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112 * Changes in XEmacs 20.2 112 * Changes in XEmacs 20.2
113 ======================== 113 ========================
114 114
115 ** configure no longer defaults to using --with-xim=motif if Motif libraries
116 are linked.
117
118 There are many bugs in the Xlib XIM support in X11R6.3.
119
120 ** Why XEmacs 20.1 is called 20.2
121
115 Testing of XEmacs 20.1 revealed a number of showstopping bugs at the 122 Testing of XEmacs 20.1 revealed a number of showstopping bugs at the
116 very final moment. Instead of confusing the version numbers further, 123 very final moment. Instead of confusing the version numbers further,
117 the `20.1' designation was abandoned, and the release was renamed to 124 the `20.1' designation was abandoned, and the release was renamed to
118 `20.2'. 125 `20.2'.
119 126
120 ** The `C-z' key now iconifies only the current X frame. You can use 127 ** Delete/backspace keysyms have been separated
121 `C-x C-z' to get the old behavior. 128
122 129 The Delete and Backspace keysyms are now no longer identical. A better
123 On the tty frames `C-z' behaves as before. 130 version of delbackspace.el has been added called delbs.el.
124
125 ** Several Egg/Wnn-related crashes were fixed.
126
127 ** lib-complete.el was MULE-ized.
128
129 The commands `find-library', `find-library-other-window' and
130 `find-library-other-frame' now take an optional coding system
131 argument.
132 131
133 ** XEmacs 20.0 MULE API supported for backwards compatibilty 132 ** XEmacs 20.0 MULE API supported for backwards compatibilty
134 133
135 XEmacs 20.2 primarily supports the MULE 3 API. It now also supports 134 XEmacs 20.2 primarily supports the MULE 3 API. It now also supports
136 the XEmacs 20.0 MULE API. 135 the XEmacs 20.0 MULE API.
137
138 ** `values' now has a setf method
139
140 ** W3-3.0.85 Courtesy of William Perry
141
142 Bug fixes. See the 20.1 notes for further details.
143
144 ** Gnus-5.4.47 Courtesy of Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
145
146 Bug fixes. See the 20.1 notes for further details.
147
148 ** edmacro.el-3.10 Courtesy of Hrvoje Niksic
149
150 Interface changes to maintain Emacs compatibility.
151
152 ** live-icon.el-1.3
153
154 Bug fixes.
155
156 ** tpu-edt.el
157
158 Restoration of proper behavior with respect to the zmacs region.
159
160 ** xmine.el-1.8
161
162 ** balloon-help.el-1.06 Courtesy of Kyle Jones
163
164 ** VM-6.29
165
166 ** Verilog.el-2.25 Courtesy of Michael McNamara
167
168 ** etags.c-11.83 Courtesy of F. Potortì
169
170 ** Further support of Custom package by Hrvoje Niksic
171
172 * Changes in XEmacs 20.1 (never publicly released)
173 ========================
174 136
175 ** The logo has been changed, and the default background color is 137 ** The logo has been changed, and the default background color is
176 now a shade of gray instead of the eye-burning white. 138 now a shade of gray instead of the eye-burning white.
177 139
178 The sample .Xdefaults and .emacs files contain examples of how to 140 The sample .Xdefaults and .emacs files contain examples of how to
221 ** The blinking cursor is always "on" during movement. 183 ** The blinking cursor is always "on" during movement.
222 184
223 ** A number of new packages are added, and many packages were 185 ** A number of new packages are added, and many packages were
224 updated. 186 updated.
225 187
226 ** Gnus-5.4.45, courtesy of Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 188 ** Gnus-5.4.50, courtesy of Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
227 189
228 *** nntp.el has been totally rewritten in an asynchronous fashion. 190 *** nntp.el has been totally rewritten in an asynchronous fashion.
