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--- a/etc/NEWS	Mon Aug 21 14:18:32 2000 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Mon Aug 21 14:45:04 2000 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GNU Emacs NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.  2000-08-14
-Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end for copying conditions.

 Please send Emacs bug reports to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org.
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@

 ** Support for GNU/Linux on IA64 machines has been added.

+** Support for LynxOS has been added.
+
 ** `movemail' defaults to supporting POP.  You can turn this off using
 the --without-pop configure option, should that be necessary.

@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
 regular expression.  The mode is then determined as the mode
 associated with that interpreter in `interpreter-mode-alist'.

++++
 ** C-down-mouse-3 is bound differently.  Now if the menu bar is not
 displayed it pops up a menu containing the items which would be on the
 menu bar.  If the menu bar is displayed, it pops up the major mode
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@
 using that menu.

 ** New function executable-make-buffer-file-executable-if-script-p is
-suitable as an after-save-hook as an alternative to executable-chmod.
+suitable as an after-save-hook as an alternative to `executable-chmod'.

 ** The most preferred coding-system is now used to save a buffer if
 buffer-file-coding-system is `undecided' and it is safe for the buffer
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@
 ** Variable `default-korean-keyboard' is initialized properly from the
 environment variable `HANGUL_KEYBOARD_TYPE'.

++++
 ** C-u C-x = provides detailed information about the character at
 point in a pop-up window.

@@ -101,28 +105,34 @@
 ** M-; now calls comment-dwim which tries to do something clever based
 on the context.

++++
 ** The function `getenv' is now callable interactively.

 ** The many obsolete language `setup-...-environment' commands have
 been removed -- use `set-language-environment'.

++++
 ** New user options `display-time-mail-face' and
 `display-time-use-mail-icon' control the appearance of mode-line mail
 indicator used by the display-time package.  On a suitable display the
 indicator can be an icon and is mouse-sensitive.

++++
 ** Emacs' auto-save list files are now by default stored in a
 sub-directory `.emacs.d/auto-save-list/' of the user's home directory.
 (On MS-DOS, this subdirectory's name is `_emacs.d/auto-save.list/'.)
 You can customize `auto-save-list-prefix' to change this location.

++++
 ** On window-systems, additional space can be put between text lines
 on the display using several methods

++++
 - By setting frame parameter `line-spacing' to PIXELS.  PIXELS must be
 a positive integer, and specifies that PIXELS number of pixels should
 be put below text lines on the affected frame or frames.

++++
 - By setting X resource `lineSpacing', class `LineSpacing'.  This is
 equivalent ot specifying the frame parameter.

@@ -131,11 +141,13 @@
 - By setting buffer-local variable `line-spacing'.  The meaning is
 the same, but applies to the a particular buffer only.

++++
 ** The new command `clone-indirect-buffer' can be used to create
 an indirect buffer that is a twin copy of the current buffer.  The
 command `clone-indirect-buffer-other-window', bound to C-x 4 c,
 does the same but displays the indirect buffer in another window.

++++
 ** New user options `backup-directory-alist' and
 `make-backup-file-name-function' control the placement of backups,
 typically in a single directory or in an invisible sub-directory.
@@ -151,6 +163,7 @@
 compiler.  Files compiled with XEmacs can contain byte codes that let
 Emacs dump core.

++++
 ** New X resources recognized

 *** The X resource `synchronous', class `Synchronous', specifies
@@ -205,8 +218,10 @@
 shown, if non-nil a hollow box cursor is shown.  This option can
 be customized.

++++
 ** The variable `echo-keystrokes' may now have a floating point value.

++++
 ** C-x 5 1 runs the new command delete-other-frames which deletes
 all frames except the selected one.

@@ -255,10 +270,13 @@
 ** New command M-x check-parens can be used to find unbalanced paren
 groups and strings in buffers in Lisp mode (or other modes).

