Move clipboard-manager functionality out of hooks.

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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ This is only useful for Emacs developers to debug certain types of bugs.
 This is not a new feature; only the configure flag is new.
 
 ---
 This is not a new feature; only the configure flag is new.
 
 ---

-** New translation of the Emacs Tutorial in Hebrew is available
+** New translation of the Emacs Tutorial in Hebrew is available.

 Type `C-u C-h t' to choose it in case your language setup doesn't
 automatically select it.
 
 Type `C-u C-h t' to choose it in case your language setup doesn't
 automatically select it.
 


@@ -62,14 +62,12 @@ longer have any effect.  (They were declared obsolete in Emacs 23.)
 ** New command line option `--no-site-lisp' removes site-lisp directories
 from load-path.  -Q now implies this.
 
 ** New command line option `--no-site-lisp' removes site-lisp directories
 from load-path.  -Q now implies this.
 

-** On Windows, Emacs now warns when the obsolete _emacs init file is used.
+** On Windows, Emacs now warns when the obsolete _emacs init file is used,
+and also when HOME is set to C:\ by default.

 
 \f
 * Changes in Emacs 24.1
 
 
 \f
 * 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
 ** emacsclient changes
 
 *** New emacsclient argument --parent-id ID can be used to open a


@@ -82,15 +80,26 @@ client frame in parent X window ID, via XEmbed.  This works like the
 *** If emacsclient shuts down as a result of Emacs signalling an
 error, its exit status is 1.
 
 *** If emacsclient shuts down as a result of Emacs signalling an
 error, its exit status is 1.
 

-** Completion can cycle, depending on completion-cycle-threshold.
+** Completion
+*** Many packages have been changed to use completion-at-point rather than
+their own completion code.
+
+*** Completion in a non-minibuffer now tries to detect the end of completion
+and pops down the *Completions* buffer accordingly.
+
+*** Completion can cycle, depending on completion-cycle-threshold.

 
 

-** `completing-read' can be customized using the new variable
-`completing-read-function'
+*** New completion style `substring'.
+
+*** `completing-read' can be customized using the new variable
+`completing-read-function'.

 
 ** auto-mode-case-fold is now enabled by default.
 
 
 ** auto-mode-case-fold is now enabled by default.
 

+** Internationalization changes
+

 +++
 +++

-** Emacs now supports display and editing of bidirectional text.
+*** Emacs now supports display and editing of bidirectional text.

 
 See the node "Bidirectional Editing" in the Emacs Manual for some
 initial documentation.
 
 See the node "Bidirectional Editing" in the Emacs Manual for some
 initial documentation.


@@ -116,6 +125,20 @@ Note that some advanced display features, such as overlay strings and
 `display' text properties, do not yet work correctly when
 bidirectional text is reordered for display.
 
 `display' text properties, do not yet work correctly when
 bidirectional text is reordered for display.
 

++++
+*** Enhanced support for characters that have no glyphs in available fonts.
+If a character has no glyphs in any of the available fonts, Emacs by
+default will display it either as a hexadecimal code in a box or as a
+thin 1-pixel space.  In addition to these two methods, Emacs can
+display these characters as empty box, as an acronym, or not display
+them at all.  To change how these characters are displayed, customize
+the variable `glyphless-char-display-control'.
+
+On character terminals these methods are used for characters that
+cannot be encoded by the `terminal-coding-system'.
+
+*** There are two new input methods for Persian/Farsi: farsi and farsi-translit.
+

 ** GTK scroll-bars are now placed on the right by default.
 Use `set-scroll-bar-mode' to change this.
 
 ** GTK scroll-bars are now placed on the right by default.
 Use `set-scroll-bar-mode' to change this.
 


@@ -131,8 +154,10 @@ for this.
 ** ImageMagick support.
 It is now possible to use the ImageMagick library to load many new
 image formats in Emacs.  By default, Emacs links with the ImageMagick
 ** ImageMagick support.
 It is now possible to use the ImageMagick library to load many new
 image formats in Emacs.  By default, Emacs links with the ImageMagick

-libraries if they are present at build time.  To disable this, use
-the configure option `--without-imagemagick'.
+libraries if they are present at build time.  This needs ImageMagick
+6.2.8 or newer (versions newer than 6.0.7 _may_ work but have not been
+tested).  To disable ImageMagick support, use the configure option
+`--without-imagemagick'.

