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   1 Changes since 4.1:
   2
   3 * New indentation code using SMIE when available.
   4
   5 * `sml-back-to-outer-indent' is now on S-tab (aka `backtab') rather than M-tab.
   6
   7 * Support for electric-layout-mode and electric-indent-mode.
   8
   9 * `sml-mark-defun' tries to be more clever.
  10
  11 * A single file (sml-mode.el) is needed unless you want to use an interactive
  12   process like SML/NJ, or if your Emacs does not provide SMIE.
  13
  14 Changes since 4.0:
  15
  16 * Switch to GPLv3+.
  17
  18 * When possible (i.e. running under Emacs>=23), be case-sensitive when
  19   expanding abbreviations, and don't expand them in comments and strings.
  20
  21 * When you `next-error' to a type error, highlight the actual parts of the
  22   types that differ.
  23
  24 * Flush the recorded errors not only upon sml-compile and friends, but also
  25   when typing commands directly at the prompt.
  26
  27 * New command sml-mlton-typecheck.
  28
  29 * Simple support to parse errors and warnings in MLton's output.
  30
  31 * Simple support for MLton's def-use files.
  32
  33 Changes since 3.9.5:
  34
  35 * No need to add the dir to your load-path any more.
  36   The sml-mode-startup.el file does it for you.
  37
  38 * Symbols like -> can be displayed as real arrows.  See sml-font-lock-symbols.
  39
  40 * Fix some incompatibilities with the upcoming Emacs-21.4.
  41
  42 * Indentation rules improved.  New customizable variable
  43   `sml-rightalign-and'.  Also `sml-symbol-indent' is now customizable.
  44
  45 Changes since 3.9.3:
  46
  47 * New add-log support (try C-x 4 a from within an SML function).
  48
  49 * Imenu support
  50
  51 * sml-bindings has disappeared.
  52
  53 * The code skeletons are now abbrevs as well.
  54
  55 * A new *sml* process is sent the content of sml-config-file (~/.sml-proc.sml)
  56   if it exists.
  57
  58 * `sml-compile' works yet a bit differently.  The command can begin
  59   with `cd "path";' and it will be replaced by OS.FileSys.chDir.
  60
  61 * run-sml now pops up the new buffer.  It can also run the command on another
  62   machine.  And it always prompts for the command name.  Use a prefix
  63   argument if you want to give args or to specify a host on which
  64   to run the command.
  65
  66 * mouse-2 to yank in *sml* should work again (but won't work for next-error
  67   any more).
  68
  69 * New major-modes sml-cm-mode, sml-lex-mode and sml-yacc-mode.
  70
  71 * sml-load-hook has disappeared as has inferior-sml-load-hook.
  72
  73 * sml-mode-startup.el is now automatically generated and you're supposed to
  74   `load' it from .emacs or site-start.el.
  75
  76 * Minor bug fixes.
  77
  78 Changes since 3.3:
  79
  80 * the sml-drag-* commands have disappeared.
  81
  82 * added a little bit of `customize' support.  Many of the customization
  83   variables for indentation are still in flux, so they are not customize'd.
  84
  85 * proformas have been replaced by skeletons.  it's mostly the same as
  86   before (the layout has slightly changed, tho).  The main difference
  87   is that the indentation relies on the major-mode indentation so it
  88   is implicitly customized, which makes more sense to me.
  89   Also I added an electric space M-SPC that will call the corresponding
  90   skeleton if any matches the immediately preceding symbol.  Basically
  91   that allows you to type `l e t M-SPC' to call the `let' skeleton.
  92
  93 * M-C-f and M-C-b try to be smart and jump around let..end and such blocks.
  94   It's probably either too smart or not smart enough, tho.
  95
  96 * there is no more sml-<compiler>.el since the code should work for "all"
  97   known compilers.  If your favorite compiler doesn't seem to work right
  98   send me a sample session.
  99
 100 * hilite support has disappeared and font-lock and menu support is now built-in.
 101
 102 * the indentation algorithm is inherently much slower.  I've tried to ensure
 103   the slowness never manifests itself in practice, but if you find a case
 104   where the indentation doesn't feel instantaneous, tell me.
 105
 106 * function arguments get properly indented (yes, madam).
 107
 108 * the indentation has been majorly reworked.  The list of changes is too long.
 109   Many customizations have disappeared, some may reappear depending on the
 110   feedback I get.  The indentation should now "always" work right, so
 111   tell me when it doesn't.
 112
 113 * nested comments are only properly handled if you have a nested-comments
 114   aware Emacs (I don't know of any yet) or if you turn on font-lock.
 115
 116 * provide `sml-compile' which does something similat to `compile' except it
 117   passes the command to an inferior-sml process.  Also it has an additional
 118   hack to look for sml-make-file-name in parent directories and cd to it
 119   before sending the command (handy for CM.make() when the sources.cm file
 120   is not in the current directory).  This hack is very ad-hoc and quite
 121   misleading for people who don't use CM.  I.e. the default is not safe.
 122
 123 * sml-send-region and friends now always use a temp file.  The temp file
 124   management has been made a little more secure.
 125
 126 * the overlay is now turned off by default.  Instead the region is activated,
 127   so that transient-mark-mode will end up highlighting the error just like
 128   the overlay used to do.
 129
 130 * sml-proc uses compile.el for error parsing.  This mostly means that instead
 131   of C-c ` you want to use the standard C-x `.  It also means that error
 132   formats for any compiler can be added more easily.
 133
 134 * The special frame handling has been thrown out because it doesn't interact
 135   well with Emacs' own similar feature.  I believe XEmacs still doesn't provide
 136   such a feature, so if you miss it, either switch to Emacs or (convince
 137   someone else to) add it to XEmacs.