-** You can now easily create new *Info* buffers using either M-x clone-buffer
-or C-u m <entry> RET.  M-x clone-buffer can also be used on *Help* and
-several other special buffers.
-
++++
+** You can now easily create new *Info* buffers using either
+M-x clone-buffer, C-u m <entry> RET or C-u g <entry> RET.
+M-x clone-buffer can also be used on *Help* and several other special
+buffers.
+
++++
 ** Emacs can now support 'wheeled' mice (such as the MS IntelliMouse)
 under XFree86.  To enable this, simply put (mwheel-install) in your
 .emacs file.
@@ -270,14 +288,6 @@
 abbreviated file names.  Abbreviations can be customized by changing
 `directory-abbrev-alist'.

-** Reading from the mini-buffer now reads from standard input if Emacs
-is running in batch mode.  For example,
-
-  (message "%s" (read t))
-
-will read a Lisp expression from standard input and print the result
-to standard output.
-
 ** Faces and frame parameters.

 There are four new faces `scroll-bar', `border', `cursor' and `mouse'.
@@ -299,6 +309,7 @@
 Setting the font of LessTif/Motif menus is currently not supported;
 attempts to set the font are ignored in this case.

++++
 ** New frame parameter `screen-gamma' for gamma correction.

 The new frame parameter `screen-gamma' specifies gamma-correction for
@@ -335,9 +346,10 @@

 ** New default font is Courier 12pt.

-** When using a windowing terminal, Emacs window now has a cursor of
-its own.  When the window is selected, the cursor is solid; otherwise,
-it is hollow.
++++
+** When using a windowing terminal, each Emacs window now has a cursor
+of its own.  When the window is selected, the cursor is solid;
+otherwise, it is hollow.

 ** Bitmap areas to the left and right of windows are used to display
 truncation marks, continuation marks, overlay arrows and alike.  The
@@ -349,8 +361,8 @@

 ** LessTif support.

-Emacs now runs with LessTif (see <http://www.lesstif.org>).  You will
-need a version 0.88.1 or later.
+Emacs now runs with the LessTif toolkit (see <http://www.lesstif.org>).
+You will need a version 0.88.1 or later.

 ** Toolkit scroll bars.

@@ -387,6 +399,7 @@
 widgets for radio and toggle buttons in menus.  When configured for
 Lucid, Emacs draws radio buttons and toggle buttons similar to Motif.

++++
 ** Highlighting of trailing whitespace.

 When `show-trailing-whitespace' is non-nil, Emacs displays trailing
@@ -401,6 +414,7 @@
 Emacs can optionally display a busy-cursor under X.  You can turn the
 display on or off by customizing group `cursor'.

++++
 ** Blinking cursor

 M-x blink-cursor-mode toggles a blinking cursor under X and on
@@ -427,6 +441,7 @@

 ** Enhancements of the Lucid menu bar

++++
 *** The Lucid menu bar now supports the resource "margin".

 	emacs.pane.menubar.margin: 5
@@ -448,6 +463,7 @@
 Emacs supports a tool bar at the top of a frame under X.  For details
 how to define a tool bar, see the page describing Lisp-level changes.

++++
 ** Mouse-sensitive mode line.

 Different parts of the mode line under X have been made
@@ -466,8 +482,8 @@

 - Mouse-3 on the buffer-name displays a buffer menu.

-- Mouse-2 on the read-only status in the mode line (`%' or `*')
-toggles the read-only status.
+- Mouse-2 on the read-only or modified status in the mode line (`%' or
+`*') toggles the status.

 - Mouse-3 on the mode name display a minor-mode menu.

@@ -493,6 +509,7 @@
 driver and native BSD driver, a.k.a. Luigi's driver).  Currently
 supported file formats are RIFF-WAVE (*.wav) and Sun Audio (*.au).

++++
 ** A new variable, backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch, gives
 the highest file uid for which backup-by-copying-when-mismatch will be
 forced on.  The assumption is that uids less than or equal to this
@@ -533,6 +550,7 @@
 All these functions have been rewritten to avoid inserting unwanted
 spaces, and an optional prefix now allows them to behave the old way.

++++
 There is a new command M-x replace-rectangle.

 ** The new command M-x query-replace-regexp-eval acts like
@@ -542,7 +560,7 @@
 ** M-x query-replace recognizes a new command `e' (or `E') that lets
 you edit the replacement string.

