [`io.snapopen()`][],
  `lfs.dir_foreach()`, and [`ui.find.FILTER`][].
* Added [`_FOLDBYINDENTATION`][] field for lexers that fold by indentation.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.5.5.

[`io.snapopen()`]: api.html#io.quick_open
[`ui.find.FILTER`]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files_filter
[`_FOLDBYINDENTATION`]: api.html#fold-by-indentation
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 8.0 alpha (01 Apr 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Ensure `events.BUFFER_AFTER_SWITCH` is fired before `events.BUFFER_DELETED`.
* Prevent command line help options from exiting an open instance of Textadept.

Changes:

* Upgraded to Lua 5.3, LPeg 0.12.2, lfs 1.6.3, and lspawn 1.2.
* Removed `keys.LANGUAGE_MODULE_PREFIX`, but left that prefix unused on all platforms.
* `textadept.editing.filter_through()` now uses `os.spawn()`.
* Removed long-hand [compile and run macros][] in favor of shorter ones.
* [`textadept.bookmarks.toggle()`][] accepts an optional line to bookmark.
* Added support for Rust and TOML.
* "Goto Bookmark" now lists bookmarks in all open buffers.
* [`spawn_proc:kill()`][] can send signals to processes.
* New [`lexer._FOLDBYINDENTATION`][] field for lexers that fold based on indentation.

[compile and run macros]: api.html#textadept.run.compile\_commands
[`textadept.bookmarks.toggle()`]: api.html#textadept.bookmarks.toggle
[`spawn_proc:kill()`]: api.html#spawn_proc:kill
[`lexer._FOLDBYINDENTATION`]: api.html#fold-by-indentation

### 7.9 (11 Mar 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed command entry's abbreviated environment to allow functions to return values.
* Fixed accidental firing of "Escape" key on window focus lost.
* Fixed tab stop calculation in the terminal version.
* Improved performance of lexers that fold by indentation.
* Scintilla: fixed adaptive scrolling on Mac OSX.

Changes:

* The following view-specific properties are now considered buffer-specific: "view EOL", "view
  whitespace", "wrap mode", "margin type", and "margin width"; updated the "Buffer" and "View"
  menus appropriately.
* Officially supported language modules moved to a [new repository][].
* Added Fish lexer and updated PHP and Python lexers.
* Merged `events.FILE_SAVED_AS` into [`events.FILE_AFTER_SAVE`][] as a new parameter.
* Merged `textadept.file_types.shebangs` into [`textadept.file_types.patterns`][].
* Removed `io.boms`.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.indic_hover_fore`][] and [`buffer.indic_hover_style`][] for styling
  indicators differently when the mouse is over them.
* Added new `buffer.INDIC_COMPOSITIONTHIN`, `buffer.INDIC_FULLBOX`, and `buffer.INDIC_TEXTFORE`
  indicators.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.5.4.

[new repository]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept-modules
[`textadept.file_types.patterns`]: api.html#textadept.file_types.patterns
[`events.FILE_AFTER_SAVE`]: api.html#events.FILE_AFTER_SAVE
[`buffer.indic_hover_fore`]: api.html#buffer.indic_hover_fore
[`buffer.indic_hover_style`]: api.html#buffer.indic_hover_style
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.8 (01 Feb 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed snippets bug where name matches lexer name.

Changes:

* Removed language-specific context menus; manipulate `textadept.menu.context_menu` directly
  from language modules.

### 7.8 beta 3 (21 Jan 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed opening files with network paths on Win32.
* Fixed minor GTK 3 issues.
* Fixed bug in hiding caret when Textadept loses focus.
* Fixed bug in overwriting fold levels set by custom fold functions.
* Scintilla: fixed placement of large call tips.
* Scintilla: fixed background color of annotation lines with text margins.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of paste on Mac OSX.
* Scintilla: fixed incorrect margin click handling in the terminal version.

Changes:

* Restore `^Z` key binding as "undo" if terminal suspend is disabled.
* Added [`events.SUSPEND`][] and [`events.RESUME`][] events for terminal suspend and resume.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.5.3.

[`events.SUSPEND`]: api.html#events.SUSPEND
[`events.RESUME`]: api.html#events.RESUME
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.8 beta 2 (11 Jan 2015)

Bugfixes:

* Improved C module's ctags lookups and autocompletion.
* Do not select a line when clicking on its first character in the terminal version.
* Fixed some cases of toggling find options via API in the terminal version.
* Improved folding by indentation.
* Scintilla: fixed caret blinking when holding down `Del`.
* Scintilla: avoid extra space when pasting from external applications.

Changes:

* The terminal version can suspend via `^Z` (changed "undo" key binding to `M-Z` and added
  additional `M-S-Z` "redo" binding).
* Added [`spawn_proc:close()`][] for sending EOF to spawned processes.
* Updated Tcl lexer.
* Scintilla: Added `buffer.ANNOTATION_INDENTED` for indented, non-bordered annotations.
* Scintilla: tab arrows, wrap markers, and line markers are now drawn in the terminal version.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.5.2.

[`spawn_proc:close()`]: api.html#spawn_proc:close
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.8 beta (01 Dec 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed extra space pasting from external Win32 apps.
* Fixed bug in C autocompletion.
* Disable GCC optimizations when compiling with debug symbols.
* Ensure "find in files" is off when activating normal find.
* Fixed return values from `ui.dialogs.optionselect()`.
* The command entry does not hide when the window loses focus.
* Fixed '//' bug when iterating over root directory with `lfs.dir_foreach()`.
* Fixed bug in jumping to compile/run errors and clear annotations before building projects.
* Fixed memory leaks in `ui.dialog()`.

Changes:

* Replaced the command entry text field with a Scintilla buffer and added
  [`ui.command_entry.editing_keys`][] for changing the editing keys in all modes.
* Added lexer and height parameters to `ui.command_entry.enter_mode()`.
* Support bracketed paste in the terminal version.
* Allow handling of unknown [CSI events][].
* Added mouse support for buffers and eliminated many [terminal version incompatibilities][].
* Added [`_G.LINUX`][] and [`_G.BSD`][] platform flags for the sake of completeness.
* [Rectangular selections][] with the mouse on Linux use the `Alt` modifier key instead of `Super`.
* Display the current working directory in fileselect dialogs.
* Added [`_SCINTILLA.next_image_type()`][] for registering images.
* Added Arabic translation.
* File dialogs in the terminal span the whole view.
* Added basic UTF-8 support for terminal widgets -- locales such as Russian now display properly.
* Added UTF-8 input mode for Mac OSX (`⌘⇧U`) and the terminal version (`M-U`).
* Show character information in "Show Style" popup.

[`ui.command_entry.editing_keys`]: api.html#ui.command_entry.editing_keys
[CSI events]: api.html#events.CSI
[terminal version incompatibilities]: manual.html#terminal-version-compatibility
[`_G.LINUX`]: api.html#LINUX
[`_G.BSD`]: api.html#BSD
[Rectangular selections]: manual.html#rectangular-selection
[`_SCINTILLA.next_image_type()`]: api.html#_SCINTILLA.next_image_type

### 7.7 (01 Oct 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed corner-case in switching to most recent buffer after closing.
* Fixed find/replace bug when embedded Lua code evaluates to a number.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of the autocompletion window not showing up.
* Scintilla: fixed sizing of the autocompletion window.

Changes:

* Mac OSX GUI version can truly `os.spawn()` processes now.
* Improved performance for lexers with no grammars and no fold rules.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.5.1.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.6 (01 Sep 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Recognize DEL when emitted by the Backspace key in the terminal version.
* Scintilla: fixed `buffer:del_word_right()` selection redrawing bug.
* Scintilla: fixed autocompletion list memory leak.
* Scintilla: fixed overtype caret when it is over multi-byte characters.

Changes:

* Terminal version can truly `os.spawn()` processes now.
* Added Linux .desktop files for menus and launchers.
* Indicate presence of a BOM in the statusbar.
* Switch to previous buffer after closing a buffer.
* More options for `lfs.dir_foreach()`.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.5.0.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.5 (11 Jul 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed Bash heredoc highlighting.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of indicators not being removed properly.
* Scintilla: fixed crash with Ubuntu's overlay scrollbars.

Changes:

* New [`events.FOCUS`][] event for when Textadept's window receives focus.
* Condensed manual and API documentation into single files.
* Added Polish translation.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.auto_c_multi`][] for autocompleting into multiple selections.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.4.4.

[`events.FOCUS`]: api.html#events.FOCUS
[`buffer.auto_c_multi`]: api.html#buffer.auto_c_multi
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.4 (11 Jun 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Fix crash in Windows with sending input to spawned processes.
* Fix compile, run, and build command output with split views.
* Fix `#RRGGBB` color interpretation for styles.
* Fix word autocompletion when ignoring case.

Changes:

* Pressing the Enter key in the message buffer and find in files buffer simulates a double-click.

### 7.3 (01 Jun 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Export Lua symbols correctly on Windows.
* Fixed occasional bug when double-clicking in the message buffer.
* Fixed an edge-case in word highlighting.
* Fixed some folding by indentation edge cases.
* Scintilla: fixed caret invisibility when its period is zero.
* Scintilla: fixed flickering when scrolling in GTK 3.10+.

Changes:

* Added reST and YAML lexers and official language modules for each.
* Use `os.spawn()` for launching help.
* Renamed `io.set_buffer_encoding()` to [`buffer:set_encoding()`][].
* Removed Adeptsense in favor of [autocompleter functions][], but kept existing [api file
  format][].
* Renamed `textadept.editing.autocomplete_word()` to
  [`textadept.editing.autocomplete`][]`('word')`.
* New [`textadept.editing.AUTOCOMPLETE_ALL`][] field for autocompleting words from all open
  buffers.
* Dropped support for official java, php, rails, and rhtml modules; they are on the wiki now.
* Removed `textadept.editing.HIGHLIGHT_BRACES` option, as indicator style can be changed to
  hide highlighting.
* Removed `textadept.editing.select_indented_block()`.
* In-place menu editing via [`textadept.menu.menubar`][], [`textadept.menu.context_menu`][],
  and [`textadept.menu.tab_context_menu`][] tables.
* Removed `textadept.command_entry.complete_lua()` and `textadept.command_entry.execute_lua()`
  and moved their key bindings into their module.
* Updated D lexer.
* Scintilla: added `buffer.FOLDFLAG_LINESTATE` for lexer debugging aid.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.4.2.

