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1 GNU Emacs NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.
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3 Copyright (C) 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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4 See the end of the file for license conditions.
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6 Please send Emacs bug reports to emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org.
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7 If possible, use M-x report-emacs-bug.
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9 This file is about changes in Emacs version 23.
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11 See files NEWS.22, NEWS.21, NEWS.20, NEWS.19, NEWS.18, and NEWS.1-17
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12 for changes in older Emacs versions.
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14 You can narrow news to a specific version by calling `view-emacs-news'
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15 with a prefix argument or by typing C-u C-h C-n.
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17 Temporary note:
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18 +++ indicates that the appropriate manual has already been updated.
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19 --- means no change in the manuals is called for.
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20 When you add a new item, please add it without either +++ or ---
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21 so we will look at it and add it to the manual.
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24 * About external Lisp packages
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27 * Installation Changes in Emacs 23.1
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29 ** The default X toolkit is now Gtk+, rather than Lucid.
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30 The configure option `--with-gtk' has been removed. Gtk is now the
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31 default toolkit, but you can use --with-x-toolkit=gtk if necessary.
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33 ** New font code.
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34 Fonts are handled by new code capable of dealing with multiple font
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35 backends. This uses the freetype and fontconfig libraries.
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37 *** Emacs now accepts font names supplied in the fontconfig format
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38 (e.g. "monospace-12:bold") and GTK format (e.g. "Monospace Bold 12").
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40 *** Added support for local fonts (fonts installed on the machine
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41 where Emacs is running).
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43 *** Added support for the Xft library for antialiasing.
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45 *** Added support for the otf library for complex text layout by
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46 OpenType fonts.
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48 *** Added support for the m17n library for text shaping.
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50 ** Changes to image support
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51 ---
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52 *** configure now checks for libgif before libungif when searching for
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53 a GIF library.
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54 +++
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55 *** Emacs now supports the SVG image format through librsvg2.
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57 ** New NeXTSTEP-based port
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58 This provides support for GNUStep (via the GNUStep libraries) and Mac
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59 OS X (via the Cocoa libraries). See nextstep/README and
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60 nextstep/INSTALL in the Emacs source directory.
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62 ** Mac OS X is no longer supported via Carbon.
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63 Use the NeXTSTEP port, described above.
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64
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65 ** The new configuration option "--with-dbus" enables D-Bus language
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66 bindings for Emacs.
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68 ** Support for many obsolete platforms has been removed.
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69 See the list at the end of etc/MACHINES for details.
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70 ---
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71 *** Support for systems without alloca has been removed.
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72 ---
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73 *** Support for Sun windows has been removed.
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74 ---
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75 *** The `emacstool' utility has been removed.
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77 ** The following platforms will be removed in a future Emacs version:
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79 *** Libc version 5 on GNU/Linux.
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81 *** Old FreeBSD and NetBSD systems based on the COFF executable
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82 format.
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84 *** Solaris versions 2.6 and below.
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86 *** Solaris on IBM RS6000 machines.
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88 *** UNIX System V (the original SysV, not later platforms based on it).
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90 *** Platforms not supporting shared libraries (i.e., requiring the
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91 NO_SHARED_LIBS compilation flag).
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93 ---
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94 ** The configure options `--with-gcc', `--without-gcc' have been removed.
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95 Configure will use gcc by default. Set the CC environment variable if
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96 you need control over which C compiler is used.
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98 ** The refcards are now shipped as PDF files.
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100 ---
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101 ** Emacs 23 comes with a new set of default icons.
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102 Various resolutions are available as etc/images/icons/hicolor/*/apps/emacs.png.
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103 The Emacs 22 icon is available as `emacs22.png' in the same location.
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105 * Changes in Emacs 23.1
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107 ** Emacs can now be built under the Cocoa libraries on Mac OS X and GNUstep
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108 libraries on other machines. Specify --with-ns to configure for this. By
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109 default a self-contained app will be built (containing all lisp). To
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110 install/share lisp with other emacsen (e.g. X11 build) use
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111 --disable-ns-self-contained. Use 'info-ns-emacs' or first entry under Help
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112 menu when running for more information.
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114 ** `where-is-preferred-modifier' can specify your favorite modifier.
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116 ** Improved X Window System support
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117
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118 *** Emacs now supports using both X displays and ttys in one session.
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119 With an Emacs server active (M-x server-start), `emacsclient -t'
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120 creates a tty frame connected to the running emacs server. You can
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121 use any number of different ttys. `emacsclient -c' creates a new X11
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122 frame on the current $DISPLAY (or a tty frame if $DISPLAY is not set).
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123
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124 You can test for the presence of this feature in your Lisp code by
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125 testing for the `multi-tty' feature.
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127 **** Emacsclient can now open new terminal frames.
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128 Now, the default behavior is to open a new Emacs frame by default.
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129 Use the -c option to get the old behavior of opening files in the
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130 currently selected Emacs frame.
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132 *** The new command close-display-connection closes a connection to a
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133 remote display.
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135 *** Emacs now supports the XEmbed specification.
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136 You can embed Emacs in another application on X11. The new command line
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137 option --parent-id is used to pass the parent window id to Emacs. See
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138 http://standards.freedesktop.org/xembed-spec/xembed-spec-latest.html
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139 for details about XEmbed.
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140
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141 *** Emacs can now set the frame opacity.
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142 The opacity of a frame can be controlled by setting the `alpha' frame
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143 parameter. This only takes effect on a compositing window manager for
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144 the X Window System, such as Compiz, Beryl and Compiz Fusion, or on
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145 Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows.
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146
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147 The alpha parameter should be an integer between 0 (transparent) and
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148 100 (opaque), or a float number between 0.0 and 1.0. It can also be a
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149 cons cell (ACTIVE . INACTIVE), where ACTIVE is the opacity of an
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150 active frame and INACTIVE is the opactity of non-active frames.
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151
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152 The variable `frame-alpha-lower-limit' defines a lower bound for the
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153 opacity; the default is 20.
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154
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155 ** Internationalization changes
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156
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157 *** The Emacs character set is now a superset of Unicode.
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158 (It has about four times the code space, which should be plenty).
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159
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160 The internal encoding used for buffers and strings is now
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161 Unicode-based and called `utf-8-emacs'. This encoding is backwards
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162 compatible with Unicode's UTF-8 encoding. The internal encoding
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163 previously used by Emacs, `emacs-mule', is still available.
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164
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165 During byte-compilation, Emacs 23 uses `utf-8-emacs' to write files.
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166 As a result, byte-compiled files containing non-ASCII characters can't
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167 be read by earlier versions of Emacs. Files compiled by Emacs 20, 21,
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168 or 22 are loaded correctly as emacs-mule (whether or not they contain
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169 multibyte characters). This takes somewhat more time, so it may be
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170 worth recompiling existing .elc files which don't need to be shared
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171 with older Emacsen.
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172
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173 *** There are new coding systems/aliases; see M-x list-coding-systems.
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174
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175 *** There is a new charset implementation with many new charsets.
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176 See M-x list-character-sets. New charsets can be defined conveniently
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177 as tables of unicodes.
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178
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179 **** The dimension of a charset is now 1, 2, 3, or 4, and the size of
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180 each dimension is no longer limited to 94 or 96.
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181
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182 **** A dynamic charset priority list is used to infer the charset of
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183 characters for display.
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184
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185 *** There are new language environments for Chinese-GBK,
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186 Chinese-GB18030, Khmer, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Oriya, Telugu,
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187 Sinhala, and TaiViet.
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188
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189 *** The minor modes unify-8859-on-encoding-mode and
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190 unify-8859-on-decoding-mode are obsolete.
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191
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192 ** Emacs now supports serial port access on GNU/Linux, Unix, and
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193 Windows. The new command `serial-term' starts an interactive terminal
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194 on a serial port. The serial port can be configured at runtime with
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195 the mode-line mouse menu.
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196
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197 ** Menu Bar changes
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198 ---
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199 *** In the Options menu, the "Set Default Font" item applies the
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200 selected font to the `default' face on all frames, not just the
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201 current frame. Furthermore, if Emacs is compiled with both GTK and
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202 Fontconfig support, the "Set Default Font" item uses the GTK font
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203 selection dialog instead of an Emacs pop-up menu.
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204 ---
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205 *** The font setting chosen by "Set Default Font" is saved if the
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206 "Save Options" item is used.
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207
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208 *** The Tools menu contains a new Encryption/Decryption submenu.
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209 This contains commands provided by EasyPG, the newly-included
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210 interface to GnuPG (see New Modes and Packages).
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211 ---
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212 *** In the Options menu, the "Truncate Long Lines in the Buffer" entry
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213 has been replaced with a submenu offering three different ways to
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214 handle long lines: truncation, continuation at the window edge, and
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215 the new word wrapping option (see Editing Changes, below).
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216
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217 ** Mode-line changes
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218 +++
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219 *** The mode-line displays a `@', instead of `-', if the
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220 default-directory for the current buffer is on a remote machine.
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221
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222 *** The mode-line displays a mode menu when mouse-1 is clicked on a
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223 minor mode, in the same way as it already did for major modes.
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224
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225 *** The `mode-line-emphasis' face is used to highlight certain
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226 mode-line information (e.g. waiting for a VC command to finish).
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227
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228 ** Directory-local variables can now be defined.
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229 By default, Emacs looks in .dir-settings.el for directory-local
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230 variables. For more information, see `set-directory-project' and
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231 `define-project-bindings'.
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232
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233
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234 * Startup Changes in Emacs 23.1
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235
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236 +++
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237 ** The option `inhibit-startup-screen' (with aliases to old names
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238 `inhibit-splash-screen' and `inhibit-startup-message') doesn't inhibit
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239 display of the initial message in the *scratch* buffer. If you don't
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240 want to display the initial message in the *scratch* buffer at startup,
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241 you can set the option `initial-scratch-message' to nil.
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242
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243 ** New user option `initial-buffer-choice' specifies what to display
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244 after starting Emacs: startup screen, *scratch* buffer, visiting a
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245 file or directory.
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246
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247 ** New alias `argv' for `command-line-args-left'
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248 This is a convenience alias, so that one can write `(pop argv)'
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249 inside of --eval command line arguments in order to access
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250 following arguments.
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251
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252 ** The abbrev file is no longer read at startup in batch mode.
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253
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254 * Incompatible Editing Changes in Emacs 23.1
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255
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256 ** In Dired, `dired-flag-garbage-files' is rebound from `&' to `%&'
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257 on the regexp command prefix map.
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258
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259 +++
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260 ** In Dired-x, all command guesses for ! are now added to the default
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261 list accessible by M-n instead of pushing all guesses temporarily into
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262 the history list.
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263
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264 ---
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265 ** The following input methods were removed in Emacs 22.2, but this was
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266 not advertised: danish-alt-postfix, esperanto-alt-postfix,
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267 finnish-alt-postfix, german-alt-postfix, icelandic-alt-postfix,
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268 norwegian-alt-postfix, scandinavian-alt-postfix, spanish-alt-postfix,
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269 and swedish-alt-postfix. Use the versions without "alt-", which are
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270 identical.
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271
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272
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273 * Editing Changes in Emacs 23.1
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274
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275 ** The C-n and C-p line-motion commands now move by screen lines,
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276 taking continued lines and variable-width characters into account.
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277 Setting `line-move-visual' to nil reverts this to the previous
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278 behavior (motion by logical lines based on buffer contents alone).
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279
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280 ** C-x C-c now invokes `save-buffers-kill-terminal', and C-z now
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281 invokes `suspend-frame'. This change is for compatibility with the
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282 new multi-tty support (see `Improved X Window System support' above).
