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diff --git a/etc/TODO b/etc/TODO
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--- a/etc/TODO
+++ b/etc/TODO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Emacs TODO List                                                   -*-outline-*-
 
 Emacs TODO List                                                   -*-outline-*-
 

-Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
+Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end of the file for license conditions.
 
   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 See the end of the file for license conditions.
 


@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ suitable for anyone from beginners to experts.
 
 ** Convert modes that use view-mode to be derived from special-mode instead.
 
 
 ** Convert modes that use view-mode to be derived from special-mode instead.
 

-** make emacsclient accept -nw as a synonym to -t.
-

 ** Replace some uses of the preprocessor code in Makefile.in with the equivalent autoconf.
 
 ** Major modes should have a menu entry.  Examples of modes that do
 ** Replace some uses of the preprocessor code in Makefile.in with the equivalent autoconf.
 
 ** Major modes should have a menu entry.  Examples of modes that do


@@ -35,6 +33,15 @@ to use it.
 ** Convert all defvars with leading `*' in the doc-strings into defcustoms
 of appropriate :type and :group.
 
 ** Convert all defvars with leading `*' in the doc-strings into defcustoms
 of appropriate :type and :group.
 

+** Remove any leading `*'s from defcustom doc-strings.
+
+** Remove unnecessary autoload cookies from defcustoms.
+This needs a bit of care, since often people have become used to
+expecting such variables to always be defined, eg when they modify
+things in their .emacs.
+
+** See if other files can use generated-autoload-file (see eg ps-print).
+

 * Small but important fixes needed in existing features:
 
 ** Flymake's customization mechanism needs to be both simpler (fewer
 * Small but important fixes needed in existing features:
 
 ** Flymake's customization mechanism needs to be both simpler (fewer


@@ -46,15 +53,6 @@ I suggest totally rewriting that part of Flymake, using the simplest
 mechanism that sufficies for the specific needs.  That will be easy
 for users to customize.
 
 mechanism that sufficies for the specific needs.  That will be easy
 for users to customize.
 

-** Make "emacs --daemon" start emacs without showing any frame. 
-Use emacsclient later to open frames.
-
-** Make it possible to reliably turn on minor modes using "mode:" in the local 
-variables section.
-
-** "Options -> Save Options" should save the font set via "Set Font/Fontset"
-I.e. mouse-set-font should use customize-face.
-

 ** Compute the list of active keymaps *after* reading the first event.
 
 ** Distribute a bar cursor of width > 1 evenly between the two glyphs
 ** Compute the list of active keymaps *after* reading the first event.
 
 ** Distribute a bar cursor of width > 1 evenly between the two glyphs


@@ -114,8 +112,6 @@ I.e. mouse-set-font should use customize-face.
 
 ** Add function to redraw the tool bar.
 
 
 ** Add function to redraw the tool bar.
 

-** M-! M-n should fetch the buffer-file-name as the default.
-

 ** Redesign the load-history data structure so it can cope better
   with evaluating definitions of the same function from different files,
   recording which file the latest definition came from.
 ** Redesign the load-history data structure so it can cope better
   with evaluating definitions of the same function from different files,
   recording which file the latest definition came from.


@@ -147,6 +143,9 @@ like make-backup-file-name-function for non-numeric backup files.
 ** `dired-mode' should specify the semantics of `buffer-modified-p' for
 dired buffers and DTRT WRT `auto-revert-mode'. 
 
 ** `dired-mode' should specify the semantics of `buffer-modified-p' for
 dired buffers and DTRT WRT `auto-revert-mode'. 
 

+** Check uses of prin1 for error-handling.
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-08/msg00456.html
+

 * Important features:
 
 ** Having tabs above a window to switch buffers in it.
 * Important features:
 
 ** Having tabs above a window to switch buffers in it.


@@ -189,12 +188,6 @@ scroll bars are extensible.
   by http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/emacs-rtf/, which is still in
   very early stages.
 
   by http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/emacs-rtf/, which is still in
   very early stages.
 

