+2014-10-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+ * ack.texi (Acknowledgments): Remove some obsolete items.
+ * misc.texi (Emulation): Remove section.
+
2014-10-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* Version 24.4 released.
location in files between editing sessions.
@item
-Gary Foster wrote @file{crisp.el}, the emulation for CRiSP and Brief
-editors; and @file{scroll-all.el}, a mode for scrolling several buffers
+Gary Foster wrote @file{scroll-all.el}, a mode for scrolling several buffers
together.
@item
@item
Michael Kifer wrote @code{ediff}, an interactive interface to the
@command{diff}, @command{patch}, and @command{merge} programs; and
-Viper, another emulator of the VI editor.
+Viper, an emulator of the VI editor.
@item
Richard King wrote the first version of @file{userlock.el} and
Thien-Thi Nguyen and Dan Nicolaescu wrote @file{hideshow.el}, a minor
mode for selectively displaying blocks of text.
-@item
-Jurgen Nickelsen wrote @file{ws-mode.el}, providing WordStar emulation.
-
@item
Dan Nicolaescu added support for running Emacs as a daemon. He also
wrote @file{romanian.el}, support for editing Romanian text;
of the current function in the mode line.
@item
-Rob Riepel wrote @file{tpu-edt.el} and its associated files, providing
-an emulation of the VMS TPU text editor emulating the VMS EDT editor,
-and @file{vt-control.el}, providing some control functions for the DEC
-VT line of terminals.
+Rob Riepel wrote @file{vt-control.el}, providing some control
+functions for the DEC VT line of terminals.
@item
Nick Roberts wrote @file{t-mouse.el}, for mouse support in text
James B. Salem and Brewster Kahle wrote @file{completion.el}, providing
dynamic word completion.
-@item
-Masahiko Sato wrote @file{vip.el}, an emulation of the VI editor.
-
@item
Holger Schauer wrote @file{fortune.el}, a package for using fortune in
message signatures.
* Editing Binary Files:: Editing binary files with Hexl mode.
* Saving Emacs Sessions:: Saving Emacs state from one session to the next.
* Recursive Edit:: Performing edits while "within another command".
-* Emulation:: Emulating some other editors with Emacs.
* Hyperlinking:: Following links in buffers.
* Amusements:: Various games and hacks.
* Packages:: Installing additional features.
approaches give you more flexibility to go back to unfinished tasks in
the order you choose.
+@ignore
+@c Apart from edt and viper, this is all obsolete.
+@c (Can't believe we were saying ``most other editors'' into 2014!)
+@c There seems no point having a node just for those, which both have
+@c their own manuals.
@node Emulation
@section Emulation
@cindex emulating other editors
@cindex other editors
@cindex EDT
@cindex vi
-@cindex PC key bindings
-@cindex scrolling all windows
-@cindex PC selection
-@cindex Motif key bindings
-@cindex Macintosh key bindings
@cindex WordStar
GNU Emacs can be programmed to emulate (more or less) some other
@item vi (Berkeley editor)
@findex viper-mode
-Viper is the newest emulator for vi. It implements several levels of
+Viper is an emulator for vi. It implements several levels of
emulation; level 1 is closest to vi itself, while level 5 departs
somewhat from strict emulation to take advantage of the capabilities of
Emacs. To invoke Viper, type @kbd{M-x viper-mode}; it will guide you
@kbd{M-x wordstar-mode} provides a major mode with WordStar-like
key bindings.
@end table
+@end ignore
+
@node Hyperlinking
@section Hyperlinking and Navigation Features
+2014-10-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+ * emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Autoload): Update loaddefs.el details.
+
2014-10-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* Version 24.4 released.
first use such a function, while its containing file is evaluated.
Rarely used functions are frequently autoloaded. The
-@file{loaddefs.el} library contains hundreds of autoloaded functions,
-from @code{bookmark-set} to @code{wordstar-mode}. Of course, you may
+@file{loaddefs.el} library contains thousands of autoloaded functions,
+from @code{5x5} to @code{zone}. Of course, you may
come to use a `rare' function frequently. When you do, you should
load that function's file with a @code{load} expression in your
@file{.emacs} file.
+2014-10-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+ * efaq.texi (Finding a package with particular functionality):
+ Update example.
