Replace version 24.2 with 24.3 where appropriate (hopefully)

[bpt/emacs.git] / doc / emacs / ack.texi

diff --git a/doc/emacs/ack.texi b/doc/emacs/ack.texi
index f32227d..487e3c1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/emacs/ack.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/ack.texi
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 @c -*- coding: iso-latin-1 -*-
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
 @c -*- coding: iso-latin-1 -*-
 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.

-@c Copyright (C) 1994-1997, 1999-2012  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1994-1997, 1999-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
 @c
 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
 @c

-@node Acknowledgments, Screen, Concept Index, Top
+@node Acknowledgments

 @unnumbered Acknowledgments
 
 Many people have contributed code included in the Free Software
 @unnumbered Acknowledgments
 
 Many people have contributed code included in the Free Software


@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Per Abrahamsen wrote the customization facilities, as well as
 from the keyboard; @file{xt-mouse.el}, which allows mouse commands
 through Xterm; @file{gnus-cus.el}, which implements customization
 commands for Gnus; @file{gnus-cite.el}, a citation-parsing facility for
 from the keyboard; @file{xt-mouse.el}, which allows mouse commands
 through Xterm; @file{gnus-cus.el}, which implements customization
 commands for Gnus; @file{gnus-cite.el}, a citation-parsing facility for

-news articles); @file{gnus-score.el}, scoring for Gnus; @file{cpp.el},
+news articles; @file{gnus-score.el}, scoring for Gnus; @file{cpp.el},

 which hides or highlights parts of C programs according to preprocessor
 conditionals; and the widget library files @file{wid-browse.el},
 @file{wid-edit.el}, @file{widget.el}.  He also co-wrote
 which hides or highlights parts of C programs according to preprocessor
 conditionals; and the widget library files @file{wid-browse.el},
 @file{wid-edit.el}, @file{widget.el}.  He also co-wrote


@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ files.
 @item
 Michael Albinus wrote @file{dbus.el}, a package that implements the
 D-Bus message bus protocol; @file{zeroconf.el}, a mode for browsing
 @item
 Michael Albinus wrote @file{dbus.el}, a package that implements the
 D-Bus message bus protocol; @file{zeroconf.el}, a mode for browsing

-Avahi services; and @file{xesam.el}, a Xesam-based search engine
-interface.  He and Kai Großjohann wrote the Tramp package, which
+Avahi services; @file{xesam.el}, a Xesam-based search engine
+interface; and @file{secrets.el}, an interface to keyring daemons for
+storing confidential data.  He and Kai Großjohann wrote the Tramp package, which

 provides transparent remote file editing using rcp, ssh, ftp, and
 other network protocols.  He and Daniel Pittman wrote
 @file{tramp-cache.el}.
 provides transparent remote file editing using rcp, ssh, ftp, and
 other network protocols.  He and Daniel Pittman wrote
 @file{tramp-cache.el}.


@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ in the buffer.
 Joe Arceneaux wrote the original text property implementation, and
 implemented support for X11.
 
 Joe Arceneaux wrote the original text property implementation, and
 implemented support for X11.
 

+@item
+Emil Åström, Milan Zamaza, and Stefan Bruda wrote @file{prolog.el},
+a mode for editing Prolog (and Mercury) code.
+

 @item
 Miles Bader wrote @file{image-file.el}, support code for visiting image
 files; @file{minibuf-eldef.el}, a minor mode that hides the minibuffer
 @item
 Miles Bader wrote @file{image-file.el}, support code for visiting image
 files; @file{minibuf-eldef.el}, a minor mode that hides the minibuffer


@@ -73,12 +78,19 @@ default value when appropriate; @file{rfn-eshadow.el}, shadowing of
 @code{read-file-name} input; @file{mb-depth.el}, display of minibuffer
 depth; @file{button.el}, the library that implements clickable buttons;
 @file{face-remap.el}, a package for changing the default face in
 @code{read-file-name} input; @file{mb-depth.el}, display of minibuffer
 depth; @file{button.el}, the library that implements clickable buttons;
 @file{face-remap.el}, a package for changing the default face in

-individual buffers; and @file{macroexp.el} for macro-expansion.
+individual buffers; and @file{macroexp.el} for macro-expansion.  He
+also worked on an early version of the lexical binding code.

 
 @item
 David Bakhash wrote @file{strokes.el}, a mode for controlling Emacs by
 moving the mouse in particular patterns.
 
 
 @item
 David Bakhash wrote @file{strokes.el}, a mode for controlling Emacs by
 moving the mouse in particular patterns.
 

+@item
+Juanma Barranquero wrote @file{emacs-lock.el} (based on the original
+version by Tom Wurgler), which makes it harder to exit with valuable
+buffers unsaved.  He also made many other contributions to other
+areas, including MS Windows support.
+

 @item
 Eli Barzilay wrote @file{calculator.el}, a desktop calculator for
 Emacs.
 @item
 Eli Barzilay wrote @file{calculator.el}, a desktop calculator for
 Emacs.


