X-Git-Url: https://git.hcoop.net/bpt/emacs.git/blobdiff_plain/2be6bfe25e7320013105d442ed80ee2a18fc571f..f28815e36ca31668f0feb475b160581b7c050bb7:/doc/emacs/ChangeLog diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index 1520c26f1e..7f1cf1b78e 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,542 @@ +2008-10-23 Chong Yidong + + * custom.texi (Function Keys): Note that modified keypad keys are not + translated. + + * basic.texi (Arguments): Explain how to insert multiple digits. + +2008-10-22 Michael Albinus + + * files.texi (Remote Files): Precise selection of default method. + Rewrite paragraph about disabling remote file names. + +2008-10-22 Chong Yidong + + * search.texi (Special Isearch): Document M-TAB is isearch. + + * files.texi (VC Mode Line): Use @kbd instead of @key for mouse + command. + + * frames.texi: Use @kbd instead of @key for mouse commands throughout. + +2008-10-22 Tassilo Horn + + * emacs.texi (Acknowledgments): Added myself to Acknowledgments + section. + +2008-10-21 Chong Yidong + + * vc1-xtra.texi: Move nodes VC Directory Mode and VC Directory Commands + to files.texi. Move contents of vc2-xtra.texi here. + + * vc2-xtra.texi: File removed. + + * vc-xtra.texi (Advanced VC Usage): Remove VC Directory Mode and VC + Directory Commands from the submenu. Don't include deleted file + vc2-xtra.texi. + + * files.texi (Visiting): Document find-file-confirm-nonexistent-file. + (Version Control): Add VC Directory Mode and VC Directory Commands to + the submenu. + (Why Version Control?): Use table format. + (Version Control Systems): Note that Meta-CVS support is gone. + (VCS Concepts): Note precisely when VC started supporting filesets. + Remove bogus xref to CVS Options node. + (Types of Log File): Copyedits. + (VC Mode Line): Document tooltips and mouse-1 on VC indicator. + (Basic VC Editing): Content moved from Selecting A Fileset and Doing + The Right Thing. + (Selecting A Fileset, Doing The Right Thing): Nodes deleted. + (Log Buffer): Reorganize node, putting C-c C-c description first. + (Old Revisions): Use CVS for example, not RCS. + (Secondary VC Commands): Remove VC Directory Mode and VC Directory + Commands from the submenu, putting them under Version Control. + (VC Directory Mode): Move node contents here from vc1-xtra.texi; we + need to include it in the manual unconditionally, since it is now + crucial to using distributed version control systems. + (Comparing Files): Note that diff uses the minibuffer, and that the + output is shown using Diff mode. + (Diff Mode): Explain what "patch" and "hunk" mean. Document + diff-update-on-the-fly, diff-refine-hunk, and + diff-show-trailing-whitespaces. + (File Archives): Add rar support. + + * major.texi (Choosing Modes): Make mode selection sequence more + obvious by describing the steps in order of priority. Note that + magic-mode-alist is nil by default. Document + magic-fallback-mode-alist. + +2008-10-20 Chong Yidong + + * frames.texi (Mouse References): Copyedits. + +2008-10-20 Tassilo Horn + + * ack.texi (Acknowledgments): Add myself as doc-view author. + +2008-10-20 Eli Zaretskii + + * frames.texi (Dialog Boxes): Add @cindex entries. + +2008-10-20 Chong Yidong + + * frames.texi (Dialog Boxes): Clarify description of GTK+ file chooser. + (Text-Only Mouse): Copyedit. + +2008-10-19 Chong Yidong + + * frames.texi: Use @key throughout for mouse clicks. + (Cut/Paste Other App): Document yank-pop-change-selection. + (Secondary Selection): Fix modified mouse click syntax. + (Clipboard): Describe Cut, Copy and Paste commands. + (Mouse References): Not all references are in read-only buffers. + Copyedits. + (Creating Frames): Add xref to Init File. + (Frame Commands): Add xref to Exiting. + (Scroll Bars): Document GTK vs toolkit behavior. + +2008-10-15 Chong Yidong + + * files.texi (Version Control): Copyedits. Add Bazaar. + (Version Control Systems): List different VCS's using an itemized list. + Add Bazaar. + (VCS Concepts): Copyedits. Tweak description of file merging. + + * frames.texi (Mouse Commands, Cut/Paste Other App): Rewrite. + (Cut/Paste Other App): Document select-active-regions and + x-select-enable-primary. + +2008-10-13 Chong Yidong + + * mark.texi (Shift Selection): Correct case in node name. + + * emacs.texi (Top): Update node order in Mark chapter. + +2008-10-12 Eli Zaretskii + + * msdog-xtra.texi (MS-DOS): Fix bad pxref. + + * mini.texi (Minibuffer File): Fix markup in last change. Refer to + elsewhere in the manual instead of describing yet again the intricacies + of $HOME on MS-Windows and MS-DOS. + +2008-10-12 Chong Yidong + + * mini.texi (Minibuffer File): Add xref to File Names. + (Minibuffer File): Add discussion of `~' in file names. Add + insert-default-directory index reference. + + * files.texi (File Names): Reorganize description. + (Visiting): Add xref to Mode Line. Copyedits. + (Save Commands): Mention prefix behavior of C-x C-s. + (Numbered Backups): Node deleted. + (Backup Names): Contents of Numbered Backups moved here. State default + of version-control variable. + (Reverting): Copyedits. + (Version Control): Add additional version control systems. + + * emacs.texi (Top): Delete Numbered Backups node. + + * cmdargs.texi (General Variables): Change Numbered Backups xref to + Backup Names. + (Initial Options): Document renamed variable inhibit-startup-screen. + +2008-10-11 Romain Francoise + + * kmacro.texi (Edit Keyboard Macro): Lossage is now 300 keys. + +2008-10-11 Chong Yidong + + * buffers.texi (Buffers): Add xrefs to Mode Line and Lisp Interaction. + (Select Buffer): Mention use of minibuffer history. Describe default + value of default-major-mode. Mention that C-x 4 b selects the other + window. + (List Buffers): Document CRM indicators in the order they appear. + (Kill Buffer): Document new command kill-matching buffers. + (Several Buffers): Move explanation of the relationship between buffer + list and buffer menu to the top. + (Indirect Buffers): Document new variable clone-indirect-buffer-hook. + +2008-10-10 Chong Yidong + + * entering.texi (Exiting): Document change of C-x C-c to + save-buffers-kill-terminal. Document kill-emacs. + +2008-09-30 Eli Zaretskii + + * mule.texi (Coding Systems): Don't mention codepage-setup. + + * msdog-xtra.texi (MS-DOS Printing, MS-DOS and MULE): No need to create + cpNNN coding systems anymore. + (MS-DOS and MULE): Don't mention code-pages.el. Don't mention support + for unibyte mode. Don't mention line-drawing characters. Don't + mention dos-unsupported-char-glyph. + +2008-09-25 Chong Yidong + + * search.texi (Search): Shorten introduction. + (Basic Isearch): Add command table. Discuss reverse isearch and + isearch highlighting. + (Repeat Isearch): Move lazy highlighting discussion here. Add search + ring to cindex. + (Special Isearch): Move input methods discussion here. + (Non-ASCII Isearch): Node deleted, merged with Special Isearch. + (Isearch Yank): Node deleted, and contents moved into Basic Isearch and + Repeat Isearch. + (Isearch Minibuffer): New node. + (Word Search): Document new word search commands. + (Regexp Example): Simplify example using sentence-end-base variable. + (Replace): Reword introduction. + (Unconditional Replace): Remove unnecessary example. + (Other Repeating Search): Document new `M-s o' binding. + + * emacs.texi (Top): Update node listings. + +2008-09-22 Juanma Barranquero + + * emacs.texi (Top): Remove Kill Errors from menu. + +2008-09-22 Chong Yidong + + * kmacro.texi (Basic Keyboard Macro): Make F3 and F4 the preferred + interface for defining macros. Simplify examples. Note that C-g quits + macro definitions. + (Keyboard Macro Counter): Document using F3 to insert counter. Give + usage example. + (Keyboard Macro Query): Organize query responses in a table. + + * fixit.texi (Fixit): Favor C-/ keybinding for undo throughout. Link + to Erasing node. + (Undo): Reorganize paragraphs for logical flow. Move keybinding + rationale to a footnote. + (Kill Errors): Remove node, due to redundancy with Erasing. + (Spelling): Move discussion of flyspell to end. Note new behavior of + M-$ in active region. Remove non-ispell-specific keybindings from + table. + +2008-09-21 Dan Nicolaescu + + * cmdargs.texi (Initial Options): Document --daemon. + +2008-09-20 Glenn Morris + + * files.texi (Numbered Backups): Mention that some modes set + version-control. + +2008-09-20 Jim Blandy + + * files.texi (Numbered Backups): Reference File Variables, as well. + Remove discussion of Rmail's implementation. + +2008-09-06 