-** Implement something better than the current Refill mode.  This
-  probably needs some primitive support.
-
-** Add a command to make a "Local Variables" section in the current buffer
-  and/or add a variable to the list.
-

 ** Implement primitive and higher-level functions to allow filling
   properly with variable-pitch faces.
 
 ** Implement primitive and higher-level functions to allow filling
   properly with variable-pitch faces.
 


@@ -203,7 +196,7 @@ scroll bars are extensible.
   posn-at-point and posn-at-x-y should now make it doable in elisp.
 
 ** Implement intelligent search/replace, going beyond query-replace
   posn-at-point and posn-at-x-y should now make it doable in elisp.
 
 ** Implement intelligent search/replace, going beyond query-replace

-  (see http://graphics.csail.mit.edu/~rcm/chi04.pdf).
+  (see http://groups.csail.mit.edu/uid/projects/clustering/chi04.pdf).

 
 ** Implement other text formatting properties.
 *** Footnotes that can appear either in place or at the end of the page.
 
 ** Implement other text formatting properties.
 *** Footnotes that can appear either in place or at the end of the page.


@@ -345,7 +338,7 @@ typically due to pilot errors and should thus be in debug-ignored-errors.
   Bison input files, for instance, or other kinds of text
   where one language is embedded in another language.  See
   http://www.loveshack.ukfsn.org/emacs/multi-mode.el and also
   Bison input files, for instance, or other kinds of text
   where one language is embedded in another language.  See
   http://www.loveshack.ukfsn.org/emacs/multi-mode.el and also

-  mmm-mode, as reference for approaches took by others.
+  mmm-mode, as reference for approaches taken by others.

 
 ** Arrange a way for an input method to return the first character
   immediately, then replace it later.  So that C-s a with
 
 ** Arrange a way for an input method to return the first character
   immediately, then replace it later.  So that C-s a with


@@ -360,18 +353,8 @@ typically due to pilot errors and should thus be in debug-ignored-errors.
 ** Give desktop.el a feature to switch between different named
   desktops.
 
 ** Give desktop.el a feature to switch between different named
   desktops.
 

-** Replace finder.el with something that generates an Info file
-  which gives the same information through a menu structure.  [Dave
-  Love started on this.]
-

 ** Add a cpio mode, more or less like tar mode.
 
 ** Add a cpio mode, more or less like tar mode.
 

-** Implement a variant of uncompress.el or jka-compr.el that works with
-  GNU Privacy Guard for encryption.  [Code exists but isn't assigned.
-  See the Gnus development sources for assigned code concerning GPG
-  use with mail, which is probably a good start.]  See also
-  http://www.loveshack.ukfsn.org/emacs/auto-crypt.tgz.
-

 ** Save undo information in special temporary files, and reload it
   when needed for undoing.  This could extend undo capacity.
 
 ** Save undo information in special temporary files, and reload it
   when needed for undoing.  This could extend undo capacity.
 


@@ -386,7 +369,7 @@ typically due to pilot errors and should thus be in debug-ignored-errors.
   the whole menu bar.  In the mean time, it should process other messages.
 
 ** Get some major packages installed: W3 (development version needs
   the whole menu bar.  In the mean time, it should process other messages.
 
 ** Get some major packages installed: W3 (development version needs

-  significant work), PSGML, _possibly_ Cedet and ECB.
+  significant work), PSGML, _possibly_ ECB.

   http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-05/msg01493.html
   Check the assignments file for other packages which might go in and
   have been missed.
   http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-05/msg01493.html
   Check the assignments file for other packages which might go in and
   have been missed.


@@ -484,15 +467,13 @@ http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-02/msg02234.html
 ** Provide portable undumping using mmap (per gerd design).
 
 ** Make byte-compile avoid binding an expanded defsubst's args
 ** Provide portable undumping using mmap (per gerd design).
 
 ** Make byte-compile avoid binding an expanded defsubst's args

-when the body only calls primitives.
+  when the body only calls primitives.

