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* ; Add 2024 to copyright yearsPo Lu2024-01-021-1/+1
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* ; Fix Texinfo warningsEli Zaretskii2023-10-221-3/+6
| | | | | | | | * doc/misc/wisent.texi (Grammar format): * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Not writing files to the current directory): * doc/misc/ede.texi: * doc/lispref/errors.texi (Standard Errors): Fix warnings emitted by makeinfo 7.1.
* Document NonGNU ELPA in FAQStefan Kangas2023-09-081-14/+25
| | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Packages that do not come with Emacs): Document NonGNU ELPA. (Bug#65818)
* ; Minor addition to the Emacs FAQEli Zaretskii2023-04-081-5/+15
| | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Fullscreen mode on MS-Windows): Tell how to avoid the initial screen changing size on display without using the Registry. Suggested by David Hedlund <public@beloved.name>.
* Update the Emacs FAQ for Emacs 29Eli Zaretskii2023-02-051-0/+120
| | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (New in Emacs 29, History of Emacs): Add new section about Emacs 29.
* ; Add 2023 to copyright years.Eli Zaretskii2023-01-011-1/+1
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* ; Fix typosStefan Kangas2022-11-111-1/+1
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* ; Prefer HTTPS to HTTP in many URLsStefan Kangas2022-10-151-3/+3
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* Make linum.el obsoleteStefan Kangas2022-09-201-3/+0
| | | | | | | | | * lisp/obsolete/linum.el: Add Obsolete-since. * etc/NEWS: Announce obsoletion of linum.el. (Bug#57412) * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Displaying the current line or column): * etc/TODO: * lisp/faces.el: Don't mention linum.el.
* Merge from origin/emacs-28Stefan Kangas2022-09-061-0/+13
|\ | | | | | | | | ecbdb3b0ad * lisp/server.el: Improve Commentary. ee5c591249 Explain how the font appearance can be fine-tuned in fbterm.
| * Explain how the font appearance can be fine-tuned in fbterm.Gregory Heytings2022-09-051-0/+13
| | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Emacs in a Linux console): Briefly document Xft font specifications with which the font appearance can be fine-tuned.
* | Default show-paren-mode to off in special-mode buffersLars Ingebrigtsen2022-09-021-10/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/programs.texi (Matching): Mention the new user option. * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Matching parentheses): Adjust text to the current state of affairs. * lisp/paren.el (show-paren-function): New user option (bug#50894). (show-paren-mode): Mention it. (show-paren-function): Use it.
* | Merge from origin/emacs-28Stefan Kangas2022-09-011-0/+97
|\| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8807a4f532 Enable 256 colors in fbterm. bbc23ca8ab One more fix for find-file.el 0cbcaf5119 ; Yet another doc fix for 'ff-other-file-alist' (bug#57325) 2d9a391727 Recommend using fbterm in the Linux console. a5a92e577c ; * src/window.c (syms_of_window) <window-point-insertion-... 4d52fe6b96 * lisp/find-file.el (ff-other-file-alist): Doc fix. (Bug#... d111b5b651 * lisp/info.el (Info-mode): Support the Linux console better. cc945ec0ed ; Fix doc strings in latin1-disp.el 195fcc932e Improve the documentation of glyphless-character display 72ae02377e ; * lisp/jit-lock.el (jit-lock-chunk-size): Doc fix. 3fb69fad49 Fix documentation of 'glyphless-char-display' # Conflicts: # lisp/international/characters.el # src/xdisp.c
| * Enable 256 colors in fbterm.Gregory Heytings2022-08-301-4/+16
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | * lisp/term/fbterm.el: New file. * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Emacs in a Linux console): Document the TERM environment variable with which the new file is used.
| * Recommend using fbterm in the Linux console.Gregory Heytings2022-08-291-0/+85
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Emacs in a Linux console): New node. (Common requests): Entry for the new node. * etc/PROBLEMS (Linux console problems...): Mention the new FAQ node.
