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@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ after deleting lisp/leim/ja-dic/ja-dic.el. +++ ** Emacs now supports being built with pure GTK. -To use this option, make sure the GTK 3 (version 3.20 or later) and +To use this option, make sure the GTK 3 (version 3.22.23 or later) and Cairo development files are installed, and configure Emacs with the option '--with-pgtk'. Unlike the default X and GTK build, the resulting Emacs binary will work on any underlying window system @@ -148,8 +148,15 @@ This is run at the end of the Emacs startup process, and is meant to be used to reinitialize structures that would normally be done at load time. +** Native Compilation + +--- +*** New command 'native-compile-prune-cache'. +This command deletes older .eln cache entries (but not the ones for +the current Emacs version). + --- -** New function 'startup-redirect-eln-cache'. +*** New function 'startup-redirect-eln-cache'. This function can be called in your init files to change the user-specific directory where Emacs stores the "*.eln" files produced by native compilation of Lisp packages Emacs loads. The default @@ -314,9 +321,32 @@ the major mode according to 'initial-major-mode', like at Emacs startup. Previously, these functions ignored 'initial-scratch-message' and left "*scratch*" in 'fundamental-mode'. +--- +** The rlogin.el library and 'rsh' command are now obsolete. +Use something like 'M-x shell RET ssh <host> RET' instead. + * Changes in Emacs 29.1 +--- +** 'longlines-mode' is no longer obsolete. + ++++ +** New command to change the font size globally. +To increase the font size, type 'C-x C-M-+' or 'C-x C-M-='; to +decrease it, type 'C-x C-M--'; to restore the font size, type 'C-x +C-M-0'. The final key in these commands may be repeated without the +leading 'C-x' and without the modifiers, e.g. 'C-x C-M-+ C-M-+ C-M-+' +and 'C-x C-M-+ + +' increase the font size by three steps. When +mouse-wheel-mode is enabled, 'C-M-wheel-up' and 'C-M-wheel-down' also +increase and decrease the font size globally. Additionally, the +variable 'global-text-scale-adjust-resizes-frames' controls whether +the frames are resized when the font size is changed. + ++++ +** New function 'file-parent-directory'. +Get the parent directory of a file. + ** New config variable 'syntax-wholeline-max' to reduce the cost of long lines. This variable is used by some operations (mostly syntax-propertization and font-locking) to treat lines longer than this variable as if they @@ -424,6 +454,12 @@ These options allow adjusting point and scrolling a window when dragging items from another program. +++ +** The X Direct Save (XDS) protocol is now supported. +This means dropping an image or file link from programs such as +Firefox will no longer create a temporary file in a random directory, +instead asking you where to save the file first. + ++++ ** New user option 'record-all-keys'. If non-nil, this option will force recording of all input keys, including those typed in response to passwords prompt (this was the @@ -431,6 +467,11 @@ previous behavior). The default is nil, which inhibits recording of passwords. +++ +** New user option 'longlines-break-chars'. +This is a string containing chars that could be used as break point in +longlines mode. + ++++ ** New function 'command-query'. This function makes its argument command prompt the user for confirmation before executing. @@ -483,6 +524,12 @@ This inherits from the 'mode-line' face, but is the face actually used on the mode lines (along with 'mode-line-inactive'). +++ +** New face attribute pseudo-value 'reset'. +This value stands for the value of the corresponding attribute of the +'default' face. It can be used to reset attribute values produced by +inheriting from other faces. + ++++ ** New function 'buffer-text-pixel-size'. This is similar to 'window-text-pixel-size', but can be used when the buffer isn't displayed. @@ -829,7 +876,7 @@ are met. The conditions