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authorGlenn Morris <[email protected]>2014-06-01 18:02:21 -0700
committerGlenn Morris <[email protected]>2014-06-01 18:02:21 -0700
commit4982861a08d0ec3262a0b68ff699920bb2938c40 (patch)
treecf01c1b9ce846288a2dcbc9e5c660071cecedc14 /doc
parent953e106ac84587e765244995687b088969b5f6e1 (diff)
Make some old emulation modes obsolete
Ref: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2014-05/msg00502.html * lisp/emulation/crisp.el, lisp/emulation/tpu-edt.el: * lisp/emulation/tpu-extras.el, lisp/emulation/tpu-mapper.el: * lisp/emulation/vi.el, lisp/emulation/vip.el, lisp/emulation/ws-mode.el: Move to obsolete/. * doc/emacs/ack.texi (Acknowledgments): Remove some obsolete items. * doc/emacs/misc.texi (Emulation): Remove section. * doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Autoload): Update loaddefs.el details. * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Finding a package with particular functionality): Update example. * doc/misc/vip.texi: Mention this is obsolete. * etc/NEWS: Mention this.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/ChangeLog3
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/ack.texi17
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/emacs.texi1
-rw-r--r--doc/emacs/misc.texi14
-rw-r--r--doc/lispintro/ChangeLog4
-rw-r--r--doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi4
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/efaq.texi4
-rw-r--r--doc/misc/vip.texi8
9 files changed, 36 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
index 2a46642f0d..cf6d038cc5 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
2014-06-02 Glenn Morris <[email protected]>
+ * ack.texi (Acknowledgments): Remove some obsolete items.
+ * misc.texi (Emulation): Remove section.
+
* macos.texi (Mac / GNUstep Customization): Mention ns custom group.
(Customization options specific to Mac OS / GNUstep): Remove section.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/ack.texi b/doc/emacs/ack.texi
index ef4e202cea..93fc51f718 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/ack.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/ack.texi
@@ -346,8 +346,7 @@ mail messages; and @file{saveplace.el}, for preserving point's
location in files between editing sessions.
@item
-Gary Foster wrote @file{crisp.el}, the emulation for CRiSP and Brief
-editors; and @file{scroll-all.el}, a mode for scrolling several buffers
+Gary Foster wrote @file{scroll-all.el}, a mode for scrolling several buffers
together.
@item
@@ -593,7 +592,7 @@ buffers.
@item
Michael Kifer wrote @code{ediff}, an interactive interface to the
@command{diff}, @command{patch}, and @command{merge} programs; and
-Viper, another emulator of the VI editor.
+Viper, an emulator of the VI editor.
@item
Richard King wrote the first version of @file{userlock.el} and
@@ -872,9 +871,6 @@ Thien-Thi Nguyen and Dan Nicolaescu wrote @file{hideshow.el}, a minor
mode for selectively displaying blocks of text.
@item
-Jurgen Nickelsen wrote @file{ws-mode.el}, providing WordStar emulation.
-
-@item
Dan Nicolaescu added support for running Emacs as a daemon. He also
wrote @file{romanian.el}, support for editing Romanian text;
@file{iris-ansi.el}, support for running Emacs on SGI's @code{xwsh}
@@ -1025,10 +1021,8 @@ Alex Rezinsky wrote @file{which-func.el}, a mode that shows the name
of the current function in the mode line.
@item
-Rob Riepel wrote @file{tpu-edt.el} and its associated files, providing
-an emulation of the VMS TPU text editor emulating the VMS EDT editor,
-and @file{vt-control.el}, providing some control functions for the DEC
-VT line of terminals.
+Rob Riepel wrote @file{vt-control.el}, providing some control
+functions for the DEC VT line of terminals.
@item
Nick Roberts wrote @file{t-mouse.el}, for mouse support in text
@@ -1071,9 +1065,6 @@ James B. Salem and Brewster Kahle wrote @file{completion.el}, providing
dynamic word completion.
@item
-Masahiko Sato wrote @file{vip.el}, an emulation of the VI editor.
-
-@item
Holger Schauer wrote @file{fortune.el}, a package for using fortune in
message signatures.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index d665a9deda..d9aabb87da 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ Advanced Features
* Editing Binary Files:: Editing binary files with Hexl mode.
* Saving Emacs Sessions:: Saving Emacs state from one session to the next.
* Recursive Edit:: Performing edits while "within another command".
-* Emulation:: Emulating some other editors with Emacs.
* Hyperlinking:: Following links in buffers.
* Amusements:: Various games and hacks.
