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(xg_tool_bar_callback): Generate a single TOOL_BAR_EVENT.
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1 GNU Emacs NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 1992.
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3 Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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4 See the end of the file for license conditions.
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7 This file is about changes in emacs versions 19.
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11 * Emacs 19.34 is a bug-fix release with no user-visible changes.
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15 * Changes in Emacs 19.33.
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17 ** Bibtex mode no longer turns on Auto Fill automatically. (No major
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18 mode should do that--it is the user's choice.)
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20 ** The variable normal-auto-fill-function specifies the function to
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21 use for auto-fill-function, if and when Auto Fill is turned on.
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22 Major modes can set this locally to alter how Auto Fill works.
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26 * Editing Changes in Emacs 19.32
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28 ** C-x f with no argument now signals an error.
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29 To set the fill column at the current column, use C-u C-x f.
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31 ** Expanding dynamic abbrevs with M-/ is now smarter about case
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32 conversion. If you type the abbreviation with mixed case, and it
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33 matches the beginning of the expansion including case, then the
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34 expansion is copied verbatim. Using SPC M-/ to copy an additional
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35 word always copies it verbatim except when the previous copied word is
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36 all caps.
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38 ** On a non-windowing terminal, which can display only one Emacs frame
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39 at a time, creating a new frame with C-x 5 2 also selects that frame.
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41 When using a display that can show multiple frames at once, C-x 5 2
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42 does make the frame visible, but does not select it. This is the same
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45 ** You can use C-x 5 2 to create multiple frames on MSDOS, just as on a
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50 ** On Windows, set win32-pass-alt-to-system to a non-nil value
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51 if you would like tapping the Alt key to invoke the Windows menu.
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52 This feature is not enabled by default; since the Alt key is also the
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54 accident.
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56 ** The command apply-macro-to-region-lines repeats the last defined
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57 keyboard macro once for each complete line within the current region.
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58 It does this line by line, by moving point to the beginning of that
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59 line and then executing the macro.
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61 This command is not new, but was never documented before.
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63 ** You can now use Mouse-1 to place the region around a string constant
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68 ** Font Lock mode
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70 *** Font Lock support modes
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72 Font Lock can be configured to use Fast Lock mode and Lazy Lock mode (see
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74 hook font-lock-mode-hook, you can use the new variable font-lock-support-mode
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75 to control which modes have Fast Lock mode or Lazy Lock mode turned on when
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78 For example, to use Fast Lock mode when Font Lock mode is turned on, put:
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82 in your ~/.emacs.
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84 *** lazy-lock
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86 The lazy-lock package speeds up Font Lock mode by making fontification occur
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92 Emacs has been idle for a given amount of time.
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94 To use this package, put in your ~/.emacs:
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96 (setq font-lock-support-mode 'lazy-lock-mode)
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98 To control the package behavior, see the documentation for `lazy-lock-mode'.
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100 ** Changes in BibTeX mode.
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102 *** For all entries allow spaces and tabs between opening brace or
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103 paren and key.
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105 *** Non-escaped double-quoted characters (as in `Sch"of') are now
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106 supported.
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108 ** Gnus changes.
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110 Gnus, the Emacs news reader, has undergone further rewriting. Many new
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111 commands and variables have been added. There should be no
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112 significant incompatibilities between this Gnus version and the
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113 previously released version, except in the message composition area.
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115 Below is a list of the more user-visible changes. Coding changes
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116 between Gnus 5.1 and 5.2 are more extensive.
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118 *** A new message composition mode is used. All old customization
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119 variables for mail-mode, rnews-reply-mode and gnus-msg are now
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120 obsolete.
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122 *** Gnus is now able to generate "sparse" threads -- threads where
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123 missing articles are represented by empty nodes.
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125 (setq gnus-build-sparse-threads 'some)
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127 *** Outgoing articles are stored on a special archive server.
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129 To disable this: (setq gnus-message-archive-group nil)
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131 *** Partial thread regeneration now happens when articles are
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132 referred.
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134 *** Gnus can make use of GroupLens predictions:
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136 (setq gnus-use-grouplens t)
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138 *** A trn-line tree buffer can be displayed.
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180 *** New group parameters have been introduced to set list-address and
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183 *** All formatting specs allow specifying faces to be used.
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188 *** The summary buffer can be limited to show parts of the available
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199 (add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook 'gnus-article-add-buttons-to-head)
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201 *** All mail backends support fetching articles by Message-ID.
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203 *** Duplicate mail can now be treated properly. See the
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206 *** All summary mode commands are available directly from the article
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225 *** Threads can be gathered by looking at the References header.
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230 *** Read articles can be stored in a special backlog buffer to avoid
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258 (add-hook 'gnus-article-display-hook 'gnus-article-hide-boring-headers)
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262 *** Further syntax checking of outgoing articles have been added.
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289 equivalent keys for the real name instead of equivalent keys for the
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290 alias.
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296 ** Freedom of the press restricted in the United States.
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298 Emacs has been censored in accord with the Communications Decency Act.
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299 This includes removing some features of the doctor program. That law
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300 was described by its supporters as a ban on pornography, but it bans
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304 For information on US government censorship of the Internet, and what
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305 you can do to bring back freedom of the press, see the web site
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308 ** A note about C mode indentation customization.
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312 It has its own methods of customizing indentation, which are
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313 much more powerful than the old C mode. See the Editing Programs
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321 When you mark a region with the mouse, the region now remains
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322 highlighted until the next input event, regardless of whether you are
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323 using M-x transient-mark-mode.
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325 ** Improved Windows NT/95 support.
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327 *** Emacs now supports scroll bars on Windows NT and Windows 95.
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332 *** There are difficulties with subprocesses, though, due to problems
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336 applications, these problems are significant.
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338 If you run a DOS application in a subprocess, then the application is
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339 likely to busy-wait, which means that your machine will be 100% busy.
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348 subprocesses, even if one of them is asynchronous, you will probably
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349 have to reboot your machine--until then, it will remain 100% busy.
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350 Windows simply does not cope when one Windows process tries to run two
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351 separate DOS subprocesses. Typing CTL-ALT-DEL and then choosing
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354 ** M-x resize-minibuffer-mode.
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356 This command, not previously mentioned in NEWS, toggles a mode in
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357 which the minibuffer window expands to show as many lines as the
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362 The `title' X resource now specifies just the frame title, nothing else.
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364 It works by setting the new `title' frame parameter, which likewise
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367 The `name' parameter continues to do what it used to do:
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368 it specifies the frame name for looking up X resources,
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372 ** Emacs now uses the X toolkit by default, if you have a new
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375 ** When you compile Emacs with the Motif widget set, Motif handles the
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376 F10 key by activating the menu bar. To avoid confusion, the usual
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377 Emacs binding of F10 is replaced with a no-op when using Motif.
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379 If you want to be able to use F10 in Emacs, you can rebind the Motif
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382 the Motif menu bar activation key to S-F12:
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389 ** The Rmail summary now shows the number of lines in each message.
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392 a forwarded message from the message that forwarded it. To use it,
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393 select a message which contains a forwarded message and then type the command.
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394 It inserts the forwarded message as a separate Rmail message
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406 recover-session.
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412 Some previous Emacs versions failed to delete these files even on
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422 Editing the file through the link bypasses the version control system,
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427 VC asks for confirmation whether it should follow the link. If nil,
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428 the link is visited and a warning displayed.
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429
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430 ** iso-acc.el now lets you specify a choice of language.
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431 Languages include "latin-1" (the default) and "latin-2" (which
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434 There are also choices for specific human languages such as French and
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435 Portuguese. These are subsets of Latin-1, which differ in that they
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436 enable only the accent characters needed for particular language.
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437 The other accent characters, not needed for the chosen language,
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438 remain normal.
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439
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440 ** Posting articles and sending mail now has M-TAB completion on various
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441 header fields (Newsgroups, To, CC, ...).
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443 Completion in the Newsgroups header depends on the list of groups
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444 known to your news reader. Completion in the Followup-To header
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446 Followup-To usually just holds one of those.
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448 Completion in fields that hold mail addresses works based on the list
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449 of local users plus your aliases. Additionally, if your site provides
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450 a mail directory or a specific host to use for any unrecognized user
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451 name, you can arrange to query that host for completion also. (See the
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452 documentation of variables `mail-directory-process' and
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453 `mail-directory-stream'.)
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455 ** A greatly extended sgml-mode offers new features such as (to be configured)
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456 skeletons with completing read for tags and attributes, typing named
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457 characters including optionally all 8bit characters, making tags invisible
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458 with optional alternate display text, skipping and deleting tag(pair)s.
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460 Note: since Emacs' syntax feature cannot limit the special meaning of ', " and
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463
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464 The derived html-mode configures this with tags and attributes more or
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465 less HTML3ish. It also offers optional quick keys like C-c 1 for
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466 headline or C-c u for unordered list (see `html-quick-keys'). Edit /
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467 Text Properties / Face or M-g combinations create tags as applicable.
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468 Outline minor mode is supported and level 1 font-locking tries to
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469 fontify tag contents (which only works when they fit on one line, due
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470 to a limitation in font-lock).
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471
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472 External viewing via browse-url can occur automatically upon saving.
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473
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474 ** M-x imenu-add-to-menubar now adds to the menu bar for the current
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475 buffer only. If you want to put an Imenu item in the menu bar for all
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476 buffers that use a particular major mode, use the mode hook, as in
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477 this example:
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478
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479 (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook
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480 '(lambda () (imenu-add-to-menubar "Index")))
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481
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482 ** Changes in BibTeX mode.
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484 *** Field names may now contain digits, hyphens, and underscores.
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486 *** Font Lock mode is now supported.
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488 *** bibtex-make-optional-field is no longer interactive.
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490 *** If bibtex-maintain-sorted-entries is non-nil, inserting new
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491 entries is now done with a faster algorithm. However, inserting
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492 will fail in this case if the buffer contains invalid entries or
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494 (bibtex-close-entry) after you have inserted or modified it.
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495 The default value of bibtex-maintain-sorted-entries is nil.
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497 *** Function `show-all' is no longer bound to a key, since C-u C-c C-q
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498 does the same job.
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499
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500 *** Entries with quotes inside quote-delimited fields (as `author =
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501 "Stefan Sch{\"o}f"') are now supported.
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502
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503 *** Case in field names doesn't matter anymore when searching for help
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504 text.
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505
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506 ** Font Lock mode
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507
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508 *** Global Font Lock mode
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510 Font Lock mode can be turned on globally, in buffers that support it, by the
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511 new command global-font-lock-mode. You can use the new variable
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512 font-lock-global-modes to control which modes have Font Lock mode automagically
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515
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516 For example, to automagically turn on Font Lock mode where supported, put:
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517
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518 (global-font-lock-mode t)
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519
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520 in your ~/.emacs.
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521
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522 *** Local Refontification
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523
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524 In Font Lock mode, editing a line automatically refontifies that line only.
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525 However, if your change alters the syntactic context for following lines,
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526 those lines remain incorrectly fontified. To refontify them, use the new
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527 command M-g M-g (font-lock-fontify-block).
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528
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529 In certain major modes, M-g M-g refontifies the entire current function.
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530 (The variable font-lock-mark-block-function controls how to find the
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531 current function.) In other major modes, M-g M-g refontifies 16 lines
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532 above and below point.
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534 With a prefix argument N, M-g M-g refontifies N lines above and below point.
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536 ** Follow mode
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537
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538 Follow mode is a new minor mode combining windows showing the same
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539 buffer into one tall "virtual window". The windows are typically two
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540 side-by-side windows. Follow mode makes them scroll together as if
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541 they were a unit. To use it, go to a frame with just one window,
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542 split it into two side-by-side windows using C-x 3, and then type M-x
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543 follow-mode.
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545 M-x follow-mode turns off Follow mode if it is already enabled.
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547 To display two side-by-side windows and activate Follow mode, use the
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548 command M-x follow-delete-other-windows-and-split.
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549
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550 ** hide-show changes.
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552 The hooks hs-hide-hooks and hs-show-hooks have been renamed
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554 normal hooks.
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555
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556 ** Simula mode now has a menu containing the most important commands.
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557 The new command simula-indent-exp is bound to C-M-q.
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559 ** etags can now handle programs written in Erlang. Files are
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560 recognised by the extensions .erl and .hrl. The tagged lines are
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561 those that begin a function, record, or macro.
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563 ** MSDOS Changes
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565 *** It is now possible to compile Emacs with the version 2 of DJGPP.
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566 Compilation with DJGPP version 1 also still works.
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567
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568 *** The documentation of DOS-specific aspects of Emacs was rewritten
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569 and expanded; see the ``MS-DOS'' node in the on-line docs.
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570
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571 *** Emacs now uses ~ for backup file names, not .bak.
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572
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573 *** You can simulate mouse-3 on two-button mice by simultaneously
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574 pressing both mouse buttons.
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575
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576 *** A number of packages and commands which previously failed or had
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577 restricted functionality on MS-DOS, now work. The most important ones
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578 are:
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579
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580 **** Printing (both with `M-x lpr-buffer' and with `ps-print' package)
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581 now works.
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582
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583 **** `Ediff' works (in a single-frame mode).
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584
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585 **** `M-x display-time' can be used on MS-DOS (due to the new
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586 implementation of Emacs timers, see below).
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587
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588 **** `Dired' supports Unix-style shell wildcards.
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589
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590 **** The `c-macro-expand' command now works as on other platforms.
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591
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592 **** `M-x recover-session' works.
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593
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594 **** `M-x list-colors-display' displays all the available colors.
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595
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596 **** The `TPU-EDT' package works.
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597
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598
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599 * Lisp changes in Emacs 19.31.
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600
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601 ** The function using-unix-filesystems on Windows NT and Windows 95
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602 tells Emacs to read and write files assuming that they reside on a
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603 remote Unix filesystem. No CR/LF translation is done on any files in
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604 this case. Invoking using-unix-filesystems with t activates this
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605 behavior, and invoking it with any other value deactivates it.
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606
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607 ** Change in system-type and system-configuration values.
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608
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609 The value of system-type on a Linux-based GNU system is now `lignux',
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610 not `linux'. This means that some programs which use `system-type'
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611 need to be changed. The value of `system-configuration' will also
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612 be different.
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613
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614 It is generally recommended to use `system-configuration' rather
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615 than `system-type'.
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616
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617 See the file LINUX-GNU in this directory for more about this.
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618
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619 ** The functions shell-command and dired-call-process
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620 now run file name handlers for default-directory, if it has them.
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621
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622 ** Undoing the deletion of text now restores the positions of markers
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623 that pointed into or next to the deleted text.
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624
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625 ** Timers created with run-at-time now work internally to Emacs, and
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626 no longer use a separate process. Therefore, they now work more
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627 reliably and can be used for shorter time delays.
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628
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629 The new function run-with-timer is a convenient way to set up a timer
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630 to run a specified amount of time after the present. A call looks
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631 like this:
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632
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633 (run-with-timer SECS REPEAT FUNCTION ARGS...)
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634
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635 SECS says how many seconds should elapse before the timer happens.
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636 It may be an integer or a floating point number. When the timer
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637 becomes ripe, the action is to call FUNCTION with arguments ARGS.
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638
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639 REPEAT gives the interval for repeating the timer (measured in
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640 seconds). It may be an integer or a floating point number. nil or 0
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641 means don't repeat at all--call FUNCTION just once.
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642
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643 *** with-timeout provides an easy way to do something but give
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644 up if too much time passes.
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645
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646 (with-timeout (SECONDS TIMEOUT-FORMS...) BODY...)
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647
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648 This executes BODY, but gives up after SECONDS seconds.
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649 If it gives up, it runs the TIMEOUT-FORMS and returns the value
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650 of the last one of them. Normally it returns the value of the last
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651 form in BODY.
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652
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653 *** You can now arrange to call a function whenever Emacs is idle for
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654 a certain length of time. To do this, call run-with-idle-timer. A
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655 call looks like this:
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656
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657 (run-with-idle-timer SECS REPEAT FUNCTION ARGS...)
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658
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659 SECS says how many seconds of idleness should elapse before the timer
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660 runs. It may be an integer or a floating point number. When the
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661 timer becomes ripe, the action is to call FUNCTION with arguments
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662 ARGS.
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663
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664 Emacs becomes idle whenever it finishes executing a keyboard or mouse
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665 command. It remains idle until it receives another keyboard or mouse
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666 command.
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667
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668 REPEAT, if non-nil, means this timer should be activated again each
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669 time Emacs becomes idle and remains idle for SECS seconds The timer
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670 does not repeat if Emacs *remains* idle; it runs at most once after
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671 each time Emacs becomes idle.
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672
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673 If REPEAT is nil, the timer runs just once, the first time Emacs is
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674 idle for SECS seconds.
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675
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676 *** post-command-idle-hook is now obsolete; you shouldn't use it at
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677 all, because it interferes with the idle timer mechanism. If your
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678 programs use post-command-idle-hook, convert them to use idle timers
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679 instead.
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680
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681 *** y-or-n-p-with-timeout lets you ask a question but give up if
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682 there is no answer within a certain time.
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683
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684 (y-or-n-p-with-timeout PROMPT SECONDS DEFAULT-VALUE)
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685
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686 asks the question PROMPT (just like y-or-n-p). If the user answers
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687 within SECONDS seconds, it returns the answer that the user gave.
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688 Otherwise it gives up after SECONDS seconds, and returns DEFAULT-VALUE.
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689
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690 ** Minor change to `encode-time': you can now pass more than seven
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691 arguments. If you do that, the first six arguments have the usual
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692 meaning, the last argument is interpreted as the time zone, and the
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693 arguments in between are ignored.
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694
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695 This means that it works to use the list returned by `decode-time' as
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696 the list of arguments for `encode-time'.
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697
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698 ** The default value of load-path now includes the directory
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699 /usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/site-lisp In addition to
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700 /usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp. You can use this new directory for
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701 site-specific Lisp packages that belong with a particular Emacs
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702 version.
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703
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704 It is not unusual for a Lisp package that works well in one Emacs
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705 version to cause trouble in another. Sometimes packages need updating
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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706 for incompatible changes; sometimes they look at internal data that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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707 has changed; sometimes the package has been installed in Emacs itself
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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708 and the installed version should be used. Whatever the reason for the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
709 problem, this new feature makes it easier to solve.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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710
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711 ** When your program contains a fixed file name (like .completions or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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712 .abbrev.defs), the file name usually needs to be different on operating
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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713 systems with limited file name syntax.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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714
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715 Now you can avoid ad-hoc conditionals by using the function
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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716 convert-standard-filename to convert the file name to a proper form
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717 for each operating system. Here is an example of use, from the file
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718 completions.el:
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719
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720 (defvar save-completions-file-name
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721 (convert-standard-filename "~/.completions")
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722 "*The filename to save completions to.")
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723
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724 This sets the variable save-completions-file-name to a value that
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725 depends on the operating system, because the definition of
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726 convert-standard-filename depends on the operating system. On
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727 Unix-like systems, it returns the specified file name unchanged. On
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728 MS-DOS, it adapts the name to fit the limitations of that system.
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729
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730 ** The interactive spec N now returns the numeric prefix argument
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731 rather than the raw prefix argument. (It still reads a number using the
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732 minibuffer if there is no prefix argument at all.)
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733
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734 ** When a process is deleted, this no longer disconnects the process
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735 marker from its buffer position.
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736
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737 ** The variable garbage-collection-messages now controls whether
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738 Emacs displays a message at the beginning and end of garbage collection.
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739 The default is nil, meaning there are no messages.
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740
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741 ** The variable debug-ignored-errors specifies certain kinds of errors
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742 that should not enter the debugger. Its value is a list of error
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743 condition symbols and/or regular expressions. If the error has any
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744 of the condition symbols listed, or if any of the regular expressions
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745 matches the error message, then that error does not enter the debugger,
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746 regardless of the value of debug-on-error.
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747
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748 This variable is initialized to match certain common but uninteresting
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749 errors that happen often during editing.
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750
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751 ** The new function error-message-string converts an error datum
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diff changeset
752 into its error message. The error datum is what condition-case
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753 puts into the variable, to describe the error that happened.
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754
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755 ** Anything that changes which buffer appears in a given window
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756 now runs the window-scroll-functions for that window.
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757
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758 ** The new function get-buffer-window-list returns a list of windows displaying
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759 a buffer. The function is called with the buffer (a buffer object or a buffer
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760 name) and two optional arguments specifying the minibuffer windows and frames
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diff changeset
761 to search. Therefore this function takes optional args like next-window etc.,
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diff changeset
762 and not get-buffer-window.
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763
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764 ** buffer-substring now runs the hook buffer-access-fontify-functions,
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765 calling each function with two arguments--the range of the buffer
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766 being accessed. buffer-substring-no-properties does not call them.
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767
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768 If you use this feature, you should set the variable
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769 buffer-access-fontified-property to a non-nil symbol, which is a
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770 property name. Then, if all the characters in the buffer range have a
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771 non-nil value for that property, the buffer-access-fontify-functions
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772 are not called. When called, these functions should put a non-nil
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diff changeset
773 property on the text that they fontify, so that they won't get called
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diff changeset
774 over and over for the same text.
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diff changeset
775
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
776 ** Changes in lisp-mnt.el
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parents:
diff changeset
777
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778 *** The lisp-mnt package can now recognize file headers that are written
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779 in the formats used by the `what' command and the RCS `ident' command:
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780
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781 ;; @(#) HEADER: text
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782 ;; $HEADER: text $
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diff changeset
783
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parents:
diff changeset
784 in addition to the normal
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diff changeset
785
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diff changeset
786 ;; HEADER: text
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diff changeset
787
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diff changeset
788 *** The commands lm-verify and lm-synopsis are now interactive. lm-verify
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
789 checks that the library file has proper sections and headers, and
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
790 lm-synopsis extracts first line "synopsis'"information.
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parents:
diff changeset
791
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
792
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
793
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
794 * Editing Changes in Emacs 19.30.
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parents:
diff changeset
795
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
796 ** Be sure to recompile your byte-compiled Emacs Lisp files
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parents:
diff changeset
797 if you last compiled them with Emacs 19.28 or earlier.
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diff changeset
798 You can use M-x byte-force-recompile to recompile all the .elc files
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parents:
diff changeset
799 in a specified directory.
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parents:
diff changeset
800
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parents:
diff changeset
801 ** Emacs now provides multiple-frame support on Windows NT
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
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802 and Windows 95.
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parents:
diff changeset
803
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diff changeset
804 ** M-x column-number-mode toggles a minor mode which displays
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diff changeset
805 the current column number in the mode line.
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parents:
diff changeset
806
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diff changeset
807 ** Line Number mode is now enabled by default.
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parents:
diff changeset
808
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parents:
diff changeset
809 ** M-x what-line now displays the line number in the accessible
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parents:
diff changeset
810 portion of the buffer as well as the line number in the full buffer,
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parents:
diff changeset
811 when narrowing is in effect.
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812
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diff changeset
813 ** If you type a M-x command that has an equivalent key binding,
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diff changeset
814 the equivalent is shown in the minibuffer before the command executes.
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parents:
diff changeset
815 This feature is enabled by default for the sake of beginning users.
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816 You can turn the feature off by setting suggest-key-bindings to nil.
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817
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818 ** The menu bar is now visible on text-only terminals. To choose a
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819 command from the menu bar when you have no mouse, type M-`
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820 (Meta-Backquote) or F10. To turn off menu bar display,
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821 do (menu-bar-mode -1).
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diff changeset
822
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823 ** Whenever you invoke a minibuffer, it appears in the minibuffer
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parents:
diff changeset
824 window that the current frame uses.
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parents:
diff changeset
825
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diff changeset
826 Emacs can only use one minibuffer window at a time. If you activate
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diff changeset
827 the minibuffer while a minibuffer window is active in some other
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diff changeset
828 frame, the outer minibuffer window disappears while the inner one is
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parents:
diff changeset
829 active.
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parents:
diff changeset
830
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parents:
diff changeset
831 ** Echo area messages always appear in the minibuffer window that the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
832 current frame uses. If a minibuffer is active in some other frame,
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parents:
diff changeset
833 the echo area message does not hide it even temporarily.
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parents:
diff changeset
834
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parents:
diff changeset
835 ** The minibuffer now has a menu-bar menu. You can use it to exit or
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parents:
diff changeset
836 abort the minibuffer, or to ask for completion.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
837
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parents:
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838 ** Dead-key and composite character processing is done in the standard
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
839 X11R6 manner (through the default "input method" using the
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parents:
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840 /usr/lib/X11/locale/*/Compose databases of key combinations). I.e. if
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parents:
diff changeset
841 it works in xterm, it should also work in emacs now.
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parents:
diff changeset
842
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parents:
diff changeset
843 ** Mouse changes
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844
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845 *** You can now use the mouse when running Emacs in an xterm.
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846 Use M-x xterm-mouse-mode to let emacs take control over the mouse.
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848 *** C-mouse-1 now once again provides a menu of buffers to select.
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849 S-mouse-1 is now the way to select a default font for the frame.
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851 *** There is a new mouse-scroll-min-lines variable to control the
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852 minimum number of lines scrolled by dragging the mouse outside a
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853 window's edge.
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854
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855 *** Dragging mouse-1 on a vertical line that separates windows
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856 now moves the line, thus changing the widths of the two windows.
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857 (This feature is available only if you don't have vertical scroll bars.
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858 If you do use them, a scroll bar separates two side-by-side windows.)
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859
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860 *** Double-click mouse-1 on a character with "symbol" syntax (such as
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861 underscore, in C mode) selects the entire symbol surrounding that
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862 character. (Double-click mouse-1 on a letter selects a whole word.)
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863
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864 ** When incremental search wraps around to the beginning (or end) of
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865 the buffer, if you keep on searching until you go past the original
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866 starting point of the search, the echo area changes from "Wrapped" to
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867 "Overwrapped". That tells you that you are revisiting matches that
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868 you have already seen.
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869
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870 ** Filling changes.
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871
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872 *** If the variable colon-double-space is non-nil, the explicit fill
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873 commands put two spaces after a colon.
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874
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875 *** Auto-Fill mode now supports Adaptive Fill mode just as the
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876 explicit fill commands do. The variable adaptive-fill-regexp
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877 specifies a regular expression to match text at the beginning of
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878 a line that should be the fill prefix.
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879
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880 *** Adaptive Fill mode can take a fill prefix from the first line of a
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881 paragraph, *provided* that line is not a paragraph-starter line.
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882
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883 Paragraph-starter lines are indented lines that start a new
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884 paragraph because they are indented. This indentation shouldn't
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885 be copied to additional lines.
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886
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887 Whether indented lines are paragraph lines depends on the value of the
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888 variable paragraph-start. Some major modes set this; you can set it
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889 by hand or in mode hooks as well. For editing text in which paragraph
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890 first lines are not indented, and which contains paragraphs in which
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891 all lines are indented, you should use Indented Text mode or arrange
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892 for paragraph-start not to match these lines.
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893
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894 *** You can specify more complex ways of choosing a fill prefix
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895 automatically by setting `adaptive-fill-function'. This function
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896 is called with point after the left margin of a line, and it should
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897 return the appropriate fill prefix based on that line.
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898 If it returns nil, that means it sees no fill prefix in that line.
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899
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900 ** Gnus changes.
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901
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902 Gnus, the Emacs news reader, has been rewritten and expanded. Most
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903 things that worked with the old version should still work with the new
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904 version. Code that relies heavily on Gnus internals is likely to
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905 fail, though.
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906
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907 *** Incompatibilities with the old GNUS.
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908
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909 **** All interactive commands have kept their names, but many internal
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910 functions have changed names.
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911
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912 **** The summary mode gnus-uu commands have been moved from the `C-c
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913 C-v' keymap to the `X' keymap.
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914
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915 **** There can now be several summary buffers active at once.
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916 Variables that are relevant to each summary buffer are buffer-local to
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917 that buffer.
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918
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919 **** Old hilit code doesn't work at all. Gnus performs its own
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920 highlighting based not only on what's visible in the buffer, but on
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921 other data structures.
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922
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923 **** Old packages like `expire-kill' will no longer work.
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924
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925 **** `C-c C-l' in the group buffer no longer switches to a different
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926 buffer, but instead lists killed groups in the group buffer.
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927
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928 *** New features.
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929
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930 **** The look of all buffers can be changed by setting format-like
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931 variables.
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932
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933 **** Local spool and several NNTP servers can be used at once.
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934
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935 **** Groups can be combined into virtual groups.
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936
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937 **** Different mail formats can be read much the same way as one would
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938 read newsgroups. All the mail backends implement mail expiry schemes.
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939
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940 **** Gnus can use various strategies for gathering threads that have
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941 lost their roots (thereby gathering loose sub-threads into one thread)
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942 or it can go back and retrieve enough headers to build a complete
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943 thread.
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944
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945 **** Killed groups can be read.
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946
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947 **** Gnus can do partial group updates - you do not have to retrieve
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948 the entire active file just to check for new articles in a few groups.
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949
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950 **** Gnus implements a sliding scale of subscribedness to groups.
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951
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952 **** You can score articles according to any number of criteria. You
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953 can get Gnus to score articles for you using adaptive scoring.
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954
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955 **** Gnus maintains a dribble buffer that is auto-saved the normal
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956 Emacs manner, so it should be difficult to lose much data on what you
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957 have read if your machine should go down.
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958
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959 **** Gnus now has its own startup file (`.gnus.el') to avoid
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960 cluttering up the `.emacs' file.
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961
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962 **** You can set the process mark on both groups and articles and
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963 perform operations on all the marked items.
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964
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965 **** You can grep through a subset of groups and create a group from
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966 the results.
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967
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968 **** You can list subsets of groups using matches on group names or
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969 group descriptions.
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970
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971 **** You can browse foreign servers and subscribe to groups from those
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972 servers.
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973
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974 **** Gnus can pre-fetch articles asynchronously on a second connection
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975 to the servers.
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976
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977 **** You can cache articles locally.
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978
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979 **** Gnus can fetch FAQs to and descriptions of groups.
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980
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981 **** Digests (and other files) can be used as the basis for groups.
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982
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983 **** Articles can be highlighted and customized.
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984
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985 ** Changes to Version Control (VC)
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987 *** General changes (all backends).
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988
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989 VC directory listings (C-x v d) are now kept up to date when you do a
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990 vc-next-action (C-x v v) on the marked files. The `g' command updates
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991 the buffer properly. `=' in a VC dired buffer produces a version
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992 control diff, not an ordinary diff.
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993
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994 *** CVS changes.
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995
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996 Under CVS, you no longer need to type C-x C-q before you can edit a
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997 file. VC doesn't write-protect unmodified buffers anymore; you can
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998 freely change them at any time. The mode line keeps track of the
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999 file status.
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1000
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1001 If you do want unmodified files to be write-protected, set your
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1002 CVSREAD environment variable. VC sees this and behaves accordingly;
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1003 that will give you the behavior of Emacs 19.29, similar to that under
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1004 RCS and SCCS. In this mode, if the variable vc-mistrust-permissions
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1005 is nil, VC learns the modification state from the file permissions.
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1006 When setting CVSREAD for the first time, you should check out the
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1007 whole module anew, so that the file permissions are set correctly.
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1008
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1009 VC also works with remote repositories now. When you visit a file, it
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1011
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1012 Directory listings under VC/CVS have been enhanced. Type C-x v d, and
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1013 you get a list of all files in or below the current directory that are
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1014 not up-to-date. The actual status (modified, merge, conflict, ...) is
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1015 displayed for each file. If you give a prefix argument (C-u C-x v d),
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1016 up-to-date files are also listed. You can mark any number of files,
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1017 and execute the next logical version control command on them (C-x v v).
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1018
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1019 *** Starting a new branch.
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1020
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1021 If you try to lock a version that is not the latest on its branch,
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1022 VC asks for confirmation in the minibuffer. If you say no, it offers
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1023 to lock the latest version instead.
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1024
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1025 *** RCS non-strict locking.
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1026
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1027 VC can now handle RCS non-strict locking, too. In this mode, working
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1028 files are always writable and you needn't lock the file before making
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1029 changes, similar to the default mode under CVS. To enable non-strict
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1030 locking for a file, use the "rcs -U" command.
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1031
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1032 *** Sharing RCS master files.
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1033
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1034 If you share RCS subdirs with other users (through symbolic links),
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1035 and you always want to work on the latest version, set
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1036 vc-consult-headers to nil and vc-mistrust-permissions to `t'.
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1037 Then you see the state of the *latest* version on the mode line, not
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1038 that of your working file. When you do a check out, VC overwrites
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1039 your working file with the latest version from the master.
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1040
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1041 *** RCS customization.
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1042
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1043 There is a new variable vc-consult-headers. If it is t (the default),
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1044 VC searches for RCS headers in working files (like `$Id$') and
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1045 determines the state of the file from them, not from the master file.
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1046 This is fast and more reliable when you use branches. (The variable
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1047 was already present in Emacs 19.29, but didn't get mentioned in the
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1048 NEWS.)
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1049
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1050 ** Calendar changes.
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1051
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1052 *** New calendars supported: Chinese, Coptic, Ethiopic
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1053
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1054 Here are the commands for converting to and from these calendars:
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1055
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1056 gC: calendar-goto-chinese-date
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1057 gk: calendar-goto-coptic-date
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1058 ge: calendar-goto-ethiopic-date
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1059
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1060 pC: calendar-print-chinese-date
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1061 pk: calendar-print-coptic-date
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1062 pe: calendar-print-ethiopic-date
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1063
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1064 *** Printed calendars
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1065
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1066 Calendar mode now has commands to produce fancy printed calendars via
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1067 LaTeX. You can ask for a calendar for one or more days, weeks, months
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1068 or years. The commands all start with `t'; see the manual for a list
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1069 of them.
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1070
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1071 *** New sexp diary entry type
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1072
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1073 Reminders that apply in the days leading up to an event.
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1074
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1075 ** The CC-mode package now provides the default C and C++ modes.
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1076 See the manual for documentation of its features.
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1077
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1078 ** The uniquify package chooses buffer names differently when you
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1079 visit multiple files with the same name (in different directories).
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1080
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1081 ** RMAIL now always uses the movemail program when it renames an
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1082 inbox file, so that it can interlock properly with the mailer
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1083 no matter where it is delivering mail.
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1085 ** tex-start-of-header and tex-end-of-header are now regular expressions,
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1086 not strings.
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1087
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1088 ** To enable automatic uncompression of compressed files,
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1089 type M-x auto-compression-mode. (This command used to be called
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1090 toggle-auto-compression, but was not documented before.) In Lisp,
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1091 you can do
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1092
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1093 (auto-compression-mode 1)
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1094
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1095 to turn the mode on.
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1097 ** The new pc-select package emulates the key bindings for cutting and
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1098 pasting, and selection of regions, found in Windows, Motif, and the
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1099 Macintosh.
