The Cutting Edge: Aquamacs Nightly Builds

Builds for Mac OS X / Intel

There are Compile Logs corresponding to the above packages, for Emacs-CVS, GNU Emacs and Aquamacs.

If one of the builds failed last night, it is recommended to refer to last night's compile logs for Emacs-CVS, GNU Emacs and Aquamacs.

Builds for Mac OS X / PPC

There are Compile Logs corresponding to the above packages for Emacs-CVS, GNU Emacs and Aquamacs.

If one of the builds failed last night, it is recommended to try last night's compile logs for Emacs-CVS, GNU Emacs and Aquamacs.

What's new in the CVS version?

Changes---1.5 CVS

• Aquamacs now handles paragraphs better that are stored as single lines in the buffer: these very long ``lines'' are shown as paragraphs, with words wrapped were appropriate. The wrap functions in the Options menu will use the new technique. As a result, line numbers shown in Aquamacs correspond to line numbers in the file. Also, word wrap will work better now with variable-width fonts. Syntax highlighting is now correct in all situations, because it is based on the line separation in the underlying file and not on what's displayed (`longlines-mode' is not used any longer; a new variable `word-wrap' controls the display-time word wrapping.) Code by Kim F. Storm, Chong Yidong, David Reitter.

• The end of file lines (newlines) or paragraph endings in soft word wrapping can be visualized via Option / Show/Hide / Show Newlines (`global-show-newlines-mode').

• Symbols in the fringes have been adapted to look less conspicuous. (These are the indicators to the left and right of text lines.) Code by Kim F. Storm.

• The ``small left fringe'' setting in the Show/Hide menu works again as intended.

• Automatic wrapping detection (hard word wrap = auto-fill, vs.~soft word wrap) improved. A new customization option `auto-word-wrap-default-function' may be used to configure the default, which is hard word wrapping.

• Navigation in buffers (up/down) optimized and improved. This is also a new buffer-local mode (`visual-line-mode'), which is enabled globally (`global-visual-line-mode'). That's also what the ``vl'' mode line indicator stands for.

• Command-Backspace will remove the whole visual line now (`kill-whole-visual-line'), while Command-Shift-Backspace will remove the entire buffer line (which may be a paragraph, when soft wrap is on).

• Environment variables are imported again in most situations despite bugs in OS X / Emacs. This issue could cause LaTeX calls to fail. The *Messages* buffer contains helpful notices. Reported by Thomas S. Dye and others.

• An issue where pressing M-Backspace (especially in the minibuffer) could lead to an error message has been resolved.

• An issue where the Mac (system) input method would automatically switch to US or Romaji (in Japanese modes) has been resolved.

• An issue where a ``buffer is read-only'' message appeared when quitting Aquamacs after some buffer was printed has been resolved.

• The frame size, which is retained across sessions, is not limited to what is available on the screen: frames cannot be bigger any longer.

• A toolbar item to revert the buffer (M-x revert-buffer) is now available (configure with Options / Show/Hide / Toolbar items)

• A new customization variable `set-region-to-isearch-match' has been introduced so that users can turn off a relatively new option that lets Aquamacs set the region to the latest search match (Command-F/G and Shift-Command-G).

• The Help menu (in ``Diagnose and Report Bug'') provides a way to start another Aquamacs Emacs instance without any personal customizations. This should be used to reproduce any potential bugs before reporting them.

• LaTeX configuration (standard paths) simplified.

• Auto Frame Styles are turned on automatically when the user chooses to retain frame settings (colors, fonts) for a mode or as a default.

• Tabs and Windows can now be removed without killing the buffer shown (Window or tab context menu, Emacs function `tabbar-delete-current-tab').

• When `one-buffer-one-frame-mode' is off and tabs are on, killing the buffer will now not remove the window and frame any longer (unless Command-W (`close-buffer') is used. Reported by Ian Eure.

• `find-alternate-file' (C-x C-v) now works correctly when tabs are used. Reported by Ian Eure.

• Searching for keywords in the Help menu now includes the Emacs Manual and the Emacs Lisp Reference.

• Structure of Help menu revised.

• in SLIME (Lisp mode) and ERC, the Aquamacs tabs work again. (`slime-header-line-p' and `erc-header-line-format' now default to nil. `erc-mode-line-format' has a new default value. Customize these variables to revert to the old behavior.)

• Incompatibility with VM (an optional install) removed. Reported by José Figueroa-O'Farrill.

• Internal change: Full-screen editing is now handled via the frame parameter `fullscreen'.

• Further minor bug fixes.