From: Stefan Kangas Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:06:30 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Don't refer to Emacs 24.3 or older in FAQ X-Git-Tag: emacs-29.0.90~1893^2~37 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=df8e705eb2077b62e3c3a13d0d596362c05542c7;p=emacs.git Don't refer to Emacs 24.3 or older in FAQ * doc/misc/efaq.texi: Don't say that the FAQ has been edited. (Displaying the current line or column, Automatic indentation) (Problems with very large files, Emacs for other operating systems) (Right-to-left alphabets, Expanding aliases when sending mail): Remove references to Emacs 24.3 or older. (Learning how to do something): Don't include the reference card price; it is currently incorrect and is likely to be incorrect again in the future. --- diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi index 13615516020..4431d73ed97 100644 --- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi +++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi @@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ latest version of the FAQ is archived. The FAQ may be copied and redistributed under these conditions, except that the FAQ may not be embedded in a larger literary work unless that work itself allows free copying and redistribution. - -[This version has been heavily edited since it was included in the Emacs -distribution in 1999.] @end quotation @end copying @@ -545,11 +542,11 @@ printed manual}. @cindex Reference cards, in other languages @item You can get a printed reference card listing commands and keys to -invoke them. You can order one from the FSF for $2 (or 10 for $18), -or you can print your own from the @file{etc/refcards/refcard.tex} or -@file{etc/refcards/refcard.pdf} files in the Emacs distribution. -The Emacs distribution comes with translations of the reference card -into several languages; look for files named +invoke them. You can order one from the FSF, or you can print your +own from the @file{etc/refcards/refcard.tex} or +@file{etc/refcards/refcard.pdf} files in the Emacs distribution. The +Emacs distribution comes with translations of the reference card into +several languages; look for files named @file{etc/refcards/@var{lang}-refcard.*}, where @var{lang} is a two-letter code of the language. For example, the German version of the reference card is in the files @file{etc/refcards/de-refcard.tex} @@ -1808,9 +1805,8 @@ optional display. Alternatively, you can use the customize @code{display-line-numbers-type} with the same value as you would use with @code{display-line-numbers}. -There is also the @samp{linum} package (distributed with Emacs since -version 23.1) which will henceforth become obsolete. Users and -developers are encouraged to use @samp{display-line-numbers} instead. +There is also the @samp{linum} package which will henceforth become +obsolete. We recommend using @samp{display-line-numbers} instead. @node Displaying the current file name in the titlebar @section How can I modify the titlebar to contain the current file name? @@ -2318,8 +2314,8 @@ usage: xset [-display host:dpy] option ... @cindex Previous line, indenting according to @cindex Text indentation -Such behavior is automatic (in Text mode) in Emacs 20 and later. From the -@file{etc/NEWS} file for Emacs 20.2: +Such behavior is automatic (in Text mode). From the @file{etc/NEWS} +file for Emacs 20.2: @example ** In Text mode, now only blank lines separate paragraphs. This makes @@ -3061,10 +3057,9 @@ Emacs has an inherent fixed limitation on the size of buffers. This limit is stricter than the maximum size of objects supported by other programs on the same architecture. -The maximum buffer size on 32-bit machines is 512 MBytes beginning -with version 23.2. If Emacs was built using the -@code{--with-wide-int} flag, the maximum buffer size on 32-bit -machines is 2 GB. +The maximum buffer size on 32-bit machines is 512 MBytes. If Emacs +was built using the @code{--with-wide-int} flag, the maximum buffer +size on 32-bit machines is 2 GB. Emacs compiled on a 64-bit machine can handle much larger buffers; up to @code{most-positive-fixnum} (2.3 exabytes). @@ -3490,8 +3485,8 @@ and any Emacs Info files that might be in @file{/usr/local/share/info/}. @cindex Apple computers, Emacs for @cindex Macintosh, Emacs for @cindex macOS, Emacs for -Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports macOS natively. -See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution. +Emacs supports macOS natively. See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} +in the distribution. @cindex FAQ for Emacs on MS-Windows @cindex Emacs for MS-Windows @@ -3500,8 +3495,8 @@ There is a separate FAQ for Emacs on MS-Windows, @pxref{Top,,,efaq-w32,FAQ for Emacs on MS Windows}. @cindex GNUstep, Emacs for -Beginning with version 23.1, Emacs supports GNUstep natively. -See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} in the distribution. +Emacs supports GNUstep natively. See the file @file{nextstep/INSTALL} +in the distribution. @cindex MS-DOS, Emacs for @cindex DOS, Emacs for @@ -4226,8 +4221,7 @@ Emacs Manual}. For more sophisticated methods, @cindex bidirectional scripts Emacs supports display and editing of bidirectional scripts, such as -Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew, since version 24.1. -@xref{New in Emacs 24, bidirectional display}. +Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew. @node How to add fonts @@ -4368,8 +4362,7 @@ To expand them before this, use @kbd{M-x expand-mail-aliases}. Emacs normally only reads the @file{.mailrc} file once per session, when you start to compose your first mail message. If you edit the file after this, you can use @kbd{M-x build-mail-aliases} to make Emacs -reread it. Prior to Emacs 24.1, this is not an interactive command, so -you must instead type @kbd{M-: (build-mail-aliases) @key{RET}}. +reread it. @item If you like, you can expand mail aliases as abbrevs, as soon as you