diff etc/NEWS @ 88123:375f2633d815

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--- a/etc/NEWS	Thu Sep 04 04:00:49 2003 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Mon Sep 08 11:56:09 2003 +0000
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@
 
 * Changes in Emacs 21.4
 
-** Under XFree86 4, the display table is modified so that `' is
-displayed as balanced quotes, not the ASCII glyphs whose shape has
-been changed generally in the XFree86 fonts.
-
 ** sql changes.
 
 *** The variable `sql-product' controls the highlightng of different
@@ -448,10 +444,6 @@
 default-frame-alist.  It supports variable heights, like the `bar'
 cursor does.
 
-+++
-** On X, MS Windows, and Mac OS, the blinking cursor's "off" state is
-now controlled by the variable `blink-cursor-alist'.
-
 ** Filesets are collections of files.  You can define a fileset in
 various ways, such as based on a directory tree or based on
 program files that include other program files.
@@ -471,6 +463,11 @@
 default, all trivial operations involving whole lines are performed
 automatically.  The game uses faces for better visual feedback.
 
++++
+** On X, MS Windows, and Mac OS, the blinking cursor's "off" state is
+now shown as a hollow box or a thin bar.  However, you can control how
+it blinks off by setting the variable `blink-cursor-alist'.
+
 ** The new variable `x-select-request-type' controls how Emacs
 requests X selection.  The default value is nil, which means that
 Emacs requests X selection with types COMPOUND_TEXT and UTF8_STRING,
@@ -894,15 +891,6 @@
 face.  This lets you have different colors or markings for vacations,
 appointments, paydays or anything else using a sexp.
 
-+++
-** The new function `calendar-goto-day-of-year' (g D) prompts for a
-year and day number, and moves to that date. Negative day numbers
-count backward from the end of the year.
-
-** The function `simple-diary-display' now by default sets a header line.
-This can be controlled through the variables `diary-header-line-flag'
-and `diary-header-line-format'.
-
 ** VC Changes
 
 *** The key C-x C-q no longer checks files in or out, it only changes
@@ -1661,19 +1649,9 @@
 `query-replace' and related functions simply ignore
 a match if part of it has a read-only property.
 
-** The new Lisp library fringe.el controls the apperance of fringes.
 
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 21.4
 
-** `latin1-char-displayable-p' is obsoleted by `char-displayable-p'.
-
-** New coding system property `mime-text-unsuitable' indicates that
-the coding system's `mime-charset' is not suitable for MIME text
-parts, e.g. utf-16.
-
-** The argument to forward-word, backward-word, forward-to-indentation
-and backward-to-indentation is now optional, and defaults to 1.
-
 +++
 ** The new function `window-inside-edges' returns the edges of the
 actual text portion of the window, not including the scroll bar or
@@ -1931,7 +1909,6 @@
 argument is a minibuffer.  If the argument is omitted it defaults to
 the current buffer.
 
-+++
 ** There is a new Warnings facility; see the functions `warn'
 and `display-warning'.
 
@@ -1955,14 +1932,12 @@
 ** The new function `merge-coding-systems' fills in unspecified aspects
 of one coding system from another coding system.
 
----
 ** The variable `safe-local-eval-forms' specifies a list of forms that
 are ok to evaluate when they appear in an `eval' local variables
 specification.  Normally Emacs asks for confirmation before evaluating
 such a form, but if the form appears in this list, no confirmation is
 needed.
 
----
 ** If a function has a non-nil `safe-local-eval-function' property,
 that means it is ok to evaluate some calls to that function when it
 appears in an `eval' local variables specification.  If the property
@@ -1973,7 +1948,6 @@
 If the form is not "ok to call", that means Emacs asks for
 confirmation as before.
 
-+++
 ** Controlling the default left and right fringe widths.
 
 The default left and right fringe widths for all windows of a frame
@@ -1993,7 +1967,6 @@
 of the currently defined fringe bitmaps.  The width of the built-in
 fringe bitmaps is 8 pixels.
 
-+++
 ** Per-window fringes settings
 
 Windows can now have their own individual fringe widths and position
@@ -2027,7 +2000,6 @@
 the buffer in a window, or use `set-window-buffer' to force an update
 of the display margins.
 
-+++
 ** The function `set-window-buffer' now has an optional third argument
 KEEP-MARGINS which will preserve the window's current margin, fringe,
 and scroll-bar settings if non-nil.
@@ -2040,38 +2012,33 @@
 write-contents-hooks to write-contents-functions.
 Marked local-write-file-hooks as obsolete (use the LOCAL arg of `add-hook').
 
-+++
 ** The new variable `delete-frame-functions' replaces `delete-frame-hook'.
 It was renamed to follow the naming conventions for abnormal hooks.  The old
 name remains available as an alias, but has been marked obsolete.
 