[`buffer:set_encoding()`]: api.html#buffer.set_encoding
[autocompleter functions]: api.html#textadept.editing.autocompleters
[api file format]: api.html#textadept.editing.api_files
[`textadept.editing.autocomplete`]: api.html#textadept.editing.autocomplete
[`textadept.editing.AUTOCOMPLETE_ALL`]: api.html#textadept.editing.autocomplete_all_words
[`textadept.menu.menubar`]: api.html#textadept.menu.menubar
[`textadept.menu.context_menu`]: api.html#textadept.menu.context_menu
[`textadept.menu.tab_context_menu`]: api.html#textadept.menu.tab_context_menu
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.2 (01 May 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed cases of incorrect Markdown header highlighting.

Changes:

* Message buffer can send input to spawned processes.

### 7.2 beta 4 (11 Apr 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug in parsing output from a canceled dropdown dialog.
* Always use absolute file paths so sessions are saved and reloaded properly.
* Temporarily disabled asynchronous spawning on OSX due to GLib crashes.

Changes:

* None.

### 7.2 beta 3 (01 Apr 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug in Win32 terminal version with "shifted" character input.
* Scintilla: fixed bug when moving caret down on wrapped lines.
* Scintilla: fixed instances of bad caret positioning within characters.
* Scintilla: fixed automatic indentation when the caret is within virtual space.
* Scintilla: fixed annotation deletion from lines.
* Scintilla: fixed placement of large call tips.

Changes:

* New [optionselect][] dialog.
* Added [`ui.SILENT_PRINT`][] option for printing messages.
* The GUI version can [spawn processes][] in separate threads.
* Removed experimental Windows `io.popen()` and `os.execute()` replacements due to spawning
  support.
* [Snapopen][] now supports projects; added new menu entry and key command.
* Added support for [building projects][].
* Scintilla: draw unicode line ends as blobs.
* Scintilla: added `buffer.WRAP_WHITESPACE` for wrapping on whitespace, not style changes.
* Updated to [LuaJIT][] 2.0.3.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.4.1.

[optionselect]: api.html#ui.dialogs.optionselect
[`ui.SILENT_PRINT`]: api.html#ui.silent_print
[spawn processes]: api.html#os.spawn
[Snapopen]: manual.html#quick-open
[building projects]: api.html#_M.Build.a.Project
[LuaJIT]: https://luajit.org
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.2 beta 2 (01 Mar 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with empty entries in multiple entry inputboxes.

Changes:

* Terminal version now has split views along with key bindings for them.

### 7.2 beta (11 Feb 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Handle *./* and *../* sequences in filepaths.
* Correctly restore views with word wrap enabled.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of caret placement when scrolling.

Changes:

* Added Swedish translation.
* Added support for multiple entry boxes in [inputdialogs][].
* Updated LaTeX and Go lexers.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:drop_selection_n()`][] for dropping a multiple selection.
* Scintilla: added `buffer.call_tip_pos_start` for altering call tip backspace behavior.
* Scintilla: added `buffer.MARK_BOOKMARK` marker symbol.
* Scintilla: better marker drawing.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.3.9.

[inputdialogs]: api.html#ui.dialogs.inputbox
[`buffer:drop_selection_n()`]: api.html#buffer.drop_selection_n
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.2 alpha (01 Jan 2014)

Bugfixes:

* Honor `ui.maximized` setting in session files.
* Do not halt opening files if one of them is already open.
* Better key input handling in the terminal version.
* Fixed Makefile bug in grabbing dependencies with older versions of wget.
* Recognize lower-case drive letter names for files passed from external programs in Windows.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of adjacent indicator drawing.
* Scintilla: fixed scroll width tracking for annotated lines.
* Scintilla: fixed horizontal scroll bar range.
* Scintilla: fixed caret placement when margins change.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of incorrect selection redrawing.

Changes:

* Added Dart lexer.
* Do not split the view when printing messages if tabs are enabled.
* Look for *~/.textadept/osx_env.sh* for [OSX environment variables][] due to changes in Mac
  OSX 10.9.
* [Experimental] Replaced Lua's `io.popen()` and `os.execute()` with versions that do not flash
  the "black box" on Windows.
* Added read-only access to the current key chain via `keys.keychain`.
* Renamed "hypertext" lexer and its corresponding module to "html".
* Added configurable tab context menus via `textadept.menu.set_contextmenus()`.
* New GUI theme for Mac OSX.
* [Experimental] Merged separate lexer states into Textadept's Lua state.
* Updated HTML lexer.
* Scintilla: the `Ctrl` modifier in Mac OSX mouse clicks is recognized as `buffer.MOD_META`.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.representation`][] for changing the representation of characters.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:position_relative()`][] for character navigation.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.mouse_selection_rectangular_switch`][] for aiding in rectangular
  selection creation.
* Updated to [Lua][] 5.2.3.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.3.7.

[OSX environment variables]: manual.html#mac-osx-environment-variables
[`buffer.representation`]: api.html#buffer.representation
[`buffer:position_relative()`]: api.html#buffer.position_relative
[`buffer.mouse_selection_rectangular_switch`]: api.html#buffer.mouse_selection_rectangular_switch
[Lua]: https://lua.org
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.1 (11 Nov 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Textbox dialogs' `scroll_to` option works correctly.
* Emit autocompletion and hotspot events properly.
* Handle replacement captures with escapes properly.
* Fixed slowdown in processing long lines for folding.
* Fixed slowdown with large HTML files.

Changes:

* Tabs for multiple buffers along with [`ui.tabs`][] API.
* Split C/C++ lexer into separate lexers and replaced default "cpp" module with "ansi\_c".
* Find and replace text may utilize "%0" capture containing the entire match.
* Disable `textadept.editing.STRIP_TRAILING_SPACES` by default.
* `ui.clipboard_text` is no longer read-only.
* Added [`events.FILE_CHANGED`][] event.

[`ui.tabs`]: api.html#ui.tabs
[`events.FILE_CHANGED`]: api.html#events.FILE_CHANGED

### 7.0 (01 Nov 2013)

Please see the [6 to 7 migration guide][] for upgrading from Textadept 6 to Textadept 7.

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with `buffer.SCFIND_REGEX` flag.
* Fixed OSX Command key recognition for click events.
* Fixed compile error with GTK3.
* HTML and XML lexers maintain their states better.

Changes:

* Added Assembly (NASM) lexer with compile and run commands.
* `textadept.adeptsense.goto_ctag()` can show all known tags now.
* `textadept.editing.enclose()` encloses the whole current word.

[6 to 7 migration guide]: manual.html#textadept-6-to-7

### 7.0 beta 5 (21 Oct 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Show more helpful user-init startup error messages.
* Lua run command buffers output correctly.
* Fixed corner case in paragraph selection.
* Fixed corner case in block uncommenting.
* Disable folding when `fold` property is `0`.

Changes:

* Changed `ui.set_theme()` API to accept a table of property assignments.
* Added Nimrod lexer and compile and run commands.
* Use [`textadept.editing.INDIC_BRACEMATCH`][] indicator for brace highlighting instead of styles.
* The `buffer` API applies to all buffers now, not just the global one.
* Added "Save All" to the menu.
* Updated D lexer.
* Added additional parameter to [`lexer.load()`][] to allow child lexers to be embedded multiple
  times with different start/end tokens.
* Lexers do not need an "any\_char" [rule][] anymore; it is included by default.
* [Child lexers][] do not need an explicit `M._lexer = parent` declaration anymore; it is done
  automatically.

[`textadept.editing.INDIC_BRACEMATCH`]: api.html#textadept.editing.INDIC_BRACEMATCH
[`lexer.load()`]: api.html#lexer.load
[rule]: api.html#rules
[Child lexers]: api.html#child-lexer

### 7.0 beta 4 (01 Oct 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed various compile and install errors.
* Fixed error when block commenting plain text.
* Fixed occasional crash when getting the lexer name in a multi-language lexer.

Changes:

* [`events.disconnect()`][] now accepts function argument instead of ID.
* `buffer.filename` and all internal filenames are no longer encoded in UTF-8, but in
  [`_CHARSET`][].
* Removed many unused Scintilla constants and stripped many constants of `SC` and `SC_` prefixes.
* Changed marker margin symbols via *properties.lua*.
* Calling `textadept.editing.select_word()` repeatedly makes multiple selections.
* Renamed `buffer:convert_eo_ls()` to [`convert_eols()`][].
* Added [`textadept.run.MARK_WARNING`][] marker.
* Renamed `textadept.run.compile_command` and `textadept.run.run_command` to [`compile_commands`][]
  and [`run_commands`][], respectively.
* Renamed `textadept.run.error_detail` to [`error_patterns`][] and changed its internal structure.
* Compile and run commands for languages that support them are now built-in along with their
  respective warning and error messages. The supplemental ones on the wiki are no longer needed.
* New [`ui.dialogs`][] module for more user-friendly dialog support. Removed `ui.filteredlist()`
  as a result.
* Changed [`io.open_file()`][] and [`io.snapopen()`][] to accept tables of files and paths
  instead of "\n" delimited strings.
* Changed `lexer.get_fold_level()`, `lexer.get_indent_amount()`, `lexer.get_property()`, and
  `lexer.get_style_at()` functions to be [`lexer.fold_level`][], [`lexer.indent_amount`][],
  [`lexer.property`][], and [`lexer.style_at`][] tables, respectively.
* Added [`lexer.property_int`][] and [`lexer.property_expanded`][] tables.
* Changed API for [`lexer.delimited_range()`][] and [`lexer.nested_pair()`][].
* Only enable `fold.by.indentation` property by default in whitespace-significant languages.

