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* Changes in Emacs 21.4 |
* Changes in Emacs 21.4 |
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** The appearance of the fringes can now be customized, using either |
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the global command M-x fringe-mode, the frame specific command M-x |
** You can now customize the use of window fringes. To control this |
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set-fringe-style, the Show/Hide submenu of the top-level Options menu, |
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or customizing the `fringe-mode' variable. |
top-level Options menu, or customize the `fringe-mode' variable. To |
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** There is a new user option `mail-default-directory' that allows you |
** There is a new user option `mail-default-directory' that allows you |
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to specify the value of `default-directory' for mail buffers. This |
to specify the value of `default-directory' for mail buffers. This |
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directory is used for auto-save files of mail buffers. It defaults to |
directory is used for auto-save files of mail buffers. It defaults to |
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** `C-u C-x =' now displays text properties of the character at point. |
** `C-u C-x =' now displays text properties of the character at point. |
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** The commands M-x customize-face and M-x customize-face-other-window |
** The commands M-x customize-face and M-x customize-face-other-window |
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now look at the text at point. If that text has a face specified, |
now look at the character after point. If a face or faces are |
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the commands suggest to customize that face. |
specified for that character, the commands by default customize those |
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** Limited support for charset unification has been added. |
** Limited support for charset unification has been added. |
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By default, Emacs now knows how to translate latin-N chars between their |
By default, Emacs now knows how to translate latin-N chars between their |
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more complete unification by calling (unify-8859-on-decoding-mode 1). |
more complete unification by calling (unify-8859-on-decoding-mode 1). |
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** The scrollbar under Motif has a smoother drag-scrolling. |
** The scrollbar under LessTif or Motif has a smoother drag-scrolling. |
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On the other hand, the size of the thumb does not represent the actual |
On the other hand, the size of the thumb does not represent the actual |
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amount of text shown any more (only a crude approximation of it). |
amount of text shown any more (only a crude approximation of it). |
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default, all trivial operations involving whole lines are performed |
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automatically. The game uses faces for better visual feedback. |
automatically. The game uses faces for better visual feedback. |
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** On X and MS Windows, the blinking cursor's "off" state is now shown |
** On X and MS Windows, the blinking cursor's "off" state is now shown |
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as a hollow box or a thin bar. |
as a hollow box or a thin bar. |
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only when it is active). The default is nil, so that this feature is not |
only when it is active). The default is nil, so that this feature is not |
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** The new command `describe-text-at' pops up a buffer with description |
** The new command `describe-char pops up a buffer with description |
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of text properties, overlays, and widgets at point, and lets you get |
various information about a character, including its encodings and |
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more information about them, by clicking on mouse-sensitive areas or |
syntax, its text properties, overlays, and widgets at point. You can |
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moving there and pressing RET. |
get more information about some of them, by clicking on |
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** The new command `multi-occur' is just like `occur', except it can |
** The new command `multi-occur' is just like `occur', except it can |
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The new variable `mode-line-in-non-selected-windows' controls whether |
The new variable `mode-line-in-non-selected-windows' controls whether |
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the `mode-line-inactive' face is used. |
the `mode-line-inactive' face is used. |
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** A menu item "Show/Hide" was added to the top-level menu "Options". |
** A menu item "Show/Hide" was added to the top-level menu "Options". |
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This menu allows you to turn various display features on and off (like |
This menu allows you to turn various display features on and off (such |
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tool bar and the menu bar itself). You can also move the vertical |
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scroll bar to either side here or turn it off completely. There is also |
You can also move the vertical scroll bar to either side here or turn |
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a menu-item to toggle displaying of current date and time, current line |
it off completely. There is also a menu-item to toggle displaying of |
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and column number in the mode-line. |
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** Speedbar has moved from the "Tools" top level menu to "Show/Hide". |
** Speedbar has moved from the "Tools" top level menu to "Show/Hide". |
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Turning off PC-Selection mode restores the global key bindings |
Turning off PC-Selection mode restores the global key bindings |
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that were replaced by turning on the mode. |
that were replaced by turning on the mode. |
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** Emacs now displays a splash screen by default even if command-line |
** Emacs now displays a splash screen by default even if command-line |
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arguments were given. The new command-line option --no-splash |
arguments were given. The new command-line option --no-splash |
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disables the splash screen; see also the variable |
disables the splash screen; see also the variable |