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1100
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1101 ** Help buffers now use a special major mode, Help mode. This mode
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1103 which you can use for other customization.
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1105 ** Apropos now uses faces for enhanced legibility. It now describes
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1107 values. You can use Mouse-2 or RET to get more information about a
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1108 function definition, variable, or property.
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1109
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1110 ** Font Lock mode
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1111
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1112 *** Supports Scheme, TCL and Help modes
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1114 For example, to automatically turn on Font Lock mode in the *Help*
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1115 buffer, put:
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1117 (add-hook 'help-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
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1119 in your ~/.emacs.
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1121 *** Enhanced fontification
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1123 The structure of font-lock-keywords is extended to allow "anchored" keywords.
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1126 the highlighting information is extended so that it can be another keyword
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1127 item. This keyword item, its regexp and highlighting information, is processed
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1128 before resuming with the keyword item of which it is part.
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1129
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1130 For example, a typical keyword item might be:
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1131
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1132 ("\\<anchor\\>" (0 anchor-face))
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1133
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1134 which fontifies each occurrence of the discrete word "anchor" in the value of
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1135 the variable anchor-face. However, the highlighting information can be used to
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1136 fontify text that is anchored to the word "anchor". For example:
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1137
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1138 ("\\<anchor\\>" (0 anchor-face) ("\\=[ ,]*\\(item\\)" nil nil (1 item-face)))
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1139
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1140 which fontifies each occurrence of "anchor" as above, but for each occurrence
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1141 of "anchor", each occurrence of "item", in any following comma separated list,
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1144 information.
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1145
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1146 This feature is used to extend the level and quality of fontification in a
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1147 number of modes. For example, C/C++ modes now have level 3 decoration that
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1148 includes the fontification of variable and function names in declaration lists.
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1149 In this instance, the "anchor" described in the above example is a type or
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1150 class name, and an "item" is a variable or function name.
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1151
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1152 *** Fontification levels
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1153
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1154 The variables font-lock-maximum-decoration and font-lock-maximum-size are
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1155 extended to specify levels and sizes for specific modes. The variable
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1156 font-lock-maximum-decoration specifies the preferred level of fontification for
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1157 modes that provide multiple levels (typically from "subdued" to "gaudy"). The
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1158 variable font-lock-maximum-size specifies the buffer size for which buffer
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1159 fontification is suppressed when Font Lock mode is turned on (typically because
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1160 it would take too long).
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1161
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1162 These variables can now specify values for individual modes, by supplying
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1163 lists of mode names and values. For example, to use the above mentioned level
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1164 3 decoration for buffers in C/C++ modes, and default decoration otherwise, put:
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1165
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1166 (setq font-lock-maximum-decoration '((c-mode . 3) (c++-mode . 3)))
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1167
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1168 in your ~/.emacs. Maximum buffer size values for individual modes are
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1169 specified in the same way with the variable font-lock-maximum-size.
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1170
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1171 *** Font Lock configuration
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1172
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1173 The mechanism to provide default settings for Font Lock mode are the variables
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1174 font-lock-defaults and font-lock-maximum-decoration. Typically, you should
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1175 only need to change the value of font-lock-maximum-decoration. However, to
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1176 support Font Lock mode for buffers in modes that currently do not support Font
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1177 Lock mode, you should set a buffer local value of font-lock-defaults for that
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1178 mode, typically via its mode hook.
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1179
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1180 These variables are used by Font Lock mode to set the values of the variables
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1181 font-lock-keywords, font-lock-keywords-only, font-lock-syntax-table,
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1182 font-lock-beginning-of-syntax-function and font-lock-keywords-case-fold-search.
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1183
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1184 You need not set these variables directly, and should not set them yourself
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1185 since the underlining mechanism may change in future.
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1186
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1187 ** Archive mode is now the default mode for various sorts of
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1188 archive files (files whose names end with .arc, .lzh, .zip, and .zoo).
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1189
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1190 ** You can automatically update the years in copyright notice by
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1191 means of (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'copyright-update).
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1192 Optionally it can update the GPL version as well.
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1193
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1194 ** Scripts of various languages (Shell, AWK, Perl, makefiles ...) can
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1195 be automatically provided with a magic number and be made executable
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1196 by their respective modes under control of various user variables.
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1197 The mode must call (executable-set-magic "perl") or
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1198 (executable-set-magic "make" "-f"). The latter for example has no
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1199 effect on [Mm]akefile.
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1200
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1201 ** Shell script mode now supports over 15 different shells. The new
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1202 command C-c ! executes the region, and optionally beginning of script
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1203 as well, by passing them to the shell.
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1204
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1205 Cases such as `sh' being a `bash' are now accounted for.
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1206 Fontification now also does variables, the magic number and all
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1207 builtin commands. Shell script mode no longer mingles `tab-width' and
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1208 indentation style. The variable `sh-tab-width' has been renamed to
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1209 `sh-indentation'. Empty lines are now indented like previous
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1210 non-empty line, rather than just previous line.
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1211
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1212 The annoying $ variable prompting has been eliminated. Instead, shell
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1213 script mode uses `comint-dynamic-completion' for commands, variables
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1214 and filenames.
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1215
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1216 ** Two-column mode now automatically scrolls both buffers together,
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1217 which makes it possible to eliminate the special scrolling commands
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1218 that used to do so.
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1219
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1220 The commands that operate in two-column mode are no longer bound to
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1221 keys outside that mode. f2 o will now position at the same point in
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1222 associated buffer.
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1223
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1224 the new command f2 RET inserts a newline in both buffers, at point and
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1225 at the corresponding position in the associated buffer.
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1226
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1227 ** Skeleton commands now work smoothly as abbrev definitions. The
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1228 element < no longer exists, ' is a new element.
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1229
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1230 ** The autoinsert insert facility for prefilling empty files as soon
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1231 as they are found has been extended to accommodate skeletons or calling
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1232 functions. See the function auto-insert.
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1233
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1234 ** TPU-edt Changes
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1236 Loading tpu-edt no longer turns on tpu-edt mode. In fact, it is no
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1237 longer necessary to explicitly load tpu-edt. All you need to do to
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1238 turn on tpu-edt is run the tpu-edt function. Here's how to run
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1239 tpu-edt instead of loading the file:
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1240
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1241 Running Emacs: Type emacs -f tpu-edt
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1242 not emacs -l tpu-edt
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1243
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1244 Within Emacs: Type M-x tpu-edt <ret>
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1245 not M-x load-library <ret> tpu-edt <ret>
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1246
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1247 In .emacs: Use (tpu-edt)
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1248 not (load "tpu-edt")
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1249
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1250 The default name of the tpu-edt X key definition file has changed from
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1251 ~/.tpu-gnu-keys to ~/.tpu-keys. If you don't rename the file yourself,
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1252 tpu-edt will offer to rename it the first time you invoke it under
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1253 x-windows.
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1255 ** MS-DOS Enhancements:
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1257 *** Better mouse control by adding the following functions [in dosfns.c]
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1258 msdos-mouse-enable, msdos-mouse-disable, msdos-mouse-init.
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1259
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1260 *** If another foreground/background color than the default is setup in
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1261 your ~/_emacs, then the screen briefly flickers with the default
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1262 colors before changing to the colors you have specified. To avoid
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1263 this, the EMACSCOLORS environment variable exists. It shall be
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1264 defined as a string with the following elements:
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1265
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1266 set EMACSCOLORS=fb;fb
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1267
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1268 The first set of "fb" defines the initial foreground and background
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1269 colors using standard dos color numbers (0=black,.., 7=white).
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1270 If specified, the second set of "fb" defines the colors which are
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1271 restored when you leave emacs.
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1272
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1273 *** The new SUSPEND environment variable can now be set as the shell to
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1274 use when suspending emacs. This can be used to override the stupid
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1275 limitation on the environment of sub-shells in MS-DOS (they are just
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1276 large enough to hold the currently defined variables, not leaving
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1277 room for more); to overcome this limitation, add this to autoexec.bat:
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1278
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1279 set SUSPEND=%COMSPEC% /E:2000
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diff changeset
1280
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1281 ** The escape character can now be displayed on X frames. Try
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1282 this:
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1283 (aset standard-display-table 27 (vector 27))
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parents:
diff changeset
1284 after first creating a display table (you can do that by loading
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1285 the disp-table library).
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diff changeset
1286
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1287 ** The new command-line option --eval specifies an expression to evaluate
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1288 from the command line.
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1289
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1290 ** etags has now the ability to tag Perl files. They are recognised
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1291 either by the .pm and .pl suffixes or by a first line which starts
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1292 with `#!' and specifies a Perl interpreter. The tagged lines are
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1293 those beginning with the `sub' keyword.
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1294
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1295 New suffixes recognised are .hpp for C++; .f90 for Fortran; .bib,
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1296 .ltx, .TeX for TeX (.bbl, .dtx removed); .ml for Lisp; .prolog for
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1297 prolog (.pl is now Perl).
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1298
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1299 ** The files etc/termcap.dat and etc/termcap.ucb have been replaced
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1300 with a new, merged, and much more comprehensive termcap file. The
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1301 new file should include all the special entries from the old one.
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1302 This new file is under active development as part of the ncurses
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1303 project. If you have any questions about this file, or problems with
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1304 an entry in it, email terminfo@ccil.org.
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1305
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1306
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1307 * Lisp changes in Emacs 19.30.
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1308
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1309 ** New Data Types
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1310
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1311 *** There is a new data type called a char-table which is an array
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1312 indexed by a character. Currently this is mostly equivalent to a
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1313 vector of length 256, but in the future, when a wider character set is
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1314 in use, it will be different. To create one, call
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1315 (make-char-table SUBTYPE INITIAL-VALUE)
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1316
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1317 SUBTYPE is a symbol that identifies the specific use of this
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1318 character table. It can be any of these values:
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1319
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1320 syntax-table
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1321 display-table
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1322 keyboard-translate-table
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1323 case-table
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1324
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1325 The function `char-table-subtype' returns the subtype of a char-table.
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1326 You cannot alter the subtype of an existing char-table.
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1327
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1328 A char-table has an element for each character code. It also has some
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1329 "extra slots". The number of extra slots depends on the subtype and
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1330 their use depends on the subtype. (Each subtype symbol has a
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1331 `char-table-extra-slots' property that says how many extra slots to
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1332 make.) Use (char-table-extra-slot TABLE N) to access extra slot N and
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1333 (set-char-table-extra-slot TABLE N VALUE) to store VALUE in slot N.
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1334
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1335 A char-table T can have a parent, which should be another char-table
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1336 P. If you look for the value in T for character C, and the table T
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1337 actually holds nil, P's element for character C is used instead.
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1338 The functions `char-table-parent' and `set-char-table-parent'
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1339 let you read or set the parent of a char-table.
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1340
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1341 To scan all the values in a char-table, do not try to loop through all
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1342 possible character codes. That would work for now, but will not work
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1343 in the future. Instead, call map-char-table. (map-char-table
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1344 FUNCTION TABLE) calls FUNCTION once for each character or character
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1345 set that has a distinct value in TABLE. FUNCTION gets two arguments,
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1346 RANGE and VALUE. RANGE specifies a range of TABLE that has one
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1347 uniform value, and VALUE is the value in TABLE for that range.
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1348
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1349 Currently, RANGE is always a vector containing a single character
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1350 and it refers to that character alone. In the future, other kinds
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1351 of ranges will occur. You can set the value for a given range
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1352 with (set-char-table-range TABLE RANGE VALUE) and examine the value
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1353 for a range with (char-table-range TABLE RANGE).
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1354
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1355 *** Syntax tables are now represented as char-tables.
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1356 All syntax tables other than the standard syntax table
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1357 normally have the standard syntax table as their parent.
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1358 Their subtype is `syntax-table'.
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1359
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1360 *** Display tables are now represented as char-tables.
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1361 Their subtype is `display-table'.
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1362
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1363 *** Case tables are now represented as char-tables.
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1364 Their subtype is `case-table'.
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1365
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1366 *** The value of keyboard-translate-table may now be a char-table
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1367 instead of a string. Normally the char-tables used for this purpose
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1368 have the subtype `keyboard-translate-table', but that is not required.
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1369
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1370 *** A new data type called a bool-vector is a vector of values
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1371 that are either t or nil. To create one, do
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1372 (make-bool-vector LENGTH INITIAL-VALUE)
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1373
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1374 ** You can now specify, for each marker, how it should relocate when
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1375 text is inserted at the place where the marker points. This is called
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1376 the "insertion type" of the marker.
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1377
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1378 To set the insertion type, do (set-marker-insertion-type MARKER TYPE).
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1379 If TYPE is t, it means the marker advances when text is inserted. If
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1380 TYPE is nil, it means the marker does not advance. (In Emacs 19.29,
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1381 markers did not advance.)
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1382
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1383 The function marker-insertion-type reports the insertion type of a
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1384 given marker. The function copy-marker takes a second argument TYPE
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1385 which specifies the insertion type of the new copied marker.
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1386
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1387 ** When you create an overlay, you can specify the insertion type of
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1388 the beginning and of the end. To do this, you can use two new
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1389 arguments to make-overlay: front-advance and rear-advance.
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1390
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1391 ** The new function overlays-in returns a list of the overlays that
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1392 overlap a specified range of the buffer. The returned list includes
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1393 empty overlays at the beginning of this range, as well as within the
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1394 range.
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1395
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1396 ** The new hook window-scroll-functions is run when a window has been
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1397 scrolled. The functions in this list are called just before
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1398 redisplay, after the new window-start has been computed. Each function
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1399 is called with two arguments--the window that has been scrolled, and its
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1400 new window-start position.
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1401
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1402 This hook is useful for on-the-fly fontification and other features
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1403 that affect how the redisplayed text will look when it is displayed.
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1404
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1405 The window-end value of the window is not valid when these functions
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1406 are called. The computation of window-end is byproduct of actual
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1407 redisplay of the window contents, which means it has not yet happened
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1408 when the hook is run. Computing window-end specially in advance for
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1409 the sake of these functions would cause a slowdown.
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1410
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1411 The hook functions can determine where the text on the window will end
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1412 by calling vertical-motion starting with the window-start position.
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1413
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1414 ** The new hook redisplay-end-trigger-functions is run whenever
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1415 redisplay in window uses text that extends past a specified end
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1416 trigger position. You set the end trigger position with the function
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1417 set-window-redisplay-end-trigger. The functions are called with two
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1418 arguments: the window, and the end trigger position. Storing nil for
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1419 the end trigger position turns off the feature, and the trigger value
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1420 is automatically reset to nil just after the hook is run.
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1421
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1422 You can use the function window-redisplay-end-trigger to read a
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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1423 window's current end trigger value.
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1424
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1425 ** The new function insert-file-contents-literally inserts the
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1426 contents of a file without any character set translation or decoding.
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1427
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1428 ** The new function safe-length computes the length of a list.
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1429 It never gets an error--it treats any non-list like nil.
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1430 If given a circular list, it returns an upper bound for the number
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diff changeset
1431 of elements before the circularity.
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1432
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1433 ** replace-match now takes a fifth argument, SUBEXP. If SUBEXP is
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1434 non-nil, that says to replace just subexpression number SUBEXP of the
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1435 regexp that was matched, not the entire match. For example, after
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1436 matching `foo \(ba*r\)' calling replace-match with 1 as SUBEXP means
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diff changeset
1437 to replace just the text that matched `\(ba*r\)'.
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diff changeset
1438
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diff changeset
1439 ** The new keymap special-event-map defines bindings for certain
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1440 events that should be handled at a very low level--as soon as they
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1441 are read. The read-event function processes these events itself,
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diff changeset
1442 and never returns them.
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diff changeset
1443
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diff changeset
1444 Events that are handled in this way do not echo, they are never
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1445 grouped into key sequences, and they never appear in the value of
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1446 last-command-event or (this-command-keys). They do not discard a
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1447 numeric argument, they cannot be unread with unread-command-events,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1448 they may not appear in a keyboard macro, and they are not recorded
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1449 in a keyboard macro while you are defining one.
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diff changeset
1450
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parents:
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1451 These events do, however, appear in last-input-event immediately after
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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1452 they are read, and this is the way for the event's definition to find
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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1453 the actual event.
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1454
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diff changeset
1455 The events types iconify-frame, make-frame-visible and delete-frame
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1456 are normally handled in this way.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1457
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1458 ** encode-time now supports simple date arithmetic by means of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1459 out-of-range values for its SEC, MINUTE, HOUR, DAY, and MONTH
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1460 arguments; for example, day 0 means the day preceding the given month.
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1461 Also, the ZONE argument can now be a TZ-style string.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1462
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1463 ** command-execute and call-interactively now accept an optional third
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parents:
diff changeset
1464 argument KEYS. If specified and non-nil, this specifies the key
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1465 sequence containing the events that were used to invoke the command.
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parents:
diff changeset
1466
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1467 ** The environment variable NAME, if set, now specifies the value of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
1468 (user-full-name), when Emacs starts up.
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parents:
diff changeset
1469
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1470
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1471
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parents:
diff changeset
1472 * User Editing Changes in Emacs 19.29
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parents:
diff changeset
1473
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1474 ** If you run out of memory.
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parents:
diff changeset
1475
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
1476 If you get the error message "Virtual memory exhausted", type C-x s.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1477 That way of saving files has the least additional memory needs. Emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1478 19.29 keeps a reserve of memory which it makes available when this
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1479 error happens; that is to ensure that C-x s can complete its work.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1480
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parents:
diff changeset
1481 Once you have saved your data, you can exit and restart Emacs, or use
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parents:
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1482 M-x kill-some-buffers to free up space. If you kill buffers
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parents:
diff changeset
1483 containing a substantial amount of text, you can go on editing.
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diff changeset
1484
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
1485 Do not use M-x buffer-menu to save or kill buffers when you are out of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
1486 memory, because that needs a fair amount memory itself and you may not
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1487 have enough to get it started.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1488
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1489 ** The format of compiled files has changed incompatibly.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1490
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diff changeset
1491 Byte-compiled files made with Emacs 19.29 normally use a new format
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parents:
diff changeset
1492 that will not work in older Emacs versions. You can compile files
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
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1493 in the old format if you wish; see "Changes in compilation," below.
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parents:
diff changeset
1494
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
1495 ** Emacs 19.29 supports the DEC Alpha.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
1496
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parents:
diff changeset
1497 ** Emacs runs on Windows NT.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
1498
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1499 This port does not yet support windowing features. It works like a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
1500 text-only terminal, but it does support a mouse.
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diff changeset
1501
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diff changeset
1502 In general, support for non-GNU-like operating systems is not a high
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parents:
diff changeset
1503 priority for the GNU project. We merged in the support for Windows NT
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parents:
diff changeset
1504 because that system is expected to be very widely used.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1505
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
1506 ** Emacs supports Motif widgets.
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parents:
diff changeset
1507
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diff changeset
1508 You can build Emacs with Motif widgets by specifying --with-x-toolkit=motif
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
1509 when you run configure.
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diff changeset
1510
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diff changeset
1511 Motif defines collections of windows called "tab groups", and uses the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1512 tab key and the cursor keys to move between windows in a tab group.
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1513 Emacs naturally does not support this--it has other uses for the tab
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
1514 key and cursor keys. Emacs does not support Motif accelerators either,
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parents:
diff changeset
1515 because it uses its normal keymap event binding features.
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parents:
diff changeset
1516
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diff changeset
1517 We give higher priority to operation with a free widget set than to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1518 operation with a proprietary one.
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parents:
diff changeset
1519
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1520 ** If Emacs or the computer crashes, you can recover all the files you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
1521 were editing from their auto save files by typing M-x recover-session.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1522 This first shows you a list of recorded interrupted sessions. Move
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
1523 point to the one you choose, and type C-c C-c.
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parents:
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1524
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
1525 Then recover-session asks about each of the files that were being
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1526 edited during that session, asking whether to recover that file. If
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1527 you answer y, it calls recover-file, which works in its normal
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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1528 fashion. It shows the dates of the original file and its auto-save
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1529 file and asks once again whether to recover that file.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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1530
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1531 When recover-session is done, the files you've chosen to recover
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1532 are present in Emacs buffers. You should then save them.
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1533 Only this--saving them--updates the files themselves.
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1534
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1535 ** Menu bar menus now stay up if you click on the menu bar item and
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1536 release the mouse button within a certain amount of time. This is in
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1537 the X Toolkit version.
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1538
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1539 ** The menu bar menus have been rearranged and split up to make for a
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1540 better organization. Two new menu bar menus, Tools and Search,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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1541 contain items that were formerly in the Files and Edit menus, as well
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1542 as some that did not exist in the menu bar menus before.
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1543
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1544 ** Emacs can now display on more than one X display at the same time.
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1545 Use the command make-frame-on-display to create a frame, specifying
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1546 which display to use.
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1547
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1548 ** M-x talk-connect sets up a multi-user talk connection
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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1549 via Emacs. Specify the X display of the person you want to talk to.
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1550 You can talk to any number of people (within reason) by using
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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1551 this command repeatedly to specify different people.
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1552
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1553 Emacs does not make a fuss about security; the people who you talk to
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1554 can use all Emacs features, including visiting and editing files. If
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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1555 this frightens you, don't use M-x talk-connect.
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1556
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1557 ** The range of integer values is now at least 2**28 on all machines.
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1558 This means the maximum size of a buffer is at least 2**27-1,
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1559 or 134,217,727.
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1560
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1561 ** When you start Emacs, you can now specify option names in
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1562 long GNU form (starting with `--') and you can abbreviate the names.
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1563
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1564 You can now specify the options in any order.
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diff changeset
1565 The previous requirements about the order of options
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diff changeset
1566 have been eliminated.
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1567
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1568 The -L or --directory option lets you specify an additional
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diff changeset
1569 directory to search for Lisp libraries (including libraries
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1570 that you specify with the -l or --load options).
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1571
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1572 ** Incremental search in Transient Mark mode, if the mark is already
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1573 active, now leaves the mark active and does not change its position.
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1574 You can make incremental search deactivate the mark once again with
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diff changeset
1575 this expression.
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1576
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1577 (add-hook 'isearch-mode-hook 'deactivate-mark)
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1578
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1579 ** C-delete now deletes a word backwards. This is for compatibility
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1580 with some editors in the PC world. (This key is not available on
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1581 ordinary ASCII terminals, because C-delete is not a distinct character
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1582 on those terminals.)
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1583
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1584 ** ESC ESC ESC is now a command to escape from various temporary modes
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parents:
diff changeset
1585 and states.
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1586
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diff changeset
1587 ** M-x pc-bindings-mode sets up bindings compatible with many PC editors.
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1588 In particular, Delete and its variants delete forward instead of backward.
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diff changeset
1589 Use Backspace to delete backward.
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1590
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1591 C-Backspace kills backward a word (as C-Delete normally would).
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1592 M-Backspace does undo.
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1593 Home and End move to beginning and end of line
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1594 C-Home and C-End move to beginning and end of buffer.
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1595
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1596 ** The key sequence for evaluating a Lisp expression using the minibuffer
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parents:
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1597 is now ESC :. It used to be ESC ESC, but we moved it to make way for
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1598 the ESC ESC ESC feature, on the grounds that people who evaluate Lisp
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1599 expressions are experienced users and can cope with a change.
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1600 If you prefer the old ESC ESC binding, put in your `~/.emacs':
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1601
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1602 (global-set-key "\e\e" 'eval-expression)
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1603
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1604 ** The f1 function key is now equivalent to the help key. This is
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parents:
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1605 done with key-translation-map; delete the binding for f1 in that map
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parents:
diff changeset
1606 if you want to use f1 for something else.
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1607
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1608 ** Mouse-3, in the simplest case, still sets the region. But now, it
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diff changeset
1609 places the mark where point was, and sets point where you click.
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parents:
diff changeset
1610 (It used to set the mark where you click and leave point alone.)
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1611
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1612 If you position point with Mouse-1, then scroll with the scroll bar
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1613 and use Mouse-3, Mouse-3 uses the position you specified with Mouse-1
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1614 even if it has scrolled off the screen (and point is no longer there).
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parents:
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1615 This makes it easier to select a region with the mouse which is bigger
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1616 than a screenful.
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1617
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1618 Any editing of the buffer, and any cursor motion or scrolling for any
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1619 reason other than the scroll bar, cancels the special state set up by
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1620 Mouse-1--so that a subsequent Mouse-3 click will use the actual value
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1621 of point.
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1622
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1623 ** C-mouse-3 now pops up a mode-specific menu of commands--normally
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1624 the same ones available in the mode's own menu bar menus.
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diff changeset
1625
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1626 ** C-mouse-2 now pops up a menu of faces, indentation, justification,
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diff changeset
1627 and certain other text properties. This menu is also available
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1628 through the menu-bar Edit menu. It is meant for use with Enriched
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diff changeset
1629 mode.
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1630
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1631 *** You can use this menu to change the face of the region.
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1632 You can also set the face of the region with the new M-g command.
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1633
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1634 *** The menu also includes commands for indenting the region,
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diff changeset
1635 which locally changes the values of left-margin and fill-column that
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1636 are used.
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1637
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1638 *** All fill functions now indent every line to the left-margin. If
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1639 there is also a fill-prefix, that goes after the margin indentation.
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1640
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1641 *** Open-line and newline also make sure that the lines they create
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diff changeset
1642 are indented to the left margin.
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1643
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1644 *** It also allows you to set the "justification" of the region:
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1645 whether it should be centered, flush right, and so forth. The fill
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1646 functions (including auto-fill-mode) will maintain the justification
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diff changeset
1647 and indentation that you request.
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1648
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1649 *** The new function `list-colors-display' shows you what colors are
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1650 available. This is also accessible from the C-mouse-2 menu.
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1651
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1652 ** You can now save and load files including their faces and other
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1653 text-properties by using Enriched-mode. Files are saved in an
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1654 extended version of the MIME text/enriched format. You can use the
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1655 menus described above, or M-g and other keyboard commands, to
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diff changeset
1656 alter the formatting information.
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1657
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1658 ** C-mouse-1 now pops up the menu for changing the frame's default font.
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1659
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1660 ** You can input Hyper, Super, Meta, and Alt characters, as well as
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1661 non-ASCII control characters, on an ASCII-only terminal.
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1662 To do this, use
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1663
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1664 C-x @ h -- hyper
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1665 C-x @ s -- super
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1666 C-x @ m -- meta
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1667 C-x @ a -- alt
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1668 C-x @ S -- shift
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1669 C-x @ c -- control
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1670
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1671 These are not ordinary key sequences; they operate through
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1672 function-key-map, which means they can be used even in the
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1673 middle of an ordinary key sequence.
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1674
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1675 ** Outline minor mode and Hideif mode now use C-c @ as their prefix
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1676 character.
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1677
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1678 ** Echo area messages are now logged in the "*Messages*" buffer. The
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diff changeset
1679 size of this buffer is limited to message-log-max lines.
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diff changeset
1680
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1681 ** RET in various special modes for read-only buffers that contain
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parents:
diff changeset
1682 lists of items now selects the item point is on. These modes include
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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1683 Dired, Compilation buffers, Buffer-menu, Tar mode, and Occur mode.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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1684 (In Info, RET follows the reference near point; in completion list
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1685 buffers, RET chooses the completion around point.)
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1686
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1687 ** set-background-color now updates the modeline face in a special
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1688 way. If that face was previously set up to be reverse video, the
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parents:
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1689 reverse of the default face, then set-background-color updates it so
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diff changeset
1690 that it remains the reverse of the default face.
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1691
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1692 ** The functions raise-frame and lower-frame are now commands.
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parents:
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1693 When used interactively, they apply to the selected frame.
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1694
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1695 ** M-x buffer-menu now displays the buffer list in the selected window.
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parents:
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1696 Use M-x buffer-menu-other-window to display it in another window.
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1697
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diff changeset
1698 ** M-w followed by a kill command now *does not* append the text in
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diff changeset
1699 the kill ring. In consequence, M-w followed by C-w works as you would
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parents:
diff changeset
1700 expect: it leaves the top of the kill ring matching the region that
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1701 you killed.
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1702
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1703 ** In Lisp mode, the C-M-x command now executes defvar forms in a
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parents:
diff changeset
1704 special way: it unconditionally sets the variable to the specified
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parents:
diff changeset
1705 default value, if there is one. Normal execution of defvar does not
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parents:
diff changeset
1706 alter the variable if it already has a non-void value.
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parents:
diff changeset
1707
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parents:
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1708 ** In completion list buffers, the left and right arrow keys run the
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parents:
diff changeset
1709 new commands previous-completion and next-completion. They move one
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parents:
diff changeset
1710 completion at a time.
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1711
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1712 ** While doing completion in the minibuffer, the `prior' or `pageup'
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parents:
diff changeset
1713 key switches to the completion list window.
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diff changeset
1714
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1715 ** When you exit the minibuffer with empty contents, the empty string
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parents:
diff changeset
1716 is not put in the minibuffer history.
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parents:
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1717
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parents:
diff changeset
1718 ** The default buffer for insert-buffer is now the "first" buffer
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parents:
diff changeset
1719 other than the current one. If you have more than one window, this
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1720 is a buffer visible in another window. (Usually it is the buffer
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1721 that C-M-v would scroll.)
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parents:
diff changeset
1722
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diff changeset
1723 ** The etags program is now capable of recording tags based on regular
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1724 expressions provided on the command line.
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parents:
diff changeset
1725
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1726 This new feature allows easy support for constructs not normally
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parents:
diff changeset
1727 handled by etags, such as the macros frequently used in big C/C++
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parents:
diff changeset
1728 projects to define project-specific structures. It also enables the
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parents:
diff changeset
1729 use of etags and TAGS files for languages not supported by etags.
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parents:
diff changeset
1730
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diff changeset
1731 The Emacs manual section on Tags contains explanations and examples
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parents:
diff changeset
1732 for Emacs's DEFVAR, VHDL, Cobol, Postscript and TCL.
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parents:
diff changeset
1733
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parents:
diff changeset
1734 ** Various mode-specific commands that used to be bound to C-c LETTER
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1735 have been moved.
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parents:
diff changeset
1736
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parents:
diff changeset
1737 *** In gnus-uu mode, gnus-uu-interactive-scan-directory is now on C-c C-d,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1738 and gnus-uu-interactive-save-current-file is on C-c C-z.
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parents:
diff changeset
1739
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parents:
diff changeset
1740 *** In Scribe mode, scribe-insert-environment is now on C-c C-v,
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parents:
diff changeset
1741 scribe-chapter is on C-c C-c, scribe-subsection is on C-c C-s,
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parents:
diff changeset
1742 scribe-section is on C-c C-t, scribe-bracket-region-be is on C-c C-e,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1743 scribe-italicize-word is on C-c C-i, scribe-bold-word is on C-c C-b,
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parents:
diff changeset
1744 and scribe-underline-word is on C-c C-u.
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parents:
diff changeset
1745
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1746 *** In Gomoku mode, gomoku-human-takes-back is now on C-c C-b,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1747 gomoku-human-plays is on C-c C-p, gomoku-human-resigns is on C-c C-r,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1748 and gomoku-emacs-plays is on C-c C-e.
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parents:
diff changeset
1749
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1750 *** In the Outline mode defined in allout.el,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1751 outline-rebullet-current-heading is now on C-c *.
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parents:
diff changeset
1752
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parents:
diff changeset
1753 ** M-s in Info now searches through the nodes of the Info file,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1754 just like s. The alias M-s was added so that you can use the same
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parents:
diff changeset
1755 command for searches in both Info and Rmail.
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parents:
diff changeset
1756
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parents:
diff changeset
1757 ** iso-acc.el now lets you enter inverted-! and inverted-?
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1758 with the sequences ~! and ~?.
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parents:
diff changeset
1759
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1760 ** M-x compare-windows now pushes mark in both windows before
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1761 it starts moving point.
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parents:
diff changeset
1762
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parents:
diff changeset
1763 ** There are two new commands in Dired, A (dired-do-search)
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parents:
diff changeset
1764 and Q (dired-do-query-replace). These are similar to tags-search and
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1765 tags-query-replace, but instead of searching the list of files that
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parents:
diff changeset
1766 appears in a tags table, they search all the files marked in Dired.
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parents:
diff changeset
1767
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parents:
diff changeset
1768 ** Changes to dabbrev.
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parents:
diff changeset
1769
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diff changeset
1770 A new function, `dabbrev-completion' (bound to M-C-/), expands the
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parents:
diff changeset
1771 unique part of an abbreviation.
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parents:
diff changeset
1772
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parents:
diff changeset
1773 Dabbrev now looks for expansions in other buffers, looks for symbols
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parents:
diff changeset
1774 instead of words and it works in the minibuffer.
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parents:
diff changeset
1775
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diff changeset
1776 Dabbrev can be customized to work for shell scripts, with variables
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parents:
diff changeset
1777 that sometimes have and sometimes haven't a leading "$". See the
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parents:
diff changeset
1778 variable 'dabbrev-abbrev-skip-leading-regexp'.
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parents:
diff changeset
1779
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parents:
diff changeset
1780 ** In Rmail, the command rmail-input-menu has been eliminated. The
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
1781 feature of selecting an Rmail file from a menu is now implemented in
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parents:
diff changeset
1782 another way.
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parents:
diff changeset
1783
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parents:
diff changeset
1784 ** Bookmarks changes.
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parents:
diff changeset
1785
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diff changeset
1786 *** It now works to set bookmarks in Info nodes.
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parents:
diff changeset
1787
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diff changeset
1788 *** Bookmarks can have annotations; type "C-h m" after doing
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diff changeset
1789 "M-x list-bookmarks", for more information on annotations.
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1790
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parents:
diff changeset
1791 *** The bookmark-jump popup menu function is now `bookmark-menu-jump', for
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diff changeset
1792 those who bind it to a mouse click.
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diff changeset
1793
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diff changeset
1794 *** The default bookmarks file name is now "~/.emacs.bmk". If you
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1795 already have a bookmarks file, it will be renamed automagically when
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1796 you next load it.
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diff changeset
1797
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diff changeset
1798 ** New package, ps-print.
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parents:
diff changeset
1799
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1800 The ps-print package generates PostScript printouts of buffers or
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1801 regions, and includes face attributes such as color, underlining,
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1802 boldface and italics in the printed output.
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1803
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1804 ** New package, msb.
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1805
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1806 The msb package provides a buffer-menu in the menubar with separate
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1807 menus for different types of buffers.
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1808
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1809 ** `cpp.el' is a new library that can highlight or hide parts of a C
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1810 file according to C preprocessor conditionals. To try it, run the
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1811 command M-x cpp-highlight-buffer.
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1812
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1813 ** Changes in CC mode.
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1814
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1815 *** c-set-offset and related functions and variables can now accept
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1816 variable symbols. Also ++ and -- which mean 2* positive and negative
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1817 c-basic-offset respectively.