are given by the argument, which can be +++ *** New user option 'rcirc-cycle-completion-flag'. Rcirc will use the default 'completion-at-point' mechanism. The -conventional IRC behaviour of completing by cycling through the +conventional IRC behavior of completing by cycling through the available options can be restored by enabling this option. ** Imenu @@ -1000,13 +1047,66 @@ supported. Type 'C-u C-h t' to select it in case your language setup does not do so automatically. +--- +*** New default phonetic input method for the Tamil language environment. +The default input method for the Tamil language environment is now +"tamil-phonetic" which is a customizable phonetic input method. To +change the input method's translation rules, customize the user option +'tamil-translation-rules'. + * Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 29.1 +** Dired + +--- +*** 'dired-clean-up-buffers-too' moved from dired-x to dired. +This means that Dired now offers to kill buffers visiting files and +dirs when they are deleted in Dired. Before, you had to require +'dired-x' to enable this behavior. To disable this behavior, +customize the user option 'dired-clean-up-buffers-too' to nil. The +related user option 'dired-clean-confirm-killing-deleted-buffers' +(which see) has also been moved to 'dired'. + ++++ +*** 'dired-do-relsymlink' moved from dired-x to dired. +The corresponding key "Y" is now bound by default in Dired. + ++++ +*** 'dired-do-relsymlink-regexp' moved from dired-x to dired. +The corresponding key "% Y" is now bound by default in Dired. + +--- +*** 'M-G' is now bound to 'dired-goto-subdir'. +Before, that binding was only available if the 'dired-x' package was +loaded. + ++++ +*** 'dired-info' and 'dired-man' moved from dired-x to dired. +The 'dired-info' and 'dired-man' commands have been moved from the +'dired-x' package to 'dired'. They have also been renamed to +'dired-do-info' and 'dired-do-man'; the old command names are obsolete +aliases. + +The keys 'I' ('dired-do-info') and 'N' ('dired-do-man') are now bound +in Dired mode by default. The user options 'dired-bind-man' and +'dired-bind-info' no longer have any effect and are obsolete. + +To get the old behavior back and unbind these keys in Dired mode, add +the following to your Init file: + +(with-eval-after-load 'dired + (keymap-set dired-mode-map "N" nil) + (keymap-set dired-mode-map "I" nil)) + +--- +*** New command 'dired-do-eww'. +This command visits the file on the current line with EWW. + ** Elisp *** New command 'elisp-eval-buffer' (bound to 'C-c C-e'). -This command evals the forms in the the current buffer. +This command evals the forms in the current buffer. *** New commands 'elisp-byte-compile-file' and 'elisp-byte-compile-buffer'. These commands (bound to 'C-c C-f' and 'C-c C-b', respectively) @@ -1121,7 +1221,7 @@ longer available after exiting the recursive edit. This user option controls whether the 'e' (in a "*Backtrace*" buffer or while edebugging) and 'C-x C-e' (while edebugging) commands lead to a (further) backtrace. By default, this variable is nil, -which is a change in behaviour from previous Emacs versions. +which is a change in behavior from previous Emacs versions. +++ *** 'e' in edebug can now take a prefix arg to pretty-print the results. @@ -1352,7 +1452,7 @@ header before sending a message. ** Texinfo Mode --- -*** 'texinfo-mode' now has a specialised 'narrow-to-defun' definition. +*** 'texinfo-mode' now has a specialized 'narrow-to-defun' definition. It narrows to the current node. ** EUDC @@ -1616,6 +1716,12 @@ this message for SVG and XPM. *** New commands: 'image-flip-horizontally' and 'image-flip-vertically'. These commands horizontally and vertically flip the image under point. +** Images + ++++ +*** Users can now add special image conversion functions. +This is done via 'image-converter-add-handler'. + ** Image-Dired +++ @@ -1836,6 +1942,12 @@ related 'auth-sources' entry were wrong. ** Browse URL --- +*** New user option 