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61 @setchapternewpage odd 61 @setchapternewpage odd
62 @finalout 62 @finalout
63 63
64 @titlepage 64 @titlepage
65 @title XEmacs Internals Manual 65 @title XEmacs Internals Manual
66 @subtitle Version 1.3, August 1999 66 @subtitle Version 1.4, March 2001
67 67
68 @author Ben Wing 68 @author Ben Wing
69 @author Martin Buchholz 69 @author Martin Buchholz
70 @author Hrvoje Niksic 70 @author Hrvoje Niksic
71 @author Matthias Neubauer 71 @author Matthias Neubauer
72 @author Olivier Galibert 72 @author Olivier Galibert
73 @page 73 @page
74 @vskip 0pt plus 1fill 74 @vskip 0pt plus 1fill
75 75
76 @noindent 76 @noindent
77 Copyright @copyright{} 1992 - 1996 Ben Wing. @* 77 Copyright @copyright{} 1992 - 1996, 2001 Ben Wing. @*
78 Copyright @copyright{} 1996, 1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. @* 78 Copyright @copyright{} 1996, 1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. @*
79 Copyright @copyright{} 1994 - 1998 Free Software Foundation. @* 79 Copyright @copyright{} 1994 - 1998 Free Software Foundation. @*
80 Copyright @copyright{} 1994, 1995 Board of Trustees, University of Illinois. 80 Copyright @copyright{} 1994, 1995 Board of Trustees, University of Illinois.
81 81
82 @sp 2 82 @sp 2
83 Version 1.3 @* 83 Version 1.4 @*
84 August 1999.@* 84 March 2001.@*
85 85
86 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this 86 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
87 manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are 87 manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
88 preserved on all copies. 88 preserved on all copies.
89 89
103 @page 103 @page
104 104
105 @node Top, A History of Emacs, (dir), (dir) 105 @node Top, A History of Emacs, (dir), (dir)
106 106
107 @ifinfo 107 @ifinfo
108 This Info file contains v1.3 of the XEmacs Internals Manual, August 1999. 108 This Info file contains v1.4 of the XEmacs Internals Manual, March 2001.
109 @end ifinfo 109 @end ifinfo
110 110
111 @menu 111 @menu
112 * A History of Emacs:: Times, dates, important events. 112 * A History of Emacs:: Times, dates, important events.
113 * XEmacs From the Outside:: A broad conceptual overview. 113 * XEmacs From the Outside:: A broad conceptual overview.
495 @cindex Devin, Matthieu 495 @cindex Devin, Matthieu
496 The initial authors of Lucid Emacs were Matthieu Devin, Harlan Sexton, 496 The initial authors of Lucid Emacs were Matthieu Devin, Harlan Sexton,
497 and Eric Benson, and the work was later taken over by Jamie Zawinski, 497 and Eric Benson, and the work was later taken over by Jamie Zawinski,
498 who became ``Mr. Lucid Emacs'' for many releases. 498 who became ``Mr. Lucid Emacs'' for many releases.
499 499
500 A time line for Lucid Emacs/XEmacs is 500 A time line for Lucid Emacs is
501 501
502 @itemize @bullet 502 @itemize @bullet
503 @item 503 @item
504 version 19.0 shipped with Energize 1.0, April 1992. 504 version 19.0 shipped with Energize 1.0, April 1992.
505 @item 505 @item
543 @item 543 @item
544 version 19.16 released October 31, 1997. 544 version 19.16 released October 31, 1997.
545 @item 545 @item
546 version 20.3 (the first stable version of XEmacs 20.x) released November 30, 546 version 20.3 (the first stable version of XEmacs 20.x) released November 30,
547 1997. 547 1997.
548 @item
548 version 20.4 released February 28, 1998. 549 version 20.4 released February 28, 1998.
550 @item
551 version 21.1.2 released May 14, 1999. (The version naming scheme was
552 changed at this point: [a] the second version number is odd for stable
553 versions, even for beta versions; [b] a third version number is added,
554 replacing the "beta xxx" ending for beta versions and allowing for
555 periodic maintenance releases for stable versions. Therefore, 21.0 was
556 never "officially" released; similarly for 21.2, etc.)
557 @item
558 version 21.1.3 released June 26, 1999.
559 @item
560 version 21.1.4 released July 8, 1999.
561 @item
562 version 21.1.6 released August 14, 1999. (There was no 21.1.5.)
563 @item
564 version 21.1.7 released September 26, 1999.
565 @item
566 version 21.1.8 released November 2, 1999.
567 @item
568 version 21.1.9 released February 13, 2000.
569 @item
570 version 21.1.10 released May 7, 2000.
571 @item
572 version 21.1.10a released June 24, 2000.
573 @item
574 version 21.1.11 released July 18, 2000.
575 @item
576 version 21.1.12 released August 5, 2000.
577 @item
578 version 21.1.13 released January 7, 2001.
579 @item
580 version 21.1.14 released January 27, 2001.
549 @end itemize 581 @end itemize
550 582
551 @node GNU Emacs 19 583 @node GNU Emacs 19
552 @section GNU Emacs 19 584 @section GNU Emacs 19
553 @cindex GNU Emacs 19 585 @cindex GNU Emacs 19
721 @cindex merging attempts 753 @cindex merging attempts
722 Many attempts have been made to merge XEmacs and GNU Emacs, but they 754 Many attempts have been made to merge XEmacs and GNU Emacs, but they
723 have consistently failed. 755 have consistently failed.
