side window. Hit '<RET>' over a nick to spawn a "/QUERY" or a
"Lastlog" (Occur) session. See 'erc-nickbar-mode' for more.
-** New module to keep tabs on query pals who aren't in your channels.
+** New 'querypoll' module for tracking non-channel query participants.
ERC has gotten a bit pickier about managing participants in query
buffers. "Untracked" correspondents no longer appear automatically in
membership tables, even if you respond or initiate contact. Instead,
"fallback code" and a temporary placeholder for the real thing.
Add 'querypoll' (and 'nickbar') to 'erc-modules' to try it out.
-** Option 'erc-timestamp-use-align-to' more versatile.
+** Option 'erc-timestamp-use-align-to' made more versatile.
While this option has always offered to right-align stamps via the
'display' text property, it's now more effective at doing so when set
to a number indicating an offset from the right edge. Users of the
'erc-server-reconnect-function' and new local module 'services-regain'
(also experimental) to get started.
-** Modules rather than their libraries set major-mode keybindings.
+** Module-based keybinding adjustments for major modes.
To put it another way, simply loading a built-in module's library no
longer modifies 'erc-mode-map'. Instead, modifications occur during
module setup. This should not impact most user configs since ERC
that some other solution, like automatic migration, is justified,
please make that known on the bug list.
-** Module 'noncommands' deprecated, replaced by 'command-indicator'.
+** Module 'command-indicator' revives echoing, replacing 'noncommands'.
Command-line echoing has returned to ERC after a near decade-long
hiatus. This means you can elect to have ERC leave a trail of (most)
slash-command input submitted at the prompt, in a manner resembling
lineup remains functionally equivalent, its members have all been
updated accordingly.
-** 'erc-track-faces-priority-list' and 'erc-track-faces-normal-list' slimmed.
-These options have been purged of certain 'button'-related face
-combinations. Originally added in ERC 5.3, these combinations
-described the effect of "buttonizing" atop faces added by the 'match'
-module, like '(erc-nick-default-face erc-pal-face)'. However, since
-at least Emacs 27, 'match' has run before 'button' in
-'erc-insert-modify-hook', meaning such permutations aren't possible.
+** A slimmed down 'erc-track-faces-priority-list'.
+This option, along with 'erc-track-faces-normal-list', has been purged
+of certain 'button'-related face combinations. Originally added in
+ERC 5.3, these combinations described the effect of "buttonizing" atop
+faces added by the 'match' module, like '(erc-nick-default-face
+erc-pal-face)'. However, since at least Emacs 27, 'match' has run
+before 'button' in 'erc-insert-modify-hook', meaning such permutations
+aren't possible.
More importantly, users who've customized either of these options
should update them with the new default value of the option
window, meaning new input appears above the prompt, scrolling existing
messages upward to compensate.
-** Subtle changes in two fundamental faces.
+** Subtle changes for two fundamental faces.
Users of the default theme may notice that 'erc-action-face' and
-'erc-notice-face' now appear slightly less bold on systems supporting
-a weight of 'semi-bold'. This was done to make buttons detectable and
-to spare users from resorting to tweaking these faces, or options like
-'erc-notice-highlight-type', just to achieve this effect. It's
-currently most prominent in "/ME" messages, where 'erc-action-face'
-sits beneath 'erc-input-face', as well as 'erc-my-nick-face' in the
-speaker portion.
+'erc-notice-face' now appear slightly less bold. This improves button
+detection and spares users from having to tweak faces (or options,
+like 'erc-notice-highlight-type') just to achieve this effect. The
+change is currently most noticeable in "/ME" messages, where
+'erc-action-face' appears beneath 'erc-input-face' and
+'erc-my-nick-face'.
** Fewer nick buttons in QUIT, JOIN, and PART messages.
Common messages that show a nickname followed by a "userhost" often
same name has been retained and now has a value of 'hidden' when
disconnected.
-*** Lists of faces in buttonized text are no longer nested.
+*** Flattened face lists for buttonized text.
Previously, when "buttonizing" a new region, ERC would combine faces
by blindly consing the new onto the existing. In theory, this kept a
nice record of all modifications to a given region. However, it also
'erc-kill-buffer-on-part' has been made more detectable by the flag
'erc-killing-buffer-on-part-p'.
-*** Channel-mode handling has become stricter and more predictable.
+*** Stricter and more predictable channel-mode handling.
ERC has always processed channel modes using "standardized" letters
and popular status prefixes. Starting with this release, ERC will
begin preferring advertised "CHANMODES" when interpreting letters and
'query-privmsg', ERC (and eventually everyone) will more easily be
able to influence how inserted messages take shape in buffers.
+As a consequence of this transition, the default client no longer
+calls `erc-format-privmessage' to format speaker messages. See that
+function's doc string for help adapting to the new system, but please
+keep in mind that discussions are still ongoing regarding its eventual
+public interface. As usual, anyone interested should get involved by
+writing to the mailing list.
+
*** New format templates for inserted CTCP ACTION messages.
In 5.5 and earlier, ERC displayed outgoing CTCP ACTION messages in
'erc-input-face' alone (before buttonizing). Incoming ACTION messages
by toggling a provided compatibility switch. See source code around
the function 'erc-send-action' for details.
-*** Miscellaneous changes
+*** Miscellaneous changes.
In 'erc-button-alist', 'Info-goto-node' has been supplanted by plain
old 'info', and the "<URL:...>" entry has been removed because it was
more or less redundant. In all ERC buffers, the "<TAB>" key is now
;; Michael Olson (mwolson@gnu.org)
;; Kelvin White (kwhite@gnu.org)
;; Version: 5.6-git
-;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "27.1") (compat "29.1.4.4"))
+;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "27.1") (compat "29.1.4.5"))
;; Keywords: IRC, chat, client, Internet
;; URL: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/erc.html
(and erc-channel-users (gethash downcased erc-channel-users)))
(defun erc-format-privmessage (nick msg privp msgp)
- "Format a PRIVMSG in an insertable fashion."
+ "Format a PRIVMSG in an insertable fashion.
+
+Note that as of version 5.6, the default client no longer calls this
+function. It instead defers to the `format-spec'-based message-catalog
+system to handle all message formatting. Anyone needing to influence
+such formatting should describe their use case via \\[erc-bug] or
+similar. Please do this instead of resorting to things like modifying
+formatting templates to remove speaker brackets (because many modules
+rely on their presence, and cleaner ways exist)."
(let* ((mark-s (if msgp (if privp "*" "<") "-"))
(mark-e (if msgp (if privp "*" ">") "-"))
(str (format "%s%s%s %s" mark-s nick mark-e msg))
erc-networks-shrink-ids-and-buffer-names
erc-networks-rename-surviving-target-buffer)
"Invoked whenever a channel-buffer is killed via `kill-buffer'."
- :package-version '(ERC . "5.6") ; FIXME sync on release
+ :package-version '(ERC . "5.6")
:group 'erc-hooks
:type 'hook)
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