 
 The new function `imagemagick-types' returns a list of image file
 extensions that your installation of ImageMagick supports.  The
 
 The new function `imagemagick-types' returns a list of image file
 extensions that your installation of ImageMagick supports.  The


@@ -151,22 +176,12 @@ off by customizing x-gtk-use-system-tooltips.
 with Xft.  To change font, use the X resource font, for example:
 Emacs.pane.menubar.font:  Courier-12
 
 with Xft.  To change font, use the X resource font, for example:
 Emacs.pane.menubar.font:  Courier-12
 

-+++
-** Enhanced support for characters that have no glyphs in available fonts
-If a character has no glyphs in any of the available fonts, Emacs by
-default will display it either as a hexadecimal code in a box or as a
-thin 1-pixel space.  In addition to these two methods, Emacs can
-display these characters as empty box, as an acronym, or not display
-them at all.  To change how these characters are displayed, customize
-the variable `glyphless-char-display-control'.
-
-On character terminals these methods are used for characters that
-cannot be encoded by the `terminal-coding-system'.
-

 ** On graphical displays, the mode-line no longer ends in dashes.
 ** On graphical displays, the mode-line no longer ends in dashes.

+Also, the first dash (which does not indicate anything) is just
+displayed as a space.

 
 ** On Nextstep/OSX, the menu bar can be hidden by customizing
 
 ** On Nextstep/OSX, the menu bar can be hidden by customizing

-   ns-auto-hide-menu-bar.
+ns-auto-hide-menu-bar.

 
 ** Basic SELinux support has been added.
 This requires Emacs to be linked with libselinux at build time.
 
 ** Basic SELinux support has been added.
 This requires Emacs to be linked with libselinux at build time.


@@ -264,11 +279,23 @@ default, all themes included in Emacs are treated as safe.
 ** The user option `remote-file-name-inhibit-cache' controls whether
 the remote file-name cache is used for read access.
 
 ** The user option `remote-file-name-inhibit-cache' controls whether
 the remote file-name cache is used for read access.
 

++++
+** The use of a "mode: minor" specification in a file local variables section
+to enable a minor-mode is deprecated.  Instead, use "eval: (minor-mode)".
+

 ** The standalone programs lib-src/digest-doc and sorted-doc have been
 replaced with Lisp commands `doc-file-to-man' and `doc-file-to-info'.
 
 ** The standalone programs lib-src/digest-doc and sorted-doc have been
 replaced with Lisp commands `doc-file-to-man' and `doc-file-to-info'.
 

+---
+** The standalone program `fakemail' has been removed.
+If you need it, feedmail.el ought to provide a superset of the functionality.
+

 ** The variable `focus-follows-mouse' now always defaults to nil.
 
 ** The variable `focus-follows-mouse' now always defaults to nil.
 

+** Function `sha1' is now implemented in C for speed.
+The elisp implementation sha1.el is removed. Feature sha1 is provided
+by default.
+

 \f
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 24.1
 
 \f
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 24.1
 


@@ -278,6 +305,10 @@ replaced with Lisp commands `doc-file-to-man' and `doc-file-to-info'.
 *** C-y in Isearch is now bound to isearch-yank-kill, instead of
 isearch-yank-line.
 
 *** C-y in Isearch is now bound to isearch-yank-kill, instead of
 isearch-yank-line.
 

+---
+*** M-y in Isearch is now bound to isearch-yank-pop, instead of
+isearch-yank-kill.
+

 +++
 *** M-s C-e in Isearch is now bound to isearch-yank-line.
 
 +++
 *** M-s C-e in Isearch is now bound to isearch-yank-line.
 


@@ -357,6 +388,8 @@ between applications.
 
 *** Support for X cut buffers has been removed.
 
 
 *** Support for X cut buffers has been removed.
 

+*** Support for X clipboard managers has been added.
+

 ** New command `rectangle-number-lines', bound to `C-x r N', numbers
 the lines in the current rectangle.  With an prefix argument, this
 prompts for a number to count from and for a format string.
 ** New command `rectangle-number-lines', bound to `C-x r N', numbers
 the lines in the current rectangle.  With an prefix argument, this
 prompts for a number to count from and for a format string.


@@ -368,9 +401,17 @@ $ESHELL nor variable `explicit-shell-file-name' is set.
 \f
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.1
 
 \f
 * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.1
 

-** The compile.el mode can be used without font-lock-mode.
+** comint and modes derived from it use the generic completion code.
+
+** Compilation mode
+
+*** Compilation mode can be used without font-lock-mode.

 `compilation-parse-errors-function' is now obsolete.
 
 `compilation-parse-errors-function' is now obsolete.
 

