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106 *** More user-level documentation on using Mule. 106 *** More user-level documentation on using Mule.
107 107
108 108
109 * Changes in XEmacs 20.3 109 * Changes in XEmacs 20.3
110 ======================== 110 ========================
111
112 ** Info "dir" functionality merged from Emacs-19.34
113
114 All of the directories on `Info-directory-list' will be searched for
115 "dir" files, which may be full fledged Info files containing subnodes
116 as well as menus. They are merged to become one directory, with menus
117 in like-named subnodes being coalesced from the several "dir" files.
118
119 "localdir" files are looked for too, secondary to "dir"'s. If there's
120 no "dir" in a directory, a "localdir" will be looked for. There can
121 be one of either "dir" or "localdir" in each of the directories in
122 `Info-directory-list', which is initialized from `Info-default-
123 directory-list', which you may customize through the Options menu.
124
125 The first directory specified in `Info-default-directory-list' should
126 contain a "dir" file that will become the toplevel dir which the
127 others will be merged into. A "localdir" may optionally contain a
128 '* Menu:' section, or just entries like those in a menu section, but
129 no subnodes or info header. You can see what I'm talking about if you
130 view the "dir" file that comes with XEmacs. It has a header section
131 that should not be in a "localdir" file. The "localdir" should look
132 like the `buffer-substring' of XEmacs' stock "dir" from just below
133 "* Menu:" to the end of the file, optionally also containing the
134 "* Menu:" line.
135
136 The contents of each "localdir" file will be inserted into the
137 toplevel "dir" file replacing a '* Locals:' line, OR alternatively,
138 will insert it below a 'Local*' (that's a regexp) heading line. If
139 there's more than one "localdir" file, each will either consume a '*
140 Locals:' line, be catenated to the end of the (dir)Top, or be inserted
141 under the 'Local' topic header.
142
143 There is a new variable, called `Info-additional-directory-list',
144 which you may customize also, that can contain a list of directories
145 in which to search for Info documents, but NOT to search in for "dir"
146 or "localdir" files. This is useful for things like the Calc package,
147 which likes its info files in its lisp directory. If you put that
148 directory in the 'additional list', and a menu entry for it in one of
149 your "dir" or "localdir" files, a click on a menu entry for it will be
150 able to find the Info file.
111 151
112 ** Startup file additions. 152 ** Startup file additions.
113 153
114 By default XEmacs now loads the user file ~/.xemacs if it exists. If 154 By default XEmacs now loads the user file ~/.xemacs if it exists. If
115 there is no such file, it reads ~/.emacs as usual. If both .xemacs 155 there is no such file, it reads ~/.emacs as usual. If both .xemacs