/[emacs]/emacs/etc/NEWS
ViewVC logotype

Diff of /emacs/etc/NEWS

Parent Directory Parent Directory | Revision Log Revision Log | View Patch Patch

revision 1.841.2.11 by miles, Tue Aug 10 07:46:36 2004 UTC revision 1.841.2.12 by miles, Fri Aug 27 07:00:23 2004 UTC
# Line 173  types any more.  Add -DUSE_LISP_UNION_TY Line 173  types any more.  Add -DUSE_LISP_UNION_TY
173    
174  * Changes in Emacs 21.4  * Changes in Emacs 21.4
175    
176    ** global-whitespace-mode is a new alias for whitespace-global-mode.
177    
178  +++  +++
179  ** There are now two new regular expression operators, \_< and \_>,  ** There are now two new regular expression operators, \_< and \_>,
180  for matching the beginning and end of a symbol.  A symbol is a  for matching the beginning and end of a symbol.  A symbol is a
# Line 267  just put point at the end of the buffer Line 269  just put point at the end of the buffer
269  rule applies to file buffers.  For non-file buffers, the behavior may  rule applies to file buffers.  For non-file buffers, the behavior may
270  be mode dependent.  be mode dependent.
271    
272    If you are sure that the file will only change by growing at the end,
273    then you can tail the file more efficiently by using the new minor
274    mode Auto Revert Tail mode.  The function `auto-revert-tail-mode'
275    toggles this mode.
276    
277  ** Auto Revert mode is now more careful to avoid excessive reverts and  ** Auto Revert mode is now more careful to avoid excessive reverts and
278  other potential problems when deciding which non-file buffers to  other potential problems when deciding which non-file buffers to
279  revert.  This matters especially if Global Auto Revert mode is enabled  revert.  This matters especially if Global Auto Revert mode is enabled
# Line 733  You can now put the init files .emacs an Line 740  You can now put the init files .emacs an
740    
741  ** MH-E changes.  ** MH-E changes.
742    
743  Upgraded to MH-E version 7.4.4. There have been major changes since  Upgraded to MH-E version 7.82. There have been major changes since
744  version 5.0.2; see MH-E-NEWS for details.  version 5.0.2; see MH-E-NEWS for details.
745    
746  +++  +++
# Line 2041  source files.  See the Flymake's Info ma Line 2048  source files.  See the Flymake's Info ma
2048  of hierarchical data as an outline.  For example, the tree-widget is  of hierarchical data as an outline.  For example, the tree-widget is
2049  well suited to display a hierarchy of directories and files.  well suited to display a hierarchy of directories and files.
2050    
2051  ** The wdired.el package allows you to use normal editing commands on dired  ** The wdired.el package allows you to use normal editing commands on Dired
2052  buffers to change filenames, permissions, etc...  buffers to change filenames, permissions, etc...
2053    
2054    ** The thumbs.el package allows you to preview image files as thumbnails
2055    and can be invoked from a Dired buffer.
2056    
2057  ** The new python.el package is used to edit Python and Jython programs.  ** The new python.el package is used to edit Python and Jython programs.
2058    
2059  ** The URL package (which had been part of W3) is now part of Emacs.  ** The URL package (which had been part of W3) is now part of Emacs.
# Line 3343  and modify elements on this property lis Line 3353  and modify elements on this property lis
3353  The new low-level functions process-plist and set-process-plist are  The new low-level functions process-plist and set-process-plist are
3354  used to access and replace the entire property list of a process.  used to access and replace the entire property list of a process.
3355    
3356  ???  *** Function accept-process-output now has an optional fourth arg
3357    `just-this-one'.  If non-nil, only output from the specified process
3358    is handled, suspending output from other processes.  If value is an
3359    integer, also inhibit running timers.  This feature is generally not
3360    recommended, but may be necessary for specific applications, such as
3361    speech synthesis.
3362    
3363  *** Adaptive read buffering of subprocess output.  *** Adaptive read buffering of subprocess output.
3364    
3365  On some systems, when emacs reads the output from a subprocess, the  On some systems, when emacs reads the output from a subprocess, the

Legend:
Removed from v.1.841.2.11  
changed lines
  Added in v.1.841.2.12

savannah-hackers-public@gnu.org
ViewVC Help
Powered by ViewVC 1.1.26