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@@ -36,16 +36,18 @@ This might not work on all platforms. ** `make install' now consistently ignores umask, creating a world-readable install. -* Changes in Emacs 23.2 +* Startup Changes in Emacs 23.2 ** Command-line option -Q (--quick) now also disables loading X resources. -On Windows, Registry settings are ignored, though environment variables set -on the Registry are still honored. The new variable `inhibit-x-resources' -shows whether X resources were loaded or not. +On Windows, this option causes Emacs to ignore Registry settings, +though environment variables set on the Registry are still honored. + +*** The new variable `inhibit-x-resources' shows whether X resources +were loaded. -** New completion-style `initials' to complete M-x lch to list-command-history. +* Changes in Emacs 23.2 -** Unibyte sessions are declared obsolete. +** Unibyte sessions are now considered obsolete. I.e. the use of the environment variable EMACS_UNIBYTE, or command line arguments --unibyte, --multibyte, --no-multibyte, and --no-unibyte is deprecated. Similarly for custom-izing enable-multibyte-characters, or @@ -68,21 +70,11 @@ frame parameter fullscreen makes the Emacs frame maximized. ** The pointer now becomes invisible when typing. Customize make-pointer-invisible to turn it off. ---- -** On MS-Windows, `display-time' now displays the system load average -as well as the time, as it does on GNU and Unix. - ** Killing a buffer with a running process now asks a confirmation. You can remove this query in two ways: either removing `process-kill-buffer-query-function' from `kill-buffer-query-functions' or setting the appropriate process flag with `set-process-query-on-exit-flag'. -+++ -** If `select-active-regions' is t, any active region automatically -becomes the primary selection (for interaction with other window -applications). If you enable this, you might want to bind -`mouse-yank-primary' to Mouse-2. - ** The variable `load-in-progress' won't get corrupted by binding it with `let'. In certain situations, loading an Emacs Lisp file from source while in the midst of loading another file (e.g., with @@ -90,13 +82,6 @@ source while in the midst of loading another file (e.g., with to be corrupted once the outer load completed. Most code doesn't care about this, but some (like c-mode) may check it. -** When `save-interprogram-paste-before-kill' is non-nil, emacs will not -clobber the the interprogram paste when something is killed in it by -saving the former in the `kill-ring' before the latter. - -** When `kill-do-not-save-duplicates' is non-nil, identical subsequent -kills are not duplicated in the `kill-ring'. - ** File-local variable changes *** Specifying a minor mode as a local variables enables that mode, @@ -122,9 +107,26 @@ default-file-name-coding-system on Mac OS X. * Editing Changes in Emacs 23.2 +** Selection changes ++++ +*** If `select-active-regions' is t, any active region automatically +becomes the primary selection (for interaction with other window +applications). If you enable this, you might want to bind +`mouse-yank-primary' to Mouse-2. + +*** When `save-interprogram-paste-before-kill' is non-nil, emacs will +not clobber the the interprogram paste when something is killed in it +by saving the former in the `kill-ring' before the latter. + +** When `kill-do-not-save-duplicates' is non-nil, identical subsequent +kills are not duplicated in the `kill-ring'. + +++ ** The default value for `blink-matching-paren-distance' has been increased. +** The new completion-style `initials' is available. +For instance, this can complete M-x lch to list-command-history. + * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 23.2 @@ -134,6 +136,26 @@ default-file-name-coding-system on Mac OS X. 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. + +** Desktop +--- +*** The default value for `desktop-buffers-not-to-save' is nil. +This means Desktop will try restoring all buffers, when you restart +your Emacs session. Also, `desktop-buffers-not-to-save' is only +effective for buffers that have no associated file. If you want to +exempt buffers that do correspond to files, customize the value of +`desktop-files-not-to-save' instead. + ** FIXME mail-user-agent change This probably affects a lot of documentation. @@ -154,9 +176,7 @@ The new connection method "rsyncc" has been introduced. On systems which support GVFS-Fuse, Tramp offers also the new connection methods "dav", "davs", "obex" and "synce". -+++ -** Autorevert Tail mode -Autorevert Tail mode works now for remote files. +** nXML mode is now the default for editing XML files. ** VC and related modes @@ -175,27 +195,6 @@ Signed-off-by line when committing. *** log-edit-strip-single-file-name controls whether or not single filenames are stripped when copying text from the ChangeLog to the *VC-Log* buffer. -** 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. - -** Desktop - ---- -*** The default value for `desktop-buffers-not-to-save' is nil. -This means Desktop will try restoring all buffers, when you restart -your Emacs session. Also, `desktop-buffers-not-to-save' is only -effective for buffers that have no associated file. If you want to -exempt buffers that do correspond to files, customize the value of -`desktop-files-not-to-save' instead. - ** Miscellaneous *** The new command `async-shell-command' bound globally to `M-&' executes @@ -203,6 +202,9 @@ the command asynchronously without the need to manually add ampersand to the end of the command. Its output appears in the buffer `*Async Shell Command*'. ++++ +*** Autorevert Tail mode now works now for remote files. + --- *** Elint now uses compilation-mode, and recognizes more built-in functions and variables. @@ -262,6 +264,12 @@ for completions displayed in *Completions*. the function `byte-compile-dest-file' before loading bytecomp.el is obsolete. Instead, customize byte-compile-dest-file-function. +* Changes in Emacs 23.2 on non-free operating systems + +--- +** On MS-Windows, `display-time' now displays the system load average +as well as the time, as it does on GNU and Unix. + * Installation Changes in Emacs 23.1 |