-** The new command mail-abbrev-complete-alias, bound to `M-TAB', let's
+** The new command mail-abbrev-complete-alias, bound to `M-TAB', lets
 you complete mail aliases in the text, analogous to
 lisp-complete-symbol.

@@ -599,20 +617,26 @@

 ** Changes to Change Log mode and Add-Log functions

++++
 If you invoke `add-change-log-entry' from a backup file, it makes an
 entry appropriate for the file's parent.  This is useful for making
 log entries by comparing a version with deleted functions.

++++
 New command M-x change-log-merge merges another log into the current
-buffer, fixing old-style date formats if necessary.
+buffer.
+
++++
+New command M-x change-log-redate fixes any old-style date entries in
+a log file.

 Change Log mode now adds a file's version number to change log entries
 if user-option `change-log-version-info-enabled' is non-nil.

-The search for a file's version number is performed based on regular
-expressions from `change-log-version-number-regexp-list' which can be
-cutomized.  Version numbers are only found in the first 10 percent of
-a file.
+Unless the file is under version control the search for a file's
+version number is performed based on regular expressions from
+`change-log-version-number-regexp-list' which can be cutomized.
+Version numbers are only found in the first 10 percent of a file.

 ** Changes in Font Lock

@@ -725,6 +749,7 @@
 ** Partial Completion mode now completes environment variables in
 file names.

++++
 ** Tooltips.

 Tooltips are small X windows displaying a help string at the current
@@ -736,6 +761,7 @@
 the mouse in source buffers.  You can customize various aspects of the
 tooltip display in the group `tooltip'.

++++
 ** Customize changes

 *** Customize now supports comments about customized items.  Use the
@@ -1029,6 +1055,7 @@

 ** Changes to Ange-ftp

++++
 *** Ange-ftp allows you to specify of a port number in remote file
 names cleanly.  It is appended to the host name, separated by a hash
 sign, e.g. `/foo@bar.org#666:mumble'.  (This syntax comes from EFS.)
@@ -1110,6 +1137,7 @@
 *** Setting tags-apropos-verbose to a non-nil value displays the
 names of tags files in the *Tags List* buffer.

++++
 ** Emacs now attempts to determine the initial language environment
 and preferred and locale coding systems systematically from the
 LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, and LANG environment variables during startup.
@@ -1119,12 +1147,14 @@
 8859-14 (Celtic) and 8859-15 (updated Latin-1, with the Euro sign).
 There is currently no specific input method support for them.

++++
 ** Fortran mode has a new command `fortran-strip-sequence-nos' to
 remove text past column 72.  The syntax class of `\' in Fortran is now
 appropriate for C-style escape sequences in strings.

 ** SGML mode's default `sgml-validate-command' is now `nsgmls'.

++++
 ** A new command `view-emacs-problems' (C-h P) displays the PROBLEMS file.

 ** The Dabbrev package has a new user-option `dabbrev-ignore-regexps'
@@ -1158,6 +1188,7 @@
 current buffer in a form that will be recognized the next time the
 corresponding file is read.

++++
 *** The new package zone.el plays games with Emacs' display when
 Emacs is idle.

@@ -1168,16 +1199,19 @@
 package which allows different styles of comment-region and should
 be more robust while offering the same functionality.

++++
 *** The Ebrowse package implements a C++ class browser and tags
 facilities tailored for use with C++.  It is documented in a
 separate Texinfo file.

-*** The PCL-CVS package available by either running M-x cvs-examine
-or by visiting a CVS administrative directory (with a prefix argument)
-provides an alternative interface to VC-dired for CVS.
-It comes with log-view-mode to view RCS and SCCS logs and log-edit-mode
-used to enter checkin log messages.
-
++++
+*** The PCL-CVS package available by either running M-x cvs-examine or
+by visiting a CVS administrative directory (with a prefix argument)
+provides an alternative interface to VC-dired for CVS.  It comes with
+`log-view-mode' to view RCS and SCCS logs and `log-edit-mode' used to
+enter checkin log messages.
+
++++
 *** The new package called `woman' allows to browse Unix man pages
 without invoking external programs.

