From d18473b95695efe4e942defafe88a85963f9925f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luc Teirlinck Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 02:29:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- etc/NEWS | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index db255e880a4..541aba0f2c5 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -83,6 +83,23 @@ See the files mac/README and mac/INSTALL for build instructions. * Changes in Emacs 21.4 +** New command `display-local-help' displays any local help at point +in the echo area. It is bound to `C-h .'. It normally displays the +same string that would be displayed on mouse-over using the +`help-echo' property, but, in certain cases, it can display a more +keyboard oriented alternative. + +** New user option `help-at-pt-display-when-idle' allows to +automatically show the help provided by `display-local-help' on +point-over, after suitable idle time. The amount of idle time is +determined by the user option `help-at-pt-timer-delay' and defaults +to one second. This feature is turned off by default. + +** New commands `scan-buf-next-region' and `scan-buf-previous-region' +move to the start of the next (previous, respectively) region with +non-nil help-echo property and display any help found there in the +echo area, using `display-local-help'. + +++ ** Help mode now only makes hyperlinks for faces when the face name is preceded or followed by the word `face'. It no longer makes @@ -1433,7 +1450,7 @@ compilation mode settings for grep commands. *** Source line is temporarily highlighted when going to next match. -*** New key bindings in grep output window: +*** New key bindings in grep output window: SPC and DEL scrolls window up and down. C-n and C-p moves to next and previous match in the grep window. RET jumps to the source line of the current match. `n' and `p' shows next and previous match in @@ -1721,6 +1738,12 @@ configuration files. * Lisp Changes in Emacs 21.4 +** New function `get-char-property-and-overlay' accepts the same +arguments as `get-char-property' and returns a cons whose car is the +return value of `get-char-property' called with those arguments and +whose cdr is the overlay in which the property was found, or nil if +it was found as a text property or not found at all. + ** Mouse event enhancements: *** Mouse clicks on fringes now generates left-fringe or right-fringes @@ -1749,7 +1772,7 @@ text area). +++ *** Mouse events include relative x and y pixel coordinates relative to -the top left corner of the object (image or character) clicked on. +the top left corner of the object (image or character) clicked on. *** New functions 'posn-object' and 'posn-object-x-y' return the image or string object of a mouse click, and the x and y pixel coordinates @@ -1784,6 +1807,7 @@ documented. locally to provide Eldoc functionality by some method appropriate to the language. +--- ** New coding system property `mime-text-unsuitable' indicates that the coding system's `mime-charset' is not suitable for MIME text parts, e.g. utf-16. @@ -2750,7 +2774,7 @@ refontification of `bar' whenever the `e' is added/removed. called to print the entries' values. It defaults to `princ'. ** defcustom and other custom declarations now use a default group -(the last group defined in the same file) when no :group was given. +(the last prior group defined in the same file) when no :group was given. +++ ** emacsserver now runs pre-command-hook and post-command-hook when -- 2.39.2