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1 ERC NEWS -*- outline -*-
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3 * Changes in ERC 5.2 (stable pre-release for Emacs 22)
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4
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5 ** M-x erc RET now starts ERC.
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6 `erc-select' has been changed to `erc'. `erc-select' still remains as
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7 an alias of `erc'. Likewise, `erc-select-ssl' has been renamed to
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8 `erc-ssl' with `erc-select-ssl' as its alias. The function that was
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9 known as `erc' is now `erc-open'.
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11 ** New command: /RECONNECT
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12 This command tries to reconnect to the current IRC server exactly
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13 once. It does not work in server buffers (throws an error before the
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14 command is run), but works in query and channel buffers.
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16 ** New options
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18 *** erc-server-reconnect-attempts: Determines the number of
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19 reconnection attempts that ERC will make per server.
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21 *** erc-server-reconnect-timeout: New option that determines the
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22 amount of time, in seconds, that ERC will wait between successive
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23 reconnect attempts.
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25 ** New face: `erc-my-nick-face'
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26 This helps make it easier to distinguish messages sent by yourself
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27 from messages sent by other users when the value of the variable
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28 `erc-show-my-nick' is non-nil.
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29
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30 ** New modules
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31
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32 *** Capab identify (erc-capab.el)
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33 Mark users who haven't identified to NickServ on servers supporting
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34 CAPAB IDENTIFY-MSG.
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36 ** Changes and additions to modules
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38 *** Channel lists (erc-list.el)
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40 **** This has been removed from Emacs 22, since a major contributor
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41 to it has not yet assigned changes.
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43 *** Channel tracking (erc-track.el)
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44
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45 **** Use mouse-face and help-echo for channel names in the mode-line.
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46 This helps people using a mouse know that they are buttons and can be
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47 clicked on.
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49 * Changes in ERC 5.1.4
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51 ** Make find-function and find-variable work in Emacs 22 for
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52 names that are constructed by `define-erc-module'.
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54 ** Fix bug introduced in ERC 5.1.3 that caused messages to go the
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55 wrong buffer.
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57 ** Changes and additions to modules
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59 *** Highlighting (erc-match.el)
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61 **** Don't activate view-mode.
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63 *** Logging (erc-log.el)
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65 **** When this module is activated, make sure logging is enabled on
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66 already-opened buffers. Ditto for disabling logging when the module
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67 is deactivated.
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69 **** Fix some errors that occur when exiting Emacs without first
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70 quitting open IRC servers.
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72 * Changes in ERC 5.1.3
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73
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74 ** Fix use of /quote command with no initial whitespace.
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75
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76 ** Make it possible to customize the colorization of the header line.
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77 The `erc-header-line' face is used to color the header line.
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78 The `erc-header-line-face-method' determines the method to use when
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79 colorizing the header line.
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81 ** Add the new function `erc-handle-irc-url', which is a suitable
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82 candidate to use for `url-irc-function'. This permits some
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83 integration of url.el and ERC.
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85 ** Fix several errors that occur when server or channel buffers are killed
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86 prematurely.
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88 ** Fix toggling of flood control.
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90 ** Match the patterns in `erc-encoding-coding-alist' as regexps,
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91 instead of verbatim text. Also, match case-insensitively.
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93 ** The /SMV command has been removed, since we no longer have
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94 meaningful module-specific version information.
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96 ** Fix a "(stringp nil)" error that can happen when doing /PART.
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98 ** Use a better example in the `erc-part-reason-various-alist'
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99 documentation.
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101 ** When using `erc-quit-reason-various' and `erc-part-reason-various'
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102 and no matches are found, default to using the ERC version string
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103 rather than "nil".
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105 ** Add the `list' and `page' modules to the `erc-modules' customize
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106 interface.
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108 ** Changes to the ERC manual
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110 *** Update the list of available modules.
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111
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112 *** Revise information about releases and development.
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114 *** Provide a simpler example in the "Getting Started" chapter.
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116 *** Fully document how to connect to an IRC server in the new
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117 "Connecting" chapter.
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119 ** Changes and additions to modules
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121 *** Autoaway (erc-autoaway.el)
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123 **** Rename the `erc-autoaway-use-emacs-idle' option to
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124 `erc-autoaway-idle-method'.
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126 **** Add support for autoaway based on user idle time.