229 191
230 *** Article prefetching functionality has been moved up into 192 *** Article prefetching functionality has been moved up into
231 Gnus. 193 Gnus.
345 307
346 See the "Lisp Changes" section later for a short description of why 308 See the "Lisp Changes" section later for a short description of why
347 and how to add custom support to your Lisp packages. Custom is also 309 and how to add custom support to your Lisp packages. Custom is also
348 documented in the XEmacs info manuals. 310 documented in the XEmacs info manuals.
349 311
350 ** W3-3.0.80, courtesy of William Perry 312 ** W3-3.0.85, courtesy of William Perry
351 313
352 Version 3 of Emacs/W3, the Emacs World Wide Web browser, has been 314 Version 3 of Emacs/W3, the Emacs World Wide Web browser, has been
353 included. It is significantly faster than any of the previous 315 included. It is significantly faster than any of the previous
354 versions, and contains numerous new features. 316 versions, and contains numerous new features.
355 317
414 edit old as well as define new keyboard macros. You can also edit the 376 edit old as well as define new keyboard macros. You can also edit the
415 last 100 keystrokes and insert them into a macro to be bound to a key 377 last 100 keystrokes and insert them into a macro to be bound to a key
416 or named as a command. The recorded/edited macros can be dumped to 378 or named as a command. The recorded/edited macros can be dumped to
417 `.emacs' file. 379 `.emacs' file.
418 380
419 ** xmine.el-1.7, courtesy of Jens Lautenbacher 381 ** xmine.el-1.8, courtesy of Jens Lautenbacher
420 382
421 XEmacs now includes a minesweeper game with a full-featured graphics 383 XEmacs now includes a minesweeper game with a full-featured graphics
422 and mouse interface. Invoke with `M-x xmine'. 384 and mouse interface. Invoke with `M-x xmine'.
423 385
424 ** efs-1.15 courtesy of Andy Norman and Michael Sperber 386 ** efs-1.15-x5 courtesy of Andy Norman and Michael Sperber
425 387
426 EFS is now integrated with XEmacs, and replaces the old ange-ftp. It 388 EFS is now integrated with XEmacs, and replaces the old ange-ftp. It
427 has many more features, including info documentation, support for many 389 has many more features, including info documentation, support for many
428 different FTP servers, and integration with dired. 390 different FTP servers, and integration with dired.
429 391
430 ** mic-paren.el-1.3.1, courtesy of Mikael Sjödin 392 ** mic-paren.el-1.3.1, courtesy of Mikael Sjödin
431 ** hyperbole-4.022, courtesy of Bob Weiner 393 ** hyperbole-4.022, courtesy of Bob Weiner
432 ** hm--html-menus-5.3, courtesy of Heiko Muenkel 394 ** hm--html-menus-5.3, courtesy of Heiko Muenkel
433 ** python-mode.el-2.90, courtesy of Barry Warsaw 395 ** python-mode.el-2.90, courtesy of Barry Warsaw
434 ** balloon-help-1.05, courtesy of Kyle Jones 396 ** balloon-help-1.06, courtesy of Kyle Jones
435 ** xrdb-mode.el-1.21, courtesy of Barry Warsaw 397 ** xrdb-mode.el-1.21, courtesy of Barry Warsaw
436 ** igrep.el-2.56, courtesy of Kevin Rodgers 398 ** igrep.el-2.56, courtesy of Kevin Rodgers
437 ** frame-icon.el, courtesy of Michael Lamoureux and Bob Weiner 399 ** frame-icon.el, courtesy of Michael Lamoureux and Bob Weiner
438 ** itimer.el-1.05, courtesy of Kyle Jones 400 ** itimer.el-1.05, courtesy of Kyle Jones
439 ** VM-6.26, courtesy of Kyle Jones 401 ** VM-6.30, courtesy of Kyle Jones
440 ** OO-Browser-2.10, courtesy of Bob Weiner 402 ** OO-Browser-2.10, courtesy of Bob Weiner
441 ** viper-2.93, courtesy of Michael Kifer 403 ** viper-2.93, courtesy of Michael Kifer
442 ** ediff-2.64, courtesy of Michael Kifer 404 ** ediff-2.64, courtesy of Michael Kifer