'browse-url-default-scheme'. +This user option decides which URL scheme that 'browse-url' and +related functions will use by default. For example, you could +customize this to "https" to always prefer HTTPS URLs. + +--- *** Support for the Netscape web browser has been removed. This support has been obsolete since Emacs 25.1. The final version of the Netscape web browser was released in February, 2008. @@ -1845,6 +1957,11 @@ the Netscape web browser was released in February, 2008. This support has been obsolete since Emacs 25.1. The final version of the Galeon web browser was released in September, 2008. +--- +*** Support for the "Mozilla" web browser is now obsolete. +Note that this historical web browser is different from Mozilla +Firefox; it is its predecessor. + ** Ruby Mode --- @@ -1920,11 +2037,28 @@ Set it to nil to exclude line numbering from kills and copies. ** Miscellaneous +--- +*** New user option 'webjump-use-internal-browser'. +When non-nil, WebJump will use an internal browser to open web pages, +instead of the default external browser. + +++ *** New user option 'font-lock-ignore'. This option provides a mechanism to selectively disable font-lock keyword-driven fontifications. +--- +*** New user option 'auto-save-visited-predicate'. +This user option is a predicate function which is called by +'auto-save-visited-mode' to decide whether or not to save a buffer. +You can use it to automatically save only specific buffers, for +example buffers using a particular mode or in some directory. + +--- +*** New user option 'remote-file-name-inhibit-auto-save-visited'. +If this user option is non-nil, 'auto-save-visited-mode' will not +auto-save remote buffers. The default is nil. + +++ *** New package vtable.el for formatting tabular data. This package allows formatting data using variable-pitch fonts. @@ -1955,6 +2089,15 @@ This command prompts for a recently opened file in the minibuffer, and visits it. --- +*** 'ffap-machine-at-point' no longer pings hosts by default. +It will now simply look at a hostname to determine if it is valid, +instead of also trying to ping it. Customize the user option +'ffap-machine-p-known' to 'ping' to get the old behavior back. + +--- +*** The 'run-dig' command is now obsolete; use 'dig' instead. + +--- ** The autoarg.el library is now marked obsolete. This library provides the 'autoarg-mode' and 'autoarg-kp-mode' minor modes to emulate the behavior of the historical editor Twenex Emacs. @@ -2151,6 +2294,55 @@ Use 'exif-parse-file' and 'exif-field' instead. This change is now applied in 'dired-insert-directory'. --- +** Some functions and variables obsolete since Emacs 24 have been removed: +'Info-edit-map', 'allout-abbreviate-flattened-numbering', +'allout-mode-deactivate-hook', 'ansi-color-unfontify-region', +'auth-source-forget-user-or-password', 'auth-source-hide-passwords', +'auth-source-user-or-password', 'bibtex-complete', +'bibtex-entry-field-alist', 'buffer-substring-filters', +'byte-compile-disable-print-circle', 'cfengine-mode-abbrevs', +'chart-map', 'comint-dynamic-complete', +'comint-dynamic-complete-as-filename', +'comint-dynamic-simple-complete', 'command-history-map', +'completion-annotate-function', 'condition-case-no-debug', +'count-lines-region', 'data-debug-map', 'deferred-action-list', +'deferred-action-function', 'dired-x-submit-report', +'eieio-defgeneric', 'eieio-defmethod', 'emacs-lock-from-exiting', +'erc-complete-word', 'eshell-cmpl-suffix-list', 'eshell-for', +'font-lock-maximum-size', 'gnus-carpal', +'gnus-debug-exclude-variables', 'gnus-debug-files', +'gnus-local-domain', 'gnus-outgoing-message-group', +'gnus-registry-user-format-function-M', 'image-extension-data', +'image-library-alist', 'inhibit-first-line-modes-regexps', +'inhibit-first-line-modes-suffixes', 'intdos', +'mail-complete-function', 'mail-completion-at-point-function', +'mail-mailer-swallows-blank-line', 'mail-sent-via', 'make-register', +'makefile-complete', 'menu-bar-kill-ring-save', +'meta-complete-symbol', 