@@ -178,7 +190,8 @@ for editing IDL and WAVE CL.
 @item
 Bob Chassell wrote @file{texnfo-upd.el}, @file{texinfo.el}, and
 @file{makeinfo.el}, modes and utilities for working with Texinfo files;
 @item
 Bob Chassell wrote @file{texnfo-upd.el}, @file{texinfo.el}, and
 @file{makeinfo.el}, modes and utilities for working with Texinfo files;

-and @file{page-ext.el}, commands for extended page handling.
+and @file{page-ext.el}, commands for extended page handling.  He also
+wrote the ``Introduction to programming in Emacs Lisp'' manual.

 
 @item
 Jihyun Cho wrote @file{hanja-util.el} and @file{hangul.el}, utilities
 
 @item
 Jihyun Cho wrote @file{hanja-util.el} and @file{hangul.el}, utilities


@@ -189,8 +202,10 @@ Andrew Choi and Yamamoto Mitsuharu wrote the Carbon support, used
 prior to Emacs 23 for Mac OS.
 
 @item
 prior to Emacs 23 for Mac OS.
 
 @item

-Chong Yidong was the Emacs co-maintainer for Emacs 23.  He made many
-improvements to the Emacs display engine.
+Chong Yidong was the Emacs co-maintainer from Emacs 23 onwards.  He made many
+improvements to the Emacs display engine.  He also wrote
+@file{tabulated-list.el}, a generic major mode for lists of data;
+and improved support for themes and packages.

 
 @item
 James Clark wrote SGML mode, a mode for editing SGML documents; and
 
 @item
 James Clark wrote SGML mode, a mode for editing SGML documents; and


@@ -208,6 +223,10 @@ use it, Snake and Tetris.
 Andrew Cohen wrote @file{spam-wash.el}, to decode and clean email before
 it is analyzed for spam.
 
 Andrew Cohen wrote @file{spam-wash.el}, to decode and clean email before
 it is analyzed for spam.
 

+@item
+Edward O'Connor wrote @file{json.el}, a file for parsing and
+generating JSON files.
+

 @item
 Georges Brun-Cottan and Stefan Monnier wrote @file{easy-mmode.el}, a
 package for easy definition of major and minor modes.
 @item
 Georges Brun-Cottan and Stefan Monnier wrote @file{easy-mmode.el}, a
 package for easy definition of major and minor modes.


@@ -221,24 +240,17 @@ for compiled Emacs Lisp code.
 
 @item
 Mathias Dahl wrote @file{image-dired.el}, a package for viewing image
 
 @item
 Mathias Dahl wrote @file{image-dired.el}, a package for viewing image

-files as ``thumbnails.''
+files as ``thumbnails''.

 
 @item
 Julien Danjou wrote an implementation of ``Desktop Notifications''
 
 @item
 Julien Danjou wrote an implementation of ``Desktop Notifications''

-(@file{notifications.el}).
+(@file{notifications.el}); and @file{color.el}, a library for general
+color manipulation.  He also made various contributions to Gnus.

 
 @item
 Vivek Dasmohapatra wrote @file{htmlfontify.el}, to convert a buffer or
 source tree to HTML.
 
 
 @item
 Vivek Dasmohapatra wrote @file{htmlfontify.el}, to convert a buffer or
 source tree to HTML.
 

-@item
-Michael DeCorte wrote @file{emacs.csh}, a C-shell script that starts a
-new Emacs job, or restarts a paused Emacs if one exists.
-
-@item
-Gary Delp wrote @file{mailpost.el}, an interface between RMAIL and the
-@file{/usr/uci/post} mailer.
-

 @item
 Matthieu Devin wrote @file{delsel.el}, a package to make newly-typed
 text replace the current selection.
 @item
 Matthieu Devin wrote @file{delsel.el}, a package to make newly-typed
 text replace the current selection.


@@ -248,16 +260,19 @@ Eric Ding wrote @file{goto-addr.el},
 
 @item
 Jan Djärv added support for the GTK+ toolkit and X drag-and-drop.
 
 @item
 Jan Djärv added support for the GTK+ toolkit and X drag-and-drop.

+He also wrote @file{dynamic-setting.el}.

 
 @item
 Carsten Dominik wrote Ref@TeX{}, a package for setting up labels and
 
 @item
 Carsten Dominik wrote Ref@TeX{}, a package for setting up labels and

-cross-references in La@TeX{} documents; and co-wrote IDLWAVE mode
-(q.v.@:).  He was the main author of Org mode, for maintaining notes,
-todo lists, and project planning.  Thomas Baumann, Jan Böcker, Lennart
-Borgman, Baoqiu Cui, Daniel German, Bastien Guerry, Tassilo Horn, Philip
-Jackson, Tokuya Kameshima, Ross Patterson, Sebastian Rose, Eric Schulte,
-Paul Sexton, Ulf Stegemann, Andy Stewart, David O'Toole, John Wiegley,
-and Piotr Zielinski also wrote various Org mode components.
+cross-references in @LaTeX{} documents; and co-wrote IDLWAVE mode
+(q.v.@:).  He was the original author of Org mode, for maintaining notes,
+todo lists, and project planning.  Bastien Guerry subsequently took
+over maintainership.  Benjamin Andresen, Thomas Baumann, Joel Boehland, Jan Böcker, Lennart
+Borgman, Baoqiu Cui, Dan Davison, Christian Egli, Eric S.@: Fraga, Daniel German, Chris Gray, Konrad Hinsen, Tassilo Horn, Philip
+Jackson, Martyn Jago, Thorsten Jolitz, Jambunathan K, Tokuya Kameshima, Sergey Litvinov, David Maus, Ross Patterson, Juan Pechiar, Sebastian Rose, Eric Schulte,
+Paul Sexton, Ulf Stegemann, Andy Stewart, Christopher Suckling, David O'Toole, John Wiegley, Zhang Weize,
+Piotr Zielinski, and others also wrote various Org mode components.
+For more information, @pxref{History and Acknowledgments,,, org, The Org Manual}.