[`events.disconnect()`]: api.html#events.disconnect
[`_CHARSET`]: api.html#_CHARSET
[`convert_eols()`]: api.html#buffer.convert_eols
[`textadept.run.MARK_WARNING`]: api.html#textadept.run.MARK_WARNING
[`compile_commands`]: api.html#textadept.run.compile_commands
[`run_commands`]: api.html#textadept.run.run_commands
[`error_patterns`]: api.html#textadept.run.error_patterns
[`ui.dialogs`]: api.html#ui.dialogs
[`io.open_file()`]: api.html#io.open_file
[`io.snapopen()`]: api.html#io.quick_open
[`lexer.fold_level`]: api.html#lexer.fold_level
[`lexer.indent_amount`]: api.html#lexer.indent_amount
[`lexer.property`]: api.html#lexer.property
[`lexer.style_at`]: api.html#lexer.style_at
[`lexer.property_int`]: api.html#lexer.property_int
[`lexer.property_expanded`]: api.html#lexer.property_expanded
[`lexer.delimited_range()`]: api.html#lexer.delimited_range
[`lexer.nested_pair()`]: api.html#lexer.nested_pair

### 7.0 beta 3 (11 Sep 2013)

Bugfixes:

* User functions that connect to `events.BUFFER_NEW` and `events.VIEW_NEW` are run on startup.
* Fixed potential crash caused by split views.

Changes:

* Copied constants from `_SCINTILLA.constants` into `buffer`.
* Renamed `events.LANGUAGE_MODULE_LOADED` to [`events.LEXER_LOADED`][].
* Renamed `gui` to [`ui`][].
* Renamed `_M.textadept` to [`textadept`][].
* New [`events.INITIALIZED`][] event.
* Renamed `buffer:get_style_name()` to `buffer.style_name`.
* Renamed `ui.docstatusbar_text` to `ui.bufstatusbar_text`.
* Removed `textadept.bookmarks.BOOKMARK_COLOR`, `textadept.editing.HIGHLIGHT_COLOR`, and
  `textadept.run.ERROR_COLOR` while exposing their respective marker and indicator numbers
  for customization.
* Moved buffer IO functions into [`io` module][].
* Updated to [CDK][] 5.0-20130901.

[`events.LEXER_LOADED`]: api.html#events.LEXER_LOADED
[`ui`]: api.html#ui
[`textadept`]: api.html#textadept
[`events.INITIALIZED`]: api.html#events.INITIALIZED
[`io` module]: api.html#io
[CDK]: https://invisible-island.net/cdk/cdk.html

### 7.0 beta 2 (11 Aug 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with theme loading when resetting.
* Fixed bug with property settings in `gui.set_theme()` not persisting.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of case conversions.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of word wrapping and improved performance.
* Scintilla: fixed minor memory leak.

Changes:

* New [`gui.maximized`][] field so Textadept can remember its maximized state.
* Changed `lexer._tokenstyles` to be a map instead of a list.
* Scintilla: improved UTF-8 case-insensitive searching.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.3.4.

[`gui.maximized`]: api.html#ui.maximized
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 7.0 beta (11 Jul 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Added file type for Go.
* Fixed disorienting scrolling in some instances of splitting views.
* Fixed corner-case bug in Lua Pattern "Replace All".

Changes:

* Renamed `_M.textadept.mime_types` to [`_M.textadept.file_types`][].
* Eliminated *mime_types.conf* files. Add or modify file type tables [directly][].
* Changed scrollbar look and feel on Mac OSX.

[`_M.textadept.file_types`]: api.html#textadept.file_types
[directly]: manual.html#file-types

### 7.0 alpha 2 (01 Jul 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug in user theme loading.
* Fixed "Enter" key autocompletion in the terminal version.
* Fixed crash when transposing in an empty buffer.
* Fixed bug in find and run double-click event handlers.

Changes:

* Makefile improvements. See [compiling][] for more information. The source release is no
  longer necessary.
* Removed `_G._LEXERPATH` and `_L._EXISTS()`.
* Renamed Adeptsense image fields.
* Renamed `_M.textadept.editing.STRIP_WHITESPACE_ON_SAVE` to `STRIP_TRAILING_SPACES`.
* `_M.textadept.editing.block_comment()` supports block comment delimiters.
* Block comments for languages is now built-in. The supplemental ones on the wiki are no
  longer needed.
* `gui.set_theme()` accepts key-value argument pairs for overriding theme properties.
* Removed `gui.select_theme()` since selected themes do not persist.
* Removed `_G.RESETTING` flag.
* Consolidated `_M.textadept.bookmarks.goto_*()` functionality into
  [`_M.textadept.bookmarks.goto_mark()`][].
* Updated to [LuaJIT][] 2.0.2.
* New [nightly builds][].

[compiling]: manual.html#compiling
[`_M.textadept.bookmarks.goto_mark()`]: api.html#textadept.bookmarks.goto_mark
[LuaJIT]: https://luajit.org
[nightly builds]: index.html

### 7.0 alpha (01 Jun 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Scintilla: fixed memory access bug.
* Scintilla: fixed crash when pasting in Windows.
* Scintilla: fixed some event reporting in GTK 3.x.
* Scintilla: fixed undo grouping with tab and backtab.

Changes:

* Completely new [theme implementation][].
* New [*properties.lua*][] for custom buffer and view properties.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.3.3.

[theme implementation]: manual.html#themes
[*properties.lua*]: manual.html#buffer-settings
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 6.6 (01 Jun 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed GTK assertion errors in find/replace history.
* Command entry loses focus less often.
* Allow empty tables as keychains if they have metatables.
* Fixed caret placement in block comment/uncomment.
* Use '\n' keycode in the terminal version instead of '\r'.
* Fixed crash caused by split views.
* Scintilla: fixed typing into multiple carets in virtual space.

Changes:

* Removed `_M[lang].set_buffer_properties()` functions. Set properties through
  `events.LANGUAGE_MODULE_LOADED` instead.
* Print the results of '=' Lua commands.
* Updated D lexer.
* Scintilla: added `buffer.INDIC_COMPOSITIONTHICK` indicator.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.3.2.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 6.6 beta (01 May 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed rendering on Mac OSX retina displays.
* Fixed rectangle indicator display in the terminal version.
* Fixed Fn key recognition on Mac OSX.
* Fixed compile errors for Mac OSX.
* Find Previous for Lua patterns works.

Changes:

* Textadept supports multiple curses platforms, not just ncurses. Make targets now use "curses"
  instead of "ncurses".
* Better 16-color terminal support in lexer theme.
* Reduced the delay when pressing `Esc` in the terminal version.
* [Messagebox][] dialogs can show icons via `--icon` and `--icon-file`.
* New Win32 terminal version.
* New [key modes][] functionality.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.auto_c_order`][] for sorting autocompletion lists.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.3.1.
* Renamed `_G.buffer_new()` to [`buffer.new()`][].
* Changed the display of highlighted words, including removing
  `_M.textadept.editing.INDIC_HIGHLIGHT_ALPHA`.
* Changed `_M.textadept.editing.autocomplete_word()` API.
* Removed `_M.textadept.menu.menubar`, `_M.textadept.menu.contextmenu`, and `events.handlers`
  tables from the API.
* Moved `_M.textadept.filter_through` module functionality into
  [`_M.textadept.editing.filter_through()`][].
* Mark errors in compile/run commands and added [`_M.textadept.run.goto_error()`][] menu options
  and key shortcuts.
* Renamed `gui.find.goto_file_in_list()` to [`gui.find.goto_file_found()`][].
* Consolidated `_M.textadept.editing.grow_selection()` functionality into
  [`_M.textadept.editing.select_enclosed()`][].
* Renamed `io.try_encodings` to [`io.encodings`][].
* No need for '!' in front of font faces anymore.

[Messagebox]: https://orbitalquark.github.io/gtdialog/manual.html#messageboxes
[key modes]: api.html#modes
[`buffer.auto_c_order`]: api.html#buffer.auto_c_order
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[`buffer.new()`]: api.html#buffer.new
[`_M.textadept.editing.filter_through()`]: api.html#textadept.editing.filter_through
[`_M.textadept.run.goto_error()`]: api.html#textadept.run.goto_error
[`gui.find.goto_file_found()`]: api.html#ui.find.goto_file_found
[`_M.textadept.editing.select_enclosed()`]: api.html#textadept.editing.select_enclosed
[`io.encodings`]: api.html#io.encodings

### 6.5 (01 Apr 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Only consider visible directories in *_USERHOME/themes/* as themes.
* Indicator for highlighted words works in ncurses.
* Improved message double-clicking behavior for compile and run commands by adding
  `_M.textadept.run.cwd`.
* Fixed disorienting scrolling when wrapping only one search result.
* Fixed crash when attempting to load a non-existant lexer.
* Fixed CSS preprocessor styling.
* Fixed labels for inputbox dialogs.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of incorrect folded text display.
* Scintilla: fixed `buffer:visible_from_doc_line()` to never return a line beyond the end of
  the buffer.
* Scintilla: fixed `buffer:line_scroll()` for negative columns.
* Scintilla: fixed tab marker display when indentation lines are visible.

Changes:

* Reset Lua state after selecting a new theme.
* Added `lfs.dir_foreach()`.
* Added file and directory [filtering][] for Find in Files.
* Moved `_M.textadept.snapopen` into `io`.
* Renamed some [`lexer` constants][].
* Added Less, Literal Coffeescript, and Sass lexers.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:scroll_range()`][] for scrolling ranges into view.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.3.0.
* Updated to [Lua][] 5.2.2.

[filtering]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files_filter
[`lexer` constants]: api.html#lexer.FOLD_BASE
[`buffer:scroll_range()`]: api.html#buffer.scroll_range
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[Lua]: https://lua.org

### 6.4 (01 Mar 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Dialogs belong to the Textadept window.
* Double-clicking a filteredlist item selects it.
* Fixed bug in documentation link generator.
* Fixed bug with indexable buffer properties that return strings.
* Scintilla: fixed scrollbar drawing when toggling visibility.

Changes:

* Added [command line options][] for loading sessions on startup.
* Added [command line options][] for running Lua code on startup.
* Updated AWK lexer.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.2.5.
* Updated to [LuaJIT][] 2.0.1.

[command line options]: manual.html#command-line-parameters
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[LuaJIT]: https://luajit.org

### 6.3 (01 Feb 2013)

Bugfixes:

* Do not error on non-existant dropped URIs.
* Fixed crash in Python module when parsing some syntax error messages.
* Scintilla: fixed pasting with NULL bytes.
* Scintilla: autocompletion should only have one undo step.
* Scintilla: fixed crash when drawing very long lines.
* Scintilla: fixed unexpected collapse of selections when extending by character.

