Mercurial > emacs
annotate man/anti.texi @ 36718:513c7e598896
*** empty log message ***
author | Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> |
---|---|
date | Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:54:03 +0000 |
parents | 1547295a2e76 |
children | 0c520895589b |
rev | line source |
---|---|
25829 | 1 @c This is part of the Emacs manual. |
31334 | 2 @c Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
25829 | 3 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions. |
4 | |
34200
551b6c1b5ee5
Update due to inclusion of macos.texi.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
33827
diff
changeset
|
5 @node Antinews, Mac OS, Command Arguments, Top |
31334 | 6 @appendix Emacs 20 Antinews |
25829 | 7 |
8 For those users who live backwards in time, here is information about | |
31334 | 9 downgrading to Emacs version 20. We hope you will enjoy the greater |
10 simplicity that results from the absence of many Emacs 21 features. | |
25829 | 11 |
12 @itemize @bullet | |
13 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
14 The display engine has been greatly simplified by eliminating support |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
15 for variable-size characters and other non-text display features. This |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
16 avoids the complexity of display layout in Emacs 21. To wit: |
31334 | 17 |
18 @itemize @minus | |
19 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
20 Variable-size characters are not supported in Emacs 20. You cannot use |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
21 fonts which contain oversized characters, and using italics fonts can |
36498
1547295a2e76
(Antinews): Fix typos reported by Dr Francis J. Wright <F.J.Wright@qmw.ac.uk>.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
36413
diff
changeset
|
22 result in illegible display. However, text which uses variable-size |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
23 fonts is unreadable anyway. With all characters in a frame layed out on |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
24 a regular grid, each character having the same height and width, text is |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
25 much easier to read. |
25829 | 26 |
27 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
28 Emacs does not display images, or play sounds. It just displays text, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
29 as you would expect from a @strong{text} editor. |
25829 | 30 |
31 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
32 Specification of the font for a face now uses an XLFD font name, for |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
33 compatibility with other X applications. This means that font |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
34 attributes cannot be merged when combining faces; however, experience |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
35 shows that mergers are bad economics. Face inheritance has also been |
36138
3f3557c3f0a9
Fix quote marks and periods.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents:
36137
diff
changeset
|
36 removed, so no one can accumulate ``too much face.'' |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
37 |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
38 @item |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
39 Several face appearance attributes such as 3D appearence, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
40 strike-through, and overline, have been eliminated. |
31403
736bba059dd4
Mention new face attributes, fields, and Eshell. Suggested
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31334
diff
changeset
|
41 |
736bba059dd4
Mention new face attributes, fields, and Eshell. Suggested
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31334
diff
changeset
|
42 @item |
36498
1547295a2e76
(Antinews): Fix typos reported by Dr Francis J. Wright <F.J.Wright@qmw.ac.uk>.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
36413
diff
changeset
|
43 Emacs now provides its own ``lean and mean'' scroll bars instead of using |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
44 those from the X toolkit. Toggle buttons and radio buttons in menus now |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
45 look just like any other menu item, which simplifies them, and prevents |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
46 them from standing out and distracting your attention from the other |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
47 menu items. |
31403
736bba059dd4
Mention new face attributes, fields, and Eshell. Suggested
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31334
diff
changeset
|
48 |
736bba059dd4
Mention new face attributes, fields, and Eshell. Suggested
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31334
diff
changeset
|
49 @item |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
50 There are no toolbars and no tooltips; in particular, @acronym{GUD} |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
51 mode cannot display variable values in a tooltip when you click on |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
52 that variable's name. Instead, Emacs 20 provides a direct interface to |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
53 the debugger, so that you can type appropriate debugger commands, such |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
54 as @kbd{display foo} and @kbd{print bar}. As these commands use |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
55 explicit words, their meaning is more self-evident. |
31334 | 56 |
57 @item | |
58 Colors are not available on character terminals. If you @emph{must} | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
59 have colors, but cannot afford running X, you can now use the MS-DOG |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
60 version of Emacs inside a DOS emulator. |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
61 |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
62 @item |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
63 The mode line is not mouse-sensitive, since it is meant only to |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
64 display information. Use keyboard commands to switch between buffers, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
65 toggle read-only and modified status, switch minor modes on and off, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
66 etc. |
25829 | 67 |
68 @item | |
33695 | 69 The support for ``wheeled'' mice under X has been removed, because |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
70 of their slow scroll rate, and because you will find less and less of |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
71 these mice as you go back in time. Instead Emacs 20 provides the |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
72 @kbd{C-v} and @kbd{M-v} keys for scrolling. (You can also use the |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
73 scroll bar, but be advised that it, too, may be absent in yet earlier |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
74 Emacs versions.) |
25829 | 75 |
76 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
77 Busy-cursor display is gone, as it was found to be too hard to draw on |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
78 displays whose resolution is getting lower and lower. This means that |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
79 you get the standard kind of cursor blinking that your terminal |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
80 provides. |
31334 | 81 |
82 @item | |
83 Some aspects of Emacs appearance, such as the colors of the scroll bar | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
84 and the menus, can only be controlled via X resources. Since colors |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
85 aren't supported except on X, it doesn't make any sense doing this in |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
