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revision 1.690.2.26 by miles, Tue Jul 6 09:47:50 2004 UTC revision 1.690.2.27 by miles, Tue Jul 6 10:00:20 2004 UTC
# Line 90  types any more.  Add -DUSE_LISP_UNION_TY Line 90  types any more.  Add -DUSE_LISP_UNION_TY
90    
91  * Changes in Emacs 21.4  * Changes in Emacs 21.4
92    
93  ** A New package flymake.el does on-the-fly syntax checking of program  ** New features in evaluation commands
94  source files.  See the Flymake's Info manual for more details.  
95    *** The function `eval-defun' (C-M-x) called on defface reinitializes
96    the face to the value specified in the defface expression.
97    
98    *** Typing C-x C-e twice prints the value of the integer result
99    in additional formats (octal, hexadecimal, character) specified
100    by the new function `eval-expression-print-format'.  The same
101    function also defines the result format for `eval-expression' (M-:),
102    `eval-print-last-sexp' (C-j) and some edebug evaluation functions.
103    
104  ** New input method chinese-sisheng for inputting Chinese Pinyin  ** New input method chinese-sisheng for inputting Chinese Pinyin
105  characters.  characters.
# Line 214  This is like `strokes-global-set-stroke' Line 222  This is like `strokes-global-set-stroke'
222  the stroke directly to a string to insert.  This is convenient for  the stroke directly to a string to insert.  This is convenient for
223  using strokes as an input method.  using strokes as an input method.
224    
225    +++
226    ** Desktop package
227    
228    *** Desktop saving is now a minor mode, desktop-save-mode. Variable
229    desktop-enable is obsolete. Customize desktop-save-mode to enable desktop
230    saving.
231    
232    *** Buffers are saved in the desktop file in the same order as that in the
233    buffer list.
234    
235    *** New commands:
236      - desktop-revert reverts to the last loaded desktop.
237      - desktop-change-dir kills current desktop and loads a new.
238      - desktop-save-in-desktop-dir saves desktop in the directory from which
239        it was loaded.
240    
241    *** New customizable variables:
242      - desktop-save. Determins whether the desktop should be saved when it is
243        killed.
244      - desktop-file-name-format.
245      - desktop-path. List of directories in which to lookup the desktop file.
246      - desktop-locals-to-save.
247      - desktop-globals-to-clear.
248      - desktop-clear-preserve-buffers-regexp.
249    
250    *** New command line option --no-desktop
251    
252    *** New hooks:
253      - desktop-after-read-hook run after a desktop is loaded.
254      - desktop-no-desktop-file-hook run when no desktop file is found.
255    
256  ---  ---
257  ** The saveplace.el package now filters out unreadable files.  ** The saveplace.el package now filters out unreadable files.
258  When you exit Emacs, the saved positions in visited files no longer  When you exit Emacs, the saved positions in visited files no longer
# Line 422  what external viewers to use and when. Line 461  what external viewers to use and when.
461  *** In Dired, the w command now copies the current line's file name  *** In Dired, the w command now copies the current line's file name
462  into the kill ring.  into the kill ring.
463    
464    +++
465    ** Dired-x:
466    
467    *** Omitting files is now a minor mode, dired-omit-mode. The mode toggling
468    command is bound to M-o. A new command dired-mark-omitted, bound to M-O,
469    marks omitted files. The variable dired-omit-files-p is obsoleted, use the
470    mode toggling function instead.
471    
472  ** Info mode:  ** Info mode:
473  +++  +++
474  *** Info now hides node names in menus and cross references by default.  *** Info now hides node names in menus and cross references by default.
# Line 1756  depend on external libraries.  All of th Line 1803  depend on external libraries.  All of th
1803  to Windows, and can be found in both source and binary form at  to Windows, and can be found in both source and binary form at
1804  http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/.  Note that libpng also depends on  http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/.  Note that libpng also depends on
1805  zlib, and tiff depends on the version of jpeg that it was compiled  zlib, and tiff depends on the version of jpeg that it was compiled
1806  against.  against.  For additional information, see nt/INSTALL.
1807    
1808  ---  ---
1809  ** Sound is now supported on MS Windows.  ** Sound is now supported on MS Windows.
# Line 1808  to view diffs or log entries directly fr Line 1855  to view diffs or log entries directly fr
1855      D:  shows the diff of the revision at line with its previous revision      D:  shows the diff of the revision at line with its previous revision
1856      L:  shows the log of the revision at line      L:  shows the log of the revision at line
1857      W:  annotates the workfile (most up to date) version      W:  annotates the workfile (most up to date) version
1858    
1859    +++
1860    ** In pcl-cvs mode, there is a new `d y' command to view the diffs
1861    between the local version of the file and yesterday's head revision
1862    in the repository.
1863    
1864    
1865  * New modes and packages in Emacs 21.4  * New modes and packages in Emacs 21.4
1866    
1867    ** The new package flymake.el does on-the-fly syntax checking of program
1868    source files.  See the Flymake's Info manual for more details.
1869    
1870  ** The library tree-widget.el provides a new widget to display a set  ** The library tree-widget.el provides a new widget to display a set
1871  of hierarchical data as an outline.  For example, the tree-widget is  of hierarchical data as an outline.  For example, the tree-widget is
1872  well suited to display a hierarchy of directories and files.  well suited to display a hierarchy of directories and files.
# Line 1905  where the keys work like (shifted) arrow Line 1961  where the keys work like (shifted) arrow
1961  are left unspecified and can be bound individually through the global  are left unspecified and can be bound individually through the global
1962  or local keymaps.  or local keymaps.
1963    
1964    +++
1965  ** The new kmacro package provides a simpler user interface to  ** The new kmacro package provides a simpler user interface to
1966  emacs' keyboard macro facilities.  emacs' keyboard macro facilities.
1967    

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