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1 files changed, 63 insertions, 65 deletions
diff --git a/etc/NEWS.23 b/etc/NEWS.23 index 00c4765f822..6abb3e347ca 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS.23 +++ b/etc/NEWS.23 @@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ uses `system-move-file-to-trash' for trashing.) 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 @@ subsequent kills are not duplicated in the `kill-ring'. ** 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 @@ that file exists. ** 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 +--- ** sym-comp.el is now declared obsolete, superceded by completion-at-point.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 @@ is similar to `pcomplete' but using the standard completion UI code. *** 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 @@ exempt buffers that do correspond to files, customize the value of `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 @@ displayed in the *vc-dir* header, shelves can be created, removed and applied. 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 @@ Command*'. `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 @@ the specified regexp. Interactively `multi-isearch-files' and `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 @@ mode from `auto-mode-alist' (or Fundamental mode) and `image-minor-mode'. * 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. +** All the default-FOO variables that hold the default value of the FOO +variable, are now 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. +** 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. -** 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. +** 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. -** 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. +** Loading changes -** start-process-shell-command and start-file-process-shell-command -now only take a single `command' argument. +*** 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'. -** 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. +** New macro with-silent-modifications to tweak text properties without +affecting the buffer's modification state. +++ ** 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-NFKC-region, ucs-normalize-NFKC-string, 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. |