Changes:

* Use Scintilla API for ncurses mark mode.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.caret_line_visible_always`][] for showing the caret line despite
  not having focus.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.2.4.
* Added [typeover characters][].

[`buffer.caret_line_visible_always`]: api.html#buffer.caret_line_visible_always
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[typeover characters]: api.html#textadept.editing.typeover_chars

### 6.2 (01 Jan 2013)

Bugfixes:

* None.

Changes:

* Greatly improved speed when loading large files.
* `make install` and `make ncurses install` install separate binaries on Linux.
* Changed API for [`_M.textadept.snapopen.open()`][] and removed `PATHS`.

[`_M.textadept.snapopen.open()`]: api.html#io.quick_open

### 6.1 (11 Dec 2012)

Bugfixes:

* Do not set current directory when opening/saving files.
* Detect Linux processor arch better.
* Recognize special ncurses keys better.
* Fixed potential bug with determining `_HOME` on Linux.
* Fixed bug when opening non-existent files from the command line.
* LuaJIT compiles correctly on ARM now.

Changes:

* Improved speed and memory usage of lexers.
* Better Makefile support for building packages for Linux distros.
* Rewrote LuaDoc [API documentation][].
* Added French translation.
* Updated to [LuaJIT][] 2.0.0.
* Improved speed and memory usage of lexers.
* Updated Java lexer.

[API documentation]: api.html
[LuaJIT]: https://luajit.org

### 6.0 (01 Nov 2012)

Please see the [5 to 6 migration guide][] for upgrading from Textadept 5 to Textadept 6.

Bugfixes:

* Handle rapidly pressing `Esc` twice in ncurses dialogs.
* Complete transition to `buffer.tab_size` from `buffer.indent`.
* Fixed regression in ncurses command selection.
* Fixed GUI menu key shortcut handling.
* Fixed string collation bug in ncurses due to CDK.
* Pass `Esc` to Scintilla correctly in ncurses.
* Fix errors when specifying directories and files for file dialogs.
* Fixed some operators in Bash lexer.
* Scintilla: fixed hang when removing all characters from an indicator at the the end of a buffer.
* Scintilla: fixed crash when drawing margins in GTK 3.
* Scintilla: do not draw spaces after an italic style at the end of a line in the terminal version.

Changes:

* Added key binding for toggling fold points.
* Added ncurses key bindings for bookmarks.
* Added [`event.FIND_WRAPPED`][] event.
* Removed `_M.textadept.run.execute()`.
* Updated documentation and documentation formatting.
* Added [Python module][].
* Rewrote Makefile lexer.
* Scintilla: improved performance when performing multiple searches.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.2.3.
* Updated to [LuaJIT][] 2.0.0-beta11.

[5 to 6 migration guide]: manual.html#textadept-5-to-6
[`event.FIND_WRAPPED`]: api.html#events.FIND_WRAPPED
[Python module]: api.html#_M.python
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[LuaJIT]: https://luajit.org

### 6.0 beta 3 (01 Oct 2012)

Bugfixes:

* Canceling in `buffer:close()` caused unwanted key propagation.
* Correctly emit `RUN_OUTPUT` events.
* Fixed bug with extra empty entry in the buffer browser.
* Fixed incremental find in ncurses.
* Fixed ncurses crash when pasting with no clipboard text.
* Keep termios disabled in ncurses CDK widgets.
* Do not write ncurses initialization errors over titlebar.
* Fixed bug in `string.iconv()`.
* Include `_` as identifier char in Desktop lexer.

Changes:

* Attempt to autodetect locale using `LANG` environment variable.
* Removed `_M.textadept.menu.rebuild_command_tables()`.
* Manual and Lua API documentation largely re-written.
* Key Bindings reference moved from Appendix to [`_M.textadept.keys`][] LuaDoc.
* Plain text lexer name changed from `container` to `text`.
* New application icon.
* Removed `./?.lua` and `./?.so` from `package.path` and `package.cpath`, respectively.
* Added marks for making selections in ncurses.

[`_M.textadept.keys`]: api.html#textadept.keys

### 6.0 beta 2 (01 Sep 2012)

Bugfixes:

* Disabled `--help` option to ncurses version due to terminal output mangling.
* ncurses replace entry can now be focused.
* Fixed ncurses memory leaks.
* Fixed multiple selection in Mac OSX.
* Show key shortcuts in ncurses `_M.textadept.menu.select_command()`.
* Scintilla: fixed rectangular selection range after backspacing.
* Scintilla: fixed bug with negative ranges in call tip highlighting.

Changes:

* Added `make install` and `make uninstall` rules for optional installation.
* Updated manual with ncurses key bindings.
* Consolidated `_M.textadept.bookmarks.add()` and `_M.textadept.bookmarks.remove()` into
  [`_M.textadept.bookmarks.toggle()`][].
* Updated manual images.
* `_M.textadept.snapopen.DEFAULT_DEPTH` is now `99` since `MAX` is the limiting factor.
* Use constant names in theme options instead of nondescript integers.
* Added new [`lexer.last_char_includes()`][] function for better regex detection.
* Updated AWK lexer.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.selection_empty`][].
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:vc_home_display()`][] and [`buffer:vc_home_display_extend()`][]
  for navigating wrapped lines.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.2.2.

[`_M.textadept.bookmarks.toggle()`]: api.html#textadept.bookmarks.toggle
[`lexer.last_char_includes()`]: api.html#lexer.last_char_includes
[`buffer.selection_empty`]: api.html#buffer.selection_empty
[`buffer:vc_home_display()`]: api.html#buffer.vc_home_display
[`buffer:vc_home_display_extend()`]: api.html#buffer.vc_home_display_extend
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 6.0 beta (01 Aug 2012)

Bugfixes:

* Lots of bugfixes to the experimental ncurses version.
* Fixed bug with `$$` variables in Perl lexer.
* Scintilla: do not show empty autocompletion list if `buffer.auto_c_choose_single` is set.
* Scintilla: fixed `buffer:marker_delete()` to only delete one marker per call.
* Scintilla: fixed caret positioning after undoing multiple deletions.
* Scintilla: fixed margin drawing after `buffer.margin_style` is altered.
* Scintilla: fixed margin click handling.
* Scintilla: fixed hang when drawing block carets on a zero-width space at the beginning of
  a buffer.
* Scintilla: fixed crash deleting negative ranges.
* Scintilla: fixed drawing of overlapping characters.

Changes:

* Removed Lua, Ruby, and PHP modules' `goto_required()` functions.
* Moved `_M.textadept.editing.prepare_for_save()` directly into event handler.
* Moved `_M.textadept.session.prompt_load()` and `prompt_save()` functionality into
  [`_M.textadept.session.load()`][] and [`_M.textadept.session.save()`][].
* Removed `_G.user_dofile()`.
* Converted some `buffer` "get" and "set" functions into properties.
* Moved `_M.textadept.adeptsense.complete_symbol()` and `show_documentation()` functionality into
  `_M.textadept.adeptsense.complete()` and `show_apidoc()`.
* New 64-bit Windows version (note: without LuaJIT).
* Updated Perl lexer.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.punctuation_chars`][], [`buffer.word_chars`][], and
  [`buffer.whitespace_chars`][] for manipulating character sets.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.2.1.

[`_M.textadept.session.load()`]: api.html#textadept.session.load
[`_M.textadept.session.save()`]: api.html#textadept.session.save
[`buffer.punctuation_chars`]: api.html#buffer.punctuation_chars
[`buffer.word_chars`]: api.html#buffer.word_chars
[`buffer.whitespace_chars`]: api.html#buffer.whitespace_chars
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 5.5 beta (01 Jul 2012)

Bugfixes:

* None.

Changes:

* Experimental ncurses support.
* No more `'gtk-'` stock menu item support and changed `'separator'` to `''`.
* Renamed `gui.gtkmenu()` to [`gui.menu()`][].
* Changed `gui.statusbar_text` to be write-only.
* Changed 'Quit' key command to 'Ctrl+Q' on Win32 and Linux.
* Show text that could not be localized.
* Changed `make` commands for [compiling][] Textadept.
* x86\_64 binary provides `libpng12` executables by default.
* Can cross compile to Mac OSX from Linux.
* Updated AWK lexer.
* Updated HTML lexer to recognize HTML5 'script' and 'style' tags.
* Updated to [Lua 5.2.1][].
* Updated to [LuaJIT][] 2.0.0-beta10.

[`gui.menu()`]: api.html#ui.menu
[compiling]: manual.html#compiling
[Lua 5.2.1]: https://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/
[LuaJIT]: https://luajit.org

### 5.4 (01 Jun 2012)

Bugfixes:

* Scintilla: fixed boxed annotation drawing.
* Scintilla: fixed virtual space selection bug in rectangular selections.
* Scintilla: replacing multiple selections with newlines is a single undo action.
* Scintilla: fixed autocompletion list height in GTK 3.
* Scintilla: fixed mouse scrolling due to recent GTK changes.

Changes:

* Identify more file extensions.
* Updated Batch lexer.
* Scintilla: `Ctrl+Double Click` and `Ctrl+Triple Click` adds words and lines, respectively,
  to selections.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:delete_range()`][] for deleting ranges of text.
* Scintilla: added `buffer.WRAPVISUALFLAG_MARGIN` for drawing wrap markers in margins.
* Scintilla: improved UTF-8 validity checks.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.2.0.

[`buffer:delete_range()`]: api.html#buffer.delete_range
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 5.3 (01 May 2012)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with run/compile commands in LuaJIT version.
* User annotation preferences are preserved.
* Fixed bug with number representation in some locales.
* Scintilla: fixed selection drawing in word wrap indentation.
* Scintilla: fixed styling bug.
* Scintilla: fixed problems with drawing in margins.
* Scintilla: fixed corner case in `buffer:move_selected_lines_*()`.
* Scintilla: fixed scrolling with mousewheel.
* Scintilla: fixed column calculations to count tabs correctly.