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283
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284 ** Mark changes
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285 +++
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286 *** Transient Mark mode is now on by default.
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287 +++
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288 *** mark-even-if-inactive now defaults to t
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289 +++
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290 *** When Transient Mark mode is on, C-SPC C-SPC pushes a mark without
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291 activating it.
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292 +++
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293 *** When Transient Mark mode is on, M-q now fills the region if the
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294 region is active. Otherwise, it fills the current paragraph.
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295 +++
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296 *** When Transient Mark mode is on, M-$ now checks spelling of the
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297 region if the region is active. Otherwise, it checks spelling of the
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298 word at point.
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299 *** When Transient Mark mode is on, TAB now indents the region if the
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300 region is active.
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301 *** `use-empty-active-region' controls whether an empty active region
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302 in Transient Mark mode should make commands operate on that empty
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303 region.
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304
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305 ** Temporarily active regions
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306 +++
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307 *** The new variable shift-select-mode, non-nil by default, controls
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308 shift-selection. When Shift Select mode is on, shift-translated
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309 motion keys (e.g. S-left and S-down) activate and extend a temporary
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310 region, similar to mouse-selection.
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311 +++
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312 *** Temporarily active regions, created using shift-selection or
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313 mouse-selection, are not necessarily deactivated in the next command.
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314 They are only deactivated after point motion commands that are not
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315 shift-translated, or after commands that would ordinarily deactivate
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316 the mark in Transient Mark mode (e.g., any command that modifies the
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317 buffer).
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318
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319 ** Minibuffer changes
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320
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321 *** Operations like C-x b and C-x C-f, which use switch-to-buffer, do
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322 not fail any more when used in a minibuffer or a dedicated window.
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323 Instead, they fallback on using pop-to-buffer, which will use some
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324 other window.
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325
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326 *** When M-n in the minibuffer reaches the end of the list of defaults,
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327 it adds the completion list to the end, so next M-n continues putting
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328 completion items to the minibuffer. The same principle applies to
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329 incremental search commands as well: C-s or C-M-s starts searching
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330 the default values and after the end of defaults they continue
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331 searching minibuffer completion items.
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332
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333 *** Minibuffer input of shell commands now comes with completion.
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334
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335 *** In the `C-x d' (Dired) prompt, typing M-n gives the visited file
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336 name of the current buffer.
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337
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338 *** In the M-! (shell-command) prompt, M-n provides some default commands.
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339 These are guessed using the file extension of the current file, based
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340 on the file-handlers specified in the operating system's `mailcap'
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341 file. The ! command in Dired (dired-do-shell-command) works
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342 similarly, using the file displayed on the current line.
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343
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344 *** A list of regexp default values is available via M-n for `occur',
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345 `keep-lines', `flush-lines' and `how-many'. This list includes the active
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346 region in transient-mark-mode, the word under the cursor, the last isearch
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347 regexp, the last isearch string and the last replacement regexp.
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348
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349 *** isearch started in the minibuffer searches in the minibuffer history.
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350 Reverse isearch commands (C-r, C-M-r) search in previous minibuffer
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351 history elements, and forward isearch commands (C-s, C-M-s) search in
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352 next history elements. When the reverse search reaches the first history
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353 element, it wraps to the last history element, and the forward search
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354 wraps to the first history element. When the search is terminated, the
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355 history element containing the search string becomes the current.
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356
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357 ** Face changes
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358
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359 *** S-down-mouse-1 now pops up a menu for changing the font and text
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360 size of the default face in the current buffer. The face is changed
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361 via face remapping (see below).
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362
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363 *** FIXME face-remap
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364
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365 ** Primary selection changes
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366
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367 *** If `select-active-regions' is t, setting the mark automatically
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368 makes the new region into the primary selection (for interaction with
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369 other window applications). If you enable this, you might want to
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370 bind `mouse-yank-primary' to Mouse-2.
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371
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372 *** You can disable kill ring commands from accessing the primary
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373 selection by setting `x-select-enable-primary' to nil.
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374
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375 ** Completion changes
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376
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377 *** `completion-styles' can be customized to choose your favorite
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378 completion style.
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379
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380 *** The default completion styles include a form of partial-completion.
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381
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382 *** The new command `minibuffer-force-complete' chooses one of the
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383 possible completions, rather than stopping at the common prefix.
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384
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385 *** `completion-auto-help' can be set to `lazy' to list the
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386 completions only if you repeat the completion. This was already
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387 supported in `partial-completion-mode'.
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388
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389 ** Continuation lines can be wrapped at word boundaries
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390 (word-wrapping) instead of the right window edge. The new per-buffer
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391 variable `word-wrap', if non-nil turns on word-wrapping. Word
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392 wrapping does not take place if continuation lines are not shown,
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393 e.g. if truncate-lines is non-nil.
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394
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395 ** Window management changes
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396
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397 *** truncate-partial-width-windows now accepts integer values, which
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398 specify a minimum window width for partial-width windows, below which
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399 lines are truncated. The default has been changed to 30.
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400
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401 *** The new command balance-windows-area balances windows both
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402 vertically and horizontally.
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403
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404 ** Miscellaneous changes:
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405
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406 *** New keymap `search-map' bound to `M-s' provides global bindings
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407 for search related commands: `M-s o' for `occur', `M-s h r' for
5df646ce1545 Add global bindings `M-s o' for `occur', `M-s h r' for `highlight-regexp',
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96280
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408 `highlight-regexp' and other hi-lock commands on the `M-s h' prefix.
5df646ce1545 Add global bindings `M-s o' for `occur', `M-s h r' for `highlight-regexp',
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96280
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409
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410 *** C-l is bound to the new command recenter-top-bottom, rather than recenter.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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411 This moves the current line to window center, top and bottom on
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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412 successive invokations.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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413
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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414 *** scroll-preserve-screen-position also preserves the column position.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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415
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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416 *** If `yank-pop-change-selection' is t, rotating the kill ring also
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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417 updates the selection or clipboard to the current yank, just as M-w
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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418 would do so with the text it copies to the kill ring.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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419
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parents: 96156
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420 +++
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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421 *** C-M-% now shows replacement as it would look in the buffer, with
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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422 `\N' and `\&' substituted according to the match. Old behavior can be
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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423 restored by customizing `query-replace-show-replacement'.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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424
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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425 *** The command shell prompts for the default directory, when it is
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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426 called with a prefix and the default directory is a remote file name.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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427 This is because some file name handlers (like ange-ftp) are not able to
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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428 run processes remotely.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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429
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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430 *** The new command kill-matching-buffers kills buffers whose name
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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431 matches a regexp.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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432
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parents: 96300
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433 *** The new commands `pp-macroexpand-expression' and
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
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434 `pp-macroexpand-last-sexp' pretty-print macro expansions.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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435
62200
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Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 62187
diff changeset
436
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 80941
diff changeset
437 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 23.1
77652
7359af7113b3 Try to rearrange by related topics, and some order of importance.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 77604
diff changeset
438
87039
c7d386687d80 Placeholder for new files from lisp/gnus.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 86988
diff changeset
439 ** FIXME add details of new packages imported from lisp/gnus.
92241
d4d3bc46621d (Gnus): Mention problem with coding system `utf-8-emacs'
Reiner Steib <Reiner.Steib@gmx.de>
parents: 92240
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440 [Maybe some information from doc/misc/gnus-coding.texi can be reused]
87039
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 86988
diff changeset
441
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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442 ** Auto Composition Mode is a minor mode that composes characters
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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443 automatically when they are displayed. It is globally on by default.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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444 It uses `auto-composition-function' (default `auto-compose-chars').
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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445
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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446 ** Bubbles, a new game, is similar to SameGame.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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447
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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448 ** bug-reference.el provides clickable links to bug reports.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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449
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
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450 ** copyright.el provides utilities for updating copyright notices in files.
96230
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
451
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
452 ** dbus.el provides D-Bus language bindings.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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453 D-Bus is an inter-process communication mechanism for applications
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
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454 residing on the same host. See the manual for details.
84448
d03b0147539e Revert mistakenly deleted entries.
Michaël Cadilhac <michael.cadilhac@lrde.org>
parents: 84444
diff changeset
455
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
456 ** Doc View Mode allows viewing of PDF, PostScript and DVI documents.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
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457 One can also search for a regular expression in the document. For
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
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458 details, see the commentary in doc-view.el.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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459
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
460 ** EasyPG provides an interface to the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG).
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
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461 It includes a GnuPG keyring browser, cryptographic operations on
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
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462 regions and files, and automatic encryption of *.gpg files. For
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
463 details, see the EasyPG Assistant User's Manual.
96230
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
464
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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465 ** json.el is a library for parsing and generating JSON
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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466 (JavaScript Object Notation), a lightweight data-interchange format.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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467
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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468 ** linum.el is a new minor mode to display line numbers for the
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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469 current buffer.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
470
97095
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 97090
diff changeset
471 ** mairix.el is an interface to mairix, a free tool for indexing and
61de98ebc619 ** mairix.el is an interface to mairix, a free tool for indexing and
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 97090
diff changeset
472 searching locally stored mail. It allows you to query mairix and
61de98ebc619 ** mairix.el is an interface to mairix, a free tool for indexing and
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 97090
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473 display the search results with Rmail, Gnus and VM. Note that there
61de98ebc619 ** mairix.el is an interface to mairix, a free tool for indexing and
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 97090
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474 is an existing Gnus back end, nnmairix.el, which should be used with
61de98ebc619 ** mairix.el is an interface to mairix, a free tool for indexing and
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 97090
diff changeset
475 Maildir/MH setups.
61de98ebc619 ** mairix.el is an interface to mairix, a free tool for indexing and
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 97090
diff changeset
476
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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477 ** minibuffer-indicate-depth-mode shows the minibuffer depth in the prompt.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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478
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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479 ** nXML Mode
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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480 This is a new mode for editing XML documents. It allows a schema to
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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481 be associated with the XML document being edited, using Relax NG as
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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482 the schema language. The schema is used to provide two key features:
92063
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Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org>
parents: 92034
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483
d359b11fb16e NEWS: Describe nXML mode and json.el.
Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org>
parents: 92034
diff changeset
484 *** Continuous validation. nXML validates as you type, highlighting
d359b11fb16e NEWS: Describe nXML mode and json.el.
Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org>
parents: 92034
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485 any invalid parts of your document.
d359b11fb16e NEWS: Describe nXML mode and json.el.
Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org>
parents: 92034
diff changeset
486
d359b11fb16e NEWS: Describe nXML mode and json.el.
Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org>
parents: 92034
diff changeset
487 *** Completion. nXML can assist you in entering an element name,
d359b11fb16e NEWS: Describe nXML mode and json.el.
Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org>
parents: 92034
diff changeset
488 attribute name or data value by using information about what is
d359b11fb16e NEWS: Describe nXML mode and json.el.
Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org>
parents: 92034
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489 allowed by the schema in that context.
86431
9c38f723c526 Place-holder entry for nXML.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 86413
diff changeset
490
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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491 ** proced.el provides a Dired-like interface for operating on processes.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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492 Proced makes an Emacs buffer containing a listing of the current
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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493 processes (using ps(1)). You can use the normal Emacs commands to
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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494 move around in this buffer, and special Proced commands to operate on
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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495 the processes listed.
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 81310
diff changeset
496
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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497 ** Remember Mode is a mode for jotting down things to remember.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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498 Notes can be saved to a Diary file. For details, see the Remember
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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499 Manual.