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127 This is now the default.
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129 **** If you set the AWAY status yourself, erc-autoaway will not
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130 interfere by un-setting AWAY prematurely.
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132 **** If you are set away while visiting a non-ERC buffer,
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133 erc-autoaway used to fail in bringing the user back. This is now
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134 fixed.
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136 *** BBDB (erc-bbdb.el)
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138 **** Add new option `erc-bbdb-electric-p', which determines whether
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139 to make the BBDB buffer electric. This defaults to not electric.
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141 *** Button (erc-button.el)
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142
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143 **** Use <backtab> instead of <C-tab> for `erc-button-previous'.
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144
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145 *** Identd (erc-identd.el)
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146
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147 **** Fix a bug that involves starting the identd server.
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148
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149 **** Make this work with Emacs 22.
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150
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151 **** Provide a real ERC module named `identd'.
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152
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153 **** Don't create an extra buffer for the identd process.
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154
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155 *** Logging (erc-log.el)
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156
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157 **** By default, don't insert old logs when opening an ERC buffer.
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158 This may be changed by customizing `erc-log-insert-log-on-open'.
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159
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160 **** New option `erc-log-write-after-send' determines whether the
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161 log file will be written to after every sent message. The default is
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162 not to do this.
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163
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164 **** New option `erc-log-write-after-insert' determines whether the
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165 log file will be written to when new text is added to a logged ERC
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166 buffer. The default is not to do this. With this option and the
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167 previous option, logging should no longer slow down ERC as much.
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168
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169 **** Default to saving buffers and queries on quit.
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170 This may be changed by customizing the `erc-save-buffer-on-quit' and
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171 `erc-save-queries-on-quit' options, respectively.
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172
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173 **** Only perform logging when the `logging' module is added to
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174 `erc-modules'. This prevents logging from being activated just by
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175 loading the erc-log.el file, and makes logging act like other ERC
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176 modules.
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177
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178 *** Programmable completion (erc-pcomplete.el)
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179
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180 **** Don't complete the user's current nickname.
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181
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182 * Changes in ERC 5.1.2
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183
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184 ** Fix compiler errors in erc-autojoin.el and erc-dcc.el.
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185
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186 ** Move to end of prompt when ERC reconnects to a server.
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187
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188 ** Changes and additions to modules
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189
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190 *** Spell-checking (erc-spelling.el)
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191
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192 **** Don't spell-check nicks or words that are prefixed with '/'.
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193
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194 **** Remove flyspell properties from words we shouldn't spell-check.
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195
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196 **** Fix an issue that caused the ispell process to reload every time
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197 we switch to an ERC buffer.
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198
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199 *** Timestamps (erc-stamp.el)
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200
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201 **** Fix an inconsistency in calculating width of right timestamps.
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202
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203 **** Rename option `erc-timestamp-right-align-by-pixel' to
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204 `erc-timestamp-use-align-to'. This controls whether to use the more
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205 fail-proof method of aligning right timestamps, as mentioned below.
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206
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207 **** Fix a right timestamp spacing problem that used to occur when
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208 erc-stamp.el was byte-compiled. Now that this is fixed, it is safe to
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209 use the method that aligns right timestamps perfectly in Emacs22 with
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210 X. If the current version of Emacs doesn't support this method, use
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211 the simpler method, which is prone to alignment issues for math
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212 symbols and other variable-width text.
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213
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214 A side effect of using this new method is that there will only be one
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215 space before a right timestamp in any saved logs. If this is
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216 unacceptable, set `erc-timestamp-use-align-to' to nil.
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217
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218 * Changes in ERC 5.1.1
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219
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220 ** Fix a requirement on cl.el.
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221
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222 ** Use tls.el for SSL connections, rather than ssl.el.
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223
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224 ** Changes and additions to modules
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225
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226 *** ibuffer integration (erc-ibuffer.el)
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227
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228 **** Update this to work with the version of ibuffer.el that comes with
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229 recent Emacs variants.
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230
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231 *** Old completion (erc-complete.el)
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232
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233 **** Fix a few errors.
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234
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235 *** Speedbar (erc-speedbar.el)
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236
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237 **** Make this work with the version of speedbar.el that comes with
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238 recent Emacs variants.
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239
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240 *** Timestamps (erc-stamp.el)
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241
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242 **** By default, use a more failsafe method of displaying right timestamps.