Changes:

* Annotations are used for showing run/compile command output.
* Textadept is [single-instance][] by default on Linux and Mac OSX.
* Textadept requires [GTK][] 2.18 or higher now instead of 2.16.
* The provided Textadept binaries [require][] [GLib][] 2.28 or higher.
* Scintilla: added `buffer.auto_c_case_insensitive_behaviour` for controlling case sensitivity
  in autocompletion lists.
* Scintilla: `\0` in regex replacements represents the full found text.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.1.0.

[single-instance]: manual.html#single-instance
[GTK]: https://gtk.org
[require]: manual.html#requirements
[GLib]: https://gtk.org/download/linux.php
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 5.2 (01 Apr 2012)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed LuaDoc for `buffer:get_lexer()`.
* Fixed bug with relative paths from command line files.
* `buffer:get_lexer(true)` is used more often when it should be.
* Improved message double-clicking behavior for run and compile commands.
* Scintilla: line and selection duplication is one undo action.
* Scintilla: allow indicators to be set for entire document.
* Scintilla: fixed crash in `buffer:move_selected_lines_*()`.
* Scintilla: fixed image and fold marker drawing.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of multiple clicks in margins.
* Scintilla: fixed `buffer:page_*()` not returning to the original line.
* Scintilla: fixed various issues with wrapped lines.
* Scintilla: fixed line end selection drawing.

Changes:

* `_M.set_buffer_properties()` is now optional for language modules.
* Added keypad keys to `keys.KEYSYMS`.
* `_G.timeout()` accepts fractional seconds.
* Replaced `scripts/update_doc` with `src/Makefile` targets.
* New Manual and LuaDoc HTML page formatting.
* `_M.textadept.editing.autocomplete_word()` accepts default words.
* Added documentation on [generating LuaDoc][] and Lua Adeptsense.
* Moved `Markdown:` comments into LuaDoc.
* Added Spanish and German translations.
* Updated VB and VBScript lexers.
* Improved the speed of simple code folding.
* Use [GTK][] 2.24 on Windows.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.0.4.

[generating LuaDoc]: manual.html#generating-luadoc
[GTK]: https://gtk.org
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 5.1 (01 Mar 2012)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed crash caused by `gui.filteredlist()` dialogs.
* Support multiple `@return` tags in Lua Adeptsense.
* Fixed display of `buffer._type` when it has slashes in its name.

Changes:

* Better Lua Adeptsense formatting.
* Use new Cocoa-based [GtkOSXApplication][] library for better OSX support.
* Lexers with no tokens can be styled manually.
* Added more OSX default key shortcuts.

[GtkOSXApplication]: https://live.gnome.org/GTK%2B/OSX/Integration#Gtk-mac-integration.2BAC8-GtkOSXApplication

### 5.0 (01 Feb 2012)

Please see the [4 to 5 migration guide][] for upgrading from Textadept 4 to
Textadept 5.

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with recent files in sessions.
* Scintilla: fixed page up/down in autocompletion lists.
* Scintilla: fixed fold highlighting.

Changes:

* Added default extension and folder filters in `modules/textadept/snapopen.lua`.
* Added ChucK lexer.
* Updated Lua lexer.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.0.3.
* Also include [LuaJIT][] executables in releases.

[4 to 5 migration guide]: manual.html#textadept-4-to-5
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[LuaJIT]: https://luajit.org

### 5.0 beta (11 Jan 2012)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug in `reset()` from update to Lua 5.2.

Changes:

* Changed `locale.localize()` to global [`_L`][] table and removed `locale` module.
* Renamed `_m` to [`_M`][].
* Do not clear registered images when autocompleting with Adeptsense.
* Renamed editing module's `current_word()` to [`select_word()`][].
* Updated [manual][].
* Updated D lexer.

[`_L`]: api.html#_L
[`_M`]: api.html#_M
[manual]: manual.html
[`select_word()`]: api.html#textadept.editing.select_word

### 5.0 alpha (21 Dec 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug in Matlab lexer for operators.
* Fixed highlighting of variables in Bash.
* Fixed multi-line delimited and token strings in D lexer.

Changes:

* Updated to [Lua 5.2][].
* Updated sections in the [manual][] to reflect Lua 5.2 changes.
* Textadept can be compiled with [LuaJIT][].

[Lua 5.2]: https://www.lua.org/manual/5.2/
[manual]: manual.html
[LuaJIT]: https://luajit.org

### 4.3 (01 Dec 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with opening files in the current directory from the command line.
* Fixed erroneous charset conversion.
* Fixed bug with folding line comments.
* Scintilla: fixed drawing at style boundaries on Mac OSX.
* Scintilla: fixed crash when painting uninitialized pixmaps.

Changes:

* Added on-the-fly theme switching.
* All new `light` and `dark` themes.
* Removed `_m.textadept.editing.select_style()`.
* Simplify theming via [gtkrc][] by naming `GtkWindow` only.
* Added [`lexer.REGEX`][] and [`lexer.LABEL`][] tokens.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.0.1.

[gtkrc]: manual.html#gui-theme
[`lexer.REGEX`]: api.html#lexer.REGEX
[`lexer.LABEL`]: api.html#lexer.LABEL
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 4.2 (01 Nov 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with `%n` in Replace introduced in 4.1.
* Fixed Adeptsense autocomplete for single item.
* Scintilla: fixed annotation drawing in multiple, wrapped views.

Changes:

* Scintilla: drawing improvements and various optimizations.
* Scintilla: call tips can be displayed above text.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 3.0.0.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 4.1 (01 Oct 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Only fold when clicking on fold margin, not any sensitive one.
* Fixed bug with `CALL_TIP_CLICK` event disconnect in Adeptsense.
* Fixed bug with autocomplete and capitalization.
* Scintilla: fixed incorrect mouse cursor changes.
* Scintilla: fixed end-of-document indicator growth.

Changes:

* Handle mouse [dwell events][] `DWELL_START` and `DWELL_END`.
* Rearranged `Tools` menu slightly.
* Slight API changes:
  + [`_BUFFERS`][] and [`_VIEWS`][] structure changed.
  + Removed `buffer.doc_pointer` and `view.doc_pointer`.
  + Added [`view.buffer`][] field.
  + Renamed `gui.check_focused_buffer()` to `buffer:check_global()`.
  + [`view:goto_buffer()`][] and [`gui.goto_view()`][] arguments make sense now.
    (May require changes to custom key bindings.)
* Directory is remembered in file chooser dialog after open or save as.
* Added language-specific [context menu][] support.
* Use [LuaCoco][] patch for Lua 5.1.4.
* Use lexer at the caret for key bindings and snippets.
* Added `selected` and `monospaced-font` options for dropdown and textbox dialogs, respectively.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.29.

[dwell events]: api.html#events
[`_BUFFERS`]: api.html#_BUFFERS
[`_VIEWS`]: api.html#_VIEWS
[`view.buffer`]: api.html#view.buffer
[`view:goto_buffer()`]: api.html#view.goto_buffer
[`gui.goto_view()`]: api.html#ui.goto_view
[context menu]: api.html#_M.Context.Menu
[LuaCoco]: https://coco.luajit.org/
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 4.0 (01 Sep 2011)

Please see the [3 to 4 migration guide][] for upgrading from Textadept 3 to Textadept 4.

Bugfixes:

* Makefile should only link to `libdl.so` on Linux/BSD.
* Fixed memory access bug in `gui.dialog()`.
* Autocompletion list sort order respects `buffer.auto_c_ignore_case` now.
* Fixed split view focus bug with the same buffer in two views.
* Set new buffer EOL mode properly on Mac OSX.
* Fixed some general bugs in folding.

Changes:

* Added Russian translation.
* Changed some key bindings from 4.0 beta 2.
* Do not hide the statusbar when the command entry has focus.

[3 to 4 migration guide]: manual.html#textadept-3-to-4

### 4.0 beta 2 (11 Aug 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed transpose characters bug at end of buffer.
* Do not autosave over explicitly loaded session.
* Fixed startup crash on Mac OSX.
* Fixed resize crash on Mac OSX Lion.

Changes:

* Added Scala lexer.
* Add [recent file list][] to session files.
* Autocomplete supports multiple selections.
* Swapped OSX `c` and `m` key command definition modifiers.
* Changed some key bindings from 4.0 beta.

[recent file list]: api.html#io.recent_files

### 4.0 beta (01 Aug 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed Markdown lexer styles.
* Fixed bug when setting both dialog with and height.
* Scintilla: fixed incorrect mouse cursor changes.
* Scintilla: fixed bug with annotations beyond the document end.
* Scintilla: fixed incorrect drawing of background colors and translucent selection.
* Scintilla: fixed lexer initialization.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of fold highlight drawing.
* Scintilla: fixed some cases of case insensitive searching.

Changes:

* Mac OSX uses GTK 2.24.
* Added [`io.open_recent_file()`][].
* Changes to localization file again.
* [`buffer`][] functions may omit the first `buffer` argument (e.g.n `buffer.line_down()`
  is allowed).
* Complete overhaul of menus and added accelerators to [menu][] items.
* Renamed `_m.textadept.editing.SAVE_STRIPS_WS` to
  [`_m.textadept.editing.STRIP_WHITESPACE_ON_SAVE`][].
* Renamed `_m.textadept.editing.select_scope()` to `_m.textadept.editing.select_style()`.
* *Completely new set of key bindings.*
* Scintilla: translucent RGBA images can be used in margins and autocompletion and user lists.
* Scintilla: added new `buffer.INDIC_DOTBOX` indicator.
* Scintilla: IME input now works.
* Scintilla: `Ctrl+Shift+U` used for Unicode input.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.28.

[`io.open_recent_file()`]: api.html#io.open_recent_file
[`buffer`]: api.html#buffer
[`_m.textadept.editing.STRIP_WHITESPACE_ON_SAVE`]: api.html#textadept.editing.STRIP_WHITESPACE_ON_SAVE
[menu]: api.html#ui.menu
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 3.9 (01 Jul 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug for when `gui.dialog()` steals focus.
* Colors are now styled correctly in the Properties lexer.
* Scintilla: fixed bug with wrong colors being drawn.
* Scintilla: fixed font leak.
* Scintilla: fixed automatic scrolling for wrapped lines.
* Scintilla: fixed multiple selection typing when selections collapse.
* Scintilla: expand folds when needed in word wrap mode.
* Scintilla: fixed edge line drawing for wrapped lines.
* Scintilla: fixed unnecessary scrolling in `buffer:goto_line()`.
* Scintilla: fixed undo functionality when deleting within virtual space.