+*** `compilation-filter-start' is let-bound to the start of the text
+inserted by the compilation filter function, when calling
+compilation-filter-hook.
+

 ** The Landmark game is now invoked with `landmark', not `lm'.
 
 ** Prolog mode has been completely revamped, with lots of additional
 ** The Landmark game is now invoked with `landmark', not `lm'.
 
 ** Prolog mode has been completely revamped, with lots of additional


@@ -391,6 +432,9 @@ Just set shell-dir-cookie-re to an appropriate regexp.
 ** browse-url has gotten a new variable that is used for mailto: URLs,
 `browse-url-mailto-function', which defaults to `browse-url-mail'.
 
 ** browse-url has gotten a new variable that is used for mailto: URLs,
 `browse-url-mailto-function', which defaults to `browse-url-mail'.
 

+** `url-queue-retrieve' downloads web pages asynchronously, but allow
+controlling the degree of parallelism.
+

 ** Directory local variables can apply to file-less buffers, in certain modes
 (eg dired, vc-dir, log-edit).  For example, adding
 "(diff-mode . ((mode . whitespace)))" to your .dir-locals.el file,
 ** Directory local variables can apply to file-less buffers, in certain modes
 (eg dired, vc-dir, log-edit).  For example, adding
 "(diff-mode . ((mode . whitespace)))" to your .dir-locals.el file,


@@ -435,8 +479,21 @@ You can get a comparable behavior with:
 
 ** Calendar, Diary, and Appt
 
 
 ** Calendar, Diary, and Appt
 

++++
+*** Diary entries can contain non-printing `comments'.
+See the variable `diary-comment-start'.
+
++++
+*** Appointments can specify their individual warning times.
+See the variable `appt-warning-time-regexp'.
+
++++

 *** New function `diary-hebrew-birthday'.
 
 *** New function `diary-hebrew-birthday'.
 

+---
+*** Elements of `calendar-day-abbrev-array' and `calendar-month-abbrev-array'
+may no longer be nil, but must all be strings.
+

 ---
 *** The obsolete (since Emacs 22.1) method of enabling the appt package
 by adding appt-make-list to diary-hook has been removed.  Use appt-activate.
 ---
 *** The obsolete (since Emacs 22.1) method of enabling the appt package
 by adding appt-make-list to diary-hook has been removed.  Use appt-activate.


@@ -642,6 +699,9 @@ on a D-Bus without simultaneously registering a property or a method.
 *** The following access methods are discontinued: "ssh1_old",
 "ssh2_old", "scp1_old", "scp2_old", "imap", "imaps" and "fish".
 
 *** The following access methods are discontinued: "ssh1_old",
 "ssh2_old", "scp1_old", "scp2_old", "imap", "imaps" and "fish".
 

+*** The option `ange-ftp-binary-file-name-regexp' has changed its
+default value to "".
+

 ** VC and related modes
 
 *** Support for pulling on distributed version control systems.
 ** VC and related modes
 
 *** Support for pulling on distributed version control systems.


@@ -670,6 +730,9 @@ use this to display the full log entry for the revision at point.
 **** Packages using Log View mode can enable this functionality by
 binding `log-view-expanded-log-entry-function' to a suitable function.
 
 **** Packages using Log View mode can enable this functionality by
 binding `log-view-expanded-log-entry-function' to a suitable function.
 

+*** New command `vc-ediff' allows visual comparison of two revisions
+of a file similar to `vc-diff', but using ediff backend.
+

 ** Miscellaneous
 
 ---
 ** Miscellaneous
 
 ---


@@ -688,6 +751,9 @@ consult.
 \f
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.1
 
 \f
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.1
 

+** Occur Edit mode applies edits made in *Occur* buffers to the
+original buffers.  It is bound to C-x C-q in Occur mode.
+

 ** New global minor modes electric-pair-mode, electric-indent-mode,
 and electric-layout-mode.
 
 ** New global minor modes electric-pair-mode, electric-indent-mode,
 and electric-layout-mode.
 


@@ -713,6 +779,13 @@ soap-inspect.el is an interactive inspector for SOAP WSDL structures.
 \f
 * Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.1
 
 \f
 * Incompatible Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.1
 

+---
+** `char-direction-table' and the associated function `char-direction'
+were deleted.  They were buggy and inferior to the new support of
+bidirectional editing introduced in Emacs 24.  If you need the
+bidirectional properties of a character, use `get-char-code-property'
+with the last argument `bidi-class'.
+

 ** `copy-directory' now copies the source directory as a subdirectory
 of the target directory, if the latter is an existing directory.  The
 new optional arg COPY-CONTENTS, if non-nil, makes the function copy
 ** `copy-directory' now copies the source directory as a subdirectory
 of the target directory, if the latter is an existing directory.  The
 new optional arg COPY-CONTENTS, if non-nil, makes the function copy