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243 To get right timestamps to align perfectly in Emacs22 using X, set the
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244 new `erc-timestamp-right-align-by-pixel' option to non-nil.
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245
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246 *** Viper compatibility (erc-viper.el)
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247
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248 **** Since most of these changes are now merged into Emacs22, detect
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249 whether we need these changes and install them only if necessary.
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250
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253 ** Improve XEmacs compatibility.
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255 ** Namespace changes
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257 *** Now ERC doesn't use global variable space.
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258 Renamed all variables that didn't start with "erc-".
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260 o `away' is now `erc-away'
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262 o `current-nick' is now `erc-server-current-nick'
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264 o `last-peers' is now `erc-server-last-peers'
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266 o `last-ping-time' is now `erc-server-last-ping-time'
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270 o `lines-sent' is now `erc-server-lines-sent'
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272 o `quitting' is now `erc-server-quitting'
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274 *** Remove the `with-erc-channel-buffer' function.
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276 ** Bugfixes
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278 *** Don't inadvertently destroy face properties.
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280 *** Load erc scripts in a safer way.
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282 *** Don't insert a timestamp if text at point is invisible.
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284 *** Don't hide messages from those in `erc-fools' by default.
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285 Color their nicks instead.
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287 *** Use a more foolproof method of encoding and decoding strings
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288 before sending to a channel.
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290 ** Backend changes
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292 *** Renamed some server-specific variables
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294 o `erc-announced-server-name' is now `erc-server-announced-name'
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296 o `erc-auto-reconnect' is now `erc-server-auto-reconnect'
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298 o `erc-connect-function' is now `erc-server-connect-function'
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300 o `erc-default-coding-system' is now `erc-server-coding-system'
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302 o `erc-duplicate-timeout' is now `erc-server-duplicate-timeout'
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304 o `erc-duplicates' is now `erc-server-duplicates'
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306 o `erc-lag' is now `erc-server-lag'
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308 o `erc-prevent-duplicates' is now `erc-server-prevent-duplicates'
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310 o `erc-previous-read' is now `erc-server-filter-data'
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312 o `erc-process' is now `erc-server-process'
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314 o `erc-ping-handler' is now `erc-server-send-ping-handler'
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316 o `erc-ping-interval' is now `erc-server-send-ping-interval'
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320 o `erc-connect' is now `erc-server-connect'
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322 o `erc-process-filter' is now `erc-server-filter-function'
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324 o `erc-send-command' is now `erc-server-send'
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326 o `erc-send-single-line' is now `erc-send-input'
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328 o `erc-setup-periodical-server-ping' is now
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329 `erc-server-setup-periodical-server-ping'
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331 o `erc-split-command is now `erc-split-line'
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335 o erc-server-flood-margin, erc-server-flood-penalty: New options
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336 that allow tweaking of flood control.
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338 o erc-split-line-length: The maximum line length of a single
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339 message.
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341 *** New variables
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343 o erc-server-flood-last-message, erc-server-flood-queue,
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344 erc-server-flood-timer: Flood control.
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346 o erc-server-processing-p: Indicate when we're currently processing
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347 a message.
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349 *** Remove some options
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351 o `erc-flood-limit'
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352 o `erc-flood-limit2'
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354 ** New customization group `erc-server' for dealing with IRC servers.
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356 ** ERC can now be installed by doing `make install' from the command line.
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358 ** ERC now has a manual in erc.texi.
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359 Type `make doc' to generate HTML and Info versions of it.
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361 ** ERC no longer depends on cl.el.
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362 Only the macros in cl-macs.el are used.
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364 ** Fix an edge case when quitting as new messages come in.
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366 ** Make flood protection toggle-able as on/off, removing the 'strict option.
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368 ** If possible, re-use channel buffers when reconnecting to a server.
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370 ** Text in ERC buffers is now read-only by default.
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371 To get the previous behavior,
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373 ** Changes and additions to modules
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377 **** Recognize the Azzurra server.
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379 *** BBDB (erc-bbdb.el)
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381 **** When the user types /WHOIS, ask for a record to merge to.
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383 **** Store the displayed name of a BitlBee contact.
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387 **** Don't prompt for a name on /JOIN or /NICK.