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1818
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1819 *** New variable, c-recognize-knr-p, which controls whether K&R C
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1820 constructs will be recognized. Trying to recognize K&R constructs is a
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1821 time hog so if you're programming strictly in ANSI C, set this
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1822 variable to nil (it should already be nil in c++-mode).
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1823
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1824 *** New variable, c-hanging-comment-ender-p for controlling
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1825 c-fill-paragraph's behavior.
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1826
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1827 *** New syntactic symbol: statement-case-open. This is assigned to lines
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1828 containing an open brace just after a case/default label.
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1829
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1830 *** New variable, c-progress-interval, which controls minibuffer update
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1831 message displays during long re-indention. This is a new feature
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1832 which prints percentage complete messages at specified intervals.
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1833
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1834 ** Makefile mode changes.
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1835
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1836 *** The electric keys are not enabled by default.
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1837
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1838 *** There is now a mode-specific menu bar menu.
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1839
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1840 *** The mode supports font-lock, add-log, and imenu.
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1841
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1842 *** The command M-TAB does completion of target names and variable names.
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1843
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1844 ** icomplete.el now works more like a minor mode. Use M-x icomplete-mode
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1845 to turn it on and off.
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1846
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1847 Icomplete now supports an `icomplete-minibuffer-setup-hook', which is
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1848 run on minibuffer setup whenever icompletion will be occurring. This
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1849 hook can be used to customize interoperation of icomplete with other
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1850 minibuffer-specific packages, eg rsz-mini. See the doc string for
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1851 more info.
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1852
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1853 ** Ediff change.
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1854
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1855 Use ediff-revision instead of vc-ediff. It also replaces rcs-ediff,
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1856 for those who use that; if you want to use a version control package
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1857 other than vc.el, you must set the variable
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1858 ediff-version-control-package to specify which package.
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1859
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1860 ** VC now supports branches with RCS.
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1861
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1862 You can use C-u C-x C-q to select any branch or version by number.
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1863 It reads the version number or branch number with the minibuffer,
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1864 then checks out the file unlocked.
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1865
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1866 Type C-x C-q again to lock the selected branch or version.
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1867 When you check in changes to that branch or version, there are two
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1868 possibilities:
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1869
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1870 -- If you've selected a branch, or a version at the tip of a branch,
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1871 then the new version adds to that branch. If you wish to create a
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1872 new branch, use C-u C-x C-q to specify a version number when you check
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1873 in the new version.
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1874
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1875 -- If you've selected an inner version which is not the latest in its
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1876 branch, then the new version automatically creates a new branch.
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1877
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1878 ** VC now supports CVS as well as RCS and SCCS.
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1879
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1880 Since there are no locks in CVS, some things behave slightly
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1881 different when the backend is CVS. When vc-next-action is invoked
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1882 in a directory handled by CVS, it does the following:
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1883
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1884 If the file is not already registered, this registers it for version
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1885 control. This does a "cvs add", but no "cvs commit".
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1886 If the file is added but not committed, it is committed.
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1887 If the file has not been changed, neither in your working area or
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1888 in the repository, a message is printed and nothing is done.
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1889 If your working file is changed, but the repository file is
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1890 unchanged, this pops up a buffer for entry of a log message; when you
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1891 finish the log message with C-c C-c, that checks in the resulting
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1892 changes along with the log message as change commentary. A writable
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1893 file remains in existence.
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1894
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1895 If vc-next-action changes the repository file, it asks you
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1896 whether to merge in the changes into your working copy.
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1897
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1898 vc-directory, when started in a CVS file hierarchy, reports
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1899 all files that are modified (and thus need to be committed).
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1900 (When the backend is RCS or SCCS vc-directory reports all
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1901 locked files).
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1902
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1903 VC has no support for running the initial "cvs checkout" to get a
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1904 working copy of a module. You can only use VC in a working copy of
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1905 a module.
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1906
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1907 You can disable the CVS support as follows:
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1908
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1909 (setq vc-master-templates (delq 'vc-find-cvs-master vc-master-templates))
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1910
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1911 or by setting vc-handle-cvs to nil.
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1912
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1913 This may be desirable if you run a non-standard version of CVS, or
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1915 RELATIVE_REPOS.
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1916
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1917 ** Comint and shell mode changes:
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1918
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1919 *** Completion works with file names containing quoted characters.
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1920
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1921 File names containing special characters (such as " ", "!", etc.) that are
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1922 quoted with a "\" character are recognised during completion. Special
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1923 characters are quoted when they are inserted during completion.
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1924
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1925 *** You can use M-x comint-truncate-buffer to truncate the buffer.
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1926
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1927 When this command is run, the buffer is truncated to a maximum number
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1928 of lines, specified by the variable comint-buffer-maximum-size. Just
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1929 like the command comint-strip-ctrl-m, this can be run automatically
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1930 during process output by doing this:
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1931
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1932 (add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions
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1933 'comint-truncate-buffer)
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1934
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1935 ** Telnet mode buffer name changed.
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1936
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1937 The buffer name for a Telnet buffer is now *telnet-HOST*, not
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1938 *HOST-telnet*. This is for consistency with other Emacs packages.
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1939
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1940 ** M-x man (man) is now faster and more robust. On systems where the
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1941 entire man page is indented, the indentation is removed.
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1943 The user option names that used to end in -p now end in -flag. The
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1944 new names are: Man-reuse-okay-flag, Man-downcase-section-letters-flag,
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1945 Man-circular-pages-flag. The Man-notify user option has been renamed to
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1946 Man-notify-method and accepts one more value, `pushy', that just
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1947 switches the current buffer to the manpage buffer, without switching
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1948 frames nor changing your windows configuration.
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1952 window system is used. Two new user options Man-overstrike-face
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1953 (default 'bold) and Man-underline-face (default 'underline) can be set
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1954 to the preferred faces to be used for the words that man overstrikes
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1955 and underlines. Useful for those who like coloured man pages.
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1957 Two new interactive functions are provided: Man-cleanup-manpage and
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1958 Man-fontify-manpage. Both can be used on a buffer that contains the
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1959 output of a `rsh host man manpage' command, or the output of an
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1960 `nroff -man -Tman manpage' command to make them readable.
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1961 Man-cleanup-manpage is faster, but does not fontify.
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1962
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1963 ** The new function modify-face makes it easy to specify
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1964 all the attributes of a face, all at once.
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1965
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1966 ** Faces now support background stippling.
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1967
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1968 Use the command set-face-stipple to specify the stipple-pattern for a
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1969 face. Use face-stipple to access the specified stipple pattern. The
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1970 existing face functions now handle the stipple pattern when
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1971 appropriate.
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1972
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1973 If you specify one of the standard gray colors as a face background
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1974 color, and your display doesn't handle gray, Emacs automatically uses
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1975 stipple instead to get the same effect.
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1976
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1977 ** Changes in Font Lock mode.
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1978
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1979 *** Fontification
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1980
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1981 Two new default faces are provided; `font-lock-variable-name-face' and
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1982 `font-lock-reference-face'. The face `font-lock-doc-string-face' has
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1983 been removed since it is the same as the existing
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1984 `font-lock-string-face'. Where appropriate, fontification
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1985 automatically uses these new faces.
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1986
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1987 Fontification via commands `font-lock-mode' and
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1988 `font-lock-fontify-buffer' is now cleanly interruptible (i.e., with
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1989 C-g). If you interrupt during the fontification process, the buffer
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1990 remains in its previous modified state and all highlighting is removed
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1991 from the buffer.
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1992
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1993 For C/C++ modes, Font Lock mode is much faster but highlights much
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1994 more. Other modes are faster/more extensive/more discriminatory, or a
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1995 combination of these.
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1996
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1997 To enable Font Lock mode, add the new function `turn-on-font-lock' in
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1998 one of the following ways:
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1999
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2000 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-on-font-lock)
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2001
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2002 Or for any visited file with:
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2003
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2004 (add-hook 'find-file-hooks 'turn-on-font-lock)
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2005
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2006 *** Supports color and grayscale displays
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2007
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2008 Font Lock mode supports different ways of highlighting, depending on
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2009 the type of display and background shade. Attributes (face color,
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2010 bold, italic and underline, and display type and background mode) can
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2011 be controlled either from Emacs Lisp or X resources.
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2012
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2013 See the new variables `font-lock-display-type' and
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2014 `font-lock-face-attributes'.
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2015
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2016 *** Supports more modes
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2017
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2018 The following modes are directly supported:
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2019
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2020 ada-mode, asm-mode, bibtex-mode, c++-c-mode, c++-mode, c-mode,
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2021 change-log-mode, compilation-mode, dired-mode, emacs-lisp-mode,
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2022 fortran-mode, latex-mode, lisp-mode, mail-mode, makefile-mode,
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2023 outline-mode, pascal-mode, perl-mode, plain-tex-mode, rmail-mode,
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2024 rmail-summary-mode, scheme-mode, shell-mode, slitex-mode, tex-mode,
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2025 texinfo-mode.
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2026
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2027 See the new variables `font-lock-defaults-alist' and
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2028 `font-lock-defaults'.
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2029
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2030 Some modes support different levels of fontification. You can choose
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2031 to use the minimum or maximum available decoration by changing the
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2032 value of the new variable `font-lock-maximum-decoration'.
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2033
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2034 Programmers are urged to make available to the community their own
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2035 keywords for modes not yet supported. See font-lock.el for
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2036 information about efficiency.
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2037
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2038 *** fast-lock
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2039
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2040 The fast-lock package speeds up Font Lock mode by saving font choices
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2041 in associated cache files. When you visit a file with Font Lock mode
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2042 and Fast Lock mode turned on for the first time, the file's buffer is
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2043 fontified as normal. When certain events occur (such as exiting
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2044 Emacs), Fast Lock saves the highlighting in a cache file. When you
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2045 subsequently visit this file, its cache is used to restore the
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2046 highlighting.
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2047
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2048 To use this package, put in your `~/.emacs':
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2050 (add-hook 'font-lock-mode-hook 'turn-on-fast-lock)
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2051
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2052 To control the use of caches, see the documentation for `fast-lock-mode'.
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2053
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2054 ** You can tell pop-to-buffer to display certain buffers in the selected
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2055 window rather than finding some other window to display them in.
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2056 There are two variables you can use to specify these buffers.
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2058 same-window-buffer-names holds a list of buffer names; if a buffer's
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2061 same-window-regexps holds a list of regexps--if any one of them
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2063 selected window.
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2064
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2065 The default values of these variables are not nil: they list various
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2066 buffers that normally appear, when you as for them, in the selected
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2067 window. These include shell buffers, mail buffers, telnet buffers,
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2068 and others. By removing elements from these variables, you can ask
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2069 Emacs to display those buffers in separate windows.
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2073 is the buffer name or regular expression for matching buffer names.
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2074
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2075 The cdr of the list can be an alist specifying additional frame
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2076 parameters for use in constructing the special display frame.
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2077
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diff changeset
2078 Alternatively, the cdr can have this form:
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diff changeset
2079
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diff changeset
2080 (FUNCTION ARGS...)
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parents:
diff changeset
2081
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2082 where FUNCTION is a symbol. Then the frame is constructed by calling
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diff changeset
2083 FUNCTION; its first argument is the buffer, and its remaining
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diff changeset
2084 arguments are ARGS.
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diff changeset
2085
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diff changeset
2086 ** If the environment variable REPLYTO is set, its value is the default
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2087 for mail-default-reply-to.
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diff changeset
2088
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diff changeset
2089 ** When you send a message in Emacs, if you specify an Rmail file with
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diff changeset
2090 the FCC: header field, Emacs converts the message to Rmail format
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parents:
diff changeset
2091 before writing it. Thus, the file never contains anything but Rmail
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2092 format messages.
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parents:
diff changeset
2093
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diff changeset
2094 ** The new variable mail-from-style controls whether the From: header
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diff changeset
2095 should include the sender's full name, and if so, which format to use.
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parents:
diff changeset
2096
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parents:
diff changeset
2097 ** The new variable mail-personal-alias-file specifies the name of the
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diff changeset
2098 user's personal aliases. This defaults to the file ~/.mailrc.
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parents:
diff changeset
2099 mailabbrev.el used to have its own variable for this purpose
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parents:
diff changeset
2100 (mail-abbrev-mailrc-file). That variable is no longer used.
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parents:
diff changeset
2101
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diff changeset
2102 ** In Buffer-Menu mode, the d and C-d commands (which mark buffers for
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parents:
diff changeset
2103 deletion) now accept a prefix argument which serves as a repeat count.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2104
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2105 ** Changes in BibTeX mode.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2106
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2107 *** Reference keys can now be entered with TAB completion. All
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2108 reference keys defined in that buffer and all labels that appear in
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2109 crossreference entries are object to completion.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2110
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2111 *** Braces are supported as field delimiters in addition to quotes.
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diff changeset
2112 BibTeX entries may have brace-delimited and quote-delimited fields
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diff changeset
2113 intermixed. The delimiters generated for new entries are specified by
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2114 the variables bibtex-field-left-delimiter and
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2115 bibtex-field-right-delimiter on a buffer-local basis. Those variables
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parents:
diff changeset
2116 default to braces, since it is easier to put quote accented characters
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2117 (as the german umlauts) into a brace-delimited entry.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2118
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2119 *** The function bibtex-clean-entry can now be invoked with a prefix
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2120 argument. In this case, a label is automatically generated from
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parents:
diff changeset
2121 various fields in the record. If bibtex-clean-entry is invoked on a
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2122 record without label, a label is also generated automatically.
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diff changeset
2123 Various variables (all beginning with `bibtex-autokey-') control the
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2124 creation of that key. The variable bibtex-autokey-edit-before-use
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diff changeset
2125 determines, if the user is allowed to edit auto-generated reference
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2126 keys before they are used.
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diff changeset
2127
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2128 *** A New function bibtex-complete-string completes strings with
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2129 respect to the strings defined in this buffer and a set of predefined
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2130 strings (initialized to the string macros defined in the standard
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2131 BibTeX style files) in the same way in which ispell-complete-word
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diff changeset
2132 works with respect to words in a dictionary. Candidates for
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parents:
diff changeset
2133 bibtex-complete-string are initialized from variable
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2134 bibtex-predefined-strings and by parsing the files found in
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2135 bibtex-string-files for @String definitions.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2136
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2137 *** Every reference/field pair has now attached a comment which
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2138 appears in the echo area when this field is edited. These comments
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2139 should provide useful hints for BibTeX usage, especially for BibTeX
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parents:
diff changeset
2140 beginners. New variable bibtex-help-message determines if these help
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2141 messages are to appear in the minibuffer when moving to a text entry.
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diff changeset
2142
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2143 *** Inscriptions of menu bar changed from "Entry Types" to
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diff changeset
2144 "Entry-Types" and "Bibtex Edit" to "BibTeX-Edit".
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diff changeset
2145
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diff changeset
2146 *** The variable bibtex-include-OPTcrossref is now not longer a binary
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2147 switch but a list of reference names which should contain a crossref
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2148 field. E.g., you can tell bibtex-mode you want a crossref field for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2149 @InProceedings and @InBook entries but for no other.
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diff changeset
2150
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diff changeset
2151 *** The function validate-bibtex-buffer was completely rewritten to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2152 validate if a buffer is syntactically correct. find-bibtex-duplicates
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2153 is no longer a function itself but was moved into
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2154 validate-bibtex-buffer.
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diff changeset
2155
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diff changeset
2156 *** Cleaning a BibTeX entry tests, if necessary fields are there.
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diff changeset
2157 E.g., if you tell bibtex-mode to include a crossref entry, some fields
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diff changeset
2158 are optional which would be required without the crossref entry. If
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diff changeset
2159 you now leave the crossref entry empty and do a bibtex-clean-entry
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2160 with some now required fields left empty, version 2.0 of bibtex.el
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2161 complains about the absence of these fields, whereas version 1.3
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
2162 didn't.
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diff changeset
2163
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2164 *** Default value for variables bibtex-maintain-sorted-entries and
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diff changeset
2165 bibtex-sort-ignore-string-entries is now t.
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parents:
diff changeset
2166
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diff changeset
2167 *** All interactive functions are renamed to begin with `bibtex-'.
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parents:
diff changeset
2168
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parents:
diff changeset
2169 *** Keybindings with \C-c\C-e entry changed for unification. Often
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diff changeset
2170 used reference types are now on control-modified keys, mediocre used
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parents:
diff changeset
2171 types are on unmodified keys, seldom used types are on shift-modified
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
2172 keys and almost never used types on meta-modified keys.
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parents:
diff changeset
2173
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parents:
diff changeset
2174
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parents:
diff changeset
2175 * Configuration Changes in Emacs 19.29
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diff changeset
2176
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diff changeset
2177 ** Emacs now uses directory /usr/local/share for most of its installed
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parents:
diff changeset
2178 files. This follows a GNU convention for directory usage.
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parents:
diff changeset
2179
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parents:
diff changeset
2180 ** The option --with-x11 is no longer supported.
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diff changeset
2181 X11 is the only version of X that Emacs 19.29 supports;
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diff changeset
2182 use --with-x if you need to request X support explicitly.
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diff changeset
2183 (Normally this should not be necessary, since configure should
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diff changeset
2184 automatically enable X support if X is installed on your machine.)
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diff changeset
2185
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diff changeset
2186 ** If you use the site-init.el file to set the variable
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diff changeset
2187 mail-host-address to a string in the dumped Emacs, that string becomes
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diff changeset
2188 the default host address for initializing user-mail-address.
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diff changeset
2189 It is used instead of the value of (system-name).
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parents:
diff changeset
2190
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diff changeset
2191
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parents:
diff changeset
2192 * Lisp-Level Changes in Emacs 19.29
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diff changeset
2193
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parents:
diff changeset
2194 ** Basic Lisp
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parents:
diff changeset
2195
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diff changeset
2196 *** The range of integer values is now at least 2**28 on all machines.
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2197 This means the maximum size of a buffer is at least 2**27-1,
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parents:
diff changeset
2198 or 134,217,727.
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parents:
diff changeset
2199
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parents:
diff changeset
2200 *** You can now use Common Lisp syntax for the backquote and comma
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parents:
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2201 macros. Thus, you can now write `(x ,y z) instead of (` (x (, y) z)).
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parents:
diff changeset
2202
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parents:
diff changeset
2203 The old syntax is still accepted.
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parents:
diff changeset
2204
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parents:
diff changeset
2205 *** The new function rassoc is like assoc, except that it compares the
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parents:
diff changeset
2206 key against the cdr of each alist element, where assoc would compare
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parents:
diff changeset
2207 it against the car of each alist element.
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parents:
diff changeset
2208
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parents:
diff changeset
2209 *** The new function unintern deletes a symbol from an obarray. The
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parents:
diff changeset
2210 first argument can be the symbol to delete, or a string giving its
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parents:
diff changeset
2211 name. The second argument specifies the obarray (nil means the
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parents:
diff changeset
2212 current default obarray).
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2213
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2214 If the specified symbol is not in the obarray, or if there's no symbol
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2215 in the obarray matching the specified string, unintern does nothing
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2216 and returns nil. If it does delete a symbol, it returns t.
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2217
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2218 *** You can specify an alternative read function for use by load and
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2219 eval-region by binding the variable load-read-function to some other
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2220 function. This function should accept one argument just like read.
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2221 If load-read-function is nil, load and eval-region use ordinary read.
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2222
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2223 *** The new function `type-of' takes any object as argument, and
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2224 returns a symbol identifying the type of that object--one of `symbol',
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2225 `integer', `float', `string', `cons', `vector', `marker', `overlay',
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2226 `window', `buffer', `subr', `compiled-function',
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2227 `window-configuration', `process'.
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2228
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2229 *** When you use eval-after-load for a file that is already loaded, it
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2230 executes the FORM right away. As before, if the file is not yet
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2231 loaded, it arranges to execute FORM if and when the file is loaded
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2232 later. The result is: if you have called eval-after-load for a file,
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2233 and if that file has been loaded, then regardless of the order of
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2234 these two events, the specified form has been evaluated.
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2235
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2236 *** The Lisp construct #@NUMBER now skips the next NUMBER characters,
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2237 treating them as a comment.
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2238
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2239 You would not want to use this in a file you edit by hand, but it is
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2240 useful for commenting out parts of machine-generated files.
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2241
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2242 *** Two new functions, `plist-get' and `plist-put',
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2243 allow you to modify and retrieve values from lists formatted as property-lists.
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2244 They work like `get' and `put', but operate on any list.
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2245 `plist-put' returns the modified property-list; you must store it
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2246 back where you got it.
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2247
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2248 *** The new function add-to-list is called with two elements,
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2249 a variable that holds a list and a new element.
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2250 It adds the element to the list unless it is already present.
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2251 It compares elements using `equal'. Here is an example:
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2252
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2253 (setq foo '(a b)) => (a b)
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2254
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2255 (add-to-list 'foo 'c) => (c a b)
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2256
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2257 (add-to-list 'foo 'b) => (c a b)
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2258
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2259 foo => (c a b)
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2260
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2261 ** Changes in compilation.
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2262
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2263 Functions and variables loaded from a byte-compiled file
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2264 now refer to the file for their doc strings.
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2265
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2266 This has a few consequences:
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2267
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2268 -- Loading the file is faster and uses less memory.
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diff changeset
2269 -- Reference to doc strings is a little slower (the same speed
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2270 as reference to the doc strings of primitive and preloaded functions).
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diff changeset
2271 -- The compiled files will not work in old versions of Emacs.
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2272 -- If you move the compiled file after loading it, Emacs can no longer
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2273 find these doc strings.
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diff changeset
2274 -- If you alter the compiled file (such as by compiling a new
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2275 version), then further access to documentation strings will get
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diff changeset
2276 nonsense results.
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2277
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2278 The byte compiler now optionally supports lazy loading of compiled
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diff changeset
2279 functions' definitions. If you enable this feature when you compile,
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diff changeset
2280 loading the compiled file does not actually bring the function
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2281 definitions into core. Instead it creates references to the compiled
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2282 file, and brings each function's definition into core the first time
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diff changeset
2283 you call that function, or when you force it with the new function
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diff changeset
2284 `fetch-bytecode'.
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2285
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2286 Using the lazy loading feature has a few consequences:
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2287
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2288 -- Loading the file is faster and uses less memory.
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2289 -- Calling any function in the file for the first time is slower.
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2290 -- If you move the compiled file after loading it, Emacs can no longer
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diff changeset
2291 find the function definitions.
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diff changeset
2292 -- If you alter the compiled file (such as by compiling a new
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diff changeset
2293 version), then further access to functions not already loaded
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parents:
diff changeset
2294 will get nonsense results.
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2295
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2296 To enable the lazy loading feature, set up a non-nil file local
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2297 variable binding for the variable `byte-compile-dynamic' in the Lisp
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2298 source file. For example, put this on the first line:
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2299
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2300 -*-byte-compile-dynamic: t;-*-
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2301
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2302 It's a good idea to use the lazy loading feature for a file that
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2303 contains many functions, most of which are not actually used by a
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2304 given user in a given session.
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2305
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2306 To turn off the basic feature of referring to the file for doc
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2307 strings, set byte-compile-dynamic-docstrings to nil. You can do this
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2308 globally, or for one source file by adding this to the first line:
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2309
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2310 -*-byte-compile-dynamic-docstrings: nil;-*-
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2311
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2312 ** Strings
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2313
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2314 *** Do not pass integer arguments to `concat' (or `vconcat' or
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2315 `append'). We are phasing out the old unrecommended support for
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2316 integers as arguments to these functions, in preparation for treating
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2317 numbers as single characters in a future release. To concatenate
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diff changeset
2318 numbers in string form, use `number-to-string' first, or rewrite the
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diff changeset
2319 call to use `format' instead of `concat'.
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2320
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2321 *** The new function match-string returns the string of text matched at
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2322 the given parenthesized expression by the last regexp search, or nil
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2323 if there was no match. If the last match was by `string-match' on a
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2324 string, the string must be given. Therefore, this function can be
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2325 used in place of `buffer-substring' and `substring', when using
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2326 `match-beginning' and `match-end' to find match positions.
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2327
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2328 (match-string N) or (match-string N STRING)
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2329
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2330 *** The function replace-match now accepts an optional fourth argument,
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2331 STRING. Use this after performing string-match on STRING, to replace
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2332 the portion of STRING that was matched. When used in this way,
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2333 replace-match returns a newly created string which is the same as
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2334 STRING except for the matched portion.
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2335
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2336 *** The new function buffer-substring-no-properties
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2337 is like buffer-substring except that the string it returns
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2338 has no text properties.
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2339
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2340 *** The function `equal' now considers two strings to be different
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2341 if they don't have the same text properties.
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2342
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2343 ** Completion
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2344
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2345 *** all-completions now takes an optional fourth argument.
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2346 If that argument is non-nil, completions that start with a space
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2347 are ignored unless the initial string also starts with a space.
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2348 (This used to happen unconditionally.)
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2349
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2350 ** Local Variables
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2351
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2352 *** Local hook variables.
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2353
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2354 There is now a clean way to give a hook variable a buffer-local value.
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2355 Call the function `make-local-hook' to do this.
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2356
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2357 Once a hook variable is buffer-local, you can add hooks to it either
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2358 globally or locally. run-hooks runs the local hook functions
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2359 of the current buffer, then all the global hook functions.
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2360
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2361 The functions add-hook and remove-hook take an additional optional
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2362 argument LOCAL which says whether to add (or remove) a local hook
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2363 function or a global one.
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2364
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2365 Local hooks use t as an element of the (local) value of the hook
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2366 variable as a flag meaning to use the global value also.
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2367
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2368 *** The new function local-variable-p tells you whether a particular
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2369 variable is buffer-local in the current buffer or a specified buffer.
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2370
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2371 ** Editing Facilities
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2372
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2373 *** The function copy-region-as-kill no longer sets this-command;
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2374 as a result, a following kill command will not normally append
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2375 to the text saved by copy-region-as-kill.
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2376
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2377 *** Regular expression searching and matching no longer performs full
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2378 Posix backtracking by default. They now stop with the first match found
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2379 instead of looking for the longest match--just as they did in Emacs 18.
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2380 The reason for this change is to get higher speed.
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2381
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2382 There are new functions you can use if you really want to search or
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2383 match with Posix behavior: posix-search-forward,
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2384 posix-search-backward, posix-looking-at, and posix-string-match. Call
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2385 these just like re-search-forward, re-search-backward, looking-at, and
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2386 string-match.
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2387
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2388 ** Files
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2389
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2390 *** The new variable `format-alist' defines file formats,
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2391 which are ways of translating between the data in a file and things
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2392 (text, text-properties, and possibly other information) in a buffer.
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2393
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2394 `format-alist' has one element for each format. Each element is a
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2395 list like this:
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2396 (NAME DOC-STRING REGEXP FROM-FN TO-FN MODIFY MODE-FN)
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2397 containing the name of the format, a documentation string, a regular
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2398 expression which is used to recognize files in that format, a decoding
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2399 function, an encoding function, a flag that indicates whether the
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2400 encoding function modifies the buffer, and a mode function.
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2401
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2402 FROM-FN is called to decode files in that format; it gets two args, BEGIN
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2403 and END, and can make any modifications it likes, returning the new
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2404 end position. It must make sure that the beginning of the file no
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2405 longer matches REGEXP, or else it will get called again.
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2406 TO-FN is called to encode a region into that format; it is also passed BEGIN
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2407 and END, and either returns a list of annotations as in
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2408 `write-region-annotate-functions', or modifies the region and returns
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2409 the new end position.
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2410 MODIFY, if non-nil, means the TO-FN modifies the region. If nil, TO-FN may
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2411 not make any changes and should return a list of annotations.
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2412
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2413 `insert-file-contents' checks the beginning of the file that it is
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2414 inserting to see if it matches one of the regexps. If so, then it
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2415 calls the decoding function, and then looks for another match. When
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2416 visiting a file, it also calls the mode function, and sets the
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2417 variable `buffer-file-format' to the list of formats that the file
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2418 used.
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2419
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2420 `write-region' calls the encoding functions for each format in
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2421 `buffer-file-format' before it writes the file. To save a file in a
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2422 different format, either set `buffer-file-format' to a different
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2423 value, or call the new function `format-write-file'.
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2424
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2425 Since some encoding functions may be slow, you can request that
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2426 auto-save use a format different from the buffer's default by setting
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2427 the variable `auto-save-file-format' to the desired format. This will
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2428 determine the format of all auto-save files.
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2429
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2430 *** The new function file-ownership-preserved-p tells you whether
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diff changeset
2431 deleting a file and recreating it would keep the file's owner
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diff changeset
2432 unchanged.
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2433
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2434 *** The new function file-regular-p returns t if a file
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2435 is a "regular" file (not a directory, symlink, named pipe,
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2436 terminal, or other I/O device).
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2437
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2438 *** The new function file-name-sans-extension discards the extension
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2439 of a file name. You call it with a file name, and returns a string
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diff changeset
2440 lacking the extension.
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2441
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2442 *** The variable path-separator is a string which says which
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diff changeset
2443 character separates directories in a search path. It is ":"
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2444 for Unix and GNU systems, ";" for MSDOG and Windows NT.
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2445
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2446 ** Commands and Key Sequences
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2447
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2448 *** Key sequences consisting of C-c followed by {, }, <, >, : or ; are
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2449 now reserved for major modes. Sequences consisting of C-c followed by
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diff changeset
2450 any other punctuation character are now meant for minor modes. We don't
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parents:
diff changeset
2451 plan to convert all existing major modes to stop using those sequences,
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parents:
diff changeset
2452 but we hope to keep them to a minimum.
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2453
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2454 *** When the post-command-hook or the pre-command-hook gets an error, the error
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2455 is silently ignored. Emacs no longer sets the hook variable to nil when this
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diff changeset
2456 happens. Meanwhile, the hook functions can now alter the hook variable in
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parents:
diff changeset
2457 a normal fashion; there is no need to do anything special.
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diff changeset
2458
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2459 *** define-key, lookup-key, and various other functions for changing or
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diff changeset
2460 looking up key bindings now let you write an event type with a list
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diff changeset
2461 like (ctrl meta newline) or (meta ?d), as in XEmacs. (ctrl meta newline)
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2462 is equivalent to the event type symbol C-M-newline, and (meta ?d)
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parents:
diff changeset
2463 is equivalent to the character ?\M-d.
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parents:
diff changeset
2464
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diff changeset
2465 *** The function event-convert-list converts a list such as
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diff changeset
2466 (meta ?d) into the corresponding event type (a symbol or integer).
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diff changeset
2467
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2468 *** In an interactive spec, `k' means to read a key sequence. In this
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parents:
diff changeset
2469 key sequence, upper case characters and shifted function keys which
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parents:
diff changeset
2470 have no bindings are converted to lower case if that makes them
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parents:
diff changeset
2471 defined.
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2472
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diff changeset
2473 The new interactive code `K' reads a key sequence similarly, but does
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2474 not convert the last event. `K' is useful for reading a key sequence
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diff changeset
2475 to be given a binding.
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2476
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2477 *** The variable overriding-local-map now has no effect on the menu bar
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2478 display unless overriding-local-map-menu-flag is non-nil. This is why
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diff changeset
2479 incremental search no longer temporarily changes the menu bars.
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2480
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2481 Note that overriding-local-map does still affect the execution of key
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diff changeset
2482 sequences entered using the menu bar. So if you use
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2483 overriding-local-map, and a menu bar key sequence comes in, you should
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2484 make sure to clear overriding-local-map before that key sequence gets
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2485 looked up and executed. But this is what you'd normally do anyway:
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2486 programs that use overriding-local-map normally exit and "put back"
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2487 any event such as menu-bar that they do not handle specially.
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2488
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2489 *** The new variable `overriding-terminal-local-map' is like
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2490 overriding-local-map, but is specific to a single terminal.
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2491
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2492 *** delete-frame events.
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2493
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2494 When you use the X window manager's "delete window" command, this now
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2495 generates a delete-frame event. The standard definition of this event
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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2496 is a command that deletes the frame that received the event, and kills
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2497 Emacs when the last visible or iconified frame is deleted. You can
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2498 rebind the event to some other command if you wish.
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2499
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2500 *** Two new types of events, iconify-frame and make-frame-visible,
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2501 indicate that the user iconified or deiconified a frame with the
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2502 window manager. Since the window manager has already done the work,
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2503 the default definition for both event types in Emacs is to do nothing.
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2504
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2505 ** Frames and X
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2506
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2507 *** Certain Lisp variables are now local to an X terminal (in other
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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2508 words, all the screens of a single X server). The value in effect, at
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2509 any given time, is the one that belongs to the terminal of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2510 selected frame. The terminal-local variables are
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2511 default-minibuffer-frame, system-key-alist, defining-kbd-macro, and
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2512 last-kbd-macro. There is no way for Lisp programs to create others.
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2513
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2514 The terminal-local variables cannot be buffer-local.
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2515
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2516 *** When you create an X frame, for the `top' and `left' frame
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2517 parameters, you can now use values of the form (+ N) or (- N), where N
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2518 is an integer. (+ N) means N pixels to the right of the left edge of
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2519 the screen and (- N) means N pixels to the left of the right edge. In
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2520 both cases, N may be zero (exactly at the edge) or negative (putting
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2521 the window partly off the screen).
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2522
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2523 The function x-parse-geometry can return values of these forms
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2524 for certain inputs.
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2525
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2526 *** The variable menu-bar-file-menu has been renamed to
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2527 menu-bar-files-menu to match the actual item that appears in the menu.
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2528 (All the other such variable names do match.)
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2529
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2530 *** The new function active-minibuffer-window returns the minibuffer window
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2531 currently active, or nil if none is now active.
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2532
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2533 *** In the functions next-window, previous-window, next-frame,
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2534 previous-frame, get-buffer-window, get-lru-window, get-largest-window
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2535 and delete-windows-on, if you specify 0 for the last argument,
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2536 it means to consider all visible and iconified frames.
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2537
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2538 *** When you set a frame's cursor type with modify-frame-parameters,
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2539 you can now specify (bar . INTEGER) as the cursor type. This stands
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2540 for a bar cursor of width INTEGER.
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2541
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2542 *** The new function facep returns t if its argument is a face name
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2543 (or if it is a vector such as is used internally by the Lisp code
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2544 to represent a face).
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2545
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2546 *** Each frame can now have a buffer-predicate function,
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2547 which is the `buffer-predicate' frame parameter.
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2548 When `other-buffer' looks for an alternative buffer, it considers
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2549 only the buffers that fit the selected frame's buffer predicate (if it
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2550 has one). This is useful for applications that make their own frames.
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2551
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2552 *** When you create an X frame, you can now specify the frame parameter
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2553 `display'. This says which display to put the frame on. The value
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2554 should be a display name--a string of the form
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2555 "HOST:DPYNUMBER.SCREENNUMBER".