Changes:

* Added support for [GTK][] 3.0.
* Use ID generator [functions][] for marker, indicator, and user list IDs.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:set_empty_selection()`][] for setting selections without scrolling
  or redrawing.
* Scintilla: added new `buffer.INDIC_DASH`, `buffer.INDIC_DOTS`, and `buffer.INDIC_SQUIGGLELOW`
  indicators.
* Scintilla: added option to allow margin clicks to select wrapped lines.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.27.
* Use string constants for event names.
* Compile and run commands [emit events][].
* Enhanced Luadoc and Lua Adeptsense.
* Added `fold.line.comments` property for folding multiple single-line comments.
* Use [GTK][] 2.22 on Windows.
* Can localize the labels and buttons in the GUI [find][] frame.
* Added ConTeXt lexer and updated Coffeescript, HTML, LaTeX, and TeX lexers.
* Multiple single-line comments can be folded with the `fold.line.comments` property set to `1`.

[GTK]: https://gtk.org
[functions]: api.html#_SCINTILLA
[`buffer:set_empty_selection()`]: api.html#buffer.set_empty_selection
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[emit events]: api.html#events.COMPILE_OUTPUT
[find]: api.html#ui.find

### 3.8 (11 Jun 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Removed non-existant key chain.
* Fixed bug in snippets.
* Fixed bug in lexers that fold by indentation.
* Scintilla: fixed indentation guide drawing on the first line.
* Scintilla: fixed display of folds for wrapped lines.
* Scintilla: fixed various GTK-related bugs.

Changes:

* Updated Adeptsense and documentation.
* `events.handlers` is accessible.
* Added menu mnemonics for indentation size.
* Added support for indicator and hotspot [events][].
* Updated [documentation][] for installing [official modules][].
* Scintilla: allow highlighting of margin symbols for the current folding block.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:move_selected_lines_up()`][] and
  [`buffer:move_selected_lines_down()`][] for moving lines.
* Scintilla: added new `buffer.INDIC_STRAIGHTBOX` indicator.
* Scintilla: indicators can be used for brace matching.
* Scintilla: translucency can be changed for `buffer.INDIC_*BOX` indicators.
* Scintilla: improved text drawing and measuring.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.26.
* Writing custom folding for lexers is much [easier][] now.
* Added native folding for more than 60% of existing lexers. The rest still use folding by
  indentation by default.
* Added regex support for Coffeescript lexer.
* Embed Coffeescript lexer in HTML lexer.

[events]: api.html#events
[documentation]: manual.html#getting-modules
[official modules]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept-modules
[`buffer:move_selected_lines_up()`]: api.html#buffer.move_selected_lines_up
[`buffer:move_selected_lines_down()`]: api.html#buffer.move_selected_lines_down
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[easier]: api.html#code-folding

### 3.7 (01 May 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug in `buffer:get_lexer()`.

Changes:

* Changed Mac OSX Adeptsense complete key command from `~` to `Ctrl+Escape`.
* Added PHP module.

### 3.7 beta 3 (01 Apr 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Small Adeptsense bugfixes.
* Snapopen respects filesystem encoding.
* Standard input dialogs have "Cancel" button by default.
* Scintilla: fixed performance with the caret on a long line.

Changes:

* Adeptsense tweaks for better completion and apidoc support.
* Language modules load a user `post_init.lua` script if it exists.
* Added Ruby on Rails lexer and module.
* Added RHTML module.
* Updated mime-types and prioritize by shebang, pattern, and then file extension.
* `buffer:get_lexer(true)` returns the lexer at the caret position.
* Adeptsense can be triggered in embedded lexers now.
* Added C standard library and Lua C API to C/C++ Adeptsense.
* Lua module fields are now in Lua Adeptsense.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.25.
* Rewrote [`_m.textadept.snippets`][] with syntax changes.
* `Alt+I` (`Ctrl+I` on Mac OSX) is now "Select Snippet" instead of "Show Style".  "Show Style"
  is now `Ctrl+Alt+Shift+I` (`Ctrl+Apple+Shift+I`).
* Adeptsense can exclude types matched by `sense.syntax.type_declarations` patterns.
* `Ctrl+T, V` (`Apple+T, V` on Mac OSX) keychain for toggling whitespace, wrap, etc. is now
  `Ctrl+Shift+B` (`Apple+Shift+B`).
* Key bindings and menu definition syntax changed.
* Snapopen allows for multiple-selection.
* `gui.print()` handles `nil` and non-string arguments properly.
* Officially supported modules have their own [repository][] and are available as a separate
  download.
* Added cancel button to standard dialogs.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[`_m.textadept.snippets`]: api.html#textadept.snippets
[repository]: https://github.com/orbitalquark/textadept-modules

### 3.7 beta 2 (01 Mar 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with Win32 paths in Adeptsense `goto_ctag()`.
* Adeptsense could not recognize some symbols.
* Handle `\n` sequences correctly in Adeptsense apidoc.
* Fixed bug with Adeptsense C/C++ type declarations.
* Adeptsense can now recognize more than 1 level of inheritence.
* Keychain is cleared on key command error.
* Fixed infinite loop bug in `_m.textadept.editing.select_scope()`.
* Fixed bug with nested embedded lexers.
* Scintilla: fixed memory leak.
* Scintilla: fixed double-click behavior around word boundaries.
* Scintilla: right-click cancels autocompletion.
* Scintilla: fixed some virtual space problems.
* Scintilla: fixed unnecessary redrawing.
* Scintilla: fixed rectangular selection creation performance.

Changes:

* Scintilla: `events.UPDATE_UI` now occurs when scrolling.
* Scintilla: added per-margin mouse cursors.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.24.
* Updated mime-types.
* Line margin width is now `4`.
* Adeptsense completion list images are accessible via scripts.
* Added class context completion to Adeptsense.
* Added class type-inference through variable assignment to Adeptsense.
* Added Adeptsense tutorial.
* Added `_m.textadept.adeptsense.always_show_globals` setting for showing globals in completion
  lists.
* `Ctrl+H` (highlight word) is now `Ctrl+Shift+H`.
* `Ctrl+H` now shows Adeptsense documentation.
* Added Adeptsense `complete()` and `show_documentation()` functions to the menu.
* Language modules condensed into single `init.lua` file.
* Added `sense.syntax.word_chars` to Adeptsense.
* Included libpng12 build for 64-bit Debian-based Linux distros (Ubuntu).
* Added [CSS][], [HTML][], Java, and [Ruby][] modules with Adeptsenses.
* Updated BibTeX lexer.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[CSS]: api.html#_M.css
[HTML]: api.html#_M.html
[Ruby]: api.html#_M.ruby

### 3.7 beta (01 Feb 2011)

Bugfixes:

* `update_ui` is called properly for `buffer_new` and `view_new` events.
* Use proper pointer type for Scintilla calls.
* Fixed bug with loading lexers from `_USERHOME` on Win32.

Changes:

* More informative error message for unfocused buffer.
* Added Adeptsense, a smarter form of autocompletion for programming languages.
* Emit a `language_module_loaded` as appropriate.
* Added indentation settings to "Buffer" menu (finally).
* Added `gui.filteredlist()` shortcut for `gui.dialog('filteredlist', ...)`.
* Can navigate between bookmarks with a filteredlist.
* Language-specific [`char_matches`][] and [`braces`][] can be defined.
* `command_entry_keypress` event accepts modifier keys.
* Updated BibTeX and Lua lexers.

[`char_matches`]: api.html#textadept.editing.auto_pairs
[`braces`]: api.html#textadept.editing.brace_matches

### 3.6 (01 Jan 2011)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed infinite recursion errors caused in events.
* Fix statusbar update bug with key chains.
* Do not emit `buffer_new` event when splitting the view.
* Fixed comment bug in Caml lexer.

Changes:

* `buffer.rectangular_selection_modifier` on Linux is the Super/Windows key.
* Improved HTML lexer.
* Added Markdown, BibTeX, CMake, CUDA, Desktop Entry, F#, GLSL, and Nemerle lexers.
* Added [`_m.textadept.filter_through`][] module for [shell commands][].
* Moved GUI events from `core/events.lua` to `core/gui.lua`.
* Separated key command manager from key command definitions.

[`_m.textadept.filter_through`]: api.html#textadept.editing.filter_through
[shell commands]: manual.html#shell-commands-and-filtering-text

### 3.5 (01 Dec 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug introduced when exposing Find in Files API.
* Fixed bug in Tcl lexer with comments.

Changes:

* Lua files are syntax-checked for errors on save.
* [Menus][] are easier to create.
* Changed `_m.textadept.editing.enclose()` behavior.
* Win32 and Mac OSX packages are all-in-one bundles; GTK is no longer an external dependency.
* New [manual][].
* Added [`file_after_save`][] event.

[Menus]: api.html#textadept.menu
[manual]: manual.html
[`file_after_save`]: api.html#events.FILE_AFTER_SAVE

### 3.4 (01 Nov 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed menu item conflicts.
* Pressing `Cancel` in the [Switch Buffers][] dialog does not jump to the selected buffer anymore.
* Autocomplete lists sort properly for machines with a different locale.
* Statusbar is not cleared when set from a key command.
* Unreadable files are handled appropriately.
* Scintilla: fixed scrolling bug where caret was not kept visible.
* Scintilla: fixed caret position caching after autocompletion.
* Scintilla: fixed paging up/down in virtual space.
* Scintilla: fixed crash with negative arguments passed to `buffer:marker_add()` and
  `buffer:marker_add_set()`.
* Scintilla: dwell notifications are not emitted when the mouse is outside the view.

