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author Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
date Tue, 19 Sep 2000 15:37:17 +0000
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29 support 64-bit executables. See etc/MACHINES for instructions. 29 support 64-bit executables. See etc/MACHINES for instructions.
30 30
31 31
32 * Changes in Emacs 21.1 32 * Changes in Emacs 21.1
33 33
34 * The Strokes package has been updated. If your Emacs has XPM 34 ** The new user-option `find-file-suppress-same-file-warnings' can be
35 set to suppress warnings ``X and Y are the same file'' when visiting a
36 file that is already visited under a different name.
37
38 ** The Strokes package has been updated. If your Emacs has XPM
35 support, you can use it for pictographic editing. In Strokes mode, 39 support, you can use it for pictographic editing. In Strokes mode,
36 use C-mouse-2 to compose a complex stoke and insert it into the 40 use C-mouse-2 to compose a complex stoke and insert it into the
37 buffer. You can encode or decode a strokes buffer with new commands 41 buffer. You can encode or decode a strokes buffer with new commands
38 M-x strokes-encode-buffer and M-x strokes-decode-buffer. There is a 42 M-x strokes-encode-buffer and M-x strokes-decode-buffer. There is a
39 new command M-x strokes-list-strokes. 43 new command M-x strokes-list-strokes.
40 44
41 +++ 45 +++
42 * New command M-x describe-character-set reads a character set name 46 ** New command M-x describe-character-set reads a character set name
43 and displayes information about that. 47 and displayes information about that.
44 48
45 * When an error is signaled during the loading of the user's init 49 ** When an error is signaled during the loading of the user's init
46 file, Emacs now pops up the *Messages* buffer. 50 file, Emacs now pops up the *Messages* buffer.
47 51
48 ** Polish and German translations of Emacs' reference card have been 52 ** Polish and German translations of Emacs' reference card have been
49 added. They are named `pl-refcard.tex' and `de-refcard.tex'. 53 added. They are named `pl-refcard.tex' and `de-refcard.tex'.
50 Postscript files are included. 54 Postscript files are included.
1591 * Lisp changes made after edition 2.6 of the Emacs Lisp Manual, 1595 * Lisp changes made after edition 2.6 of the Emacs Lisp Manual,
1592 (Display-related features are described in a page of their own below.) 1596 (Display-related features are described in a page of their own below.)
1593 1597
1594 ** In image specifications, `:heuristic-mask' has been replaced 1598 ** In image specifications, `:heuristic-mask' has been replaced
1595 with the more general `:mask' property. 1599 with the more general `:mask' property.
1600
1601 ** Image specifications accept more `:algorithm's.
1596 1602
1597 ** A `?' can be used in a symbol name without escaping it with a 1603 ** A `?' can be used in a symbol name without escaping it with a
1598 backslash. 1604 backslash.
1599 1605
1600 +++ 1606 +++
3054 3060
3055 ( 2 -1 0 3061 ( 2 -1 0
3056 -1 0 1 3062 -1 0 1
3057 0 1 -2) 3063 0 1 -2)
3058 3064
3065 ALGO `disabled' means transform the image so that it looks
3066 ``disabled''.
3067
3059 `:mask MASK' 3068 `:mask MASK'
3060 3069
3061 If MASK is `heuristic' or `(heuristic BG)', build a clipping mask for 3070 If MASK is `heuristic' or `(heuristic BG)', build a clipping mask for
3062 the image, so that the background of a frame is visible behind the 3071 the image, so that the background of a frame is visible behind the
3063 image. If BG is not specified, or if BG is t, determine the 3072 image. If BG is not specified, or if BG is t, determine the