Index: emacs/etc/NEWS diff -c emacs/etc/NEWS:1.1154 emacs/etc/NEWS:1.1155 *** emacs/etc/NEWS:1.1154 Wed Apr 20 10:47:03 2005 --- emacs/etc/NEWS Wed Apr 20 16:06:39 2005 *************** *** 2754,2765 **** * Lisp Changes in Emacs 22.1 ! --- ! ** easy-mmode-define-global-mode has been renamed to ! define-global-minor-mode. The old name remains as an alias. +++ ! ** The new function `filter-buffer-substring' extracts a buffer substring, passes it through a set of filter functions, and returns the filtered substring. It is used instead of `buffer-substring' or `delete-and-extract-region' when copying text into a user-accessible --- 2754,2763 ---- * Lisp Changes in Emacs 22.1 ! ** New functions, macros, and commands +++ ! *** The new function `filter-buffer-substring' extracts a buffer substring, passes it through a set of filter functions, and returns the filtered substring. It is used instead of `buffer-substring' or `delete-and-extract-region' when copying text into a user-accessible *************** *** 2770,2775 **** --- 2768,2848 ---- text. +++ + *** (while-no-input BODY...) runs BODY, but only so long as no input + arrives. If the user types or clicks anything, BODY stops as if a + quit had occurred. while-no-input returns the value of BODY, if BODY + finishes. It returns nil if BODY was aborted. + + +++ + *** New function `looking-back' checks whether a regular expression matches + the text before point. Specifying the LIMIT argument bounds how far + back the match can start; this is a way to keep it from taking too long. + + +++ + *** New functions `make-progress-reporter', `progress-reporter-update', + `progress-reporter-force-update', `progress-reporter-done', and + `dotimes-with-progress-reporter' provide a simple and efficient way for + a command to present progress messages for the user. + + +++ + *** The new primitive `get-internal-run-time' returns the processor + run time used by Emacs since start-up. + + +++ + *** The new function `called-interactively-p' does what many people + have mistakenly believed `interactive-p' did: it returns t if the + calling function was called through `call-interactively'. This should + only be used when you cannot add a new "interactive" argument to the + command. + + +++ + *** The new function `assoc-string' replaces `assoc-ignore-case' and + `assoc-ignore-representation', which are still available, but have + been declared obsolete. + + --- + *** New function quail-find-key returns a list of keys to type in the + current input method to input a character. + + +++ + *** New functions posn-at-point and posn-at-x-y return + click-event-style position information for a given visible buffer + position or for a given window pixel coordinate. + + +++ + *** The new primitive `set-file-times' sets a file's access and + modification times. Magic file name handlers can handle this + operation. + + +++ + *** The new function syntax-after returns the syntax code + of the character after a specified buffer position, taking account + of text properties as well as the character code. + + *** `syntax-class' extracts the class of a syntax code (as returned + by syntax-after). + + +++ + *** New function `line-number-at-pos' returns line number of current + line in current buffer, or if optional buffer position is given, line + number of corresponding line in current buffer. + + +++ + *** New function `macroexpand-all' expands all macros in a form. + It is similar to the Common-Lisp function of the same name. + One difference is that it guarantees to return the original argument + if no expansion is done, which may be tested using `eq'. + + +++ + *** New macro with-local-quit temporarily sets inhibit-quit to nil for use + around potentially blocking or long-running code in timers + and post-command-hooks. + + --- + ** easy-mmode-define-global-mode has been renamed to + define-global-minor-mode. The old name remains as an alias. + + +++ ** An element of buffer-undo-list can now have the form (apply FUNNAME . ARGS), where FUNNAME is a symbol other than t or nil. That stands for a high-level change that should be undone by evaluating (apply *************** *** 2801,2828 **** function used by the new `mouse-1-click-follows-link' functionality. +++ - ** (while-no-input BODY...) runs BODY, but only so long as no input - arrives. If the user types or clicks anything, BODY stops as if a - quit had occurred. while-no-input returns the value of BODY, if BODY - finishes. It returns nil if BODY was aborted. - - +++ ** `set-auto-mode' now gives the interpreter magic line (if