GNU Nano 9.0: Smoother Scrolling and Smarter Editing
GNU Nano 9.0: Smoother Scrolling and Smarter Editing Table of contents:- Smooth Scrolling Flexible Navigation Refined Macros & Toggles Mouse-Friendly Controls Hello, fellow tinkerers and power users! Whether you’re a corporate sysadmin keeping servers humming on BSD, a private Linux enthusiast crafting scripts at home, or anyone working with Unix-like systems and open-source tools worldwide, GNU nano remains the lightweight, no-nonsense text editor that just gets the job done. On 8 April 2026 the team released version 9.0 , codenamed “Le bonheur est dans le pré”, and we’ve been putting it through its paces on Arch Linux running on Awesome Window Manager in a virtual machine. The improvements are subtle yet genuinely delightful—exactly the kind of polish that makes daily editing feel smoother and more intuitive. Smooth Scrolling The biggest change you’ll notice straight away is the new horizontal scrolling behaviour. When the cursor nears the right edge of the screen, ever...