@@ -777,6 +850,20 @@ sc.el, x-menu.el, rnews.el, rnewspost.el
 \f
 * Lisp changes in Emacs 24.1
 
 \f
 * Lisp changes in Emacs 24.1
 

+** Completion
+*** New variable completion-extra-properties used to specify extra properties
+of the current completion:
+- :annotate-function, same as the old completion-annotate-function.
+- :exit-function, function to call after completion took place.
+
+*** Functions on completion-at-point-functions can return any of the properties
+valid for completion-extra-properties.
+
+*** completion-annotate-function is obsolete.
+
+** `glyphless-char-display' can now distinguish between graphical and
+text terminal display, via a char-table entry that is a cons cell.
+

 ** `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
 ** `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


@@ -804,6 +891,12 @@ Instead, the offending function is removed.
 
 ** New low-level function run-hook-wrapped.
 
 
 ** New low-level function run-hook-wrapped.
 

+** `server-eval-at' is provided to allow evaluating forms on different
+Emacs server instances.
+
+** `call-process' allows a `(:file "file")' spec to redirect STDOUT to
+a file.
+

 ** byte-compile-disable-print-circle is obsolete.
 ** deferred-action-list and deferred-action-function are obsolete.
 ** Removed the stack-trace-on-error variable.
 ** byte-compile-disable-print-circle is obsolete.
 ** deferred-action-list and deferred-action-function are obsolete.
 ** Removed the stack-trace-on-error variable.


@@ -844,8 +937,6 @@ argument is supplied (see Trash changes, above).
 
 ** buffer-substring-filters is obsoleted by filter-buffer-substring-functions.
 
 
 ** buffer-substring-filters is obsoleted by filter-buffer-substring-functions.
 

-** New completion style `substring'.
-

 ** `facemenu-read-color' is now an alias for `read-color'.
 The command `read-color' now requires a match for a color name or RGB
 triplet, instead of signalling an error if the user provides a invalid
 ** `facemenu-read-color' is now an alias for `read-color'.
 The command `read-color' now requires a match for a color name or RGB
 triplet, instead of signalling an error if the user provides a invalid


@@ -876,7 +967,21 @@ Emacs Lisp parse tree.
 
 FIXME: These should be front-ended by xml.el.
 
 
 FIXME: These should be front-ended by xml.el.
 

-** FIXME GnuTLS
+** GnuTLS
+
+*** Emacs can be compiled with libgnutls support
+This is the default.  You will then be able to use the functionality
+in gnutls.el, namely the `open-gnutls-stream' and `gnutls-negotiate'
+functions.  It's easiest to use these functions through
+`open-network-stream' because it can upgrade connections through
+STARTTLS opportunistically or use plain SSL, depending on your needs.
+
+Only versions 2.8.x and higher or GnuTLS have been tested.
+
+*** gnutls-log-level
+Set `gnutls-log-level' higher than 0 to get debug output.  1 is for
+important messages, 2 is for debug data, and higher numbers are as per
+the GnuTLS logging conventions.  The output is in *Messages*.

 
 ** Isearch
 
 
 ** Isearch
 


@@ -892,6 +997,13 @@ displayed with a "spinning bar".
 ** New variable `revert-buffer-in-progress-p' is true while a buffer is
 being reverted, even if the buffer has a local `revert-buffer-function'.
 
 ** New variable `revert-buffer-in-progress-p' is true while a buffer is
 being reverted, even if the buffer has a local `revert-buffer-function'.
 

+** New variables `delayed-warnings-list' and `delayed-warnings-hook' allow
+deferring warnings until the main command loop is executed.
+
++++
+** `set-auto-mode' now respects mode: local variables at the end of files,
+as well as those in the -*- line.
+

 \f
 * Changes in Emacs 24.1 on non-free operating systems
 
 \f
 * Changes in Emacs 24.1 on non-free operating systems
 


@@ -901,6 +1013,12 @@ runtime checks.
 ** New configure.bat option --distfiles to specify files to be
 included in binary distribution.
 
 ** New configure.bat option --distfiles to specify files to be
 included in binary distribution.
 

+** New configure.bat option --without-gnutls to disable automatic
+GnuTLS detection.
+
+** New configure.bat option --lib for general library linkage, works
+with the USER_LIBS build variable.
+

 ** New make target `dist' to create binary distribution for MS Windows.
 
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 ** New make target `dist' to create binary distribution for MS Windows.
 
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