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diff --git a/texinfo/info/NEWS b/texinfo/info/NEWS new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b13fb1531b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/texinfo/info/NEWS @@ -0,0 +1,200 @@ +This release of Info is version 2.11. Please read the file README. + +Version 2.11, Sat Apr 1 09:15:21 1995 + +Changes since 2.7 beta: + +Although the basic code remains the same, there are numerous nits +fixed, including some display bugs, and a memory leak. Some changes +that have taken place with larger impact include the way in which the +(dir) node is built; I have added in support for "localdir" +directories among other things. Info files may be stored in +compressed formats, and in their own subdirectories; menu items which +do not explicitly name the node to which they are attached have the +menu item name looked up as an Info file if it is not found within the +current document. This means that the menu item: + +* Info:: The Info documentation reader. + +in (dir) refers to the info node "(info)Top". + +Please see the ChangeLog and documentation for details on other +changes. + +Version 2.7 beta, Wed Dec 30 02:02:38 1992 +Version 2.6 beta, Tue Dec 22 03:58:07 1992 +Version 2.5 beta, Tue Dec 8 14:50:35 1992 +Version 2.4 beta, Sat Nov 28 14:34:02 1992 +Version 2.3 beta, Fri Nov 27 01:04:13 1992 +Version 2.2 beta, Tue Nov 24 09:36:08 1992 +Version 2.1 beta, Tue Nov 17 23:29:36 1992 + +Changes since 2.5 beta: + +Note that versions 2.6 and 2.7 Beta were only released to a select group. + +* "info-" removed from the front of M-x commands. + +* Automatic footnote display. When you enter a node which contains + footnotes, and the variable "automatic-footnotes" is "On", Info pops + up a window containing the footnotes. Likewise, when you leave that + node, the window containing the footnotes goes away. + +* Cleaner built in documentation, and documentation functions. + + Use: + o `M-x describe-variable' to read a variable's documenation + o `M-x describe-key' to find out what a particular keystroke does. + o `M-x describe-function' to read a function's documentation. + o `M-x where-is' to find out what keys invoke a particular function. + +* Info can "tile" the displayed windows (via "M-x tile-windows"). If + the variable "automatic-tiling" is "On", then splitting a window or + deleting a window causes the remaining windows to be retiled. + +* You can save every keystroke you type in a "dribble file" by using the + `--dribble FILENAME' option. You can initially read keystrokes from an + alternate input stream with `--restore FILENAME', or by redirecting + input on the command line `info < old-dribble'. + +* New behaviour of menu items. If the label is the same as the + target node name, and the node couldn't be found in the current file, + treat the label as a file name. For example, a menu entry in "DIR" + might contain: + + * Emacs:: Cool text-editor. + + Info would not find the node "(dir)Emacs", so just plain "(emacs)" + would be tried. + +* New variable "ISO-Latin" allows you to use European machines with + 8-bit character sets. + +* Cleanups in echo area reading, and redisplay. Cleanups in handling the + window which shows possible completions. + +* Info can now read files that have been compressed. An array in filesys.c + maps extensions to programs that can decompress stdin, and write the results + to stdout. Currently, ".Z"/uncompress, ".z"/gunzip, and ".Y"/unyabba are + supported. The modeline for a compressed file shows "zz" in it. + +* There is a new variable "gc-compressed-files" which, if non-zero, says + it is okay to reclaim the file buffer space allocated to a file which + was compressed, if, and only if, that file's contents do not appear in + any history node. + +* New file `nodemenu.c' implements a few functions for manipulating + previously visited nodes. `C-x C-b' (list-visited-nodes) produces a + menu of the nodes that could be reached by info-history-node in some + window. `C-x b' (select-visited-node) is similar, but reads one of + the node names with completion. + +* Keystroke `M-r' (move_to_screen_line) allows the user to place the cursor at + the start of a specific screen line. Without a numeric argument, place the + cursor on the center line; with an arg, place the cursor on that line. + +* Interruptible display implemented. Basic display speedups and hacks. +* The message "*** Tags Out of Date ***" now means what it says. +* Index searching with `,' (info-index-next) has been improved. +* When scrolling with C-v, C-M-v, or M-v, only "Page Only" scrolling + will happen. + +* Continous scrolling (along with `]' (info-global-next) and `[' + (info-global-prev) works better. `]' and `[' accept numeric + arguments, moving that many nodes in that case. + +* `C-x w' (info-toggle-wrap) controls how lines wider than the width + of the screen are displayed. If a line is too long, a `$' is + displayed in the rightmost column of the window. + +* There are some new variables for controlling the behaviour of Info + interactively. The current list of variables is as follows: + + Variable Name Default Value Description + ------------- ------------- ----------- + `automatic-footnotes' On When "On", footnotes appear and + disappear automatically. + + `automatic-tiling' Off When "On", creating of deleting a + window resizes other windows. + + `visible-bell' Off If non-zero, try to use a visible bell. + + `errors-ring-bell' On If non-zero, errors cause a ring. + + `show-index-match' On If non-zero, the portion of the string + matched is highlighted by changing its + case. + + `scroll-behaviour' Continuous One of "Continuous", "Next Only", or + "Page Only". "Page Only" prevents you from + scrolling past the bottom or top of a node. + "Next Only" causes the Next or Prev node to + be selected when you scroll past the bottom + or top of a node. "Continous" moves + linearly through the files hierchichal + structure. + + `scroll-step' 0 Controls how scrolling is done for you when + the cursor moves out of the current window. + Non-zero means it is the number of lines + you would like the screen to shift. A + value of 0 means to center the line + containing the cursor in the window. + + `gc-compressed-files' Off If non-zero means it is okay to reclaim the + file buffer space allocated to a file which + was compressed, if, and only if, that + file's contents do not appear in the node + list of any window. + + `ISO-Latin' Off Non-zero means that you are using an ISO + Latin character set. By default, standard + ASCII characters are assumed. +________________________________________ +This release of Info is version 2.5 beta. + +Changes since 2.4 beta: + +* Index (i) and (,) commands fully implemented. +* "configure" script now shipped with Info. +* New function "set-variable" allows users to set various variables. +* User-settable behaviour on end or beginning of node scrolling. This + supercedes the SPC and DEL changes in 2.3 beta. + +________________________________________ +This release of Info is version 2.4 beta. + +Changes since 2.3 beta: + +* info-last-node now means move to the last node of this info file. +* info-history-node means move backwards through this window's node history. +* info-first-node moves to the first node in the Info file. This node is + not necessarily "Top"! +* SPC and DEL can select the Next or Prev node after printing an informative + message when pressed at the end/beg of a node. + +---------------------------------------- +This release of Info is version 2.3 beta. + +Changes since 2.2 beta: + +* M-x command lines if NAMED_COMMANDS is #defined. Variable in Makefile. +* Screen height changes made quite robust. +* Interactive function "set-screen-height" implements user height changes. +* Scrolling on some terminals is faster now. +* C-l with numeric arguement is fixed. + +---------------------------------------- +This release of Info is version 2.2 beta. + +Changes since 2.0: + +* C-g can now interrupt multi-file searches. +* Incremental search is fully implemented. +* Loading large tag tables is much faster now. +* makedoc.c replaces shell script, speeding incremental builds. +* Scrolling in redisplay is implemented. +* Recursive uses of the echo area made more robust. +* Garbage collection of unreferenced nodes. + |