85772
6b9c41aaadf8 Check in Remember Mode
Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org>
parents: 85761
diff changeset
500
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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501 ** RST mode is a major mode for editing ReSTructured-Text files.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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502
96778
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96769
diff changeset
503 ** Visual Line mode provides support for editing by visual lines.
5dafdebb219d Add Visual Line mode.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96769
diff changeset
504 It turns on word-wrapping in the current buffer, and rebinds C-a, C-e,
5dafdebb219d Add Visual Line mode.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96769
diff changeset
505 and C-k to commands that operate by visual lines instead of logical
5dafdebb219d Add Visual Line mode.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96769
diff changeset
506 lines. This is a more reliable replacement for longlines-mode.
5dafdebb219d Add Visual Line mode.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96769
diff changeset
507
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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508 ** A new `whitespace' package has been installed, and the pre-existing one
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
509 renamed to `old-whitespace'.
96967
56a6f086590e Add whitespace package information.
Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
parents: 96961
diff changeset
510 Now, besides reporting bogus blanks, whitespace package has a minor mode and a
56a6f086590e Add whitespace package information.
Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
parents: 96961
diff changeset
511 global minor mode to visualize blanks (TAB, (HARD) SPACE and NEWLINE). The
56a6f086590e Add whitespace package information.
Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
parents: 96961
diff changeset
512 visualization is made via faces and/or display table. Also it is possible to
56a6f086590e Add whitespace package information.
Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
parents: 96961
diff changeset
513 select which kind of blanks should be visualized, for example, trailing blanks,
56a6f086590e Add whitespace package information.
Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
parents: 96961
diff changeset
514 leading blanks, spaces, tabs, newlines, etc.
91647
f9692dfe86e7 EasyPG: Initial check-in.
Michael Olson <mwolson@gnu.org>
parents: 91646
diff changeset
515
96993
0988f4674242 * NEWS: Add xesam.el.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 96967
diff changeset
516 ** xesam.el is an implementation of Xesam, an interface to (desktop)
0988f4674242 * NEWS: Add xesam.el.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 96967
diff changeset
517 search engines like Beagle, Strigi, and Tracker. The Xesam API
0988f4674242 * NEWS: Add xesam.el.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 96967
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518 requires D-Bus for communication.
0988f4674242 * NEWS: Add xesam.el.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 96967
diff changeset
519
93876
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Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 93868
diff changeset
520 ** zeroconf.el offers service discovery and service publishing
93936
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Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 93887
diff changeset
521 interfaces according to the zeroconf specification. It communicates
3bc9b0eef232 *** empty log message ***
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 93887
diff changeset
522 with Avahi, a zeroconf implementation, via D-Bus messages on systems
3bc9b0eef232 *** empty log message ***
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 93887
diff changeset
523 which have installed this software.
93876
414bac225d14 Add zeroconf.el.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 93868
diff changeset
524
81026
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 80941
diff changeset
525
ffed94619365 Move Emacs 22 entries and arch tag to new file NEWS.22, leave empty
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 80941
diff changeset
526 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 23.1
71601
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Luc Teirlinck <teirllm@auburn.edu>
parents: 71570
diff changeset
527
96998
2d3110c3f3dd New function diff-show-trailing-blanks in diff-mode.el.
Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
parents: 96993
diff changeset
528 ** Diff mode
2d3110c3f3dd New function diff-show-trailing-blanks in diff-mode.el.
Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
parents: 96993
diff changeset
529 *** New function `diff-show-trailing-blanks'.
2d3110c3f3dd New function diff-show-trailing-blanks in diff-mode.el.
Vinicius Jose Latorre <viniciusjl@ig.com.br>
parents: 96993
diff changeset
530
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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531 ** Abbrev has been rewritten in Elisp and extended with more flexibility.
85710
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Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85669
diff changeset
532 *** New functions: abbrev-get, abbrev-put, abbrev-table-get, abbrev-table-put,
94137
b745a29952ba (abbrev-insert): New function extracted from expand-abbrev.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 94106
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533 abbrev-table-p, abbrev-insert, abbrev-table-menu.
85710
beb909dfc54d Rewrite abbrev.c in Elisp.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85669
diff changeset
534 *** Special hook `abbrev-expand-functions' obsoletes `pre-abbrev-expand-hook'.
beb909dfc54d Rewrite abbrev.c in Elisp.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85669
diff changeset
535 *** `make-abbrev-table', `define-abbrev', `define-abbrev-table' all take
beb909dfc54d Rewrite abbrev.c in Elisp.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85669
diff changeset
536 extra arguments for arbitrary properties.
beb909dfc54d Rewrite abbrev.c in Elisp.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85669
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537 *** New variable `abbrev-minor-mode-table-alist'.
beb909dfc54d Rewrite abbrev.c in Elisp.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85669
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538 *** `local-abbrev-table' can hold a list of abbrev-tables.
beb909dfc54d Rewrite abbrev.c in Elisp.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85669
diff changeset
539 *** Abbrevs have now the following special properties:
85773
13ae285f009a Rename `count' and `system-flag' to :count and :system. Update all users.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85772
diff changeset
540 `:count', `:system', `:enable-function', `:case-fixed'.
85710
beb909dfc54d Rewrite abbrev.c in Elisp.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85669
diff changeset
541 *** Abbrev-tables have now the following special properties:
beb909dfc54d Rewrite abbrev.c in Elisp.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85669
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542 `:parents', `:case-fixed', `:enable-function', `:regexp',
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543 `abbrev-table-modiff'.
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544
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545 ** Apropos
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546 *** `apropos-library' describes the elements defined in a given library.
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547 *** Set `apropos-compact-layout' is you want a more compact (but wider) layout.
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548
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549 ** Archive Mode has basic support to browse Rar archives.
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550
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551 ** BibTeX mode
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552
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553 *** New command `bibtex-initialize' (re)initializes BibTeX buffers.
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554
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555 *** New `bibtex-entry-format' options `whitespace', `braces', and
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556 `string', disabled by default.
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557
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558 *** New variable `bibtex-cite-matcher-alist' contains rules to
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559 identify cited keys in BibTeX entries, used by `bibtex-find-crossref'.
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560
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561 *** Command `bibtex-url' allows multiple URLs per entry.
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562
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563 ** Calendar and diary
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564
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565 +++
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566 *** There is a new date style, `iso', essentially year/month/day.
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567 The variable `european-calendar-style' is obsolete - use `calendar-date-style'.
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568 Similarly, the commands `american-calendar' and `european-calendar'
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569 should be replaced by `calendar-set-date-style'.
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570
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571 +++
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572 *** The calendar namespace has been rationalized.
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573 All functions and variables now begin with a `calendar-', `diary-', or
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574 `holiday-' prefix. The various calendar systems have secondary
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575 prefixes, eg `calendar-french-'. The old names you are likely to use
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576 directly still exist, for the time being, as aliases, but please start
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577 using the new names.
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578
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579 *** The whitespace in the calendar layout can be customized.
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580 See the variables:
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581 calendar-left-margin, calendar-intermonth-spacing, calendar-column-width,
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 96284
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582 calendar-day-header-width, and calendar-day-digit-width.
c0227e195a0e *** empty log message ***
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
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583
c0227e195a0e *** empty log message ***
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 96284
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584 *** Text (e.g. ISO weeks) can be displayed between the calendar months.
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 96284
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585 See the variables calendar-intermonth-header and calendar-intermonth-text.
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 96284
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586
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587 *** The function `holiday-chinese' computes holidays on the Chinese calendar.
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588 It has been used to add items to the list `holiday-oriental-holidays'.
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589
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590 *** `diary-remind' accepts a negative number -DAYS as a shorthand for
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591 the list (1 2 ... DAYS).
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592
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96642
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593 ** Change Log mode
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96642
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594
dd7d28f3d635 Aggregate change log mode changes. Update documentation status.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96642
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595 *** The new command C-c C-f (change-log-find-file) finds the file
dd7d28f3d635 Aggregate change log mode changes. Update documentation status.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96642
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596 associated with the current log entry.
dd7d28f3d635 Aggregate change log mode changes. Update documentation status.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96642
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597
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96642
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598 *** The new command C-c C-c (change-log-goto-source) goes to the
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96642
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599 source code associated with a log entry.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96642
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600
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601 ** Compile and grep modes
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602
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603 *** The mode-line entry for the *compilation* and *grep* buffer is color coded.
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604 It has different colors for to show that: (a) the command is still
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605 running, (b) successful completion, (c) error.
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606
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607 *** compilation-auto-jump-to-first-error tells `compile' to jump to
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
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608 the first error encountered during compilations.
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609
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parents: 96481
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610 *** The `cc' alias for C++ files in `grep-file-aliases' has been
bc27980146e4 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96481
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611 improved. `hh' can be used to match C++ header files and `cchh' both
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Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96481
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612 C++ sources and headers.
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Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96481
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613
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614 ** Custom
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615 +++
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616 *** defcustom accepts new keyword arguments, `:safe' and `:risky', which
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617 set a variable's `safe-local-variable' and `risky-local-variable' property.
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618
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619 ** Diff mode
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620
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621 *** diff-refine-hunk highlights word-level details of changes in a diff hunk.
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622 It's used automatically as you move through hunks, see
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Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 96778
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623 diff-auto-refine-mode. It is bound to `C-c C-b'.
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624
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625 *** diff-add-change-log-entries-other-window iterates through the diff
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
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626 buffer and tries to create ChangeLog entries for each change.
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627 It is bound to `C-x 4 A'.
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628
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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629 ** Dired
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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630
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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631 *** In Dired, C-x C-q now runs the command wdired-change-to-wdired-mode,
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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632 and C-x C-q in wdired-mode exits it with asking a question about
dd755b7c9f24 Add multi-buffer query-replace and `multi-query-replace-map'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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633 saving changes.
dd755b7c9f24 Add multi-buffer query-replace and `multi-query-replace-map'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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634
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97081
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635 *** `&' runs the command `dired-do-async-shell-command' that executes
6ff090a00c2c Add `&' `dired-do-async-shell-command'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97081
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636 the command asynchronously without the need to manually add ampersand
6ff090a00c2c Add `&' `dired-do-async-shell-command'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97081
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637 to the end of the command. Its output appears in the buffer `*Async Shell
6ff090a00c2c Add `&' `dired-do-async-shell-command'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97081
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638 Command*'.
6ff090a00c2c Add `&' `dired-do-async-shell-command'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97081
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639
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97064
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640 *** `M-s f C-s' and `M-s f M-C-s' run Isearch that matches only at file names.
301f811043c1 Add Isearch that matches only at Dired file names.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97064
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641 When a new user option `dired-isearch-filenames' is non-nil, then even
301f811043c1 Add Isearch that matches only at Dired file names.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97064
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642 ordinary Isearch started with `C-s' and `C-M-s' matches only at file names
301f811043c1 Add Isearch that matches only at Dired file names.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97064
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643 in the Dired buffer.
301f811043c1 Add Isearch that matches only at Dired file names.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 97064
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644
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96998
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645 *** `M-s a C-s' and `M-s a M-C-s' run multi-file Isearch on the marked files.
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96998
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646 They visit the first marked file in the sequence and display the usual Isearch
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96998
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647 prompt for a string or a regexp where all Isearch commands are available.