+ * vip.texi: Mention this is obsolete.
+
2014-10-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* Version 24.4 released.
First of all, you should check to make sure that the package isn't
already available. For example, typing @kbd{M-x apropos @key{RET}
-wordstar @key{RET}} lists all functions and variables containing the
-string @samp{wordstar}.
+python @key{RET}} lists all functions and variables containing the
+string @samp{python}.
It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been
loaded. To see which packages are available for loading, look through
@dircategory Emacs misc features
@direntry
-* VIP: (vip). An older VI-emulation for Emacs.
+* VIP: (vip). An obsolete VI-emulation for Emacs.
@end direntry
@ifnottex
concentrate mainly on differences from Vi, especially features unique to
VIP.
+VIP is obsolete since Emacs 24.5---consider using Viper instead.
+@xref{Top, Viper,, viper, The Viper VI-emulation mode for Emacs}.
+
It is recommended that you read nodes on survey and on customization before
you start using VIP@. Other nodes may be visited as needed.
concentrate mainly on differences from Vi, especially features unique to
VIP.
+VIP is obsolete since Emacs 24.5---consider using Viper instead.
+@xref{Top, Viper,, viper, The Viper VI-emulation mode for Emacs}.
+
It is recommended that you read chapters on survey and on customization
before you start using VIP@. Other chapters may be used as future
references.
* Changes in Emacs-24.5
+---
** The default value of `history-length' has increased to 100.
\f
* Changes in Specialized Modes and Packages in Emacs 24.5
+---
+*** vi.el, vip.el (try M-x viper instead)
+
+---
+*** crisp.el, tpu-edt.el, ws-mode.el
+These emulations of old editors are believed to be no longer relevant
+ - contact emacs-devel@gnu.org if you disagree.
+
** cc-compat.el is marked as obsolete.
\f
* Installation Changes in Emacs 24.4
+2014-10-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+ * emulation/crisp.el, emulation/tpu-edt.el, emulation/tpu-extras.el:
+ * emulation/tpu-mapper.el, emulation/vi.el, emulation/vip.el:
+ * emulation/ws-mode.el: Move to obsolete/. [Backport]
+
2014-10-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* cus-start.el (history-length): Bump :version. [Backport]
;; Author: Gary D. Foster <Gary.Foster@Corp.Sun.COM>
;; Keywords: emulations brief crisp
+;; Obsolete-since: 24.5
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
;; Maintainer: Rob Riepel <riepel@networking.stanford.edu>
;; Version: 4.5
;; Keywords: emulations
+;; Obsolete-since: 24.5
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
;; Maintainer: Rob Riepel <riepel@networking.stanford.edu>
;; Keywords: emulations
;; Package: tpu-edt
+;; Obsolete-since: 24.5
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
;; Maintainer: Rob Riepel <riepel@networking.stanford.edu>
;; Keywords: emulations
;; Package: tpu-edt
+;; Obsolete-since: 24.5
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
;; Author: Neal Ziring <nz@rsch.wisc.edu>
;; Felix S. T. Wu <wu@crys.wisc.edu>
;; Keywords: emulations
+;; Obsolete-since: 24.5
;;; Commentary:
+;; This file is obsolete. Consider using viper instead.
+
;; Originally written by : seismo!wucs!nz@rsch.wisc.edu (Neal Ziring)
;; Extensively redesigned and rewritten by wu@crys.wisc.edu (Felix S.T. Wu)
;; Last revision: 01/07/87 Wed (for GNU Emacs 18.33)
;;; vip.el --- a VI Package for GNU Emacs
-;; Copyright (C) 1986-1988, 1992-1993, 1998, 2001-2014 Free Software
-;; Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1986-1988, 1992-1993, 1998, 2001-2014
+;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Masahiko Sato <ms@sail.stanford.edu>
;; Keywords: emulations
+;; Obsolete-since: 24.5
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
;;; Commentary:
+;; This file is obsolete. Consider using viper instead.
+
;; A full-featured vi(1) emulator.
;;
;; In Japan, the author's address is: masahiko@sato.riec.tohoku.junet
;; Author: Juergen Nickelsen <nickel@cs.tu-berlin.de>
;; Version: 0.7
;; Keywords: emulations
+;; Obsolete-since: 24.5
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.