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(reftex-toc): Fixed bug with split-window. Using split-window instead of split-window-vertically. (reftex-reset-mode): Removed obsolete buffer from kill list. (reftex-make-and-insert-label-list, reftex-do-citation): Delete other windows before displaying selection. (reftex-cite-format-builtin): Fixed bug in Chicago format. (reftex-enlarge-to-fit): New function. (reftex-nicify-text): Cut context-string at \item,\\. Changed match sequence for efficiency reasons. (reftex-parse-from-file): Include files can be ignored with `reftex-no-include-regexps'. (reftex-no-include-regexps): New option. (reftex-do-parse): Initialize appendix flag. (reftex-parse-from-file): Interprete appendix. (reftex-section-info): Use changed version of reftex-section-number. (reftex-where-am-I): Interprete appendix match. (reftex-init-section-numbers): New arg: appendix. (reftex-section-number): Treat appendix enumeration. (reftex-toc-external): Improved message. (reftex-compute-ref-cite-tables): Regular expression extended for appendix. (reftex-toc-rescan): Renamed from reftex-toc-redo. (reftex-toc-Rescan): Renamed from reftex-toc-Redo. (reftex-toc-revert): New function. (reftex-select-external-document): Completion on label prefixes. (reftex-find-file-on-path): Added an extra call to expand-file-name for the directory. (reftex-locate-bibliography-files): Added expand-file-name call. (reftex-guess-label-type): New function. (reftex-word-before-point): Function removed. (reftex-reference): Uses reftex-guess-label-type. Changed meaning of `~' in reference format. Magic words are regular expressions. (reftex-compute-ref-cite-tables): Convert magic words to regexps. (reftex-select-label-maps): Default bindings for TAB, up, down, RET. (reftex-select-read-string): Now uses completion. (reftex-make-and-insert-label-list): Prepare for completion. (reftex-where-am-I): Fixed bug with input files. (reftex-save-all-document-buffers): New command. (reftex-select-next-heading): New function. (reftex-select-previous-heading): New function. (reftex-select-read-string): New function. (reftex-offer-label-menu): Handle string value from reftex-select-item. (reftex-reference): Fixed bug (missing save-excursion). (reftex-toc-map): Added binding for ?n and ?p. (reftex-do-citation): Changed to use reftex-default-bibliography. (reftex-default-bibliography): New option. (reftex-find-tex-file): Check for file-name-absolute-p first. (reftex-format-label-function,reftex-format-ref-function, reftex-format-cite-function): New hooks (reftex-info): New function. (reftex-compute-ref-cite-tables): Removed interactive form. (reftex-where-am-I): Removed interactive form (reftex-format-names): Removed interactive form (reftex-vref-is-default): New customization variable (reftex-mode-menu): Capitalize citation options (reftex-last-cnt): Variable removed. (reftex-last-data,reftex-last-line): New variables. (reftex-select-toggle-varioref): New function. (reftex-offer-label-menu): Changed mode-line-format for varioref. (reftex-select-label-help): Help string updated. (reftex-do-parse): Fixed bug with empty xr list. (reftex-view-crossref): Prefix argument interpretation changed. (reftex-get-offset): New function. (reftex-label): Remove selection buffer to force update. (reftex-access-scan-info): Remove selection buffers. (reftex-select-external-document): Fixed bug with highest index. (reftex-label-index-list, reftex-found-list): Variables removed. (reftex-offer-label-menu, reftex-make-and-insert-label-list) (reftex-select-item, reftex-citation, reftex-select-label-callback) (reftex-bibtex-selection-callback,reftex-select-callback): Changed to put the scan data directly into the text property :data, instead of doing this indirectly with an index-list. (reftex-make-selection-buffer-name): New function. (reftex-tie-multifile-symbols): Store master-index-as-property. (reftex-kill-buffer): New function. (reftex-erase-buffer): New function. (reftex-erase-all-selection-buffers): New function. (reftex-mode-menu): Button "Restore from file" no longer sensitive to existence of the file. This had caused problems for LateX style files. Quoted `:style' and `:selected' for compatibility. (reftex-access-parse-file): `Restore' action now throws an exception when the file is not found. (reftex-create-customize-menu): New function. (reftex-label): Fixed bug which made naked labels in \footnotes. (reftex-select-label-map, reftex-select-bib-map): New keymaps for the RefTeX Select buffer. (reftex-select-next, reftex-select-previous, reftex-select-scroll-down) (reftex-select-scroll-up, reftex-select-quit) (reftex-select-toggle-follow, reftex-select-callback) (reftex-select-accept, reftex-select-help) (reftex-select-recursive-edit, reftex-select-search-forward) (reftex-select-search-backward, reftex-select-search) (reftex-select-scroll-other-window) (reftex-select-scroll-other-window-down): New commands for use in the two new keymaps. (reftex-select-item): Now uses the appropriate keymaps. (reftex-toc-map): New keymap (a keymap for the toc buffer. (reftex-toc): Now uses reftex-toc-map. (reftex-fontify-select-label-buffer): New function (reftex-select-font-lock-fontify-region): New function. (reftex-make-and-insert-label-list): Refontification now uses `reftex-select-font-lock-fontify-region'. (reftex-show-entry): Refontification generalized. (reftex-select-search-minibuffer-map): New constant. (reftex-parse-from-file): Look for \begin{thebibliography} (reftex-do-citation): Check also for thebibliography (reftex-bibtex-selection-callback): Handle bibitem. (reftex-view-crossref): Handle bibitem. (reftex-extract-bib-entries-from-thebibliography): New function. (reftex-format-bibitem): New function. (reftex-parse-bibitem): New function. (reftex-make-desparate-section-regexp): Changed name to reftex-make-desperate-section-regexp. (reftex-do-parse, reftex-locate-bibliography-files) (reftex-string-to-label, reftex-select-external-document) (reftex-find-duplicate-labels, reftex-format-bib-entry) (reftex-do-citation, reftex-insert-bib-matches) (reftex-select-search-minibuffer-map, reftex-access-search-path) (reftex-compute-ref-cite-tables, reftex-recursive-directory-list): All lambda expressions now quoted with `function'. (reftex-view-crossref,reftex-mouse-view-crossref): Fixed bug with multiple calls. (reftex-get-buffer-visiting): Error message changed. (reftex-select-external-document, reftex-query-label-type) (reftex-do-citation, reftex-select-help): Use `reftex-enlarge-to-fit' now. (reftex-pop-to-bibtex-entry): No longer beep on failure, to make it work better with follow mode.

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