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2556
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2557 The functions x-server-... and x-display-... now take an optional
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2558 argument which specifies the display to ask about. You can use either
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2559 a display name string or a frame. A value of nil stands for the
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2560 selected frame.
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2561
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diff changeset
2562 To close the connection to an X display, use the function
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diff changeset
2563 x-close-connection. Specify which display with a display name. You
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2564 cannot close the connection if Emacs still has frames open on that
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diff changeset
2565 display.
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diff changeset
2566
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2567 x-display-list returns a list indicating which displays Emacs has
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diff changeset
2568 connections to. Its elements are display names (strings).
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diff changeset
2569
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2570 *** The icon-type frame parameter may now be a file name.
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diff changeset
2571 Then the contents of that file specify the icon bitmap to use
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parents:
diff changeset
2572 for that frame.
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parents:
diff changeset
2573
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2574 *** The title of an Emacs frame, displayed by most window managers, is
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2575 set from frame-title-format or icon-title-format. These have the same
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
2576 structure as mode-line-format.
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parents:
diff changeset
2577
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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2578 *** x-display-grayscale-p is a new function that returns non-nil if
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diff changeset
2579 your X server can display shades of gray. Currently it returns
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diff changeset
2580 non-nil for color displays (because they can display shades of gray);
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2581 we may change it in the next version to return nil for color displays.
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diff changeset
2582
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2583 *** The frame parameter scroll-bar-width specifies the width of the
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diff changeset
2584 scrollbar in pixels.
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parents:
diff changeset
2585
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2586 ** Buffers
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parents:
diff changeset
2587
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diff changeset
2588 *** Creating a buffer with get-buffer-create does not obey
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parents:
diff changeset
2589 default-major-mode. That variable is now handled in a separate
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
2590 function, set-buffer-major-mode. get-buffer-create and generate-new-buffer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
2591 always leave the newly created buffer in Fundamental mode.
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parents:
diff changeset
2592
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
2593 Creating a new buffer by visiting a file or with switch-to-buffer,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
2594 pop-to-buffer, and similar functions does call set-buffer-major-mode
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diff changeset
2595 to select the default major mode specified with default-major-mode.
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parents:
diff changeset
2596
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2597 *** You can now create an "indirect buffer". An indirect buffer shares
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parents:
diff changeset
2598 its text, including text properties, with another buffer (the "base
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parents:
diff changeset
2599 buffer"), but has its own major mode, local variables, overlays, and
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parents:
diff changeset
2600 narrowing. An indirect buffer has a name of its own, distinct from
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parents:
diff changeset
2601 those of the base buffer and all other buffers. An indirect buffer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
2602 cannot itself be visiting a file (though its base buffer can be).
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parents:
diff changeset
2603 The base buffer cannot itself be indirect.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
2604
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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2605 Use (make-indirect-buffer BASE-BUFFER NAME) to make an indirect buffer
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diff changeset
2606 named NAME whose base is BASE-BUFFER. If BASE-BUFFER is an indirect
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diff changeset
2607 buffer, its base buffer is used as the base for the new buffer.
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2608
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2609 You can make an indirect buffer current, or switch to it in a window,
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parents:
diff changeset
2610 just as you would a non-indirect buffer.
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diff changeset
2611
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diff changeset
2612 The function buffer-base-buffer, given an indirect buffer, returns its
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parents:
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2613 base buffer. It returns nil when given an ordinary buffer (not
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parents:
diff changeset
2614 indirect).
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diff changeset
2615
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2616 The library `noutline' has versions of Outline mode and Outline minor
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2617 mode which let you display different parts of the outline in different
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parents:
diff changeset
2618 indirect buffers.
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parents:
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2619
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2620 ** Subprocesses
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2621
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2622 *** The functions call-process and call-process-region now allow
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2623 you to direct error message output from the subprocess into a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2624 separate destination, instead of mixing it with ordinary output.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2625 To do this, specify for the third argument, BUFFER, a list of the form
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2626 (BUFFER-OR-NAME ERROR-DESTINATION)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2627 BUFFER-OR-NAME specifies where to put ordinary output; it should
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2628 be a buffer or buffer name, or t, nil or 0. This is what would
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2629 have been the BUFFER argument, ordinarily.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2630
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2631 ERROR-DESTINATION specifies where to put the error output.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2632 nil means discard it, t means mix it with the ordinary output,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2633 and a string specifies a file name to write this output into.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2634
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2635 You can't specify a buffer to put the error output in; that is not
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2636 easy to implement directly. You can put the error output into a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2637 buffer by sending it to a temporary file and then inserting the file
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2638 into a buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2639
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2640 *** Comint mode changes:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2641
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2642 **** The variable comint-completion-addsuffix can also be a cons pair
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2643 of the form (DIRSUFFIX . FILESUFFIX), where DIRSUFFIX and FILESUFFIX are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2644 strings added on unambiguous or exact completion of directories and file
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2645 names, respectively.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2646
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2647 ** Text properties
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2648
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2649 *** You can now specify which values of the `invisible' property
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2650 make text invisible in a given buffer. The variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2651 `buffer-invisibility-spec', which is always local in all buffers,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2652 controls this.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2653
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2654 If its value is t, then any non-nil `invisible' property makes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2655 a character invisible.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2656
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2657 If its value is a list, then a character is invisible if its
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2658 `invisible' property value appears as a member of the list, or if it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2659 appears as the car of a member of the list.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2660
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2661 When the `invisible' property value appears as the car of a member of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2662 the `buffer-invisibility-spec' list, then the cdr of that member has
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2663 an effect. If it is non-nil, then an ellipsis appears in place of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2664 character. (This happens only for the *last* invisible character in a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2665 series of consecutive invisible characters, and only at the end of a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2666 line.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2667
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2668 If a character's `invisible' property is a list, then Emacs checks each
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2669 element of the list against `buffer-invisibility-spec'. If any element
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2670 matches, the character is invisible.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2671
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2672 *** The command `list-text-properties-at' shows what text properties
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2673 are in effect at point.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2674
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2675 *** Frame objects now exist in Emacs even on systems that don't support
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2676 X Windows. You can create multiple frames, and switch between them
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2677 using select-frame. The selected frame is actually displayed on your
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2678 terminal; other frames are not displayed at all. The selected frame
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2679 number appears in the mode line after `Emacs', except for frame 1.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2680
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2681 Switching frames on ASCII terminals is therefore more or less
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2682 equivalent to switching between different window configurations.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2683
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2684 *** The new variable window-size-change-functions holds a list of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2685 functions to be called if window sizes change (or if windows are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2686 created or deleted). The functions are called once for each frame on
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2687 which changes have occurred, with the frame as the sole argument.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2688 This takes place shortly before redisplay.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2689
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2690 *** The modification hook functions of overlays now work differently.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2691 They are called both before and after each change. This makes it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2692 possible for the functions to determine exactly what the change was.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2693
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2694 This change affects three overlay properties: the modification-hooks
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2695 property, a list of functions called for deletions overlapping the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2696 overlay's range and for insertions inside it; the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2697 insert-in-front-hooks, a list of functions called for insertions at
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2698 the beginning of the overlay; and the insert-behind-hooks, a list of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2699 functions called for insertions at the end of the overlay.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2700
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2701 Each function is called both before and after each change that it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2702 applies to. Before the change, it is called with four arguments:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2703 (funcall FUNCTION OVERLAY nil START END)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2704 START and END are the same arguments that the before-change-functions
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2705 receive.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2706
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2707 After the change, each function is called with five arguments:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2708 (funcall FUNCTION OVERLAY t START END OLDSIZE)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2709 The last arguments, START and END and OLDSIZE,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2710 are the same arguments that the after-change-functions receive.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2711
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2712 This means the function must accept either four or five arguments.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2713
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2714 *** You can set defaults for text-properties with the new variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2715 `default-text-properties'. Its value is a property list; the values
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2716 specified there are used whenever a character (or its category) does
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2717 not specify a value.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2718
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2719 *** The `face' property of a character or an overlay can now be a list
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2720 of face names. Formerly it had to be just one face name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2721
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2722 *** Changes in handling the `intangible' text property.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2723
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2724 **** If inhibit-point-motion-hooks is non-nil, then `intangible' properties
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2725 are ignored.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2726
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2727 **** Moving to just before a stretch of intangible text
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2728 is no longer special in any way. Point stays at that place.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2729
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2730 **** When you move point backwards into the midst of intangible text,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2731 point moves back to the beginning of that text. (It used to move
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2732 forward to the end of that text, which was not very useful.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2733
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2734 **** When moving across intangible text, Emacs stops wherever the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2735 property value changes. So if you have two stretches of intangible
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2736 text, with different non-nil intangible properties, it is possible to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2737 place point between them.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2738
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2739 ** Overlays
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2740
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2741 *** Overlay changes.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2742
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2743 **** The new function previous-overlay-change returns the position of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2744 the previous overlay start or end, before a specified position. This
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2745 is the backwards-moving counterpart of next-overlay-change.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2746
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2747 **** overlay-get now supports category properties on an overlay
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2748 the same way get-text-property supports them as text properties.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2749
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2750 Specifically, if an overlay does not have the property PROP that you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2751 ask for, but it does have a `category' property which is a symbol,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2752 then that symbol's PROP property is used.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2753
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2754 **** If an overlay has a non-nil `evaporate' property, it will be
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2755 deleted if it ever becomes empty (i.e., when it spans no characters).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2756
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2757 **** If an overlay has a `before-string' and/or `after-string' property,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2758 these strings are displayed at the overlay's endpoints.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2759
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2760 ** Filling
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2761
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2762 *** The new variable fill-paragraph-function provides a way for major
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2763 modes to override the filling of paragraphs. If this is non-nil,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2764 fill-paragraph calls it as a function, passing along its sole
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2765 argument. If the function returns non-nil, fill-paragraph assumes it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2766 has done the job and simply passes on whatever value it returned.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2767
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2768 The usual use of this feature is to fill comments in programming
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2769 language modes.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2770
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2771 *** Text filling and justification changes:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2772
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2773 **** The new variable use-hard-newlines can be used to make a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2774 distinction between "hard" and "soft" newlines; the fill functions
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2775 will then never remove a newline that was manually inserted. Hard
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2776 newlines are marked with a non-nil `hard' text-property.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2777
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2778 **** The fill-column and left-margin can now be modified by text-properties.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2779 Most lisp programs should use the new functions (current-fill-column) and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2780 (current-left-margin), which return the proper values to use for the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2781 current line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2782
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2783 **** There are new functions for dealing with margins:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2784
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2785 ***** Set-left-margin and set-right-margin (set the value for a region
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2786 and re-fill). These functions take three arguments: two to specify
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2787 a region, and the desired margin value.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2788
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2789 ***** Increase-left-margin, decrease-left-margin, increase-right-margin, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2790 decrease-right-margin (change settings relative to current values, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2791 re-fill).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2792
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2793 ***** move-to-left-margin moves point there, optionally adding
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2794 indentation or changing tabs to spaces in order to make that possible.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2795 beginning-of-line-text also moves past the fill-prefix and any
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2796 indentation added to center or right-justify a line, to the beginning
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2797 of the text that the user actually typed.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2798
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2799 ***** delete-to-left-margin removes any left-margin indentation, but
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2800 does not change the property.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2801
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2802 **** The paragraph-movement functions look for the paragraph-start and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2803 paragraph-separate regexps at the current left margin, not at the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2804 beginning of the line. This means that those regexps should NOT use ^
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2805 to anchor the search. However, for backwards compatibility, a ^ at
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2806 the beginning of the regexp will be ignored, so most packages won't break.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2807
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2808 **** justify-current-line is now capable of doing left, center, or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2809 right justification as well as full justification.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2810
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2811 **** The fill functions can do any kind of justification based on the new
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2812 `justification' text-property and `default-justification' variable,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2813 or arguments to the functions. They also have a new option which
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2814 defeats the normal removal of extra whitespace.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2815
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2816 **** The new function `current-justification' returns the kind of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2817 justification used for the current line. The new function
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2818 `set-justification' can be used to change it, including re-justifying
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2819 the text of the region according to the new value.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2820
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2821 **** Filling and auto-fill are disabled if justification is `none'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2822
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2823 **** The auto-fill-function is now called regardless of whether
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2824 the fill-column has been exceeded; the function can determine on its
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2825 own whether filling (or justification) is necessary.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2826
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2827 ** Processes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2828
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2829 *** process-tty-name is a new function that returns the name of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2830 terminal that the process itself reads and writes on (not the name of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2831 the pty that Emacs uses to talk with that terminal).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2832
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2833 *** Errors in process filters and sentinels are now normally caught
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2834 automatically, so that they don't abort other Lisp programs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2835
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2836 Setting debug-on-error non-nil turns off this feature; then errors in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2837 filters and sentinels are not caught. As a result, they can invoke
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2838 the debugger, under the control of debug-on-error.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2839
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2840 *** Emacs now preserves the match data around the execution of process
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2841 filters and sentinels. You can use search and match functions freely
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2842 in filters and sentinels without explicitly bothering to save the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2843 match data.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2844
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2845 ** Display
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2846
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2847 *** The variable message-log-max controls how messages are logged in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2848 "*Messages*" buffer. An integer value means to keep that many lines;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2849 t means to log with no limit; nil means disable message logging. Lisp
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2850 code that calls `message' excessively (e.g. isearch.el) should probably
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2851 bind this variable to nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2852
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2853 *** Display tables now have a new element, at index 261, specifying the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2854 glyph to use for the separator between two side-by-side windows. By
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2855 default, this is the vertical bar character `|'. Probably the only
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2856 other useful character to store for this element is a space, to make
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2857 less visual separation between two side-by-side windows displaying
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2858 related information.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2859
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2860 *** The new mode-line-format spec %c displays the current column number.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2861
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2862 *** The new variable blink-matching-delay specifies how long to keep
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2863 the cursor at the matching open-paren, after you insert a close-paren.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2864 This is useful mainly on systems which can wait for a fraction of a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2865 second--you can then specify fractional values such as 0.5.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2866
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2867 *** Faster processing of buffers with long lines
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2868
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2869 The new variable cache-long-line-scans determines whether Emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2870 should use caches to handle long lines more quickly. This variable is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2871 buffer-local, in all buffers.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2872
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2873 Normally, the line-motion functions work by scanning the buffer for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2874 newlines. Columnar operations (like `move-to-column' and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2875 `compute-motion') also work by scanning the buffer, summing character
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2876 widths as they go. This works well for ordinary text, but if the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2877 buffer's lines are very long (say, more than 500 characters), these
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2878 motion functions will take longer to execute. Emacs may also take
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2879 longer to update the display.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2880
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2881 If cache-long-line-scans is non-nil, these motion functions cache
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2882 the results of their scans, and consult the cache to avoid rescanning
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2883 regions of the buffer until the text is modified. The caches are most
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2884 beneficial when they prevent the most searching---that is, when the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2885 buffer contains long lines and large regions of characters with the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2886 same, fixed screen width.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2887
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2888 When cache-long-line-scans is non-nil, processing short lines will
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2889 become slightly slower (because of the overhead of consulting the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2890 cache), and the caches will use memory roughly proportional to the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2891 number of newlines and characters whose screen width varies.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2892
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2893 The caches require no explicit maintenance; their accuracy is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2894 maintained internally by the Emacs primitives. Enabling or disabling
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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2895 the cache should not affect the behavior of any of the motion functions;
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2896 it should only affect their performance.
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2897
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2898 ** System Interface
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2899
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2900 *** The function user-login-name now accepts an optional
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2901 argument uid. If the argument is non-nil, user-login-name
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2902 returns the login name for that user id.
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2903
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2904 *** system-name, user-name, user-full-name and user-real-name are now
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2905 variables as well as functions. The variables hold the same values
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2906 that the functions would return. The new variable multiple-frames
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2907 is non-nil if at least two non-minibuffer frames are visible. These
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2908 variables may be useful in constructing the value of frame-title-format
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diff changeset
2909 or icon-title-format.
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2910
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2911 *** Changes in time-conversion functions.
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2912
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2913 **** The new function format-time-string takes a format string and a
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2914 time value. It converts the time to a string, according to the format
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2915 specified. You can specify what kind of conversion to use with
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diff changeset
2916 %-specifications.
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2917
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2918 **** The new function decode-time converts a time value into a list of
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2919 specific items of information: the year, month, day of week, day of
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diff changeset
2920 month, hour, minute and second. (A time value is a list of two or
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parents:
diff changeset
2921 three integers.)
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diff changeset
2922
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2923 **** The new function encode-time converts specific items of time
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2924 information--the second, minute, hour, day, month, year, and time
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parents:
diff changeset
2925 zone--into a time value.
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parents:
diff changeset
2926
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parents:
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2927
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parents:
diff changeset
2928
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diff changeset
2929 * Changes in Emacs 19.27
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diff changeset
2930
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2931 There are no changes; however, here is one bug fix made in 19.26 that users
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parents:
diff changeset
2932 think should be documented here.
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parents:
diff changeset
2933
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parents:
diff changeset
2934 ** SPC and DEL in Info now handle menus consistently.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2935
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parents:
diff changeset
2936 SPC and DEL scroll through an entire subtree an Info manual. Once you
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2937 scroll through a node far enough to reach a menu, SPC begins moving
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parents:
diff changeset
2938 into the subnodes of the menu, starting with the first one. When you
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parents:
diff changeset
2939 reach the end of a subnode, SPC moves into the next subnode, and so
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2940 on.
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parents:
diff changeset
2941
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2942 DEL more or less scrolls through the same text in reverse order.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2943
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2944
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2945
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2946 * User Editing Changes in Emacs 19.26
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2947
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parents:
diff changeset
2948 ** In the X toolkit version, if you click on a menu bar item and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2949 release the button quickly outside the menu, the menu remains visible
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parents:
diff changeset
2950 until you click or type something else. If you click on the menu, you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2951 select from the menu. Any other mouse click makes the menu disappear.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2952 Keyboard input gets rid of the menu and then is processed normally.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2953
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2954 "Quickly" means within double-click-time milliseconds.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2955
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2956 ** The C-x 5 commands to select a buffer in "another frame" now use an
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2957 existing iconified frame, if any, deiconifying it. They also raise
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parents:
diff changeset
2958 the frame.
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parents:
diff changeset
2959
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2960 ** Region highlighting on a black-and-white-only display now uses
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2961 underlining. Inverse-video had the problem that you couldn't see
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2962 the cursor.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2963
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2964 ** You can now change the height of a window by pressing mouse-1 on
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2965 the mode line and dragging it up and down.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2966
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2967 ** If you set the environment variable LC_CTYPE to iso_8859_1 or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2968 iso-8859-1, Emacs automatically sets up for display and syntactic
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2969 handling of the ISO Latin-1 character set.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2970
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2971 This does not automatically load any of the packages for input of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2972 these characters, because it's not yet clear what is right to do.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2973 You must still explicitly load either iso-transl or iso-acc.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2974
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2975 ** For a read-only buffer that is also modified, the mode line now displays
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2976 %* instead of %%.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2977
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2978 ** M-prior (scroll-other-window-down) is a new command that works like
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2979 M-next (and C-M-v) but scrolls in the opposite direction.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2980
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2981 M-home moves to the beginning of the buffer, in the other window.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2982 M-end moves to the end of the buffer, in the other window. These two
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2983 commands, along with M-next and M-prior, form a series of commands for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2984 moving around in the other window.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2985
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2986 ** In change logs, the mail address is now delimited with <...> instead
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2987 of (...).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2988
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2989 This makes it a little more convenient to extract the mail address for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2990 use in mailing a message.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2991
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2992 ** In Shell mode and other comint modes, C-a has now returned to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2993 its ordinary meaning: move to the beginning of the line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2994 Use C-c C-a to move to the end of the prompt.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2995
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2996 ** If you set mail-signature to t to cause automatic insertion of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2997 your .signature file, you now get a -- before the signature.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2998
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
2999 ** Setting rmail-highlighted-headers to nil entirely turns off
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3000 highlighting in Rmail. However, if your motivation for doing this is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3001 that the highlighted text doesn't look good on your display, it might
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3002 be better to change the appearance of the `highlight' face. Once
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3003 you've done that, you may find Rmail highlighting is useful.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3004
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3005 ** In the calendar, mouse-2 is now used only for commands that apply to a date.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3006 If you click it when not on a date, it gives an immediate error.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3007
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3008 Mouse-3 in the calendar now gives a menu of commands that do not apply
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3009 to a particular date.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3010
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3011 The D command displays diary entries from a specified diary file (not
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3012 your standard diary file).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3013
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3014 ** In the gnus-uu package, the binding for gnus-uu-threaded-decode-and-view
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3015 is now C-c C-v C-d, not C-c C-v C-h. Thus, C-c C-v C-h is now available
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3016 for asking for a list of the subcommands of C-c C-v.
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parents:
diff changeset
3017
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
3018 ** You can now specify "who you are" for various Emacs packages by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
3019 setting just one variable, user-mail-address. This currently applies
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
3020 to posting news with GNUS and to making change log entries. It may
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
3021 apply to additional Emacs features in the future.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3022
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3023
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3024 * Lisp-Level Changes in Emacs 19.26:
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parents:
diff changeset
3025
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parents:
diff changeset
3026 ** The function insert-char now takes an optional third argument
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3027 which, if non-nil, says the inserted characters should inherit sticky
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3028 text properties from the surrounding text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
3029
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
3030 ** The `diary' library has been renamed to `diary-lib'. If you refer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
3031 to this library in your Lisp code, you must update the references.
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parents:
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3032
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parents:
diff changeset
3033 ** Sending text to a subprocess can read input from subprocesses if it
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3034 has to wait because the destination subprocess's terminal input buffer
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3035 is full.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3036
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3037 It was already possible in unusual occasions for this operation to
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3038 read subprocess input, but it did not happen very often. It is now
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3039 more likely to happen.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3040
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3041 ** last-nonmenu-event is now bound to t around filter functions and sentinels.
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parents:
diff changeset
3042 This is to ensure that y-or-n-p and yes-or-no-p use the keyboard by default.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3043
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3044 ** In mode lines, %+ now displays as % for unmodified read-only
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3045 buffers. It is now the same as %* except in the case of a modified
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3046 read-only buffer; in that case, %+ displays as *.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3047
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3048 The old meaning of %+ is now available on %&.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3049 It displays * for a modified buffer and - for an unmodified buffer,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3050 regardless of read-only status.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3051
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3052 ** You can now use `underline' in the color list of a face.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3053 It serves as a last resort, and says to underline the face
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3054 (if previous color list elements can't be used).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3055
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3056 ** The new function x-color-values returns the list of color values
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3057 for a given color name (a string). The list contains three integers
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3058 which give the amounts of red, green and blue in the color: (R G B).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3059
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3060 ** In run-at-time, 0 as the repeat interval means "don't repeat".
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3061
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3062 ** The variable trim-versions-without-asking has been renamed to
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3063 delete-old-versions.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3064
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3065 ** The new function other-window-for-scrolling returns the choice of
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3066 other window for C-M-v to scroll.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3067
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3068 ** Note that the function fceiling was mistakenly documented as fceil before.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3069
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3070
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3071 * Changes in cc-mode.el in Emacs 19.26:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3072
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3073 ** A new syntactic symbol has been added: substatement-open. It
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parents:
diff changeset
3074 defines the open brace of a substatement block. These used to get:
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parents:
diff changeset
3075 ((block-open ...) (substatement . ...)).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3076
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3077 Non-block substatement lines still get just ((substatement . ...))
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3078
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3079 Note that the custom indent function c-adaptive-block-open has been
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3080 removed as obsolete.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3081
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3082 ** You can now specify the `hanginess' of closing braces. See
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3083 c-hanging-braces-alist.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3084
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3085 ** Recognizes try and catch blocks in C++. They are given the
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3086 substatement syntactic symbol.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3087
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3088 ** should be generally more forgiving about non-GNU standard top-level
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3089 construct definition styles (i.e. where the function/class/struct
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3090 opening brace does not start in column zero).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3091
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3092 If you hang the braces that open a top-level construct on the right
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3093 edge, and you find you still need to define defun-open-prompt (Emacs
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3094 19) please let me know. Note that there may still be performance
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3095 issues related to non-column zero opening braces.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3096
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3097 ** c-macro-expand is put on C-c C-e
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3098
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3099 ** New style: "Default". Resets indentation to those shipped with
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3100 cc-mode.el.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3101
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3102 ** internal defun c-indent-via-language-element has been renamed
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3103 c-indent-line for compatibility with c-mode.el and awk-mode.
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parents:
diff changeset
3104
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3105 ** new buffer-local variable c-comment-start-regexp for (potential)
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3106 flexibility in adding new modes based on cc-mode.el
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3107
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3108
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3109
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3110 * Changes in Emacs 19.25
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3111
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3112 The variable x-cross-pointer-shape (which didn't really exist) has
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3113 been renamed to x-sensitive-text-pointer-shape, and now does exist.
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parents:
diff changeset
3114
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3115
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3116
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3117 * Changes in Emacs 19.24
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3118
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3119 Here is a list of new Lisp packages introduced since 19.22.
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parents:
diff changeset
3120
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3121 derived.el Define new major modes based on old ones.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3122 dired-x.el Extra Dired features.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3123 double.el New mode for conveniently inputting non-beyond chars.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3124 easymenu.el Create menus easily.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3125 ediff.el Snazzy diff interface.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3126 foldout.el A kind of outline mode designed for editing programs.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3127 gnus-uu.el UUdecode in GNUS buffers.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3128 ielm.el Interactively evaluate Lisp.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3129 This is a replacement for Lisp Interaction Mode.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3130 iso-cvt.el Conversion of beyond-ASCII characters between
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parents:
diff changeset
3131 various different representations.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3132 jka-compr.el Automatic compression/decompression.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3133 mldrag.el Drag modeline to change heights of windows.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3134 mail-hist.el Provides history for headers of outgoing mail.
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parents:
diff changeset
3135 rsz-mini.el Automatically resizing minibuffers.
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parents:
diff changeset
3136 s-region.el Set region by holding shift.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3137 skeleton.el Templates for statement insertion.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3138 soundex.el Classifying words by how they sound.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3139 tempo.el Template insertion with hotspots.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3140
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3141
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parents:
diff changeset
3142
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3143 * User Editing Changes in 19.23.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3144
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3145 ** Emacs 19.23 uses Ispell version 3.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3146
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parents:
diff changeset
3147 Previous Emacs 19 versions used Ispell version 4. That version had
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parents:
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3148 improvements in storing the dictionary compactly, but these are not
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
3149 very important nowadays. Meanwhile, in parallel to the work on Ispell
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parents:
diff changeset
3150 4, many useful features were added to Ispell 3. Until a few months
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parents:
diff changeset
3151 ago, the terms on Ispell 3 did not let us use it; but they have now
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parents:
diff changeset
3152 been changed, so now we are using it. We are dropping Ispell 4.
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parents:
diff changeset
3153
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parents:
diff changeset
3154 ** Emacs 19.23 can run on MS-DOG. See the file MSDOS in the same
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parents:
diff changeset
3155 directory as this file.
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parents:
diff changeset
3156
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parents:
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3157 ** Emacs 19.23 can work with an X toolkit. You must specify toolkit
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parents:
diff changeset
3158 operation when you configure Emacs: use the option
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parents:
diff changeset
3159 --with-x-toolkit=yes. (This option uses code developed by Lucid;
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parents:
diff changeset
3160 thanks to Frederic Pierresteguy for helping to adapt it.)
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parents:
diff changeset
3161
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parents:
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3162 ** Emacs now has dialog boxes; yes/no and y/n questions automatically
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parents:
diff changeset
3163 use them in commands invoked with the mouse. For more information,
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parents:
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3164 see below under "Lisp programming changes".
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3165
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3166 ** Menus now display the keyboard equivalents (if any) of the menu
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parents:
diff changeset
3167 commands in parentheses after the menu item.
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3168
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3169 ** Kill commands, used in a read-only buffer, now move point across
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3170 the text they would otherwise have killed. This way, you can use
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3171 repeated kill commands to transfer text into the kill ring.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3172
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3173 ** There is now a global mark ring in addition to the mark ring that is local
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3174 to each buffer. The global mark ring stores positions in any buffer. Any
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3175 time the mark is set and the current buffer is different from the last time
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3176 the mark was set, the new mark is pushed on the global mark ring as well.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3177 The new command C-x C-SPC (pop-global-mark) pops the global mark ring and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3178 jumps to the last mark pushed, first switching to that buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3179
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3180 ** Query Replace is now available in the Edit menu.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3181
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3182 ** ESC no longer simply exits a Query Replace. It now exits the Query
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3183 Replace and remains pending. Thus, ESC A and M-A are now equivalent
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3184 in Query Replace.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3185
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3186 To simply exit a Query Replace, type RET or Period.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3187
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3188 ** M-mouse-2 now puts point at the end of the yanked secondary selection.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3189
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3190 ** Mouse-1 in the mode line now simply selects the window above that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3191 mode line. Mouse-2 in the mode line selects that window and expands
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3192 it to fill the frame it is in.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3193
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3194 ** You can now use mouse-2 in a Dired buffer or Tar mode buffer to find
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3195 a file you click on, in a compilation buffer to go to a particular
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3196 error message, and in a *Occur* buffer to go to a particular
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3197 occurrence.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3198
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3199 (It was already possible to do likewise in Info and in completion list
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3200 buffers.)
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3201
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3202 What's more, the sensitive areas of the buffer now highlight when you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3203 move the mouse over them.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3204
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3205 ** In a completion list buffer, the command RET now chooses the completion
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3206 that is around or next to point.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3207
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3208 ** If you specify the foreground color for the `mode-line' face, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3209 mode-line-inverse-video is non-nil, then the default background color
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3210 is the usual foreground color.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3211
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3212 ** revert-buffer now preserves markers pointing within the unchanged
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3213 text (if any) at the beginning and end of the file.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3214
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3215 ** Version control checkin and checkout preserve all markers if the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3216 file does not contain any of the magic version header sequences that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3217 are updated automatically by RCS and SCCS. If such version headers
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3218 are present, checkin and checkout preserve a marker unless it comes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3219 between two such sequences. (So it's a good idea to put all the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3220 header sequences close together.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3221
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3222 ** When a large deletion shuts off auto save temporarily in a buffer,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3223 you can now turn it on again by saving the buffer with C-x C-s (as was
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3224 possible in Emacs 18). You can also turn it on again with M-1 M-x
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3225 auto-save (as has been possible in Emacs 19).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3226
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3227 ** C-x r d now runs the command delete-rectangle.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3228
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3229 ** The new command imenu shows you a menu of interesting places in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3230 current buffer and lets you select one; then it moves point there.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3231 The definition of interesting places depends on the major mode, but
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3232 typically this includes function definitions and such. Normally,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3233 imenu displays the menu in a buffer; but if you bind it to a mouse
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3234 event, it shows a mouse popup menu.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3235
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3236 ** You can make certain chosen buffers, that normally appear in a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3237 separate window, appear in special frames of their own. To do this,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3238 set special-display-buffer-names to a list of buffer names; any buffer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3239 whose name is in that list automatically gets a special frame when it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3240 is to be displayed in another window.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3241
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3242 A good value to try is ("*compilation*" "*grep*" "*TeX Shell*").
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3243
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3244 More generally, you can set special-display-regexps to a list of regular
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3245 expressions; then each buffer whose name matches any of those regular
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3246 expressions gets its own frame.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3247
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3248 The variable special-display-frame-alist specifies the frame
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3249 parameters for these frames. It has a default value, so you don't
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3250 need to set it.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3251
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3252 ** If you set sentence-end-double-space to nil, the fill commands
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3253 expect just one space at the end of a sentence. (If you want the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3254 sentence commands to accept single spaces, you must modify the regexp
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3255 sentence-end also.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3256
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3257 ** You can suppress the startup echo area message by adding text like
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3258 this to your .emacs file:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3259
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3260 (setq inhibit-startup-echo-area-message "YOUR-LOGIN-NAME")
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3261
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3262 Simply setting inhibit-startup-echo-area-message to your login name is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3263 not sufficient to inhibit the message; Emacs explicitly checks whether
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3264 .emacs contains an expression as shown above. Your login name must
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3265 appear in the expression as a Lisp string constant.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3266
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3267 This way, you can easily inhibit the message for yourself if you wish,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3268 but thoughtless copying of your .emacs file will not inhibit the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3269 message for someone else.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3270
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3271 ** Outline minor mode now uses C-c C-o as a prefix instead of just C-c.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3272
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3273 ** In Outline mode, hide-subtree is now C-c C-d. (It was C-c C-h; but
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3274 that is now a conventional way to ask for help about C-c commands.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3275
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3276 ** There are two additional commands in Outline mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3277 M-x hide-sublevels
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3278 hides all headers except the topmost N levels.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3279 M-x hide-other
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3280 hides everything about the body that point is in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3281 plus the headers leading up from there to the top of the tree.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3282
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3283 ** In iso-transl and iso-insert, the sequences for entering A-ring and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3284 the AE ligature are now just A and E (plus the initial C-x 8 or Alt).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3285 You used to have to enter AA or AE, after the C-x 8 prefix of course.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3286 Likewise for lower case a-ring and ae.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3287
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3288 ** iso-transl now defines convenient Alt keys as well as the C-x 8 prefix.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3289 Instead of prefixing a sequence with C-x 8, you can add Alt to the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3290 first character of the sequence. For example, Alt-" a is now a way
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3291 to enter an a-umlaut.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3292
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3293 ** CC mode is a greatly improved mode for C and C++.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3294 See the following page.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3295
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3296 ** tcl mode is a new major mode. It provides features for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3297 editing, indenting and running tcl programs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3298
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3299 ** Compilation minor mode lets you parse error messages in any buffer,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3300 not just a normal compilation output buffer. Type M-x
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3301 compilation-minor-mode to enable the minor mode; then C-c C-c jumps to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3302 the source location for the error at point, as in the `*compilation*'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3303 buffer. If you use compilation-minor-mode in an Rlogin buffer, it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3304 automatically accesses remote source files by ftp.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3305
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3306 ** Comint and shell mode changes:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3307
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3308 *** Comint modes (including Shell mode, GUD modes, etc.) now bind
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3309 C-M-l to the command comint-show-output. This command scrolls the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3310 buffer to show the last batch of output from the subprogram.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3311
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3312 *** Completion in Comint modes now truly operates on the string before
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3313 point, rather than the word that point is within.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3314
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3315 *** Comint mode file name completion ignores those files that end with a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3316 string in the new variable comint-completion-fignore. This variable's
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3317 default value is nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3318
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3319 *** Shell mode uses the variable shell-completion-fignore to set
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3320 comint-completion-fignore. The default value is nil, but some
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3321 people prefer ("~" "#" "%").
