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diff --git a/contrib/texinfo/info/NEWS b/contrib/texinfo/info/NEWS deleted file mode 100644 index b13fb1531b50..000000000000 --- a/contrib/texinfo/info/NEWS +++ /dev/null @@ -1,200 +0,0 @@ -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. - |