diff etc/NEWS @ 136:b980b6286996 r20-2b2

Import from CVS: tag r20-2b2
author cvs
date Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:31:12 +0200
parents 1370575f1259
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--- a/etc/NEWS	Mon Aug 13 09:30:13 2007 +0200
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Mon Aug 13 09:31:12 2007 +0200
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 *** More user-level documentation on using Mule.
 
 
-* Changes in XEmacs 20.1
+* Changes in XEmacs 20.2
 ========================
 
 ** The logo has been changed, and the default background color is
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@
 eval-expression (`M-:') and upcase-region (`C-x C-u')/downcase-region
 (`C-x C-l').
 
+** The `C-z' key now iconifies only the current X frame.  You can use
+`C-x C-z' to get the old behavior.
+
+On the tty frames `C-z' behaves as before.
+
 ** Numerous causes of crashes have been fixed.  XEmacs should now be
 even more stable than before.
 
@@ -266,7 +271,7 @@
 
 *** The nnml mail backend now understands compressed article files.
 
-** Custom 1.84, courtesy of Per Abrahamsen
+** Custom 1.86, courtesy of Per Abrahamsen
 
 The Customize library enables Emacs Lisp programmers to specify types
 of their variables, so that the users can customize them.
@@ -342,7 +347,7 @@
 the chain of buffer modification records shorter by one, to counteract
 the effect of the undo command making the record list longer by one.
 
-** edmacro.el-3.09, courtesy of Dave Gillespie, ported to XEmacs by
+** edmacro.el-3.10, courtesy of Dave Gillespie, ported to XEmacs by
 Hrvoje Niksic.
 
 Edmacro is a utility that provides easy editing of keyboard macros.
@@ -392,7 +397,7 @@
 ** overlay.el, courtesy of Joseph Nuspl
 
 
-* Lisp and internal changes in XEmacs 20.1
+* Lisp and internal changes in XEmacs 20.2
 ==========================================
 
 ** `defcustom' and `defgroup' can now be used to specify types and
@@ -446,22 +451,24 @@
 
 ** The `read-kbd-macro' function is now available.
 
-The `read-kbd-macro' function (and its shorter-named equivalent `kbd')
-from the edmacro package is now available in XEmacs.  For example:
+The `read-kbd-macro' function (as well as the read-time evaluated
+`kbd' macro) from the edmacro package is now available in XEmacs.  For
+example:
 
 (define-key foo-mode-map (kbd "C-c <up>") 'foo-up)
 
-is the equivalent of
+is completely equivalent to
 
 (define-key foo-mode-map [(control ?c) up] 'foo-up)
 
-Using `read-kbd-macro' and `kbd' is not necessary for GNU Emacs
-compatibility (GNU Emacs supports the XEmacs-style keysyms), but adds
-to clarity.
-
-For example, (kbd "C-?") is easier to read than [(control ??)].  The
-full description of the syntax of keybindings accepted by
-`read-kbd-macro' is documented in the docstring of `edmacro-mode'.
+The `kbd' macro is preferred over `read-kbd-macro' function , as it
+evaluates before compiling, thus having no loading overhead.
+
+Using `kbd' is not necessary for GNU Emacs compatibility (GNU Emacs
+supports the XEmacs-style keysyms), but adds to clarity.  For example,
+(kbd "C-?") is usually easier to read than [(control ??)].  The full
+description of the syntax of keybindings accepted by `read-kbd-macro'
+is documented in the docstring of `edmacro-mode'.
 
 ** Overlay compatibility is implemented.
 
@@ -471,9 +478,8 @@
 Emacs-compatible way of changing display properties.
 
 ** You should use keysyms kp-* (kp-1, kp-2, ..., kp-enter etc.)
-rather than the old form kp_*.  The old form is retained for
-backwards compatibility, but is obsolete.  The new form is also
-compatible with GNU Emacs.
+rather than the old form kp_*.  The new form is also compatible with
+GNU Emacs.
 
 ** The keysyms mouse-1, mouse-2, mouse-3 and down-mouse-1,
 down-mouse-2, and down-mouse-3 have been added for GNU Emacs
@@ -517,6 +523,13 @@
 distribution.
 
 
+* Changes in XEmacs 20.1
+========================
+
+XEmacs 20.1 has not been released to the net.  Please consult the 20.2
+entries instead.
+
+
 * Major Differences Between 19.14 and 20.0
 ===========================================