 
 @item
 Scott Draves wrote @file{tq.el}, help functions for maintaining
 
 @item
 Scott Draves wrote @file{tq.el}, help functions for maintaining


@@ -274,7 +289,12 @@ Viktor Dukhovni wrote support for dumping under SunOS version 4.
 John Eaton and Kurt Hornik wrote Octave mode.
 
 @item
 John Eaton and Kurt Hornik wrote Octave mode.
 
 @item

-Rolf Ebert co-wrote Ada mode.
+Rolf Ebert, Markus Heritsch, and Emmanuel Briot wrote Ada mode.
+
+@item
+Paul Eggert integrated the Gnulib portability library, and made many
+other portability fixes to the C code; as well as his contributions
+to VC and the calendar.

 
 @item
 Stephen Eglen wrote @file{mspools.el}, which tells you which Procmail
 
 @item
 Stephen Eglen wrote @file{mspools.el}, which tells you which Procmail


@@ -343,6 +363,10 @@ Kevin Gallagher rewrote and enhanced the EDT emulation, and wrote
 @file{flow-ctrl.el}, a package for coping with unsuppressible XON/XOFF
 flow control.
 
 @file{flow-ctrl.el}, a package for coping with unsuppressible XON/XOFF
 flow control.
 

+@item
+Fabián E. Gallina rewrote @file{python.el}, the major mode for the
+Python programming language used in Emacs 24.3 onwards.
+

 @item
 Kevin Gallo added multiple-frame support for Windows NT and wrote
 @file{w32-win.el}, support functions for the MS-Windows window system.
 @item
 Kevin Gallo added multiple-frame support for Windows NT and wrote
 @file{w32-win.el}, support functions for the MS-Windows window system.


@@ -404,7 +428,7 @@ characters used by @TeX{} and net tradition.
 
 @item
 Bastien Guerry wrote @file{gnus-bookmark.el}, bookmark support for Gnus;
 
 @item
 Bastien Guerry wrote @file{gnus-bookmark.el}, bookmark support for Gnus;

-as well as contributing to Org mode (q.v.@:).
+as well as helping to maintain Org mode (q.v.@:).

 
 @item
 Henry Guillaume wrote @file{find-file.el}, a package to visit files
 
 @item
 Henry Guillaume wrote @file{find-file.el}, a package to visit files


@@ -428,7 +452,10 @@ non-@acronym{ASCII} text from an @acronym{ASCII} keyboard.
 Jesper Harder wrote @file{yenc.el}, for decoding yenc encoded messages.
 
 @item
 Jesper Harder wrote @file{yenc.el}, for decoding yenc encoded messages.
 
 @item

-K. Shane Hartman wrote @file{chistory.el} and @file{echistory.el},
+Alexandru Harsanyi wrote a library for accessing SOAP web services.
+
+@item
+K.@: Shane Hartman wrote @file{chistory.el} and @file{echistory.el},

 packages for browsing command history lists; @file{electric.el} and
 @file{helper.el}, which provide an alternative command loop and
 appropriate help facilities; @file{emacsbug.el}, a package for
 packages for browsing command history lists; @file{electric.el} and
 @file{helper.el}, which provide an alternative command loop and
 appropriate help facilities; @file{emacsbug.el}, a package for


@@ -444,9 +471,6 @@ which provide alternative mouse-based editing and scrolling features.
 Jon K Hellan wrote @file{utf7.el}, support for mail-safe transformation
 format of Unicode.
 
 Jon K Hellan wrote @file{utf7.el}, support for mail-safe transformation
 format of Unicode.
 

-@item
-Markus Heritsch co-wrote Ada mode.
-

 @item
 Karl Heuer wrote the original blessmail script, implemented the
 @code{intangible} text property, and rearranged the structure of the
 @item
 Karl Heuer wrote the original blessmail script, implemented the
 @code{intangible} text property, and rearranged the structure of the


@@ -477,15 +501,20 @@ browser to display a URL.
 @item
 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen did a major redesign of the Gnus news-reader and
 wrote many of its parts.  Several of these are now general components of
 @item
 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen did a major redesign of the Gnus news-reader and
 wrote many of its parts.  Several of these are now general components of

-Emacs: @file{dns.el} for Domain Name Service lookups;
+Emacs, including: @file{dns.el} for Domain Name Service lookups;

 @file{format-spec.el} for formatting arbitrary format strings;
 @file{netrc.el} for parsing of @file{.netrc} files; and
 @file{format-spec.el} for formatting arbitrary format strings;
 @file{netrc.el} for parsing of @file{.netrc} files; and