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96998
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648
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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649 *** `Q' in Dired provides two new keys for multi-file replacement.
dd755b7c9f24 Add multi-buffer query-replace and `multi-query-replace-map'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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650 The upper case key `Y' replaces all remaining matches in all remaining files
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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651 with no more questions. The upper case key `N' stops doing replacements
dd755b7c9f24 Add multi-buffer query-replace and `multi-query-replace-map'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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652 in the current file and skips to the next file. These multi-file keys
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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653 are available for all commands that use `tags-query-replace'
dd755b7c9f24 Add multi-buffer query-replace and `multi-query-replace-map'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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654 including `dired-do-query-replace-regexp', `vc-dir-query-replace-regexp',
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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655 `reftex-query-replace-document'.
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Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
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656
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657 ** Fortran
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658 *** The variable `fortran-line-length' can change the fixed-form line-length.
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659
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660 *** In Fortran mode, M-; is now bound to the standard comment-dwim,
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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661 rather than fortran-indent-comment.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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662
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parents: 96156
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663 +++
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parents: 96156
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664 *** (The increasingly misnamed) F90 mode supports Fortran 2003 syntax.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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665
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666 ** Gnus
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
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667
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668 *** The Gnus package has been updated
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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669 There are many news features, bug fixes and improvements; see the file
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
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670 GNUS-NEWS or the node "No Gnus" in the Gnus manual for details.
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parents: 96156
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671
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672 *** In Emacs 23, Gnus uses Emacs' new internal coding system `utf-8-emacs' for
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
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673 saving articles drafts and ~/.newsrc.eld. These file may not be read
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parents: 96156
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674 correctly in Emacs 22 and below. If you want to Gnus across different Emacs
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parents: 96156
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675 versions, you may set `mm-auto-save-coding-system' to `emacs-mule'.
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676
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92767
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677 ** Help mode
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Martin Rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
parents: 85985
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678 *** New macro `with-help-window' should set up help windows better
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Martin Rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
parents: 85985
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679 than `with-output-to-temp-buffer' with `print-help-return-message'.
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Martin Rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
parents: 85985
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680 *** New option `help-window-select' permits to customize whether help
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Martin Rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
parents: 85985
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681 window shall be automatically selected when invoking help.
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Martin Rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
parents: 85985
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682 *** New variable `help-window-point-marker' permits to specify new
86312
7e2c67792bdd For some reason, this new feature was not in etags for Emacs 22,
Francesco Potortì <pot@gnu.org>
parents: 86187
diff changeset
683 position of point in help window (for example in `view-lossage').
86014
11902b5f216b *** empty log message ***
Martin Rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
parents: 85985
diff changeset
684
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
685 ** Isearch
87214
c12a7d068bf6 Add isearch-occur.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 87178
diff changeset
686
96284
5df646ce1545 Add global bindings `M-s o' for `occur', `M-s h r' for `highlight-regexp',
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96280
diff changeset
687 *** New command `isearch-highlight-regexp' bound to `M-s h r'
5df646ce1545 Add global bindings `M-s o' for `occur', `M-s h r' for `highlight-regexp',
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96280
diff changeset
688 in isearch mode runs `highlight-regexp' (`hi-lock-face-buffer')
5df646ce1545 Add global bindings `M-s o' for `occur', `M-s h r' for `highlight-regexp',
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96280
diff changeset
689 with the current search string as its regexp argument.
5df646ce1545 Add global bindings `M-s o' for `occur', `M-s h r' for `highlight-regexp',
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96280
diff changeset
690
87214
c12a7d068bf6 Add isearch-occur.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 87178
diff changeset
691 *** New command `isearch-occur' bound to `M-s o' in isearch mode
c12a7d068bf6 Add isearch-occur.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 87178
diff changeset
692 runs `occur' with the current search string.
c12a7d068bf6 Add isearch-occur.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 87178
diff changeset
693
c12a7d068bf6 Add isearch-occur.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 87178
diff changeset
694 *** isearch can now search through multiple ChangeLog files.
85572
d1aa29a9a8c2 Add isearch-multi.el
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85541
diff changeset
695 When running isearch in a ChangeLog file, if the search fails,
d1aa29a9a8c2 Add isearch-multi.el
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85541
diff changeset
696 then another C-s tries searching the previous ChangeLog,
d1aa29a9a8c2 Add isearch-multi.el
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85541
diff changeset
697 if there is one (e.g. go from ChangeLog to ChangeLog.12).
96961
27cda0f6d06c Document misearch.el and multi-isearch commands.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96949
diff changeset
698 This is enabled if multi-isearch-search is non-nil.
85572
d1aa29a9a8c2 Add isearch-multi.el
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85541
diff changeset
699
96961
27cda0f6d06c Document misearch.el and multi-isearch commands.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96949
diff changeset
700 *** Two new commands to start Isearch on a list of marked buffers
97064
bdd7e0042ad5 Add multi-file Isearch in Dired.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96998
diff changeset
701 for buff-menu.el and ibuffer.el are bound to the keys `M-s a C-s' and
bdd7e0042ad5 Add multi-file Isearch in Dired.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96998
diff changeset
702 `M-s a M-C-s'.
85669
5efb220d2a98 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 85656
diff changeset
703
92013
8f52ec613586 Add missing entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92011
diff changeset
704 *** The part of an isearch that failed to match is highlighted in `isearch-fail'
8f52ec613586 Add missing entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92011
diff changeset
705 face.
8f52ec613586 Add missing entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92011
diff changeset
706
94263
cd726e3a759a Isearch help map.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 94257
diff changeset
707 *** `C-h C-h' in isearch mode displays isearch-specific Help screen,
cd726e3a759a Isearch help map.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 94257
diff changeset
708 `C-h b' displays all isearch key bindings, `C-h k' displays the full
cd726e3a759a Isearch help map.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 94257
diff changeset
709 documentation of the given isearch key sequence, `C-h m' displays
cd726e3a759a Isearch help map.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 94257
diff changeset
710 documentation of isearch mode. All the rest Help commands exit isearch mode
cd726e3a759a Isearch help map.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 94257
diff changeset
711 and execute their global definitions.
cd726e3a759a Isearch help map.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 94257
diff changeset
712
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
713 *** When started in the minibuffer, Isearch searches in the minibuffer
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
714 history. See `Minibuffer changes', above.
93538
e69fcb5b7842 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93499
diff changeset
715
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
716 ** Python
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
717 *** The file etc/emacs.py now supports both Python 2 and 3, meaning
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
718 that either version can be used as inferior Python by python.el.
81795
15008ad392dc (compilation-auto-jump-to-first-error,compilation-auto-jump-to-next): New vars.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 81785
diff changeset
719
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
720 *** Python mode now has `pdbtrack' functionality. When using pdb to
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
721 debug a Python program, pdbtrack notices the pdb prompt and displays
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
722 the source file and line that the program is stopped at, much the same
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
723 way as gud-mode does for debugging C programs with gdb.
81079
506d3398a966 (copyright-names-regexp): New var.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 81031
diff changeset
724
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
725 ** T-mouse Mode
94229
4a069780d939 Add copyright-at-end-flag.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 94137
diff changeset
726
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
727 *** If the gpm mouse server is running and t-mouse-mode is enabled,
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
728 Emacs uses a Unix socket in a GNU/Linux console to talk to server,
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
729 rather than faking events using the client program mev. This C level
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
730 approach provides mouse highlighting and help echoing in the
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
731 minibuffer.
87854
00321492f35d *** empty log message ***
Martin Rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
parents: 87722
diff changeset
732
85625
14a6011e3384 *** empty log message ***
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 85572
diff changeset
733 +++
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
734 ** Tramp
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
735
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
736 *** New connection methods.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
737 The new methods "plinkx", "plink2", "psftp", "sftp" and "fish" have
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
738 been introduced. There are also new so-called gateway methods
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
739 "tunnel" and "socks".
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
740
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
741 *** Multihop syntax has been removed.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
742 The pseudo-method "multi" has been removed. Instead of, multi hops
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
743 can be specified by the new variable `tramp-default-proxies-alist'.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
744
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
745 *** More default settings.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
746 Default values can be set via the variables `tramp-default-user',
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
747 `tramp-default-user-alist' and `tramp-default-host'.
85625
14a6011e3384 *** empty log message ***
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 85572
diff changeset
748
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
749 *** Connection information is cached.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
750 In order to reduce connection setup, information about used
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
751 connections are kept persistent in a file. The name of this file is
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
752 defined in the variable `tramp-persistency-file-name'.
86312
7e2c67792bdd For some reason, this new feature was not in etags for Emacs 22,
Francesco Potortì <pot@gnu.org>
parents: 86187
diff changeset
753
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
754 *** Control of remote processes.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
755 Running processes on a remote host can be controlled by settings in
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
756 `tramp-remote-path' and `tramp-remote-process-environment'.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
757
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
758 *** Success of remote copy is checked.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
759 When the variable `file-precious-flag' is set, the success of a remote
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
760 file copy is checked via the file's checksum.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
761
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
762 *** Passwords can be read from an authentification file.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
763 Tramp uses the package `auth-source' to read passwords from a file, if
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
764 necessary.
86312
7e2c67792bdd For some reason, this new feature was not in etags for Emacs 22,
Francesco Potortì <pot@gnu.org>
parents: 86187
diff changeset
765
96481
a4d01535c722 Reorganize the VC entry a bit.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96476
diff changeset
766 ** VC and related modes
93538
e69fcb5b7842 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93499
diff changeset
767
84360
07d871329e5d *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 84357
diff changeset
768 *** VC now supports applying VC operations to a set of files at a time.
85134
af7e24a5bf93 New VC in the NEWS.
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
parents: 85121
diff changeset
769 This enables VC to work much more effectively with changeset-oriented
93887
95ab8057090d *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93876
diff changeset
770 version-control systems such as Subversion, GNU Arch, Mercurial, Git
95ab8057090d *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93876
diff changeset
771 and Bzr. VC will now pass a multiple-file commit to these systems as
95ab8057090d *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93876
diff changeset
772 a single changeset.
85134
af7e24a5bf93 New VC in the NEWS.
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
parents: 85121
diff changeset
773
94106
9294e3bd7d46 Rename vc-status to vc-dir and the vc-status var to vc-ewoc.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 94062
diff changeset
774 *** vc-dir is a new command that displays file names and their VC
96481
a4d01535c722 Reorganize the VC entry a bit.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96476
diff changeset
775 status. It allows to apply various VC operations to a file, a
a4d01535c722 Reorganize the VC entry a bit.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96476
diff changeset
776 directory or a set of files/directories.
93977
bc90a81fc7cb *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93937
diff changeset
777
bc90a81fc7cb *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93937
diff changeset
778 *** Clicking on the VC mode-line entry now pops the VC menu.
bc90a81fc7cb *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93937
diff changeset
779
bc90a81fc7cb *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93937
diff changeset
780 *** The VC mode-line entry now has a tooltip that explains the VC file status.
bc90a81fc7cb *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93937
diff changeset
781
95896
7561b5637b81 (vc-annotate-show-diff-revision-at-line): Move most of the code to ...
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 95883
diff changeset
782 *** In VC Annotate mode, for VC systems that support changesets, you can
7561b5637b81 (vc-annotate-show-diff-revision-at-line): Move most of the code to ...
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 95883
diff changeset
783 see the diff for the whole changeset (not only for the current file)
96476
d5795d971979 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96421
diff changeset
784 by typing the D key.
95896
7561b5637b81 (vc-annotate-show-diff-revision-at-line): Move most of the code to ...
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 95883
diff changeset
785
96476
d5795d971979 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96421
diff changeset
786 *** In VC Annotate mode, you can type v to toggle the annotation visibility.
