X-Git-Url: http://cgit.sxemacs.org/?p=gnus;a=blobdiff_plain;f=texi%2Fgnus-news.texi;h=1136d52e51d5d2cbe44fdd47470cfb2300a61727;hp=e03a948e135b7c4971b3b1406e47c7b8e9b07b69;hb=f5583602550eb18f526f3f6c4cb94409ae05d702;hpb=7d3f92d9e8c978c837e551407d6fea6ecd2942f1 diff --git a/texi/gnus-news.texi b/texi/gnus-news.texi index e03a948e1..1136d52e5 100644 --- a/texi/gnus-news.texi +++ b/texi/gnus-news.texi @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ @c -*-texinfo-*- -@c Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @c Permission is granted to anyone to make or distribute verbatim copies @c of this document as received, in any medium, provided that the @@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ @itemize @bullet +@item Supported Emacs versions +The following Emacs versions are supported by No Gnus: +@itemize @bullet + +@item Emacs 22 and up +@item XEmacs 21.4 +@item XEmacs 21.5 +@item SXEmacs + +@end itemize + @item Installation changes @itemize @bullet @@ -32,18 +43,36 @@ file, where this release will store flags for nntp. See a later entry for more information about nntp marks. Note that downgrading isn't safe in general. +@item Incompatibility when switching from Emacs 23 to Emacs 22 +In Emacs 23, Gnus uses Emacs' new internal coding system @code{utf-8-emacs} +for saving articles drafts and @file{~/.newsrc.eld}. These files may not +be read correctly in Emacs 22 and below. If you want to use Gnus across +different Emacs versions, you may set @code{mm-auto-save-coding-system} +to @code{emacs-mule}. +@c FIXME: Untested. (Or did anyone test it?) +@c Cf. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/66251/focus=66344 + @item Lisp files are now installed in @file{.../site-lisp/gnus/} by default. It defaulted to @file{.../site-lisp/} formerly. In addition to this, the new installer issues a warning if other Gnus installations which will shadow the latest one are detected. You can then remove those shadows manually or remove them using @code{make remove-installed-shadows}. + +@item The installation directory name is allowed to have spaces and/or tabs. @end itemize @item New packages and libraries within Gnus @itemize @bullet +@item New version of @code{nnimap} + +@code{nnimap} has been reimplemented in a mostly-compatible way. See +the Gnus manual for a description of the new interface. In +particular, @code{nnimap-inbox} and the client side split method has +changed. + @item Gnus includes the Emacs Lisp @acronym{SASL} library. This provides a clean @acronym{API} to @acronym{SASL} mechanisms from @@ -64,17 +93,62 @@ timeout of 16 seconds (see @code{password-cache-expiry}). If passphrase is managed by this mechanism. Passwords for ManageSieve connections are managed by this mechanism, after querying the user about whether to do so. + +@item Using EasyPG with Gnus +When EasyPG, is available, Gnus will use it instead of @acronym{PGG}. +EasyPG is an Emacs user interface to GNU Privacy Guard. @xref{Top, +,EasyPG Assistant user's manual, epa, EasyPG Assistant user's manual}. +EasyPG is included in Emacs 23 and available separately as well. +@end itemize + +@item Changes in group mode +@c ************************ + +@itemize @bullet + +@item +Symbols like @code{gcc-self} now has the same presedence rules in +@code{gnus-parameters} as other ``real'' variables: The last match +wins instead of the first match. + +@item +Old intermediate incoming mail files (@file{Incoming*}) are deleted +after a couple of days, not immediately. @xref{Mail Source +Customization}. +(New in Gnus 5.10.10 / No Gnus 0.8) +@c This entry is also present in the node "Oort Gnus". + @end itemize @item Changes in summary and article mode @itemize @bullet + +@item Gnus now supports sticky article buffers. Those are article buffers +that are not reused when you select another article. @xref{Sticky +Articles}. + +@c @item Bookmarks +@c FIXME: To be added + +@item Gnus can selectively display @samp{text/html} articles +with a WWW browser with @kbd{K H}. @xref{MIME Commands}. + +@c gnus-registry-marks +@c FIXME: To be added + @item International host names (@acronym{IDNA}) can