-@file{time-date.el} for general date and time handling.  Components of
-Gnus have also been written by: Nagy Andras, David Blacka, Scott Byer,
-Kevin Greiner, Kai Großjohann, Joe Hildebrand, Paul Jarc, Sascha
+@file{time-date.el} for general date and time handling.
+He also wrote @file{network-stream.el}, for opening network processes;
+@file{url-queue.el}, for controlling parallel downloads of URLs;
+and implemented libxml2 support.
+Components of Gnus have also been written by: Nagy Andras, David
+Blacka, Scott Byer, Ludovic Courtès, Julien Danjou, Kevin Greiner, Kai
+Großjohann, Joe Hildebrand, Paul Jarc, Simon Josefsson, Sascha

 Lüdecke, David Moore, Jim Radford, Benjamin Rutt, Raymond Scholz,
 Lüdecke, David Moore, Jim Radford, Benjamin Rutt, Raymond Scholz,

-Thomas Steffen, Reiner Steib, Didier Verna, Ilja Weis, Katsumi Yamaoka,
-Teodor Zlatanov, and others (@pxref{Contributors,,,gnus, the Gnus Manual}).
+Thomas Steffen, Reiner Steib, Didier Verna, Ilja Weis, Katsumi
+Yamaoka, Teodor Zlatanov, and others (@pxref{Contributors,,,gnus, the
+Gnus Manual}).

 
 @item
 Andrew Innes contributed extensively to the MS-Windows support.
 
 @item
 Andrew Innes contributed extensively to the MS-Windows support.


@@ -524,7 +553,7 @@ for the Transport Layer Security protocol.
 
 @item
 Arne Jørgensen wrote @file{latexenc.el}, a package to
 
 @item
 Arne Jørgensen wrote @file{latexenc.el}, a package to

-automatically guess the correct coding system in LaTeX files.
+automatically guess the correct coding system in @LaTeX{} files.

 
 @item
 Alexandre Julliard wrote @file{vc-git.el}, support for the Git version
 
 @item
 Alexandre Julliard wrote @file{vc-git.el}, support for the Git version


@@ -542,7 +571,7 @@ control system.
 Henry Kautz wrote @file{bib-mode.el}, a mode for maintaining
 bibliography databases compatible with @code{refer} (the @code{troff}
 version) and @code{lookbib}, and @file{refbib.el}, a package to convert
 Henry Kautz wrote @file{bib-mode.el}, a mode for maintaining
 bibliography databases compatible with @code{refer} (the @code{troff}
 version) and @code{lookbib}, and @file{refbib.el}, a package to convert

-those databases to the format used by the LaTeX text formatting package.
+those databases to the format used by the @LaTeX{} text formatting package.

 
 @item
 Taichi Kawabata added support for Devanagari script and the Indian
 
 @item
 Taichi Kawabata added support for Devanagari script and the Indian


@@ -560,7 +589,7 @@ buffers.
 @item
 Michael Kifer wrote @code{ediff}, an interactive interface to the
 @command{diff}, @command{patch}, and @command{merge} programs; and
 @item
 Michael Kifer wrote @code{ediff}, an interactive interface to the
 @command{diff}, @command{patch}, and @command{merge} programs; and

-Viper, the newest emulation for VI.
+Viper, another emulator of the VI editor.

 
 @item
 Richard King wrote the first version of @file{userlock.el} and
 
 @item
 Richard King wrote the first version of @file{userlock.el} and


@@ -580,8 +609,7 @@ Security-Enhanced Linux context of files on backup and copy.
 
 @item
 Shuhei Kobayashi wrote @file{hex-util.el}, for operating on hexadecimal
 
 @item
 Shuhei Kobayashi wrote @file{hex-util.el}, for operating on hexadecimal

-strings; support for HMAC (Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication);
-and a Lisp implementation of the SHA1 Secure Hash Algorithm.
+strings; and support for HMAC (Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication).

 
 @item
 Pavel Kobyakov wrote @file{flymake.el}, a minor mode for performing
 
 @item
 Pavel Kobyakov wrote @file{flymake.el}, a minor mode for performing


@@ -602,16 +630,17 @@ menu support.
 @item
 Sebastian Kremer wrote @code{dired-mode}, with contributions by Lawrence
 R.@: Dodd.  He also wrote @file{ls-lisp.el}, a Lisp emulation of the
 @item
 Sebastian Kremer wrote @code{dired-mode}, with contributions by Lawrence
 R.@: Dodd.  He also wrote @file{ls-lisp.el}, a Lisp emulation of the

-@code{ls} command for platforms which don't have @code{ls} as a standard
+@code{ls} command for platforms that don't have @code{ls} as a standard

 program.
 
 program.
 

-@item
-Ken Stevens wrote @file{ispell.el}, a spell-checker interface.
-

 @item
 David K@ringaccent{a}gedal wrote @file{tempo.el}, providing support for
 easy insertion of boilerplate text and other common constructions.
 
 @item
 David K@ringaccent{a}gedal wrote @file{tempo.el}, providing support for
 easy insertion of boilerplate text and other common constructions.
 