* | Improve explanation of init file in FAQStefan Kangas2022-08-251-56/+77
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Setting up a customization file): Improve and update section to reflect current behavior. Add cross-references back to this section. * doc/emacs/custom.texi (Init File): Add comment to remind about also updating the FAQ. Ref: https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-devel/2022-08/msg01056.html
* | Don't refer to Emacs 24.3 or older in FAQStefan Kangas2022-08-251-25/+18
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * 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.
* | Prefer saying "init file" to ".emacs" in FAQStefan Kangas2022-08-241-60/+60
| | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi: Prefer saying "init file" to ".emacs". (Bug#49424)
* | Delete many references to Emacs 23 or older from docsStefan Kangas2022-08-131-16/+12
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/emacs/glossary.texi (Glossary): * doc/emacs/msdos.texi (Windows Fonts): * doc/lispref/loading.texi (Library Search): * doc/lispref/processes.texi (Accepting Output): * doc/misc/auth.texi (GnuPG and EasyPG Assistant Configuration): * doc/misc/efaq-w32.texi (Font names): * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Turning on syntax highlighting) (Escape sequences in shell output): * doc/misc/eshell.texi (Bugs and ideas): * doc/misc/gnus.texi (nnmairix requirements): * doc/misc/gnus-faq.texi (FAQ 1-5): * doc/misc/idlwave.texi (Troubleshooting): * doc/misc/message.texi (Using S/MIME): * doc/misc/mh-e.texi (Preface, Incorporating Mail): * doc/misc/viper.texi (Viper Specials): Delete references to Emacs 23 or older.
* | Merge from origin/emacs-28Stefan Kangas2022-06-051-70/+0
|\| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1b8719835a Update to Org 9.5.4 92c5faafd7 Clarify documentation of 'string-to-unibyte' 2848512654 ; * lisp/files.el (find-file): Avoid too short lines in do... 672f9f787f Improve keystrokes in doc strings in some find-file functions ef5651cc77 Fix segfaults when starting on 80x26 TTY frames bfa647972f ; Fix doc string of 'delete-selection-repeat-replace-region' a95d46e00f Make it explicit that a couple of _s in lispref are unders... 5c74c25123 Remove from FAQ the MS-Windows info about BDF fonts edb48646f2 Fix Display Property manual example
| * Remove from FAQ the MS-Windows info about BDF fontsEli Zaretskii2022-05-311-70/+0
| | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (How to add fonts): Remove the MS-Windows specific steps, as BDF fonts are no longer supported on MS-Windows. (Bug#55740)
* | ; * doc/misc/efaq.texi: Replace copyright years with ranges.Stefan Kangas2022-05-191-4/+3
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* | Delete entry on SPC completes file names from FAQStefan Kangas2022-05-191-17/+0
| | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (SPC no longer completes file names): Delete node: this is about a change that took place over 15 years ago and is not likely to be a FAQ these days.
* | Don't refer to obsolete Ultrix support in FAQStefan Kangas2022-05-191-4/+0
| | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Meta key does not work in xterm): Delete reference to Ultrix; that platform support was removed in Emacs 23.1.
* | Recommend Wikipedia over Usenet in FAQStefan Kangas2022-05-181-4/+5
| | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Origin of the term Emacs): Recommend Wikipedia over Usenet to find out more about TECO.
* | Avoid statting directories on startup for InfoLars Ingebrigtsen2022-03-041-7/+8
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (File-name conventions) Mention Info-directory-list instead. * doc/misc/info.texi (Emacs Info Variables): Mention Info--default-directory-list. * lisp/info.el (Info-default-directory-list): Default to nil to avoid statting directories on Emacs startup (bug#27933). (Info--default-directory-list): Factored out into own function. (Info-default-dirs): Append value of Info-default-directory-list to the value returned from Info--default-directory-list.
* | Modernise the security section in the efaq a bitLars Ingebrigtsen2022-01-291-49/+6
| | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Security risks with Emacs): Remove the X bit, and add a bit about browsing the web (bug#24489).