-+++
 ** The `read-file-name' function now takes an additional argument which
 specifies a predicate which the file name read must satify.  The
 new variable `read-file-name-predicate' contains the predicate argument
 while reading the file name from the minibuffer; the predicate in this
 variable is used by read-file-name-internal to filter the completion list.
 
----
 ** The new variable `read-file-name-function' can be used by lisp code
 to override the internal read-file-name function.
 
-+++
 ** The new function `read-directory-name' can be used instead of
 `read-file-name' to read a directory name; when used, completion
 will only show directories.
 
-+++
 ** The new function `file-remote-p' tests a file name and returns
 non-nil if it specifies a remote file (one that Emacs accesses using
 its own special methods and not directly through the file system).
 
----
 ** When a Lisp file uses CL functions at run-time, compiling the file
 now issues warnings about these calls, unless the file performs
 (require 'cl) when loaded.
 
-+++
+** The new Lisp library fringe.el controls the apperance of fringes.
+
 ** The `defmacro' form may contain declarations specifying how to
 indent the macro in Lisp mode and how to debug it with Edebug.  The
 syntax of defmacro has been extended to
@@ -2088,7 +2055,6 @@
 	Set NAME's `edebug-form-spec' property to DEBUG.  (This is
 	equivalent to writing a `def-edebug-spec' for the macro.
 
-+++
 ** Interactive commands can be remapped through keymaps.
 
 This is an alternative to using defadvice or substitute-key-definition
@@ -2145,7 +2111,6 @@
   command before remapping.  It is equal to `this-command' when the
   command was not remapped.
 
-+++
 ** New variable emulation-mode-map-alists.
 
 Lisp packages using many minor mode keymaps can now maintain their own
@@ -2217,7 +2182,6 @@
 although it applies to overlays as well.  This variable was introduced
 to implement the `font-lock-face' property.
 
-+++
 ** New special text property `font-lock-face'.
 
 This property acts like the `face' property, but it is controlled by
@@ -2225,14 +2189,12 @@
 property.  Instead, it is implemented inside font-core.el, using the
 new variable `char-property-alias-alist'.
 
-+++
 ** New function remove-list-of-text-properties.
 
 The new function `remove-list-of-text-properties' is almost the same
 as `remove-text-properties'.  The only difference is that it takes
 a list of property names as argument rather than a property list.
 
-+++
 ** New function insert-for-yank.
 
 This function normally works like `insert' but removes the text
@@ -2241,23 +2203,20 @@
 character of the string, the insertion of the text may be modified in
 a number of ways.  See the description of `yank-handler' below.
 
-+++
 ** New function insert-buffer-substring-as-yank.
 
 This function works like `insert-buffer-substring', but removes the
 text properties in the `yank-excluded-properties' list.
 
-+++
 ** New function insert-buffer-substring-no-properties.
 
 This function is like insert-buffer-substring, but removes all
 text properties from the inserted substring.
 
-+++
 ** New `yank-handler' text property may be used to control how
 previously killed text on the kill-ring is reinserted.
 
-The value of the yank-handler property must be a list with one to four
+The value of the yank-handler property must be a list with one to five
 elements with the following format:
   (FUNCTION PARAM NOEXCLUDE UNDO).
 
@@ -2281,9 +2240,9 @@
 called with two arguments, the start and end of the current region.
 FUNCTION may set `yank-undo-function' to override the UNDO value.
 
-*** The functions kill-new, kill-append, and kill-region now have an
-optional argument to specify the yank-handler text property to put on
-the killed text.
+*** The functions kill-new, kill-append, and kill-region now has an
+optional third argument to specify the yank-handler text property
+to put on the killed text.
 
 *** The function yank-pop will now use a non-nil value of the variable
 `yank-undo-function' (instead of delete-region) to undo the previous
@@ -2405,7 +2364,6 @@
 This is relevant only if Lisp code looks for
 the bindings that were made with easymenu.
 
-+++
 ** The function `commandp' takes an additional optional
 argument.  If it is non-nil, then `commandp' checks
 for a function that could be called with `call-interactively',
@@ -2442,19 +2400,16 @@
 This is like window-height but does not count the mode line
 or the header line.
 
-+++
 ** New function format-mode-line.
 
 This returns the mode-line or header-line of the selected (or a
 specified) window as a string with or without text properties.
 
-+++
 ** New functions `lax-plist-get' and `lax-plist-put'.
 
 These functions are like `plist-get' and `plist-put' except that they
 compare the property name using `equal' rather than `eq'.
 
-+++
 ** New function `tool-bar-local-item-from-menu'
 
 The `tool-bar-add-item-from-menu' must not be used (as previously
@@ -12121,5 +12076,3 @@
 mode: outline
 paragraph-separate: "[ 	]*$"
 end:
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