+@item
+Igor Kuzmin wrote @file{cconv.el}, providing closure conversion for
+statically scoped Emacs lisp.
+

 @item
 Daniel LaLiberte wrote @file{edebug.el}, a source-level debugger for
 Emacs Lisp; @file{cl-specs.el}, specifications to help @code{edebug}
 @item
 Daniel LaLiberte wrote @file{edebug.el}, a source-level debugger for
 Emacs Lisp; @file{cl-specs.el}, specifications to help @code{edebug}


@@ -632,8 +661,7 @@ a package for pretty-printing Emacs buffers to PostScript printers;
 @file{ebnf2ps.el}, a package that translates EBNF grammar to a syntactic
 chart that can be printed to a PostScript printer; and
 @file{whitespace.el}, a package that detects and cleans up excess
 @file{ebnf2ps.el}, a package that translates EBNF grammar to a syntactic
 chart that can be printed to a PostScript printer; and
 @file{whitespace.el}, a package that detects and cleans up excess

-whitespace in a file.  The previous version of @file{whitespace.el},
-used prior to Emacs 23, was written by Rajesh Vaidheeswarran.
+whitespace in a file (building on an earlier version by Rajesh Vaidheeswarran).

 
 @item
 Frederic Lepied wrote @file{expand.el}, which uses the abbrev
 
 @item
 Frederic Lepied wrote @file{expand.el}, which uses the abbrev


@@ -666,8 +694,8 @@ directory-local variables; and the @code{info-finder} feature that
 creates a virtual Info manual of package keywords.
 
 @item
 creates a virtual Info manual of package keywords.
 
 @item

-Károly L@H{o}rentey wrote the ``multi-terminal'' code, which allows Emacs to
-run on graphical and text-only terminals simultaneously.
+Károly L@H{o}rentey wrote the ``multi-terminal'' code, which allows
+Emacs to run on graphical and text terminals simultaneously.

 
 @item
 Martin Lorentzon wrote @file{vc-annotate.el}, support for version
 
 @item
 Martin Lorentzon wrote @file{vc-annotate.el}, support for version


@@ -686,13 +714,13 @@ headers; @file{hl-line.el}, a minor mode for highlighting the line in
 the current window on which point is; @file{cap-words.el}, a minor mode
 for motion in ``CapitalizedWordIdentifiers''; @file{latin1-disp.el}, a
 package that lets you display ISO 8859 characters on Latin-1 terminals
 the current window on which point is; @file{cap-words.el}, a minor mode
 for motion in ``CapitalizedWordIdentifiers''; @file{latin1-disp.el}, a
 package that lets you display ISO 8859 characters on Latin-1 terminals

-by setting up appropriate display tables; @file{python.el}, a major mode
-for the Python programming language; @file{smiley.el}, a facility for
-displaying smiley faces; @file{sym-comp.el}, a library for performing
-mode-dependent symbol completion; @file{benchmark.el} for timing code
-execution; and @file{tool-bar.el}, a mode to control the display of
-the Emacs tool bar.  With Riccardo Murri he wrote @file{vc-bzr.el},
-support for the Bazaar version control system.
+by setting up appropriate display tables; the version of
+@file{python.el} used prior to Emacs 24.3; @file{smiley.el}, a
+facility for displaying smiley faces; @file{sym-comp.el}, a library
+for performing mode-dependent symbol completion; @file{benchmark.el}
+for timing code execution; and @file{tool-bar.el}, a mode to control
+the display of the Emacs tool bar.  With Riccardo Murri he wrote
+@file{vc-bzr.el}, support for the Bazaar version control system.

 
 @item
 Eric Ludlam wrote the Speedbar package; @file{checkdoc.el}, for checking
 
 @item
 Eric Ludlam wrote the Speedbar package; @file{checkdoc.el}, for checking


@@ -704,10 +732,25 @@ package.  He was also the main author of the CEDET (Collection of Emacs
 Development Environment Tools) package.  Portions were also written by
 Jan Moringen, David Ponce, and Joakim Verona.
 
 Development Environment Tools) package.  Portions were also written by
 Jan Moringen, David Ponce, and Joakim Verona.
 

+@item
+Roland McGrath wrote @file{compile.el} (since updated by Daniel
+Pfeiffer), a package for running compilations in a buffer, and then
+visiting the locations reported in error messages; @file{etags.el}, a
+package for jumping to function definitions and searching or replacing
+in all the files mentioned in a @file{TAGS} file; with Sebastian
+Kremer @file{find-dired.el}, for using @code{dired} commands on output
+from the @code{find} program; @file{grep.el} for running the
+@code{grep} command; @file{map-ynp.el}, a general purpose boolean
+question-asker; @file{autoload.el}, providing semi-automatic
+maintenance of autoload files.
+

 @item
 Alan Mackenzie wrote the integrated AWK support in CC Mode, and
 maintained CC Mode from Emacs 22 onwards.
 
 @item
 Alan Mackenzie wrote the integrated AWK support in CC Mode, and
 maintained CC Mode from Emacs 22 onwards.
 

+@item
+Michael McNamara and Wilson Snyder wrote Verilog mode.
+

 @item
 Christopher J.@: Madsen wrote @file{decipher.el}, a package for cracking
 simple substitution ciphers.
 @item
 Christopher J.@: Madsen wrote @file{decipher.el}, a package for cracking
 simple substitution ciphers.


@@ -751,21 +794,6 @@ Yukihiro Matsumoto and Nobuyoshi Nakada wrote Ruby-mode.
 Thomas May wrote @file{blackbox.el}, a version of the traditional
 blackbox game.
 
 Thomas May wrote @file{blackbox.el}, a version of the traditional
 blackbox game.
 