@@ -1205,6 +1239,7 @@
 probably also want to use the sub-expression mode when the regexp
 contains such to get feedback about their respective limits.

++++
 *** glasses-mode is a minor mode that makes
 unreadableIdentifiersLikeThis readable.  It works as glasses, without
 actually modifying content of a buffer.
@@ -1247,9 +1282,11 @@
 example, it will align variable names in declaration lists, or the
 equal signs of assignments.

++++
 *** `paragraph-indent-minor-mode' is a new minor mode supporting
 paragraphs in the same style as `paragraph-indent-text-mode'.

++++
 *** bs.el is a new package for buffer selection similar to
 list-buffers or electric-buffer-list.  Use M-x bs-show to display a
 buffer menu with this package.  You can use M-x bs-customize to
@@ -1264,6 +1301,7 @@
 not be confused with "calc" which is a much bigger mathematical tool
 which answers different needs.

++++
 *** The minor modes cwarn-mode and global-cwarn-mode highlights
 suspicious C and C++ constructions.  Currently, assignments inside
 expressions, semicolon following `if', `for' and `while' (except, of
@@ -1271,11 +1309,14 @@
 reference parameters are recognized.  The modes require font-lock mode
 to be enabled.

++++
 *** smerge-mode.el provides `smerge-mode', a simple minor-mode for files
 containing diff3-style conflict markers, such as generated by RCS.

++++
 *** 5x5.el is a simple puzzle game.

++++
 *** hl-line.el provides a minor mode to highlight the current line.

 *** ansi-color.el translates ANSI terminal escapes into text-properties.
@@ -1288,6 +1329,7 @@

 *** sql.el provides an interface to SQL data bases.

++++
 *** fortune.el uses the fortune program to create mail/news signatures.

 *** whitespace.el ???
@@ -1345,6 +1387,7 @@
    delimit-columns-region	Prettify all columns in a text region.
    delimit-columns-rectangle	Prettify all columns in a text rectangle.

++++
 *** The package recentf.el maintains a menu for visiting files that
 were operated on recently.

@@ -1367,14 +1410,17 @@
 *** elide-head.el provides a mechanism for eliding boilerplate header
 text.

++++
 *** footnote.el provides `footnote-mode', a minor mode supporting use
 of footnotes.  It is intended for use with Message mode, but isn't
 specific to Message mode.

++++
 *** diff-mode.el provides `diff-mode', a major mode for
 viewing/editing context diffs (patches).  It is selected for files
 with extension `.diff', `.diffs', `.patch' and `.rej'.

++++
 *** EUDC, the Emacs Unified Directory Client, provides a common user
 interface to access directory servers using different directory
 protocols.  It has a separate manual.
@@ -1382,6 +1428,7 @@
 *** autoconf.el provides a major mode for editing configure.in files
 for Autoconf, selected automatically.

++++
 *** windmove.el provides moving between windows.

 *** crm.el provides a facility to read multiple strings from the
@@ -1409,6 +1456,19 @@
 * Lisp changes made after edition 2.6 of the Emacs Lisp Manual,
 (Display-related features are described in a page of their own below.)

++++
+** Reading from the mini-buffer now reads from standard input if Emacs
+is running in batch mode.  For example,
+
+  (message "%s" (read t))
+
+will read a Lisp expression from standard input and print the result
+to standard output.
+
++++
+** The argument of `down-list', `backward-up-list', `up-list',
+`kill-sexp', `backward-kill-sexp' and `mark-sexp' is now optional.
+
 ** If `display-buffer-reuse-frames' is set, function `display-buffer'
 will raise frames displaying a buffer, instead of creating a new
 frame or window.
@@ -1431,6 +1491,7 @@
 ** The meaning of the `:weakness WEAK' argument of make-hash-table
 has been changed.

++++
 ** Function `aset' stores any multibyte character in any string
 without signaling "Attempt to change char length of a string".  It may
 convert a unibyte string to multibyte if necessary.
@@ -8467,7 +8528,7 @@
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Copyright information:

-Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

    Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim copies
    of this document as received, in any medium, provided that the