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Merge from emacs--devo--0 Patches applied: * emacs--devo--0 (patch 300-313) - Update from CVS - Update from CVS: lispref/display.texi (Forcing Redisplay): Fix typo. - Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * gnus--rel--5.10 (patch 105-106) - Update from CVS Revision: [e-mail]/emacs--unicode--0--patch-74

90471:bdc1386b2827

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** The `emacsserver' program has been removed, replaced with Lisp code.

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** By default, Emacs now uses a setgid helper program to update game
scores.  The directory ${localstatedir}/games/emacs is the normal
place for game scores to be stored.  You can control this with the
configure option `--with-game-dir'.  The specific user that Emacs uses
to own the game scores is controlled by `--with-game-user'.  If access

(Currently this feature is only used on MS Windows.)  You can configure
the supported image types and their associated dynamic libraries by
setting the variable `image-library-alist'.

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** Support for Cygwin was added.

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** Support for FreeBSD/Alpha has been added.

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*** The variable `enable-local-variables' controls how local variable
lists are handled.  t, the default, specifies the standard querying
behavior.  :safe means use only safe values, and ignore the rest.
nil means ignore them all.  Anything else means always query.

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*** The variable `safe-local-eval-forms' specifies a list of forms that
are ok to evaluate when they appear in an `eval' local variables

*** New user option `history-delete-duplicates'.
If set to t when adding a new history element, all previous identical
elements are deleted from the history list.

** Redisplay changes:

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*** The mode line position information now comes before the major mode.
When the file is maintained under version control, that information
appears between the position information and the major mode.

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*** The new function `assoc-string' replaces `assoc-ignore-case' and
`assoc-ignore-representation', which are still available, but have
been declared obsolete.

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** Displaying warnings to the user.

See the functions `warn' and `display-warning', or the Lisp Manual.

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*** `sit-for' can now be called with args (SECONDS &optional NODISP).

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*** New function `force-window-update' can initiate a full redisplay of
one or all windows.  Normally, this is not needed as changes in window
contents are detected automatically.  However, certain implicit
changes to mode lines, header lines, or display properties may require
forcing an explicit window update.

90472:138027c8c982

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** The `emacsserver' program has been removed, replaced with Lisp code.

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** The `yow' program has been removed.
Use the corresponding Emacs feature instead.

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** By default, Emacs now uses a setgid helper program to update game
scores.  The directory ${localstatedir}/games/emacs is the normal
place for game scores to be stored.  You can control this with the
configure option `--with-game-dir'.  The specific user that Emacs uses
to own the game scores is controlled by `--with-game-user'.  If access

(Currently this feature is only used on MS Windows.)  You can configure
the supported image types and their associated dynamic libraries by
setting the variable `image-library-alist'.

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** Support for a Cygwin build of Emacs was added.

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** Support for FreeBSD/Alpha has been added.

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+++
*** The variable `enable-local-variables' controls how local variable
lists are handled.  t, the default, specifies the standard querying
behavior.  :safe means use only safe values, and ignore the rest.
:all means set all variables, whether or not they are safe.
nil means ignore them all.  Anything else means always query.

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*** The variable `safe-local-eval-forms' specifies a list of forms that
are ok to evaluate when they appear in an `eval' local variables

*** New user option `history-delete-duplicates'.
If set to t when adding a new history element, all previous identical
elements are deleted from the history list.

** Redisplay changes:

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*** Preemptive redisplay now adapts to current load and bandwidth.

To avoid preempting redisplay on fast computers, networks, and displays,
the arrival of new input is now performed at regular intervals during
redisplay.  The new variable `redisplay-preemption-period' specifies
the period; the default is to check for input every 0.1 seconds.

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*** The mode line position information now comes before the major mode.
When the file is maintained under version control, that information
appears between the position information and the major mode.

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*** The new function `assoc-string' replaces `assoc-ignore-case' and
`assoc-ignore-representation', which are still available, but have
been declared obsolete.

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*** New syntax: \uXXXX and \UXXXXXXXX specify Unicode code points in hex.
Use "\u0428" to specify a string consisting of CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER SHA,
or "\U0001D6E2" to specify one consisting of MATHEMATICAL ITALIC CAPITAL
ALPHA (the latter is greater than #xFFFF and thus needs the longer
syntax).  Also available for characters.

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** Displaying warnings to the user.

See the functions `warn' and `display-warning', or the Lisp Manual.

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*** `sit-for' can now be called with args (SECONDS &optional NODISP).

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*** `sit-for' called with a negative SECONDS value now forces an
immediate redisplay even if input is pending.

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*** New function `force-window-update' can initiate a full redisplay of
one or all windows.  Normally, this is not needed as changes in window
contents are detected automatically.  However, certain implicit
changes to mode lines, header lines, or display properties may require
forcing an explicit window update.