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389 *** Button (erc-button.el)
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391 **** Fix customization of `erc-button-alist'
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393 **** New option `erc-button-nickname-face' determines the face to use
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394 when coloring ERC nicknames.
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395
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396 *** Channel tracking (erc-track.el)
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397
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398 **** Remove channels from the modified channels list if not currently
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399 connected. This should remove residue from the mode line after
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400 quitting ERC.
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401
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402 **** Recognize buttonized text
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403
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404 *** Highlighting (erc-match.el)
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406 **** Highlight current nickname by default.
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407
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408 **** Added the option of beeping when certain matches occur.
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409 Add `erc-beep-on-match' to `erc-text-matched-hook' to enable
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410 beeping. Set the new variable `erc-beep-match-types' which match
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411 types that make beeps.
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412
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413 *** Nicklist (erc-nicklist.el)
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414
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415 **** Fix a couple of errors.
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416
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417 **** Make sure a stray mouse click doesn't trigger an error.
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418
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419 **** Insert icons from the /images directory next to nicks.
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420 This indicates their away status. The location is customizable via
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421 the new `erc-nicklist-icons-directory' option.
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422
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423 If you do not want these icons, set `erc-nicklist-use-icons' to nil.
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424
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425 *** Nickserv identification (erc-nickserv.el)
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426
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427 **** Recognize Azzurra and OFTC networks.
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428
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429 *** Old completion (erc-complete.el)
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430
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431 **** Disable by default.
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432
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433 *** Programmable completion (erc-pcomplete.el)
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434
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435 **** Enable by default.
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436
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437 *** Timestamps (erc-stamp.el)
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438
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439 **** On Emacs22, align right timestamps perfectly, even if variable-width
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440 characters are used. If we aren't using Emacs22, move text farther
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442 It is considered better to misalign the stamp by a bit than to go past
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443 the right margin.
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444
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445 **** Enable by default
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446
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447 ** New modules
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448
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449 *** Spell-checking (erc-spelling.el)
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450
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451 **** Use flyspell in ERC.
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452
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453 *** Viper compatibility (erc-viper.el)
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454
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455 **** Helps ERC work correctly in viper-mode.
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457 * Changes in ERC 5.0.4
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458
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459 ** Fix a problem with undo in channels.
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461 * Changes in ERC 5.0.3
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463 ** Fix typo in the `ctcp-request-to' entry of the English catalog.
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464
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465 ** Debugging with edegug has been made easier in all of the
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466 erc-with-* and with-erc* macros.
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467
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468 ** Non-ASCII character sets should be better supported when sending
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469 and processing messages.
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470
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471 ** A load failure with erc-autoaway.el and Emacs21 has been fixed.
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472
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473 ** A few XEmacs warnings were fixed.
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474
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475 ** Changes and additions to modules
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477 *** Backend (erc-backend.el)
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479 **** Move the check for hidden messages into `erc-display-message'
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480 so there isn't so much replicated code.
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481
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482 **** Add `definition-name' property to constructed symbols so that
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483 `find-function' and `find-variable' will be able to locate them.
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484
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485 **** Make sure logs are inserted info the correct channel buffers.
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486 There was previously an error when using `erc-insert-log-on-open' in
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487 combination with autojoin to multiple channels.
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489 *** Button (erc-button.el)
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490
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491 **** The layering of `erc-button-face' on other faces in ERC buffers
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494 *** Channel tracking (erc-track.el)
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495
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496 **** Use optimal amount of whitespace around modified channels
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497 indicator. Previously, there was an additional unnecessary space.
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499 **** Fix an error that occurred when unchecked buffers existed when
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500 invoking /QUIT.
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504 ** If a channel key is required for a certain channel, ERC will prompt
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505 for one if `erc-prompt-for-channel-key' is non-nil.
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507 ** ERC doesn't try to reconnect if the network connection is refused
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508 when using `open-network-stream-nowait' as the `erc-connect-function'.
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510 ** Messages from multiple servers will not go to the currently active
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511 buffer. The messages from each server will be contained in the most
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512 recently active channel/server buffer that corresponds with the
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513 server.
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515 ** Some text messages were cleaned up slightly.
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517 ** Button faces should no longer "cover" other faces.
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519 ** Made some XEmacs compatibility fixes.
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520
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521 ** Nicknames containing a backslash are now correctly highlighted as
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522 current-nick and buttonized as nicks.