now be decoded inside article bodies using @kbd{W i} (@code{gnus-summary-idna-message}). This requires that GNU Libidn (@url{http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/}) has been installed. @c FIXME: Also mention @code{message-use-idna}? +@item The non-@acronym{ASCII} group names handling has been much +improved. The back ends that fully support non-@acronym{ASCII} group +names are now @code{nntp}, @code{nnml}, and @code{nnrss}. Also the +agent, the cache, and the marks features work with those back ends. +@xref{Non-ASCII Group Names}. + @item Gnus now displays @acronym{DNS} master files sent as text/dns using dns-mode. @@ -129,6 +203,19 @@ inline @acronym{PGP} signed messages. @xref{Flowed text, ,Flowed text, emacs-mime, The Emacs MIME Manual}. (New in Gnus 5.10.7) @c This entry is also present in the node "Oort Gnus". +@item Now the new command @kbd{S W} +(@code{gnus-article-wide-reply-with-original}) for a wide reply in the +article buffer yanks a text that is in the active region, if it is set, +as well as the @kbd{R} (@code{gnus-article-reply-with-original}) command. +Note that the @kbd{R} command in the article buffer no longer accepts a +prefix argument, which was used to make it do a wide reply. +@xref{Article Keymap}. + +@item The new command @kbd{C-h b} +(@code{gnus-article-describe-bindings}) used in the article buffer now +shows not only the article commands but also the real summary commands +that are accessible from the article buffer. + @end itemize @item Changes in Message mode @@ -158,8 +245,25 @@ article buffer. See @code{gnus-message-highlight-citation}. See @code{message-fill-column}. @xref{Various Message Variables, , Message Headers, message, Message Manual}. +@item You can now store signature files in a special directory +named @code{message-signature-directory}. + +@item The option @code{message-citation-line-format} controls the format +of the "Whomever writes:" line. You need to set +@code{message-citation-line-function} to +@code{message-insert-formatted-citation-line} as well. @end itemize +@item Changes in Browse Server mode + +@itemize @bullet +@item Gnus' sophisticated subscription methods are now available in +Browse Server buffers as well using the variable +@code{gnus-browse-subscribe-newsgroup-method}. + +@end itemize + + @item Changes in back ends @itemize @bullet @@ -199,6 +303,13 @@ This feature, accessible via the functions renumbers all articles in a group, starting from 1 and removing gaps. As a consequence, you get a correct total article count (until messages are deleted again). + +@c @item nnmairix.el +@c FIXME + +@c @item nnir.el +@c FIXME + @end itemize @item Appearance @@ -207,9 +318,8 @@ messages are deleted again). @itemize @bullet @item The tool bar has been updated to use GNOME icons. -You can also customize the tool bar. There's no documentation in the -manual yet, but @kbd{M-x customize-apropos RET -tool-bar$} should get -you started. (Only for Emacs, not in XEmacs.) +You can also customize the tool bars: @kbd{M-x customize-apropos RET +-tool-bar$} should get you started. (Only for Emacs, not in XEmacs.) @c FIXME: Document this in the manual @item The tool bar icons are now (de)activated correctly @@ -235,12 +345,21 @@ intermediate host @samp{bar.example.com} from next time. @item The @file{all.SCORE} file can be edited from the group buffer using @kbd{W e}. +@item You can set @code{gnus-mark-copied-or-moved-articles-as-expirable} +to a non-@code{nil} value so that articles that have been read may be +marked as expirable automatically when copying or moving them to a group +that has auto-expire turned on. The default is @code{nil} and copying +and moving of articles behave as before; i.e., the expirable marks will +be unchanged except that the marks will be removed when copying or +moving articles to a group that has not turned auto-expire on. +@xref{Expiring Mail}. + +@item NoCeM support has been removed. + +@item Carpal mode has been removed. + @end itemize @end itemize @c gnus-news.texi ends here. - -@ignore - arch-tag: 872c7569-4340-4d73-9d1d-7826d9f94a51 -@end ignore