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@@ -183,9 +183,15 @@ types any more. Add -DUSE_LISP_UNION_TYPE if you want union types. --- ** When pure storage overflows while dumping, Emacs now prints how much pure storage it will approximately need. + +** The script etc/emacs-buffer.gdb can be used with gdb to retrieve the +contents of buffers from a core dump and save them to files easily, should +emacs crash. + * Startup Changes in Emacs 22.1 ++++ ** New command line option -Q or --quick. This is like using -q --no-site-file, but in addition it also disables the fancy startup screen. @@ -419,6 +425,10 @@ understand two new boolean pseudo-frame-parameters `same-frame' and ** The default for the paper size (variable ps-paper-type) is taken from the locale. +** The command `list-faces-display' now accepts a prefix arg. +When passed, the function prompts for a regular expression and lists +only faces matching this regexp. + ** Mark command changes: +++ @@ -776,6 +786,7 @@ gives the fraction of the window's width to scroll the window. The variable `automatic-hscrolling' was renamed to `auto-hscroll-mode'. The old name is still available as an alias. +--- *** Moving or scrolling through images (and other lines) taller that the window now works sensibly, by automatically adjusting the window's vscroll property. @@ -892,8 +903,10 @@ trouble with fontification and/or indentation. +++ *** New standard font-lock face `font-lock-preprocessor-face'. ++++ *** New standard font-lock face `font-lock-comment-delimiter-face'. ++++ *** Easy to overlook single character negation can now be font-locked. You can use the new variable `font-lock-negation-char-face' and the face of the same name to customize this. Currently the cc-modes, sh-script-mode, @@ -1313,6 +1326,7 @@ modes (shell-mode etc) inserts arguments from previous command lines, like bash's `ESC .' binding. It is bound by default to `C-c .', but otherwise behaves quite similarly to the bash version. ++++ *** `comint-use-prompt-regexp-instead-of-fields' has been renamed `comint-use-prompt-regexp'. The old name has been kept as an alias, but declared obsolete. @@ -1358,9 +1372,11 @@ buffer causes automatic display in another window of the corresponding matches, compilation errors, etc. This minor mode can be toggled with C-c C-f. ++++ *** When the left fringe is displayed, an arrow points to current message in the compilation buffer. ++++ *** The new variable `compilation-context-lines' controls lines of leading context before the current message. If nil and the left fringe is displayed, it doesn't scroll the compilation output window. If there is no left fringe, @@ -1687,6 +1703,7 @@ referred to as "soft word wrap" in other text editors. This is similar to Refill mode, but more reliable. To turn the word wrap feature off, set `longlines-auto-wrap' to nil. ++++ ** The printing package is now part of the Emacs distribution. If you enable the printing package by including (require 'printing) in @@ -1779,6 +1796,7 @@ This was actually done in Emacs-21.1, and was not documented. * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 22.1: +--- ** Makefile mode has submodes for automake, gmake, makepp and BSD make. The former two couldn't be differentiated before, and the latter two @@ -2467,6 +2485,7 @@ old name remains available as alias, but has been marked obsolete. +++ *** Desktop saving is now a minor mode, `desktop-save-mode'. ++++ *** The variable `desktop-enable' is obsolete. Customize `desktop-save-mode' to enable desktop saving. @@ -2537,6 +2556,7 @@ currently highlighted regions in an inferior Ediff session. If you answer 'n' then it reverts to the old behavior and asks the user to select regions for comparison. ++++ *** The new command `ediff-backup' compares a file with its most recent backup using `ediff'. If you specify the name of a backup file, `ediff-backup' compares it with the file of which it is a backup. @@ -2726,7 +2746,7 @@ See the file GNUS-NEWS or the node "Oort Gnus" in the Gnus manual for details. --- ** MH-E changes. -Upgraded to MH-E version 7.82. There have been major changes since +Upgraded to MH-E version 7.84. There have been major changes since version 5.0.2; see MH-E-NEWS for details. ** Calendar changes: @@ -3207,6 +3227,10 @@ It returns nil if the given Lisp form can't possibly do anything dangerous; otherwise it returns a reason why the form might be unsafe (calls unknown function, alters global variable, etc). +*** `list-faces-display' takes an optional argument, REGEXP. + +If it is non-nil, the function lists only faces matching this regexp. + ** Lisp code indentation features: +++ @@ -4846,6 +4870,7 @@ used to add text properties to mode-line elements. to display the size of the accessible part of the buffer on the mode line. ++++ *** Mouse-face on mode-line (and header-line) is now supported. `mode-line-highlight' is the standard face indicating mouse sensitive elements on mode-line (and header-line) like `highlight' face on text |