Chong Yidong + + * misc.texi (Recursive Edit): Note that top-level exits active + minibuffers. + + * trouble.texi (Quitting): Likewise. + +2008-08-31 Chong Yidong + + * emacs.texi (Top): Add Temporary Face Changes xref. + + * display.texi (Display): Move Temporary Face Changes node to just + after Standard Faces. + (Scrolling): Document recenter-top-bottom instead of recenter. + (Horizontal Scrolling): Move auto hscroll discussion to the top. + (Faces, Standard Faces, Temporary Face Changes, Useless Whitespace) + (Display Custom): Copyedits. + (Optional Mode Line): Document display-battery-mode. + +2008-08-27 Romain Francoise + + * custom.texi (Directory Variables): Minor fix. + +2008-08-27 Glenn Morris + + * cal-xtra.texi (Advanced Calendar/Diary Usage): Tweak some menu + descriptions. + (Calendar Customizing): Tweak layout description. + Move calendar-today-marker and calendar-today face to the other + markers. Condense calendar-star-date and calendar-mark-today + description. + (Holiday Customizing): Add oriental and solar holidays. + Add index entries for Baha'i, Christian, Hebrew and Islamic holidays. + Fix holiday-float description. Use zerop in examples. Be less verbose. + (Date Display Format): Change ISO format. Be less verbose. + (Diary Customizing): Mention day and month abbrev arrays. + Mention the date-form variables by name. Update European example. + (Non-Gregorian Diary): Change node name. Mention Baha'i functions. + Condense examples. Mention diary-entry-symbols by name. + Condense table for insertion commands. + (Fancy Diary Display): Mention diary-include-string and + diary-sexp-entry-symbol. Condense example. Add Chinese, Coptic, + Ethiopic, Persian date functions. Condense descriptions. + + * calendar.texi (Format of Diary File): Mention diary-nonmarking-symbol. + (Adding to Diary): Adapt for changed node name. + +2008-08-26 Glenn Morris + + * cal-xtra.texi (Non-Gregorian Diary Entries): New name for + node "Hebrew/Islamic Entries". + + * calendar.texi (Specified Dates): Fix names of iso functions. + (General Calendar): There may not be another window. + (Writing Calendar Files, Holidays): Tweak intro. + (Holidays): Mention Baha'i and Chinese holidays. + (Sunrise/Sunset): Add M-x calendar-sunrise-sunset-month. + (Lunar Phases): Remove incorrect reference to calendar-time-zone. + (To Other Calendar): Add calendar-print-other-dates. + Refer to "graphic display" rather than "X. + (From Other Calendar): Add calendar-bahai-goto-date. Fix reference. + (Displaying the Diary): Fix whitespace after reference. + Fix `diary-number-of-entries' reference. + (Date Formats): Explicitly mention that day names can be abbreviated. + (Adding to Diary): Add some references to other sections. + (Special Diary Entries): Fix reference. + (Appointments): Simplify appt-message-warning-time entry. + Clarify where times must be. + (Importing Diary): Comment out icalendar paragraph that does not apply. + (Time Intervals): Simplify entry for timeclock-ask-before-exiting. + +2008-08-23 Glenn Morris + + * fortran-xtra.texi (Fortran): Change description of free form and + fixed form a bit. Mention hideshow and imenu. + (Fortran Motion): Mention fortran-end-of-subprogram, + fortran-beginning-of-subprogram, fortran-mark-do, fortran-mark-if. + (Fortran Indent): Minor re-word. + (ForIndent Commands): Mention fortran-fill-paragraph and + fortran-fill-statement. + (ForIndent Cont): Mention fortran-tab-mode-string. + (Fortran Comments): Mention fortran-comment-line-start-skip. + (Fortran Columns): Mention font-locking. + (Fortran Abbrev): Word syntax not relevant with new-style abbrev. + +2008-08-23 Johan Bockgard + + * basic.texi (Moving Point): Fix / confusion. + +2008-08-22 Chong Yidong + + * mini.texi (Minibuffer): Simplify introduction. + (Minibuffer File): Document tilde in minibuffer filenames. + (Minibuffer Edit): Mention that the prompt is read-only. Describe how + to enter tabs, spaces, and question marks. Describe behavior of C-a. + (Completion Example): Update example to current command list. + (Completion Options): Document `lazy' value of completion-auto-help. + Update contents of completion-ignored-extensions. + (Minibuffer History): Describe "future history" list. State default + value of history-delete-duplicates. + +2008-08-21 Glenn Morris + + * fortran-xtra.texi (Fortran Columns): Document `fortran-line-length'. + (Fortran Comments): Replace fortran-indent-comment with comment-dwim. + +2008-08-17 Chong Yidong + + * regs.texi (Registers): Clarify valid register names. + (RegPos): Note that buffer is saved and restored too. + (RegText): Note that mark is reactivated/deactivated. + (RegConfig): Xref to Windows node. + +2008-08-16 Chong Yidong + + * basic.texi (Inserting Text): Provide command name for C-q. + + * killing.texi (Killing): Copyedit. Define read-only text. + (Deletion): DEL and C-d were already explained in Erasing; xref there. + (Killing by Lines): Copyedit. + (Other Kill Commands): Move M-w description here. + (Yanking): Move M-w to Other Kill Commands. + (Kill Ring): Also mention saving text in registers. Link to Text + Properties in elisp manual. + (Accumulating Text): Copyedit. + (CUA Bindings): Shift selection is now the default. + +2008-08-12 Teodor Zlatanov + + * maintaining.texi (Change Log): Mention next-error is available. + +2008-08-10 Glenn Morris + + * cal-xtra.texi (Calendar Customizing): Mention whitespace variables + and intermonth text. + (Holiday Customizing): Add holiday-chinese. + +2008-08-08 Eli Zaretskii + + * files.texi (Log Buffer, Diff Mode): Fix last changes. Add indexing. + +2008-08-07 Dan Nicolaescu + + * files.texi (Log Buffer): Describe C-c C-d. + (Diff Mode): Describe C-x 4 A. + +2008-08-06 Eli Zaretskii + + * vc1-xtra.texi (VC Directory Mode): Fix last change. + +2008-08-06 Dan Nicolaescu + + * files.texi (Old Revisions): Update the keys used by vc-annotate and + describe the new bindings to show the changeset diff, toggle annotation + visibility, show revisions. + (VC Status): Describe key bindings for modifying the change comments, + displaying changeset diffs and annotations. + + * vc1-xtra.texi (VC Directory Mode): Talk about multiple VC systems. + +2008-08-05 Nick Roberts + + * vc1-xtra.texi (VC Directory Mode): Fix typo. + +2008-08-02 Eli Zaretskii + + * vc1-xtra.texi (VC Directory Mode, VC Directory Commands): Fix English + and wording. + +2008-08-02 Dan Nicolaescu + + * vc1-xtra.texi (VC Directory Mode): Fix and improve the info about + marking/unmarking. Add descriptions for the multiple file search + commands. Improve some old info. + +2008-07-31 Chong Yidong + + * display.texi (Visual Line Mode): New node. + + * basic.texi (Inserting Text): Move DEL to deletion node. + (Moving Point): Add additional alternative key bindings. Describe + line-move-visual. + (Erasing): Describe DEL. + (Basic Undo, Blank Lines, Arguments): Copyedit. + (Continuation Lines): Mention Visual Line mode. + (Position Info): Move extended discussion to mule.texi. + + * mule.texi (International Chars): Describe C-x =. + + * emacs.texi (Top): Add Visual Line Mode node. + +2008-07-31 Dan Nicolaescu + + * emacs.texi: Remove VMS support. + +2008-07-30 Dan Nicolaescu + + * vc1-xtra.texi (VC Directory Mode): Update the display format and fix + the vc-dir command name. + +2008-07-27 Dan Nicolaescu + + * xresources.texi: Remove mentions of Mac Carbon. + +2008-07-19 Andreas Schwab + + * ns-emacs.texi: Move to ../misc. + +2008-07-15 Chong Yidong + + * entering.texi (Exiting): Don't describe text-only terminals as the + default. Describe the new startup screen. + (Exiting): Describe how to kill Emacs first. Change description of + iconification to handle modern window systems. + +2008-07-15 Adrian Robert + + * ns-emacs.texi: New file, documents features of Emacs port under + NeXTstep windowing. + +2008-07-15 Chong Yidong + + * entering.texi (Entering Emacs): Update prev node. + + * glossary.texi (Glossary): Remove xref to Text Characters. + + * commands.texi (User Input): Rewrite. Describe Emacs' behavior + directly, rather than in the context of ASCII. Move description of + special properties of modifier key to new Modifier Keys node. + (Keys): Copyedit. + (Text Characters): Delete node. Multibyte is the default nowadays, and + the node contents are obsolete. + + * custom.texi (Modifier Keys): New node. + + * emacs.texi (Top): Update node list. + +2008-07-13 Chong Yidong + + * emacs.texi (Intro): Increase conciseness slightly. Remove paragraph + saying that Emacs provides menus and mouse support (which is par for + the course). + + * screen.texi (Screen): Copyedit. Define "buffer" and "current buffer" + early on. + (Point): Copyedit. Relegate historical trivia to a footnote. + (Mode Line): Explain mode-line format more consistently. + (Menu Bar): Copyedit. + +2008-06-27 Glenn Morris + + * cal-xtra.texi (Sexp Diary Entries): + * calendar.texi (Lunar Phases): Update for lunar.el name changes. + +2008-06-26 Chong Yidong + + * mark.texi (Shift selection): New node. + (Mark): Copyedits. + (Persistent Mark): Move to the end of the chapter. + +2008-06-20 Eli Zaretskii + + * makefile.w32-in (distclean): Remove makefile. + +2008-06-17 Nick Roberts + + * building.texi (Starting GUD): Add an entry for gud-gdb. + (GDB Graphical Interface): Explain that gud-gdb is now needed for text + command mode. + +2008-06-17 Glenn Morris + + * calendar.texi: Fix references to mouse-2 and mouse-3 in calendar. + +2008-06-17 Nick Roberts + + * building.texi (Starting GUD): Expand on remote debugging. + (Other GDB-UI Buffers): Mention new keyboard bindings. + +2008-06-15 Glenn Morris + + * gnu.texi: Use a verbatim license for this invariant section, + as per etc/GNU. + +2008-06-13 Daniel Engeler + + * emacs.texi, misc.texi: Add documentation about serial port access. + +2008-06-13 Glenn Morris + + * emacs-xtra.texi, emacs.texi: Update Back-Cover text per + maintain.info. + +2008-06-05 Miles Bader + + * display.texi (Temporary Face Changes): Update to reflect function + renamings in face-remap.el. + +2008-06-04 Miles Bader + + * display.texi (Temporary Face Changes): Add + `adjust-buffer-face-height'. Rewrite description of + `increase-buffer-face-height' and `decrease-default-face-height' now + that they aren't bound by default. + +2008-06-03 Miles Bader + + * display.texi (Temporary Face Changes): New node. + 2008-05-31 Eli Zaretskii * msdog.texi (Windows Keyboard): Fix text added on 2008-05-29. @@ -2306,7 +2845,7 @@ 2006-01-29 Richard M. Stallman - * screen.texi: Minor cleaups. + * screen.texi: Minor cleanups. (Screen): Clean up the intro paragraphs. (Mode Line): Lots of rewriting. Handle frame-name better. eol-mnemonic-... vars moved out. @@ -2494,7 +3033,7 @@ 2005-12-09 Kim F. Storm * killing.texi (CUA Bindings): Describe how to use C-x and C-c as - prefix keys even when mark is active. Decribe that RET moves + prefix keys even when mark is active. Describe that RET moves cursor to next corner in rectangle; clarify insert around rectangle. 2005-12-08 Luc Teirlinck @@ -3037,7 +3576,7 @@ (Language Environments): List all language environments. Intlfonts contains fonts for most supported scripts, not all.. (Select Input Method): Refer to C-u C-x = to see how to type to - input a specifc character. + input a specific character. (Recognize Coding): Fix typo, china-iso-8bit -> chinese-iso-8bit. 2005-06-23 Juanma Barranquero @@ -3939,7 +4478,7 @@ of list-colors-display. Add a pointer to the X docs about colors. * cmdargs.texi (Colors): Mention 16-, 88- and 256-color modes. - Impove docs of list-colors-display. + Improve docs of list-colors-display. 2005-02-03 Lute Kamstra @@ -4153,7 +4692,7 @@ * cmdargs.texi, doclicense.texi, xresources.texi, emacs.texi: * entering.texi: Rename Command Line to Emacs Invocation. - * misc.texi (Term Mode): Correcty describe C-c. + * misc.texi (Term Mode): Correctly describe C-c. * custom.texi (Easy Customization): Move up to section level, before Variables. Avoid using the term "variable"; say "option". @@ -4598,7 +5137,7 @@ 2004-05-29 Alan Mackenzie * programs.texi: Update for CC Mode 5.30 and incidental amendments. - ("AWK"): Is consistently thus spelt throughout. + ("AWK"): Is consistently thus spelled throughout. (AWK, Pike): Document as "C-like modes". (@kbd{M-j}): Document as alternative to @kbd{C-M-j}. (M-x man): Supersedes M-x manual-entry. @@ -4810,7 +5349,7 @@ * misc.texi: Section "Saving Emacs Sessions" rewritten. -2003-09-29 Jan Djärv. +2003-09-29 Jan Djärv * xresources.texi (GTK names in Emacs): Correct typo. @@ -4904,7 +5443,7 @@ 2003-08-03 Glenn Morris - * calendar.texi (Date Formats): Document changed behaviour of + * calendar.texi (Date Formats): Document changed behavior of abbreviations. 2003-07-24 Markus Rost