* | Merge from origin/emacs-28Eli Zaretskii2022-01-011-1/+1
|\| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 836be7a112 ; * etc/refcards/ru-refcard.tex: Update Copyright year. 86cbc6ee4a * lisp/net/tramp-sh.el: Adapt copyright year ebe8772f65 ; Minor fixes related to copyright years 23c1ee6989 ; * test/manual/etags/ETAGS.good_N: Adjust to copyright ye... 8d3fc7ec89 * src/xfaces.c (face_for_font): Make 'hash' be uintptr_t. 19dcb237b5 ; Add 2022 to copyright years. # Conflicts: # etc/NEWS # etc/refcards/ru-refcard.tex # lib/cdefs.h # lisp/erc/erc-dcc.el # lisp/erc/erc-imenu.el # lisp/erc/erc-replace.el # lisp/image-dired.el # lisp/progmodes/xref.el # m4/alloca.m4 # m4/byteswap.m4 # m4/errno_h.m4 # m4/getopt.m4 # m4/gnulib-common.m4 # m4/inttypes.m4 # m4/stddef_h.m4 # m4/stdint.m4 # m4/sys_socket_h.m4
| * ; Add 2022 to copyright years.Eli Zaretskii2022-01-011-1/+1
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* | Merge from origin/emacs-28Stefan Kangas2021-12-051-2/+49
|\| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | c086358574 Update to Org 9.5.1-15-gdb4805 fef3e60061 * lisp/emacs-lisp/edebug.el (edebug-eval-defun): Minor doc... a1e30e4106 ; Fix most remaining AUTHORS warnings f3e6a432c5 ; * doc/misc/efaq.texi (New in Emacs 28): Add more news. 00236cc802 Fix the enumeration values returned by 'try_scrolling'
| * ; * doc/misc/efaq.texi (New in Emacs 28): Add more news.Eli Zaretskii2021-12-041-2/+49
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* | Merge from origin/emacs-28Stefan Kangas2021-12-041-9/+68
|\| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 745a732ae4 ; Further author fixes in authors.el bef17bca21 * src/dosfns.c (Fint86): Doc fix; don't use obsolete names. bc55dc04af * doc/misc/erc.texi (Keystroke Summary): Fix doc for TAB. ef4d216eb3 Remove reference to variable obsolete since 24.1 7282e492d5 * doc/misc/efaq.texi (New in Emacs 28): New node. eafcccd38f ; FAQ: Normalize references to the NEWS.NN file c006c490eb ; * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Latest version of Emacs): Update v... 9fbc4fa0e7 Add Tramp version integrated in Emacs 28.1
| * * doc/misc/efaq.texi (New in Emacs 28): New node.Stefan Kangas2021-12-031-2/+47
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| * ; FAQ: Normalize references to the NEWS.NN fileStefan Kangas2021-12-031-5/+19
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (New in Emacs 26, New in Emacs 25) (New in Emacs 24, New in Emacs 23, New in Emacs 22) (New in Emacs 21, New in Emacs 20): Normalize the format for referring to the NEWS.NN file.
| * ; * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Latest version of Emacs): Update version.Stefan Kangas2021-12-031-2/+2
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| * Revert "Use @pxref when necessary"Eli Zaretskii2021-11-241-2/+2
|/ | | | | | This reverts commit b4f47d2ee2203a9f22bebeb3d09e0fb3fce2f65e. Cleanups should not be done on the release branch: that's unnecessary risk.
* Use @pxref when necessaryRobert Pluim2021-11-241-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/lispref/customize.texi (Composite Types): * doc/lispref/edebug.texi (Specification List): * doc/lispref/variables.texi (Local Variables): * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Basic keys): (Informational files for Emacs): * doc/misc/flymake.texi (Locating a master file): * doc/misc/gnus.texi (Don't Panic): (Oort Gnus): * doc/misc/htmlfontify.texi (Non-interactive): * doc/misc/mh-e.texi (More About MH-E): * doc/misc/pcl-cvs.texi (Entering PCL-CVS): * doc/misc/tramp.texi (Remote processes): * doc/misc/vhdl-mode.texi (Indentation Calculation): (Custom Indentation Functions): Use @pxref when inside parens.
