Merge open-protocol-stream into open-network-stream.

[bpt/emacs.git] / etc / NEWS

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@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ from load-path.  -Q now implies this.
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 * Changes in Emacs 24.1
 
+** Completion in a non-minibuffer now tries to detect the end of completion
+and pops down the *Completions* buffer accordingly.
+
 ** emacsclient changes
 
 *** New emacsclient argument --parent-id ID can be used to open a
@@ -201,6 +204,20 @@ scroll a line instead of full screen.
 ** New property `scroll-command' should be set on a command's symbol to
 define it as a scroll command affected by `scroll-preserve-screen-position'.
 
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+** If you customize `scroll-conservatively' to a value greater than 100,
+Emacs will never recenter point in the window when it scrolls due to
+cursor motion commands or commands that move point (e.f., `M-g M-g').
+Previously, you needed to use `most-positive-fixnum' as the value of
+`scroll-conservatively' to achieve the same effect.
+
+---
+** ``Aggressive'' scrolling now honors the scroll margins.
+If you customize `scroll-up-aggressively' or
+`scroll-down-aggressively' and move point off the window, Emacs now
+scrolls the window so as to avoid positioning point inside the scroll
+margin.
+
 ** Trash changes
 
 *** `delete-by-moving-to-trash' now only affects commands that specify
@@ -659,6 +676,14 @@ binding `log-view-expanded-log-entry-function' to a suitable function.
 
 *** New command `nato-region' converts text to NATO phonetic alphabet.
 
+*** The new command `info-display-manual' will display an Info manual
+specified by its name.  If that manual is already visited in some Info
+buffer within the current session, the command will display that
+buffer.  Otherwise, it will load the manual and display it.  This is
+handy if you have many manuals in many Info buffers, and don't
+remember the name of the buffer visiting the manual you want to
+consult.
+
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 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.1
 
@@ -748,6 +773,33 @@ sc.el, x-menu.el, rnews.el, rnewspost.el
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 * Lisp changes in Emacs 24.1
 
+** `open-network-stream' can now be used to open an encrypted stream.
+It now accepts an optional `:type' parameter for initiating a TLS
+connection, directly or via STARTTLS.  To do STARTTLS, additional
+parameters (`:end-of-command', `:success', `:capabilities-command')
+must also be supplied.
+
+** Code can now use lexical scoping by default instead of dynamic scoping.
+The `lexical-binding' variable lets code use lexical scoping for local
+variables.  It is typically set via file-local variables, in which case it
+applies to all the code in that file.
+
+*** `eval' takes a new optional argument `lexical' to choose the new lexical
+binding instead of the old dynamic binding mode.
+
+*** Lexically scoped interpreted functions are represented with a new form
+of function value which looks like (closure ENV ARGS &rest BODY).
+
+*** New macro `letrec' to define recursive local functions.
+
+*** New function `special-variable-p' to check whether a variable is
+declared as dynamically bound.
+
+** pre/post-command-hook are not reset to nil upon error.
+Instead, the offending function is removed.
+
+** New low-level function run-hook-wrapped.
+
 ** byte-compile-disable-print-circle is obsolete.
 ** deferred-action-list and deferred-action-function are obsolete.
 ** Removed the stack-trace-on-error variable.