Announcing: Vim (Vi IMproved) version 7.1b BETA
This is a BETA release of Vim 7.1. It consists of Vim 7.0 plus all patches, updated runtime files and a few fixes. If you were using 7.1a please upgrade to 7.1b and verify it works well. Please report every problem you find! It will only be a couple of days until the 7.1 release, so hurry. Once you have installed Vim 7.1b BETA you can find details about the changes since Vim 7.0 with ":help version-7.1". Changes since 7.1a: - Lots of spelling mistakes fixed. - Several runtime files updated. Somehow people tend to send me updates _after_ doing a release... - Bug in downloading a missing spell file fixed. Could wipe out a buffer with your text when downloading failed. - Building with MingW fixed (and now Win32s version also builds). - Editing compressed files didn't work when folding enabled. Testing ------- This is a BETA test version. Please give it a good test and report anything that isn't right. That includes a crash but also a typo in the documentation. I will not make an Amiga or OS/2 binary for Vim 7.1b. A Mac version is hopefully available soon on http://macvim.org/ Where to get it --------------- All files can be found below this directory: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unstable/ Information about which files to download for what system (don't use the links, they are still for Vim 7.0): http://www.vim.org/download.php A list of mirror sites can be found here: http://www.vim.org/mirrors.php Vim 7.1b is also available from CVS (soon, still checking in): http://www.vim.org/develop.php An overview of the files: UNIX: unix/vim-7.1b.tar.bz2 sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed VARIOUS: extra/vim-7.1b-extra.tar.gz extra files extra/vim-7.1b-lang.tar.gz multi-language files doc/vim71bhtml.zip help files converted to HTML MS-WINDOWS: pc/gvim71b.exe self-installing, includes all runtime files pc/vim71brt.zip runtime files pc/vim71blang.zip files for translated messages and menus pc/gvim71b.zip GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP pc/gvim71bole.zip GUI binary with OLE support pc/gvim71b_s.zip GUI binary for Windows 3.1 (untested) pc/vim71bd16.zip 16 bit console version for MS-DOS pc/vim71bd32.zip console version for MS-DOS/Windows 95/98 pc/vim71bw32.zip console version for Windows NT/2000/XP pc/vim71bsrc.zip sources for PC (with CR-LF) DIFFS TO PREVIOUS RELEASE: unix/vim-7.1a-7.1b.diff.gz sources + runtime files extra/vim-7.1a-7.1b-extra.diff.gz extra files extra/vim-7.1a-7.1b-lang.diff.gz multi-language files Mailing lists ------------- For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list. There are a lot of tips, scripts and solutions. You can ask your Vim questions, but only if you subscribe. See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim If you want to help Vim development or get the latest patches, subscribe to the vim-dev mailing list. See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev Subject specific lists: Multi-byte issues: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-multibyte Macintosh issues: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-mac Before you ask a question you should search the archives, someone may already have given the answer. Reporting bugs -------------- Send them to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Please describe the problem precisely. All the time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is spent on improving Vim! Always give a reproducible example and try to find out which settings or other things influence the appearance of the bug. Try starting without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE". Try different machines if possible. See ":help bugs" in Vim. Send me a patch if you can! If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to the vim-dev mailing list. You need to subscribe first. Happy Vimming! -- >From "know your smileys": C=}>;*{)) Drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, a mustache, and a double chin /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///