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3322
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3323 *** The function `comint-watch-for-password-prompt' can be used to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3324 suppress echoing when a subprocess asks for a password. To use it,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3325 do this:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3326
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3327 (add-hook 'comint-output-filter-functions
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3328 'comint-watch-for-password-prompt)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3329
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3330 *** You can use M-x shell-strip-ctrl-m to strip ^M characters from
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3331 process output.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3332
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3333 *** In Shell mode, TAB now completes environment variables, if possible,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3334 and expands directory references.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3335
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3336 *** You can use M-x comint-run to execute any program of your choice in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3337 a comint mode. Some programs such as shells, rlogin, and debuggers
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3338 have their own specialized modes; this command is one way to use
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3339 comint to run programs for which no such specialized mode exits. (You
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3340 can also run a shell with M-x shell and run the program of your choice
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3341 under the shell--but that gives you the specializations of Shell
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3342 mode.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3343
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3344 ** When you run GUD (M-x gdb, M-x dbx, and so on), you can use TAB
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3345 to do file name completion in the minibuffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3346
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3347 The "Complete" menu includes an item for directory expansion.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3348
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3349 ** GUD working with future versions of GDB will permit TAB for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3350 GDB-style symbol completion. This will work with GDB 4.13.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3351
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3352 ** Rmail no longer gets new mail automatically when you visit an Rmail
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3353 file specified by name--not even if it is your primary Rmail file. To
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3354 get new mail, type `g'. This feature is an advantage because you now
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3355 have a choice of whether to get new mail. (This change actually
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3356 occurred in an earlier version, but wasn't listed here then, since it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3357 made the code do what the documentation already said.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3358
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3359 ** Rmail now highlights certain fields automatically, when you use X
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3360 windows. The variable rmail-highlighted-headers controls which
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3361 fields.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3362
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3363 ** If you set rmail-summary-window-size to an integer, Rmail uses
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3364 a window that many lines high for the summary buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3365
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3366 ** rmail-input-menu is a new command that visits an Rmail file letting
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3367 you choose which file with a mouse menu. rmail-output-menu is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3368 similar; it outputs the current message, using a mouse menu to choose
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3369 which Rmail file. These commands use the variables
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3370 rmail-secondary-file-directory and rmail-secondary-file-regexp.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3371
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3372 ** The mh-e package has been changed substantially.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3373 See the file ./MH-E-NEWS for details.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3374
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3375 ** The calendar and diary have new features.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3376
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3377 The menu bar for the calendar contains most of the calendar commands,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3378 arranged into logical categories.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3379
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3380 Mouse-2 now performs specific-date-related commands when clicked on a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3381 date in the calendar window and common three-month-related commands
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3382 when clicked elsewhere in the calendar window.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3383
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3384 You can set up colored/shaded highlighting of holidays, diary entry
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3385 dates, and today's date, by setting calendar-holiday-marker,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3386 diary-entry-marker, and calendar-today-marker to a face instead of a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3387 character. Using a special face is now the default if you are using a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3388 window system.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3389
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3390 ** The appt package for displaying appointment reminders has new
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3391 features.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3392
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3393 *** The appt alarm window stays for the full duration of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3394 appt-display-duration. It no longer disappears when you start typing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3395 text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3396
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3397 *** You can change the way the appointment window is created/deleted by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3398 setting the variables appt-disp-window-function and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3399 appt-delete-window-function.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3400
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3401 For instance, these variables can be set to functions that display
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3402 appointments in pop-up frames, which are lowered or iconified after
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3403 appt-display-duration seconds.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3404
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3405 ** desktop.el can now save a list of buffer-local variables,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3406 and saves more global ones.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3407
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3408 ** Pascal mode has been completely rewritten. It now features
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3409 completing of function names, variables and type definitions around
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3410 current point (like M-TAB does with lisp-symbols). There's also an
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3411 outline mode (M-x pascal-outline) that hides the bodies of all
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3412 functions you're not working with.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3413
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3414 ** Edebug has a number of changes:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3415
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3416 *** Edebug syntax error reporting is improved.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3417
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3418 *** Top-level forms and defining forms other than defun and defmacro may
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3419 now be debugged with Edebug.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3420
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3421 *** Edebug specifications may now contain body, &define, name, arg or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3422 arglist, def-body, and def-form, to support definitions.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3423
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3424 *** edebug-all-defuns is renamed to edebug-all-defs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3425 def-edebug-form-spec is replaced by def-edebug-form whose arguments
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3426 are unevaluated. The old names are still available for now.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3427
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3428 *** Frequency counts and coverage data may be displayed for functions being
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3429 debugged.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3430
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3431 *** A global break condition is now checked at every stop point.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3432
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3433 *** The previous condition at a breakpoint may now be edited.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3434
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3435 *** A new "next" mode stops only after expression evaluation.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3436
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3437 *** A new command, top-level-nonstop, does not even stop for unwind-protect,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3438 as top-level would.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3439
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3440
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3441 * Changes in CC mode in Emacs 19.23.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3442
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3443 `cc-mode' provides ANSI C, K&R C, and ARM C++ language editing. It
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3444 represents the merge of c++-mode.el and c-mode.el. cc-mode provides a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3445 new, more flexible indentation engine so that indentation
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3446 customization is more intuitive. There are two steps to calculating
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3447 indentation: first, CC mode analyzes the line for syntactic content,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3448 then based on this content it applies user defined offsets and adds
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3449 this offset to the indentation of some previous line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3450
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3451 The syntactic analysis determines if the line describes a `statement',
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3452 `substatement', `class-open', `member-init-intro', etc. These are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3453 described in detail with C-h v c-offsets-alist. You can change the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3454 offsets interactively with C-c C-o (c-set-offsets), or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3455 programmatically in your c-mode-common-hook, which is run both by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3456 c-mode and c++-mode. You can also set up "styles" in the same way
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3457 that you could with c-mode.el. The variable c-basic-offset controls
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3458 the basic offset given to a level of indentation.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3459
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3460 If, for example, you wanted to change this style:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3461
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3462 int foo (int i)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3463 {
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3464 switch (i) {
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3465 case 1:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3466 printf ("its a foo\n");
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3467 break;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3468 default:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3469 printf ("don't know what it is\n");
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3470 break;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3471 }
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3472 }
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3473
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3474 into this:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3475
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3476 int foo (int i)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3477 {
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3478 switch (i) {
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3479 case 1:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3480 printf ("its a foo\n");
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3481 break;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3482 default:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3483 printf ("don't know what it is\n");
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3484 break;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3485 }
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3486 }
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3487
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3488 you could add the following to your .emacs file:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3489
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3490 (defun my-c-mode-common-hook ()
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3491 (c-set-offset 'case-label 2)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3492 (c-set-offset 'statement-case-intro 2))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3493 (add-hook 'c-mode-common-hook 'my-c-mode-common-hook)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3494
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3495 ** New variables:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3496
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3497 c-offsets-alist contains an association list of syntactic symbols and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3498 their relative offsets. Do a "C-h v c-offsets-alist" to get a list of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3499 all syntactic symbols currently defined, and their meanings. You
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3500 should not change this variable directly; use the supplied interface
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3501 commands c-set-offset and c-set-style.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3502
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3503 c-mode-common-hook is run by both c-mode and c++-mode during their
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3504 common initializations. You should put any customizations that are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3505 the same for both C and C++ into this hook.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3506
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3507 The variable c-strict-semantics-p is used mainly for debugging. When
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3508 non-nil, CC mode signals an error if it returns a syntactic symbol
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3509 that can't be found in c-offsets-alist.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3510
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3511 If you want CC mode to echo the syntactic analysis for a particular
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3512 line when you hit the TAB key, set c-echo-semantic-information-p to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3513 non-nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3514
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3515 c-basic-offset controls the standard amount of offset for a level of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3516 indentation. You can set a syntactic symbol's offset to + or - as a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3517 short-hand for positive or negative c-basic-offset.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3518
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3519 c-comment-only-line-offset lets you control indentation given to lines
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3520 which contain only a comment, in the case of C++ line style comments,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3521 or the introduction to a C block comment. Comment-only lines at
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3522 column zero can be anchored there independent of the indentation given
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3523 to other comment-only lines.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3524
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3525 c-block-comments-indent-p controls the style of C block comment
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3526 re-indentation. If you put leading stars in front of comment
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3527 continuation lines, you should set this variable to nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3528
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3529 c-cleanup-list is a list describing certain C and C++ constructs to be
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3530 "cleaned up" as they are typed, but only when the auto-newline feature
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3531 is turned on. In C++, make sure this variable contains at least
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3532 'scope-operator so that double colons will not be separated by a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3533 newline.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3534
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3535 Colons (`:') and braces (`{` and `}') are special in C and C++. For
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3536 certain constructs, you may like them to hang on the right edge of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3537 code, or you may like them to start a new line of code. You can use
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3538 the two variables c-hanging-braces-alist and c-hanging-colons-alist
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3539 to control whether newlines are placed before and/or after colons and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3540 braces when certain C and C++ constructs are entered. For example,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3541 you can control whether the colon that introduces a C++ member
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3542 initialization list hangs on the right edge, starts a new line, or has
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3543 no newlines either before or after it.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3544
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3545 c-special-indent-hook is run after a line is indented by CC mode. You
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3546 can perform any custom indentations here.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3547
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3548 c-delete-function is the function that is called when a single
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3549 character is deleted with the c-electric-delete command (DEL).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3550
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3551 c-electric-pound-behavior describes what happens when you enter the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3552 `#' that introduces a cpp macro.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3553
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3554 If c-tab-always-indent is neither t nor nil, then TAB inserts a tab
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3555 when within strings, comments, and cpp directives, but it reindents
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3556 the line unconditionally.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3557
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3558 c-inhibit-startup-warnings-p inhibits warnings about any old
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3559 version of Emacs you might be running, which could be incompatible
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3560 with cc-mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3561
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3562 ** There are two new minor-mode features in CC mode: auto-newline and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3563 hungry-delete. Auto-newline inserts newlines automatically as you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3564 type certain constructs. Hungry-delete consumes all preceding
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3565 whitespace (spaces, tabs, and newlines) when the delete key is hit.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3566 You can toggle auto-newline on and off on a per-buffer basis by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3567 hitting C-c C-a. You can toggle hungry-delete on and off by hitting
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3568 C-c C-d. You can toggle them both on and off together with C-c C-t.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3569
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3570 ** Slash (`/') and star (`*') are now both electric characters.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3571
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3572 ** New commands:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3573
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3574 The new C-c C-o (c-set-offset) command can be used to interactively change
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3575 the offset for a particular syntactic symbol.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3576
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3577 The new command C-c : (c-scope-operator) inserts the C++ scope operator in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3578 c++-mode only.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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3579
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3580 The new command C-c C-q (c-indent-defun) indents the entire enclosing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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diff changeset
3581 top-level function or class.
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diff changeset
3582
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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3583 The new command C-c C-s (c-show-semantic-information) echos the current
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3584 syntactic analysis without re-indenting the current line.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3585
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3586 The new commands M-x c-forward-into-nomenclature and M-x
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3587 c-backward-into-nomenclature (currently otherwise unbound to a key
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3588 sequence), make movement easier when using the C++ variable naming
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3589 convention of VariableNamesWithoutUnderscoresButEachWordCapitalized.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3590
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3591 ** Command from c-mode.el that have been renamed in cc-mode.el:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3592
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3593 electric-c-brace => c-electric-brace
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3594 electric-c-semi => c-electric-semi&comma
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3595 electric-c-sharp-sign => c-electric-pound
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3596 mark-c-function => c-mark-function
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3597 electric-c-terminator => c-electric-colon
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3598 indent-c-exp => c-indent-exp
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3599 set-c-style => c-set-style
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3600
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3601 ** Variables from c-mode.el that are obsolete with cc-mode.el:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3602
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3603 c-indent-level
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3604 c-brace-imaginary-offset
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3605 c-brace-offset
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3606 c-argdecl-indent
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3607 c-label-offset
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3608 c-continued-statement-offset
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3609 c-continued-brace-offset
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3610
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3611
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3612 * Lisp programming changes in Emacs 19.23.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3613
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3614 ** To pop up a dialog box, call x-popup-dialog.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3615 It takes two arguments, POSITION and CONTENTS.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3616
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3617 POSITION specifies which frame to place the dialog box over;
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3618 the dialog box always goes on the center of the frame.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3619 POSITION may be a mouse event, a window, a frame,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3620 or t meaning use the frame that the mouse is in.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3621
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3622 CONTENTS specifies the contents of the dialog box.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3623 It looks like a single pane of a popup menu:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3624 (TITLE ITEM1 ITEM2 ...), where each ITEM has the form (STRING . VALUE).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3625 The return value is VALUE from the chosen item.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3626
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3627 An ITEM may also be just a string--that makes a nonselectable item.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3628 An ITEM may also be nil--that means to put all preceding items
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3629 on the left of the dialog box and all following items on the right.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3630 (By default, approximately half appear on each side.)
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3631
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3632 If your Emacs is not using an X toolkit, then it cannot display a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3633 real dialog box; so instead it displays a pop-up menu in the center
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3634 of the frame.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3635
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3636 ** y-or-n-p, yes-or-no-p and map-y-or-n-p now use menus or dialog boxes
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3637 to ask their question(s) if the command that is running was reached by
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3638 a mouse event.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3639
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3640 If you want to control which way these functions work, bind the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3641 variable last-nonmenu-event around the call. These functions use the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3642 keyboard if that variable holds a keyboard event (actually, any
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3643 non-list); they use the mouse if that variable holds a mouse event
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3644 (actually, any list).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3645
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3646 ** The mouse-face property is now implemented, both in overlays and as
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3647 a text property. It specifies a face to use when the mouse is in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3648 range of text for which the property is specified.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3649
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3650 ** When text has a non-nil `intangible' property, you cannot move point
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3651 within it or right before it. If you try, point actually moves to the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3652 end of the intangible text. Note that this means that backward-char
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3653 is a no-op when there is an intangible character to the left of point.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3654
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3655 ** minibuffer-exit-hook is a new normal hook that is run when you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3656 exit the minibuffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3657
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3658 ** The variable x-cross-pointer-shape specifies the cursor shape to use
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3659 when the mouse is over text that has a mouse-face property.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3660
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3661 ** The new variable interpreter-mode-alist specifies major modes to use
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3662 for shell scripts that specify a command interpreter. Its elements
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3663 look like (INTERPRETER . MODE); for example, ("perl" . perl-mode) is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3664 one element present by default. This feature applies only when the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3665 file name doesn't indicate which mode to use.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3666
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3667 ** If you use a minibuffer-only frame, set the variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3668 minibuffer-auto-raise to t, and entering the minibuffer will then
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3669 raise the minibuffer frame.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3670
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3671 ** If pop-up-frames is t, display-buffer now looks for an existing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3672 window in any visible frame, showing the specified buffer, and uses
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3673 such a window in preference to making a new frame.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3674
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3675 ** In the functions next-window, previous-window, next-frame,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3676 previous-frame, get-buffer-window, get-lru-window, get-largest-window
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3677 and delete-windows-on, if you specify `visible' for the last argument,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3678 it means to consider all visible frames.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3679
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3680 ** Mouse events now give the X and Y coordinates in pixels, rather than
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3681 in characters. You can convert these values to characters by dividing by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3682 the values of (frame-char-width) and (frame-char-height).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3683
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3684 ** The new functions mouse-pixel-position and set-mouse-pixel-position
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3685 read and set the mouse position in units of pixels. The existing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3686 functions mouse-position and set-mouse-position continue to work with
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3687 units of characters.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3688
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3689 ** The new function compute-motion is useful for computing the width
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3690 of certain text when it is displayed.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3691
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3692 ** The function vertical-motion now takes an option second argument WINDOW
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3693 which says which window to use for the display calculations.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3694
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3695 vertical-motion always operates on the current buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3696 It is ok to specify a window displaying some other buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3697 Then vertical-motion uses the width, hscroll and display-table of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3698 the specified window, but still scans the current buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3699
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3700 ** An error no longer sets last-command to t; the value of last-command
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3701 does reflect the previous command (the one that got an error).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3702
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3703 If you do not want a particular command to be recognized as the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3704 previous command in the case where it got an error, you must code that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3705 command to prevent this. Set this-command to t at the beginning of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3706 the command, and set this-command back to its proper value at the end,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3707 like this:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3708
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3709 (defun foo (args...)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3710 (interactive ...)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3711 (setq this-command t)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3712 ...do the work...
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3713 (setq this-command 'foo))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3714
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3715 or like this:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3716
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3717 (defun foo (args...)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3718 (interactive ...)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3719 (let ((old-this-command this-command))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3720 (setq this-command t)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3721 ...do the work...
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3722 (setq this-command old-this-command)))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3723
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3724 The undo and yank commands do this.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3725
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3726 ** If you specify an explicit title for a new frame when you create it,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3727 the title is used as the resource name when looking up X resources to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3728 control the shape of that frame. If you don't specify the frame title,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3729 the value of x-resource-name is used, as before.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3730
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3731 ** The frame parameter user-position, if non-nil, says that the user
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3732 has specified the frame position. Emacs reports this to the window
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3733 manager, to tell it not to override the position that the user
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3734 specified.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3735
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3736 ** Major modes can now set change-major-mode-hook to arrange for state
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3737 to be cleaned up when the user switches to a new major mode. The function
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3738 kill-all-local-variables runs this hook. For best results, make the hook a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3739 buffer-local variable so that it will disappear after doing its job and will
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3740 not interfere with the subsequent major mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3741
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3742 ** The new variable overriding-local-map, if non-nil, specifies a keymap
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3743 that overrides the current local map, all minor mode keymaps, and all
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3744 text property keymaps. Incremental search uses this feature to override
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3745 all other keymaps temporarily.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3746
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3747 ** A key definition in a menu keymap can now have additional structure:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3748 in addition to (ITEMNAME [HELPSTRING] . COMMAND) which was allowed
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3749 before, the form (ITEMNAME [HELPSTRING] (...) . COMMAND) is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3750 allowed. (HELPSTRING is optional, and is not currently used.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3751
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3752 Here (...) represents a sublist containing information about keyboard
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3753 key sequences that run the same command COMMAND. Displaying the menu
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3754 automatically creates and updates the sublist when appropriate; you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3755 need never set these up yourself.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3756
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3757 lookup-key, key-binding, and similar functions return just COMMAND,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3758 not the whole binding.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3759
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3760 To precompute this information for a given keymap, you can do
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3761 (x-popup-menu nil KEYMAP).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3762
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3763 ** When you specify coordinates for x-popup-menu as a list ((XOFFSET
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3764 YOFFSET) WINDOW), the coordinates are now measured in pixels.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3765
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3766 ** where-is-internal now takes just four arguments:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3767 DEFINITION KEYMAP FIRSTONLY NOINDIRECT.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3768 The single argument KEYMAP replaces two arguments KEYMAP and KEYMAP1.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3769
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3770 If KEYMAP is non-nil, where-is-internal searches only KEYMAP and the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3771 global keymap.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3772
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3773 If KEYMAP is nil, where-is-internal searches all the currently active
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3774 keymaps, but finds the active keymaps as if overriding-local-map were
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3775 nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3776
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3777 If you pass a list of the form (keymap) as KEYMAP, where-is-internal
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3778 searches only the global map. (This is not a special case--it follows
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3779 from the specifications above.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3780
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3781 If you pass the value of overriding-local-map as KEYMAP, where-is-internal
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3782 searches in exactly the same was as command execution does.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3783
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3784 ** Use the macro define-derived-mode to define a new major mode that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3785 inherits the definition of another major mode. Here's how to define a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3786 command named hypertext-mode that inherits from the command text-mode:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3787
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3788 (define-derived-mode hypertext-mode text-mode "Hypertext"
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3789 "Major mode for hypertext.\n\n\\{hypertext-mode-map}"
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3790 (setq case-fold-search nil))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3791
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3792 (define-key hypertext-mode-map [down-mouse-3] 'do-hyper-link)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3793
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3794 The new mode has its own keymap, which inherits from that of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3795 original mode. It also has its own syntax and abbrev tables, which
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3796 are initialized by copying those of the original mode. It also has
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3797 its own mode hook. All are given names made by appending a suffix
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3798 to the name of the new mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3799
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3800 ** A syntax table can now inherit the data for some characters from
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3801 standard-syntax-table, while specifying other characters itself.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3802 Syntax code 13 means "inherit this character from the standard syntax
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3803 table." In modify-syntax-entry, the character `@' represents this code.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3804
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3805 The function `make-syntax-table' now creates a syntax table which
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3806 inherits all letters and control characters (0 to 31 and 128 to 255)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3807 from the standard syntax table, while copying the other characters
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3808 from the standard syntax table. Most syntax tables in Emacs are set
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3809 up this way.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3810
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3811 This sort of inheritance is useful for people who set up character
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3812 sets with additional alphabetic characters in the range 128 to 255.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3813 Just changing the standard syntax for these characters affects all
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3814 major modes.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3815
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3816 ** The new function transpose-regions swaps two regions of the buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3817 It preserves the markers in those two regions, so that they stay with
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3818 the surrounding text as it is swapped.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3819
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3820 ** revert-buffer now runs before-revert-hook at the beginning and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3821 after-revert-hook at the end. These can be used by minor modes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3822 that need to clean up state variables.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3823
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3824 ** The new function get-char-property is like get-text-property, but
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3825 checks for overlays with properties as well as for text properties.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3826 It checks for overlays first, in order of descending priority, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3827 text properties last.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3828
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3829 get-char-property allows windows as the OBJECT argument, as well
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3830 as buffers and strings. If you specify a window, then only overlays
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3831 active on that window are considered.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3832
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3833 ** Overlays can have the `invisible' property.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3834
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3835 ** The function insert-file-contents now takes an optional fifth
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3836 argument called REPLACE. If this is t, it means to replace the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3837 contents of the buffer (actually, just the accessible portion)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3838 with the contents of the file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3839
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3840 This is better than simply deleting and inserting the whole thing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3841 because (1) it preserves some marker positions and (2) it puts less
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3842 data in the undo list.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3843
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3844 ** The variable inhibit-first-line-modes-regexps specifies classes of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3845 file names for which -*- on the first line should not be looked for.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3846
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3847 ** The variables before-change-functions and after-change-functions
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3848 hold lists of functions to call before and after a change in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3849 buffer's text. They work much like before-change-function and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3850 after-change-function, except that they hold a list of functions
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3851 instead of just one.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3852
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3853 These variables will eventually make before-change-function and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3854 after-change-function obsolete.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3855
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3856 ** The variable kill-buffer-query-functions holds a list of functions
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3857 to be called with no arguments when a buffer is about to be killed.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3858 (That buffer is the current buffer when the function is called.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3859 If any of the functions returns nil, the buffer is not killed
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3860 (and the remaining functions in the list are not called).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3861
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3862 ** The variable kill-emacs-query-functions holds a list of functions
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3863 to be called with no arguments when you ask to exit Emacs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3864 If any of the functions returns nil, the exit is canceled
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3865 (and the remaining functions in the list are not called).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3866
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3867 ** The argument for buffer-disable-undo is now optional,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3868 like the argument for buffer-enable-undo.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3869
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3870 ** The new variable system-configuration holds the canonical three-part
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3871 GNU configuration name for which Emacs was built.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3872
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3873 ** The function system-name now tries harder to return a fully qualified
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3874 domain name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3875
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3876 ** The variable emacs-major-version holds the major version number
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3877 of Emacs. (Currently 19.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3878
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3879 ** The variable emacs-minor-version holds the minor version number
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3880 of Emacs. (Currently 23.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3881
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3882 ** The default value of comint-input-autoexpand is now nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3883 However, Shell mode sets it from the value of shell-input-autoexpand,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3884 whose default value is `history'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3885
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3886 ** The new function set-process-window-size specifies the terminal window
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3887 size for a subprocess. On some systems it sends the subprocess a signal
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3888 to let it know that the size has changed.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3889
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3890 ** %P is a new way to display a percentage in the mode line. It
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3891 displays the percentage of the buffer text that is above the *bottom*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3892 of the window (which includes the text visible, in the window as well
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3893 as the text above the top). It displays `Top' as well as the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3894 percentage if the top of the buffer is visible on screen.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3895
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3896 ** %+ in the mode line specs displays `*' if the buffer is modified,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3897 and otherwise `-'. It never displays `%', as `%*' would do; whether the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3898 buffer is read-only has no effect on %+.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3899
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3900 ** The new functions ffloor, fceiling, fround and ftruncate take a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3901 floating point argument and return a floating point result whose value
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3902 is a nearby integer. ffloor returns the nearest integer below; fceiling,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3903 the nearest integer above; ftruncate, the nearest integer in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3904 direction towards zero; fround, the nearest integer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3905
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3906 ** Setting `print-escape-newlines' to a non-nil value now also makes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3907 formfeeds print as ``\f''.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3908
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3909 ** auto-mode-alist now has a new feature. If an element has the form
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3910 (REGEXP FUNCTION t), and REGEXP matches the file name, then after calling
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3911 FUNCTION, Emacs deletes the part of the file name that matched REGEXP
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3912 and then searches auto-mode-alist again for a new match.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3913
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3914 This is useful for uncompression packages. An entry of this sort for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3915 .gz can uncompress the file and then put the uncompressed file in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3916 proper mode according to the name sans .gz.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3917
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3918 ** The new function emacs-pid returns the process ID number of Emacs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3919
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3920 ** user-login-name now consistently checks the LOGNAME environment
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3921 variable before USER. user-original-login-name is obsolete, since it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3922 provides the same functionality. To ignore the environment variables,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3923 use user-real-login-name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3924
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3925 ** There is a more general way of handling the system-specific X
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3926 keysyms. Set the variable system-key-alist to an alist containing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3927 elements of the form (CODE . SYMBOL), where CODE is the numeric keysym
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3928 code minus the "vendor specific" bit, and symbol is the name for the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3929 function key.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3930
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3931 ** You can use the variable command-line-functions to set up functions
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3932 to process unrecognized command line arguments. The variable's value
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3933 should be a list of functions of no arguments. The functions are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3934 called successively until one of them returns non-nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3935
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3936 Each function should access the free variables argi (the current
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3937 argument) and command-line-args-left (the remaining arguments). The
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3938 function should return non-nil only if it recognizes and processes the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3939 argument in argi. If it does so, it may consume following arguments
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3940 as well by removing them from command-line-args-left.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3941
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3942 ** There's a new way for a magic file name handler to run a primitive
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3943 and inhibit handling of the file name. Here is how to do it:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3944
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3945 (let ((inhibit-file-name-handlers
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3946 (cons 'ange-ftp-file-handler
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3947 (and (eq inhibit-file-name-operation operation)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3948 inhibit-file-name-handlers)))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3949 (inhibit-file-name-operation operation))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3950 (apply this-operation args))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3951
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3952 The function find-file-name-handler now takes two arguments. The
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3953 second argument is OPERATION, the operation for which the handler is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3954 being sought.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3955
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3956 People have suggested that the second argument should be optional, for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3957 backward compatibility. It would be nice if that were possible, but
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3958 it is not. There is simply no way for find-file-name-handler to do
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3959 the right thing without receiving the proper value for its second
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3960 argument.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3961
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3962 ** The variable completion-regexp-list affects the completion
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3963 primitives try-completion and all-completions. They consider
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3964 only the possible completions that match each regexp in the list.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3965
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3966 ** Case conversion in the function replace-match has been changed.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3967
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3968 The old behavior was this: if any word in the old text was
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3969 capitalized, replace-match capitalized each word of the replacement
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3970 text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3971
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3972 The new behavior is this: if the first word in the old text is capitalized,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3973 replace-match capitalizes the first word of the replacement text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3974
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3975 ** You can now specify a case table with CANON non-nil and EQV nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3976 Then the EQV part of the case table is deduced from CANON.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3977
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3978 ** The new function minibuffer-prompt takes no arguments and returns
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3979 the current minibuffer prompt string.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3980
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3981 The new function minibuffer-prompt-width takes no arguments and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3982 returns the display width of the minibuffer prompt string.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3983
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3984 ** The new function frame-first-window returns the window at the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3985 upper left corner of a given frame.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3986
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3987 ** wholenump is a new alias for natnump.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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3988
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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3989 ** The variable installation-directory, if non-@code{nil}, names a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3990 directory within which to look for the `lib-src' and `etc'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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3991 subdirectories. This is non-nil when Emacs can't find those
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3992 directories in their standard installed locations, but can find them
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3993 near where the Emacs executable was found.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3994
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3995 ** invocation-name and invocation-directory are now variables as well
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3996 as functions. The variable values are the same values that the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3997 functions return: the Emacs program name sans directories, and the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3998 directory it was found in. (invocation-directory may be nil, if Emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
3999 can't determine which directory it should be.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4000
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4001 ** Installation change regarding version number counting.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4002
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4003 The version number of an Emacs executable contains three numbers.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4004 The first two describe the Emacs release and the third increments
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4005 each time you build Emacs.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4006
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4007 Now the file version.el contains only the first two version numbers.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4008 The third component is now determined on the basis of the names of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4009 existing executable files. This means that version.el is not altered
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4010 by building Emacs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4011
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4012
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4013
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4014 * Changes in 19.22.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4015
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4016 ** The mouse click M-mouse-2 now inserts the current secondary
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4017 selection (from Emacs or any other X client) where you click.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4018 It does not move point.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4019 This command is called mouse-yank-secondary.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4020
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4021 mouse-kill-secondary no longer has a key binding by default.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4022 Clicking M-mouse-3 (mouse-secondary-save-then-kill) twice
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4023 may be a convenient enough way of killing the secondary selection.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4024 Or perhaps there should be a keyboard binding for killing the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4025 secondary selection. Any suggestions?
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4026
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4027 ** New packages:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4028
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4029 *** `icomplete' provides character-by-character information
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4030 about what you could complete if you type TAB.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4031
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4032 *** `avoid' moves the mouse away from point so that it doesn't hide
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4033 your typing.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4034
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4035 *** `shadowfile' helps you update files that are supposed to be stored
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4036 identically in different places (perhaps on different machines).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4037
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4038 ** C-h p now knows about four additional keywords: data, faces, mouse,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4039 and matching.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4040
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4041 ** The key for starting an inferior Lisp process, in Lisp mode,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4042 is now C-c C-z instead of C-c C-l.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4043
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4044 ** When the VC commands ask whether to save the buffer, if you say no,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4045 they signal an error. This is so that you won't operate on the wrong
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4046 data.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4047
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4048 ** ISO Accents mode now supports `"s' as a way of typing German sharp s.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4049
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4050 ** By default, comint buffers (including Shell mode and debuggers)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4051 no longer try to scroll to keep the cursor on the bottom line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4052 This feature was added in 19.21 but did not work smoothly enough.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4053
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4054 ** Emacs now handles the window manager "delete window" operation.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4055
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4056 ** Display of buffers with text properties is much faster now.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4057
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4058 ** The feature previously announced whereby `insert' does not inherit
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4059 text properties from surrounding text was not fully implemented
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4060 before; but now it is. use `insert-and-inherit' if you wish to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4061 inherit sticky properties from the surrounding text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4062
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4063 ** The functions next-property-change, previous-property-change,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4064 next-single-property-change, and previous-single-property-change
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4065 now take one additional optional argument LIMIT that is a position at
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4066 which to stop scanning. If scan ends without finding the property
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4067 change sought, these functions return the specified limit.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4068
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4069 The value returned by previous-single-property-change and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4070 previous-property-change, when they do find a change, is now one
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4071 greater than what it used to be. It is the position between the two
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4072 characters whose properties differ, which is one greater than the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4073 position of the first character found (while scanning back) with
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4074 different properties.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4075
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4076
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4077
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4078 * User editing changes in version 19.21.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4079
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4080 ** ISO Accents mode supports four additional characters:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4081 A-with-ring (entered as /A), AE ligature (entered as /E),
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4082 and their lower-case equivalents.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4083
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4084
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4085
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4086 * User editing changes in version 19.20.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4087 (See following page for Lisp programming changes.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4088
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4089 Note that some of these changes were made subsequent to the Emacs 19.20
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4090 editions of the Emacs manual and Emacs Lisp manual; therefore, if you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4091 have those editions, do read this page.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4092
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4093 ** Dragging with mouse button 1 now puts the selected region
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4094 in the kill ring so you can paste it into other X applications.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4095
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4096 ** Double and triple clicks with button 1 now behave as in xterm,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4097 selecting the word or line surrounding where you click. If you drag
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4098 after the last click, you can select a range of words or lines.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4099
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4100 ** You can use button 3 to extend a mouse-selected region, as in xterm.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4101 This works for regions selected either by dragging Mouse-1 or by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4102 multiple-clicking Mouse-1. Clicking Mouse-3 moves the end of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4103 region that is (initially) nearer to where you click.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4104
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4105 If the selection was first made by multiple-clicking Mouse-1, and thus
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4106 consists of entire words or lines, Mouse-3 preserves that state.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4107
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4108 As before, clicking Mouse-3 again in the same place kills the region
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4109 thus selected.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4110
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4111 ** The secondary selection commands, M-Mouse-1 and M-Mouse-3, have been
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4112 likewise modified.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4113
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4114 ** You can now search for strings and regexps using the Edit menu bar menu.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4115
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4116 ** You can now access bookmarks using the Bookmark submenu in the File
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4117 menu in the menu bar.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4118
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4119 ** ISO Accents mode, a buffer-local minor mode, provides a convenient
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4120 way to type certain non-ASCII characters. It makes the characters `,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4121 ', ", ^, ~ and / serve as modifiers for the following letter. ` and '
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4122 add accents, " adds an umlaut or dieresis, ^ adds a circumflex, ~
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4123 adds a tilde, and / adds a slash to the following letter.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4124
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4125 If the following character is not a letter, or cannot be modified as
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4126 requested, then both characters stand for themselves. If you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4127 duplicate the modifier accent character, that enters the corresponding
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4128 ISO non-spacing accent character (thus, '' enters the ISO acute-accent
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4129 character). To enter a modifier character itself, type it followed by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4130 a space.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
4131
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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4132 This feature can be used whenever a key sequence is expected: for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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4133 ordinary insertion, for searching, and for certain command arguments.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4134
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4135 A few special combinations:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4136
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4137 ~c => c with cedilla
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4138 ~d => d with stroke
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4139 ~< => left guillemot
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4140 ~> => right guillemot
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4141
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4142 ** iso-transl.el is a new library that replaces iso-insert.el.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4143 It defines C-x 8 as an insertion prefix for the ISO characters
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4144 between 128 and 255, much like iso-insert, except that iso-transl
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4145 works even in searches and help commands--wherever a key sequence
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4146 is expected.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4147
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4148 To define case-conversion for these characters for ISO 8859/1,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4149 load the library iso-syntax. (This is not new.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4150
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4151 ** M-TAB in Text mode now runs the command ispell-complete-word
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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4152 which performs completion using the spelling dictionary.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4153
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4154 The spelling correction submenu now includes this command
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4155 and another command which completes a word fragment (that is,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4156 it doesn't assume that the text to be completed starts at the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4157 beginning of a word.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4158
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4159 ** In incremental search, you can use M-y to yank the most recent kill
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4160 into the search string.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4161
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4162 ** The new function ispell-message checks the spelling of a message
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4163 you are about to send or post. It ignores text cited from other
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4164 messages.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4165
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4166 To automatically check all your outgoing messages, include the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4167 following line in your .emacs file:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4168 (setq news-inews-hook (setq mail-send-hook 'ispell-message))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4169
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4170 ** There is now a separate minibuffer history list for the names of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4171 extended commands. This history list is used by M-x when reading
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4172 the command name. The motivation for this is to prevent command
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4173 names from appearing in the history used for other minibuffer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4174 arguments.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4175
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4176 Note that the history list for entire commands that use the minibuffer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4177 is a separate feature. That history list records a command with all
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4178 its arguments, and you must use C-x ESC ESC to access it.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4179
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4180 ** You can use the new command C-x v ~ VERSION RET to examine a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4181 specified version of a file that is maintained with version control.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4182
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4183 ** In Indented Text mode, only blank lines now separate paragraphs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4184 Indented lines continue the paragraph that is in progress. This makes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4185 the user option variable adaptive-fill-mode have its intended effect.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4186
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4187 ** Local variable specifications in files for variables whose names end
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4188 in `-hook' and `-function' are now controlled by the variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4189 `enable-local-eval', just like the `eval' variable.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4190
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4191 ** C-x r j (jump-to-register) when restoring a frame configuration now
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4192 makes all unwanted frames (existing frames not mentioned in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4193 configuration) invisible.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4194
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4195 If you want to delete these unwanted frames, use a prefix argument for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4196 C-x r j.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4197
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4198 ** You can customize the calendar to display weeks beginning on
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4199 Monday: set the variable `calendar-week-start-day' to 1.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4200
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4201 ** Rmail changes.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4202
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4203 If you save messages to a file in Unix format while viewing a message
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4204 with its whole header, this now copies to the file the entire header
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4205 of each message copied.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4206
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4207 ** Comint mode changes.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4208
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4209 C-c C-e shows as much output as possible in the window.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4210 C-c RET copies an old input (the one at point)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4211 and places the copy after the latest prompt.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4212 C-c C-p and C-c C-n move through the buffer, stopping at places
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4213 where the subshell prompted for input.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4214 C-c C-h lists the input history in a `*Help*' buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4215
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4216 There are new menu bar items for completion/input/output/signal commands.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4217
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4218 Input behavior is configurable. Variables control whether some windows
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4219 showing the buffer scroll to the bottom before insertion. These are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4220 `comint-scroll-to-bottom-on-input' and `before-change-function'. By default,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4221 insertion causes the selected window to scroll to the bottom before insertion
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4222 occurs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4223
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4224 Subprocess output now keeps point at the end of the buffer in each
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4225 window individually if point was already at the end of the buffer in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4226 that window.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4227
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4228 If `comint-scroll-show-maximum-output' is non-nil (which is the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4229 default), then scrolling due to arrival of output tries to place the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4230 last line of text at the bottom line of the window, so as to show as
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4231 much useful text as possible. (This mimics the scrolling behavior of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4232 many terminals.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4233
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4234 By setting `comint-scroll-to-bottom-on-output', you can opt for having
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4235 point jump to the end of the buffer whenever output arrives--no matter
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4236 where in the buffer point was before. If the value is `this', point
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4237 jumps in the selected window. If the value is `all', point jumps in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4238 each window that shows the comint buffer. If the value is `other',
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4239 point jumps in all nonselected windows that show the current buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4240 The default value is nil, which means point does not jump to the end.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4241
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4242 Input history insertion is configurable. A variable controls whether only the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4243 first instance of successive identical inputs is stored in the input history.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4244 This is `comint-input-ignoredups'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4245
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4246 Completion (bound to TAB) is now more general. Depending on context,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4247 completion now operates on the input history, on command names, or (as
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4248 before) on filenames.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4249
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4250 Filename completion is configurable. Variables control whether
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4251 file/directory suffix characters are added (`comint-completion-addsuffix'),
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4252 whether shortest completion is acceptable when no further unambiguous
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4253 completion is possible (`comint-completion-recexact'), and the timing of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4254 completion candidate listing (`comint-completion-autolist').
