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Preferred coding system change.
author Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
date Thu, 08 Jun 2000 16:04:30 +0000
parents 096cd250bd8d
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14 ** There are new configure options associated with the support for 14 ** There are new configure options associated with the support for
15 images and toolkit scrollbars. Use the --help option to list them. 15 images and toolkit scrollbars. Use the --help option to list them.
16 16
17 * Changes in Emacs 21.1 17 * Changes in Emacs 21.1
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19 ** The most preferred coding-system is now used to save a buffer if
20 buffer-file-coding-system is `undecided' and it is safe for the buffer
21 contents. (The most preferred is set by set-language-environment or
22 by M-x prefer-coding-system.) Thus if you visit an ASCII file and
23 insert a non-ASCII character from your current language environment,
24 the file will be saved silently with the appropriate coding.
25 Previously you would be prompted for a safe coding system.
18 26
19 ** Variable `default-korean-keyboard' is initialized properly from the 27 ** Variable `default-korean-keyboard' is initialized properly from the
20 environment variable `HANGUL_KEYBOARD_TYPE'. 28 environment variable `HANGUL_KEYBOARD_TYPE'.
21 29
22 ** C-u C-x = provides detailed information about the character at 30 ** C-u C-x = provides detailed information about the character at
1208 *** ph.el has been obsoleted by EUDC and removed. 1216 *** ph.el has been obsoleted by EUDC and removed.
1209 1217
1210 1218
1211 * Lisp changes made after edition 2.6 of the Emacs Lisp Manual, 1219 * Lisp changes made after edition 2.6 of the Emacs Lisp Manual,
1212 (Display-related features are described in a page of their own below.) 1220 (Display-related features are described in a page of their own below.)
1221
1222 ** select-safe-coding-system now also checks the most preferred
1223 coding-system if buffer-file-coding-system is `undecided' and
1224 DEFAULT-CODING-SYSTEM is not specified,
1213 1225
1214 ** The function `subr-arity' provides information on the argument list 1226 ** The function `subr-arity' provides information on the argument list
1215 of a primitive. 1227 of a primitive.
1216 1228
1217 ** The text property `keymap' specifies a key map which overrides the 1229 ** The text property `keymap' specifies a key map which overrides the