'meta-mode-map', +'minibuffer-completing-symbol', +'minibuffer-local-filename-must-match-map', 'mode25', 'mode4350', +'msb-after-load-hooks', 'nnimap-split-rule', 'ns-alternatives-map', +'ns-store-cut-buffer-internal', 'package-menu-view-commentary', +'pascal-last-completions', 'pascal-show-completions', +'pascal-toggle-completions', 'prolog-char-quote-workaround', +'read-filename-at-point', 'reftex-index-map', +'reftex-index-phrases-map', 'reftex-select-bib-map', +'reftex-select-label-map', 'reftex-toc-map', 'register-name-alist', +'register-value', 'report-emacs-bug-pretest-address', +'rmail-default-dont-reply-to-names', 'rmail-dont-reply-to', +'rmail-dont-reply-to-names', 'rst-block-face', 'rst-comment-face', +'rst-definition-face', 'rst-directive-face', 'rst-emphasis1-face', +'rst-emphasis2-face', 'rst-external-face', 'rst-literal-face', +'rst-reference-face', 'semantic-grammar-map', +'semantic-grammar-syntax-table', 'set-register-value', +'speedbar-key-map', 'speedbar-syntax-table', +'starttls-any-program-available', 'strokes-report-bug', +'toggle-emacs-lock', 'tooltip-use-echo-area', 'turn-on-cwarn-mode', +'turn-on-iimage-mode', 'vc-toggle-read-only', 'view-return-to-alist', +'view-return-to-alist-update', 'w32-default-color-map' (function), +'which-func-mode' (function), 'x-cut-buffer-or-selection-value'. + +--- ** Some functions and variables obsolete since Emacs 23 have been removed: 'find-emacs-lisp-shadows', 'newsticker-cache-filename', 'unify-8859-on-decoding-mode', 'unify-8859-on-encoding-mode', @@ -2190,6 +2382,18 @@ patcomp.el, pc-mode.el, pc-select.el, s-region.el, and sregex.el. * Lisp Changes in Emacs 29.1 +++ +** New arguments MESSAGE and TIMEOUT of 'set-transient-map'. +MESSAGE specifies a message to display after activating the transient +map, including a special formatting spec to list available keys. +TIMEOUT is the idle time after which to deactivate the transient map. +The default timeout value can be defined by the new variable +'set-transient-map-timeout'. + ++++ +** New function 'seq-split'. +This returns a list of sub-sequences of the specified sequence. + ++++ ** 'plist-get', 'plist-put' and 'plist-member' are no longer limited to 'eq'. These function now take an optional comparison predicate argument. @@ -2197,7 +2401,7 @@ These function now take an optional comparison predicate argument. ** 'read-multiple-choice' can now use long-form answers. +++ -** 'read-regexp' now allows the user to indicate whether to use case folding. +** 'M-c' in 'read-regexp' now toggles case folding. +++ ** 'completing-read' now allows a function as its REQUIRE-MATCH argument. @@ -2258,6 +2462,20 @@ be kept aligned with the buffer contents when the user switches 'display-line-numbers-mode' on or off. +++ +** New minor mode 'lost-selection-mode'. +This minor mode makes Emacs deactivate the mark in all buffers when +the primary selection is obtained by another program. + +--- +** On X, Emacs will try to preserve selection ownership when a frame is deleted. +This means that if you make Emacs the owner of a selection, such as by +selecting some text into the clipboard or primary selection, and then +delete the current frame, you will still be able to insert the +contents of that selection into other programs as long as another +frame is open on the same display. This behavior can be disabled by +setting the variable 'x-auto-preserve-selections' to nil. + ++++ ** New predicate 'char-uppercase-p'. This returns non-nil if its argument its an uppercase character. @@ -2478,6 +2696,10 @@ them towards or away from each other. This hook is run before 'x-popup-menu' is about to display a deck-of-cards menu on screen. +** New hook 'post-select-region-hook'. +This hook is run immediately after 'select-active-regions' causes the +region to be set as the primary selection. + ** New function 'buffer-match-p'. Check if a buffer satisfies some condition. Some examples for conditions can be regular expressions that match a buffer name, a |