86413
c69102c73c4f Mention new VC Annotate mode command.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 86359
diff changeset
787
91830
98b6c9d8faca (vc-annotate-find-revision-at-line): New function.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 91788
diff changeset
788 *** In VC Annotate mode, you can type f to show the file revision on
98b6c9d8faca (vc-annotate-find-revision-at-line): New function.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 91788
diff changeset
789 the current line.
98b6c9d8faca (vc-annotate-find-revision-at-line): New function.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 91788
diff changeset
790
96476
d5795d971979 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96421
diff changeset
791 *** In VC Annotate mode, for VC systems that support changesets, you
d5795d971979 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96421
diff changeset
792 can see the diff for the whole changeset (not only for the current
d5795d971979 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96421
diff changeset
793 file) by typing the D key or using the "Show changeset diff of
d5795d971979 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96421
diff changeset
794 revision at line" menu entry.
d5795d971979 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96421
diff changeset
795
93538
e69fcb5b7842 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93499
diff changeset
796 *** Asynchronous VC commands display [Waiting...] in the mode-line
e69fcb5b7842 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93499
diff changeset
797 of the corresponding buffer as long as the asynchronous process is
e69fcb5b7842 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93499
diff changeset
798 active.
e69fcb5b7842 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93499
diff changeset
799
93887
95ab8057090d *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93876
diff changeset
800 *** Log entries can be modified using the key "e" in log-view.
95ab8057090d *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93876
diff changeset
801 For now only CVS, RCS, SCCS and SVN support this functionality.
95ab8057090d *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93876
diff changeset
802 This is done by the `modify-change-comment' backend function.
93868
dbecceba58d3 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 93842
diff changeset
803
95966
054335cbee3d * log-view.el (log-view-diff-changeset): New function.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 95906
diff changeset
804 *** In log-view-mode, for VC systems that support changesets, you can
054335cbee3d * log-view.el (log-view-diff-changeset): New function.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 95906
diff changeset
805 see the diff for the whole changeset (not only for the current file)
054335cbee3d * log-view.el (log-view-diff-changeset): New function.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 95906
diff changeset
806 by typing the D key or using the "Changeset Diff" menu entry.
054335cbee3d * log-view.el (log-view-diff-changeset): New function.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 95906
diff changeset
807
96481
a4d01535c722 Reorganize the VC entry a bit.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96476
diff changeset
808 *** In Log Edit mode, C-c C-d now shows the diff for the files involved.
a4d01535c722 Reorganize the VC entry a bit.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96476
diff changeset
809
a4d01535c722 Reorganize the VC entry a bit.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96476
diff changeset
810 *** vc-git supports the "git grep" command.
a4d01535c722 Reorganize the VC entry a bit.
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 96476
diff changeset
811
94730
3bbff46b7130 Meta-CVS support removed.
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
parents: 94707
diff changeset
812 *** VC Support for Meta-CVS has been removed for lack of maintainer able
3bbff46b7130 Meta-CVS support removed.
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
parents: 94707
diff changeset
813 to update it to the new VC.
3bbff46b7130 Meta-CVS support removed.
Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
parents: 94707
diff changeset
814
82229
fc334008c1ed Add fortran-line-length, plus some more sections.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 82218
diff changeset
815 ** Miscellaneous
fc334008c1ed Add fortran-line-length, plus some more sections.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 82218
diff changeset
816
fc334008c1ed Add fortran-line-length, plus some more sections.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 82218
diff changeset
817 *** comint-mode uses `start-file-process' now (see Lisp Changes).
81802
dc2bceb79a0a * NEWS: Add Tramp and comint-mode changes.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 81795
diff changeset
818 If `default-directory' is a remote file name, subprocesses are started
dc2bceb79a0a * NEWS: Add Tramp and comint-mode changes.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 81795
diff changeset
819 on the corresponding remote system.
dc2bceb79a0a * NEWS: Add Tramp and comint-mode changes.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 81795
diff changeset
820
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
821 *** Eldoc highlights the function argument under point
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
822 with the face `eldoc-highlight-function-argument'.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
823
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
824 *** In Etags, the --members option is now the default.
96376
c3309dba6542 American English spelling fix.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 96340
diff changeset
825 Use --no-members if you want the old default behavior of not tagging
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
826 struct members in C, members variables in C++ and variables in PHP.
83812
ac3778e65f3d *** empty log message ***
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83809
diff changeset
827
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
828 *** The `gdb' command only works with the graphical interface now.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
829 Use `gud-gdb' if you want the (old) text command mode.
91646
b8a7a2e4976d Add pcmpl-unix ssh.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91571
diff changeset
830
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
831 *** goto-address.el provides two new minor modes, goto-address-mode and
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
832 goto-address-prog-mode, which buttonize URLS and email addresses.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
833
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
834 *** The new command `eshell/info' runs info in an eshell buffer.
91683
1274274352ce woman-locale.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91665
diff changeset
835
91758
816e9aceecc0 ffap-rfc-directories.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91739
diff changeset
836 *** The new variable `ffap-rfc-directories' specifies a list of local
816e9aceecc0 ffap-rfc-directories.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91739
diff changeset
837 directories in which `ffap-rfc' will first search for RFCs.
816e9aceecc0 ffap-rfc-directories.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91739
diff changeset
838
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
839 *** hide-ifdef-mode allows shadowing ifdef-blocks instead of hiding them.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
840 See option `hide-ifdef-shadow' and function `hide-ifdef-toggle-shadowing'.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
841
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
842 *** `icomplete-prospects-height' now supercedes `icomplete-prospects-length'.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
843
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
844 *** Info displays breadcrumbs in the header of the page.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
845 See Info-breadcrumbs-depth to control it.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
846
92136
d2380a994a27 iwconfig.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92132
diff changeset
847 *** net-utils has an `iwconfig' command, similar to the existing `ifconfig'.
92156
813966bafbb3 *** empty log message ***
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 92150
diff changeset
848 It is used to configure wireless interfaces.
92136
d2380a994a27 iwconfig.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92132
diff changeset
849
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
850 *** The pcmpl-unix package supports hostname completion for ssh and scp.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
851
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
852 *** sgml-electric-tag-pair-mode lets you simultaneously edit matched tag pairs.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
853
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
854 *** smerge-refine highlights word-level details of changes in conflict.
96854
b9de9e7dceed Make auto-refining a minor mode, and diff- and smerge- use it.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 96778
diff changeset
855 It's used automatically as you move through conflicts, see
b9de9e7dceed Make auto-refining a minor mode, and diff- and smerge- use it.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 96778
diff changeset
856 smerge-auto-refine-mode.
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
857
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
858 *** talk.el has been extended for multiple tty support.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
859
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
860 *** A new command `display-time-world' has been added to the Time
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
861 package. It creates a buffer with an updating time display using
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
862 several time zones.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
863
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
864 *** The appearance of superscript and subscript in TeX is more customizable.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
865 See the documentation of the variables: tex-fontify-script,
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
866 tex-font-script-display, tex-suscript-height-ratio, and
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
867 tex-suscript-height-minimum.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
868
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
869 *** view-remove-frame-by-deleting is now by default t
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
870 since users found iconification of view-mode frames distracting.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
871
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
872 *** WoMan tries to add locale-specific manual page directories to the
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
873 search path. This can be disabled by setting `woman-locale' to nil.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
874
52902
796a3196d80c cfengine-mode
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 52900
diff changeset
875
81026
ffed94619365 Move Emacs 22 entries and arch tag to new file NEWS.22, leave empty
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 80941
diff changeset
876 * Changes in Emacs 23.1 on non-free operating systems
77652
7359af7113b3 Try to rearrange by related topics, and some order of importance.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 77604
diff changeset
877
95682
78a4157e99c0 Document that `completion-ignore-case' is nil on MS-Windows.
John Paul Wallington <jpw@pobox.com>
parents: 95645
diff changeset
878 ** Case is now considered significant in completion on MS-Windows.
78a4157e99c0 Document that `completion-ignore-case' is nil on MS-Windows.
John Paul Wallington <jpw@pobox.com>
parents: 95645
diff changeset
879 The default value of `completion-ignore-case' is now nil on
78a4157e99c0 Document that `completion-ignore-case' is nil on MS-Windows.
John Paul Wallington <jpw@pobox.com>
parents: 95645
diff changeset
880 MS-Windows, the same as it is for other operating systems. The
78a4157e99c0 Document that `completion-ignore-case' is nil on MS-Windows.
John Paul Wallington <jpw@pobox.com>
parents: 95645
diff changeset
881 variable doesn't apply to reading a file name -- in that case Emacs
78a4157e99c0 Document that `completion-ignore-case' is nil on MS-Windows.
John Paul Wallington <jpw@pobox.com>
parents: 95645
diff changeset
882 heeds `read-file-name-completion-ignore-case' instead.
78a4157e99c0 Document that `completion-ignore-case' is nil on MS-Windows.
John Paul Wallington <jpw@pobox.com>
parents: 95645
diff changeset
883
81878
f53f800079a7 IPv6 support on MS-Windows
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 81868
diff changeset
884 ---
f53f800079a7 IPv6 support on MS-Windows
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 81868
diff changeset
885 ** IPv6 is supported on MS-Windows.
f53f800079a7 IPv6 support on MS-Windows
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 81868
diff changeset
886 Emacs now supports IPv6 on Windows XP and later, and earlier versions
94453
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
887 of Windows with third party IPv6 stacks installed. In Emacs 22, IPv6 was
81878
f53f800079a7 IPv6 support on MS-Windows
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 81868
diff changeset
888 supported on other platforms, but not on Windows due to using the winsock
f53f800079a7 IPv6 support on MS-Windows
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 81868
diff changeset
889 1.1 header file, even though Emacs was linking to the winsock 2 library.
f53f800079a7 IPv6 support on MS-Windows
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 81868
diff changeset
890
93339
ed66b85b0c05 Prevoius NEWS entry already documented in the manual (for X).
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 93338
diff changeset
891 ---
93338
04c90252db91 Document Windows hourglass change.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 93271
diff changeset
892 ** Busy cursor (hourglass) now displays on MS-Windows.
04c90252db91 Document Windows hourglass change.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 93271
diff changeset
893 When Emacs is busy, an hourglass mouse cursor is displayed on Windows.
94453
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
894 In Emacs 22 only X supported the busy cursor.
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
895
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
896 ---
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
897 ** Battery status is available on MS-Windows
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
898 Emacs can now display the battery status in the mode-line when enabled with
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
899 display-battery-mode or from the Options menu. More verbose battery
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
900 information is also available with the command `battery'. In Emacs 22
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
901 battery status was supported only on GNU/Linux and Mac.
93338
04c90252db91 Document Windows hourglass change.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 93271
diff changeset
902
85985
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
903 ** More keys available on MS-Windows.
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
904 Keys normally associated with IMEs, and some exotic keys not normally found
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
905 on standard keyboards have been given names so they can be bound to functions
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
906 inside Emacs. If there are keys on your keyboard that have not been exposed
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
907 to Emacs in the past, try C-h k to see if they are available now.
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
908
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
909 Emacs can now bind functions to the extra buttons for media player and
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
910 browser control present on some keyboards. These buttons are disabled
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
911 by default, since enabling them prevents their system-wide use when
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
912 Emacs has focus. To enable them, set the variable
92398
c98e70371bdc *** empty log message ***
Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 92249
diff changeset
913 w32-pass-multimedia-buttons to nil. See the doc string of that variable
85985
82b4fa075a7a Add w32 keyboard changes.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 85959
diff changeset
914 for the list of extra keys that are available.
94453
b354d19386f9 Add Windows battery support.
Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
parents: 94364
diff changeset
915
59356
bbe94a7411bf *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 59323
diff changeset
916
81026
ffed94619365 Move Emacs 22 entries and arch tag to new file NEWS.22, leave empty
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 80941
diff changeset
917 * Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 23.1
62042
54584b534be1 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 62027
diff changeset
918
95407
8a703a3c84d7 (Fmake_variable_buffer_local, Fmake_local_variable)
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 95386
diff changeset
919 ** Variables cannot be both buffer-local and frame-local any more.
94532
92e6b5d0dd28 Add the argument DEFAULT of minibuffer input functions to Incompatible Lisp Changes.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 94492
diff changeset
920
93735
310118b32104 (functionp): Return nil for special forms.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 93555
diff changeset
921 ** `functionp' returns nil for special forms.
93826
76b4fbf19628 Fix typo.
Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 93822
diff changeset
922 I.e., it only returns t for objects that can be passed to `funcall'.
93735
310118b32104 (functionp): Return nil for special forms.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 93555
diff changeset
923
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
924 ** The behavior of map-char-table has changed. It may call the
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
925 specified function with a cons (FROM . TO) as a key if characters in
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
926 that range have the same value.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
927
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
928 ** Process changes
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
929 +++
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
930 *** The function `dired-call-process' has been removed.
81637
9cde32c80659 * NEWS: `dired-call-process' has been removed.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 81620
diff changeset
931 +++
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
932 *** The multibyteness of process filters is now determined by the
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
933 coding-system used for decoding. The functions
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
934 `process-filter-multibyte-p' and `set-process-filter-multibyte' are
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
935 obsolete.
81637
9cde32c80659 * NEWS: `dired-call-process' has been removed.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 81620
diff changeset
936
85732
f62dcdb06cab The variable `byte-compile-warnings' can now...
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 85710
diff changeset
937 ** The variable `byte-compile-warnings' can now be a list starting with `not',
92398
c98e70371bdc *** empty log message ***
Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 92249
diff changeset
938 meaning to disable the specified warnings. The meaning of this list
85732
f62dcdb06cab The variable `byte-compile-warnings' can now...
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 85710
diff changeset
939 may therefore be the reverse of what you expect (of course, this is
92398
c98e70371bdc *** empty log message ***
Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 92249
diff changeset
940 only an issue if you make use of the new `not' syntax). Rather than
85732
f62dcdb06cab The variable `byte-compile-warnings' can now...
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 85710
diff changeset
941 checking/manipulating elements directly, use the new functions
f62dcdb06cab The variable `byte-compile-warnings' can now...
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 85710
diff changeset
942 `byte-compile-warning-enabled-p', `byte-compile-disable-warning', and
f62dcdb06cab The variable `byte-compile-warnings' can now...
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 85710
diff changeset
943 `byte-compile-enable-warning.'
f62dcdb06cab The variable `byte-compile-warnings' can now...
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 85710
diff changeset
944
91709
eda4a84da4b4 `mode-name' is no longer guaranteed to be a string.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91683
diff changeset
945 ** `mode-name' is no longer guaranteed to be a string.
eda4a84da4b4 `mode-name' is no longer guaranteed to be a string.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91683
diff changeset
946 Use `(format-mode-line mode-name)' to ensure a string value.
eda4a84da4b4 `mode-name' is no longer guaranteed to be a string.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91683
diff changeset
947
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
948 ** Internationalization changes
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
949
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
950 *** The value of the function `charset-id' is now always 0.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
951
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
952 *** The functions `register-char-codings' and `coding-system-spec'
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
953 have been removed.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
954
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
955 *** The cpXXX coding systems are now supported automatically.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
956 The functions cp-...-codepage, which you had to use in Emacs 22 to
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
957 enable support for these coding systems, have been deleted.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
958
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
959 *** The following features have been removed. They were used for
92090
726506ba3572 Condense some entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92081
diff changeset
960 displaying various scripts with specific fonts, and are no longer
726506ba3572 Condense some entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92081
diff changeset
961 needed now that OpenType font support is available:
92072
cfdc718703dc Mention the new language envrironments Bengali, Punjabi,
Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>
parents: 92063
diff changeset
962
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
963 **** `devanagari' and `devan-util', and all associated devanagari-* and
92090
726506ba3572 Condense some entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92081
diff changeset
964 dev-* functions and variables (formerly used for Devanagari script).
92072
cfdc718703dc Mention the new language envrironments Bengali, Punjabi,
Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>
parents: 92063
diff changeset
965
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
966 **** `kannada' and `knd-util', and all associated kannada-* and knd-*
92090
726506ba3572 Condense some entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92081
diff changeset
967 functions and variables (formerly used for Kannada script).
92072
cfdc718703dc Mention the new language envrironments Bengali, Punjabi,
Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>
parents: 92063
diff changeset
968
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
969 **** `malayalam' and `mlm-util', and all associated malayalam-* and
92090
726506ba3572 Condense some entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92081
diff changeset
970 mlm-* functions and variables (formerly used for Malayalam script).
726506ba3572 Condense some entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92081
diff changeset
971
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
972 **** `tamil' and `tml-util, and all associated tamil-* and tml-*
92090
726506ba3572 Condense some entries.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92081
diff changeset
973 functions and variables (formerly used for Tamil script).
92034
69963c9b8257 Improve the description about the removal of
Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>
parents: 92023
diff changeset
974
81026
ffed94619365 Move Emacs 22 entries and arch tag to new file NEWS.22, leave empty
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 80941
diff changeset
975
ffed94619365 Move Emacs 22 entries and arch tag to new file NEWS.22, leave empty
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 80941
diff changeset
976 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 23.1
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3366f31482cc Rearrange; clarify some entries.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 62187
diff changeset
977
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
978 +++
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
979 ** New variable `user-emacs-directory'.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
980 Use this instead of "~/.emacs.d".
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
981
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
982 ** If a local hook function has a non-nil `permanent-local-hook'
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
983 property, `kill-all-local-variables' does not remove it from the local
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
984 value of the hook variable; it remains even if you change major modes.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
985
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
986 ** `frame-inherited-parameters' lets new frames inherit parameters from
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
987 the selected frame.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
988
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
989 ** New keymap `input-decode-map' overrides like key-translation-map, but
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
990 applies before function-key-map. Also it is terminal-local contrary to
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
991 key-translation-map. Terminal-specific key-sequences are generally added to
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
992 this map rather than to function-key-map now.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
993
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
994 ** `ignore-errors' is now a standard macro (does not require the CL package).
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
995
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
996 ** `interprogram-paste-function' can now return one string or a list
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
997 of strings. In the latter case, Emacs puts the second and following
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
998 strings on the kill ring.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
999
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1000 +++
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1001 ** In `condition-case', a handler can specify "let the debugger run first".
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1002 You do this by writing `debug' in the list of conditions to be handled,
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1003 like this:
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1004
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1005 (condition-case nil
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1006 (foo bar)
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1007 ((debug error) nil))
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1008
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1009 ** clone-indirect-buffer now runs the clone-indirect-buffer-hook.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1010
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1011 ** `beginning-of-defun-function' now takes one argument, the count
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1012 given to `beginning-of-defun'.
96280
bfca3297fa0b * bookmark.el (bookmark-alist): Allow the 2 slightly different formats
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 96254
diff changeset
1013
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1014 +++
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1015 ** `file-remote-p' has new optional parameters IDENTIFICATION and CONNECTED.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1016 IDENTIFICATION specifies which part of the remote identifier has to be
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1017 returned. With CONNECTED passed non-nil, it is checked whether a
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1018 remote connection has been established already.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1019
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1020 ** The new macro `declare-function' suppresses compiler warnings about
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1021 undefined functions.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1022
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1023 ** Changes to interactive function handling
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1024
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1025 *** The new interactive spec code ^ says to first call
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1026 handle-shift-selection if shift-select-mode is non-nil, before reading
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1027 the command arguments. This is used for shift-selection (see above).
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1028
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1029 *** Built-in functions can now have an interactive specification that
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1030 is not a prompt string. If the `intspec' parameter of a `DEFUN'
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1031 starts with a `(', the string is evaluated as a Lisp form.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1032
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1033 *** The interactive-form of a function can be added post-facto via the
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1034 `interactive-form' symbol property. Mostly useful to add complex
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1035 interactive forms to subroutines.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1036
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1037 ** Region changes
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1038
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1039 *** Commands should use `use-region-p' to test whether there is
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1040 an active region that they should operate on.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1041
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1042 *** `region-active-p' returns non-nil when Transient Mark mode is
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1043 enabled and there is an active region. This is NOT the best function
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1044 to use to test whether a command should operate on the region instead
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1045 of the usual behavior -- for that, use `use-region-p'.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1046
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1047 *** If a command sets `transient-mark-mode' to (only . OLDVAL), that
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1048 means to activate transient-mark-mode temporarily, until the next
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1049 unshifted point motion command or mark deactivation. Afterwards,
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1050 reset transient-mark-mode to the value OLDVAL. The values `only' and
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1051 `identity', introduced in Emacs 22, are now deprecated.
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1052
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1053 ** Emacs session information
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1054
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1055 *** The new variables `before-init-time' and `after-init-time' record the
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1056 value of `current-time' before and after Emacs loads the init files.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1057
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1058 *** The new function `emacs-uptime' returns the uptime of an Emacs instance.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1059
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1060 *** The new function `emacs-init-time' returns the duration of the
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1061 Emacs initialization.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1062
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1063 ** Changes affecting display-buffer
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1064
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1065 *** New value nil for split-height-threshold inhibits vertical splitting
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1066 unless there's no other window.
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1067
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1068 *** New option split-width-threshold controls horizontal splitting.
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1069
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1070 *** A window can be split horizontally even when it's not full-width.
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1071
96230
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1072 *** New option split-window-preferred-function can be set to a function
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1073 to override the default splitting mechanism of display-buffer.
07ecdd924140 Re-order items.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96156
diff changeset
1074
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1075 ** Minibuffer and completion changes
85526
2ba6b972a7ef Add a list of minibuffer default values.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85468
diff changeset
1076 +++
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1077 *** A list of default values can be specified for the DEFAULT argument of
85526
2ba6b972a7ef Add a list of minibuffer default values.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85468
diff changeset
1078 functions `read-from-minibuffer', `read-string', `read-command',
2ba6b972a7ef Add a list of minibuffer default values.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85468
diff changeset
1079 `read-variable', `read-buffer', `completing-read'. Elements of this list
2ba6b972a7ef Add a list of minibuffer default values.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85468
diff changeset
1080 are available for inserting into the minibuffer by typing `M-n'.
2ba6b972a7ef Add a list of minibuffer default values.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85468
diff changeset
1081 For empty input these functions return the first element of this list.
2ba6b972a7ef Add a list of minibuffer default values.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 85468
diff changeset
1082
96421
877fc0162a48 Add `read-regexp'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96404
diff changeset
1083 *** New function `read-regexp' uses the regexp history and some useful
877fc0162a48 Add `read-regexp'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96404
diff changeset
1084 regexp defaults (string at point, last isearch/replacement regexp/string)
877fc0162a48 Add `read-regexp'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96404
diff changeset
1085 via M-n when reading a regexp in the minibuffer.
877fc0162a48 Add `read-regexp'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96404
diff changeset
1086
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1087 *** minibuffer-local-must-match-filename-map is now named
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1088 minibuffer-local-filename-must-match-map.
85656
92ef0c1fb78e *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 85631
diff changeset
1089
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1090 *** `all-completions' may now return the base size in the last cdr.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1091 Since this means the returned list is not properly nil-terminated, this
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1092 is an incompatible change and is thus enabled by the new variable
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1093 completion-all-completions-with-base-size.
