Ref: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2013-11/msg00501.html
* lisp/obsolete/iswitchb.el: Move to obsolete/.
* lisp/simple.el (iswitchb-mode): Add manual autoloads to ease transition,
since obsolete/ is not scanned for autoloads.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/authors.el (authors-valid-file-names):
Add iswitchb.el.
* doc/emacs/ack.texi (Acknowledgments): No longer mention obsolete files.
* doc/misc/viper.texi (File and Buffer Handling): Prefer ido to iswitchb.
* etc/NEWS: Related edits.
* simple.el (password-word-equivalents): New defcustom.
* comint.el (comint-password-prompt-regexp): Use it. Bump version to 24.4.
(comint-watch-for-password-prompt): Let-bind `case-fold-search' to t.
* simple.el (define-alternatives): Call the selected command
interactively. When setting `COMMAND--implementation' for the
first time, tell the user how to chose another implementation.
Enhance the docstring.
* emacs-lisp/eldoc.el (eldoc-post-insert-mode): Remove.
(eldoc-edit-message-commands): New function.
(eldoc-print-after-edit): New variable.
(eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area): Emit message only by
eldoc-message-commands.
(eldoc-mode): Restrict eldoc-message-commands to editing commands
if eldoc-print-after-edit is set.
* progmodes/octave.el (octave-mode-menu): Adapt to change in
eldoc.
Fixes: debbugs:16346
command names and the last command. Always display additional
formats of the integer result in the echo area, and insert them
to the current buffer only with a zero prefix arg.
Display character when char-displayable-p is non-nil.
(eval-expression): With a zero prefix arg, set `print-length' and
`print-level' to nil, and insert the integer values from
`eval-expression-print-format' at the end. Doc fix.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el (eval-print-last-sexp): Add arg
`eval-last-sexp-arg-internal'. Doc fix.
(eval-last-sexp-1): Pass arg `eval-last-sexp-arg-internal' to
`eval-last-sexp-print-value'. Doc fix.
(eval-last-sexp-print-value): Add arg `eval-last-sexp-arg-internal'.
Set `print-length' and `print-level' to nil when arg is zero.
(eval-last-sexp): Doc fix.
(eval-defun-2): Print the integer values from
`eval-expression-print-format' at the end.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/edebug.el (edebug-eval-defun): Print the integer
values from `eval-expression-print-format' at the end.
* lisp/ielm.el (ielm-eval-input): Print the integer
values from `eval-expression-print-format' at the end.
Fixes: debbugs:12985
* lisp/faces.el (paren-showing-faces, show-paren-match)
(show-paren-mismatch): Move from paren.el.
* lisp/simple.el (blink-matching--overlay): New variable.
(blink-matching-open): Instead of moving point, highlight the
matching paren with an overlay
(http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2013-12/msg00333.html).
Mark as obsolete and replace it with a symbol property.
(byte-compile-form): Use new 'interactive-only property.
* lisp/comint.el, lisp/files.el, lisp/replace.el, lisp/simple.el:
Apply new 'interactive-only properly.
* lisp/rect.el: Use lexical-binding. Add new rectangular region support.
(rectangle-mark): New command.
(rectangle--region): New var.
(deactivate-mark-hook): Reset rectangle--region.
(rectangle--extract-region, rectangle--insert-for-yank)
(rectangle--highlight-for-redisplay)
(rectangle--unhighlight-for-redisplay): New functions.
(region-extract-function, redisplay-unhighlight-region-function)
(redisplay-highlight-region-function): Use them to handle
rectangular region.
* lisp/simple.el (region-extract-function): New var.
(delete-backward-char, delete-forward-char, deactivate-mark): Use it.
(kill-new, kill-append): Remove obsolete `yank-handler' argument.
(kill-region): Replace obsolete `yank-handler' arg with `region'.
(copy-region-as-kill, kill-ring-save): Add `region' argument.
(redisplay-unhighlight-region-function)
(redisplay-highlight-region-function): New vars.
(redisplay--update-region-highlight): New function.
(pre-redisplay-function): Use it.
(exchange-point-and-mark): Don't deactivate the mark before
reactivate-it anyway.
* lisp/comint.el (comint-kill-region): Remove yank-handler argument.
* lisp/delsel.el (delete-backward-char, backward-delete-char-untabify)
(delete-char): Remove property, since it's now part of their
default behavior.
(self-insert-iso): Remove property since this command doesn't exist.
* src/xdisp.c (prepare_menu_bars): Call Vpre_redisplay_function.
(syms_of_xdisp): Declare pre-redisplay-function.
(markpos_of_region): Remove function.
(init_iterator, compute_stop_pos, handle_face_prop)
(face_before_or_after_it_pos, reseat_to_string)
(get_next_display_element, window_buffer_changed)
(redisplay_internal, try_cursor_movement, redisplay_window)
(try_window_reusing_current_matrix, try_window_id, display_line)
(note_mode_line_or_margin_highlight, note_mouse_highlight)
(display_string, mouse_face_from_buffer_pos): Remove region handling.
* src/window.h (struct window): Remove field `region_showing'.
* src/dispextern.h (struct it): Remove region_beg/end_charpos.
(face_at_buffer_position, face_for_overlay_string)
(face_at_string_position): Update prototypes.
* src/xfaces.c (face_at_buffer_position, face_for_overlay_string)
(face_at_string_position): Remove `region_beg' and `region_end' args.
* src/fontset.c (Finternal_char_font):
* src/font.c (font_at, font_range): Adjust calls accordingly.
* src/insdel.c (Qregion_extract_function): New var.
(syms_of_insdel): Initialize it.
(prepare_to_modify_buffer_1): Use it.
lisp/simple.el (line-move): Call line-move-1 instead of
line-move-visual when the current window hscroll is zero, but
temporary-goal-column indicates we will need to hscroll as result
of the movement.
Ref: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2010-02/msg00135.html
* lisp/simple.el (messages-buffer-mode): New major mode.
(messages-buffer): New function.
* lisp/startup.el (normal-top-level): Switch mode of *Messages* buffer.
* src/xdisp.c (message_dolog): If we create *Messages*,
switch it to messages-buffer-mode.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/ert.el (ert--force-message-log-buffer-truncation)
(ert-run-test): Use `message-buffer' function.
(ert--force-message-log-buffer-truncation): Ignore read-only.
* lisp/help.el (view-echo-area-messages): Use `message-buffer' function.
* lisp/mail/emacsbug.el (report-emacs-bug): Use `message-buffer' function.
* lisp/gnus/gnus-util.el (gnus-message-with-timestamp-1):
Use `message-buffer' function if available. Ignore read-only.
* etc/NEWS: Mention this.