-@item
-Roland McGrath wrote @file{compile.el} (since updated by Daniel
-Pfeiffer), a package for running compilations in a buffer, and then
-visiting the locations reported in error messages; @file{etags.el}, a
-package for jumping to function definitions and searching or replacing
-in all the files mentioned in a @file{TAGS} file; @file{find-dired.el},
-for using @code{dired} commands on output from the @code{find} program,
-with Sebastian Kremer; @file{grep.el} for running the @code{grep}
-command; @file{map-ynp.el}, a general purpose boolean question-asker;
-@file{autoload.el}, providing semi-automatic maintenance of autoload
-files.
-
-@item
-Michael McNamara and Wilson Snyder wrote Verilog mode.
-

 @item
 David Megginson wrote @file{derived.el}, which allows one to define new
 major modes by inheriting key bindings and commands from existing major
 @item
 David Megginson wrote @file{derived.el}, which allows one to define new
 major modes by inheriting key bindings and commands from existing major


@@ -795,7 +823,7 @@ facility.  He also wrote @code{ebrowse}, the C@t{++} browser;
 and @file{rx.el}, a regular expression constructor.
 
 @item
 and @file{rx.el}, a regular expression constructor.
 
 @item

-Stefan Monnier was the Emacs co-maintainer for Emacs 23.  He added
+Stefan Monnier was the Emacs co-maintainer from Emacs 23 onwards.  He added

 support for Arch and Subversion to VC, re-wrote much of the Emacs server
 to use the built-in networking primitives, and re-wrote the abbrev and
 minibuffer completion code for Emacs 23.  He also wrote @code{PCL-CVS},
 support for Arch and Subversion to VC, re-wrote much of the Emacs server
 to use the built-in networking primitives, and re-wrote the abbrev and
 minibuffer completion code for Emacs 23.  He also wrote @code{PCL-CVS},


@@ -804,17 +832,17 @@ a directory-level front end to the CVS version control system;
 text; @file{smerge-mode.el}, a minor mode for resolving @code{diff3}
 conflicts; @file{diff-mode.el}, a mode for viewing and editing context
 diffs; @file{css-mode.el} for Cascading Style Sheets;
 text; @file{smerge-mode.el}, a minor mode for resolving @code{diff3}
 conflicts; @file{diff-mode.el}, a mode for viewing and editing context
 diffs; @file{css-mode.el} for Cascading Style Sheets;

-@file{bibtex-style.el} for BibTeX Style files; and @file{mpc.el}, a
-client for the ``Music Player Daemon''.
+@file{bibtex-style.el} for Bib@TeX{} Style files; @file{mpc.el}, a
+client for the ``Music Player Daemon''; @file{smie.el}, a generic
+indentation engine; and @file{pcase.el}, implementing ML-style pattern
+matching.  In Emacs 24, he integrated the lexical binding code,
+and cleaned up the CL namespace (making it acceptable to use CL
+functions at runtime).

 
 @item
 Morioka Tomohiko wrote several packages for MIME support in Gnus and
 elsewhere.
 
 
 @item
 Morioka Tomohiko wrote several packages for MIME support in Gnus and
 elsewhere.
 

-@item
-Takahashi Naoto co-wrote @file{quail.el} (q.v.@:), and wrote
-@file{robin.el}, another input method.
-

 @item
 Sen Nagata wrote @file{crm.el}, a package for reading multiple strings
 with completion, and @file{rfc2368.el}, support for @code{mailto:}
 @item
 Sen Nagata wrote @file{crm.el}, a package for reading multiple strings
 with completion, and @file{rfc2368.el}, support for @code{mailto:}


@@ -822,9 +850,13 @@ URLs.
 
 @item
 Erik Naggum wrote the time-conversion functions.  He also wrote
 
 @item
 Erik Naggum wrote the time-conversion functions.  He also wrote

-@file{disp-table.el}, a package for dealing with display tables;
-@file{mailheader.el}, a package for parsing email headers; and
-@file{parse-time.el}, a package for parsing time strings.
+@file{disp-table.el}, for dealing with display tables;
+@file{mailheader.el}, for parsing email headers; and
+@file{parse-time.el}, for parsing time strings.
+
+@item
+Takahashi Naoto co-wrote @file{quail.el} (q.v.@:), and wrote
+@file{robin.el}, another input method.

 
 @item
 Thomas Neumann and Eric Raymond wrote @file{make-mode.el},
 
 @item
 Thomas Neumann and Eric Raymond wrote @file{make-mode.el},


@@ -834,6 +866,9 @@ a mode for editing makefiles.
 Thien-Thi Nguyen and Dan Nicolaescu wrote @file{hideshow.el}, a minor
 mode for selectively displaying blocks of text.
 
 Thien-Thi Nguyen and Dan Nicolaescu wrote @file{hideshow.el}, a minor
 mode for selectively displaying blocks of text.
 

+@item
+Jurgen Nickelsen wrote @file{ws-mode.el}, providing WordStar emulation.
+

 @item
 Dan Nicolaescu added support for running Emacs as a daemon.  He also
 wrote @file{romanian.el}, support for editing Romanian text;
 @item
 Dan Nicolaescu added support for running Emacs as a daemon.  He also
 wrote @file{romanian.el}, support for editing Romanian text;


@@ -841,9 +876,6 @@ wrote @file{romanian.el}, support for editing Romanian text;
 and @code{winterm} terminal emulators; and @file{vc-dir.el}, displaying
 the status of version-controlled directories.
 
 and @code{winterm} terminal emulators; and @file{vc-dir.el}, displaying
 the status of version-controlled directories.
 