724 756
725 A more detailed history is contained in the XEmacs About page. 757 A more detailed history is contained in the XEmacs About page.
758
759 A time line for XEmacs is
760
761 @itemize @bullet
762 @item
763 version 19.11 (first XEmacs) released September 13, 1994.
764 @item
765 version 19.12 released June 23, 1995.
766 @item
767 version 19.13 released September 1, 1995.
768 @item
769 version 19.14 released June 23, 1996.
770 @item
771 version 20.0 released February 9, 1997.
772 @item
773 version 19.15 released March 28, 1997.
774 @item
775 version 20.1 (not released to the net) April 15, 1997.
776 @item
777 version 20.2 released May 16, 1997.
778 @item
779 version 19.16 released October 31, 1997.
780 @item
781 version 20.3 (the first stable version of XEmacs 20.x) released November 30,
782 1997.
783 @item
784 version 20.4 released February 28, 1998.
785 @item
786 version 21.0.60 released December 10, 1998. (The version naming scheme was
787 changed at this point: [a] the second version number is odd for stable
788 versions, even for beta versions; [b] a third version number is added,
789 replacing the "beta xxx" ending for beta versions and allowing for
790 periodic maintenance releases for stable versions. Therefore, 21.0 was
791 never "officially" released; similarly for 21.2, etc.)
792 @item
793 version 21.0.61 released January 4, 1999.
794 @item
795 version 21.0.63 released February 3, 1999.
796 @item
797 version 21.0.64 released March 1, 1999.
798 @item
799 version 21.0.65 released March 5, 1999.
800 @item
801 version 21.0.66 released March 12, 1999.
802 @item
803 version 21.0.67 released March 25, 1999.
804 @item
805 version 21.1.2 released May 14, 1999. (This is the followup to 21.0.67.
806 The second version number was bumped to indicate the beginning of the
807 "stable" series.)
808 @item
809 version 21.1.3 released June 26, 1999.
810 @item
811 version 21.1.4 released July 8, 1999.
812 @item
813 version 21.1.6 released August 14, 1999. (There was no 21.1.5.)
814 @item
815 version 21.1.7 released September 26, 1999.
816 @item
817 version 21.1.8 released November 2, 1999.
818 @item
819 version 21.1.9 released February 13, 2000.
820 @item
821 version 21.1.10 released May 7, 2000.
822 @item
823 version 21.1.10a released June 24, 2000.
824 @item
825 version 21.1.11 released July 18, 2000.
826 @item
827 version 21.1.12 released August 5, 2000.
828 @item
829 version 21.1.13 released January 7, 2001.
830 @item
831 version 21.1.14 released January 27, 2001.
832 @item
833 version 21.2.9 released February 3, 1999.
834 @item
835 version 21.2.10 released February 5, 1999.
836 @item
837 version 21.2.11 released March 1, 1999.
838 @item
839 version 21.2.12 released March 5, 1999.
840 @item
841 version 21.2.13 released March 12, 1999.
842 @item
843 version 21.2.14 released May 14, 1999.
844 @item
845 version 21.2.15 released June 4, 1999.
846 @item
847 version 21.2.16 released June 11, 1999.
848 @item
849 version 21.2.17 released June 22, 1999.
850 @item
851 version 21.2.18 released July 14, 1999.
852 @item
853 version 21.2.19 released July 30, 1999.
854 @item
855 version 21.2.20 released November 10, 1999.
856 @item
857 version 21.2.21 released November 28, 1999.
858 @item
859 version 21.2.22 released November 29, 1999.
860 @item
861 version 21.2.23 released December 7, 1999.
862 @item
863 version 21.2.24 released December 14, 1999.
864 @item
865 version 21.2.25 released December 24, 1999.
866 @item
867 version 21.2.26 released December 31, 1999.
868 @item
869 version 21.2.27 released January 18, 2000.
870 @item
871 version 21.2.28 released February 7, 2000.
872 @item
873 version 21.2.29 released February 16, 2000.
874 @item
875 version 21.2.30 released February 21, 2000.
876 @item
877 version 21.2.31 released February 23, 2000.
878 @item
879 version 21.2.32 released March 20, 2000.
880 @item
881 version 21.2.33 released May 1, 2000.
882 @item
883 version 21.2.34 released May 28, 2000.
884 @item
885 version 21.2.35 released July 19, 2000.
886 @item
887 version 21.2.36 released October 4, 2000.
888 @item
889 version 21.2.37 released November 14, 2000.
890 @item
891 version 21.2.38 released December 5, 2000.
892 @item
893 version 21.2.39 released December 31, 2000.
894 @item
895 version 21.2.40 released January 8, 2001.
896 @item
897 version 21.2.41 released January 17, 2001.
898 @item
899 version 21.2.42 released January 20, 2001.
900 @item
901 version 21.2.43 released January 26, 2001.
902 @item
903 version 21.2.44 released February 8, 2001.
904 @item
905 version 21.2.45 released February 23, 2001.
906 @item
907 version 21.2.46 released March 21, 2001.
908 @end itemize
726 909
727 @node XEmacs From the Outside, The Lisp Language, A History of Emacs, Top 910 @node XEmacs From the Outside, The Lisp Language, A History of Emacs, Top
728 @chapter XEmacs From the Outside 911 @chapter XEmacs From the Outside
729 @cindex XEmacs from the outside 912 @cindex XEmacs from the outside
730 @cindex outside, XEmacs from the 913 @cindex outside, XEmacs from the