86 any way but the X way. For those users who aren't privy to X arcana, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
87 we've provided good default colors that should make everybody happy. |
25829 | 88 |
89 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
90 The variable @code{show-trailing-whitespace} has no special meaning, so |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
91 trailing whitespace on a line is now always displayed correctly: as |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
92 empty space. To see if a line ends with spaces or TABs, type @kbd{C-e} |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
93 on that line. Likewise, empty lines at the end of the buffer are not |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
94 marked in any way; use @kbd{M->} to see where the end of the buffer is. |
25829 | 95 |
96 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
97 The spacing between text lines on the display now always follows the |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
98 font design and the rules of your window manager. This provides for |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
99 predictable appearance of the displayed text. |
31334 | 100 @end itemize |
25829 | 101 |
102 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
103 Emacs 20 has simpler support for multi-lingual editing. While not as |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
104 radical a simplification as Emacs 19 was, it goes a long way toward |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
105 eliminating some of the annoying features: |
25829 | 106 |
31334 | 107 @itemize @minus |
25829 | 108 @item |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
109 Translations of the Emacs reference cards to other languages are no |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
110 longer part of the distribution, because in the past we expect |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
111 computer users to speak English. |
25829 | 112 |
113 @item | |
31334 | 114 To avoid extra confusion, many language environments have been |
115 eliminated. For example, @samp{Polish} and @samp{Celtic} (Latin-8) | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
116 environments are not supported. The Latin-9 environment is gone, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
117 too, because you won't need the Euro sign in the past. |
31334 | 118 |
119 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
120 Emacs 20 always asks you which coding system to use when saving |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
121 a buffer, unless it can use the same one that it used to read the buffer. |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
122 It does not try to see if the preferred coding system is suitable. |
25829 | 123 |
124 @item | |
31334 | 125 Commands which provide detailed information about character sets and |
126 coding systems, such as @code{list-charset-chars}, | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
127 @code{describe-character-set}, and the @kbd{C-u C-x =} key-sequence, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
128 no longer exist. The less said about non-@sc{ascii} characters, the |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
129 better. |
25829 | 130 |
131 @item | |
31334 | 132 The terminal coding system cannot be set to something CCL-based, so |
133 keyboards which produce @code{KOI8} and DOS/Windows codepage codes | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
134 cannot be supported directly. Instead, you should use one of the input |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
135 methods provided in the Leim package. |
31334 | 136 @end itemize |
25829 | 137 |
138 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
139 As you move back through time, some systems will become unimportant or |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
140 enter the vaporware phase, so Emacs 20 does not support them: |
25829 | 141 |
31334 | 142 @itemize @minus |
25829 | 143 @item |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
144 Emacs 20 cannot be built on GNU/Linux systems running on IA64 machines, |
33695 | 145 and you cannot build a 64-bit Emacs on Solaris or Irix even though there |
146 are still 64-bit versions of those OSes. | |
25829 | 147 |
148 @item | |
33695 | 149 LynxOS is also not supported, and neither is the Macintosh, though they |
150 still exist. | |
25829 | 151 @end itemize |
152 | |
31334 | 153 @item |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
154 The arrangement of menu bar items differs from most other @acronym{GUI} |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
155 programs. We think that uniformity of look-and-feel is boring, and that |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
156 Emacs' unique features require its unique menu-bar configuration. |
25829 | 157 |
31334 | 158 @item |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
159 You cannot save the options that you set from the @samp{Options} |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
160 menu-bar menu; instead, you need to set all the options again each time |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
161 you start a new session. However, if you follow the recommended |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
162 practice and keep a single Emacs session running until you log out, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
163 you won't have to set the options very often. |
25829 | 164 |
31334 | 165 @item |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
166 Emacs 20 does not pop up a buffer with error messages when an error is |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
167 signaled during loading of the user's init file. Instead, it simply |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
168 announces the fact that an error happened. To know where in the init |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
169 file was that, insert @code{(message "foo")} lines judiciously into the |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
170 file and look for those messages in the @samp{*Messages*} buffer. |
25829 | 171 |
172 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
173 Some commands no longer treat Transient Mark mode specially. For |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
174 example, @code{ispell} doesn't spell-check the region when Transient |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
175 Mark mode is in effect and the mark is active; instead, it checks the |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
176 current buffer. (Transient Mark mode is alien to the spirit of Emacs, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
177 so we are planning to remove it altogether in an earlier version.) |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
178 |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
179 @item |
36137
be2cd75cbd85
Fix style of @kbd{...Mouse...}.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents:
34200
diff
changeset
|
180 @kbd{C-Down-Mouse-3} does not show what would be in the menu bar |
33695 | 181 when the menu bar is not displayed. |
31334 | 182 |
183 @item | |
36498
1547295a2e76
(Antinews): Fix typos reported by Dr Francis J. Wright <F.J.Wright@qmw.ac.uk>.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
36413
diff
changeset
|
184 For uniformity, the @key{delete} function key in Emacs 20 works exactly like |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
185 the @key{DEL} key, on both text-only terminals and window systems---it |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
186 always deletes backward. This eliminates the inconsistency of Emacs 21, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
187 where the key labeled @key{delete} deletes forward when you are using a |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
188 window system, and backward on a text-only terminals. |
31334 | 189 |
190 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