-@item
-Jurgen Nickelsen wrote @file{ws-mode.el}, providing WordStar emulation.
-

 @item
 Hrvoje Niksic wrote @file{savehist.el}, for saving the minibuffer
 history between Emacs sessions.
 @item
 Hrvoje Niksic wrote @file{savehist.el}, for saving the minibuffer
 history between Emacs sessions.


@@ -856,10 +888,6 @@ dialup communications program run comfortably in an Emacs shell buffer.
 Andrew Norman wrote @file{ange-ftp.el}, providing transparent FTP
 support.
 
 Andrew Norman wrote @file{ange-ftp.el}, providing transparent FTP
 support.
 

-@item
-Edward O'Connor wrote @file{json.el}, a file for parsing and
-generating JSON files.
-

 @item
 Kentaro Ohkouchi created the Emacs icons used beginning with Emacs 23.
 
 @item
 Kentaro Ohkouchi created the Emacs icons used beginning with Emacs 23.
 


@@ -973,7 +1001,7 @@ used in Emacs Lisp library files; and code to set and make use of the
 which each lisp function loaded into Emacs came.
 
 @item
 which each lisp function loaded into Emacs came.
 
 @item

-Edward M.@: Reingold wrote the extensive calendar and diary support,
+Edward M.@: Reingold wrote the calendar and diary support,

 with contributions from Stewart Clamen (@file{cal-mayan.el}), Nachum
 Dershowitz (@file{cal-hebrew.el}), Paul Eggert (@file{cal-dst.el}),
 Steve Fisk (@file{cal-tex.el}), Michael Kifer (@file{cal-x.el}), Lara
 with contributions from Stewart Clamen (@file{cal-mayan.el}), Nachum
 Dershowitz (@file{cal-hebrew.el}), Paul Eggert (@file{cal-dst.el}),
 Steve Fisk (@file{cal-tex.el}), Michael Kifer (@file{cal-x.el}), Lara


@@ -1005,7 +1033,7 @@ Together with Dmitry Dzhus, he wrote @file{gdb-mi.el}, the successor to
 
 @item
 Danny Roozendaal implemented @file{handwrite.el}, which converts text
 
 @item
 Danny Roozendaal implemented @file{handwrite.el}, which converts text

-into ``handwriting.''
+into ``handwriting''.

 
 @item
 Markus Rost wrote @file{cus-test.el}, a testing framework for customize.
 
 @item
 Markus Rost wrote @file{cus-test.el}, a testing framework for customize.


@@ -1014,6 +1042,9 @@ Markus Rost wrote @file{cus-test.el}, a testing framework for customize.
 Guillermo J.@: Rozas wrote @file{scheme.el}, a mode for editing Scheme and
 DSSSL code.
 
 Guillermo J.@: Rozas wrote @file{scheme.el}, a mode for editing Scheme and
 DSSSL code.
 

+@item
+Martin Rudalics implemented improved display-buffer handling in Emacs 24.
+

 @item
 Ivar Rummelhoff wrote @file{winner.el}, which records recent window
 configurations so you can move back to them.
 @item
 Ivar Rummelhoff wrote @file{winner.el}, which records recent window
 configurations so you can move back to them.


@@ -1166,8 +1197,7 @@ Peter Stephenson wrote @file{vcursor.el}, which implements a ``virtual
 cursor'' that you can move with the keyboard and use for copying text.
 
 @item
 cursor'' that you can move with the keyboard and use for copying text.
 
 @item

-Ken Stevens wrote the initial version of @file{ispell.el} and maintains
-that package since Ispell 3.1 release.
+Ken Stevens wrote @file{ispell.el}, a spell-checker interface.

 
 @item
 Kim F.@: Storm made many improvements to the Emacs display engine,
 
 @item
 Kim F.@: Storm made many improvements to the Emacs display engine,


@@ -1200,7 +1230,7 @@ the keyboard.
 
 @item
 Jean-Philippe Theberge wrote @file{thumbs.el}, a package for viewing
 
 @item
 Jean-Philippe Theberge wrote @file{thumbs.el}, a package for viewing

-image files as ``thumbnails.''
+image files as ``thumbnails''.

 
 @item
 Spencer Thomas wrote the original @file{dabbrev.el}, providing a command
 
 @item
 Spencer Thomas wrote the original @file{dabbrev.el}, providing a command


@@ -1218,11 +1248,9 @@ numbers in the left margin.
 @item
 Tom Tromey and Chris Lindblad wrote @file{tcl.el}, a mode for editing
 Tcl/Tk source files and running a Tcl interpreter as an Emacs
 @item
 Tom Tromey and Chris Lindblad wrote @file{tcl.el}, a mode for editing
 Tcl/Tk source files and running a Tcl interpreter as an Emacs

-subprocess.
-
-@item
-Tom Tromey wrote @file{bug-reference.el}, providing clickable links to
-bug reports.
+subprocess.  Tom Tromey also wrote @file{bug-reference.el}, providing
+clickable links to bug reports; and the first version of the Emacs
+package system.