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4255
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4256 Comint mode now provides history expansion. Insert input using `!'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4257 and `^', in the same syntax that typical shells use; then type TAB.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4258 This searches the comint input history for a matching element,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4259 performs substitution if necessary, and places the result in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4260 comint buffer in place of the original input.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4261
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4262 History references in the input may be expanded before insertion into
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4263 the input ring, or on input to the interpreter (and therefore
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4264 visibly). The variable `comint-input-autoexpand' specifies which.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4265
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4266 You can make the SPC key perform history expansion by binding
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4267 SPC to the command `comint-magic-space'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4268
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4269 The command `comint-dynamic-complete-variable' does variable name
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4270 completion using the environment variables as set within Emacs. The
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4271 variables controlling filename completion apply to variable name
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4272 completion too. This command is normally available through the menu
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4273 bar.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4274
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4275 ** Shell mode
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4276
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4277 Paragraph motion and marking commands (default bindings M-{, M-}, M-h) operate
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4278 on output groups (i.e., shell prompt plus associated shell output).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4279
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4280 TAB now completes commands, as well as file names and expand history.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4281 Commands are searched for along the path that Emacs has on startup.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4282
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4283 C-c C-f now moves forward a command (`shell-forward-command') and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4284 C-c C-b now moves backward a command (`shell-backward-command').
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4285
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4286 Command completion is configurable. The variables controlling
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4287 filename completion in comint mode apply, together with a variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4288 controlling whether to restrict possible completions to only files
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4289 that are executable (`shell-command-execonly').
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4290
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4291 The input history is initialised from the file name given in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4292 variable `shell-input-ring-file-name'--normally `.history' in your
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4293 home directory.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4294
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4295 Directory tracking is more robust. It can cope with command sequences
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4296 and forked commands, and can detect the failure of directory changing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4297 commands in most circumstances. It's still not infallible, of course.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4298
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4299 You can now configure the behavior of `pushd'. Variables control
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4300 whether `pushd' behaves like `cd' if no argument is given
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4301 (`shell-pushd-tohome'), pop rather than rotate with a numeric argument
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4302 (`shell-pushd-dextract'), and only add directories to the directory
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4303 stack if they are not already on it (`shell-pushd-dunique'). The
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4304 configuration you choose should match the underlying shell, of course.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4305
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4306
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4307 * Emacs Lisp programming changes in Emacs 19.20.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4308
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4309 ** A new function `remove-hook' is now used to remove a hook that you might
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4310 have added with `add-hook'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4311
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4312 ** There is now a Lisp pretty-printer in the library `pp'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4313
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4314 ** The partial Common Lisp support has been entirely reimplemented.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4315
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4316 ** When you insert text using `insert', `insert-before-markers' or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4317 `insert-buffer-substring', text properties are no longer inherited
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4318 from the surrounding text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4319
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4320 When you want to inherit text properties, use the new functions
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4321 `insert-and-inherit' or `insert-before-markers-and-inherit'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4322
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4323 The self-inserting character command does do inheritance.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4324
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4325 ** Frame creation hooks.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4326
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4327 The function make-frame now runs the normal hooks
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4328 before-make-frame-hook and after-make-frame-hook.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4329
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4330 ** You can now use function-key-map to make a key an alias for other
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4331 key sequences that can vary depending on circumstances. To do this,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4332 give the key a definition in function-key-map which is a function
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4333 rather than a specific expansion key sequence.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4334
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4335 If the function reads input itself, it can have the effect of altering
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4336 the event that follows. For example, here's how to define C-c h to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4337 turn the character that follows into a hyper character:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4338
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4339 (define-key function-key-map "\C-ch" 'hyperify)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4340
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4341 (defun hyperify (prompt)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4342 (let ((e (read-event)))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4343 (vector (if (numberp e)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4344 (logior (lsh 1 20) e)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4345 (if (memq 'hyper (event-modifiers e))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4346 e
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4347 (add-event-modifier "H-" e))))))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4348
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4349 (defun add-event-modifier (string e)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4350 (let ((symbol (if (symbolp e) e (car e))))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4351 (setq symbol (intern (concat string (symbol-name symbol))))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4352 (if (symbolp e)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4353 symbol
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4354 (cons symbol (cdr e)))))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4355
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4356 The character translation function gets one argument, which is the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4357 prompt that was specified in read-key-sequence--or nil if the key
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4358 sequence is being read by the editor command loop. In most cases
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4359 you can just ignore the prompt value.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4360
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4361 ** Changes for reading and writing text properties.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4362
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4363 New low-level Lisp features make it possible to write Lisp programs to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4364 save text properties in files, and read text properties from files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4365 You can program any file format you like.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4366
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4367 The variable `write-region-annotation-functions' should contain a list
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4368 of functions to be run by `write-region' to encode text properties in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4369 some fashion as annotations to the text that is written.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4370
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4371 Each function in the list is called with two arguments: the start and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4372 end of the region to be written. These functions should not alter the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4373 contents of the buffer. Instead, they should return lists indicating
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4374 annotations to write in the file in addition to the text in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4375 buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4376
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4377 Each function should return a list of elements of the form (POSITION
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4378 . STRING), where POSITION is an integer specifying the relative
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4379 position in the text to be written, and STRING is the annotation to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4380 add there.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4381
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4382 Each list returned by one of these functions must be already sorted in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4383 increasing order by POSITION. If there is more than one function,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4384 `write-region' merges the lists destructively into one sorted list.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4385
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4386 When `write-region' actually writes the text from the buffer to the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4387 file, it intermixes the specified annotations at the corresponding
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4388 positions. All this takes place without modifying the buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4389
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4390 The variable `after-insert-file-functions' should contain a list of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4391 functions to be run each time a file's contents have been inserted into
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4392 a buffer. Each function receives one argument, the length of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4393 inserted text; point indicates the start of that text. The function
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4394 should make whatever changes it wants to make, then return the updated
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4395 length of the inserted text, as it stands after those changes. The
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4396 value returned by one function is used as the argument to the next.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4397 These functions should always return with point at the beginning of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4398 the inserted text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4399
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4400 The intended use of `after-insert-file-functions' is for converting
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4401 some sort of textual annotations into actual text properties. But many
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4402 other uses may be possible.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4403
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4404 We now invite users to begin implementing Lisp programs to store and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4405 retrieve text properties in files, using these new primitive features,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4406 and thus to experiment with various data formats and find good ones.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4407
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4408 We suggest not trying to handle arbitrary Lisp objects as property
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4409 names or property values--because a program that general is probably
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4410 difficult to write, and slow. Instead, choose a set of possible data
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4411 types that are reasonably flexible, and not too hard to encode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4412
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4413 ** Comint completion.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4414
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4415 Currently comint-dynamic-complete-command (and associated variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4416 comint-after-partial-pathname-command) are set by default to complete a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4417 filename. Other comint-mode users should have their own functions to achieve
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4418 this. For example, gud-mode could complete debugger commands. A completion
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4419 function is provided solely for this reason (comint-dynamic-simple-complete).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4420
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4421 Other comint-mode users should bind comint-dynamic-complete (shell-mode does
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4422 already).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4423
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4424 ** Comint history reference expansion
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4425
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4426 Currently comint-input-autoexpand is 'history, which means only expand
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4427 history on insertion to comint-input-ring. For non-shell modes, this is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4428 a strange default, since non-shells will not understand history references.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4429 Perhaps it would be better for the variable to be 'input, which means expand
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4430 on RET.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4431
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4432 The value 'history might possibly be wrong even for shells, since the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4433 expansion will be done both by comint and the underlying shell (except sh, of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4434 course). It would be better for expansion to be done by one or the other,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4435 not both since they may (ahem) disagree. Since it is silly to put a literal
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4436 history reference into comint-input-ring, perhaps it would be better for the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4437 variable to be 'input too.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4438
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4439 The reason the variable is not 'input by default is that I was attempting to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4440 adhere to The Principle of Least Astonishment. I didn't want to shock users
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4441 by having their input change in front of their eyes.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4442
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4443 ** Argument delimiters and Comint mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4444
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4445 Currently comint-delimiter-argument-list is '(), which means no strings are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4446 to be treated as delimiters and arguments. In shell-mode, this variable is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4447 set to shell-delimiter-argument-list, '("|" "&" "<" ">" "(" ")" ";"). Other
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4448 comint-mode users should set this variable too. For example, a lisp-type
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4449 mode might want to set this to '("." "(" ")") or some such.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4450
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4451 ** Comint output hook.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4452
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4453 There is now a hook, comint-output-filter-hook, that is run-hooks'ed by the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4454 output filter, comint-output-filter. This is useful for scrolling (see
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4455 below), but also things like processing output for specific text, output
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4456 highlighting, etc.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4457
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4458 So that such output processing may be done efficiently, there is a new
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4459 variable, comint-last-output-start, that records the position of the start of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4460 the lastest output inserted into the buffer (effectively the previous value
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4461 of process-mark). Output processing functions should process the text
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4462 between comint-last-output-start (or perhaps the beginning of the line that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4463 the position lies on) and process-mark.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4464
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4465 ** Comint scrolling.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4466
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4467 There is now automatic scrolling of process windows.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4468
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4469 Currently comint-scroll-show-maximum-output is t, which means when scrolling
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4470 output put process-mark at the bottom of the window. There is a good case
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4471 for it to be t, since the user is likely to want to see as much output as
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4472 possible. But, then again, there is a comint-show-maximum-output command.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4473
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4474 ** Comint history retrieval.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4475
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4476 The input following point is not deleted when moving around the input history
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4477 (with M-p etc.). Emacs maintainers may not like this. However, I feel this
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4478 is a useful feature. The simple remedy is to put end-of-line in before
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4479 delete-region in comint-previous-matching-input.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4480
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4481 The input history retrieval commands still wrap-around the input ring, unlike
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4482 Emacs command history.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4483
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4484
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4485
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4486 * Changes in version 19.19.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4487
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4488 ** The new package bookmark.el records named bookmarks: positions that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4489 you can jump to. Bookmarks are saved automatically between Emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4490 sessions.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4491
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4492 ** Another simpler package saveplace.el records your position in each
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4493 file when you kill its buffer (or kill Emacs), and jumps to the same
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4494 position when you visit the file again (even in another Emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4495 session). Use `toggle-save-place' to turn on place-saving in a given file;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4496 use (setq-default save-place t) to turn it on for all files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4497
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4498 ** In Outline mode, you can now customize how to compute the level of a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4499 heading line. Set `outline-level' to a function of no arguments which
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4500 returns the level, assuming point is at the beginning of a heading
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4501 line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4502
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4503 ** You can now specify the prefix key to use for Outline minor mode.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4504 (The default is C-c.) Set the variable outline-minor-mode-prefix to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4505 the key sequence you want to use (as a string or vector).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4506
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4507 ** In Bibtex mode, C-c e has been changed to C-c C-b. This is because
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4508 C-c followed by a letter is reserved for users.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4509
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4510 ** The `mod' function is no longer an alias for `%', but is a separate function
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4511 that yields a result with the same sign as the divisor. `floor' now takes an
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4512 optional second argument, which divides the first argument before the floor is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4513 taken.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4514
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4515 ** `%' no longer allows floating point arguments, since the results were often
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4516 inconsistent with integer `%'.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4517
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4518
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4519
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4520 * Changes in version 19.18.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4521
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4522 ** Typing C-z in an iconified Emacs frame now deiconifies it.
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parents:
diff changeset
4523
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4524 ** hilit19 is a new library for automatic highlighting of parts of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4525 text in the buffer, based on its meaning and context.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4526
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4527 ** Killing no longer sends the killed text to the X clipboard.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4528 And large strings are not put in the cut buffer either.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4529 The variable x-cut-buffer-max specifies the maximum number of characters
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4530 to put in the cut buffer.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4531
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4532 ** The new command C-x 5 o (other-frame) selects different frames,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4533 successively, in cyclic order. It does for frames what C-x o
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4534 does for windows.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4535
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
4536 ** The command M-ESC (eval-expression) has its own command history.
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diff changeset
4537
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4538 ** The commands M-! and M-| for running shell commands have their own
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4539 command history.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4540
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4541 ** If the directory containing the Emacs executable has a sibling named
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4542 `lisp', that `lisp' directory is added to the end of `load-path'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4543 (provided you don't override the normal value with the EMACSLOADPATH
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4544 environment variable). This feature may make it easier to move
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4545 an installed Emacs from place to place.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4546
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4547 ** M-x validate-tex-buffer now records the locations of mismatches
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4548 found in the `*Occur*' buffer. You can go to that buffer and type C-c
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4549 C-c to visit a particular mismatch.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4550
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4551 ** There are new commands in Shell mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4552
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4553 C-c C-n and C-c C-p move point to the next or previous shell input line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4554
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4555 C-c C-d is now another way to send an end-of-file to the subshell.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4556
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4557 ** Changes to calendar/diary.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4558
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4559 Time zone data is now determined automatically, including the
76472
27558417d069 "daylight savings time" -> "daylight saving time"
Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
parents: 75774
diff changeset
4560 start/stop days and times of daylight saving time. The code now
71203
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4561 works correctly almost anywhere in the world.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4562
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4563 The format of the holiday specifications has changed and IS NO LONGER
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4564 COMPATIBLE with the old (version 18) format. See the documentation of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4565 the variable calendar-holidays for details of the new, improved
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4566 format.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4567
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4568 The hook `diary-display-hook' has been split into two:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4569 diary-display-hook which should be used ONLY for the display and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4570 `diary-hook' which should be used for appointment notification. If
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4571 diary-display-hook is nil (the default), simple-diary-display is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4572 used. This allows the diary hooks to be correctly set with add-hook.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4573
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4574 The forms used for dates in diary entries and general display are no
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4575 longer autoloaded, but set at load time; this means they will be set
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4576 correctly based on values you assign to various variables.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4577
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4578 ** The functions x-rebind-key and x-rebind-keys have been deleted,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4579 because you can accomplish the same job by binding keys to keyboard
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4580 macros.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4581
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4582 ** Emacs now distinguishes double and triple drag events and double and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4583 triple button-down events. These work analogously to double and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4584 triple click events.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4585
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4586 Double drag events, if not defined, convert to ordinary click events.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4587 Double down events, if not defined, convert first to ordinary down
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4588 events, which are then discarded if not defined. Triple events that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4589 are not defined convert to the corresponding double event; if that is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4590 also not defined, it may convert further.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4591
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4592 ** The new function event-click-count returns the number of clicks,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4593 from an event which is a list. It is 1 for an ordinary click, drag,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4594 or button-down event, 2 for a double event, and 3 or more for a triple
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4595 event.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4596
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4597 ** The new function previous-frame is like next-frame, but moves
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4598 around through the set of existing frames in the opposite order.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4599
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4600 ** The post-command-hook now runs even after commands that get an error
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4601 and return to top level. As a consequence of the same change, this
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4602 hook also runs before Emacs reads the first command. That might sound
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4603 paradoxical, as if this hook were the same as the pre-command-hook.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4604 Actually, they are not similar; the latter runs before *execution* of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4605 a command, but after it has been read.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4606
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4607 ** You can turn off the text property hooks that run when point moves
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4608 to certain places in the buffer, by binding inhibit-point-motion-hooks
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4609 to a non-nil value.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4610
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4611 ** Inserting a string with no text properties into the buffer normally
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4612 inherits the properties of the preceding character. You can now
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4613 control this inheritance by setting the front-sticky and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4614 rear-nonsticky properties of a character.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4615
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4616 If you make a character's front-sticky property t, then insertion
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4617 before the character inherits its properties. If you make the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4618 rear-nonsticky property t, then insertion after the character does not
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4619 inherit its properties. You can regard characters as normally being
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4620 rear-sticky and not front-sticky, and this is why insertion normally
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4621 inherits from the previous character.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4622
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4623 If neither side of an insertion is suitably sticky, then the inserted
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4624 text gets no properties. If both sides are sticky, then the inserted
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4625 text gets the properties of both sides, with the previous character's
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4626 properties taking precedence when both sides have a property in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4627 common.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4628
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4629 You can also specify stickiness for individual properties. To do so,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4630 use a list of property names as the value of the front-sticky property
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4631 or the rear-nonsticky property. For example, if a character has a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4632 rear-nonsticky property whose value is (face read-only), then
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4633 insertion after the character will not inherit its face property or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4634 read-only property (if any), but will inherit any other properties.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4635
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4636 The merging of properties when both sides of the insertion are sticky
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4637 takes place one property at a time. If the preceding character is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4638 rear-sticky for the property, and the property is non-nil, it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4639 dominates. Otherwise, the following character's property value is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4640 used if it is front-sticky for that property.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4641
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4642 ** If you give a character a non-nil `invisible' text property, the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4643 character does not appear on the screen. This works much like
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4644 selective display.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4645
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4646 The details of this feature are likely to change in future Emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4647 versions.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4648
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4649 ** In Info, when you go to a node, it runs the normal hook
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4650 Info-selection-hook.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4651
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4652 ** You can use the new function `invocation-directory' to get the name
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4653 of the directory containing the Emacs executable that was run.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4654
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4655 ** Entry to the minibuffer runs the normal hook minibuffer-setup-hook.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4656
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4657 ** The new function minibuffer-window-active-p takes one argument, a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4658 minibuffer window, and returns t if the window is currently active.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4659
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4660
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4661
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4662 * Changes in version 19.17.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4663
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4664 ** When Emacs displays a list of completions in a buffer,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4665 you can select a completion by clicking mouse button 2
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4666 on that completion.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4667
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4668 ** Use the command `list-faces-display' to display a list of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4669 all the currently defined faces, showing what they look like.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4670
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4671 ** Menu bar items from local maps now come after the usual items.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4672
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4673 ** The Help menu bar item always comes last in the menu bar.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4674
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4675 ** If you enable Font-Lock mode on a buffer containing a program
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4676 (certain languages such as C and Lisp are supported), everything you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4677 type is automatically given a face property appropriate to its
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4678 syntactic role. For example, there are faces for comments, string
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4679 constants, names of functions being defined, and so on.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4680
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4681 ** Dunnet, an adventure game, is now available.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4682
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4683 ** Several major modes now have their own menu bar items,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4684 including Dired, Rmail, and Sendmail. We would like to add
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4685 suitable menu bar items to other major modes.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4686
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4687 ** The key binding C-x a C-h has been eliminated.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4688 This is because it got in the way of the general feature of typing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4689 C-h after a prefix character. If you want to run
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4690 inverse-add-global-abbrev, you can use C-x a - or C-x a i g instead.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4691
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4692 ** If you set the variable `rmail-mail-new-frame' to a non-nil value,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4693 all the Rmail commands to send mail make a new frame to do it in.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4694 When you send the message, or use the menu bar command not to send it,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4695 that frame is deleted.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4696
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4697 ** In Rmail, the o and C-o commands are now almost interchangeable.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4698 Both commands check the format of the file you specify, and append
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4699 the message to it in Rmail format if it is an Rmail file, and in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4700 inbox file format otherwise. C-o and o are different only when you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4701 specify a new file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4702
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4703 ** The function `copy-face' now takes an optional fourth argument
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4704 NEW-FRAME. If you specify this, it copies the definition of face
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4705 OLD-FACE on frame FRAME to face NEW-NAME on frame NEW-FRAME.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4706
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4707 ** A local map can now cancel out one of the global map's menu items.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4708 Just define that subcommand of the menu item with `undefined'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4709 as the definition. For example, this cancels out the `Buffers' item
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4710 for the current major mode:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4711
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4712 (local-set-key [menu-bar buffer] 'undefined)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4713
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4714 ** To put global items at the end of the menu bar, use the new variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4715 `menu-bar-final-items'. It should be a list of symbols--event types
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4716 bound in the menu bar. The menu bar items for these symbols are
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4717 moved to the end.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4718
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4719 ** The list returned by `buffer-local-variables' now contains cons-cell
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4720 elements of the form (SYMBOL . VALUE) only for buffer-local variables
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4721 that have values. For unbound buffer-local variables, the variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4722 name (symbol) appears directly as an element of the list.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4723
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4724 ** The `modification-hooks' property of a character no longer affects
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4725 insertion; it runs only for deletion and modification of the character.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4726
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4727 To detect insertion, use `insert-in-front-hooks' and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4728 `insert-behind-hooks' properties. The former runs when text is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4729 inserted immediately preceding the character that has the property;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4730 the latter runs when text is inserted immediately following the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4731 character.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4732
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4733 ** Buffer modification now runs hooks belonging to overlays as well as
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4734 hooks belonging to characters. If an overlay has a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4735 `modification-hooks' property, it applies to any change to text in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4736 overlay, and any insertion within the overlay. If the overlay has a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4737 `insert-in-front-hooks' property, it runs for insertion at the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4738 beginning boundary of the overlay. If the overlay has an
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4739 `insert-behind-hooks' property, it runs for insertion at the end
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4740 boundary of the overlay.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4741
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4742 The values of these properties should be lists of functions. Each
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4743 function is called, receiving as arguments the overlay in question,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4744 followed by the bounds of the range being modified.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4745
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4746 ** The new `-name NAME' option directs Emacs to search for its X
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4747 resources using the name `NAME', and sets the title of the initial
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4748 frame. This argument was added for consistency with other X clients.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4749
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4750 ** The new `-xrm DATABASE' option tells Emacs to treat the string
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4751 DATABASE as the text of an X resource database. Emacs searches
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4752 DATABASE for resource values, in addition to the usual places. This
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4753 argument was added for consistency with other X clients.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4754
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4755 ** Emacs now searches for X resources in the files specified by the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4756 XFILESEARCHPATH, XUSERFILESEARCHPATH, and XAPPLRESDIR environment
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4757 variables, emulating the functionality provided by programs written
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4758 using Xt. Because of this change, Emacs will now notice system-wide
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4759 application defaults files, as other X clients do.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4760
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4761 XFILESEARCHPATH and XUSERFILESEARCHPATH should be a list of file names
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4762 separated by colons; XAPPLRESDIR should be a list of directory names
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4763 separated by colons.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4764
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4765 Emacs searches for X resources
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4766 + specified on the command line, with the `-xrm RESOURCESTRING'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4767 option,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4768 + then in the value of the XENVIRONMENT environment variable,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4769 - or if that is unset, in the file named ~/.Xdefaults-HOSTNAME if it exists
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4770 (where HOSTNAME is the hostname of the machine Emacs is running on),
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4771 + then in the screen-specific and server-wide resource properties
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4772 provided by the server,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4773 - or if those properties are unset, in the file named ~/.Xdefaults
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4774 if it exists,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4775 + then in the files listed in XUSERFILESEARCHPATH,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4776 - or in files named LANG/Emacs in directories listed in XAPPLRESDIR
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4777 (where LANG is the value of the LANG environment variable), if
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4778 the LANG environment variable is set,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4779 - or in files named Emacs in the directories listed in XAPPLRESDIR
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4780 - or in ~/LANG/Emacs (if the LANG environment variable is set),
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4781 - or in ~/Emacs,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4782 + then in the files listed in XFILESEARCHPATH.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4783
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4784 The paths in the variables XFILESEARCHPATH, XUSERFILESEARCHPATH, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4785 XAPPLRESDIR may contain %-escapes (like the control strings passed to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4786 the Emacs lisp `format' function or C printf function), which Emacs expands.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4787
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4788 %N is replaced by the string "Emacs" wherever it occurs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4789 %T is replaced by "app-defaults" wherever it occurs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4790 %S is replaced by the empty string wherever it occurs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4791 %L and %l are replaced by the value of the LANG environment variable; if LANG
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4792 is not set, Emacs does not use that directory or file name at all.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4793 %C is replaced by the value of the resource named "customization"
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4794 (class "Customization"), as retrieved from the server's resource
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4795 properties or the user's ~/.Xdefaults file, or the empty string if
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4796 that resource doesn't exist.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4797
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4798 So, for example,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4799 if XFILESEARCHPATH is set to the value
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4800 "/usr/lib/X11/%L/%T/%N%C:/usr/lib/X11/%T/%N%C:/usr/lib/X11/%T/%N",
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4801 and the LANG environment variable is set to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4802 "english",
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4803 and the customization resource is the string
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4804 "-color",
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4805 then, in the last step of the process described above, Emacs checks
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4806 for resources in the first of the following files that is present and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4807 readable:
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4808 /usr/lib/X11/english/app-defaults/Emacs-color
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
4809 /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Emacs-color
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parents:
diff changeset
4810 /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4811 If the LANG environment variable is not set, then Emacs never uses the
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diff changeset
4812 first element of the path, "/usr/lib/X11/%L/%T/%N%C", because it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4813 contains the %L escape.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4814
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4815 If XFILESEARCHPATH is unset, Emacs uses the default value
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4816 "/usr/lib/X11/%L/app-defaults/Emacs%C:\
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4817 /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Emacs%C:\
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4818 /usr/lib/X11/%L/app-defaults/Emacs:\
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4819 /usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Emacs"
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4820
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4821 This feature was added for consistency with other X applications.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4822
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4823 ** The new function `text-property-any' scans the region of text from
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4824 START to END to see if any character's property PROP is `eq' to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
4825 VALUE. If so, it returns the position of the first such character.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4826 Otherwise, it returns nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4827
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4828 The optional fifth argument, OBJECT, specifies the string or buffer to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4829 be examined.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4830
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4831 ** The new function `text-property-not-all' scans the region of text from
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4832 START to END to see if any character's property PROP is not `eq' to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4833 VALUE. If so, it returns the position of the first such character.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4834 Otherwise, it returns nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4835
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4836 The optional fifth argument, OBJECT, specifies the string or buffer to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4837 be examined.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4838
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4839 ** The function `delete-windows-on' now takes an optional second
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4840 argument FRAME, which specifies which frames it should affect.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4841 + If FRAME is nil or omitted, then `delete-windows-on' deletes windows
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4842 showing BUFFER (its first argument) on all frames.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4843 + If FRAME is t, then `delete-windows-on' only deletes windows on the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4844 selected frame; other frames are unaffected.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4845 + If FRAME is a frame, then `delete-windows-on' only deletes windows on
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4846 the given frame; other frames are unaffected.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4847
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4848
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4849
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4850 * Changes in version 19.16.
