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(RE_STRING_CHAR): New macro. (GET_CHAR_AFER_2): Remove. (RE_TRANSLATE, RE_TRANSLATE_P): New macros moved from regex.h. (enum re_opcode_t): Remove on_failure_jump_exclusive. (print_partial_compiled_pattern, re_compile_fastmap) (re_match_2_internal): Remove on_failure_jump_exclusive. (regex_compile): Turn optimizable P+ loops into PP*, so that the optimization only need to work for * (ie. can use of_keep_string_jump). Remove the special case for .*\n since it is now covered by the general optimization. (re_search_2): Don't bother with `room'. (skip_one_char): New function. (skip_noops): Simplify since `memory' is not needed any more. (mutually_exclusive_p): Restructure slightly to use `switch' and add handling for "all" remaining cases. (re_match_2_internal): Change on_failure_jump_smart to use on_failure_keep_string_jump (and redirect the end-of-loop jump) rather than on_failure_jump_exclusive.

* Implement a clean way to use different major modes for
  different parts of a buffer.

* Give start-process the ability to direct standard-error
  output to a different filter.

* Make compile.el record the markers that point to error loci
  on text properties in the error message lines.

* Make desktop.el save the "frame configuration" of Emacs (in some
  useful sense).

* Make movemail work with IMAP.

* Add ANSI C prototype forward declarations to the source files,
  so that even the functions used within one file have prototypes.

* Replace finder.el with something that generates an Info file
  which gives the same information through a menu structure.

* Implement a variant of uncompress.el or jka-compr.el that
  works with GNU Privacy Guard for encryption.

* Save undo information in files, and reload it when needed
  for undoing.

* modify comint.el so that input appears in a special font.
  I can add a simple Emacs feature to help.

* Implement other text formatting properties.
** Footnotes that can appear either in place
  or at the end of the page.
** text property that says "don't break line in middle of this".
  Don't break the line between two characters that have the
  same value of this property.
** Discretionary hyphens that disappear at end of line.

* Implement use of mmap to allocate buffers, when mmap exists.

* Change the Windows NT menu code
  so that it handles the deep_p argument and avoids
  regenerating the whole menu bar menu tree except
  when the user tries to use the menubar.

  This requires the RIT to forward the WM_INITMENU message to
  the main thread, and not return from that message until the main
  thread has processed the menu_bar_activate_event and regenerated
  the whole menu bar.  In the mean time, it should process other messages.

* Make Emacs work as a Java Bean.