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523
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524 ** `erc-server-select' doesn't offer networks without servers as a
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525 choice anymore.
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526
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527 ** Non-ASCII character support has been improved.
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528
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529 ** Changes and additions to modules
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530
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531 *** Menu (erc-menu.el)
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532
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533 **** You can now save logs and truncate buffers from the menu-bar.
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535 * Changes in ERC 5.0.1
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537 ** Narrowing in ERC buffers no longer causes formatting errors.
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538
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539 ** The BBDB module now loads correctly when customizing `erc-modules'.
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540
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541 ** The value of `erc-button-face' is now respected.
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542
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543 ** Fixed a bug which caused a read-only error during connection.
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544
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545 ** Server buffers are now tracked correctly.
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546 This means that `erc-track-priority-faces-only', `erc-track-exclude',
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547 and `erc-track-exclude-types' now work with server buffers.
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551 ** Channel members are now stored as a hash-table.
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552 `erc-server-users' and `erc-channel-users' are now hash-tables, rather
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553 than alists. This significantly increases performance, especially in
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554 large channels. Each channel member is stored as an `erc-server-user'
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555 struct, with additional information about the channels they are on
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556 stored in an `erc-channel-user' struct. Code using old alist-style
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557 channel members needs to be updated to work with hash-tables.
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558 This new code also removes the need for erc-members.el, which has been
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559 removed.
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560
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561 ** The way ERC deals with input from the server has changed.
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562 All server response code is now in a new file, erc-backend.el. There
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563 should be no real user visible changes. There are, however, a few
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564 major changes for implementers, and module writers:
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565
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566 *** The PARSED response that all handlers get called with is
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567 no longer a vector, but an `erc-response' struct.
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568
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569 This means LESS MAGIC NUMBERS in the ERC source code, but a few
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570 changes in how you get at parsed responses.
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571
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572 The sender is accessed via `erc-response.sender'.
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573
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574 The command is accessed via `erc-response.command'.
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575
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576 The arguments to the command (everything after the command and
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577 before the colon) are accessed via `erc-response.command-args'.
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578 This is a /list/ of arguments in the order they appear in the
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579 unparsed response.
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580
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581 The contents of the response is accessed via
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582 `erc-response.contents'.
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583
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584 Should, for some reason, you want to do something with the
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585 /unparsed/ response, you can get it via `erc-response.unparsed'.
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586
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587 *** The `erc-server-hook-list' mechanism is gone.
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588
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589 All server response handlers should be defined with
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590 `define-erc-response-handler'. This defines functions and
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591 corresponding hook variables.
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592
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593 The mapping of server commands to hook variables is no longer
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594 done via `erc-event-to-hook', but through an #'equal hashtable,
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595 `erc-server-responses'. In order to find a hook you do:
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596
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597 (erc-get-hook command)
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598
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599 See the docstring of `define-erc-response-handler' for more
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600 information.
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602 *** ALL hook variables have been renamed.
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604 In accordance with recommendations in the Emacs Lisp manual,
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605 the hook variables are no longer called `erc-server-FOO-hook',
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606 but rather `erc-server-FOO-functions'. This is to indicate
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607 that the functions they call take arguments.
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608
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609 All the modules in ERC have been updated to reflect this change,
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610 but external module authors should beware.
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611
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612 ** The values of `erc-mode-line-format' and `erc-header-line-format'
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613 are now defined as strings to be formatted using `format-spec'.
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614 `erc-mode-line-format' does not replace the whole mode-line anymore,
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615 only `mode-line-buffer-identification' is set. This way, personal
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616 mode-line configurations are not modified and all key bindings work as
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617 expected. The process status (connecting, closed) is now shown in
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618 `mode-line-process'.
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619
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620 ** Customization of ERC variables has been made easier. Variables
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621 have been split into more groups for better organization.
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623 ** New variables
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625 o `erc-send-whitespace-lines' - Set this to send lines even if they
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626 are empty.
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628 o `erc-manual-set-nick-on-bad-nick-p' - If the nickname you chose is
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630 try again manually if this is non-nil.
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632 o `erc-mode-line-away-status-format' - You can now set what is shown
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633 in the mode-line when you are away.
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635 o `erc-header-line-uses-help-echo-p' - The header-line now uses the
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636 help-echo property. You can set this to nil to disable it.