Changes:

* Multi-language lexers (HTML, PHP, RHTML, etc.) are processed as fast as single language ones,
  resulting in a huge speed improvement.
* An `update_ui` event is triggered after a Lua command is entered.
* `gui.dialog()` can take tables of strings as arguments now.
* [`_m.textadept.snapopen.open()`][] takes a recursion depth as a parameter and falls back on a
  `DEFAULT_DEPTH` if necessary.
* Removed `_m.textadept.editing.smart_cutcopy()` and `_m.textadept.editing.squeeze()` functions.
* Added `_m.textadept.editing.SAVE_STRIPS_WS` option to disable strip whitespace on save.
* Changed locale implementation. Locale files are much easier to create now.
* `gui.statusbar_text` is now readable instead of being write-only.
* Can [highlight][] all occurances of a word.
* Added jsp lexer.
* More consistant handling of `\` directory separator for Win32.
* Consolidated `textadept.h` and `lua_interface.c` into single `textadept.c` file.
* Added [`_G.timeout()`][] function for calling functions and/or events after a period of time.
* Find in files is accessible through [find API][].
* Updated XML lexer.
* Added `search-column` and `output-column` options for filteredlist dialogs.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer:contracted_fold_next()`][] for retrieving fold states.
* Scintilla: added `buffer:vertical_centre_caret()`.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.22.
* Renamed `_G.MAC` to [`_G.OSX`][].

[Switch Buffers]: manual.html#buffers
[`_m.textadept.snapopen.open()`]: api.html#io.quick_open
[highlight]: manual.html#word-highlight
[`_G.timeout()`]: api.html#timeout
[find API]: api.html#ui.find.find_in_files
[`buffer:contracted_fold_next()`]: api.html#buffer.contracted_fold_next
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[`_G.OSX`]: api.html#OSX

### 3.3 (01 Oct 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed buggy snippet menu.
* Comments do not need to begin the line in Properties lexer.

Changes:

* Added [`_m.textadept.snapopen`][] module with menu options for rapidly opening files.
* Added coffeescript lexer.
* Updated D and Java lexers.

[`_m.textadept.snapopen`]: api.html#io.quick_open

### 3.2 (01 Sep 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed "Replace All" infinite loop bug.
* Handle strings properly in Groovy and Vala lexers.
* Scintilla: fixed drawing bug after horizontally scrolling too much.
* Scintilla: fixed various folding bugs.

Changes:

* Updated to the new Scintillua that does not required patched Scintilla.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.21.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 3.1 (21 Aug 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed memory leak in Mac OSX.
* Scintilla: fixed crash when searching for empty strings.
* Scintilla: fixed lexing and folding bugs when pressing enter at the beginning of a line.
* Scintilla: fixed bug in line selection mode.
* Scintilla: fixed alpha indicator value ranges.
* Scintilla: fixed compiler errors for some compilers.
* Scintilla: fixed memory leak in autocompletion and user lists.

Changes:

* Refactored key commands to support propagation.
* Updated TeX lexer.
* Only highlight C/C++ preprocessor words, not the whole line.
* Scintilla: added new `buffer.CARETSTICKY_WHITESPACE` caret sticky option.
* Scintilla: lexing improvements.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.20.
* Added Lua autocompletion.

[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 3.0 (01 Jul 2010)

Please see the [2 to 3 migration guide][] for upgrading from Textadept 2 to Textadept 3.

Bugfixes:

* None

Changes:

* More accurate CSS and Diff lexers.

[2 to 3 migration guide]: manual.html#textadept-2-to-3

### 3.0 beta (21 Jun 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed Mac OSX paste issue.
* Fixed `buffer:text_range()` argcheck problem.
* Differentiate between division and regex in Javascript lexer.
* Fixed bug with child's main lexer not having a `_tokenstyles` table.
* Scintilla: fixed flashing while scrolling.
* Scintilla: fixed marker movement when inserting newlines.
* Scintilla: fixed middle-click paste in block-selection mode.
* Scintilla: fixed selection bounds returned for rectangular selections.
* Scintilla: fixed case-insensitive searching for non-ASCII characters.
* Scintilla: fixed bad-UTF-8 byte handling.
* Scintilla: fixed bug when rectangular selections were extended into multiple selections.
* Scintilla: fixed incorrect caret placement after scrolling.
* Scintilla: fixed text disappearing after wrapping bug.
* Scintilla: fixed various regex search bugs.
* Scintilla: improved scrolling performance.
* Scintilla: fixed `Shift+Tab` handling for rectangular selection.

Changes:

* Remove initial "Untitled" buffer when necessary.
* Moved core extension modules into [`textadept`][] module.
* New [API][].
* `~/.textadept/init.lua` is created for you if one does not exist.
* No more autoload of `~/.textadept/key_commands.lua` and `~/.textadept/snippets.lua`
* Updated Java and D lexers.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.multi_paste`][] for pasting into multiple selections.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.12.
* [Abbreviated][] Lua commands in the command entry.
* Dynamic command line [arguments][].
* Added statusbar notification on `reset()`.
* Added Gtkrc, Prolog, and Go lexers.

[`textadept`]: api.html#textadept
[API]: api.html
[`buffer.multi_paste`]: api.html#buffer.multi_paste
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[Abbreviated]: manual.html#lua-command-entry
[arguments]: api.html#args

### 2.2 (11 May 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Save buffer before compiling or running.
* Fixed error in the manual for `~/.textadept/init.lua` example.
* Ignore `file://` prefix for filenames.

Changes:

* `_USERHOME` comes before `_HOME` in `package.path` so `require` searches `~/.textadept/` first.

### 2.2 beta 2 (01 May 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed crash with `buffer:text_range()`.
* Fixed snippets bug with `%n` sequences.
* Respect tab settings for snippets.
* Fixed help hanging bug in Win32.
* Fixed Lua module commands bug.
* Fixed bug with style metatables.
* Fixed bug with XML namespaces.

Changes:

* Added BSD support.
* Removed kill-ring from editing module.
* [Compile and Run][] commands are in language modules.
* [Block comment][] strings are in language modules now.
* Remove "Untitled" buffer when necessary.
* Moved "Search" menu into "Tools" menu to prevent `Alt+S` key conflict.
* Rewrote lexers implementation.
* Added Inform, Lilypond, and NSIS lexers.
* `_m.textadept.editing.enclosure` is now an accessible table.
* Updated D, Java, and LaTeX lexers.

[Compile and run]: api.html#_M.Compile.and.Run
[Block comment]: api.html#textadept.editing.comment_string

### 2.2 beta (01 Apr 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed transform bug in snippets.
* Fixed bug with Io lexer mime-type.
* Fixed embedded css/javascript bug in HTML lexer.
* Fixed bug in multi-language lexer detection.

Changes:

* Removed `_m.textadept.mlines` module since Scintilla's multiple selections supercedes it.
* Removed side pane.
* New [`gui.dialog('filteredlist', ...)][] from [gtdialog][].
* Can select buffer from filteredlist dialog (replacing side pane buffer list).
* Can select lexer from filteredlist dialog.
* Can have user `key_commands.lua`, `snippets.lua`, `mime_types.conf`, `locale.conf` that are
  loaded by their respective modules.
* Added Matlab/Octave lexer and updated Haskell lexer.
* Backspace deletes auto-inserted character pairs.
* Added notification for session files not found.
* Snippets use multiple carets.
* Removed api file support.

[gtdialog]: https://orbitalquark.github.io/gtdialog
[`gui.dialog('filteredlist', ...)]: api.html#ui.dialog

### 2.1 (01 Mar 2010)

Bugfixes:

* Do not close files opened from command line when loading PM session.
* Fixed bug for running a file with no path.
* Fixed error message for session file not being found.
* Fixed key command for word autocomplete on Win32.
* Changed conflicting menu shortcut for Lexers menu.
* Fixed typos in templates generated by modules PM browser.
* Scintilla: fixed crash after adding an annotation and then adding a new line below it.
* Scintilla: fixed `buffer:get_sel_text()`.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of text positioning.
* Scintilla: fixed various problems with rectangular selections and rectangular pastes.
* Scintilla: fixed some instances of navigation through and display of wrapped lines.
* Scintilla: fixed drag and drop.
* Scintilla: fixed extra background styling at the end of the buffer.
* Scintilla: fixed crash when adding markers to non-existant lines.
* Scintilla: fixed indentation guide drawing over text in some cases.

Changes:

* Added Dot and JSON lexers.
* Search `_USERHOME` in addition to `_HOME` for themes.
* Added command line option for not loading/saving session.
* Modified key bindings to be more key-layout agnostic.
* Added `reset_before` and `reset_after` events while `textadept.reset()` is being run.
* Reload current lexer module after `textadept.reset()`.
* Added `~/.textadept/modules/` to `package.path`.
* Scintilla: added support for multiple selections and virtual space.
* Scintilla: `buffer.first_visible_line` is no longer read-only.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.whitespace_size`][] for changing the size of visible whitespace.
* Scintilla: added [`buffer.auto_c_current_text`][] for retrieving the currently selected
  autocompletion text.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 2.03.
* Modified quit and close dialogs to be more readable.

[`buffer.whitespace_size`]: api.html#buffer.whitespace_size
[`buffer.auto_c_current_text`]: api.html#buffer.auto_c_current_text
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org

### 2.0 (01 Oct 2009)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with reloading PM width from session file.
* Only show a non-nil PM context menu.
* Fixed bug in `modules/textadept/lsnippets.lua`.
* Fixed bug in `core/ext/mime_types.lua` caused during `textadept.reset()`.
* Close all buffers before loading a session.
* Identify `shellscript` files correctly.
* D lexer no longer has key-command conflicts.

Changes:

* Refactored `modules/textadept/lsnippets.lua`.
* Updated key bindings.
* Allow PM modules in the `~/.textadept` user directory.
* Added [`style_whitespace`][] to [lexers][] for custom styles.
* Added standard `F3` key command for "Find Next" for Windows/Linux.

[`style_whitespace`]: api.html#lexer.STYLE_WHITESPACE
[lexers]: api.html#lexer

### 2.0 beta (31 Jul 2009)

Bugfixes:

* Alphabetize lexer list.
* Fixed some locale issues.
* Fixed some small memory leaks.
* Try a [list of encodings][] rather than just UTF-8 so "conversion failed" does not happen
  so often.
* Restore a manually set lexer.

