1 This release of Info is version 2.11. Please read the file README.
3 Version 2.11, Sat Apr 1 09:15:21 1995
5 Changes since 2.7 beta:
7 Although the basic code remains the same, there are numerous nits
8 fixed, including some display bugs, and a memory leak. Some changes
9 that have taken place with larger impact include the way in which the
10 (dir) node is built; I have added in support for "localdir"
11 directories among other things. Info files may be stored in
12 compressed formats, and in their own subdirectories; menu items which
13 do not explicitly name the node to which they are attached have the
14 menu item name looked up as an Info file if it is not found within the
15 current document. This means that the menu item:
17 * Info:: The Info documentation reader.
19 in (dir) refers to the info node "(info)Top".
21 Please see the ChangeLog and documentation for details on other
24 Version 2.7 beta, Wed Dec 30 02:02:38 1992
25 Version 2.6 beta, Tue Dec 22 03:58:07 1992
26 Version 2.5 beta, Tue Dec 8 14:50:35 1992
27 Version 2.4 beta, Sat Nov 28 14:34:02 1992
28 Version 2.3 beta, Fri Nov 27 01:04:13 1992
29 Version 2.2 beta, Tue Nov 24 09:36:08 1992
30 Version 2.1 beta, Tue Nov 17 23:29:36 1992
32 Changes since 2.5 beta:
34 Note that versions 2.6 and 2.7 Beta were only released to a select group.
36 * "info-" removed from the front of M-x commands.
38 * Automatic footnote display. When you enter a node which contains
39 footnotes, and the variable "automatic-footnotes" is "On", Info pops
40 up a window containing the footnotes. Likewise, when you leave that
41 node, the window containing the footnotes goes away.
43 * Cleaner built in documentation, and documentation functions.
46 o `M-x describe-variable' to read a variable's documenation
47 o `M-x describe-key' to find out what a particular keystroke does.
48 o `M-x describe-function' to read a function's documentation.
49 o `M-x where-is' to find out what keys invoke a particular function.
51 * Info can "tile" the displayed windows (via "M-x tile-windows"). If
52 the variable "automatic-tiling" is "On", then splitting a window or
53 deleting a window causes the remaining windows to be retiled.
55 * You can save every keystroke you type in a "dribble file" by using the
56 `--dribble FILENAME' option. You can initially read keystrokes from an
57 alternate input stream with `--restore FILENAME', or by redirecting
58 input on the command line `info < old-dribble'.
60 * New behaviour of menu items. If the label is the same as the
61 target node name, and the node couldn't be found in the current file,
62 treat the label as a file name. For example, a menu entry in "DIR"
65 * Emacs:: Cool text-editor.
67 Info would not find the node "(dir)Emacs", so just plain "(emacs)"
70 * New variable "ISO-Latin" allows you to use European machines with
73 * Cleanups in echo area reading, and redisplay. Cleanups in handling the
74 window which shows possible completions.
76 * Info can now read files that have been compressed. An array in filesys.c
77 maps extensions to programs that can decompress stdin, and write the results
78 to stdout. Currently, ".Z"/uncompress, ".z"/gunzip, and ".Y"/unyabba are
79 supported. The modeline for a compressed file shows "zz" in it.
81 * There is a new variable "gc-compressed-files" which, if non-zero, says
82 it is okay to reclaim the file buffer space allocated to a file which
83 was compressed, if, and only if, that file's contents do not appear in
86 * New file `nodemenu.c' implements a few functions for manipulating
87 previously visited nodes. `C-x C-b' (list-visited-nodes) produces a
88 menu of the nodes that could be reached by info-history-node in some
89 window. `C-x b' (select-visited-node) is similar, but reads one of
90 the node names with completion.
92 * Keystroke `M-r' (move_to_screen_line) allows the user to place the cursor at
93 the start of a specific screen line. Without a numeric argument, place the
94 cursor on the center line; with an arg, place the cursor on that line.
96 * Interruptible display implemented. Basic display speedups and hacks.
97 * The message "*** Tags Out of Date ***" now means what it says.
98 * Index searching with `,' (info-index-next) has been improved.
99 * When scrolling with C-v, C-M-v, or M-v, only "Page Only" scrolling
102 * Continous scrolling (along with `]' (info-global-next) and `['
103 (info-global-prev) works better. `]' and `[' accept numeric
104 arguments, moving that many nodes in that case.
106 * `C-x w' (info-toggle-wrap) controls how lines wider than the width
107 of the screen are displayed. If a line is too long, a `$' is
108 displayed in the rightmost column of the window.
110 * There are some new variables for controlling the behaviour of Info
111 interactively. The current list of variables is as follows:
113 Variable Name Default Value Description
114 ------------- ------------- -----------
115 `automatic-footnotes' On When "On", footnotes appear and
116 disappear automatically.
118 `automatic-tiling' Off When "On", creating of deleting a
119 window resizes other windows.
121 `visible-bell' Off If non-zero, try to use a visible bell.
123 `errors-ring-bell' On If non-zero, errors cause a ring.
125 `show-index-match' On If non-zero, the portion of the string
126 matched is highlighted by changing its
129 `scroll-behaviour' Continuous One of "Continuous", "Next Only", or
130 "Page Only". "Page Only" prevents you from
131 scrolling past the bottom or top of a node.
132 "Next Only" causes the Next or Prev node to
133 be selected when you scroll past the bottom
134 or top of a node. "Continous" moves
135 linearly through the files hierchichal
138 `scroll-step' 0 Controls how scrolling is done for you when
139 the cursor moves out of the current window.
140 Non-zero means it is the number of lines
141 you would like the screen to shift. A
142 value of 0 means to center the line
143 containing the cursor in the window.
145 `gc-compressed-files' Off If non-zero means it is okay to reclaim the
146 file buffer space allocated to a file which
147 was compressed, if, and only if, that
148 file's contents do not appear in the node
151 `ISO-Latin' Off Non-zero means that you are using an ISO
152 Latin character set. By default, standard
153 ASCII characters are assumed.
154 ________________________________________
155 This release of Info is version 2.5 beta.
157 Changes since 2.4 beta:
159 * Index (i) and (,) commands fully implemented.
160 * "configure" script now shipped with Info.
161 * New function "set-variable" allows users to set various variables.
162 * User-settable behaviour on end or beginning of node scrolling. This
163 supercedes the SPC and DEL changes in 2.3 beta.
165 ________________________________________
166 This release of Info is version 2.4 beta.
168 Changes since 2.3 beta:
170 * info-last-node now means move to the last node of this info file.
171 * info-history-node means move backwards through this window's node history.
172 * info-first-node moves to the first node in the Info file. This node is
173 not necessarily "Top"!
174 * SPC and DEL can select the Next or Prev node after printing an informative
175 message when pressed at the end/beg of a node.
177 ----------------------------------------
178 This release of Info is version 2.3 beta.
180 Changes since 2.2 beta:
182 * M-x command lines if NAMED_COMMANDS is #defined. Variable in Makefile.
183 * Screen height changes made quite robust.
184 * Interactive function "set-screen-height" implements user height changes.
185 * Scrolling on some terminals is faster now.
186 * C-l with numeric arguement is fixed.
188 ----------------------------------------
189 This release of Info is version 2.2 beta.
193 * C-g can now interrupt multi-file searches.
194 * Incremental search is fully implemented.
195 * Loading large tag tables is much faster now.
196 * makedoc.c replaces shell script, speeding incremental builds.
197 * Scrolling in redisplay is implemented.
198 * Recursive uses of the echo area made more robust.
199 * Garbage collection of unreferenced nodes.