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638 o `erc-format-query-as-channel-p' - Set this to nil to have messages
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640
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642 other channel modes in the header line. Set this to nil if you
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643 want it hidden.
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644
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645 o `erc-prompt-for-channel-key' - Set this if you want to be prompted
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646 for the channel key (channel's mode is +k) when you call
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647 `erc-join-channel' interactively.
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648
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649 o `erc-kill-server-buffer-on-quit' - If non-nil, kill the server
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650 buffer automatically when you quit.
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651
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652 ** New hooks
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653
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654 o `erc-join-hook' - Called when you join a channel.
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655
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656 o `erc-kick-hook' - Called when you are kicked from a channel. The
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657 channel's buffer is sent as an argument to functions called from
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658 this hook.
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659
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660 o `erc-nick-changed-functions' - Whenever your nickname changes
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661 successfully, the functions in this hook are run with the
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662 arguments NEW-NICK and OLD-NICK.
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663
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664 ** New command /WHOAMI - Do a /WHOIS on your current nickname.
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665
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666 ** The key binding for changing channel modes is now C-c C-o.
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667
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668 ** Removed variables
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669
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670 o `erc-echo-notices-in-minibuffer-flag' and
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671 `erc-echo-notices-in-current-buffer' - You should use
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672 `erc-echo-notice-hook' and `erc-echo-notice-always-hook' instead.
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673
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674 o `erc-prompt-interactive-input' has been removed (commented out)
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675 because nickname completion does not work with it.
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676
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677 o All INFO buffer-related variables and functions have been removed.
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678
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679 ** You can now disable modules by setting `erc-modules' with the
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680 customization interface.
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681
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682 ** Changes and additions to modules
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683
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684 *** Autoaway (erc-autoaway.el)
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685
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686 **** New variable `erc-autoaway-no-auto-back-regexp' - Add text which,
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687 when you type anything matching it, will not automatically discard
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688 your away status when `erc-auto-discard-away' is non-nil.
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689
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690 *** Filling (erc-fill.el)
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691
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692 **** New variable `erc-fill-variable-maximum-indentation' - Don't
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693 indent more than this many characters when indenting a message from a
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694 user with a long nickname.
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695
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696 *** Goodies (erc-goodies.el)
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697
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698 **** Miscellaneous small modules have been moved from erc.el.
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699 The functions erc-add-scroll-to-bottom, erc-make-read-only,
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700 erc-send-distinguish-noncommands, erc-interpret-controls, erc-unmorse,
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701 erc-smiley, and erc-occur, which were defined in the main erc.el file
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702 have been moved to erc-goodies.el and have mostly been translated to
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703 the modules scrolltobottom, readonly, noncommands, irccontrols, smiley
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704 and unmorse.
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705
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706 **** New variables
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707
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708 o `erc-input-line-position' - The line number to use with
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709 `erc-scroll-to-bottom'.
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710
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711 o `erc-beep-p' - Beep if there is a \C-g control character in a
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712 message.
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713
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714 *** Channel lists (erc-list.el)
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715
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716 **** New variable `erc-chanlist-highlight-face' - A face used for
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717 highlighting the current line.
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718
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719 *** Highlighting (erc-match.el)
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720
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721 **** `erc-current-nick-highlight-type' has new options: 'keyword and
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722 'nick-or-keyword.
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723
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724 *** Menu (erc-menu.el)
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725
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726 **** The `IRC' menu is now automatically added to `erc-mode' buffers.
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727
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728 *** Networks (erc-nets.el)
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729
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730 **** The functions for determining current network are in this file.
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731 There were a couple of functions spread about in different files which
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732 each had a different way of determining the current network. The
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733 methods have been combined, and the big list of known networks
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734 (`erc-networks-alist') is being put to use. You can access the
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735 network's name by calling the new function `erc-network'. This
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736 returns the name of the current network as a symbol or 'Unknown if it
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737 could not determine which network it is.
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738
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739 *** Nicklist (erc-nicklist.el)
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740
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741 **** ERC has a new way of displaying nicknames in a channel.
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742 The new file erc-nicklist.el defines a new command `erc-nicklist'
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743 which pops up a small Emacs window showing the nicknames of all
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744 members of the current channel. The implementation is not complete
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745 and is rather proof-of-concept for now. The result is something a bit
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746 like erc-speedbar, but not quite as invasive, and doesn't require use
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747 of a new frame.