* Packages:: Installing additional features.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
index a2813f8b19..b7f1fdd068 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
@@ -2269,17 +2269,17 @@ new major mode which provides a command to switch back. These
approaches give you more flexibility to go back to unfinished tasks in
the order you choose.
+@ignore
+@c Apart from edt and viper, this is all obsolete.
+@c (Can't believe we were saying ``most other editors'' into 2014!)
+@c There seems no point having a node just for those, which both have
+@c their own manuals.
@node Emulation
@section Emulation
@cindex emulating other editors
@cindex other editors
@cindex EDT
@cindex vi
-@cindex PC key bindings
-@cindex scrolling all windows
-@cindex PC selection
-@cindex Motif key bindings
-@cindex Macintosh key bindings
@cindex WordStar
GNU Emacs can be programmed to emulate (more or less) most other
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@ buffers or major modes while in EDT emulation.
@item vi (Berkeley editor)
@findex viper-mode
-Viper is the newest emulator for vi. It implements several levels of
+Viper is an emulator for vi. It implements several levels of
emulation; level 1 is closest to vi itself, while level 5 departs
somewhat from strict emulation to take advantage of the capabilities of
Emacs. To invoke Viper, type @kbd{M-x viper-mode}; it will guide you
@@ -2360,6 +2360,8 @@ not use it.
@kbd{M-x wordstar-mode} provides a major mode with WordStar-like
key bindings.
@end table
+@end ignore
+
@node Hyperlinking
@section Hyperlinking and Navigation Features
diff --git a/doc/lispintro/ChangeLog b/doc/lispintro/ChangeLog
index a5878fc756..304e036e3b 100644
--- a/doc/lispintro/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispintro/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-06-02 Glenn Morris <[email protected]>
+
+ * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Autoload): Update loaddefs.el details.
+
2014-04-17 Paul Eggert <[email protected]>
* Makefile.in (infoclean): Be consistent about reporting failures.
diff --git a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
index f181569ca7..6d5296725b 100644
--- a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
+++ b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi
@@ -17548,8 +17548,8 @@ are not loaded right away; but you need to wait a moment when you
first use such a function, while its containing file is evaluated.
Rarely used functions are frequently autoloaded. The
-@file{loaddefs.el} library contains hundreds of autoloaded functions,
-from @code{bookmark-set} to @code{wordstar-mode}. Of course, you may
+@file{loaddefs.el} library contains thousands of autoloaded functions,
+from @code{5x5} to @code{zone}. Of course, you may
come to use a `rare' function frequently. When you do, you should
load that function's file with a @code{load} expression in your
@file{.emacs} file.
diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
index a0aa2879b5..0bf989c75d 100644
--- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-06-02 Glenn Morris <[email protected]>
+
+ * efaq.texi (Finding a package with particular functionality):
+ Update example.
+ * vip.texi: Mention this is obsolete.
+
2014-05-27 Paul Eggert <[email protected]>
* texinfo.tex: Update from gnulib.
diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
index 2e13601703..3e86f30cdb 100644
--- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
@@ -3264,8 +3264,8 @@ archive sites that make GNU software available.
First of all, you should check to make sure that the package isn't
already available. For example, typing @kbd{M-x apropos @key{RET}
-wordstar @key{RET}} lists all functions and variables containing the
-string @samp{wordstar}.
+python @key{RET}} lists all functions and variables containing the
+string @samp{python}.
It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been
loaded. To see which packages are available for loading, look through
diff --git a/doc/misc/vip.texi b/doc/misc/vip.texi
index 193d50f3a4..4008fbecd8 100644
--- a/doc/misc/vip.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/vip.texi
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ modify this GNU manual.''
@dircategory Emacs misc features
@direntry
-* VIP: (vip). An older VI-emulation for Emacs.
+* VIP: (vip). An obsolete VI-emulation for Emacs.
@end direntry
@ifnottex
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ are fairly accustomed to Vi but not so much with Emacs. Also we will
concentrate mainly on differences from Vi, especially features unique to
VIP.
+VIP is obsolete since Emacs 24.5---consider using Viper instead.
+@xref{Top, Viper,, viper, The Viper VI-emulation mode for Emacs}.
+
It is recommended that you read nodes on survey and on customization before
you start using VIP@. Other nodes may be visited as needed.
@@ -83,6 +86,9 @@ fairly accustomed to Vi but not so much with Emacs. Also we will
concentrate mainly on differences from Vi, especially features unique to
VIP.
+VIP is obsolete since Emacs 24.5---consider using Viper instead.
+@xref{Top, Viper,, viper, The Viper VI-emulation mode for Emacs}.
+
It is recommended that you read chapters on survey and on customization
before you start using VIP@. Other chapters may be used as future
references.