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date Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:32:22 +0200
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48 ** `echo-keystrokes' can now be a floating-point number, so that you 48 ** `echo-keystrokes' can now be a floating-point number, so that you
49 can set it to intervals shorter than one second. 49 can set it to intervals shorter than one second.
50 50
51 (setq echo-keystrokes 0.1) 51 (setq echo-keystrokes 0.1)
52 52
53 ** The new command `center-to-window-line' works like `recenter'
54 (bound to `C-l'), only it does not redisplay the whole display area.
55
53 ** The `M-.' command will now first search through exact tags matches, 56 ** The `M-.' command will now first search through exact tags matches,
54 and then through inexact matches, as one would expect. 57 and then through inexact matches, as one would expect.
55 58
56 ** The new variable `user-full-name' can be used to customize one's 59 ** The new variable `user-full-name' can be used to customize one's
57 name when using the Emacs mail and news reading facilities. 60 name when using the Emacs mail and news reading facilities.
164 integers (normally, Lisp integers are only 28 bits wide on 32-bit 167 integers (normally, Lisp integers are only 28 bits wide on 32-bit
165 machines.) Configure with --use-minimal-tagbits to test. With this 168 machines.) Configure with --use-minimal-tagbits to test. With this
166 change, the maximum buffer size on 32-bit machines is bumped from 128M 169 change, the maximum buffer size on 32-bit machines is bumped from 128M
167 to 1G. This setting will be the default in a future XEmacs version. 170 to 1G. This setting will be the default in a future XEmacs version.
168 171
172 ** When the variable focus-follows-mouse is non-nil, `select-frame' no
173 longer permanently selects a different frame. The frame selection is
174 temporary and is reverted when the current command terminates, much
175 like the buffer selected by `set-buffer'. The `other-frame' command
176 (`C-x 5 o') is unaffected by `focus-follows-mouse', and its behaviour
177 is unchanged.
178
169 ** It is now possible to build XEmacs with LDAP support 179 ** It is now possible to build XEmacs with LDAP support
170 You need to install a LDAP library first. The following have been 180 You need to install a LDAP library first. The following have been
171 tested: 181 tested:
172 - LDAP 3.3 from the University of Michigan 182 - LDAP 3.3 from the University of Michigan
173 (http://www.umich.edu/~dirsvcs/ldap/) 183 (http://www.umich.edu/~dirsvcs/ldap/)
174 - LDAP SDK 1.0 from Netscape Corp. 184 - LDAP SDK 1.0 from Netscape Corp.
175 (http://developer.netscape.com) 185 (http://developer.netscape.com)
186
187 ** The arithmetic comparison functions <, >, =, /= now accept 1 or
188 more arguments.
189
190 This means that if you want to test whether A < B < C, you can write
191 it as (< A B C) instead of (and (< A B) (< B C)). Likewise,
192 (apply #'> LIST) now tests if LIST is monotonously increasing -- and
193 so on.
176 194
177 ** The XEmacs hashtables now have a consistent read/print syntax. 195 ** The XEmacs hashtables now have a consistent read/print syntax.
178 This means that a hashtable will be readably printed in a 196 This means that a hashtable will be readably printed in a
179 structure-like form: 197 structure-like form:
180 198