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748
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749 *** Internet services / Nickserv (erc-nickserv.el)
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750
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751 **** Network detection is now taken care of by erc-nets.el.
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752 The function `erc-current-network' is deprecated, use `erc-network'
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753 instead. The variable `erc-networks' has been removed, use
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754 `erc-networks-alist'. The network symbols used in
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755 `erc-nickserv-alist' now match those in `erc-networks-alist'.
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756
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757 **** New variable `erc-nickserv-identify-mode' - Choose which method
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758 to use for automatic identification: you can wait for Nickserv to ask
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759 you to identify (the default), or send an identify message
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760 automatically after you change your nickname.
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761
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762 *** Speedbar (erc-speedbar.el)
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763
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764 **** New variable `erc-speedbar-sort-users-type' - Sort users in a
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765 channel by activity, alphabetically, or not at all.
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766
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767 *** Timestamps (erc-stamp.el)
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769 **** `erc-timestamp-only-if-changed-flag' now works when
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770 `erc-insert-timestamp-function' is set to 'erc-insert-timestamp-left.
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771
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772 **** New variable `erc-timestamp-intangible' - Set this to nil if
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773 timestamps should not have the 'intangible property.
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774
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775 *** Channel tracking (erc-track.el)
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776
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777 **** Using faces to indicate channel activity in the modeline now works
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778 in XEmacs.
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779
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780 **** New variables
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781
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782 o `erc-track-priority-faces-only' - Ignore changes in a channel
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783 unless there is a face from the `erc-track-faces-priority-list' in
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784 the message.
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785
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786 o `erc-track-exclude-server-buffer' - Ignore changes in the server
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787 buffer.
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788
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789 o `erc-track-position-in-mode-line' - Set the position in the
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790 mode-line where modified channels are shown (only works in GNU
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791 Emacs versions above 21.3).
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793 * Changes in ERC 4.0
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794
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795 ** The module system has again changed a lot. You can now customize
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796 the variable `erc-modules' and define once and for all which
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797 extension modules you want to use. This unfortunately may require
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798 you to change your current erc initialisation code a bit, if you
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799 have some existing customsations. On the other hand, this change
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800 makes the configuration of extension modules a lot easier for new
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801 users. In theory, you should be able to configure all aspects of
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802 ERC by using the customize interface, you should no longer really
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803 need to write Lisp code for trivial customizations.
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804
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805 By default, the following modules are now loaded: (pcomplete
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806 netsplit fill track ring button autojoin)
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807
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808 Please use M-x customize-variable RET erc-modules RET to change the
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809 default if it does not suite your needs.
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810
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811 ** THe symbol used in `erc-nickserv-passwords' for debian.org IRC servers
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812 (formerly called OpenProjects, now FreeNode) has changed from
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813 openprojects to freenode. You may need to update your configuration
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814 for a successful automatic nickserv identification.
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816 * Changes in ERC 3.0.cvs.20030119
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817
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818 ** New module erc-dcc:
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819
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820 This finally implements DCC. It requires server sockets to fully work
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821 in both directions. This feature is currently only available in Emacs
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822 21.3.50 (CVS). Here is a short list of what should work though.
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823
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824 ** Compatibility:
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825 * Emacs 21.2, DCC get, and accepting DCC chat offers.
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826 * XEmacs 21, Only accepting DCC chat offers.
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827
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828 ** erc is switching to global-minor-modes for activation of submodules.
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829
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830 This allows you to customize such a mode and get automatic loading of
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831 the module. No longer putting a lot of require statments in .emacs.
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832 At least this is the long-term plan, not all modules are converted
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833 yet.
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834
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835 ** The most important user visible change is that you now need to activate
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836 erc-completion-mode, to get TAB completion. The new completion code
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837 is based on pcomplete. To get the old code, manually load
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838 erc-complete and bind TAB to erc-complete in erc-mode-map.
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839
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840 To activate completion on startup, put (erc-completion-mode 1) in your
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841 .emacs file.
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842
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843 Same applies to timestamps. You no longer need to (require
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844 'erc-stamp), you can customize the variable `erc-timestamp-mode', and
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845 the rest should be automatic.
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846
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847 arch-tag: 2b21b387-6cdc-4192-889c-6743cfffdcb1