191 The ability to place backup files in special subdirectories (controlled |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
192 by @code{backup-directory-alist}) has been eliminated. This makes |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
193 finding your backup files much easier: they are always in the same |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
194 directory as the original files. |
31334 | 195 |
196 @item | |
197 Emacs no longer refuses to load Lisp files compiled by incompatible | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
198 versions of Emacs, which may contain invalid byte-code. Instead, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
199 Emacs now dumps core when it encounters such byte-code. However, this |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
200 is a rare occurrence, and it won't happen at all when all Emacs |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
201 versions merge together, in the distant past. |
25829 | 202 |
203 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
204 The @kbd{C-x 5 1} command has been eliminated. If you want to delete |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
205 all the frames but the current one, delete them one by one instead. |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
206 |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
207 @item |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
208 CC Mode now enforces identical values for some customizable options, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
209 such as indentation style, for better consistency. In particular, if |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
210 you select an indentation style for Java, the same style is used |
36498
1547295a2e76
(Antinews): Fix typos reported by Dr Francis J. Wright <F.J.Wright@qmw.ac.uk>.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
36413
diff
changeset
|
211 for C and C@t{++} buffers as well. |
31334 | 212 |
213 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
214 Isearch does not highlight other possible matches; it shows only the |
36137
be2cd75cbd85
Fix style of @kbd{...Mouse...}.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents:
34200
diff
changeset
|
215 current match, to avoid distracting your attention. @kbd{Mouse-2} in |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
216 the echo area during incremental search now signals an error, instead of |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
217 inserting the current selection into the search string. But you can |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
218 accomplish more or less the same job by typing @kbd{M-y}. |
25829 | 219 |
220 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
221 The ability to specify a port number when editing remote files with |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
222 @code{ange-ftp} was removed. Instead, Emacs 20 provides undocumented |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
223 features in the function @code{ange-ftp-normal-login} (@cite{Use the |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
224 source, Luke!}) to specify the port. |
25829 | 225 |
226 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
227 Emacs 20 does not check for changing time stamps of remote files, since |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
228 the old FTP programs you will encounter in the past could not provide |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
229 the time stamp anyway. Windows-style FTP clients which output the |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
230 @samp{^M} character at the end of each line get special handling from |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
231 @code{ange-ftp} in Emacs 20, with unexpected results that should make |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
232 your life more interesting. |
25829 | 233 |
234 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
235 Many complicated display features, including highlighting of |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
236 mouse-sensitive text regions and popping up help strings for menu items, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
237 don't work in the MS-DOS version. Spelling doesn't work on MS-DOS, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
238 and Eshell doesn't exist, so there's no workable shell-mode, either. |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
239 This fits the spirit of MS-DOS, which resembles a dumb character |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
240 terminal. |
25829 | 241 |
242 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
243 The @code{woman} package has been removed, so Emacs users on non-Posix |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
244 systems will need @emph{a real man} to read manual pages. (Users who |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
245 are not macho can read the Info documentation instead.) |
25829 | 246 |
247 @item | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
248 @code{recentf} has been removed, because we figure that you can remember |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
249 the names of the files you edit frequently. With decreasing disk size, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
250 you should have fewer files anyway, so you won't notice the absence of |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
251 this feature. |
25829 | 252 |
253 @item | |
36413
f5625ac53fba
Made minor editing changes.
Andrew Choi <akochoi@shaw.ca>
parents:
36138
diff
changeset
|
254 The @code{field} property does not exist in Emacs 20, so various |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
255 packages that run subsidiary programs in Emacs buffers cannot in general |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
256 distinguish which text was user input and which was output from the |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
257 subprocess. If you need to try to do this nonetheless, Emacs 20 |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
258 provides a variable @code{comint-prompt-regexp}, which lets you try to |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
259 distinguish input by recognizing prompt strings. |
31403
736bba059dd4
Mention new face attributes, fields, and Eshell. Suggested
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31334
diff
changeset
|
260 |
736bba059dd4
Mention new face attributes, fields, and Eshell. Suggested
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31334
diff
changeset
|
261 @item |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
262 We have eliminated the special major modes for Delphi sources, |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
263 PostScript files, context diffs, and @file{TODO} files. Use Fundamental |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
264 Mode instead. |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
265 |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
266 @item |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
267 Many additional packages that unnecessarily complicate your life in |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
268 Emacs 21 are absent in Emacs 20. You cannot browse C@t{++} classes with |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
269 Ebrowse, access @acronym{SQL} data bases, access @acronym{LDAP} and |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
270 other directory servers, or mix shell commands and Lisp functions using |
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
271 Eshell. |
31334 | 272 |
273 @item | |
274 To keep up with decreasing computer memory capacity and disk space, many | |
32639
09353c2fcc8a
(Antinews): Many changes from Richard Stallman.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents:
31403
diff
changeset
|
275 other functions and files have been eliminated in Emacs 20. |
25829 | 276 @end itemize |