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parents:
diff changeset
4851
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4852 ** When dragging the mouse to select a region, Emacs now highlights the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
4853 region as you drag (if Transient Mark mode is enabled). If you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4854 continue the drag beyond the boundaries of the window, Emacs scrolls
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4855 the window at a steady rate until you either move the mouse back into
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4856 the window or release the button.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4857
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4858 ** RET now exits `query-replace' and `query-replace-regexp'; this makes it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4859 more consistent with the incremental search facility, which uses RET
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4860 to end the search.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4861
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4862 ** In C mode, C-c C-u now runs c-up-conditional.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4863 C-c C-n and C-c C-p now run new commands that move forward
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4864 and back over balanced sets of C conditionals (c-forward-conditional
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4865 and c-backward-conditional).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4866
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4867 ** The Edit entry in the menu bar has a new alternative:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4868 "Choose Next Paste". It gives you a menu showing the various
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4869 strings in the kill ring; click on one to select it as the text
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4870 to be yanked ("pasted") the next time you yank.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4871
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4872 ** If you enable Transient Mark mode and set `mark-even-if-inactive' to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4873 non-nil, then the region is highlighted in a transient fashion just as
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4874 normally in Transient Mark mode, but the mark really remains active
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4875 all the time; commands that use the region can be used even if the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4876 region highlighting turns off.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4877
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4878 ** If you type C-h after a prefix key, it displays the bindings
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4879 that start with that prefix.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4880
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4881 ** The VC package now searches for version control commands in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4882 directories named by the variable `vc-path'; its value should be a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4883 list of strings.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4884
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4885 ** If you are visiting a file that has locks registered under RCS,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4886 VC now displays each lock's owner and version number in the mode line
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4887 after the string `RCS'. If there are no locks, VC displays the head
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4888 version number.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4889
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4890 ** When using X, if you load the `paren' library, Emacs automatically
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4891 underlines or highlights the matching paren whenever point is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4892 next to the outside of a paren. When point is before an open-paren,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4893 this shows the matching close; when point is after a close-paren,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4894 this shows the matching open.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4895
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4896 ** The new function `define-key-after' is like `define-key',
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4897 but takes an extra argument AFTER. It places the newly defined
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4898 binding after the binding for the event AFTER.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4899
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4900 ** `accessible-keymaps' now takes an optional second argument, PREFIX.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4901 If PREFIX is non-nil, it means the value should include only maps for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4902 keys that start with PREFIX.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4903
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4904 `describe-bindings' also accepts an optional argument PREFIX which
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4905 means to describe only the keys that start with PREFIX.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4906
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4907 ** The variable `prefix-help-command' hold a command to run to display help
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4908 whenever the character `help-char' follows a prefix key and does not have
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4909 a key binding in that context.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4910
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4911 ** Emacs now detects double- and triple-mouse clicks. A single mouse
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4912 click produces a pair events of the form:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4913 (down-mouse-N POSITION)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4914 (mouse-N POSITION)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4915 Clicking the same mouse button again, soon thereafter and at the same
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4916 location, produces another pair of events of the form:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4917 (down-mouse-N POSITION)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4918 (double-mouse-N POSITION 2)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4919 Another click will produce an event pair of the form:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4920 (down-mouse-N POSITION)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4921 (triple-mouse-N POSITION 3)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4922 All the POSITIONs in such a sequence would be identical, except for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4923 their timestamps.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4924
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4925 To count as double- and triple-clicks, mouse clicks must be at the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4926 same location as the first click, and the number of milliseconds
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4927 between the first release and the second must be less than the value
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4928 of the lisp variable `double-click-time'. Setting `double-click-time'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4929 to nil disables multi-click detection. Setting it to t removes the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4930 time limit; Emacs then detects multi-clicks by position only.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4931
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4932 If `read-key-sequence' finds no binding for a double-click event, but
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4933 the corresponding single-click event would be bound,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4934 `read-key-sequence' demotes it to a single-click. Similarly, it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4935 demotes unbound triple-clicks to double- or single-clicks. This means
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4936 you don't have to distinguish between single- and multi-clicks if you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4937 don't want to.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4938
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4939 Emacs reports all clicks after the third as `triple-mouse-N' clicks,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4940 but increments the click count after POSITION. For example, a fourth
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4941 click, soon after the third and at the same location, produces a pair
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
4942 of events of the form:
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parents:
diff changeset
4943 (down-mouse-N POSITION)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4944 (triple-mouse-N POSITION 4)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4945
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4946 ** The way Emacs reports positions of mouse events has changed
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4947 slightly. If a mouse event includes a position list of the form:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4948 (WINDOW (PLACE-SYMBOL) (COLUMN . ROW) TIMESTAMP)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4949 this denotes exactly the same position as the list:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4950 (WINDOW PLACE-SYMBOL (COLUMN . ROW) TIMESTAMP)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4951 That is, the event occurred over a non-textual area of the frame,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4952 specified by PLACE-SYMBOL, a symbol like `mode-line' or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4953 `vertical-scroll-bar'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4954
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4955 Enclosing PLACE-SYMBOL in a singleton list does not change the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4956 position denoted, but the `read-key-sequence' function uses the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4957 presence or absence of the singleton list to tell whether or not it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4958 should prefix the event with its place symbol.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4959
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4960 Normally, `read-key-sequence' prefixes mouse events occurring over
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4961 non-textual areas with their PLACE-SYMBOLs, to select the sub-keymap
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4962 appropriate for the event; for example, clicking on the mode line
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4963 produces a sequence like
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4964 [mode-line (mouse-1 POSN)]
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4965 However, if lisp code elects to unread the resulting key sequence by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4966 placing it in the `unread-command-events' variable, it is important
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4967 that `read-key-sequence' not insert the prefix symbol again; that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4968 would produce a malformed key sequence like
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4969 [mode-line mode-line (mouse-1 POSN)]
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4970 For this reason, `read-key-sequence' encloses the event's PLACE-SYMBOL
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4971 in a singleton list when it first inserts the prefix, but doesn't
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4972 insert the prefix when processing events whose PLACE-SYMBOLs are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4973 already thus enclosed.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4974
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4975
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4976
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4977 * Changes in version 19.15.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4978
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4979 ** `make-frame-visible', which uniconified frames, is now a command,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4980 and thus may be bound to a key. This makes sense because frames
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4981 respond to user input while iconified.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4982
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4983 ** You can now use Meta mouse clicks to set and use the "secondary
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4984 selection". You can drag M-Mouse-1 across the region you want to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4985 select. Or you can press M-Mouse-1 at one end and M-Mouse-3 at the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4986 other (this also copies the text to the kill ring). Repeating M-Mouse-3
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4987 again at the same place kills that text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4988
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4989 M-Mouse-2 kills the secondary selection.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4990
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4991 Setting the secondary selection does not move point or the mark. It
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4992 is possible to make a secondary selection that does not all fit on the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4993 screen, by using M-Mouse-1 at one end, scrolling, then using M-Mouse-3
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4994 at the other end.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4995
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4996 Emacs has only one secondary selection at any time. Starting to set
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4997 a new one cancels any previous one. The secondary selection displays
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4998 using a face named `secondary-selection'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
4999
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5000 ** There's a new way to request use of Supercite (sc.el). Do this:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5001
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5002 (add-hook 'mail-citation-hook 'sc-cite-original)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5003
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5004 Currently this works with Rmail. In the future, other Emacs based
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5005 mail-readers should be modified to understand this hook also.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5006 In the mean time, you should keep doing what you have done in the past
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5007 for those other mail readers.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5008
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5009 ** When a regular expression contains `\(...\)' inside a repetition
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5010 operator such as `*' or `+', and you ask about the range that was matched
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5011 using `match-beginning' and `match-end', the range you get corresponds
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5012 to the *last* repetition *only*. In Emacs 18, you would get a range
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5013 corresponding to all the repetitions.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5014
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5015 If you want to get a range corresponding to all the repetitions,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5016 put a `\(...\)' grouping *outside* the repetition operator. This
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5017 is the syntax that corresponds logically to the desired result, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5018 it works the same in Emacs 18 and Emacs 19.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5019
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5020 (This change actually took place earlier, but we didn't know about it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5021 and thus didn't document it.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5022
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5023
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5024
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5025 * Changes in version 19.14.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5026
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5027 ** To modify read-only text, bind the variable `inhibit-read-only'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5028 to a non-nil value. If the value is t, then all reasons that might
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5029 make text read-only are inhibited (including `read-only' text properties).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5030 If the value is a list, then a `read-only' property is inhibited
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5031 if it is `memq' in the list.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5032
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5033 ** If you call `get-buffer-window' passing t as its second argument, it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5034 will only search for windows on visible frames. Previously, passing t
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5035 as the secord argument caused `get-buffer-window' to search all
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5036 frames, visible or not.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5037
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5038 ** If you call `other-buffer' with a nil or omitted second argument, it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5039 will ignore buffers displayed windows on any visible frame, not just
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5040 the selected frame.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5041
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5042 ** You can specify a window or a frame for C-x # to use when
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5043 selects a server buffer. Set the variable server-window
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5044 to the window or frame that you want.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5045
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5046 ** The command M-( now inserts spaces outside the open-parentheses in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5047 some cases--depending on the syntax classes of the surrounding
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5048 characters. If the variable `parens-dont-require-spaces' is non-nil,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5049 it inhibits insertion of these spaces.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5050
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5051 ** The GUD package now supports the debugger known as xdb on HP/UX
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5052 systems. Use M-x xdb. The variable `gud-xdb-directories' lets you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5053 specify a list of directories to search for source code.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5054
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5055 ** If you are using the mailabbrev package, you should note that its
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5056 function for defining an alias is now called `define-mail-abbrev'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5057 This package no longer contains a definition for `define-mail-alias';
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5058 that name is used only in mailaliases.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5059
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5060 ** Inserted characters now inherit the properties of the text before
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5061 them, by default, rather than those of the following text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5062
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5063 ** The function `insert-file-contents' now takes optional arguments BEG
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5064 and END that specify which part of the file to insert. BEG defaults to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5065 0 (the beginning of the file), and END defaults to the end of the file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5066
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5067 If you specify BEG or END, then the argument VISIT must be nil.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5068
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5069
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5070
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5071 * Changes in version 19.13.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5072
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5073 ** Magic file names can now handle the `load' operation.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5074
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5075 ** Bibtex mode now sets up special entries in the menu bar.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5076
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5077 ** The incremental search commands C-w and C-y, which copy text from
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5078 the buffer into the search string, now convert it to lower case
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5079 if you are in a case-insensitive search. This is to avoid making
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5080 the search a case-sensitive one.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5081
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5082 ** GNUS now knows your time zone automatically if Emacs does.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5083
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5084 ** Hide-ifdef mode no longer defines keys of the form
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5085 C-c LETTER, since those keys are reserved for users.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5086 Those commands have been moved to C-c M-LETTER.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5087 We may move them again for greater consistency with other modes.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5088
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5089
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5090
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5091 * Changes in version 19.12.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5092
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5093 ** You can now make many of the sort commands ignore case by setting
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5094 `sort-fold-case' to a non-nil value.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5095
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5096
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5097
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5098 * Changes in version 19.11.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5099
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5100 ** Supercite is installed.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5101
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5102 ** `write-file-hooks' functions that return non-nil are responsible
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5103 for making a backup file if you want that to be done.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5104 To do so, execute the following code:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5105
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5106 (or buffer-backed-up (backup-buffer))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5107
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5108 You might wish to save the file modes value returned by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5109 `backup-buffer' and use that to set the mode bits of the file
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5110 that you write. This is what `basic-save-buffer' does when
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5111 it writes a file in the usual way.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5112
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5113 (This is not actually new, but wasn't documented before.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5114
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5115
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5116
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5117 * Changes in version 19.10.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5118
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5119 ** The command `repeat-complex-command' is now on C-x ESC ESC.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5120 It used to be bound to C-x ESC.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5121
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5122 The reason for this change is to make function keys work after C-x.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5123
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5124 ** The variable `highlight-nonselected-windows' now controls whether
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5125 the region is highlighted in windows other than the selected window
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5126 (in Transient Mark mode only, of course, and currently only when
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5127 using X).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5128
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5129
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5130
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5131 * Changes in version 19.8.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5132
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5133 ** It is now simpler to tell Emacs to display accented characters under
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5134 X windows. M-x standard-display-european toggles the display of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5135 buffer text according to the ISO Latin-1 standard. With a prefix
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5136 argument, this command enables European character display iff the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5137 argument is positive.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5138
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5139 ** The `-i' command-line argument tells Emacs to use a picture of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5140 GNU gnu as its icon, instead of letting the window manager choose an
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5141 icon for it. This option used to insert a file into the current
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5142 buffer; use `-insert' to do that now.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5143
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5144 ** The `configure' script now supports `--prefix' and `--exec-prefix'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5145 options.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5146
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5147 The `--prefix=PREFIXDIR' option specifies where the installation process
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5148 should put emacs and its data files. This defaults to `/usr/local'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5149 - Emacs (and the other utilities users run) go in PREFIXDIR/bin
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5150 (unless the `--exec-prefix' option says otherwise).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5151 - The architecture-independent files go in PREFIXDIR/lib/emacs/VERSION
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5152 (where VERSION is the version number of Emacs, like `19.7').
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5153 - The architecture-dependent files go in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5154 PREFIXDIR/lib/emacs/VERSION/CONFIGURATION
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5155 (where CONFIGURATION is the configuration name, like mips-dec-ultrix4.2),
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5156 unless the `--exec-prefix' option says otherwise.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5157
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5158 The `--exec-prefix=EXECDIR' option allows you to specify a separate
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5159 portion of the directory tree for installing architecture-specific
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5160 files, like executables and utility programs. If specified,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5161 - Emacs (and the other utilities users run) go in EXECDIR/bin, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5162 - The architecture-dependent files go in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5163 EXECDIR/lib/emacs/VERSION/CONFIGURATION.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5164 EXECDIR/bin should be a directory that is normally in users' PATHs.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5165
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5166 ** When running under X, the new lisp function `x-list-fonts'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5167 allows code to find out which fonts are available from the X server.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5168 The first argument PATTERN is a string, perhaps with wildcard characters;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5169 the * character matches any substring, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5170 the ? character matches any single character.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5171 PATTERN is case-insensitive.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5172 If the optional arguments FACE and FRAME are specified, then
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5173 `x-list-fonts' returns only fonts the same size as FACE on FRAME.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5174
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5175
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5176
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5177 * Changes in version 19.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5178
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5179 ** When you kill buffers, Emacs now returns memory to the operating system,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5180 thus reducing the size of the Emacs process. All the space that you free
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5181 up by killing buffers can now be reused for other buffers no matter what
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5182 their sizes, or reused by other processes if Emacs doesn't need it.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5183
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5184 ** Emacs now does garbage collection and auto saving while it is waiting
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5185 for input, which often avoids the need to do these things while you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5186 are typing.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5187
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5188 The variable `auto-save-timeout' says how many seconds Emacs should
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5189 wait, after you stop typing, before it does an auto save and a garbage
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5190 collection.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5191
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5192 ** If auto saving detects that a buffer has shrunk greatly, it refrains
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5193 from auto saving that buffer and displays a warning. Now it also turns
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5194 off Auto Save mode in that buffer, so that you won't get the same
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5195 warning again.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5196
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5197 If you reenable Auto Save mode in that buffer, Emacs will start saving
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5198 it again with no further warnings.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5199
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5200 ** A new minor mode called Line Number mode displays the current line
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5201 number in the mode line, updating it as necessary when you move
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5202 point.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5203
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5204 However, if the buffer is very large (larger than the value of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5205 `line-number-display-limit'), then the line number doesn't appear.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5206 This is because computing the line number can be painfully slow if the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5207 buffer is very large.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5208
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5209 ** You can quit while Emacs is waiting to read or write files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5210
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5211 ** The arrow keys now have default bindings to move in the appropriate
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5212 directions.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5213
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5214 ** You can suppress next-line's habit of inserting a newline when
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5215 called at the end of a buffer by setting next-line-add-newlines to nil
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5216 (it defaults to t).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5217
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diff changeset
5218 ** You can now get back recent minibuffer inputs conveniently. While
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5219 in the minibuffer, type M-p to fetch the next earlier minibuffer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5220 input, and use M-n to fetch the next later input.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5221
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5222 There are also commands to search forward or backward through the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5223 history for history elements that match a regular expression. M-r
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5224 searches older elements in the history, while M-s searches newer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5225 elements. By special dispensation, these commands can always use the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5226 minibuffer to read their arguments even though you are already in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5227 minibuffer when you issue them.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5228
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5229 The history feature is available for all uses of the minibuffer, but
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5230 there are separate history lists for different kinds of input. For
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5231 example, there is a list for file names, used by all the commands that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5232 read file names. There is a list for arguments of commands like
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5233 `query-replace'. There are also very specific history lists, such
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5234 as the one that `compile' uses for compilation commands.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5235
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5236 ** You can now display text in a mixture of fonts and colors, using the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5237 "face" feature, together with the overlay and text property features.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5238 See the Emacs Lisp manual for details. The Emacs Users Manual describes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5239 how to change the colors and font of standard predefined faces.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5240
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5241 ** You can refer to files on other machines using special file name syntax:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5242
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5243 /HOST:FILENAME
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5244 /USER@HOST:FILENAME
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5245
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5246 When you do this, Emacs uses the FTP program to read and write files on
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5247 the specified host. It logs in through FTP using your user name or the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5248 name USER. It may ask you for a password from time to time; this
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5249 is used for logging in on HOST.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5250
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5251 ** Some C-x key bindings have been moved onto new prefix keys.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5252
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5253 C-x r is a prefix for registers and rectangles.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5254 C-x n is a prefix for narrowing.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5255 C-x a is a prefix for abbrev commands.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5256
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5257 C-x r C-SPC
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5258 C-x r SPC point-to-register (Was C-x /)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5259 C-x r j jump-to-register (Was C-x j)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5260 C-x r s copy-to-register (Was C-x x)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5261 C-x r i insert-register (Was C-x g)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5262 C-x r r copy-rectangle-to-register (Was C-x r)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5263 C-x r k kill-rectangle
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5264 C-x r y yank-rectangle
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5265 C-x r o open-rectangle
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5266 C-x r f frame-configuration-to-register
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5267 (This saves the state of all windows in all frames.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5268 C-x r w window-configuration-to-register
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5269 (This saves the state of all windows in the selected frame.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5270
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5271 (Use C-x r j to restore a configuration saved with C-x r f or C-x r w.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5272
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5273 C-x n n narrow-to-region (Was C-x n)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5274 C-x n p narrow-to-page (Was C-x p)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5275 C-x n w widen (Was C-x w)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5276
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5277 C-x a l add-mode-abbrev (Was C-x C-a)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5278 C-x a g add-global-abbrev (Was C-x +)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5279 C-x a i l inverse-add-mode-abbrev (Was C-x C-h)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5280 C-x a i g inverse-add-global-abbrev (Was C-x -)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5281 C-x a e expand-abbrev (Was C-x ')
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5282
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5283 (The old key bindings C-x /, C-x j, C-x x and C-x g
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5284 have not yet been removed.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5285
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5286 ** You can put a file name in a register to be able to visit the file
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5287 quickly. Do this:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5288
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5289 (set-register ?CHAR '(file . NAME))
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5290
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5291 where NAME is the file name as a string. Then C-x r j CHAR finds that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5292 file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5293
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5294 This is useful for files that you need to visit frequently,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5295 but that you don't want to keep in buffers all the time.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5296
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5297 ** The keys M-g (fill-region) and C-x a (append-to-buffer)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5298 have been eliminated.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5299
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5300 ** The new command `string-rectangle' inserts a specified string on
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5301 each line of the region-rectangle.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5302
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5303 ** C-x 4 r is now `find-file-read-only-other-window'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5304
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5305 ** C-x 4 C-o is now `display-buffer', which displays a specified buffer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5306 in another window without selecting it.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5307
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5308 ** Picture mode has been substantially improved. The picture editing commands
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5309 now arrange for automatic horizontal scrolling to keep point visible
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5310 when editing a wide buffer with truncate-lines on. Picture-mode
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5311 initialization now does a better job of rebinding standard commands;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5312 it finds not just their normal keybindings, but any function keys
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5313 attached to them.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5314
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5315 ** If you enable Transient Mark mode, then the mark becomes "inactive"
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5316 after every command that modifies the buffer. While the mark is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5317 active, the region is highlighted (under X, at least). Most commands
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5318 that use the mark give an error if the mark is inactive, but you can
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5319 use C-x C-x to make it active again. This feature is also sometimes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5320 known as "Zmacs mode".
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5321
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5322 ** Outline mode is now available as a minor mode. This minor mode can
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5323 combine with any major mode; it substitutes the C-c commands of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5324 Outline mode for those of the major mode. Use M-x outline-minor-mode
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5325 to enable and disable the new mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5326
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5327 M-x outline-mode is unchanged; it still switches to Outline mode as a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5328 major mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5329
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5330 ** The default setting of `version-control' comes from the environment
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5331 variable VERSION_CONTROL.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5332
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5333 ** The user option for controlling whether files can set local
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5334 variables is now called `enable-local-variables'. A value of t means
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5335 local-variables lists are obeyed; nil means they are ignored; anything
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5336 else means query the user.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5337
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5338 The user option for controlling use of the `eval' local variable is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5339 now called is `enable-local-eval'; its values are interpreted like
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5340 those of `enable-local-variables'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5341
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5342 ** X Window System changes:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5343
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5344 C-x 5 C-f and C-x 5 b switch to a specified file or buffer in a new
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5345 frame. Likewise, C-x 5 m starts outgoing mail in another frame, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5346 C-x 5 . finds a tag in another frame.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5347
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5348 When you are using X, C-z now iconifies the selected frame.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5349
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5350 Emacs can now exchange text with other X applications. Killing or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5351 copying text in Emacs now makes that text available for pasting into
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5352 other X applications. The Emacs yanking commands now insert the
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5353 latest selection set by other applications, and add the text to the
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5354 kill ring. The Emacs commands for selecting and inserting text with
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diff changeset
5355 the mouse now use the kill ring in the same way the keyboard killing
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parents:
diff changeset
5356 and yanking commands do.
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5357
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5358 The option to specify the title for the initial frame is now `-name NAME'.
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5359 There is currently no way to specify an icon title; perhaps we will add
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5360 one in the future.
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5361
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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5362 ** Undoing a deletion now puts point back where it was before the
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5363 deletion.
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5364
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parents:
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5365 ** The variables that control how much undo information to save have
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5366 been renamed to `undo-limit' and `undo-strong-limit'. They used to be
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5367 called `undo-threshold' and `undo-high-threshold'.
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5368
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5369 ** You can now use kill commands in read-only buffers. They don't
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5370 actually change the buffer, and Emacs will beep and warn you that the
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5371 buffer is read-only, but they do copy the text you tried to kill into
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5372 the kill ring, so you can yank it into other buffers.
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5373
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5374 ** C-o inserts the fill-prefix on the newly created line. The command
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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5375 M-^ deletes the prefix (if it occurs) after the newline that it
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5376 deletes.
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parents:
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5377
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5378 ** C-M-l now runs the command `reposition-window'. It scrolls the
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diff changeset
5379 window heuristically in a way designed to get useful information onto
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5380 the screen.
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5381
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
5382 ** C-M-r is now reverse incremental regexp search.
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5383
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parents:
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5384 ** M-z now kills through the target character. In version 18, it
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5385 killed up to but not including the target character.
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parents:
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5386
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5387 ** M-! now runs the specified shell command asynchronously if it
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5388 ends in `&' (just as the shell does).
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5389
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5390 ** C-h C-f and C-h C-k are new help commands that display the Info
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5391 node for a given Emacs function name or key sequence, respectively.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5392
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parents:
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5393 ** The C-h p command system lets you find Emacs Lisp packages by
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5394 topic keywords. Here is a partial list of package categories:
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5395
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5396 abbrev abbreviation handling, typing shortcuts, macros
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5397 bib code related to the bib bibliography processor
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5398 c C and C++ language support
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5399 calendar calendar and time management support
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5400 comm communications, networking, remote access to files
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5401 docs support for Emacs documentation
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5402 emulations emulations of other editors
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5403 extensions Emacs Lisp language extensions
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5404 games games, jokes and amusements
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5405 hardware support for interfacing with exotic hardware
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5406 help support for on-line help systems
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5407 i14n internationalization and alternate character-set support
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5408 internal code for Emacs internals, build process, defaults
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5409 languages specialized modes for editing programming languages
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5410 lisp Lisp support, including Emacs Lisp
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5411 local code local to your site
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5412 maint maintenance aids for the Emacs development group
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5413 mail modes for electronic-mail handling
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5414 news support for netnews reading and posting
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5415 processes process, subshell, compilation, and job control support
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5416 terminals support for terminal types
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5417 tex code related to the TeX formatter
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5418 tools programming tools
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parents:
diff changeset
5419 unix front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, UNIX features
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5420 vms support code for vms
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5421 wp word processing
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5422
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5423 More will be added soon.
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parents:
diff changeset
5424
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parents:
diff changeset
5425 ** The command to split a window into two side-by-side windows is now
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5426 C-x 3. It was C-x 5.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5427
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diff changeset
5428 ** M-. (find-tag) no longer has any effect on what M-, will do
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parents:
diff changeset
5429 subsequently. You can no longer use M-, to find the next similar tag;
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5430 you must use M-. with a prefix argument, instead.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5431
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diff changeset
5432 The motive for this change is so that you can more reliably use
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parents:
diff changeset
5433 M-, to resume a suspended `tags-search' or `tags-query-replace'.
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parents:
diff changeset
5434
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parents:
diff changeset
5435 ** C-x s (`save-some-buffers') now gives you more options when it asks
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parents:
diff changeset
5436 whether to save a particular buffer. In addition to `y' or `n', you
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parents:
diff changeset
5437 can answer `!' to save all the remaining buffers, `.' to save this
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parents:
diff changeset
5438 buffer but not save any others, ESC to stop saving and exit the
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5439 command, and C-h to get help. These options are analogous to those
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5440 of `query-replace'.
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parents:
diff changeset
5441
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5442 ** M-x make-symbolic-link does not expand its first argument.
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parents:
diff changeset
5443 This lets you make a link with a target that is a relative file name.
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parents:
diff changeset
5444
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5445 ** M-x add-change-log-entry and C-x 4 a now automatically insert the
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parents:
diff changeset
5446 name of the file and often the name of the function that you changed.
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parents:
diff changeset
5447 They also handle grouping of entries.
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parents:
diff changeset
5448
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5449 There is now a special major mode for editing ChangeLog files. It
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5450 makes filling work conveniently. Each bunch of grouped entries is one
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5451 paragraph, and each collection of entries from one person on one day
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5452 is considered a page.
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parents:
diff changeset
5453
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parents:
diff changeset
5454 ** The `comment-region' command adds comment delimiters to the lines that
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5455 start in the region, thus commenting them out. With a negative argument,
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parents:
diff changeset
5456 it deletes comment delimiters from the lines in the region--this cancels
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5457 the effect of `comment-region' without an argument.
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parents:
diff changeset
5458
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diff changeset
5459 With a positive argument, `comment-region' adds comment delimiters
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5460 but duplicates the last character of the comment start sequence as many
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parents:
diff changeset
5461 times as the argument specifies. This is a way of calling attention to
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parents:
diff changeset
5462 the comment. In Lisp, you should use an argument at least two, because
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parents:
diff changeset
5463 the indentation convention for single semicolon comments does not leave
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parents:
diff changeset
5464 them at the beginning of a line.
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parents:
diff changeset
5465
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parents:
diff changeset
5466 ** If `split-window-keep-point' is non-nil, C-x 2 tries to avoid
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parents:
diff changeset
5467 shifting any text on the screen by putting point in whichever window
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5468 happens to contain the screen line the cursor is already on.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5469 The default is that `split-window-keep-point' is non-nil on slow
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5470 terminals.
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parents:
diff changeset
5471
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parents:
diff changeset
5472 ** M-x super-apropos is like M-x apropos except that it searches both
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parents:
diff changeset
5473 Lisp symbol names and documentation strings for matches. It describes
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parents:
diff changeset
5474 every symbol that has a match in either the symbol's name or its
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parents:
diff changeset
5475 documentation.
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parents:
diff changeset
5476
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parents:
diff changeset
5477 Both M-x apropos and M-x super-apropos take an optional second
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parents:
diff changeset
5478 argument DO-ALL which controls the more expensive part of the job.
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parents:
diff changeset
5479 This includes looking up and printing the key bindings of all
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5480 commands. It also includes checking documentation strings in
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5481 super-apropos. DO-ALL is nil by default; use a prefix arg to make it
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parents:
diff changeset
5482 non-nil.
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parents:
diff changeset
5483
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5484 ** M-x revert-buffer no longer offers to revert from a recent auto-save
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parents:
diff changeset
5485 file unless you give it a prefix argument. Otherwise it always
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parents:
diff changeset
5486 reverts from the real file regardless of whether there has been an
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
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parents:
diff changeset
5487 auto-save since thenm. (Reverting from the auto-save file is no longer
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diff changeset
5488 very useful now that the undo capacity is larger.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5489
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5490 ** M-x recover-file no longer turns off Auto Save mode when it reads
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5491 the last Auto Save file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5492
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5493 ** M-x rename-buffer, if you give it a prefix argument,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5494 avoids errors by modifying the new name to make it unique.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5495
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5496 ** M-x rename-uniquely renames the current buffer to a similar name
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5497 with a numeric suffix added to make it both different and unique.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5498
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5499 One use of this command is for creating multiple shell buffers.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5500 If you rename your shell buffer, and then do M-x shell again, it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5501 makes a new shell buffer. This method is also good for mail buffers,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5502 compilation buffers, and any Emacs feature which creates a special
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5503 buffer with a particular name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5504
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5505 ** M-x compare-windows with a prefix argument ignores changes in whitespace.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5506 If `compare-ignore-case' is non-nil, then differences in case are also
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5507 ignored.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5508
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5509 ** `backward-paragraph' is now bound to M-{ by default, and `forward-paragraph'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5510 to M-}. Originally, these commands were bound to M-[ and M-], but they were
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5511 running into conflicts with the use of function keys. On many terminals,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5512 function keys send a sequence beginning ESC-[, so many users have defined this
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5513 as a prefix key.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5514
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5515 ** C-x C-u (upcase-region) and C-x C-l (downcase-region) are now disabled by
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5516 default; these commands seem to be often hit by accident, and can be
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5517 quite destructive if their effects are not noticed immediately.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5518
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5519 ** The function `erase-buffer' is now interactive, but disabled by default.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5520
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5521 ** When visiting a new file, Emacs attempts to abbreviate the file's
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5522 path using the symlinks listed in `directory-abbrev-alist'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5523
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5524 ** When you visit the same file in under two names that translate into
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5525 the same name once symbolic links are handled, Emacs warns you that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5526 you have two buffers for the same file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5527
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5528 ** If you wish to avoid visiting the same file in two buffers under
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5529 different names, set the variable `find-file-existing-other-name'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5530 non-nil. Then `find-file' uses the existing buffer visiting the file,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5531 no matter which of the file's names you specify.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5532
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5533 ** If you set `find-file-visit-truename' non-nil, then the file name
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5534 recorded for a buffer is the file's truename (in which all symbolic
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5535 links have been removed), rather than the name you specify. Setting
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5536 `find-file-visit-truename' also implies the effect of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5537 `find-file-existing-other-name'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5538
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5539 ** C-x C-v now inserts the entire current file name in the minibuffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5540 This is convenient if you made a small mistake in typing it. Point
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5541 goes after the last slash, before the last file name component, so if
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5542 you want to replace it entirely, you can use C-k right away to delete
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5543 it.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5544
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5545 ** Commands such as C-M-f in Lisp mode now ignore parentheses within comments.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5546
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5547 ** C-x q now uses ESC to terminate all iterations of the keyboard
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5548 macro, rather than C-d as before.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5549
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5550 ** Use the command `setenv' to set an individual environment variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5551 for Emacs subprocesses. Specify a variable name and a value, both as
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5552 strings. This command applies only to subprocesses yet to be
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5553 started.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5554
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5555 ** Use `rot13-other-window' to examine a buffer with rot13.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5556
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5557 This command does not change the text in the buffer. Instead, it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5558 creates a window with a funny display table that applies the code when
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5559 displaying the text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5560
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5561 ** The command `M-x version' now prints the current Emacs version; The
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5562 `version' command is an alias for the `emacs-version' command.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5563
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5564 ** More complex changes in existing packages.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5565
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5566 *** `fill-nonuniform-paragraphs' is a new command, much like
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5567 `fill-individual-paragraphs' except that only separator lines separate
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5568 paragraphs. Since this means that the lines of one paragraph may have
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5569 different amounts of indentation, the fill prefix used is the smallest
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5570 amount of indentation of any of the lines of the paragraph.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5571
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5572 *** Filling is now partially controlled by a new minor mode, Adaptive
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5573 Fill mode. When this mode is enabled (and it is enabled by default),
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5574 if you use M-x fill-region-as-paragraph on an indented paragraph and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5575 you don't have a fill prefix, it uses the indentation of the second
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5576 line of the paragraph as the fill prefix.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5577
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5578 Adaptive Fill mode doesn't have much effect on M-q in most major
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5579 modes, because an indented line will probably count as a paragraph
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5580 starter and thus each line of an indented paragraph will be considered
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5581 a paragraph of its own.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5582
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5583 *** M-q in C mode now runs `c-fill-paragraph', which is designed
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5584 for filling C comments. (We assume you don't want to fill
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5585 the code in a C program.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5586
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5587 *** M-$ now runs the Ispell program instead of the Unix spell program.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5588
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5589 M-$ starts an Ispell process the first time you use it. But the process
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5590 stays alive, so that subsequent uses of M-$ run very fast.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5591 If you want to get rid of the process, use M-x kill-ispell.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5592
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5593 To check the entire current buffer, use M-x ispell-buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5594 Use M-x ispell-region to check just the current region.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5595
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5596 Ispell commands often involve interactive replacement of words.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5597 You can interrupt the interactive replacement with C-g.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5598 You can restart it again afterward with C-u M-$.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5599
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5600 During interactive replacement, you can type the following characters:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5601
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5602 a Accept this word this time.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5603 DIGIT Replace the word (this time) with one of the displayed near-misses.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5604 The digit you use says which near-miss to use.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5605 i Insert this word in your private dictionary
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5606 so that Ispell will consider it correct it from now on.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5607 r Replace the word this time with a string typed by you.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5608
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5609 When the Ispell process starts, it reads your private dictionary which
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5610 is the file `~/ispell.words'. If you "insert" words with the `i' command,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5611 these words are added to that file, but not right away--only at the end
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5612 of the interactive replacement process.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5613
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5614 Use M-x reload-ispell to reload your private dictionary from
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5615 `~/ispell.words' if you edit it outside of Ispell.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5616
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5617 ** Changes in existing modes.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5618
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5619 *** gdb-mode has been replaced by gud-mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5620
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5621 The package gud.el (Grand Unified Debugger) replaces gdb.el in Emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5622 19. It provides a gdb.el-like interface to any of three debuggers;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5623 gdb itself, the sdb debugger supported on some Unix systems, or the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5624 dbx debugger on Berkeley systems.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5625
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5626 You start it up with one of the commands M-x gdb, M-x sdb, or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5627 M-x dbx. Each entry point finishes by executing a hook; gdb-mode-hook,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5628 sdb-mode-hook or dbx-mode-hook respectively.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5629
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5630 These bindings have changed:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5631 C-x C-a > gud-down (was M-d)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5632 C-x C-a < gud-up (was M-u)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5633 C-x C-a C-r gud-cont (was M-c)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5634 C-x C-a C-n gud-next (was M-n)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5635 C-x C-a C-s gud-step (was M-s)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5636 C-x C-a C-i gud-stepi (was M-i)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5637 C-x C-a C-l gud-recenter (was C-l)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5638 C-d comint-delchar-or-maybe-eof (was C-c C-d)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5639
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5640 These bindings have been removed:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5641 C-c C-r (was comint-show-output; now gud-cont)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5642
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5643 Since GUD mode uses comint, it uses comint's input history commands,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5644 superseding C-c C-y (copy-last-shell-input):
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5645 M-p comint-next-input
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5646 M-n comint-previous-input
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5647 M-r comint-previous-similar-input
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5648 M-s comint-next-similar-input
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5649 M-C-r comint-previous-input-matching
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5650
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5651 The C-x C-a bindings are also active in source files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5652
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5653 *** The old TeX mode bindings of M-{ and M-} have been moved to C-c {
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5654 and C-c }. (These commands are `up-list' and `tex-insert-braces';
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5655 they are the TeX equivalents of M-( and M-).) This is because M-{
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5656 and M-} are now globally defined commands.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5657
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5658 *** Changes in Mail mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5659
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5660 `%' is now a word-separator character in Mail mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5661
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5662 `mail-signature', if non-nil, tells M-x mail to insert your
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5663 `.signature' file automatically. If you don't want your signature in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5664 a particular message, just delete it before you send the message.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5665
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5666 You can specify the text to insert at the beginning of each line when
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5667 you use C-c C-y to yank the message you are replying to. Set
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5668 `mail-yank-prefix' to the desired string. A value of `nil' (the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5669 default) means to use indentation, as in Emacs 18. If you use just
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5670 C-u as the prefix argument to C-c C-y, then it does not insert
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5671 anything at the beginning of the lines, regardless of the value of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5672 `mail-yank-prefix'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5673
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5674 If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5675 type them in. To enable this feature, execute the following:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5676
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5677 (add-hook 'mail-setup-hook 'mail-abbrevs-setup)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5678
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5679 This can go in your .emacs file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5680
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5681 Word abbrevs don't expand unless you insert a word-separator character
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5682 afterward. Any mail aliases that you didn't expand at insertion time
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5683 are expanded subsequently when you send the message.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5684
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5685 *** Changes in Rmail.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5686
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5687 Rmail by default gets new mail only from the system inbox file,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5688 not from `~/mbox'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5689
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5690 In Rmail, you can retry sending a message that failed
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5691 by typing `M-m' on the failure message.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5692
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5693 By contrast, another new command M-x rmail-resend is used for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5694 forwarding a message and marking it as "resent from" you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5695 with header fields "Resent-From:" and "Resent-To:".