 
 @item
 Eli Tziperman wrote @file{rmail-spam-filter.el}, a spam filter for RMAIL.
 
 @item
 Eli Tziperman wrote @file{rmail-spam-filter.el}, a spam filter for RMAIL.


@@ -1231,7 +1259,8 @@ Eli Tziperman wrote @file{rmail-spam-filter.el}, a spam filter for RMAIL.
 Daiki Ueno wrote @file{starttls.el}, support for Transport Layer
 Security protocol; @file{sasl-cram.el} and @file{sasl-digest.el} (with
 Kenichi Okada), and @file{sasl.el}, support for Simple Authentication
 Daiki Ueno wrote @file{starttls.el}, support for Transport Layer
 Security protocol; @file{sasl-cram.el} and @file{sasl-digest.el} (with
 Kenichi Okada), and @file{sasl.el}, support for Simple Authentication

-and Security Layer (SASL); and the EasyPG (and its predecessor PGG)
+and Security Layer (SASL); @file{plstore.el} for secure storage of
+property lists; and the EasyPG (and its predecessor PGG)

 package, for GnuPG and PGP support.
 
 @item
 package, for GnuPG and PGP support.
 
 @item


@@ -1252,6 +1281,9 @@ Didier Verna wrote @file{rect.el}, a package of functions for
 operations on rectangle regions of text.  He also contributed to Gnus
 (q.v.@:).
 
 operations on rectangle regions of text.  He also contributed to Gnus
 (q.v.@:).
 

+@item
+Joakim Verona implemented ImageMagick support.
+

 @item
 Ulrik Vieth implemented @file{meta-mode.el}, for editing MetaFont code.
 
 @item
 Ulrik Vieth implemented @file{meta-mode.el}, for editing MetaFont code.
 


@@ -1311,7 +1343,7 @@ mode for editing VHDL source code.
 John Wiegley wrote @file{align.el}, a set of commands for aligning text
 according to regular-expression based rules; @file{isearchb.el} for fast
 buffer switching; @file{timeclock.el}, a package for keeping track of
 John Wiegley wrote @file{align.el}, a set of commands for aligning text
 according to regular-expression based rules; @file{isearchb.el} for fast
 buffer switching; @file{timeclock.el}, a package for keeping track of

-time spent on projects; the Baha'i calendar support;
+time spent on projects; the Bahá'í calendar support;

 @file{pcomplete.el}, a programmable completion facility;
 @file{remember.el}, a mode for jotting down things to remember;
 @file{eudcb-mab.el}, an address book backend for the Emacs Unified
 @file{pcomplete.el}, a programmable completion facility;
 @file{remember.el}, a mode for jotting down things to remember;
 @file{eudcb-mab.el}, an address book backend for the Emacs Unified


@@ -1340,15 +1372,10 @@ merging two versions of a file.
 Francis J.@: Wright wrote @file{woman.el}, a package for browsing
 manual pages without the @code{man} command.
 
 Francis J.@: Wright wrote @file{woman.el}, a package for browsing
 manual pages without the @code{man} command.
 

-@item
-Juanma Barranquero wrote @file{emacs-lock.el} (based on the original
-version by Tom Wurgler), which makes it harder to exit with valuable
-buffers unsaved.  He also made many other contributions to other
-areas, including MS Windows support.
-

 @item
 Masatake Yamato wrote @file{ld-script.el}, an editing mode for GNU
 @item
 Masatake Yamato wrote @file{ld-script.el}, an editing mode for GNU

-linker scripts, and contributed subword handling in CC mode.
+linker scripts, and contributed subword handling and style
+``guessing'' in CC mode.

 
 @item
 Jonathan Yavner wrote @file{testcover.el}, a package for keeping track
 
 @item
 Jonathan Yavner wrote @file{testcover.el}, a package for keeping track


@@ -1378,7 +1405,7 @@ zone out in front of Emacs.
 Eli Zaretskii made many standard Emacs features work on MS-DOS and
 Microsoft Windows.  He also wrote @file{tty-colors.el}, which
 implements transparent mapping of X colors to tty colors; and
 Eli Zaretskii made many standard Emacs features work on MS-DOS and
 Microsoft Windows.  He also wrote @file{tty-colors.el}, which
 implements transparent mapping of X colors to tty colors; and

-@file{rxvt.el}.
+@file{rxvt.el}.  He implemented support for bidirectional text.

 
 @item
 Jamie Zawinski wrote much of the support for faces and X selections.
 
 @item
 Jamie Zawinski wrote much of the support for faces and X selections.


@@ -1409,6 +1436,11 @@ Reto Zimmermann wrote @file{vera-mode.el}.
 Neal Ziring and Felix S.@: T.@: Wu wrote @file{vi.el}, an emulation of the
 VI text editor.
 
 Neal Ziring and Felix S.@: T.@: Wu wrote @file{vi.el}, an emulation of the
 VI text editor.
 

+@item
+Ted Zlatanov (as well as his contributions to the Gnus newsreader)
+wrote an interface to the GnuTLS library, for secure network
+connections; and a futures facility for the URL library.
+

 @item
 Detlev Zundel wrote @file{re-builder.el}, a package for building regexps
 with visual feedback.
 @item
 Detlev Zundel wrote @file{re-builder.el}, a package for building regexps
 with visual feedback.