present) precedence over the file name. Likewise an <?xml or <!DOCTYPE declaration will give the buffer XML or SGML mode, based on the new var `magic-mode-alist'. - +++ - ** New function `looking-back' checks whether a regular expression matches - the text before point. Specifying the LIMIT argument bounds how far - back the match can start; this is a way to keep it from taking too long. - - +++ - ** New functions `make-progress-reporter', `progress-reporter-update', - `progress-reporter-force-update', `progress-reporter-done', and - `dotimes-with-progress-reporter' provide a simple and efficient way for - a command to present progress messages for the user. - --- ** To manipulate the File menu using easy-menu, you must specify the proper name "file". In previous Emacs versions, you had to specify --- 2874,2884 ---- *************** *** 2851,2877 **** NOMODIFY. If it is non-nil, it means don't mark the buffer modified. +++ - ** The new function syntax-after returns the syntax code - of the character after a specified buffer position, taking account - of text properties as well as the character code. - - +++ - ** The new primitive `get-internal-run-time' returns the processor - run time used by Emacs since start-up. - - +++ - ** The new function `called-interactively-p' does what many people - have mistakenly believed `interactive-p' did: it returns t if the - calling function was called through `call-interactively'. This should - only be used when you cannot add a new "interactive" argument to the - command. - - +++ - ** The new function `assoc-string' replaces `assoc-ignore-case' and - `assoc-ignore-representation', which are still available, but have - been declared obsolete. - - +++ ** An interactive specification may now use the code letter 'U' to get the up-event that was discarded in case the last key sequence read for a previous 'k' or 'K' argument was a down-event; otherwise nil is used. --- 2907,2912 ---- *************** *** 2930,2944 **** undo-outer-limit, garbage collection empties it. This is to prevent it from using up the available memory and choking Emacs. - --- - ** New function quail-find-key returns a list of keys to type in the - current input method to input a character. - - +++ - ** New functions posn-at-point and posn-at-x-y return - click-event-style position information for a given visible buffer - position or for a given window pixel coordinate. - +++ ** skip-chars-forward and skip-chars-backward now handle character classes such as [:alpha:], along with individual characters --- 2965,2970 ---- *************** *** 2953,2963 **** ** The function `eql' is now available without requiring the CL package. +++ - ** The new primitive `set-file-times' sets a file's access and - modification times. Magic file name handlers can handle this - operation. - - +++ ** The display space :width and :align-to text properties are now supported on text terminals. --- 2979,2984 ---- *************** *** 3081,3091 **** position. The cursor may now be placed on any character of such strings by giving that character a non-nil `cursor' text property. - +++ - ** New macro with-local-quit temporarily sets inhibit-quit to nil for use - around potentially blocking or long-running code in timers - and post-command-hooks. - ** The first face specification element in a defface can specify `default' instead of frame classification. Then its attributes act as defaults that apply to all the subsequent cases (and may be overridden --- 3102,3107 ---- *************** *** 3143,3153 **** 'overlay-arrow-fringe-bitmap' will be used. +++ - ** New function `line-number-at-pos' returns line number of current - line in current buffer, or if optional buffer position is given, line - number of corresponding line in current buffer. - - +++ ** The default value of `sentence-end' is now defined using the new variable `sentence-end-without-space' which contains such characters that end a sentence without following spaces. --- 3159,3164 ---- *************** *** 3165,3176 **** implemented (such as "*") are no longer accepted. +++ - ** New function `macroexpand-all' expands all macros in a form. - It is similar to the Common-Lisp function of the same name. - One difference is that it guarantees to return the original argument - if no expansion is done, which may be tested using `eq'. - - +++ ** New function `delete-dups' destructively removes `equal' duplicates from a list. Of several `equal' occurrences of an element in the list, the first one is kept. --- 3176,3181 ----
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