 
 ** Use the XIE X extension, if available, for image display.
 
 ** Make monochrome images display using the foreground and background
   colors of the applicable faces.
 
 
 ** Use the XIE X extension, if available, for image display.
 
 ** Make monochrome images display using the foreground and background
   colors of the applicable faces.
 

-** Face remapping.
-

 ** Make `format-time-string' preserve text properties like `format'.
 
 ** Optionally make the cursor a little thinner at the end of a line
 ** Make `format-time-string' preserve text properties like `format'.
 
 ** Optionally make the cursor a little thinner at the end of a line


@@ -583,13 +564,11 @@ when the body only calls primitives.
   packages (e.g. tamago, anthy) or an input method via XIM.
 
 ** Let LEIM handle the Mode_switch key like XIM does (i.e. a toggle like C-\
   packages (e.g. tamago, anthy) or an input method via XIM.
 
 ** Let LEIM handle the Mode_switch key like XIM does (i.e. a toggle like C-\

-but which can also be used as a modifier).
+   but which can also be used as a modifier).

 
 ** Improve Help buffers: Change the face of previously visited links (like
 
 ** Improve Help buffers: Change the face of previously visited links (like

-   Info, but also with regard to namespace), add a forward button to make the
-   Help buffer more browser like and gives the value of lisp expressions
-   e.g auto-mode-alist, the right face. [nickrob@snap.net.nz has a patch
-   for this for inclusion after 22.1].
+   Info, but also with regard to namespace), and give the value of
+   lisp expressions, e.g auto-mode-alist, the right face.

 
 ** Possibly make `list-holidays' eval items in the calendar-holidays variable.
    See thread
 
 ** Possibly make `list-holidays' eval items in the calendar-holidays variable.
    See thread


@@ -641,7 +620,7 @@ but which can also be used as a modifier).
    For use by sml-mode, python-mode, tex-mode, scheme-mode, lisp-mode,
    haskell-mode, tuareg-mode, ...
 
    For use by sml-mode, python-mode, tex-mode, scheme-mode, lisp-mode,
    haskell-mode, tuareg-mode, ...
 

-** Make SYNC_INPUT the default.
+** Make SYNC_INPUT the default. [true since 2008-03-11]

    All loops using immediate_quit need to be checked to ensure that
    C-g can interrupt them, in case of an infinite loop.  Once we
    switch to using SYNC_INPUT, we can remove the BLOCK_INPUTs in the
    All loops using immediate_quit need to be checked to ensure that
    C-g can interrupt them, in case of an infinite loop.  Once we
    switch to using SYNC_INPUT, we can remove the BLOCK_INPUTs in the


@@ -656,32 +635,6 @@ but which can also be used as a modifier).
 * Other known bugs:
 
 ** `make-frame' forgets unhandled parameters, at least for X11 frames.
 * Other known bugs:
 
 ** `make-frame' forgets unhandled parameters, at least for X11 frames.

-** The \\{...} keymap dump output does not correctly remove shadowed entries:
-From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
-
-(define-key minibuffer-local-map [(control ?=)] 'foo)
-(define-key minibuffer-local-completion-map [(control ?=)] 'foo)
-
-(defun toto () "\\{minibuffer-local-completion-map}"  4)
-
-C-h f toto shows a duplicate entry for C-=:
-
-toto is a Lisp function.
-(toto)
-
-key             binding
-- ---             -------
-
-C-g            abort-recursive-edit
-TAB            minibuffer-complete
-C-j            exit-minibuffer
-RET            exit-minibuffer
-ESC            Prefix Command
-SPC            minibuffer-complete-word
-?              minibuffer-completion-help
-C-=            foo
-C-=            foo
-...

 
 ** a two-char comment-starter whose two chars are symbol constituents will
 not be noticed if it appears within a word.
 
 ** a two-char comment-starter whose two chars are symbol constituents will
 not be noticed if it appears within a word.