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Vim 9.1 Now Available
The Vim project has announced the release of version 9.1 of the popular text editor.
"This release is dedicated to Bram Moolenaar, Vim's lead developer for more than 30 years, who passed away half a year ago," the announcement states. "The Vim project wouldn't exist without his work!"
Vim 9.1 is mainly a bug fix release, but it also offers new features and improvements, such as:
Smooth scroll support
New :defer command to help with cleaning up a function
Support for adding virtual-text to a buffer
Support for Vim9 classes and objects for the Vim9 scripting language
Microsoft has announced the addition of a new Copilot key for Windows PC keyboards, marking the first significant change to the keyboard in nearly three decades.
A company disclaimer notes that the timing and availability of the Copilot feature will vary by market and device and will require a Microsoft account.
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