diff etc/NEWS.23 @ 107538:75e87467a0db

Merge from `emacs-23'.

--- a/etc/NEWS.23	Wed Mar 24 13:33:39 2010 -0400
+++ b/etc/NEWS.23	Wed Mar 24 14:02:56 2010 -0400
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@
 Customize `make-pointer-invisible' to disable this feature.
 
 ** Font changes
-
++++
 *** Emacs can use the system default monospaced font in Gnome.
 To enable this feature, set `font-use-system-font' to non-nil (it is
 nil by default).  If the system default changes, Emacs changes also.
 This feature requires Gconf support, which is automatically included
 at compile-time if configure detects the gconf libraries (you can
 disable this with the configure option --without-gconf).
-
+---
 *** On X11, Emacs reacts to Xft changes made by configuration tools,
 via the XSETTINGS mechanism.  This includes antialias, hinting,
 hintstyle, RGBA, DPI and lcdfilter changes.
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 ** Completion changes
 
 *** The new command `completion-at-point' provides mode-sensitive completion.
-
++++
 *** tab-always-indent set to `complete' lets TAB do completion as well.
 +++
 *** The new completion-style `initials' is available.
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
 
 ** LaTeX mode now provides completion (via completion-at-point).
 
+---
 ** sym-comp.el is now declared obsolete, superceded by completion-at-point.
 
 ** lucid.el and levents.el are now declared obsolete.
@@ -197,20 +198,16 @@
 *** The Calc settings file is now a file named calc.el in
 user-emacs-directory; but the old location, ~/.calc.el, is used if
 that file exists.
-
 ---
 *** Graphing commands (`g f' etc.) now work on MS-Windows, if you have
 the native Windows port of Gnuplot version 3.8 or later installed.
 
 ** Calendar and diary
-
 +++
 *** Fancy diary display is now the default.
 If you prefer the simple display, customize `diary-display-function'.
-
 +++
 *** The diary's fancy display now enables view-mode.
-
 ---
 *** The command `calendar-current-date' accepts an optional argument
 giving an offset from today.
@@ -225,9 +222,9 @@
 `desktop-files-not-to-save' instead.
 
 ** Dired
-
-*** The new variable `dired-auto-revert-buffer' allows to revert
-dired buffers automatically on revisiting.
++++
+*** The new variable `dired-auto-revert-buffer', if non-nil, causes
+Dired buffers to be reverted automatically on revisiting them.
 
 ** DocView
 
@@ -338,22 +335,17 @@
 are stripped when copying text from the ChangeLog to the *VC-Log* buffer.
 
 ** Elint
-
 ---
 *** Elint now uses compilation-mode.
-
 ---
 *** Elint can now scan individual files and whole directories,
 and can be run in batch mode.
-
 ---
 *** Elint does a more thorough initialization, and recognizes more built-in
 functions and variables.  Customize `elint-scan-preloaded' if you want
 to sacrifice some accuracy for a faster startup.
-
 ---
 *** Elint attempts some basic understanding of featurep and (f)boundp tests.
-
 ---
 *** Customize `elint-ignored-warnings' to suppress some warnings.
 
@@ -368,7 +360,7 @@
 `comint-history-isearch' is non-nil.  New commands `comint-history-isearch-backward'
 and `comint-history-isearch-backward-regexp' (bound to M-r) start Isearch
 in the input history regardless of the value of `comint-history-isearch'.
-
++++
 *** Interactively `multi-isearch-buffers' and `multi-isearch-buffers-regexp'
 read buffer names to search, one by one, ended with RET.  With a prefix
 argument, they ask for a regexp, and search in buffers whose names match
@@ -376,19 +368,16 @@
 `multi-isearch-files-regexp' read file names to search, one by one,
 ended with RET.  With a prefix argument, they ask for a wildcard, and
 search in file buffers whose file names match the specified wildcard.
-
 +++
 *** Autorevert Tail mode now works also for remote files.
-
 +++
 *** The new built-in commands `su' and `sudo' support Tramp.
 That means, they change `default-directory' to the new users value,
 and let commands run under that user permissions.  It works even when
 `default-directory' is already remote.  Calling the external commands
 is possible by `*su' or `*sudo', repectively.
-
 ---
-*** When running in a new enough xterm (newer than version 242), emacs
+*** When running in a new enough xterm (newer than version 242), Emacs
 asks xterm what the background color is and it sets up faces
 accordingly for a dark background if needed (the current default is to
 consider the background light).
@@ -468,70 +457,94 @@
 
 * Lisp changes in Emacs 23.2
 
-** make-network-socket can now also create `seqpacket' Unix sockets.
-
-** New function `completion-in-region' to use the standard completion
-facilities on a particular region of text.
-
-+++
-** The 4th arg to all-completions (aka hide-spaces) is declared obsolete.
-
----
-** read-file-name-predicate is obsolete.  It was used to pass the predicate
-to read-file-name-internal because read-file-name-internal abused its `pred'
-argument to pass the current directory, but this hack is not needed
-any more.
+** All the default-FOO variables that hold the default value of the FOO
+variable, are now declared obsolete.
+
+** read-key is a function halfway between read-event and read-key-sequence.
+It reads a single key, but obeys input and escape sequence decoding.
 
