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| − | [[GNU Emacs]] | + | [[GNU Emacs]] 24.2, released on August 27, 2012 |
| − | + | == Where to get == | |
| + | * For debian user, an Emacs snapshot can be found from [http://emacs.naquadah.org/ emacs.naquadah.org]. | ||
| + | * [http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/windows/ Precompiled Binaries of Emacs for Windows] | ||
| + | == Major Changes == | ||
| − | = | + | === Package Management === |
| + | Emacs now ship with a [[Package.el|Package Management]] package, An official package repository is also setup by [[GNU]], you can also add more repository. | ||
| − | = | + | === Lexical scope in Emacs Lisp=== |
| + | Emacs can now eval code in lexical scope, user has to explicit choose bewteen [[Lexical scope]] or [[Dynamic scope]] by set variable '''lexical-binding''', Dynamic scope is still the default. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Custom color themes === | ||
| + | Emacs now has a native [[Theme]] customization support. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===RTL language support=== | ||
| + | Emacs now handles RTL languages like Hebrew, Arabic. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Unicode support=== | ||
| + | Emacs now shows the hex code for non-displaying glyphs instead of the empty block. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Further reading == | ||
| + | * GNU Emacs News, accessed by {{CommandKeys|C-h n| view-emacs-news}} in Emacs. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Reference == | ||
| + | * [http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles/2011/12/06/what-is-new-in-emacs-24-part-1/ what is new in emacs 24 part 1] | ||
| + | * [http://www.masteringemacs.org/articles/2011/12/12/what-is-new-in-emacs-24-part-2/ what is new in emacs 24 part 2] | ||
| + | * [http://batsov.com/articles/2011/08/19/a-peek-at-emacs24/ a peek at emacs24] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | [[Versioning of Emacs]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Emacs]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Emacs History]] | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 5 September 2012
GNU Emacs 24.2, released on August 27, 2012
Where to get
- For debian user, an Emacs snapshot can be found from emacs.naquadah.org.
- Precompiled Binaries of Emacs for Windows
Major Changes
Package Management
Emacs now ship with a Package Management package, An official package repository is also setup by GNU, you can also add more repository.
Lexical scope in Emacs Lisp
Emacs can now eval code in lexical scope, user has to explicit choose bewteen Lexical scope or Dynamic scope by set variable lexical-binding, Dynamic scope is still the default.
Custom color themes
Emacs now has a native Theme customization support.
RTL language support
Emacs now handles RTL languages like Hebrew, Arabic.
Unicode support
Emacs now shows the hex code for non-displaying glyphs instead of the empty block.
Further reading
- GNU Emacs News, accessed by [C-h n] (or M-x view-emacs-news) in Emacs.