- Use `=>ucs' instead of `->ucs'.

[chise/xemacs-chise.git] / etc / NEWS

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 0f586dd..6bf41ea 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ file.
 * Changes in XEmacs 21.2
 ========================
 
 * Changes in XEmacs 21.2
 ========================
 

+** The modeline's text is now scrollable. Please refer to the variable
+`modeline-scrolling-method' for more information.
+

 ** The delete key now deletes forward by default.
 
 This is regulated by the variable `delete-key-deletes-forward', which
 ** The delete key now deletes forward by default.
 
 This is regulated by the variable `delete-key-deletes-forward', which

@@ -187,8 +190,8 @@ clipboard can be made; the kill-ring and friends will be updated as
 per X.
 
 The only thing selection doesn't do is set the clipboard automatically
 per X.
 
 The only thing selection doesn't do is set the clipboard automatically

-as this would break the MS-Windows model.  If you want this behaviour
-then set `selection-sets-clipboard' to t
+as this would break the MS-Windows model.  If you want this behavior
+then set `selection-sets-clipboard' to t.

 
 ** Mail spool locking now works correctly.
 XEmacs has always come with a little auxiliary program, movemail,
 
 ** Mail spool locking now works correctly.
 XEmacs has always come with a little auxiliary program, movemail,

@@ -205,23 +208,43 @@ environment's mail spool locking conventions.  When you're using a
 binary kit, set the `mail-lock-method' variable at startup, or the
 EMACSLOCKMETHOD environment variable.
 
 binary kit, set the `mail-lock-method' variable at startup, or the
 EMACSLOCKMETHOD environment variable.
 

-** 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.
+** Init file will move to ~/.xemacs/init.el.

 
 

-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.
+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.
 
 
 ** 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.
+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.
 
 
 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>/.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
 key under MS-Windows will no longer activate the menubar.  The default
 ** New variable `mswindows-meta-activates-menu'.
 If you set this variable to nil then pressing and releasing the Alt
 key under MS-Windows will no longer activate the menubar.  The default

@@ -232,12 +255,12 @@ menus.
 ** Pixel-based scrolling has been implemented.
 By default this will attempt to scroll in increments equal to the
 height of the default face.  Set `window-pixel-scroll-increment' to
 ** Pixel-based scrolling has been implemented.
 By default this will attempt to scroll in increments equal to the
 height of the default face.  Set `window-pixel-scroll-increment' to

-modify this behaviour.
+modify this behavior.

 
 ** Operation progress can be displayed using graphical widgets.
 
 ** Operation progress can be displayed using graphical widgets.

-See `lprogress-display' for details.  This support has been switched
+See `progress-feedback' for details.  This support has been switched

 on by default for font-lock and some web browsing functions.  If you
 on by default for font-lock and some web browsing functions.  If you

-do not like this behaviour set `progress-display-use-echo-area'.
+do not like this behavior set `progress-feedback-use-echo-area'.

 
 ** The PostgreSQL Relational Database Management System is now supported.
 It is now possible to build XEmacs so that the programming interface
 
 ** The PostgreSQL Relational Database Management System is now supported.
 It is now possible to build XEmacs so that the programming interface

@@ -360,7 +383,7 @@ to (concat "~" init-file-user).  This turned out to be too complicated
 for most packages (and some core Lisp files) to use correctly.  Also,
 the `init-file-user' variable has been obsoleted in the process.
 
 for most packages (and some core Lisp files) to use correctly.  Also,
 the `init-file-user' variable has been obsoleted in the process.
 

-The user-visible options like `-u' have not changed their behaviour.
+The user-visible options like `-u' have not changed their behavior.

 
 ** XEmacs finally has an automated test suite!
 Although this is not yet very sophisticated, it is already responsible
 
 ** XEmacs finally has an automated test suite!
 Although this is not yet very sophisticated, it is already responsible

@@ -489,7 +512,7 @@ interned in the global obarray.  For example:
     (keywordp (intern ":foo"))       ; The same as (keywordp :foo)
       => t
 
     (keywordp (intern ":foo"))       ; The same as (keywordp :foo)
       => t
 

-This behaviour is compatible with other code which treats symbols
+This behavior is compatible with other code which treats symbols

 beginning with colon as keywords only if they are interned in the
 global obarray.  `keywordp' used to wrongly return t in both cases
 above.
 beginning with colon as keywords only if they are interned in the
 global obarray.  `keywordp' used to wrongly return t in both cases
 above.