Configuration:
- Removed compile-time compatibility mode (the compatibility-mode switch), now "f" flag in 'cpoptions' does the same.
- Added --without/[with]-X11 configure script option.
- configure script now checks much more then before.
- Better make files (thanks to Hendrik Jaeger).
Only on Windows:
- Replaced gl normal mode mapping for Windows with gr because of conflict (with 'lsview').
- Allow paths in :file[x]type command that contain spaces to be doublequoted on Windows.
Normal and visual modes related changes:
- Added Ctrl-W H/J/K/L normal mode keys.
- Added gh, gj, gk and gl keys for normal and visual modes.
- Added 0, ^ and $ keys for normal and visual modes, which also work as selectors in normal mode.
Command-line mode related changes:
- Added Ctrl-T handling in command line to swap characters.
- Added Meta-. handling in command line to paste last parts of previous commands.
- Added :echo command.
- Added :if, :else and :endif commands.
- Added support for `==` and `!=` operators.
- Added :normal command.
- Added mapping commands for view and menu modes.
- Changed relative path base for :split and :vsplit commands.
- Expand macros for user defined commands.
:set command and options:
- Added 'viewcolumns' local option to control view columns.
- Added 'lsview' option to control ls-like view look.
- Added 'dotdirs' option to control visibility of "../" directory.
- Added 'classify' option to set prefixes and suffixes for different file types.
- Added %E 'statusline' option macro, which means size of all selected files or current file, if no files are selected.
- Added "t" flag to 'cpoptions' option (replaces compile-time compatibility mode).
Completion:
- Added completion for :set option= even for options without variants.
- Complete only directory names for :split and :vsplit commands.
- Escape pipe character during :file completion.
- Complete :set for short and full option names like Vim does (e.g. 'so' should be expanded to 'sort', not only 'scrolloff').
TUI (Terminal User Interface):
- Added status bar messages for :apropos, :find and :locate commands.
- Flicker less on :restart command.
- Don't show Ctrl-C part in information message boxes where it doesn't make sense.
- Reduce delay between terminal resize and TUI redrawing.
- Fixed background bold (light) colors in linux native console.
Color scheme related changes:
- Added light versions of color names.
Key bindings:
- Don't pause on '0' after Ctrl-W (count cannot start with zero).
- Multiply counts in front and in the middle of commands with Ctrl-W (as Vim does).
- Multiply counts in front of command and its selector (as Vim does).
Other changes:
- Added support for builtin functions and filetype() as the first one.
- Check current view of other pane on leaving FUSE mount directory an don't unmount if that file system is still in use.
- Try the rest of the programs for an association when the default one isn't found.
- Reduced memory consumption of view histories.
And fixes of bugs and memory leaks.
See change log for full list of changes and by whom they were suggested.