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diff etc/NEWS @ 410:de805c49cfc1 r21-2-35
Import from CVS: tag r21-2-35
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date | Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:19:21 +0200 |
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--- a/etc/NEWS Mon Aug 13 11:18:12 2007 +0200 +++ b/etc/NEWS Mon Aug 13 11:19:21 2007 +0200 @@ -205,22 +205,42 @@ binary kit, set the `mail-lock-method' variable at startup, or the EMACSLOCKMETHOD environment variable. +** Init file will move to ~/.xemacs/init.el. + +If `~/.xemacs/init.el' exists, XEmacs will prefer it over `~/.emacs' +as an init file. The file may be byte-compiled as +`~/.xemacs/init.elc'. + +Future versions of XEmacs will stop supporting `~/.emacs' as an init +file. XEmacs offers automatic migration upon startup. + +** Custom file will move to ~/.xemacs/custom.el. + +Whereas customize settings were formerly stored in the regular init +file, XEmacs now prefers them to be in a separate file +`~/.xemacs/custom.el', completely under automatic control. This +change goes with the migration of the init file, and XEmacs offers +automatic migration upon startup. + +** Init file may be called .emacs.el. + +For the time being, like in GNU Emacs 20.4 and on, you can now name +the XEmacs init file `.emacs.el'. Formerly the name had to be +`.emacs'. If you use the name `.emacs.el', you can byte-compile the +file in the usual way. + +If both `.emacs' and `.emacs.el' exist, the latter file is the one +that is used. + ** New command-line switches -user-init-file and -user-init-directory. These can be used to specify alternate locations for what is normally ~/.emacs and ~/.xemacs. Moreover, -user <user> (which used to only work in unpredictable ways) -is now equivalent to --user-init-file ~<user>/.emacs -user-init-directory ~<user>/.xemacs. - -** Init file may be called .emacs.el. - -Like in GNU Emacs 20.4 and on, you can now name the XEmacs init file -`.emacs.el'. Formerly the name had to be `.emacs'. If you use the -name `.emacs.el', you can byte-compile the file in the usual way. - -If both `.emacs' and `.emacs.el' exist, the latter file is the one -that is used. +is now equivalent to -user-init-file ~<user>/.xemacs/init.el +-user-init-directory ~<user>/.xemacs. or -user-init-file +~<user>/.emacs -user-init-directory ~<user>/.xemacs, whichever init +file comes first. ** New variable `mswindows-meta-activates-menu'. If you set this variable to nil then pressing and releasing the Alt