443 ** detached-minibuf-1.1, courtesy of Alvin Shelton 405 ** detached-minibuf-1.1, courtesy of Alvin Shelton
444 ** whitespace-mode.el, courtesy of Heiko Muenkel 406 ** whitespace-mode.el, courtesy of Heiko Muenkel
446 ** fast-lock.el-3.11.01, courtesy of Simon Marshall 408 ** fast-lock.el-3.11.01, courtesy of Simon Marshall
447 ** lazy-lock.el-1.16, courtesy of Simon Marshall 409 ** lazy-lock.el-1.16, courtesy of Simon Marshall
448 ** browse-cltl2.el-1.1, courtesy of Holger Schauer 410 ** browse-cltl2.el-1.1, courtesy of Holger Schauer
449 ** eldoc.el-1.10, courtesy of Noah Friedman 411 ** eldoc.el-1.10, courtesy of Noah Friedman
450 ** tm-7.105, courtesy of MORIOKA Tomohiko 412 ** tm-7.105, courtesy of MORIOKA Tomohiko
451 ** verilog-mode.el, courtesy of Michael McNamara & Adrian Aichner 413 ** verilog-mode.el-2.25, courtesy of Michael McNamara & Adrian Aichner
452 ** overlay.el, courtesy of Joseph Nuspl 414 ** overlay.el, courtesy of Joseph Nuspl
415 ** live-icon.el-1.3, fixes courtesy of Karl Hegbloom
416 ** tpu-edt.el, fixes courtesy of R. Kevin Oberman
417 ** etags.c-11.83 Courtesy of F. Potortì
418
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454 420
455 * Lisp and internal changes in XEmacs 20.2 421 * Lisp and internal changes in XEmacs 20.2
456 ========================================== 422 ==========================================
423
424 ** lib-complete.el was MULE-ized.
425
426 The commands `find-library', `find-library-other-window' and
427 `find-library-other-frame' now take an optional coding system
428 argument.
429
430 ** Experimental support for Lisp reader macros #-, #+.
431
432 The Common Lisp reader macros for feature test are now supported. This
433 feature is present for evaluation purposes and is subject to change.
434
435 ** `values' now has a setf method
436
437 ** The `C-z' key now iconifies only the current X frame. You can use
438 `C-x C-z' to get the old behavior.
439
440 On the tty frames `C-z' behaves as before.
457 441
458 ** `defcustom' and `defgroup' can now be used to specify types and 442 ** `defcustom' and `defgroup' can now be used to specify types and
459 placement of the user-settable variables. 443 placement of the user-settable variables.
460 444
461 You can now specify the types of user-settable variables in your Lisp 445 You can now specify the types of user-settable variables in your Lisp
560 submenus. 544 submenus.
561 545
562 ** Many bugs in the scrollbar code have been fixed. 546 ** Many bugs in the scrollbar code have been fixed.
563 547
564 ** First alpha level support of MS Windows NT is available, courtesy 548 ** First alpha level support of MS Windows NT is available, courtesy
565 of David Hobley. 549 of David Hobley and Marc Paquette.
566 550
567 ** Wnn/egg now has initial support Courtesy of Jareth Hein. 551 ** Wnn/egg now has initial support Courtesy of Jareth Hein.
568 552
569 ** Some old non-working code has been removed until someone chooses 553 ** Some old non-working code has been removed until someone chooses
570 to work on it. 554 to work on it.
574 558
575 ** Many files have been purged out of the etc/ directory. 559 ** Many files have been purged out of the etc/ directory.
576 560
577 If you still need the purged files, look for them in the GNU Emacs 561 If you still need the purged files, look for them in the GNU Emacs
578 distribution. 562 distribution.
579
580
581 * Changes in XEmacs 20.1
582 ========================
583
584 XEmacs 20.1 has not been released to the net. Please consult the 20.2
585 entries instead.
586 563
587 564
588 * Major Differences Between 19.14 and 20.0 565 * Major Differences Between 19.14 and 20.0
589 =========================================== 566 ===========================================
590 567