Suggestion for etc/NEWS

Suggestion for etc/NEWS

[Richard Stallman]

I don't entirely understand this, but he might have a point.
Can someone else figure this out and DTRT?

To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
From: "Ilya N. Golubev" <gin@mo.msk.ru>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:11:00 +0300
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Subject: field movement fix: `NEWS' change
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In <82odq9aswt.fsf@mo.msk.ru> of Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:08:34 +0300 the
emacs `NEWS' patch should be as follows.

The only change is removing references to any local development
branches, just as if the patch is applied to emacs cvs head version.
The rest of the message, including `etc/ChangeLog' entry, is the same.

--- etc/NEWS	2006-12-07 04:58:14 +0300
+++ etc/NEWS	2006-12-07 05:10:21 +0300
@@ -1494,6 +1494,37 @@
 that need to know whether they are started inside Emacs should check
 INSIDE_EMACS instead of EMACS.
 
+*** Fixed to respects fields.
+
+As controlled by `inhibit-field-text-motion'.  As bug fix, certainly
+incompatible with buggy behavior.
+
+**** Lisp changes.
+
+The core change is in `comint-line-beginning-position'.  This fixed
+myriads of other functions and commands that depend on it and that
+rely on it to always do so, regardless of `inhibit-field-text-motion'
+user option, at least when `comint-use-prompt-regexp' is `nil'.
+Partial list of these commands is in <Editing changes> section.
+However, other code certainly may rely on old behavior.  Have not seen
+such a code to date.
+
+Introduced in upstream emacs just after addition of (extant) field
+implementation of 2000-01-01.
+
+Other non- interactive functions calling it include
+`comint-replace-by-expanded-history-before-point',
+`comint-get-old-input-default'.
+
+**** Editing changes.
+
+Include, but not limited to `comint-bol',
+`comint-insert-previous-argument', `comint-backward-matching-input',
+`comint-bol-or-process-mark', `comint-previous-matching-input',
+`comint-send-input', `comint-copy-old-input',
+`shell-backward-command', `shell-dynamic-complete-command' (including
+inside `comint-dynamic-complete' in Shell mode).
+
 ** M-x Compile changes:
 
 ---


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Re: Suggestion for etc/NEWS

[Miles Bader]

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
> I don't entirely understand this, but he might have a point.
> Can someone else figure this out and DTRT?

I can't for the life of me figure out what this NEWS entry is supposed
to mean.  The functions referred to were all introduced in Emacs 21.

-Miles
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Re: Suggestion for etc/NEWS

[Miles Bader]

Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> writes:
> I can't for the life of me figure out what this NEWS entry is supposed
> to mean.  The functions referred to were all introduced in Emacs 21.

Rather I mean, "the functionality referred to..." (the functions
themselves are older).

-Miles

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Re: Suggestion for etc/NEWS

[Aidan Kehoe]

 Ar an seachtú lá déag de mí na Nollaig, scríobh Miles Bader: 

 > Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
 > > I don't entirely understand this, but he might have a point.
 > > Can someone else figure this out and DTRT?
 > 
 > I can't for the life of me figure out what this NEWS entry is supposed
 > to mean.  The functions referred to were all introduced in Emacs 21.

Apparently Ilya’s previous mail on the subject got dropped. See
http://mid.gmane.org/82odq9aswt.fsf@mo.msk.ru . 

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