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5696
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5697 `e' is now the command to edit a message.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5698 To expunge, type `x'. We know this will surprise people
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5699 some of the time, but the surprise will not be disastrous--if
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5700 you type `e' meaning to expunge, just turn off editing with C-c C-c
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5701 and then type `x'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5702
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5703 Another new Rmail command is `<', which moves to the first message.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5704 This is for symmetry with `>'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5705
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5706 Use the `b' command to bury the Rmail buffer and its summary buffer,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5707 if any, removing both of them from display on the screen.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5708
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5709 The variable `rmail-output-file-alist' now controls the default
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5710 for the file to output a message to.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5711
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5712 In the Rmail summary buffer, all cursor motion commands select
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5713 the message you move to. It's really neat when you use
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5714 incremental search.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5715
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5716 You can now issue most Rmail commands from an Rmail summary buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5717 The commands do the same thing in that buffer that they do in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5718 Rmail buffer. They apply to the message that is selected in the Rmail
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5719 buffer, which is always the one described by the current summary
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5720 line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5721
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5722 Conversely, motion and deletion commands in the Rmail buffer also
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5723 update the summary buffer. If you set the variable
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5724 `rmail-redisplay-summary' to a non-nil value, then they bring the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5725 summary buffer (if one exists) back onto the screen.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5726
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5727 C-M-t is a new command to make a summary by topic. It uses regexp
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5728 matching against just the subjects of the messages to decide which
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5729 messages to show in the summary.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5730
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5731 You can easily convert an Rmail file to system mailbox format with the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5732 command `unrmail'. This command reads two arguments, the name of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5733 the Rmail file to convert, and the name of the new mailbox file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5734 (This command does not change the Rmail file itself.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5735
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5736 Rmail now handles Content Length fields in messages.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5737
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5738 *** `mail-extract-address-components' unpacks mail addresses.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5739 It takes an address as a string (the contents of the From field, for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5740 example) and returns a list of the form (FULL-NAME
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5741 CANONICAL-ADDRESS).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5742
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5743 *** Changes in C mode and C-related commands.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5744
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5745 **** M-x c-up-conditional
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5746
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5747 In C mode, `c-up-conditional' moves back to the containing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5748 preprocessor conditional, setting the mark where point was
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5749 previously.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5750
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5751 A prefix argument acts as a repeat count. With a negative argument,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5752 this command moves forward to the end of the containing preprocessor
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5753 conditional. When going backwards, `#elif' acts like `#else' followed
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5754 by `#if'. When going forwards, `#elif' is ignored.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5755
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5756 **** In C mode, M-a and M-e are now defined as
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5757 `c-beginning-of-statement' and `c-end-of-statement'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5758
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5759 **** In C mode, M-x c-backslash-region is a new command to insert or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5760 align `\' characters at the ends of the lines of the region, except
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5761 for the last such line. This is useful after writing or editing a C
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5762 macro definition.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5763
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5764 If a line already ends in `\', this command adjusts the amount of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5765 whitespace before it. Otherwise, it inserts a new `\'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5766
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5767 *** New features in info.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5768
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5769 When Info looks for an Info file, it searches the directories
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5770 in `Info-directory-list'. This makes it easy to install the Info files
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5771 that come with various packages. You can specify the path with
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5772 the environment variable INFOPATH.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5773
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5774 There are new commands in Info mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5775
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5776 `]' now moves forward a node, going up and down levels as needed.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5777 `[' is similar but moves backward. These two commands try to traverse
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5778 the entire Info tree, node by node. They are the equivalent of reading
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5779 a printed manual sequentially.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5780
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5781 `<' moves to the top node of the current Info file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5782 `>' moves to the last node of the file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5783
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5784 SPC scrolls through the current node; at the end, it advances to the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5785 next node in depth-first order (like `]').
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5786
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5787 DEL scrolls backwards in the current node; at the end, it moves to the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5788 previous node in depth-first order (like `[').
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5789
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5790 After a menu select, the info `up' command now restores point in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5791 menu. The combination of this and the previous two changes means that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5792 repeated SPC keystrokes do the right (depth-first traverse forward) thing.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5793
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5794 `i STRING RET' moves to the node associated with STRING in the index
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5795 or indices of this manual. If there is more than one match for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5796 STRING, the `i' command finds the first match.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5797
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5798 `,' finds the next match for the string in the previous `i' command
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5799
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5800 If you click the middle mouse button near a cross-reference,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5801 menu item or node pointer while in Info, you will go to the node
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5802 which is referenced.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5803
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5804 *** Changes in M-x compile.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5805
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5806 You can repeat any previous compilation command conveniently using the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5807 minibuffer history commands, while in the minibuffer entering the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5808 compilation command.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5809
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5810 While a compilation is going on, the string `Compiling' appears in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5811 the mode line. When this string disappears, that tells you the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5812 compilation is finished.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5813
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5814 The buffer of compiler messages is in Compilation mode. This mode
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5815 provides the keys SPC and DEL to scroll by screenfuls, and M-n and M-p
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5816 to move to the next or previous error message. You can also use C-c
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5817 C-c on any error message to find the corresponding source code.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5818
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5819 Emacs 19 has a more general parser for compiler messages. For example, it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5820 can understand messages from lint, and from certain C compilers whose error
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5821 message format is unusual. Also, it only parses until it sees the error
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5822 message you want; you never have to wait a long time to see the first
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5823 error, no matter how big the buffer is.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5824
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5825 *** M-x diff and M-x diff-backup.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5826
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5827 This new command compares two files, displaying the differences in an
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5828 Emacs buffer. The options for the `diff' program come from the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5829 variable `diff-switches', whose value should be a string.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5830
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5831 The buffer of differences has Compilation mode as its major mode, so you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5832 can use C-x ` to visit successive changed locations in the two
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5833 source files, or you can move to a particular hunk of changes and type
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5834 C-c C-c to move to the corresponding source. You can also use the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5835 other special commands of Compilation mode: SPC and DEL for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5836 scrolling, and M-n and M-p for cursor motion.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5837
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5838 M-x diff-backup compares a file with its most recent backup.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5839 If you specify the name of a backup file, `diff-backup' compares it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5840 with the source file that it is a backup of.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5841
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5842 *** The View commands (such as M-x view-buffer and M-x view-file) no
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5843 longer use recursive edits; instead, they switch temporarily to a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5844 different major mode (View mode) specifically designed for moving
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5845 around through a buffer without editing it.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5846
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5847 *** Changes in incremental search.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5848
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5849 **** The character to terminate an incremental search is now RET.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5850 This is for compatibility with the way most other arguments are read.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5851
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5852 To search for a newline in an incremental search, type LFD (also known
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5853 as C-j).
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5854
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5855 **** Incremental search now maintains a ring of previous search
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5856 strings. Use M-p and M-n to move through the ring to pick a search
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5857 string to reuse. These commands leave the selected search ring
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5858 element in the minibuffer, where you can edit it. Type C-s or C-r to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5859 finish editing and search for the chosen string.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5860
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5861 **** If you type an upper case letter in incremental search, that turns
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5862 off case-folding, so that you get a case-sensitive search.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5863
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5864 **** If you type a space during regexp incremental search, it matches
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5865 any sequence of whitespace characters. If you want to match just a space,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5866 type C-q SPC.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5867
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5868 **** Incremental search is now implemented as a major mode. When you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5869 type C-s, it switches temporarily to a different keymap which defines
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5870 each key to do what it ought to do for incremental search. This has
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5871 next to no effect on the user-visible behavior of searching, but makes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5872 it easier to customize that behavior.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5873
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5874 Emacs 19 eliminates the old variables `search-...-char' that used to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5875 be the way to specify the characters to use for various special
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5876 purposes in incremental search. Instead, you can define the meaning
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5877 of a character in incremental search by modifying `isearch-mode-map'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5878
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5879 *** New commands in Buffer Menu mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5880
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5881 The command C-o now displays the current line's buffer in another
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5882 window but does not select it. This is like the existing command `o'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5883 which selects the current line's buffer in another window.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5884
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5885 The command % toggles the read-only flag of the current line's buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5886
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5887 The way to switch to a set of several buffers, including those marked
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5888 with m, is now v. The q command simply quits, replacing the buffer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5889 menu buffer with the buffer that was displayed previously.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5890
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5891 ** New major modes and packages.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5892
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5893 *** The news reader GNUS is now installed.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5894
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5895 *** There is a new interface for version control systems, called VC.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5896 It works with both RCS and SCCS; in fact, you don't really have to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5897 know which one of them is being used, because it automatically deals
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5898 with either one.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5899
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5900 Most of the time, the only command you have to know about is C-x C-q.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5901 This command normally toggles the read-only flag of the current
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5902 buffer. If the buffer is visiting a file that is maintained with a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5903 version control system, the command still toggles read-only, but does
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5904 so by checking the file in or checking it out.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5905
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5906 When you check a file in, VC asks you for a log entry by popping up a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5907 buffer. Edit the entry there, then type C-c C-c when it is ready.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5908 That's when the actual checkin happens. If you change your mind about
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5909 the checkin, simply switch buffers and don't ever go back to the log
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5910 buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5911
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5912 To start using version control for a file, use the command C-x v v.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5913 This works like C-x C-q (performing the next logical version-control
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5914 operation needed to change the file's writability) but it will also
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5915 perform initial checkin on an unregistered file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5916
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5917 By default, VC uses RCS if RCS is installed on your machine;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5918 otherwise, SCCS. If you want to make the choice explicitly, you can do
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5919 it by setting `vc-default-back-end' to the symbol `RCS' or the symbol
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5920 `SCCS'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5921
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5922 You can tell when a file you visit is maintained with version control
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5923 because either `RCS' or `SCCS' appears in the mode line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5924
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5925 *** A new Calendar mode has been added, the work of Edward M. Reingold.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5926 The mode can display the Gregorian calendar and a variety of other
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5927 calendars at any date, and interacts with a diary facility similar to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5928 the UNIX `calendar' utility.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5929
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5930 *** There is a new major mode for editing binary files: Hexl mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5931 To use it, use M-x hexl-find-file instead of C-x C-f to visit the file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5932 This command converts the file's contents to hexadecimal and lets you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5933 edit the translation. When you save the file, it is converted
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5934 automatically back to binary.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5935
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5936 You can also use M-x hexl-mode to translate an existing buffer into hex.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5937 Do this if you have already visited a binary file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5938
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5939 Hexl mode has a few other commands:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5940
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5941 C-M-d insert a byte with a code typed in decimal.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5942 C-M-o insert a byte with a code typed in octal.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5943 C-M-x insert a byte with a code typed in hex.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5944
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5945 C-x [ move to the beginning of a 1k-byte "page".
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5946 C-x ] move to the end of a 1k-byte "page".
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5947
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5948 M-g go to an address specified in hex.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5949 M-j go to an address specified in decimal.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5950
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5951 C-c C-c leave hexl mode and go back to the previous major mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5952
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5953 *** Miscellaneous new major modes include Awk mode, Icon mode, Makefile
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5954 mode, Perl mode and SGML mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5955
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5956 *** Edebug, a new source-level debugger for Emacs Lisp functions.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5957
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5958 To use Edebug, use the command M-x edebug-defun to "evaluate" a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5959 function definition in an Emacs Lisp file. We put "evaluate" in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5960 quotation marks because it doesn't just evaluate the function, it also
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5961 inserts additional information to support source-level debugging.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5962
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5963 You must also do
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5964
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5965 (setq debugger 'edebug-debug)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5966
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5967 to cause errors and single-stepping to use Edebug instead of the usual
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5968 Emacs Lisp debugger.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5969
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5970 For more information, see the Edebug manual, which should be included
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5971 in the Emacs distribution.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5972
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5973 *** C++ mode is like C mode, except that it understands C++ comment syntax
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5974 and certain other differences between C and C++. It also has a command
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5975 `fill-c++-comment' which fills a paragraph made of comment lines.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5976
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5977 The command `comment-region' is useful in C++ mode for commenting out
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5978 several consecutive lines, or removing the commenting out of such lines.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5979
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5980 *** A new package for merging two variants of the same text.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5981
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5982 It's not unusual for programmers to get their signals crossed and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5983 modify the same program in two different directions. Then somebody
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5984 has to merge the two versions. The command `emerge-files' makes this
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5985 easier.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5986
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5987 `emerge-files' reads two file names and compares them. Then it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5988 displays three buffers: one for each file, and one for the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5989 differences.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5990
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5991 If the original version of the file is available, you can make things
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5992 even easier using `emerge-files-with-ancestor'. It reads three file
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5993 names--variant 1, variant 2, and the common ancestor--and uses diff3
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5994 to compare them.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5995
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5996 You control the merging interactively. The main loop of Emerge
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5997 consists of showing you one set of differences, asking you what to do
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5998 about them, and doing it. You have a choice of two modes for giving
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
5999 directions to Emerge: "fast" mode and "edit" mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6000
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6001 In Fast mode, Emerge commands are single characters, and ordinary
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6002 Emacs commands are disabled. This makes Emerge operations fast, but
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6003 prevents you from doing more than selecting the A or the B version of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6004 differences. In Edit mode, all emerge commands use the C-c prefix,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6005 and the usual Emacs commands are available. This allows editing the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6006 merge buffer, but slows down Emerge operations. Edit and fast modes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6007 are indicated by `F' and `E' in the minor modes in the mode line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6008
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6009 The Emerge commands are:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6010
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6011 p go to the previous difference
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6012 n go to the next difference
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6013 a select the A version of this difference
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6014 b select the B version of this difference
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6015 j go to a particular difference (prefix argument
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6016 specifies which difference) (0j suppresses display of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6017 the flags)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6018 q quit - finish the merge*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6019 f go into fast mode
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6020 e go into edit mode
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6021 l recenter (C-l) all three windows*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6022 - and 0 through 9
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6023 prefix numeric arguments
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6024 d a select the A version as the default from here down in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6025 the merge buffer*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6026 d b select the B version as the default from here down in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6027 the merge buffer*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6028 c a copy the A version of the difference into the kill
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6029 ring
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6030 c b copy the B version of the difference into the kill
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6031 ring
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6032 i a insert the A version of the difference at the point
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6033 i b insert the B version of the difference at the point
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6034 m put the point and mark around the difference region
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6035 ^ scroll-down (like M-v) the three windows*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6036 v scroll-up (like C-v) the three windows*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6037 < scroll-left (like C-x <) the three windows*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6038 > scroll-right (like C-x >) the three windows*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6039 | reset horizontal scroll on the three windows*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6040 x 1 shrink the merge window to one line (use C-u l to restore it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6041 to full size)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6042 x a find the difference containing a location in the A buffer*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6043 x b find the difference containing a location in the B buffer*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6044 x c combine the two versions of this difference*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6045 x C combine the two versions of this difference, using a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6046 register's value as the template*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6047 x d find the difference containing a location in the merge buffer*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6048 x f show the files/buffers Emerge is operating on in Help window
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6049 (use C-u l to restore windows)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6050 x j join this difference with the following one
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6051 (C-u x j joins this difference with the previous one)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6052 x l show line numbers of points in A, B, and merge buffers
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6053 x m change major mode of merge buffer*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6054 x s split this difference into two differences
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6055 (first position the point in all three buffers to the places
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6056 to split the difference)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6057 x t trim identical lines off top and bottom of difference
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6058 (such lines occur when the A and B versions are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6059 identical but differ from the ancestor version)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6060 x x set the template for the x c command*
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6061
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6062 Normally, the merged output goes back in the first file specified.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6063 If you use a prefix argument, Emerge reads another file name to use
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6064 for the output file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6065
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6066 Once Emerge has prepared the buffer of differences, it runs the hooks
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6067 in `emerge-startup-hooks'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6068
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6069 *** Asm mode is a new major mode for editing files of assembler code.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6070 It defines these commands:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6071
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6072 TAB tab-to-tab-stop.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6073 LFD Insert a newline and then indent using tab-to-tab-stop.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6074 : Insert a colon and then remove the indentation
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6075 from before the label preceding colon. Then tab-to-tab-stop.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6076 ; Insert or align a comment.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6077
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6078 *** Two-column mode lets you conveniently edit two side-by-side columns
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6079 of text. It works using two side-by-side windows, each showing its
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6080 own buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6081
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6082 Here are three ways to enter two-column mode:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6083
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6084 C-x 6 2 makes the current buffer into the left-hand buffer. In the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6085 right-hand window it puts a buffer whose name is based on the current
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6086 buffer's name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6087
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6088 C-x 6 b BUFFER RET makes the current buffer into the left-hand buffer,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6089 and uses buffer BUFFER as the right-hand buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6090
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6091 C-x 6 s splits the current buffer, which contains two-column text,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6092 into two side-by-side buffers. The old current buffer becomes the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6093 left-hand buffer, but the text in the right column is moved into the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6094 right-hand buffer. The current column specifies the split point.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6095 Splitting starts with the current line and continues to the end of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6096 buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6097
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6098 C-x 6 s takes a prefix argument which specifies how many characters
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6099 before point constitute the column separator. (The default argument
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6100 is 1, as usual, so by default the column separator is the character
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6101 before point.) Lines that don't have the column separator at the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6102 proper place remain unsplit; they stay in the left-hand buffer, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6103 the right-hand buffer gets an empty line to correspond.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6104
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6105 You can scroll both buffers together using C-x 6 SPC (scroll up), C-x
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6106 6 DEL (scroll down), and C-x 6 RET (scroll up one line). C-x 6 C-l
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6107 recenters both buffers together.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6108
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6109 If you want to make a line which will span both columns, put it in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6110 the left-hand buffer, with an empty line in the corresponding place in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6111 the right-hand buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6112
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6113 When you have edited both buffers as you wish, merge them with C-x 6
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6114 1. This copies the text from the right-hand buffer as a second column
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6115 in the other buffer. To go back to two-column editing, use C-x 6 s.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6116
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6117 Use C-x 6 d to disassociate the two buffers, leaving each as it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6118 stands. (If the other buffer, the one that was not current when you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6119 type C-x 6 d, is empty, C-x 6 d kills it.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6120
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6121 *** You can supply command arguments such as files to visit to an Emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6122 that is already running. To do this, you must do this in your .emacs
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6123 file:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6124 (add-hook 'suspend-hook 'resume-suspend-hook)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6125 Also you must use the shellscript emacs.csh or emacs.sh, found in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6126 etc subdirectory.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6127
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6128 *** Shell mode has been completely replaced.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6129 The basic idea is the same, but there are new commands available in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6130 this mode.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6131
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6132 TAB now completes the file name before point in the shell buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6133 To get a list of all possible completions, type M-?.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6134
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6135 There is a new convenient history mechanism for repeating previous
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6136 commands. Use the command M-p to recall the last command; it copies
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6137 the text of that command to the place where you are editing. If you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6138 repeat M-p, it replaces the copied command with the previous command.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6139 M-n is similar but goes in the opposite direction towards the present.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6140 When you find the command you wanted, you can edit it, or just
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6141 resubmit it by typing RET.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6142
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6143 You can also use M-r and M-s to search for (respectively) earlier or
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6144 later inputs starting with a given string. First type the string,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6145 then type M-r to yank a previous input from the history which starts
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6146 with that string. You can repeat M-r to find successively earlier
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6147 inputs starting with the same string. You can start moving in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6148 opposite direction (toward more recent inputs) by typing M-s instead
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6149 of M-r. As long as you don't use any commands except M-r and M-s,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6150 they keep using the same string that you had entered initially.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6151
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6152 C-c C-o kills the last batch of output from a shell command. This is
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6153 useful if a shell command spews out lots of output that just gets in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6154 the way.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6155
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6156 C-c C-r scrolls to display the beginning of the last batch of output
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6157 at the top of the window; it also moves the cursor there.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6158
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6159 C-a on a line that starts with a shell prompt moves to the end of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6160 prompt, not to the very beginning of the line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6161
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6162 C-d typed at the end of the shell buffer sends EOF to the subshell.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6163 At any other position in the buffer, it deletes a character as usual.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6164
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6165 If Emacs gets confused while trying to track changes in the shell's
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6166 current directory, type M-x dirs to re-synchronize.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6167
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6168 M-x send-invisible reads a line of text without echoing it, and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6169 sends it to the shell.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6170
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6171 If you accidentally suspend your process, use M-x comint-continue-subjob
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6172 to continue it.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6173
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6174 *** There is now a convenient way to enable flow control on terminals
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6175 where you can't win without it. Suppose you want to do this on
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6176 VT-100 and H19 terminals; put the following in your `.emacs' file:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6177
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6178 (enable-flow-control-on "vt100" "h19")
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6179
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6180 When flow control is enabled, you must type C-\ to get the effect of a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6181 C-s, and type C-^ to get the effect of a C-q.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6182
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6183 The function `enable-flow-control' enables flow control unconditionally.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6184
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6185 ** Changes in Dired
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6186
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6187 Dired has many new features which allow you to do these things:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6188
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6189 - Rename, copy, or make links to many files at once.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6190
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6191 - Make distinguishable types of marks for different operations.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6192
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6193 - Display contents of subdirectories in the same Dired buffer as the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6194 parent directory.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6195
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6196 *** Setting and Clearing Marks
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6197
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6198 There are now two kinds of marker that you can put on a file in Dired:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6199 `D' for deletion, and `*' for any other kind of operation.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6200 The `x' command deletes only files marked with `D', and most
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6201 other Dired commands operate only on the files marked with `*'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6202
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6203 To mark files with `D' (also called "flagging" the files), you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6204 can use `d' as usual. Here are some commands for marking with
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6205 `*' (and also for unmarking):
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6206
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6207 **** `m' marks the current file with `*', for an operation other than
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6208 deletion.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6209
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6210 **** `*' marks all executable files. With a prefix argument, it
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6211 unmarks all those files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6212
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6213 **** `@' marks all symbolic links. With a prefix argument, it unmarks
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6214 all those files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6215
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6216 **** `/' marks all directory files except `.' and `..'. With a prefix
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6217 argument, it unmarks all those files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6218
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6219 **** M-DEL removes a specific or all marks from every file. With an
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6220 argument, queries for each marked file. Type your help character,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6221 usually C-h, at that time for help.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6222
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6223 **** `c' replaces all marks that use the character OLD with marks that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6224 use the character NEW. You can use almost any character as a mark
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6225 character by means of this command, to distinguish various classes of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6226 files. If OLD is ` ', then the command operates on all unmarked
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6227 files; if NEW is ` ', then the command unmarks the files it acts on.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6228
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6229 *** Operating on Multiple Files
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6230
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6231 The Dired commands to operate directly on files (rename them, copy
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6232 them, and so on) have been generalized to work on multiple files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6233 There are also some additional commands in this series.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6234
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6235 All of these commands use the same convention to decide which files to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6236 manipulate:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6237
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6238 - If you give the command a numeric prefix argument @var{n}, it operates
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6239 on the next @var{n} files, starting with the current file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6240
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6241 - Otherwise, if there are marked files, the commands operate on all the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6242 marked files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6243
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6244 - Otherwise, the command operates on the current file only.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6245
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6246 These are the commands:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6247
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6248 **** `C' copies the specified files. You must specify a directory to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6249 copy into, or (if copying a single file) a new name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6250
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6251 If `dired-copy-preserve-time' is non-`nil', then copying sets
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6252 the modification time of the new file to be the same as that of the old
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6253 file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6254
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6255 **** `R' renames the specified files. You must specify a directory to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6256 rename into, or (if renaming a single file) a new name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6257
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6258 Dired automatically changes the visited file name of buffers associated
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6259 with renamed files so that they refer to the new names.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6260
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6261 **** `H' makes hard links to the specified files. You must specify a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6262 directory to make the links in, or (if making just one link) the name
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6263 to give the link.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6264
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6265 **** `S' makes symbolic links to the specified files. You must specify
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6266 a directory to make the links in, or (if making just one link) the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6267 name to give the link.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6268
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6269 **** `M' changes the mode of the specified files. This calls the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6270 `chmod' program, so you can describe the desired mode change with any
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6271 argument that `chmod' would handle.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6272
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6273 **** `G' changes the group of the specified files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6274
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6275 **** `O' changes the owner of the specified files. (On normal systems,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6276 only the superuser can do this.)
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6277
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6278 The variable `dired-chown-program' specifies the name of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6279 program to use to do the work (different systems put `chown' in
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6280 different places.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6281
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6282 **** `Z' compresses or uncompresses the specified files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6283
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6284 **** `L' loads the specified Emacs Lisp files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6285
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6286 **** `B' byte compiles the specified Emacs Lisp files.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6287
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6288 **** `P' prints the specified files. It uses the variables
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6289 `lpr-command' and `lpr-switches' just as `lpr-file' does.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6290
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6291 *** Shell Commands in Dired
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6292
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6293 `!' reads a shell command string in the minibuffer and runs the shell
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6294 command on all the specified files. There are two ways of applying a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6295 shell command to multiple files:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6296
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6297 - If you use `*' in the command, then the shell command runs just
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6298 once, with the list of file names substituted for the `*'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6299
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6300 Thus, `! tar cf foo.tar * RET' runs `tar' on the entire list of file
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6301 names, putting them into one tar file `foo.tar'. The file names are
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6302 inserted in the order that they appear in the Dired buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6303
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6304 - If the command string doesn't contain `*', then it runs once for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6305 each file, with the file name attached at the end. For example, `!
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6306 uudecode RET' runs `uudecode' on each file.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6307
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6308 To run the shell command once for each file but without being limited
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6309 to putting the file name inserted in the middle, use a shell loop.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6310 For example, this shell command would run `uuencode' on each of the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6311 specified files, writing the output into a corresponding `.uu' file:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6312
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6313 for file in *; uuencode $file $file >$file.uu; done
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6314
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6315 The working directory for the shell command is the top level directory
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6316 of the Dired buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6317
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6318 *** Regular Expression File Name Substitution
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6319
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6320 **** `% m REGEXP RET' marks all files whose names match the regular
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6321 expression REGEXP.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6322
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6323 Only the non-directory part of the file name is used in matching. Use
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6324 `^' and `$' to anchor matches. Exclude subdirs by hiding them.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6325
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6326 **** `% d REGEXP RET' flags for deletion all files whose names match
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6327 the regular expression REGEXP.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6328
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6329 **** `% R', `% C', `% H', `% S'
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6330
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6331 These four commands rename, copy, make hard links and make soft links,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6332 in each case computing the new name by regular expression substitution
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6333 from the name of the old file. They effectively perform
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6334 `query-replace-regexp' on the selected file names in the Dired buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6335
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6336 The commands read two arguments: a regular expression, and a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6337 substitution pattern. Each selected file name is matched against the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6338 regular expression, and then the part which matched is replaced with
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6339 the substitution pattern. You can use `\&' and `\DIGIT' in the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6340 substitution pattern to refer to all or part of the old file name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6341
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6342 If the regular expression matches more than once in a file name,
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6343 only the first match is replaced.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6344
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6345 Normally, the replacement process does not consider the directory names;
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6346 it operates on the file name within the directory. If you specify a
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6347 prefix argument of zero, then replacement affects entire file name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6348
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6349 To apply the command to all files matching the same regexp that you
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6350 use in the command, mark those files with `% m REGEXP RET', then use
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6351 the same regular expression in `% R'. To make this easier, `% R' uses
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6352 as a default the last regular expression specified in a `%' command.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6353
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6354 *** Dired Case Conversion
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6355
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6356 **** `% u' renames each of the selected files to an upper case name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6357
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6358 **** `% l' renames each of the selected files to a lower case name.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6359
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6360 *** File Comparison with Dired
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6361
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6362 **** `=' compares the current file with another file (the file at the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6363 mark), by running the `diff' program. The file at the mark is given
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6364 to `diff' first.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6365
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6366 **** `M-=' compares the current file with its backup file. If there
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6367 are several numerical backups, it uses the most recent one. If this
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6368 file is a backup, it is compared with its original.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6369
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6370 The backup file is the first file given to `diff'.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6371
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6372 *** Subdirectories in Dired
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6373
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6374 You can display more than one directory in one Dired buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6375 The simplest way to do this is to specify the options `-lR' for
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6376 running `ls'. That produces a recursive directory listing showing
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6377 all subdirectories, all within the same Dired buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6378
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6379 You can also insert the contents of a particular subdirectory with the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6380 `i' command. Use this command on the line that describes a file which
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6381 is a directory. Inserted subdirectory contents follow the top-level
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6382 directory of the Dired buffer, just as they do in `ls -lR' output.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6383
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6384 If the subdirectory's contents are already present in the buffer, the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6385 `i' command just moves to it (type `l' to refresh it). It sets the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6386 Emacs mark before moving, so C-x C-x takes you back to the old
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6387 position in the buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6388
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6389 When you have subdirectories in the Dired buffer, you can use the page
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6390 motion commands C-x [ and C-x ] to move by entire directories.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6391
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6392 The following commands move up and down in the tree of directories
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6393 in one Dired buffer:
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6394
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6395 **** C-M-u Go up to the parent directory's headerline.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6396
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6397 **** C-M-d Go down in the tree, to the first subdirectory's
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6398 headerline.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6399
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6400 **** C-M-n Go to next subdirectory headerline, regardless of level.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6401
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6402 **** C-M-p Go to previous subdirectory headerline, regardless of
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6403 level.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6404
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6405 *** Hiding Subdirectories
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6406
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6407 "Hiding" a subdirectory means to make it invisible, except for its
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6408 headerline. Files inside a hidden subdirectory are never considered
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6409 by Dired. For example, the commands to operate on marked files ignore
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6410 files in hidden directories even if they are marked.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6411
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6412 **** `$' hides or unhides the current subdirectory and move to next
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6413 subdirectory. A prefix argument serves as a repeat count.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6414
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6415 **** `M-$' hides all subdirectories, leaving only their header lines.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6416 Or, if at least one subdirectory is currently hidden, it makes
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6417 everything visible again. You can use this command to get an overview
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6418 in very deep directory trees or to move quickly to subdirectories far
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6419 away.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6420
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6421 *** Editing the Dired Buffer
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6422
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6423 **** `l' updates the specified files in a Dired buffer. This means
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6424 reading their current status from the file system and changing the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6425 buffer to reflect it properly.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6426
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6427 If you use this command on a subdirectory header line, it updates the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6428 contents of the subdirectory.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6429
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6430 **** `g' updates the entire contents of the Dired buffer. It preserves
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6431 all marks except for those on files that have vanished. Hidden
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6432 subdirectories are updated but remain hidden.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6433
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6434 **** `k' kills all marked lines (not the files). With a prefix
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6435 argument, it kills that many lines starting with the current line.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6436
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6437 This command does not delete files; it just deletes text from the Dired
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6438 buffer.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6439
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6440 If you kill the line for a file that is a directory, then its contents
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6441 are also deleted from the buffer. Typing `C-u k' on the header line
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6442 for a subdirectory is another way to delete a subdirectory from the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6443 Dired buffer.
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6444
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6445 *** `find' and Dired.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6446
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6447 To search for files with names matching a wildcard pattern use
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6448 `find-name-dired'. Its arguments are DIRECTORY and
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6449 PATTERN. It selects all the files in DIRECTORY or its
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6450 subdirectories whose own names match PATTERN.
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6451
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6452 The files thus selected are displayed in a Dired buffer in which the
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6453 ordinary Dired commands are available.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6454
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6455 If you want to test the contents of files, rather than their names, use
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6456 `find-grep-dired'. This command takes two minibuffer arguments,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6457 DIRECTORY and REGEXP; it selects all the files in
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6458 DIRECTORY or its subdirectories that contain a match for
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6459 REGEXP. It works by running `find' and `grep'.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6460
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6461 The most general command in this series is `find-dired', which lets
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6462 you specify any condition that `find' can test. It takes two
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6463 minibuffer arguments, DIRECTORY and FIND-ARGS; it runs `find' in
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
6464 DIRECTORY with using FIND-ARGS as the arguments to `find' specifying
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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diff changeset
6465 which files to accept. To use this command, you need to know how to
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6466 use `find'.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6467
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6468 ** New amusements and novelties.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6469
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6470 *** `M-x mpuz' displays a multiplication puzzle, in which each letter
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6471 stands for a digit, and you must determine which digit. The puzzles
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6472 are determined randomly, so they are always different.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6473
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6474 *** `M-x gomoku' plays the game Gomoku with you. It needs more work.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6475
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6476 *** `M-x spook' adds a line of randomly chosen keywords to an outgoing
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6477 mail message. The keywords are chosen from a list of words that
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6478 suggest you are discussing something subversive.
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6479
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6480 The idea is that the NSA reads all messages that contain keywords
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6481 suggesting they might be interested, and that adding these lines could
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6482 help to overload them. I would guess that they have modified their
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6483 program by now to ignore these lines of keywords; perhaps the program
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6484 can be updated if some clever hacker can determine what criterion they
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6485 actually use now.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6486
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6487 ** Installation changes
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6488
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6489 *** The configure script has been provided to help with the
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6490 installation process. It takes the place of editing the Makefiles and
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6491 src/config.h, and can often guess the appropriate operating system to
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6492 use for a particular machine type. See INSTALL for a more detailed
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6493 description of the steps required for installation.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6494
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6495 *** If you create a Lisp file named `site-start.el', Emacs loads the file
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6496 whenever it starts up.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6497
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6498 *** A new Lisp variable, `data-directory', indicates the directory
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6499 containing the DOC file, tutorial, copying agreement, and other
25fa0038a52d Reorganize NEWS and ONEWS.* files into NEWS for current major version
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6500 familiar `etc' files. The value of `data-directory' is a simple string.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6501 The default should be set at build time, and the person installing
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parents:
diff changeset
6502 Emacs should place all the data files in this directory. The `help.el'
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6503 functions that look for docstrings and information files check this
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6504 variable. All Emacs Lisp packages should also be coded so that they
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6505 refer to `data-directory' to find data files.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6506
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6507 *** The PURESIZE definition has been moved from config.h to its own
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6508 file, puresize.h. Since almost every file of C source in the
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6509 distribution depends on config.h, but only alloc.c and data.c depend
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6510 on puresize.h, this means that changing the value of PURESIZE causes
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6511 only those two files to be recompiled.
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6512
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parents:
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6513 *** The makefile at the top of the Emacs source tree now supports a
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6514 `dist' target, which creates a compressed tar file suitable for
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parents:
diff changeset
6515 distribution, using the contents of the source tree. Object files,
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
diff changeset
6516 old file versions, executables, DOC files, and other
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parents:
diff changeset
6517 architecture-specific or easy-to-recreate files are not included in
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parents:
diff changeset
6518 the tar file.
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parents:
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6519
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6520
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6521
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6522 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
75774
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6523 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
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parents: 75343
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6524
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parents: 75343
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6525 GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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parents: 75343
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6526 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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parents: 76472
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6527 the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
75774
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parents: 75343
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6528 any later version.
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parents: 75343
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6529
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parents: 75343
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6530 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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parents: 75343
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6531 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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parents: 75343
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6532 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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parents: 75343
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6533 GNU General Public License for more details.
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parents: 75343
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6534
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parents: 75343
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6535 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75343
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6536 along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75343
diff changeset
6537 Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
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Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75343
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6538 Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
dc23aaa67696 Switch to standard GPL text for license.
Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
parents: 75343
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6539
71203
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
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6540
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Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk>
parents:
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6541 Local variables:
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parents:
diff changeset
6542 mode: outline
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parents:
diff changeset
6543 paragraph-separate: "[ ]*$"
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parents:
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6544 end:
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6545
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6546 arch-tag: 944be39b-afe8-4217-9977-c745b68a7ca2