85656
92ef0c1fb78e *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 85631
diff changeset
1094
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1095 *** The `require-match' argument to `completing-read' accepts a new value
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1096 `confirm-only'.
87379
7fb15af635f4 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 87289
diff changeset
1097
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1098 ** Search and replacement changes
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1099 +++
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1100 *** The regexp form \(?<num>:<regexp>\) specifies the group number explicitly.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1101 +++
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1102 *** New function `match-substitute-replacement' returns the result of
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1103 `replace-match' without actually using it in the buffer.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1104
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1105 *** The new variable `replace-search-function' determines the function
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1106 to use for searching in query-replace and replace-string.
87409
0c8af1419a88 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 87392
diff changeset
1107
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1108 *** The new variable `replace-re-search-function' determines the
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1109 function to use for searching in `query-replace-regexp',
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1110 `replace-regexp', `query-replace-regexp-eval', and
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1111 `map-query-replace-regexp'.
93555
9ef92a2bb899 Document shift-selection-mode and related changes.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 93538
diff changeset
1112
96911
dd755b7c9f24 Add multi-buffer query-replace and `multi-query-replace-map'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
diff changeset
1113 *** The new keymap `multi-query-replace-map' contains additonal keys bound
dd755b7c9f24 Add multi-buffer query-replace and `multi-query-replace-map'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
diff changeset
1114 to `automatic-all' and `exit-current' for multi-buffer interactive replacement.
dd755b7c9f24 Add multi-buffer query-replace and `multi-query-replace-map'.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96855
diff changeset
1115
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1116 *** The variable `inhibit-changing-match-data', if non-nil, prevents
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1117 the search and match primitives from changing the match data.
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1118
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1119 ** File handling changes
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1120
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1121 *** set-file-modes is now interactive and can take the mode value in
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1122 symbolic notation thanks to auxiliary functions.
85106
fd282fb888de Add new `input-decode-map' keymap and use it for temrinal
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 85100
diff changeset
1123
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1124 *** If you set find-file-confirm-nonexistent-file to t, then C-x C-f
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1125 requires confirmation before opening a non-existent file.
86187
2a95aa038f83 Add: declare-function, check-declare, process-lines.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 86134
diff changeset
1126
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1127 ** Process changes
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1128 +++
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1129 *** The new function `start-file-process' is similar to `start-process',
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1130 but obeys file handlers. The file handler is chosen based on
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1131 `default-directory'. The functions `start-file-process-shell-command'
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1132 and `process-file-shell-command' are also new; they call internally
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1133 `start-file-process' and `process-file', respectively.
85761
7d711fbfe5b5 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 85734
diff changeset
1134
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1135 *** The new function `process-lines' executes an external program and
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1136 returns its output as a list of lines.
87389
67cc3c303593 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 87379
diff changeset
1137
92001
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1138 ** Character code, representation, and charset changes.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1139
92398
c98e70371bdc *** empty log message ***
Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 92249
diff changeset
1140 The character code space is now 0x0..0x3FFFFF with no gap.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1141 Characters of code 0x0..0x10FFFF are Unicode characters of the same code points.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1142 Characters of code 0x3FFF80..0x3FFFFF are raw 8-bit bytes.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1143
92398
c98e70371bdc *** empty log message ***
Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 92249
diff changeset
1144 Generic characters no longer exist.
92001
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1145
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1146 In buffers and strings, characters are represented by UTF-8 byte
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1147 sequences in a multibyte buffer/string.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1148
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1149 The concept of a charset has changed. A single character may belong
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1150 to multiple charsets (e.g. a-grave, U+00E0, belongs to charsets
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1151 unicode, iso-8859-1, iso-8859-3, etc).
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1152
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1153 *** The functions `encode-char' and `decode-char' now accept any character sets.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1154
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1155 *** The function `define-charset' now accepts a completely different
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1156 form of arguments (old-style arguments still work).
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1157
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1158 *** The value of the function `char-charset' depends on the current
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1159 priorities of charsets.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1160
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1161 *** The function get-char-code-property now accepts many Unicode base
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1162 character properties. They are `name', `general-category',
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1163 `canonical-combining-class', `bidi-class', `decomposition',
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1164 `decimal-digit-value', `digit-value', `numeric-value', `mirrored',
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1165 `old-name', `iso-10646-comment', `uppercase', `lowercase', and
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1166 `titlecase'.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1167
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1168 *** The functions `modify-syntax-entry' and `modify-category-entry' now
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1169 accept a cons of characters as the first argument, and modify all
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1170 entries in that range of characters.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1171
94331
6d85304f4f12 (translation-table-for-input): Mark as obsolete.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 94320
diff changeset
1172 +++
6d85304f4f12 (translation-table-for-input): Mark as obsolete.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 94320
diff changeset
1173 *** `translation-table-for-input' is now obsolete.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1174
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1175 *** New functions:
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1176
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1177 **** `characterp' returns t if and only if the argument is a character.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1178 This replaces `char-valid-p', which is now obsolete.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1179
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1180 **** `max-char' returns the maximum character code (currently #x3FFFFF).
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1181
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1182 **** `define-charset-alias' defines an alias of a charset.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1183
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1184 **** `set-charset-priority' sets priorities of charsets.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1185
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1186 **** `charset-priority-list' returns a prioritized list of charsets.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1187
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1188 **** `unibyte-string' makes a unibyte string from bytes.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1189
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1190 **** `define-char-code-property' defines a character code property.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1191
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1192 **** `char-code-property-description' returns the description string of
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1193 a character code property.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1194
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1195 *** New variables:
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1196
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1197 **** `find-word-boundary-function-table' is a char-table of functions to
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1198 search for a word boundary.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1199
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1200 **** `char-script-table' is a char-table of script names.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1201
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1202 **** `char-width-table' is a char-table of character widths.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1203
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1204 **** `print-charset-text-property' controls how to handle `charset' text
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1205 property on printing a string.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1206
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1207 **** `printable-chars' is a char-table of printable characters.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1208
92894
70290cfccdc1 Add some sections, based on NEWS.22.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92767
diff changeset
1209 ** Code conversion changes
92001
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1210
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1211 *** The new function `define-coding-system' should be used to define a
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1212 coding system instead of `make-coding-system' (which is now obsolete).
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1213
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
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1214 *** The functions `encode-coding-region' and `decode-coding-region'
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1215 have an optional 4th argument to specify where the result of
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1216 conversion should go.
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
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1217
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parents: 91911
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1218 *** The functions `encode-coding-string' and `decode-coding-string'
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1219 have an optional 4th argument specifying a buffer to store the result
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1220 of conversion.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1221
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1222 *** The functions `set-coding-priority' and `make-coding-system' are obsolete.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1223
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1224 *** New functions:
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1225
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1226 **** `with-coding-priority' executes Lisp code using the specified
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1227 coding system priority order.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1228
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1229 **** `check-coding-systems-region' checks if the text in the region is
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1230 encodable by the specified coding systems.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1231
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1232 **** `coding-system-aliases' returns a list of aliases of a coding system.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1233
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1234 **** `coding-system-charset-list' returns a list of charsets supported
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1235 by a coding system.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1236
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1237 **** `coding-system-priority-list' returns a list of coding systems
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1238 ordered by their priorities.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1239
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1240 **** `set-coding-system-priority' sets priorities of coding systems.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1241
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1242 ** There is a new input method, Robin, different from Quail.
92398
c98e70371bdc *** empty log message ***
Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>
parents: 92249
diff changeset
1243 It has three functionalities:
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1244 i) a simple input method (converts an ASCII sequence into a string).
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1245 ii) converts an existing buffer substring into another string
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1246 iii) reverse conversion (each character produced by a
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1247 robin rule can hold the original ASCII sequence as a char-code-property)
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1248
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1249 *** The new function `robin-define-package' defines a Robin package.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1250
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1251 *** The new function `robin-modify-package' modifies an existing Robin package.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1252
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1253 *** The new function `robin-use-package' starts using a Robin package
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1254 as an input method.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1255
96254
dd9a4766432a Mention string-to-unibyte.
Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>
parents: 96242
diff changeset
1256 *** The new function `string-to-unibyte' is like `string-as-unibyte'
dd9a4766432a Mention string-to-unibyte.
Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>
parents: 96242
diff changeset
1257 but signals an error if STRING contains a non-ASCII, non-eight-bit
dd9a4766432a Mention string-to-unibyte.
Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>
parents: 96242
diff changeset
1258 character.
dd9a4766432a Mention string-to-unibyte.
Kenichi Handa <handa@m17n.org>
parents: 96242
diff changeset
1259
92894
70290cfccdc1 Add some sections, based on NEWS.22.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92767
diff changeset
1260 ** Changes related to the new font backend
92005
f60998626e8a Merge in some font-backend stuff from README.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92001
diff changeset
1261
92015
bfea5b2e7fd3 Tweak FontBackend X resource entry.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92013
diff changeset
1262 Which font backends to use can be specified by the X resource "FontBackend".
bfea5b2e7fd3 Tweak FontBackend X resource entry.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92013
diff changeset
1263 For instance, to use both X core fonts and Xft fonts:
92005
f60998626e8a Merge in some font-backend stuff from README.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92001
diff changeset
1264
92015
bfea5b2e7fd3 Tweak FontBackend X resource entry.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92013
diff changeset
1265 Emacs.FontBackend: x,xft
92005
f60998626e8a Merge in some font-backend stuff from README.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92001
diff changeset
1266
92015
bfea5b2e7fd3 Tweak FontBackend X resource entry.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92013
diff changeset
1267 If this resource is not set, Emacs tries to use all font backends
bfea5b2e7fd3 Tweak FontBackend X resource entry.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 92013
diff changeset
1268 available on your graphic device.
92001
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1269
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1270 *** New frame parameter `font-backend' specifies a list of
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1271 font-backends supported by the frame's graphic device. On X, they are
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1272 currently `x' and `xft'.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1273
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1274 *** The function `set-fontset-font' now accepts a script name as the
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1275 second argument, and has an optional 5th argument to control how to
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1276 set the font.
7a6e0dab4698 Merge entries from NEWS.unicode.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 91911
diff changeset
1277
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1278 *** New functions:
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1279
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1280 **** `fontp' checks if the argument is a font-spec or font-entity.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1281
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1282 **** `font-spec' creates a new font-spec object.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1283
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1284 **** `font-get' returns a font property value.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1285
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1286 **** `font-put' sets a font property value.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1287
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1288 **** `font-face-attributes' returns a plist of face attributes set by a font.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1289
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1290 **** `list-fonts' returns a list of font-entities matching a font spec.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1291
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1292 **** `font-font' returns the font-entity best matching the given font spec.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1293
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1294 **** `list-families' returns a list of family names of available fonts.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1295
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1296 **** `font-xlfd-name' returns an XLFD name of a given font spec, font
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1297 entity, or font object.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1298
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1299 **** `clear-font-cache' clears all font caches.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1300
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1301 ** Changes related to multiple-terminal (multi-tty) support
83773
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1302
83801
3ef554452c8a $TERM is now set to dumb.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 83798
diff changeset
1303 *** $TERM is now set to `dumb' for subprocesses. If you want to know the
3ef554452c8a $TERM is now set to dumb.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 83798
diff changeset
1304 $TERM inherited by Emacs you will have to look inside initial-environment.
3ef554452c8a $TERM is now set to dumb.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 83798
diff changeset
1305
84750
61716998289c (Qdisplay_environment_variable): Delete.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 84721
diff changeset
1306 *** $DISPLAY is now dynamically inherited from the frame's `display'.