 ** Frame parameter changes
-
 +++
 *** You can give the `fullscreen' frame parameter the value `maximized'.
 This maximizes the frame.
-
 +++
 *** The new frame parameter `sticky' makes Emacs frames sticky in
 virtual desktops.
 
----
-** completion-base-size is obsoleted by completion-base-position.
+** Completion changes
+
+*** completion-base-size is obsoleted by completion-base-position.
 This change causes a few backward incompatibilities, mostly with
 choose-completion-string-functions where the `mini-p' argument has
 been replaced by a `base-position' argument, and where the `base-size'
 argument is now always nil.
 
+*** New function `completion-in-region' to use the standard completion
+facilities on a particular region of text.
++++
+*** The 4th arg to all-completions (aka hide-spaces) is declared obsolete.
+
+*** completion-annotate-function specifies how to compute annotations
+for completions displayed in *Completions*.
+
+** Minibuffer changes
+---
+*** read-file-name-predicate is obsolete.  It was used to pass the predicate
+to read-file-name-internal because read-file-name-internal abused its `pred'
+argument to pass the current directory, but this hack is not needed
+any more.
+
+** Changes to file-manipulation functions
++++
+*** `delete-directory' has an optional parameter RECURSIVE.
++++
+*** New function `copy-directory', which copies a directory recursively.
+
 ** called-interactively-p now takes one argument and replaces interactive-p
 which is now marked obsolete.
+
 ** New function set-advertised-calling-convention makes it possible
 to obsolete arguments as well as make some arguments mandatory.
-** eval-next-after-load is obsolete.
-** New hook `after-load-functions' run after loading an Elisp file.
 
 ** You can control which binding is preferentially shown in menus and
 docstrings by adding a `:advertised-binding' property to the corresponding
 command's symbol.  That property can hold a single binding or a list
 of bindings.
 
+** Network and process changes
++++
+*** start-process-shell-command and start-file-process-shell-command
+now only take a single `command' argument.
++++
+*** The new variable `process-file-side-effects' should be set to nil
+if a `process-file' call does not change a remote file.  This allows
+file name handlers such as Tramp to optimizations.
++++
+*** make-network-process can now also create `seqpacket' Unix sockets.
+
+** Loading changes
+
+*** eval-next-after-load is obsolete.
+
+*** New hook `after-load-functions' run after loading an Elisp file.
+
+** Byte compilation changes
+---
+*** Changing the file-names generated by byte-compilation by redefining
+the function `byte-compile-dest-file' before loading bytecomp.el is obsolete.
+Instead, customize byte-compile-dest-file-function.
+---
+*** `byte-compile-warnings' has new members, `constants' and `suspicious'.
+
 ** New macro with-silent-modifications to tweak text properties without
 affecting the buffer's modification state.
-** All the default-FOO variables that hold the default value of the FOO
-variable, are now declared obsolete.
-
-** read-key is a function halfway between read-event and read-key-sequence.
-It reads a single key, but obeys input and escape sequence decoding.
-
-** start-process-shell-command and start-file-process-shell-command
-now only take a single `command' argument.
-
-** The variable `process-file-side-effects' shall be bound to nil, if
-a `process-file' call does not change a remote file.  By this, file
-name handlers like Tramp can apply optimizations.
 
 +++
 ** Hash tables have a new printed representation that is readable.
 The feature `hashtable-print-readable' identifies this new
 functionality.
 
-** New functions performing Unicode normalization are added:
+** New functions for performing Unicode normalization:
 ucs-normalize-NFD-region, ucs-normalize-NFD-string,
 ucs-normalize-NFC-region, ucs-normalize-NFC-string,
 ucs-normalize-NFKD-region, ucs-normalize-NFKD-string,
@@ -539,25 +552,10 @@
 ucs-normalize-HFS-NFD-region, ucs-normalize-HFS-NFD-string,
 ucs-normalize-HFS-NFC-region, ucs-normalize-HFS-NFC-string.
 
-** completion-annotate-function specifies how to compute annotations
-for completions displayed in *Completions*.
-
 +++
 ** Face aliases can now be marked as obsolete, using the macro
 `define-obsolete-face-alias'.
 
----
-** Changing the file-names generated by byte-compilation by redefining
-the function `byte-compile-dest-file' before loading bytecomp.el is obsolete.
-Instead, customize byte-compile-dest-file-function.
-
----
-** `byte-compile-warnings' has new members, `constants' and `suspicious'.
-
-** `delete-directory' has an optional parameter RECURSIVE.
-
-** New function `copy-directory', which copies a directory recursively.
-
 +++
 ** New function `window-full-height-p', analogous to the full-width version.