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authorDave Love2000-01-10 16:36:08 +0000
committerDave Love2000-01-10 16:36:08 +0000
commit559cee90ab2aad79e004fee50ab70df73bd654dc (patch)
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read-mail-command, outline mode changes, change-log-merge,
add-change-log-entry change, paragraph-indent-minor-mode, keyword-p.
-rw-r--r--etc/NEWS26
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index d54c0e1e3ab..bddf643219f 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
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@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ the --without-pop configure option, should that be necessary.
13 13
14* Changes in Emacs 21.1 14* Changes in Emacs 21.1
15 15
16** New user option `read-mail-command' specifies a command to use to
17read mail from the menu etc.
18
19** Changes in Outline mode.
20
21There is now support for Imenu to index headings. A new command
22`outline-headers-as-kill' copies the visible headings in the region to
23the kill ring, e.g. to produce a table of contents.
24
16** New command M-x check-parens can be used to find unbalanced paren 25** New command M-x check-parens can be used to find unbalanced paren
17groups and strings in buffers in Lisp mode (or other modes). 26groups and strings in buffers in Lisp mode (or other modes).
18 27
@@ -225,7 +234,7 @@ M-mouse-2 switches to the previous buffer in the buffer list.
225 234
226- Mouse-3 on the buffer-name displays a buffer menu. 235- Mouse-3 on the buffer-name displays a buffer menu.
227 236
228- Mouse-1 on the read-only status in the mode line (`%' or `*') 237- Mouse-2 on the read-only status in the mode line (`%' or `*')
229toggles the read-only status. 238toggles the read-only status.
230 239
231- Mouse-3 on the mode name display a minor-mode menu. 240- Mouse-3 on the mode name display a minor-mode menu.
@@ -346,7 +355,14 @@ something like this in your .emacs.
346 (lambda () 355 (lambda ()
347 (add-to-list 'mode-line-format 'hs-headline))) 356 (add-to-list 'mode-line-format 'hs-headline)))
348 357
349** Changes to Change Log mode 358** Changes to Change Log mode and Add-Log functions
359
360If you invoke `add-change-log-entry' from a backup file, it makes an
361entry appropriate for the file's parent. This is useful for making
362log entries by comparing a version with deleted functions.
363
364New command M-x change-log-merge merges another log into the current
365buffer, fixing old-style date formats if necessary.
350 366
351Change Log mode now adds a file's version number to change log entries 367Change Log mode now adds a file's version number to change log entries
352if user-option `change-log-version-info-enabled' is non-nil. 368if user-option `change-log-version-info-enabled' is non-nil.
@@ -745,6 +761,9 @@ appropriate for C-style escape sequences in strings.
745 761
746** New modes and packages 762** New modes and packages
747 763
764*** `paragraph-indent-minor-mode' is a new minor mode supporting
765paragraphs in the same style as `paragraph-indent-text-mode'.
766
748*** bs.el is a new package for buffer selection similar to 767*** bs.el is a new package for buffer selection similar to
749list-buffers or electric-buffer-list. Use M-x bs-show to display a 768list-buffers or electric-buffer-list. Use M-x bs-show to display a
750buffer menu with this package. You can use M-x bs-customize to 769buffer menu with this package. You can use M-x bs-customize to
@@ -870,6 +889,9 @@ Note that +++ before an item means the Lisp manual has been updated.
870When you add a new item, please add it without either +++ or --- 889When you add a new item, please add it without either +++ or ---
871so I will know I still need to look at it -- rms. 890so I will know I still need to look at it -- rms.
872 891
892** New function `keyword-p' is an efficient type predicate for keyword
893symbols.
894
873** Variables `beginning-of-defun' and `end-of-defun', can be used to 895** Variables `beginning-of-defun' and `end-of-defun', can be used to
874define handlers for the functions of the same names. Major modes can 896define handlers for the functions of the same names. Major modes can
875define these locally instead of rebinding M-C-a etc. if the normal 897define these locally instead of rebinding M-C-a etc. if the normal