61716998289c (Qdisplay_environment_variable): Delete.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 84721
diff changeset
1307
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1308 *** The `window-system' variable is now frame-local. The new
83773
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1309 `initial-window-system' variable contains the `window-system' value
93499
47ddb5e4501c More details on a multi-tty change.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 93473
diff changeset
1310 for the first frame. `window-system' is also now a function that
47ddb5e4501c More details on a multi-tty change.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 93473
diff changeset
1311 takes a frame argument.
83773
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1312
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1313 *** The `keyboard-translate-table' variable and the terminal and
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1314 keyboard coding systems are now terminal-local.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1315
83773
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1316 *** You can specify a terminal device (`tty' parameter) and a terminal
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1317 type (`tty-type' parameter) to `make-terminal-frame'.
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1318
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1319 *** The function `make-frame-on-display' now works during a tty
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1320 session, and `make-frame-on-tty' works during a graphical session.
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1321
84788
248b9d120db2 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 84773
diff changeset
1322 *** A new data type for terminals with functions: `get-device-terminal',
248b9d120db2 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 84773
diff changeset
1323 `terminal-parameters', `terminal-parameter', `set-terminal-parameter'.
83790
2aeb19284040 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 83773
diff changeset
1324
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1325 *** Function key sequences are now mapped using `local-function-key-map',
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1326 a new variable. This inherits from the global variable function-key-map,
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1327 which is not used directly any more.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1328
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1329 *** New hooks:
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1330
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1331 **** `suspend-tty-functions' and `resume-tty-functions' are called
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1332 after a tty frame has been suspended or resumed, respectively. The
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1333 functions are called with the terminal id of the frame being
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1334 suspended/resumed as a parameter.
83875
fbb5919e6afb * server.el (server-start, server-unload-hook):
Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
parents: 83812
diff changeset
1335
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1336 **** The special hook `delete-terminal-functions' is called before
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1337 deleting a terminal.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1338
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1339 *** New functions:
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1340
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1341 **** `environment'
83773
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1342
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1343 **** `make-frame-on-tty' creates a new frame on another tty device.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1344
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1345 **** `delete-tty'
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1346
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1347 **** `suspend-tty'
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1348
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1349 **** `resume-tty'.
83790
2aeb19284040 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 83773
diff changeset
1350
83798
b797bea42060 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 83790
diff changeset
1351 *** `initial-environment' holds the environment inherited from Emacs's parent.
b797bea42060 *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 83790
diff changeset
1352
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1353 ** Redisplay changes
83773
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1354
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1355 *** For underlined characters, the distance between the underline and
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1356 the baseline is controlled by a new variable, `underline-minimum-offset'.
83773
3592dd2e8c0c Add in entries from README.multi-tty.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 83719
diff changeset
1357
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1358 *** You can now pass the value of the `invisible' property to
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1359 invisible-p to check whether it would cause the text to be invisible.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1360 Convenient when checking invisibility of text with no buffer position
84357
7a92dcd56a24 (Vsplit_window_preferred_function): New var.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 83891
diff changeset
1361 (e.g. in before/after-strings).
82853
64745654ddea *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 82798
diff changeset
1362
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1363 *** Non-breaking space is now displayed as whitespace.
81868
622be87f6a99 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 81851
diff changeset
1364
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1365 *** `clear-image-cache' can be told to flush only images of a specific file.
81868
622be87f6a99 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 81851
diff changeset
1366
96615
3f3c7e8d290f Document line-move-visual and vertical-motion changes.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96605
diff changeset
1367 *** `vertical-motion' can now be given a goal column.
3f3c7e8d290f Document line-move-visual and vertical-motion changes.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96605
diff changeset
1368 It now accepts a cons cell (COLS . LINES) in its first argument, which
3f3c7e8d290f Document line-move-visual and vertical-motion changes.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96605
diff changeset
1369 says to stop, where possible, at a pixel x-position equal to COLS
3f3c7e8d290f Document line-move-visual and vertical-motion changes.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96605
diff changeset
1370 times the default column width.
3f3c7e8d290f Document line-move-visual and vertical-motion changes.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96605
diff changeset
1371
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1372 ** Miscellaneous new functions
81868
622be87f6a99 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 81851
diff changeset
1373
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1374 *** `format-seconds' converts a number of seconds into a readable
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1375 string of days, hours, etc.
81674
09e67b1211db *** empty log message ***
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 81637
diff changeset
1376
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1377 *** `apply-partially' performs a "curried" application of a function.
81329
465e2d55267d (regex_compile): Remove the `regnum' counter.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 81321
diff changeset
1378
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1379 *** `read-shell-command' does what its name says, with completion. It
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1380 uses the minibuffer-local-shell-command-map for that.
82853
64745654ddea *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 82798
diff changeset
1381
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1382 *** `buffer-swap-text' swaps text between two buffers. This can be
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1383 useful for modes such as tar-mode, archive-mode, RMAIL.
82853
64745654ddea *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 82798
diff changeset
1384
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1385 *** `read-color' reads a color name using the minibuffer.
82853
64745654ddea *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 82798
diff changeset
1386
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1387 *** `face-all-attributes' returns an alist describing all the basic
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1388 attributes of a given face.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1389
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1390 *** `window-full-width-p' returns t if a window is as wide as its
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1391 frame.
81357
814515626f11 Add `user-emacs-directory'.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 81329
diff changeset
1392
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1393 *** `split-string-and-unquote' does (what?)
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1394
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1395 *** `combine-and-quote-strings' does (what?)
81734
e75a9a5b8536 * NEWS: New function `start-file-process'.
Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
parents: 81732
diff changeset
1396
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1397 *** `image-refresh' refreshes all images associated with a given image
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1398 specification.
86187
2a95aa038f83 Add: declare-function, check-declare, process-lines.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 86134
diff changeset
1399
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1400 *** The two new functions `looking-at-p' and `string-match-p' can do
81785
9ec60a953d51 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 81763
diff changeset
1401 the same matching as `looking-at' and `string-match' without changing
9ec60a953d51 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 81763
diff changeset
1402 the match data.
82103
fac8f5421213 (Finteractive_form): Use a `interactive-form' property if
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 82097
diff changeset
1403
96632
e2fbad83b7e3 Update description of changes to Line Wrapping on the menu bar.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96631
diff changeset
1404 *** The two new functions `make-serial-process' and
e2fbad83b7e3 Update description of changes to Line Wrapping on the menu bar.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96631
diff changeset
1405 `serial-process-configure' provide a Lisp interface to the new serial
e2fbad83b7e3 Update description of changes to Line Wrapping on the menu bar.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96631
diff changeset
1406 port support (see Emacs changes, above).
e2fbad83b7e3 Update description of changes to Line Wrapping on the menu bar.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96631
diff changeset
1407
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1408 ** Miscellaneous new variables
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1409
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1410 *** `this-command-keys-shift-translated' is non-nil if the key
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1411 sequence invoking the current command was found by shift-translation.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1412
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1413 *** `window-point-insertion-type' determines the insertion-type of the
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1414 marker used for window-point.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1415
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1416 *** bookmark provides `bookmark-make-record-function' so special major
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1417 modes like Info can teach bookmark.el how to save and restore the
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1418 relevant data.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1419
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1420 *** `next-error-recenter' specifies how next-error should recenter the
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1421 visited source file. Its value can be a number (for example, 0 for
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1422 top line, -1 for bottom line), or nil for no recentering.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1423
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1424 *** `fill-forward-paragraph-function' specifies which function the
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1425 filling code should use to find paragraph boundaries.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1426
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1427 *** `custom-note-var-changed' tells Custom to treat the change in a
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1428 certain variable as having been made within Custom.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1429
62324
f1bee922ac7c Rearrangements and cleanups. Don't mention defaulting of :group.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 62279
diff changeset
1430
81026
ffed94619365 Move Emacs 22 entries and arch tag to new file NEWS.22, leave empty
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 80941
diff changeset
1431 * New Packages for Lisp Programming in Emacs 23.1
30922
6c3081f54e62 *** empty log message ***
Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
parents: 30871
diff changeset
1432
96333
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1433 ** The new package avl-tree.el deals with the AVL tree data structure.
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1434
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1435 ** The new package check-declare.el verifies the accuracy of
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1436 declare-function macros (see Lisp Changes, above).
96124
48b2db6b4c28 (special-mode-map): New var.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 96119
diff changeset
1437
94467
ca3d2cf5da1f Fix typo in previous.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 94466
diff changeset
1438 ** find-cmd.el can build `find' commands using lisp syntax.
94466
f3f81db34133 New file.
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
parents: 94453
diff changeset
1439
96961
27cda0f6d06c Document misearch.el and multi-isearch commands.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96949
diff changeset
1440 ** The package misearch.el has been added. It allows Isearch to search
27cda0f6d06c Document misearch.el and multi-isearch commands.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96949
diff changeset
1441 through multiple buffers. A variable `multi-isearch-next-buffer-function'
27cda0f6d06c Document misearch.el and multi-isearch commands.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96949
diff changeset
1442 defines the function to call to get the next buffer to search in the series
27cda0f6d06c Document misearch.el and multi-isearch commands.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96949
diff changeset
1443 of multiple buffers. Top-level commands `multi-isearch-buffers',
27cda0f6d06c Document misearch.el and multi-isearch commands.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96949
diff changeset
1444 `multi-isearch-buffers-regexp', `multi-isearch-files' and
27cda0f6d06c Document misearch.el and multi-isearch commands.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96949
diff changeset
1445 `multi-isearch-files-regexp' accept a single argument that specifies
27cda0f6d06c Document misearch.el and multi-isearch commands.
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
parents: 96949
diff changeset
1446 a list of buffers/files to search for a string/regexp.
85669
5efb220d2a98 *** empty log message ***
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 85656
diff changeset
1447
96333
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Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1448 ** The new major mode `special-mode' is intended as a parent for
90d2cbaa59f6 Rearrange items, and delete some duplicates.
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 96300
diff changeset
1449 major modes such as those that set the "'mode-class 'special" property.
82906
69b183268e31 Mention avl-tree.el.
Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnuvola.org>
parents: 82884
diff changeset
1450
35577
db5649648a65 Replace formfeeds removed on 2001/01/22.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 35567
diff changeset
1451
25853
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1452 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
75774
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1453 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1454
95004
cbf5528cf447 Switch to recommended form of GPLv3 permissions notice.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 94962
diff changeset
1455 GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
75774
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1456 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
95004
cbf5528cf447 Switch to recommended form of GPLv3 permissions notice.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 94962
diff changeset
1457 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
cbf5528cf447 Switch to recommended form of GPLv3 permissions notice.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 94962
diff changeset
1458 (at your option) any later version.
75774
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1459
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1460 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1461 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1462 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1463 GNU General Public License for more details.
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1464
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1465 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
95004
cbf5528cf447 Switch to recommended form of GPLv3 permissions notice.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 94962
diff changeset
1466 along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
75774
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75684
diff changeset
1467
35577
db5649648a65 Replace formfeeds removed on 2001/01/22.
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents: 35567
diff changeset
1468
25853
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1469 Local variables:
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1470 mode: outline
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1471 paragraph-separate: "[ ]*$"
Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
parents:
diff changeset
1472 end:
52401
695cf19ef79e Add arch taglines
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 52233
diff changeset
1473
81031
10bd69917990 Add arch tagline
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
parents: 81026
diff changeset
1474 arch-tag: e759449d-88b3-4de4-9900-3a6c3dfa23e2