# HG changeset patch # User Kim F. Storm # Date 1042459181 0 # Node ID 5a6e0cbe25e56a33132bc6bbb19e8e54c7dfea06 # Parent e2eb6d1b772c4a4f116be5e1aeb14b4eab269023 Put "process enhancements" before "network enhancements". diff -r e2eb6d1b772c -r 5a6e0cbe25e5 etc/NEWS --- a/etc/NEWS Mon Jan 13 11:58:31 2003 +0000 +++ b/etc/NEWS Mon Jan 13 11:59:41 2003 +0000 @@ -1480,6 +1480,23 @@ ** New functions face-attribute-relative-p and merge-face-attribute help with handling relative face attributes. +** Enhancements to process support + +*** Function list-processes now has an optional argument; if non-nil, +only the processes whose query-on-exit flag is set are listed. + +*** New set-process-query-on-exit-flag and process-query-on-exit-flag +functions. The existing process-kill-without-query function is still +supported, but new code should use the new functions. + +*** Function signal-process now accepts a process object or process +name in addition to a process id to identify the signalled process. + +*** Processes now have an associated `private variables' property list +where programs can maintain process state and other per-process +related information. The new functions process-variable and +set-process-variable are used to access and modify this list. + ** Enhanced networking support. *** There is a new `make-network-process' function which supports @@ -1542,23 +1559,6 @@ connections are accepted in the stopped state. For a client process, no input is received in the stopped state. -** Enhancements to process support - -*** Function list-processes now has an optional argument; if non-nil, -only the processes whose query-on-exit flag is set are listed. - -*** New set-process-query-on-exit-flag and process-query-on-exit-flag -functions. The existing process-kill-without-query function is still -supported, but new code should use the new functions. - -*** Function signal-process now accepts a process object or process -name in addition to a process id to identify the signalled process. - -*** Processes now have an associated `private variables' property list -where programs can maintain process state and other per-process -related information. The new functions process-variable and -set-process-variable are used to access and modify this list. - ** New function copy-tree. ** New function substring-no-properties.