* Fix typos in documentationTakesi Ayanokoji2021-11-231-3/+3
| | | | | | | * doc/lispref/anti.texi: * doc/misc/efaq.texi: Fix typos. Copyright-paperwork-exempt: yes
* Don't use some obsolete names in documentationStefan Kangas2021-10-041-3/+0
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * admin/notes/bugtracker: Use non-obsolete name 'mail-dont-reply-to-names'. * admin/notes/multi-tty: Mention new variable name 'x-selection-value'. * doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi (Point and mark) (Point and mark, Design @value{COUNT-WORDS}): Avoid using obsolete name 'count-lines-region'. * doc/lispref/hooks.texi (Standard Hooks): Remove reference to obsolete abnormal hook 'completion-annotate-function'. * doc/misc/efaq.texi (SPC no longer completes file names): Remove reference to obsolete 'minibuffer-local-filename-must-match-map'; setting it has no effect. * doc/misc/gnus.texi (NNTP): Remove reference to obsolete variable 'nntp-authinfo-file'. * doc/misc/reftex.texi (Table of Contents, Creating Citations) (Options - Table of Contents, Options - Referencing Labels) (Options - Creating Citations, Options - Index Support) (Options - Index Support, Changes): Don't use obsolete names. * doc/misc/speedbar.texi (Minor Display Modes) (Major Display Modes): Make variable name suggestions more in line with existing non-obsolete variable. * lisp/textmodes/reftex-cite.el (reftex-select-bib-mode-map): * lisp/textmodes/reftex-ref.el (reftex-offer-label-menu): Don't use obsolete variable names. * lisp/progmodes/which-func.el (which-func-mode): Doc fix.
* ; Update some links to HTTPS and note some broken linksStefan Kangas2021-09-271-1/+1
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* Minor copyedits in Emacs FAQEli Zaretskii2021-09-121-5/+6
| | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (What was XEmacs?, Colors on a TTY): Fix wording and improve the description.
* ; * doc/misc/efaq.texi (What was XEmacs?): Restore pre-merge text.Stefan Kangas2021-09-121-11/+3
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* Merge from origin/emacs-27Amin Bandali2021-09-111-3/+11
|\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | d7f4cc0974 ERC: Track: Clarify documentation on tracked buffers and a... fb1f0dfec9 ERC: Track: Fix documentation of structure of 'erc-modifie... 252a769b11 ; * doc/lispref/files.texi (Changing Files): Fix xref to f... edc93a5ce6 ; Fix grammar in efaq.texi on Emacs vs XEmacs. # Conflicts: # doc/misc/efaq.texi
| * ; Fix grammar in efaq.texi on Emacs vs XEmacs.Basil L. Contovounesios2021-09-081-1/+1
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* | Remove the "Real meaning of copyleft" node in efaqLars Ingebrigtsen2021-09-091-31/+3
| | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Real meaning of copyleft): Remove the section (bug#50446). (Common acronyms): Add a link to the GNU site's page about licenses.
* | ; Improve resolution of previous merge conflictGlenn Morris2021-09-071-16/+9
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* | Merge from origin/emacs-27Glenn Morris2021-09-071-167/+123
|\| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 97aa8240d2 (origin/emacs-27) * doc/misc/efaq.texi: Misc copyedits. e1050492d1 * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Reporting bugs): Refer to the Emacs ... # Conflicts: # doc/misc/efaq.texi
| * * doc/misc/efaq.texi: Misc copyedits.Glenn Morris2021-09-051-178/+138
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prefer mailing lists to newgroups. (History of Emacs): Rename from "Status of Emacs". Move XEmacs node here. (Emacs for other operating systems): Merge all the "non-Unix" systems into a single node.
| * * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Reporting bugs): Refer to the Emacs manual.Glenn Morris2021-09-031-19/+8
| | | | | | | | That is better than having a separate, outdated text.
* | Small FAQ fixesStefan Kangas2021-09-071-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/misc/efaq.texi (Colors on a TTY): Remove reference to ancient Emacs version 22. (Finding Emacs on the Internet): Use more current terminology.
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