Changes:

* Removed `_m.textadept.macros` module and respective PM browser (use Lua instead).
* Linux version can be installed and run from anywhere; no need to recompile anymore.
* Added many more [events][] to hook into lots of core functionality.
* Updated to [Scintilla][] 1.79.
* Run module allows more flexible [compile commands][] and [run commands][].
* Save project manager cursor over sessions.
* Allow mime-types and compile and run commands to be user-redefinable in user scripts.
* Use `~/.textadept/` for holding user lexers, themes, sessions, etc.
* Added "Help" menu linking to Manual and LuaDoc.
* Textadept compiles as C99 code. (Drops Microsoft Visual Studio support.)
* Sessions functionality moved to `modules/textadept/session.lua` from `core/file_io.lua`.
* The `char_added` event now passes an int, not a string, to handler functions.
* Replaced [cocoaDialog][] and [lua_dialog][] with my C-based [gtdialog][].
* [Incremental find][] via the Lua command entry.
* *NO* dependencies other than [GTK][] on _all_ platforms.

  + Win32 no longer requires the MSVC++ 2008 Runtime.
  + Linux no longer requires `libffi`.
  + Mac OSX no longer requires [cocoaDialog][].

* Can cross compile to Win32 from Linux.
* Removed confusing `local function` and `local table` LuaDoc.
* Rewrote the manual and most of the documentation.

[list of encodings]: api.html#io.encodings
[events]: api.html#events
[Scintilla]: https://scintilla.org
[compile commands]: api.html#textadept.run.compile_commands
[run commands]: api.html#textadept.run.run_commands
[gtdialog]: https://orbitalquark.github.io/gtdialog
[lua_dialog]: http://luaforge.net/projects/lua-dialog
[cocoaDialog]: http://cocoadialog.sf.net
[Incremental find]: manual.html#incremental-find
[GTK]: https://gtk.org

### 1.6 (01 Apr 2009)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed `NULL` byte bug associated with Lua interface due to multi-encoding support.
* Find marker is colored consistently.
* Fixed issue with buffer browser cursor saving.
* Fixed block character insertion issue on GTK-OSX.

Updates:

* Trimmed theme files.
* Added [`file_before_save`][] event.

[`file_before_save`]: api.html#events.FILE_BEFORE_SAVE

### 1.6 beta (01 Mar 2009)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bookmarks bugs.
* PM browsers are not re-added to the list again on `textadept.reset()`.
* Fixed ctags PM browser bug with filenames.
* Marker colors are set for all views now.
* Fixed never-ending "reload modified file?" dialog bug.
* Fixed key command for `m_snippets.list`.
* Fixed issues with `_m.textadept.run` module.
* Fixed document modification status bug for unfocused split views.
* Fixed filename encoding issues for Windows.

Updates:

* Added key bindings and menu items to navigate "Find in Files" list.
* The `recent_files` popup list behaves better.
* Attempt to preserve existing EOL mode for opened files.
* Add drag-and-dropped directories to the PM browser list.
* Removed `project` PM browser.
* Multiple character encoding support for opening and saving files.

### 1.5 (20 Feb 2009)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed some corner cases in Find in Files user interface.
* Fixed some OSX key command issues for consistency.
* Fixed some key command modifiers for "enclose in" series.

Updates:

* Consolidated *core/ext/key_commands_{std,mac}.lua* into single *core/ext/key_commands.lua*.
* Can use the `Tab` and `Shift+Tab` keys for snippets now.
* Removed support for Textmate-style snippets in favor of Lua-style snippets.
* Load drag-and-dropped directories into file browser.
* Can toggle showing "dot" files in file browser.
* Prompt for file reload when files are modified outside Textadept.
* Added `textadept.context_menu` field for right-click inside Scintilla.
* Project Manager cursors are saved and restored.
* Only use escape sequences in Lua pattern searches.
* Rewrote *modules/textadept/run.lua* to be easier to use and configure.
* Find in Files marks the selected line for easier reference.
* Save special buffers in session file (e.g. error buffer, message buffer, etc.)
* Moved mime-types into *core/ext/mime_types.conf* configuration file.
* Moved localization into *core/locale.conf* configuration file.

### 1.4 (10 Feb 2009)

Bugfixes:

* Handle empty clipboard properly.
* Fixed some widget focus issues.
* Fixed a couple Find in Files bugs.
* Workaround for GTK-OSX pasting issue.

Updates:

* Added menu options for changing line endings.
* The Project Manager Entry responds better.
* Improved Lua State integrity for critical data.
* Keep only 10 items in Find/Replace history.
* Special buffers are not "Untitled" anymore.
* Moved `textadept.locale` table to `_G`.

### 1.3 (30 Jan 2009)

Bugfixes:

* Binary files are opened and handled properly.
* Drag-and-dropped files are now opened in the correct split view they were dropped in.
* Fixed some various GTK-OSX UI issues.
* Fixed a special case of "Replace All".
* Clicking "Ok" closes any error dialogs on init.
* Fixed statusbar glitch when creating new buffers.
* Windows' CR+LF line endings are handled properly.
* Do not go to non-existent buffer index when loading session.
* Do not attempt to open non-existent files when double-clicking error messages.

Updates:

* Look for `~/.ta_theme` for setting Textadept `_THEME`.
* `_THEME` can now be a directory path.
* Themes now contain their own *lexer.lua* for defining lexer colors.
* Added "Find in Files" support.
* Can set the Project Manager cursor through Lua.
* Look for *~/.ta_modules* to load instead of default modules in *init.lua*.
* Added "Replace All" for just selected text.
* Removed menu label text in favor of using menu id numbers for menu actions.
* Added Find/Replace history.
* Use a combo entry for the Project Manager browser entry.
* Print messages to a split view instead of switching buffers.

### 1.2 (21 Jan 2009)

Bugfixes:

* None.

Updates:

* Windows command line support ("Open With Textadept" works too).
* New [`_m.textadept.run`][] module for compiling and running programs. Output is displayed in
  a message buffer and you can double-click errors and warnings to go to them in the source file.

[`_m.textadept.run`]: api.html#textadept.run

### 1.1 (11 Jan 2009)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed *core/ext/key_commands_std.lua* key conflict (`Ctrl+V`).

Updates:

* Dramatic speed increase in lexing for large, single-language files.
* Added [localization][] support.
* Added [bookmarks][] support.
* All `require` statements have been moved to *init.lua* for easy module configuration.
* Various improvements to efficiency, speed, and readability of source code.
* Manually parse *~/.gtkrc-2.0* on Mac since GTK-OSX does not do it.

[localization]: api.html#_L
[bookmarks]: api.html#textadept.bookmarks

### 1.0 (01 Jan 2009)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with placeholders in Lua-style snippets.
* Fixed view grow/shrink error thrown when the view is not split.
* Various fixes to recognize windows directory separators.
* Fixed some Find bugs.
* Fixed macro recording and playback bugs.

Updates:

* Added actions for all menu items.
* Added Lua interface functions and fields for the [find][] box.
* Nearly full Mac OSX support with [GTK-OSX][].
* Compile [LPeg][] and [LuaFileSystem][] libraries into Textadept by default.
* Use UTF-8 encoding by default.
* Added `light` color theme used by default.
* New Textadept icons.
* Added a true project manager.

[find]: api.html#ui.find
[GTK-OSX]: https://www.gtk.org/download/macos.php
[LPeg]: http://www.inf.puc-rio.br/~roberto/lpeg/lpeg.html
[LuaFileSystem]: https://keplerproject.github.com/luafilesystem/

### 0.6 (03 Oct 2008)

Bugfixes:

* Gracefully exit when *core/init.lua* fails to load.

Updates:

* Windows support! (finally)
* [Theming][] support (SciTE theme used by default).
* Added `textadept.size` field and save it in session files.
* Some C++ API-simplifying changes.
* Drag-and-drop files into Textadept works as expected.
* Revised [manual][].
* Buffer and View properties are no longer set in C++, but in Lua through "buffer_new" and
  "view_new" event handlers respectively.
* File types can be recognized by [pattern matching][] the first line.

[Theming]: manual.html#themes
[manual]: manual.html
[pattern matching]: manual.html#file-types

### 0.5 (23 Jul 2008)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug in Lua module when there is no matching file to go to.

Updates:

* Added user-friendly key bindings and menus.
* Added 43 more lexers.
* Moved block-comment commands from language modules to `textadept.editing` module.
* Updated some Luadoc.

### 0.4 (25 Jun 2008)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug with "%" being contained in text to replace.
* Fixed compile warnings.
* Fixed bug for menu actions on non-focused buffer.

Updates:

* Added [bookmark][] support through *modules/textadept/bookmarks.lua* (not loaded by default).
* Added icons to Textadept.
* Added a modules browser for adding, deleting, and editing modules easily.
* Consolidated source files into *textadept.c*, *textadept.h*, and *lua_interface.c*.
* Always load project manager settings from session file if available.
* Include *liblua5.1.a* for compiling Lua into Textadept.
* Added true [tab-completion][] to Lua command entry.
* Added Doxygen documentation for C source files.
* Updated Luadoc, and added Textadept manual.

[bookmark]: api.html#textadept.bookmarks
[tab-completion]: manual.html#command-entry-tab-completion

### 0.3 (04 Mar 2008)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed bug in editing module's `select_indented_block()`.
* Fixed empty `buffer.filename` bug in `textadept.io.save_as()`.
* Fixed setting of Ruby lexer after detecting filetype.

Updates:

* Makefile builds Textadept to optimize for small size.
* Lua is no longer an external dependency and built into Textadept.
* [Zenity][] is no longer a dependency on Linux. [lua_dialog][] is used instead.
* Resources from `io.popen()` are handled more appropriately.
* Added `textadept.reset()` function for for reloading Lua scripts.
* Added new find in files project manager browser.
* Fixed some code redundancy and typos in documentation.

[Zenity]: https://live.gnome.org/Zenity
[lua_dialog]: http://luaforge.net/projects/lua-dialog

### 0.2 (20 Dec 2007)

Bugfixes:

* Fixed command line parameters bug.
* Fixed `package.path` precedence bug.
* Use 8 style bits by default.

Updates:

* Scintilla-st.
* Lexers.
* Improved support for embedded language-specific snippets.

### 0.1 (01 Dec 2007)

Initial Release